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***BEGIN RP***
It was a grim scene in the medical ward of the Avatar. The numerous heroes were all somber over the news that their friend, the odd but lovable (;) Sevarius Jr., had perished due to his injuries. Some hung their heads, some wept, but all were horrifyed by the turn of events. Just as they had triumphed over the powerful Phalanx, they lost one of their own.
Dr. Sevarius and Kari seemed to be taking the news the hardest. Sevarius sat on the floor, his face ashen and his head in his hands. He sat so still it almost did not appear as if he was breathing. Kari was more emotional, however; her tears and cries of sorrow were heart-renching as she cried onto Wilek's shoulder as the blue gargoyle did his best to comfort her.
<> Corrie, the Wookie Chief Medical officer said. <>
Suddenly, one of the usually emotionless Borg medical drones cried out uncharacteristically. "Doctor! Come quickly!" it shouted.
<<What? What is the emergency?>>
"This is completely illogical, but....the deceased patient....Sevarius Jr.? H-his vitals are back online!"
<<WHAT??>>
"It...it looks like he's come back to life!"
***PAUSE RP***

Little livelier tonight, which is good. Noticed "Batman & Robin" was on TBS tonight...now THAT is a horrible movie. And that's coming from me, the world's biggest Batman mark. On to the comments and stuff.

Let me begin with this: I am, as of this moment, officially boycotting the Pokemon movie.
It's not that I don't like Pokemon, I do; the show, with all it's redundant, pointless plots, is still warm and fuzzy in a good kind of way. But I realized something today, upon reading of the growing excitement over the movie coming out in a matter of weeks (days?). Pokemon is killing animation. Already two have fallen because of it: Spider-Man Unlimited and Big Guy & Rusty the Boy Robot. Granted, Pokemon didn't replace them--but two Pokemon rip-offs, "Digimon" and "Monster Rancher" did. Warner Brothers has countless episodes of Pokemon ready to be aired, and at the expense of what? Superman. Batman. Then, the biggest afront to animation I can think of: Pokemon will kill Mononoke. Hear me? POKEMON WILL KILL PRINCESS MONONOKE. It's a brilliant film by a *master* of the genre, yet I can't find it in any theatre in my area. Even if it does open in wide-release, do you think parents will take them to go see a movie that has a plot, wonderful powerful messages, and beautiful imagery (yes, there are some decapitations, but don't let that stand between you and the plot)? Hell no. They'd rather plunk the little brats down and let them drool for an hour and a half while Pikachu has his goddamned Vacation. I am telling you this--Pokemon is killing animation. I swear, I do not think this fear is ungrounded.

Kitiana: I do not know the exact status of Action, other than it doesn't look good. I personally think the show is better than most any other comedy show out there (I LOATHE sitcoms of any nature), but apperently people would rather watch Frasier or some other drivel, cause the show (Action)'s ratings have been pretty bad. I haven't heard anything official on a cancelation, so there is hope. The gameshow, on the other hand, I'm sorry to say I actually enjoyed. I still would have been more please with a new Action, however.

Dark City: THE most underrated movie of 98. It was smart, stylish, had some truly dark and beautiful imagery, had a very interesting plot...all in all, it was a very intelligent, nicely done sci-fi film. A cult classic, to be sure. It even made it on Ebert's "Top Ten" best movies of the year list. But it tanked at the box office. Know why? Cause people would rather go see that moron from "Friends" attempt to pass off what he does as acting in that unnecessary, lame-ass movie version of "Lost in Space". Bah.

Joyriding Hitler: Hmm....Hitler supposedly committed suicide, right? Only I don't think anyone saw the body...none of our troops, anyway. Perhaps he met another end? A more viscious end that the history books didn't record? Maybe all Joyriders should start warming up the time machine ;)

Beast Machines: This probably won't happen, but I personally would love if it turned out that Thrust was NOT Silverbolt. I mean, look at it from the devil's advocate perspective: He's never said he was, we just assume he is because Black Arachnia *thinks* he is. Then last ep he had that flashback with all the Maximals looking at him and he remarked about how "they didn't look happy". Hmm...perhaps it's because he's *not* a Maximal? Like I said, it probably won't happen, but I have to say I'd think it'd be one heck of an interesting plot twist to suddenly show that he's not who everyone thinks he is!

X-Files Season Premiere: No spoilers here, just a big question mark. Maybe cause it's because I haven't been too into the show the last few....ahem, months....but did anyone understand what went on here? Didn't really see how it furthered the plot. Oh well, next week's ep looks better, what with the CSM revealing he's Mulder's father. (No spoilers there, it was in the promo!)

***RESUME RP***
Sevarius Jr. was in Hell. No, really. See the capital "H"? Hell. Bad place.
"Waitta minute, I think there's been some sort of mistake...I mean, I was sometimes a bit of a jerk, but I didn't think I'd wind up *here*."
The man in the red trenchcoat sighed. "Don't you remember our bargain?"
"Bargain?"
"Yes. Your little girlfriend was dying, I healed her, you promised me your soul in return. Easy as that."
"Oh yeah, I remember....dang, didn't think you'd collect this early."
"I have some rather interesting plans for you. When that clone of yours killed you, I seized the moment, so to speak."
"Um...I think we need to talk a little more on this. But first things first, Mr....?"
"Mephisto, remember?" the trenchcoated man said. "My name is Mephisto."
"Yes, Mr. Mephisto. I have a request."
"Yes?"
"Could you tell the guys with the pitchforks to stop poking me in my ass? It's not funny anymore."
***END RP FOR NOW***
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Sunday, November 7, 1999 11:59:16 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

**Mandi is sitting at her computer, glaring at the current TGS-related assignment in front of her. "Write, d___ you! WRITE!"**

Hehehe... sorry. Ever hit a scene that just drives you nuts? I'll figure it out, though. Anyway, the play is over, thank goodness... aside from some tech screwups last night, all three shows of "Jane Eyre" came off reasonably well. Kay slept, no one fell down, and Michelle refrained from strangling Tim for messing up her cue lines. And it's OVER! Whee! Finally recovered from last night's cast party, so I'm going to make some responses here...

Kyryn> Oh, no. I hope everything turns out all right for your husband's grandmother.

Pistoff> Just checked out the site... you made that using an automatic HTML editor??? Wow!! Looks awesome!

Anne> Welcome! **starts cracking up** I'm sorry... that whole sleepover ordeal really sounds terrible, but just the image of the kitten drenched in caramel set me off... :)

Kaioto> I finally heard about the murder this weekend from my friend Heatherly, who started the Earth Religions Alliance on campus... and she was justly pissed off about the way the media's been treating this.

Christine> **sighs and adds "The Boy With the Healing Hands" to the long list of fics she must read when she finds the time**

As for TV and film... Haven't seen any new movies, and only got one show to tape during performances this weekend. Most people here who know my addictions will probably guess what it was. :)

**BEGIN "NOW AND AGAIN" SPOILERS!**

Good episode, although the ending had me pitching throw pillows at the TV set. For a change, the daughter was actually enjoyable - Heather Matarazzo got more to do than whine, and she had some of the best lines. ("He lives on 63rd and Madison, he works for the government, he looks like he was made by Mattel. What else do you need to know?") I wasn't all that thrilled with the fear-killing-drug subplot, although the deranged pharmacist was actually a pretty interesting character. The best scene was when Lisa went and rang the doorbell on the townhouse: it was so totally unexpected that we actually got to see Dr. Morris flustered. "You speak now." That was just a hysterically awkward scene, and kind of sweet too... so it was crushing when the doc told Michael what he really intended.

As for the ending: yes, it was necessary to the plot and had to be done, yes, it would have been ridiculous if Michael had actually been able to go on that date, but was that ever a cruel way to do it, especially after the scene with Lisa getting excited over the impending date. (And she called the lawyer afterwards! Agh!) The very last scene in the limo was heartbreaking. 7.5/10, points off because the ep was just a bit cluttered and they seem to have misplaced the difference between fear and all inhibitions. Here's hoping they treat the Heather-struck-by-lightning crisis next week just as well, if not better. The next two episodes look like they might be good, it's sweeps month, so I'm hoping.

**END SPOILERS!**

X-Files> No review yet; I taped it, but haven't had a chance to watch the premiere.

Jessie> Happy belated birthday!

Oops, it's almost midnight. I've probably missed a lot in my catch-up, but I've been busy for quite a while. Let's hope I can get back into more regular posts...
Mandolin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Sunday, November 7, 1999 11:50:52 PM
IP: 144.175.18.15

**RP ALERT**

"As you no doubt know," Al Detergent begins to answer Asil's question about his gang's qualifications, "we are the Dirty Laundry Gang! However, you may not know that we are also the best bunch of thugs you could possibly find anywhere." Asil looks unconvinced. "Then why are you out of work?" she asks. "Never mind that," Detergent ducks the question. "We are here to decide whether my gang should work for you. As leader of them, I can assure you they will all preform well. And since I have a degree with honors from the Lionel Hutz Law School, I can also assure you that we will not get into any trouble that I cannot get them out of quickly and easily." "We might need a lawyer," Storm Eagle whispers. Asil nods. "I also know a lot about business," Detergent goes on. "And I have been called a genius at organization." "Fine," Asil says, "and what can the rest of you do?" Bleach Man grins. "I am an accomplished master at every form of martial art there is. Well, except for sumo wrestling." He then does a series of lame karate moves. Asil and Storm Eagle watch this and (since they haven't seen much real karate) look impressed. "He's annoying, but he has a useful skill," Storm Eagle muses. "A very rare kind of man." "Yeah," Asil agrees. "Any more of you know martial arts?" "No," Scrubber says. "But Lint Man and I know boxing." Lint Man nods in agreement. "And I'm very skilled in kickboxing," the Amazing Socko declares. "I'm one of the best fighters in the world. Plus, if I take the sock off my head..." He reaches up to do so, but Detergent stops him. "That's not necessary," he says. Socko nods and lowers his hand. "As you can see," Static Cling meanwhile tells Asil and Storm Eagle, "I am charged with electricity. I can use it to zap people, and to damage or destroy practically any mechanical device. I am also an expert in all forms of torture." "Torture," Asil smiles. "Excellent." She looks at Staina and Nylon Man. "And what you can two do?" "I spray people," Staina says. "We saw that," Storm Eagle replies, indicating her still-wet clothes. Staina nods. "I just used water on you, though, and it's not the only thing I can use. I can also spray acid, or gasoline, or Mace..." "Yes," Asil nods, "I see. And you, boy?" Nylon Man grimaces. "Well, I usually don't like fighting people. If I have to, I can, but I'm really more of a gofer." "And he excels at that," Detergent adds. "So what do you think? Do we meet your expectations?" Asil frowns at Storm Eagle and then looks back at Detergent. "You seem to have many important skills," she says. "However, we will need to discuss it. Give us a minute, please." "Alright," Detergent nods. "Oh, one more thing. We're also very good at annoying people." "So we saw," says Storm Eagle before Asil takes her aside for a chat. "I'm surprised you people haven't won any annoyance awards."

**COMING SOON- ASIL'S DECISION. END RP FIRST HALF**

Greetings everyone. Have a good weekend? Mine was okay, just busy. I hope that tonight's X-Files season premiere will be worth watching (Simpsons was (though like others I dislike how so many episodes are full of more Homer idiocy than anything else) and Futurama is so far, and so were Pokemon and Batman Beyond yesterday even though I didn't like how they snubbed developing Melanie's character at the end of the latter). Not watching NBC's Leprauchans because I like Conan's version of it better ("Oh, you be wanting me gold, see? Well, you're not getting my gold!" :) Okay, on to replies.

SJ: $ So you're in Hell? This should be interesting. :) $ BTW, I have a question for the man in this room who usually has his ear to the entertainment industry (you). Has Fox canceled Action? I'm only asking because I haven't heard that they have and this is the second week in a row they haven't shown an episode (they're doing some stupid game show instead). I hope they haven't canceled Action, I've liked it so far. Please let me know soon if you can. Thanks in advance.

Welcome all newcomers. Welcome back Kyryn, Green Baron, and (even though it was brief) Deuce. Hope you can return again soon. :)

Christine: Sorry you had such a bad vacation. :( Good job on "The Boy With The Healing Hands." The character development on Fox, Renard, Xanatos, and especially Ebon was alone worth reading. The Sevarius bits were also good, as was the entire plot. :) Liked Julian as a character, though his possible origin did bother me a little bit. And I didn't like how they just mysteriously disappeared at the end (hope what happened will be revealed soon). Can't wait for the next story, keep up the good work!

Pistoff: Glad you'll be putting Graeme in Vaccum Riders, you're welcome for the idea. The other characters sound very interesting, thanks for mentioning them. I look forward to the series when it starts. :)

Haunted Hill: Saw this yesterday, enjoyed it. Anne and Aaron were right, it is very scary. Had cool characters and special effects too. The ending was a little predictable, but otherwise good movie. 9/10, thumbs up. Should have seen it at Halloween. :)

Firestorm: I agree with you about the Boy Meets World wedding. Watched it and hated the episode. <growls> This cheapening weddings deal is an unfortunate trend in movies and TV, IMO. Too many shows are doing it, and even more are cheapening love (that's part of the reason I've stopped watching That 70s Show. That and it comes on Buffy night). Hope that it ends soon. (Doug and I will keep boycotting any show that has an episode that's part of the trend until it does.)

Kyryn: My prayers are with your husband's grandmother. Hope she gets better soon. Keep up the good work on TGS.

And I've reached the room's top, so that's all for now. See you again later, friends! <waves and walks out>

**MORE RP STARTING NOW**

"So that's about it," Gubio finishes summing up the Ravens' story to Erin and Meryt as they exit the pyramid. "What do you think?" "Sounds like you and your friends have been through a lot," his girlfriend replies. "Yeah, we have," Gubio agrees. "I'd have told you more about it by e-mail, but time was constrained and what with Tyl trashing your server..." "Never mind that," Erin smiles. "I'll get my revenge when I see him for the first and last time." "Does that mean you'll be staying with us?" Kit asks her. "Of course," Erin replies. "The world still needs saving from forces besides the Phalanx, and you're fighting those forces, right? It's my duty to come with you and help defeat them. Besides," she grins at Gubio, "I don't want to let you out of my sight now that we've finally met IRL." Gubio returns the happy look. "Well, that's good," Jammer says, looking at Meryt. "Are you going to stay with us too?" "No, I'm afraid not," she shakes her head. "I can't leave Egypt's boundaries because I'm bound here as a guardian. I will wish you godspeed though, and good luck." She nods at Erin and then walks off. "Alright," Doug says after they have all waved goodbye. "So what do we do now?" "Looks like the Phalanx are mopped up," Shap says, pointing to the departing Avatar Borgs and Daleks. "Maybe we should return to the Avatar?" "We should," agrees Elena. "We left Tom up there." "And we should check on both Janice and SJ, too," Lathrop says. "They're both up there in the infirmary, right?" Doug nods and points to a shuttle that has been waiting for them. "Let's go." The others nod in agreement and they start walking towards it, all hoping their friends are alright and not knowing yet that one is already dead.

**END THIS RP**
Kitainia
Sunday, November 7, 1999 08:44:14 PM
IP: pool-207-205-148-2.dlls.grid.net

Wow, 3 hours without a post. I guess it's just another slow slow sunday. I'll make a real post after the wipe. I guess that's what everyone else is thinking too.
Zath - [zath@rocketmail.com]
Sunday, November 7, 1999 07:43:08 PM
IP: ppp-227-052.usc.edu

Hi, all ... Leavenworth was pretty, the place we stayed was very nice, but I was sick the whole time and thus couldn't enjoy it much.

Zath > Brendan and Dakota? Uh ... they're out there someplace ... I've got too many characters going on here at once, methinks! I'm sure I'll eventually catch up with them.

Avalon Mists > reminder, the deadline for next issue is Wed. Nov. 24th. Still need lots of submissions. Don't miss the Writers/Artists Challenge, too! Send 'em all to me at vecna@eskimo.com
Christine
Sunday, November 7, 1999 04:58:51 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

Will pay if anyone will record Gargoyle episodes for me! please help a fellow gargoyle fan out! Write to me at KLScully@aol.com - thanks so much - Kate
Kate - [klscully@aol.com]
NY, USA
Sunday, November 7, 1999 03:51:54 PM
IP: 136.183.250.233

Cherry Blossom> I'm twenty seven, and I've been going to sunday school since I was about two years old.

By the way, did you choose a Japanese death symbol as your handle for a reason? Not that I'm complaining, it's a cool name, I'm just curious.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Sunday, November 7, 1999 03:01:18 PM
IP: pppa6-fortworth10-4r234.saturn.bbn.com

Marc: Dark City: Yeah, I REALLY liked that movie. The ending was only a little corny (The fight. At the beach, it was good.) but all in all, I liked it alot. I may even place it above Strange Days, but I REALLY like that mind reading device!

Wilek: The iBrator link made me all shakey! <G>
(I was laughing the entire time.)
I just have ONE question: Are you CERTIAN thats only a gag? I fear it may be real.

PRAISE <FIRST THOUGHT//GIVER-OF-WILL>
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Sunday, November 7, 1999 02:04:43 PM
IP: t2-33.visitus.net

Good morning everyone *yawn* Hope everybody has a nice day!

Jannie>Thanks for writing. I'm quite aware of "reaction", that's why I'm not, at least not trying, to condemn the schools or anybody else. In fact, in total honesty, I readily agree with you. I truly wouldn't want several of my friends gunned down because some sick pyscho is mad at one of them. It's a frightening thought, and I wouldn't want to lose anybody else in my life--I mean, well...I'll save some stories for later.

Thanks everyone for your comfort about the sleep over, too.

Last note: Happy belated birthdays to: Spacebabie, Jessie, and anybody else that I haven't mentioned :)

Anyway, gotta get going for church. Bye!
Anne
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Sunday, November 7, 1999 12:49:40 PM
IP: 209-130-164-204.nas1.apv.gblx.net

Hi, y'all. I'm back again.

Kyryn: I wish the best for your... uh... step-grandmother? Yeah, that should be it. Hope it's nothing more serious than a brief migrene.

Sarge: Maybe Deuce should refund some of your sanity...? That Top Ten list was... slightly disturbing...

Xanathar: Carve up a few has-beens? Sure, but stay off Tom Jones, eh? Green, green grass of home is one of my faves, so I'd like to hear him keep singing that one. Aside from that... well, we might get some trouble with law officials, but hey, it's Nevada, right? Lots of desert around there, right? (Area 51 around there, right?)

Marc: The term "Newbie" is not approved of here. Please step over to Deuce and have him remove your sanity and store it in a jar for unsavory purposes. Aside from that, welcome. As for Dark City, well, I've seen WAY better films, but it is also true that I have seen FAR worse ones, too. I liked it, actually. But it's not the kind of film I would see several times in a row.

Home Schooling: Can't say much about it, since I don't have much experiance with the subject, either way... but I did read scientific magazines at the age of eight... I comprehended language very early.

Well, as there is nothing else to be said right now, I'll be gone for a while. But check out the site my name links to here, unless you already have...

Later.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Sunday, November 7, 1999 10:47:05 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Wilek> I can somewhat agree with you concerning public -vs- private schools. You spoke of the strict discipline that is more often found in private schools. *nods* yep! I assure you though that 99% of the public school teachers would give their left arms to be able to discipline like that! But we are not allowed to anymore. Why?? because parents have refused to accept responsibility for their children and have refused to open their eyes to see that their child is NOT perfect.. that the teachers are NOT picking on their child and that their child really IS capable of being disrespectful to others and adults. But then again, since their child speaks to them as if they were dogs - why would it be unacceptable for this child to speak to a teacher or any other adult in the same manner?? (parent's logic) *takes a deep breath* sorry about that... I guess I'm tired of defending every little action that I take against parents who should have never even been allowed to breed! O_O
But I agree that the public school system has MANY flaws - too many chiefs and not enough Indians - as the old saying goes. Too many politicians dictating how a classroom should be ran and yet they've never set foot in one....too many parents refusing to allow their children to be disciplined... too many parents not teaching their children to respect others... the list goes on and on. In private school - they have the option of kicking a student out - we don't. Sure, after a long drawn out process we might can expel a student for 3 days, but he/she will return - and usually with a vengence because he/she has listened to their parents rant & rave all this time about what an injustice the school has done to their precious one. Private school just says, "bye-bye!" There are plenty more waiting in line to take your place. Private schools also have smaller classes - they are not regulated by state at the number of kids per classroom. Sure, given the opportunity - I would send my son to private school. Not because the teachers are better, but because of the lack of government involvement. Sorry if I sound angry - I am to a certain degree - but only at the mess that the government has created for the public school system and to those parents who are raising a bunch of irresponsible, selfish, disrespectful and ungrateful generation. eesh! I think it's time to find a new career..*chuckles at self*

The attack on the helpless agricultural animals makes me sick to my stomach. There is such an element of slime and disgust to those who could do harm to defenseless animals.

Anne> you spoke of the high security at the local high school. Yes, it is a pity that one can no longer feel safe at an educational institute. It's called "reaction". If there wasn't a need for such increased security, I assure you it wouldn't be there. No history of violence at the school?? *nods* that's what Columbine said too... Increased security is expensive and a pain in the butt to oversee. But already the law suits have begun - an act of violence in a school that didn't have increased security and the parents are suing the school. IF for some unholy reason your school was on the next "late breaking news report of a school shooting" - wouldn't you wish that increased security had been in place there? Action - reaction. We're doing our best to provide students with a safe environment. They are not prisoners - if you abide by the rules, you should never have a problem *shrugs* We are now having to wear ID tags as faculty & staff members and our doors are locked from the outside. Sure, it's inconvienent - but worth it if it prevents some freak from gunning down a room full of 8 yr olds. I feel somewhat better knowning that all is being done that can be done to keep my son safe at his school too. But to compare it to a prison, loss of freedom, and being prisoners is a bit over dramatic ;)

OK, I'm finished with my rants and soapbox speeches. Sorry for taking up so much of the room. *puts duct tape around her fingers and leaves* ;D
Jannie
Sunday, November 7, 1999 10:12:40 AM
IP: 168-171-196-103.academicplanet.com

Hello everybody. I'm sorty of newbie, I posted for the first awhile ago, but haven't had time to check it the comment room since then. But I want know your guys opinion on a fight I had with my friend last night, a lot of you being the science-fiction fans you are. Doesn't anyone else here think that besides for a slightly corny (but still cool) ending, that Dark City was one of the best, most entertaining sci-fi films to come along in awhile. I really liked, but everyone here thought it was lame. Anyway, love to hear your guys opinions.
Marc - [dadigan@uiuc.edu]
IL
Sunday, November 7, 1999 09:51:53 AM
IP: farm1-cache2.gw.uiuc.edu

Hi all!!

Warpmind:<>Sure thing,I'm sure we'll be able carve up a few washed up celeb's who do the casino circuits*Hopefull look*>:)

Kyrn:<<On a more serious note. My husband's grandmother, who reminds me very much of the Eldest, was taken to the hospital yesterday in an emergency. She is a dear lady in her nineties and we love her very much. All we know so far is that she had some kind of head pain and she was in stable condition last night.
Could I ask you all as friends to send your best wishes our way?>>I hope that your husband's grandmother's condition improves.

Jenna:<<We went to renew our lease, and were told that rent would be on the rise- 30 a month if were lucky, 100 if not. Well, needless to say we were pretty upset about it.>>Aww that sucks!*Hugs*

SOROW:<<They are sentenced to a year in jail and a year on probation with community service. They will be held back and will not graduate with their class. It's just goes to show you how sick and sad this world is :( ... oh yeah, we lost the game too.>>I hope that those kids live long and miserable lives>:(

Anne re sleep-over story:You indeed have a lot of patience because I certainly wouldn't have stood for that sort of thing.

Wilek:<<Ooh...Of course, we couldn't do anything to change history...but I suppose we could kill Hitler and make it LOOK like it did in the history books...hehehe. And of course, there are those whose deaths are still a mystery...I like this more and more...>>Exactly,MMWWHHHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!>:)

Goodnight all!!
Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sunday, November 7, 1999 05:35:13 AM
IP: melnc01.bigpond.com

Xanathar> <<Same here,I'd love to Joyride some Nazi's or annoying movie stars and singers of yesteryear>:),fellow Joyriders,what do you think?>> Ooh...Of course, we couldn't do anything to change history...but I suppose we could kill Hitler and make it LOOK like it did in the history books...hehehe. And of course, there are those whose deaths are still a mystery...I like this more and more...

Kyryn> Welcome back! :D <<My husband's grandmother, who reminds me very much of the Eldest, was taken to the hospital yesterday in an emergency. She is a dear lady in her nineties and we love her very much. All we know so far is that she had some kind of head pain and she was in stable condition last night. Could I ask you all as friends to send your best wishes our way?>> Of course! My sincerest wishes for her recovery. <hugZ>

Sarge> <<But if you use AOL browsers it for some reason won't show the updated site...it still shows the old site.....weird.......>> That's because every page that comes through AOL is cached in their central server in (I think) Virginia. They don't update it as often as they should. Top 10> ROTFLMTO!!! :D <> For some reason, I've always preferred them to the more realistic ones on Mainframe's other shows (but I'm weird anyhow). :)

Jenna> <<We went to renew our lease, and were told that rent would be on the rise- 30 a month if were lucky, 100 if not.>> Oh no! :( Here's hoping it's not raised too much.

Public and Private Schools> DON'T GET ME STARTED. The schools around here, both public and private, are like demilitarized zones. They're the only prisons whose inmates, student and faculty alike, are let out every day.

SOROW> <<My school is the only one in the city to have an AG program (agricultural) with the ownership of real livestock. Because of this rare class, there are some students from N.S. who take this course as well as our school. Through these N.S. students, a couple of other N.S. students found the location of our barn...and slaughtered our animals. A horse, a pregnant pig, goats, and turkeys were all murdered by our rival school! The pig was beaten with a 2x4 and the turkeys were choked to death and then their heads were cut off and the blood was spread around the barn. Those animals that were spared were spray painted with suffocating paint in the N.S. colors.>> What...?! <grr> Joyride the hicks from one side of the earth to another, until they plead for death!!!

Anne> Sleepover> ACK. I would have gone screaming right off the deep end. You, friend, have the patience of a saint.

Jessie and the other six thousand or so ppl with November birthdays> In case I forgot it before, Happy Birthday!!! :D Furby> You could always take apart an old stereo or something and use it to assimilate the Furby into the Borg Collective. <G> (I have a CD player that doesn't work...hm...)
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, November 7, 1999 03:42:38 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

Thanks everyone who wished me a happy birthday! :) I wasn't able to get to Princess Mononoke, but some friends brought over other anime and we watched that. My friends threw me a nice party, but I got one really _odd_ gift from my friends Gina and Jon-Paul. They gave me...a Furby. I was totally scared of it. I don't know why they got it for me; it's the last thing on earth I could possibly want. Those things disturb me. And now I have one, a really freaky looking green one. Okay, so besides the Furby, it was a good time. :P
Jessie Feff - [feff@hotmail.com]
Sunday, November 7, 1999 02:50:59 AM
IP: ctrts2-1.mrs.umn.edu

Hey there everybody! because I got a new computer I am having trouble with my ICQ....:P So my NEW number is 54474034....not as good as my last number though.

Beast Machines- A good story. Blackarachnia finds out Thrust is Silverbolt and tries to save him but Jetstorm stops her and rips her spark out. And it's to be continued. I love the show....but do somethin' about the dang liquid explosions!

I don't know if anyone knows Rusty DeWees, but I do....since I've worked with him before.........anyway his new movie is out called The Logger. You can probaby only get it in New York and New England. But it is hilarious and has some 'authentic' vermont stuff in it. I jes' saw it and laughed my heart out......

Sarge
Sarge Abernathy - [SargeMM@aol.com]
Barre, VT, USA
Sunday, November 7, 1999 12:44:10 AM
IP: spider-tq073.proxy.aol.com

Okay, I'm back for one reason: to clear a midunderstanding. While I was writing my long post, two other people put up theirs. I didn't know that I had all ready joined up in Insanity, and I didn't really get or know what it was at the time. So now that I assume I know what Insanity is, I think I like it a lot. :) Also, sorry to hear about the barn animals...that's more then awful and sad. Those people should be put in jail for more then a year! Sick people like that should be locked up for a long, long, long time. But anyway, gotta go. Goodbye
Anne
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Sunday, November 7, 1999 12:42:02 AM
IP: 209-130-164-75.nas1.apv.gblx.net

Anne> ::hugs:: hang in there!
Bronx Wyvern - [Bronx Wyvern4@aol.com]
Sunday, November 7, 1999 12:33:30 AM
IP: spider-tf074.proxy.aol.com

Hi, everybody. Oh, gull, I'm so tired but I have so much to tell...

I started homeschooling a little last year, but my mom's been wanting me to do it ever since I was in second grade. WHY did she wait so long? Because she was afraid that my social life would change. The teachers at my school, unfortunately, have disliked my parents ever since second grade, due to a HUGE "conflict" they had a long while back. And not just any "conflict". *sigh* I enjoy homeschooling a lot more then being at school because of some of the waging wars that are being fought within public schools, and the restrictions their giving to the innocent students. They have even begun to post guards at the doors at some schools, at least that's what I've heard from friends. And now that students are starting to feel the tightening grasp practically noose around their necks, they're bound to want to break out of their chains and get some sort of freedom, to any price especially at this age of adolescense.

*Grr* On a different topic, my little sister had a friend sleep over last night. That's practically why I wasn't able to post that much last night, because I had to baby-sit her friend most of the time. But see, the other reason I'm exhausted is because of what happened last night, and today.

Ten moments after her friend walked into the house, the house was in turmoil. The carpet was littered with spilled pop and lots of toys, the chairs were topsy-turvey, one of the lamps shattered, and even food--carmel, because we were making carmel apples--stained the walls and ceiling. My sister's friend, whose carelessness is always purposeful, is a total brat! We have more then four cats, and by the time midnight came, they were practically balding from fright (literally!). My parents, who tried in vain to stop themselves from screaming at my sister's friend, almost kicked her out as she smeared carmel all along the walls and furniture. Her own parents were gone for the night, so we couldn't really do anything besides say, "DON'T DO THAT!". I'm a total softy on kids, as well as my mother and father are, so we threatened to put her in the corner...and it worked for a few hours. At three o'clock in the morning, I woke up only to find one of our half-persian kittens soaked in carmel, tip of the tail to the nose! My sister and her friend were having a serious discussion, and then they picked up that kitten and the next thing I know they're filling the bathtub with warm water! Before I could get up they had thrown the kitten into the water, head first, and I helped them get the carmel off, but by the demonic smile on my sister's friend (let's just call her KK, her initials), I was so angry because they were the ones who had put the carmel on my kitten.

I went to bed with the kitten cuddled up next to me, and then woke up a half an hour later to mother's screaming. The kids had decided to take a bath in their swimming suits and created a huge pool on the bathroom floor, at least half an inch filled with water. Down in the basement, where my Grandma sleeps (she lives with us), she woke up with mouthful of water raining down on her face, because above her bed is the bathroom.

Anyway, we spent the day picking up the house. My little sister's bemoaning last night and staring regretfully at the kitten who was drenched with carmel many hours ago. She'll be staying in the house for the next few days.

Anyway, has anybody else had any similar experiences? I remember myself being rowdy at sleepovers, but never as much as KK and my sister were last night. Usually my sister's a sweetie, but when her friends come over she can become a she-demon! *taking a deep breath* Okay, the crisis is over.

Oh yeah, for those asking about giving up my sanity... after last night's experince, I'll have to decline. Sorry.

Anyway, it's really nice to know that I'm not the only one out there homeschooling. *small smile* Some of my friends have been asking me to come back to public school. I miss it of course, but I think I'm happier being homeschooled. Besides, I'll have time to make up for a schooling social life once I hit college, if I have enough time.

Anyway, I've written a lot tonight and my fingers are a little soar from helping my mom scrub the floor. Talk to ya later. Bye! :]
Anne
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Sunday, November 7, 1999 12:14:52 AM
IP: 209-130-164-132.nas1.apv.gblx.net

***BEGIN RP***
The young man knew this--whereever he was, it was dark, it was hot, and for some inexplicable reason, little red men were poking him in the ass with pitchforks.
"Where the hell am I?" he asked to no one in particular.
"Appropriate question, Mr. Sevarius," said the man in the red trenchcoat. He was very tall and very pale, and the young man seemed to recognize him, but he couldn't place the name or the face. "You see, dear boy, you ARE in Hell."
***END RP***

Wow, what a slow night tonight. Not much to say...

Clerks: Ah, one of my favorite comedies, and one of Kevin Smith's finest (if you've seen and enjoyed this film, you'll know why I'm excited about the upcoming Dogma). This film has far too many great moments for me to go into them all, but I must say the video store scene is perhaps my favorite. You know which one I'm talking about. The words "Happy Scrappy Hero Pup" will always have a perverse meaning to me ;)

Homeschooling: Well, I can't really claim to know anything about it, but it does fall under my mantra of Anything But Public Schools. I'm sorry, Jannie, but I've grown to loathe public schools. I mean, there is a valid reason why other country's laugh at our test scores...if I ever have kids, I'm shipping their hineys to a nice private school. Make it Catholic, with hard-assed nuns and all. They may have to face snobs like I did, but at least they'll know how to conjugate a goddamn verb, and they'll actually know what the hell a multiplication table is.
I have known a couple a people who did the homeschool route, and I can't really say they didn't do well academically. True, they weren't that sociable....but then again, they weren't in the institutionalized prison system known as American Public Education, so go figure.

Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Sunday, November 7, 1999 12:09:48 AM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

Hello everyone! Lots to post today...most sad :( Here it goes. My high school and N.S. are VERY BIG RIVALS in our district! Of course we expected big pranks to root for our teams, but this one just proves how terribly sick and demented people are...especially N.S.! My school is the only one in the city to have an AG program (agricultural) with the ownership of real livestock. Because of this rare class, there are some students from N.S. who take this course as well as our school. Through these N.S. students, a couple of other N.S. students found the location of our barn...and slaughtered our animals. A horse, a pregnant pig, goats, and turkeys were all murdered by our rival school! The pig was beaten with a 2x4 and the turkeys were choked to death and then their heads were cut off and the blood was spread around the barn. Those animals that were spared were spray painted with suffocating paint in the N.S. colors. Luckily, the girlfriends of the murderers who go to another school turned these guys in. They are sentenced to a year in jail and a year on probation with community service. They will be held back and will not graduate with their class. It's just goes to show you how sick and sad this world is :( ... oh yeah, we lost the game too.

On another note, work is going really well. It's sorta tedious, but it pays well and is simple enough for a first job. Now I feel normal.

****REVIEW FOR THE BONE COLLECTOR****
I just saw this with my dad.... No words, this movie was AWESOME! It was totally perfect for a horror movie! The thing that made it more terrifying than most thrill movies is that people actually do murder in this day and age. I wanted to cry because there are people who do this kind of stuff and it could happen to you! I won't give any spoilers...except it makes you think that the wrong guy is the killer. Go See It Right Now!
****END REVIEW****

Welcome to Infinity and Anne. Thanks for joining our little insanity! :)

Infinity> I love Snow White: A Tale of Terror! It's one of my favorites because it's probably more true to the tale than some stupid dwarfs! An R rated version makes it a little more believable.

Kyryn> I'll pray for your husband's grandmother. *hugs*

Joe Boxer> *you singing* "As you take my hand we walk down the decorated aisle." *sigh*
SOROW
Saturday, November 6, 1999 11:48:36 PM
IP: dll2a010-0360.splitrock.net

Cherry Blossom> your post came thru while I was typing mine to Jenna :)
It is refreshing to hear some positive things about homeschooling! =) It sounds as if your mom has really dedicated her time to teaching ya'll beyond expectation! Plus, you have the advantage of moving at your own pace, one on one assistance, etc. Those are most definitely some of the positive aspects of home schooling! :)
I have a friend that just buys the videos and that is how her children are being "home schooled"... *blinks* She works a full time job too - so how she "home schools" is beyond me! It's her son who will pay the price for her soapbox on public schools though - and that's sad. For whatever her personal beliefs are concerning that issue, her son would benefit from a higher quality education than what she is furnishing him now.
Thanks again for letting me know that there are really success stories! Maybe I won't be so cynical anymore ;)
Jannie
Saturday, November 6, 1999 10:20:03 PM
IP: 168-171-197-19.academicplanet.com

Jenna> ack! It's a shame that your good news about a month's free rent has to now been tainted with an increase in rent. eesh! I do wish you well in locating another apt. - I know moving is the pits though. =\ *hugs*
I have sent an email to you at your hotmail account :)

Pretender is on and the Profiler to follow... gotta' run and watch these! =)
Jannie
Saturday, November 6, 1999 10:08:50 PM
IP: 168-171-197-19.academicplanet.com

hey eveyone! two posts in one day.... okay I'm getting bored!

Jannie< need good homeschooling stories?? hehe.. my mom homeschooled me for a couple months before I officially started public school and taught me how to read before I even went into the private school I went to for K5 only of course... my oldest little sister went to K at public school and basically learned how to write about 20 letters and identify them the whole time... now she is in third grade and has learned how to read, add (in the hundred thousands), subtract, and multiply and she is starting division. umm...she's done some other things too but I'm not real sure where she is on those. my other little sister is in K (homeschooled) and she is >< this close to reading, she can add and subtract. :D

Fire Storm< hey! if you want to you can go ahead and come right on over here and play with the compy!! hehehe we'll let someone else try to shoot it!! but of course we'll do the same courtesy for you and put the loaded shotgun next to the computer :)

gonna go now! bye bye!

cherry blossom - [Chryblsm15@aol.com]
WI, US of A
Saturday, November 6, 1999 09:57:20 PM
IP: 98ad6403.ipt.aol.com

Hi everyone!

*Spoliers for the new ep*
I really liked the opening ep for Season 2. Yes, there were some grammer errors ( I read all about this, I'm not going to go there) but those were easy enough to look over, because I just have to commend the work that WAS done. Nice going!
*END*

Night Walker- Oh my god! Your so lucky that you got to go see Princess Monomoke (darn I know I spelled that wrong) I'm trying to find a place near to me so I can finally see it for myself :)

Batman Beyond- Good ep today.

Beast Machines- This was my second time seeing it, and I gotta say it's a pretty good show! Unfortunetly I didn't see the end ;_; If anyone could tell me what happned I'd be much obligued.

Gotta go! Later my siblings!

PS- My typing and grammar stinks tonight.... sorry!
Bronx Wyvern - [ Bronx Wyvern4@aol.com]
Saturday, November 6, 1999 09:50:18 PM
IP: spider-tf044.proxy.aol.com

well life has thrown another loop at us. We went to renew our lease, and were told that rent would be on the rise- 30 a month if were lucky, 100 if not. Well, needless to say we were pretty upset about it. We went looking at other places- if we move, oviously, no free rent for Dec. but hopefully it will be cheaper- we stay, one month free, but higher rent all the rest of the eleven months. Keep us in your thoughts- it will be hard for us finacially anyway, I hope we'll be able to find a cheaper place.

Jannie- oh, I hope you do hear some good stuff about homeshcool- that's something I'm thinking about doing- btw could you em that info we were talking about?

jenna
Saturday, November 6, 1999 08:18:11 PM
IP: ppp-216-62-142-19.dialup.hstntx.swbell.net

TODAY'S TOONS

Batman Beyond > I really liked today's episode. There was a lot of little touches. All the characters had something to *do*. For once, Batman doesn't pop in out of nowhere when there's trouble. He's actually in the middle of something *else* when he realizes it!

Beast Machines > All-around great show. I don't think that our friends, the Maximals, have ever had it so difficult before. I especially liked seeing the Transmetal bodies done with the new animation style.

Avengers > I don't feel anything for the characters. The show is lacking something. The animation, however, is fine. Maybe it could use some more dramatic-"Gargoyles"-like direction. I don't know.

Scott Iskow - [smiskow@wam.umd.edu]
Saturday, November 6, 1999 07:58:11 PM
IP: 207-172-137-238.s47.as4.dam.md.dialup.rcn.com

Cherry Blossom: Boy meets World: They got married Friday.
Computer Problems: Hey, maybe I should come over and take a look! <G> I am right around the corner here in Michigan! <G>

Wow... slow room today.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Saturday, November 6, 1999 06:56:46 PM
IP: 216.90.45.188

Aaron> you are absolutely correct in your review of The House on Haunting Hill !! I just came back from seeing it and I still have the gitters *nervous chuckle* I loved the way it twisted and turned throughout the entire movie - never knowing what which was the house and which was part of it was schemed by Mr. OR Mrs. Price! I liked this one! Wasn't necessarily "BOO! - the boogeyman gotcha" kind of frights either. 'Sure was wishing Denis was with me though! I could have used his arm a few times to squeeze till there was no circulation left in it! *L*
I'm on overload with the movies so far this weekend. Rented several in addition to going to see this one... Clerks, Virus, Matrix, and Urban Legends so far :D

Pistoff> thanks for telling me about Clerks! I laughed sooo hard this morning watching it!! I imagined you in several of those particular incidents and most often, pegged you for the video clerk ;)

Denis> 'love you hon! Hope you are feeling better! *hugs close*

Homeschooling... it certainly has its advantages, but unfortunately, all I ever get to see of it is the negative side - when the child hasn't learned & mom places him/her back into public school and then expect us to teach their child everything that they have missed and to do that in less than 4 months. *sighs* The children I have seen are behind socially as well as academically. A fourth grader who cannot do simple multiplication, second grader who can't read more than 20 Dolch words, third grader who cries for mama every day.... Public school is not good enough for the child in the beginning, but when the child has a problem with learning - public school to the rescue! O_O
It would be nice to hear some success stories as a result of home schooling instead of always seeing the negative side of it. :)

VCR has cooled off, so it's time to watch another movie! =)
Jannie
Saturday, November 6, 1999 06:27:20 PM
IP: 168-171-197-19.academicplanet.com

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patrick - [sarandi]
wapato, wa
Saturday, November 6, 1999 05:56:43 PM
IP: yakimauser039.bossig.com

hey everybody!
I'm really hoping that I can remember to check this place when I go online..
Anne< *hugs* welcome to the CR! I'm homeschooled too!! but of course I have to get up early to go to work.. :P lucky girl..

David< why 25 years of sunday school?? I've never heard of that before... unless it wasn't meant literally?

Boy Meets World< they got married?? ach! when?? I didn't know that!! *pouts* I hope they show reruns....

firstorm< I talked to Lexy over the phone while she re-did her modem. we changed her settings for dialing up to a modem and altavista still wouldn't let her connect.. she said she didn't even get a dial tone.. and yes we were off the phone when she tried to connect :P when we tried with the free trial thing that AOL sent her and changed those settings to a modem to connect it sent her to Altavista which obviously didn't work so we gave up for the night..neither of us know too much about computers but I do know the minimum amount to get along okay..

I'm still undecided on which piccie I should use.... I wonder what this one is... hmm

gotta go tho.. bye!
cherry blossom - [Chryblsm15@aol.com]
WI, US of A
Saturday, November 6, 1999 04:12:07 PM
IP: spider-wb062.proxy.aol.com

Hello again,

Just wanted to tell Kyryn I hope everything turns out ok with your husband's grandma. My grandma suffered a stroke not too long ago and it really scared all of us.

Infinity lights another candle and places it on the table.
Infinity
New Castle, IN, USA
Saturday, November 6, 1999 03:11:22 PM
IP: nltc-57-125.nltc.net

My web page has been updated. It works STUPENDOUS with netscape. But if you use AOL browsers it for some reason won't show the updated site...it still shows the old site.....weird.......

Top ten reasons why the Gargoyles are still supicious of Xantoos being up to something....

10. he has recently been perming his hair and commenting highly on the dresses Fox and Elisa show off.....

9. He has been twitching in one eye and complains that everyone should wear orange or else mad bulls will gouge them....,

8. Everytime he enters he turns on the music to the Can Can song.....then leaves without turning it off......

7. He's happy.....

6. He has recently been talking to the elevator secretly...and when anyone approaches he coughs and looks at the floor......

5. There are large amounts of Mylanta in his office.

4. He has finally decided that wearing JUST a loincloth is fun for him too.....

3. He has been using pink lipstick......on his forehead....

2. He has been lifting his hands up and yelling "Moon Cresent power" a lot.....

1. He has recently been trying to convince everyone that common street signs are really nothing more than mashed potatoes. Then he would go up to one smash butter on it and lick it......

Beast Machines- I looooove this show.
Sarge Abernathy - [SargeMM@aol.com]
Barre, VT, USA
Saturday, November 6, 1999 03:04:30 PM
IP: spider-tf071.proxy.aol.com

hey all. Four things, 3 princess mononoke related and one garg related.

1. In 15 min I'm going to see the movie. I'm sooo excited. I'll post a review soon.

2.ROLLINGSTONE GAVE PRINCESS MONONOKE A GREAT REVIEW!!!

3.cdNOW has the soundtrack for the movie on sale. It also has clips of the first 5 tracks. I think you all should listen to them. My fave is "The journey to the west", track #3.

4.Gargoyles is playing on basic cable only 4 times this month. I hate this.

That's pretty much all I have to say right now. I'll try to be here more often but It's hard , so much has happened lately.

I've missed you all.bye
Night walker - [goliath01@hotmail.com]
hobart, IN, usa
Saturday, November 6, 1999 12:10:58 PM
IP: proxy-363.public.rwc.webtv.net

***Kyryn steps into the room****

Long time no see folks. I can't get in here as much anymore due to rl and editing stuff for TGS. Thanks for the comments on the new DA and remember, this is just the beginning of the season.

On a more serious note. My husband's grandmother, who reminds me very much of the Eldest, was taken to the hospital yesterday in an emergency. She is a dear lady in her nineties and we love her very much. All we know so far is that she had some kind of head pain and she was in stable condition last night.
Could I ask you all as friends to send your best wishes our way?

Thanks much,

Kyryn

****Kyryn puts a candle on the table and leaves quietly****
Kyryn
Denton, TX
Saturday, November 6, 1999 12:10:44 PM
IP: denm3-43.iglobal.net

For all you who hate the iMac... click my name.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Saturday, November 6, 1999 09:00:12 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Hi, y'all. After eight days of shitstorm, today the sun is shining and there is no indication of any bad weather. Freakish.

Pistoff: I was referring to the clip from A New Hope (Star Wars Ep. 4) where the Stormtroopr slams his head...

Welcome to our realm of freely chosen insanity, Infinity. Now, please step over to that odd-looking vacuum cleaner and prepare to have your sanity removed and carefully disposed of.

Jaden: What, afraid of insects, are you? ;)

And welcome to you, too, Anne. Please speak with Deuce about having your sanity removed. Rest assured, it is non-invasive surgery, with no known side effects.

*Spins over to Christine's page* Oooh, new fic. More HTML removal work, it seems. (I've got the entire series on my hard drive, and read them when I like. And I lkie to read them.)

Gyre: Leslie Nielsen as Madoc? Oh, Heaven have mercy...

Zath: Had I been able to send you the weather we had the last eight days, believe me, I would have...

Joyride through time: I love the idea, but what do you guys say we just relax a bit in Vegas first, while I get that fuse I need? (Check latest Joyride.) I have a few persons in the past I want to dice...

Well, must be going.

Later.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Saturday, November 6, 1999 08:26:17 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Hi all!!

Anne:Welcome!

Jessie:Happy Birthday!

Aaron:<<I haven't played Shogo, since I'm not really into mech combat. However, back when I used to hang out on the Blood comment board, somebody told me that there was a patch for Shogo that let you get the Caleb mech. That's right, a forty story version of the main character (I won't say hero) from Blood, hat, coat, and all.>>I hadn't heard that but I wouldn't be supprised seeing as the mech part of the game was the same as the on-foot part,save for buildings and soldiers being shunken to provide the illusion of height,the mechs in the game could also transform into vehicle modes prompting fans to begin work on a Transformers total conversion,but I don't know if it was ever finished(I haven't followed the Shogo websites for a while now)

Gyre:<<I saw "Dead and Loving It" a week ago, and it got me to thinking. What if the producers of that movie got ahold of the story of the Second Unseelie War? Picture Leslie Nielson in the role of Madoc. I'm LOL at the thought.:)>>*ROTFL*

Pistoff re Joyride through time:<<Oooohhhh, I love it!!! That would open up SO many possibilities! :D>>Same here,I'd love to Joyride some Nazi's or annoying movie stars and singers of yesteryear>:),fellow Joyriders,what do you think?

Goodnight all!!

Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Saturday, November 6, 1999 05:32:52 AM
IP: melnc01.bigpond.com

Anne> Welcome! Go get your sanity sooked. :)

House On Haunted Hill> Wow...I *really* have to see this. :) (Of course, IGN gave it 2/10, so I'm starting to believe that we have certain differences of opinion. Of course, they also believe the entire Myst/Riven fandom should be exiled, so maybe they were never very reliable in the first place.)

Christine> <<We are headed out of town for the weekend, to the Bavarian-themed village of Leavenworth on the other side of the Cascades.>> Bon Voyage! :D

Gyre> <> ROTLFMTO!!!

Pistoff> <<No compassion or respect, just as you said. This also reminds me of the time the space shuttle exploded--kids I went to school with were making jokes about it!! Dirty jokes!>> Um...joking about it at all is bad enough, but *dirty* jokes...?! I don't even want to know what kind of mind could work that way...

Zath> Ack...sorry to hear of the awful experiences of that concert. I've always been more fond of CDs than live performances myself. :) <<my roommates reading over my shoulder (since my desk's set up with my back to the door, this can be a problem)>> Hm...There are these little mirrors they have, that you can stick to the corner of your monitor and see anyone coming up behind you. I have one myself (although I don't have this problem; I just think it looks kewl ^_^); they're quite effective. :)

SJ> <<For more reference as to works that Lucas used as inspiration for Star Wars, I suggest you rent an older Japanese film by (in my opinion) the greatest Japanese (and one of the greatest of any nationality, period) directors of all time, Akira Kurosawa named "The Hidden Fortress".>> THAT's the one I was thinking of! Thanks for reminding me! :D I knew it had Fortress somewhere in the title, but the rest was lost somewhere in the depths of my malfunctioning mind...I'll have to look this movie up. :)
Wilek Nereus
Saturday, November 6, 1999 02:37:02 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

Christine: Wow... a faith story. I quite liked it. May we see some more of those two (or possibly... 3) in the near future.

Toku: Well, I think the modem is most likely ok. Do you know if it is setup as a dial-up adapter and is setup to be a TCP/IP -> Dial-up Adapter?

Pissy: Pokemon: Yeah, tell me about it.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Saturday, November 6, 1999 12:44:08 AM
IP: t1-45.visitus.net

Busy, busy, busy day. No time for an RP post (sorry guys :( ), but I'll do so tomorrow, I hope. Carry on without me, if need be.

***REVIEW OF AVENGERS ANIMATED SERIES***
*sigh* Not the best animated show I've ever seen. Certainly not the best Marvel animated show I've ever seen. Overall....I don't know what to think of it. The animation isn't that great; it suffers from the "too cartoony" feel that both X-Men and Spider-Man had (why can't they use a more "realistic" style like in Gargoyles?). I didn't like the voice actors; Ultron, for example, sounded like some sort of android British twit. The plot....well, it was pretty simple (as in childish), and frankly I didn't care for the characters that much. Some of the costume designs are ugly....and perhaps my number one complaint--NO STRONG AVENGER PRESENCE. I.e the absensce of the "big three". I've said it before, I'll say it again--Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor make the team. You need at least one of them there at all times. Who the hell wants Ant-Man leading a team? ANT-MAN. Yeah, real cool, our superhero leader has the wonderful ability to talk to ants. I'm sure insects with brains smaller than a grain of sand make wonderful conversationlists. Give me the Thunder God any day of the week over Bug Boy. The comic book's better, but the show could improve.
***END REVIEW***

House on Haunted Hill: I may go see this. It's a remake, so that right there is grounds for me to detest it, but it looks to have some sufficiently gory elements that'll keep my interest. It's gotta be better than the Haunting '99. I know someone mentioned the BWP insulted their IQ. Haunting not only insulted my Intelligence but it flipped my IQ the ol' "New York Salute". Goddamn Caspar the Unfriendly Ghost chasing Catherine Zeta-Jones around a mansion. Why do these movies get the green light???

Wilek: For more reference as to works that Lucas used as inspiration for Star Wars, I suggest you rent an older Japanese film by (in my opinion) the greatest Japanese (and one of the greatest of any nationality, period) directors of all time, Akira Kurosawa named "The Hidden Fortress". You can see numerous inspirations for SW, from the two bumbling comic reliefs (essentially C-3PO and R2D2), the brave general (probably Han Solo), and the courageous princess (Leia). Plus it's a cool film by a great director. Check for it in the foreign film section of your local video store.

Toku: That's a pretty sick story there, my friend. Not surprising though, from a cynical perspective. We are really a society of vultures who thrive on the carrion of a tragedy.

Finally....to get this out of the way before the PG goes back into effect....I gotta link to this song. It's in my head...It's the new song by Tommy Lee's new group, "Methods of Mayhem." It's rap, which I usually hate, and it's by Tommy Lee, who I usually hate, but I'm hooked on it. It's damn explicit though. Has to be to have Lil' Kim guest on it. I wish I could share this with JackaL, he'd love it....where are you, bro?
Sevarius Jr. - [<------Click at own risk!]
Saturday, November 6, 1999 12:35:28 AM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

Oops, something I should clear up: When I mentioned the BJ scene and getting more and more pissed, I should've clarified that I'm not pissed at Denis. I'm pissed at _myself_ for not removing that scene in the very beginning... :(

Zath: I know what you mean about not having time to read stuff. I used to be able to write my own fics, read those of other writers, and still keep up with three different CRs. But life has been pretty hectic, the last couple of months. There's no rush on Vacuum Riders, though; the one appearing in AvMists is the only one written so far. WE've got plenty of stuff in mind for episodes when we start writing them, though. :) Gonna be fun stuff. It'll have to wait until the 3rd or maybe 4th season of the main series, though, because of certain plot points that would be prematurely revealed. As for the main series, I'm going back and fixing typos and reposting them. Minor changes, mostly, correcting spelling mistakes and stuff. So, there's no hurry. I'm glad you're interested in this. That's good enough for me. Whenever you get around to it is fine...and hopefully you'd like to do more drawings for us, too. :D And I know what you mean about not wanting your roommates to see what you're reading. I always watched Gargs on the little TV in my room, and it was a long time before I let my mom know that I was writing this stuff, just because I didn't her giving me that _look_... ;)

Fire Storm: Ahhh...well, as long as it's an actual part of the plot, I won't complain. ;) And...Ash Catchem?? Oh gawd...yet another reason for me to hate that show. *evil grin*

Kaioto: That's a shame. We all hope you can get Lexy back in here as soon as possible. :)
Pissy - [phred@koalas.com]
Friday, November 5, 1999 11:45:04 PM
IP: wire-18.koalas.com

Firestorm> It is a very nice offer ... we tried to install the drivers and all for the modem to get it recognized ... I'm going to remove the modem from the device manager and then reboot and relocate it as if new ... if they don't work, I'm making Gateway fix it ... it is their responsibility under the warranty ...

I could probably remove the modem and move it to another slot and THEN treat it like a spanking new modem for recog. reasons ... but I'm 7 states away ... *Sighs*

But thanks for the offer :)
Toku Kaioto - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Boston, MA, USA
Friday, November 5, 1999 11:29:30 PM
IP: 1cust136.tnt1.brockton.ma.da.uu.net

Toku: Need any tech-support on Lexy's computer?

Wow... quite a few newbies...
<Laughs maniacly>
Excellent. New subjects for my experiments!

Boy Meets World: I don't believe it. Corey and Tapenga got married. May they have many bitter divorces. I am sorry, but EVERYONE (INCLUDING Tapenga) KNEW that the #1 reason Corey wanted to marry her was for SEX, pure and simple. They even show that. I almost feel sorry for her... but she brought it upon herself.
OH! And that episode made a TOTAL mockery of marriage. Ruining one marriage just to make another a little nicer? CRUEL, and I would PERSONALY kill the brother that did that!

Robby: BACK TO PG?!?!?!?!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Pokemon: found somthing odd (and quite stupid, IMHO). The main man in that show is named Ash Catchem. Catchem? Couldn't they think of a more origional name?

Pissy: Well, in some of my stories the sex scenes may seem out of place, but in later stories those scenes from my first stories are important.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Friday, November 5, 1999 11:24:49 PM
IP: t1-45.visitus.net

Good eve everyone
David G>>got your email, sure I would love to help any way I can
Well it's right out of the flame and into the fry pan at work, the grand reopening went well, but now we have to pull halloween and get xmas stuff up in its place--the only problem being that we were shipped more xmas stuff in sept & oct this year and in larger quanities, because we were to be getting a brand new gardenshop added on to the building (gardenshop becomes xmas showroom). Now there is soooo much freight to cull through and only a small seasonal area to put it into on the sales floor(my exsisting gardenshop can't be used 'cause it's not heated). The only good thing is it looks like the city will approve the waiver which will allow the gardenshop project to be built, but too late for this years xmas stuff. oh well, just so they can get it done before next march when I have to start the gardenshop[ again, it will make me a very happy camper.
Delphi - [cmiller@magiclink.com]
Twin Falls, Idaho
Friday, November 5, 1999 11:18:06 PM
IP: twin58vv.magiclink.com

Well, I've finally recovered from last night's concert. Since it was homecoming, Smashmouth was playing a free show on campus. Everyone said it started at 7, so we went early and got there around 6:30, so we managed to get right up near the stage, against that metal gate thing (you know, those barriers that look like long lines of four foot high bike racks). Then the marching band showed up and we had to listen them play (who was it who had the mob of rabid audiologists?, because someone really needs to lecture them about how stupid it is to disperse the horn players throughout the crowd to blast directly in everyone's faces/ears) and the football team talk about how even though they've sucked so far this year, they're still going to manage to beat UCLA somehow (yeah right). This lasted for an hour, and then we just stood around for another hour, during people on the other side of the barrier started wandering around handing out free back-stage passes, so I almost got my ribs crushed (several times because every time the guy went by after that, everyone expected him to have more) against the bars as everyone tried to get one. Finally Smashmouth came out around 9pm. At this point, the crowd got really rowdy and I almost got crushed again. After the first 4 or 5 songs I got sick of getting pushed/hit/stepped on/slammed/abused, being right in front of the speakers was giving me a monster headache, and if one more 6 foot+ implanted woman started jumping up and down behind me, slamming her breasts into the back of my head I was going to scream, so I wormed my way through the crowd to the back, where I ended up near the KROQ (a local radio station) booth. Unfortunately, KROQ had promised "a ton of free CD's and stuff after the show," so as soon as the band walked off stage everyone rushed the booth and I nearly got trampled again. The mountains of free stuff they promised turned out to be 10 CD's and a box of key chains with the station's logo. I'm still a little sore. I don't think I'm very eager to repeat the whole concert experience. The music was good, but I could get the same songs from a couple of CD's without any of the physical danger.

Warpmind> <<LIGHTNING STRUCK WATER PIPE - MAN ELECTROCUTED WHILE URINATING>> **cringe** That's even worse than when one of my camp councelors ended up in the hospital because the water pipes got struck by lightning while she was showering. <<Right now, we have had a really bad storm here since Friday... you heard me right: As of today, we've had Seven Days of Sh*tty Weather!>> I wish we were having that here. Not only do I love thunderstorms (For some reason I find the sound of rolling thunder strangely calming, some of the best sleep I get is while listening to heavy storms) but it hasn't rained at all since I moved to L.A. more than 2 months ago, so the air is so dry I've been having problems with nosebleeds.

Christine> << finished "The Boy With the Healing Hands;" ... Will post it later>> Oooo... I'll have to find time to read it. Fortunately, since you claim it doesn't have any graphic sex, I won't have to wait until my roommates are all out of the apartment (which is why I haven't gotten to Revenge of the Amazon Women yet : ( ). Also, when are we going to hear more about Brendan (who would have thought *he'd* end up a favorite) and Dakota?

Pistoff> <<that dog was wandering around, dragging its butt on the grass, and grunted, "F--k!">> *LOL* <<My parents got me all hyped up about Santa and the Easter Bunny and all that stuff...then one day I found out none of them were real.>> I found out really early in life (I was 3 or 4, my parents tried to keep my in the dark, but one Christmas they got sloppy), but I've known a lot of people who didn't find out until 4th or 5th grade (but most of those people had other problems too). <<Jack Hammer's granddaughter>> The more I hear, the more I know I need to make time to read your series, especially Vacuum Riders. : ) Unfortunately, between school work and having to worry about my roommates reading over my shoulder (since my desk's set up with my back to the door, this can be a problem) I haven't been reading much of anything on the net recently. I've decided my roommates are like my parents in that I don't want them reading anything I'm reading until I'm certain they won't bug me about it once they find out what it is.

Rev. Attila> <<Maybe next time, Kitty and I can do the Full Monty>> Since she's always already naked, there's not much to strip. However, if you got another partner, she could provide the show's atmospheric special effects by producing enough shed fur to look like someone's using a fog machine. : )
Zath - [zath@rocketmail.com]
Friday, November 5, 1999 11:02:37 PM
IP: ppp-224-128.usc.edu

Fire Storm: Why bother?? Ohh, don't get me started on this. *g* I made the people in the Adult CR _quite_ clear on how I feel about this topic, before I gave up on 'em and stopped posting there. I'll save the details of this for a future Rant, maybe... but in a nutshell, sex doesn't bother me when it's absolutely necessary for plot or character development. But when it's thrown in just for pure tittilation, I'm not interested. For instance, one of my stories had a blowjob scene in it; my buddy, Denis, wrote the outline and I left that scene in there because I didn't want to upset him...but the more I think about it, the more pissed I get. I went back and read that scene the other day, and there's absolutely no reason for it to be in that story. The whole scene can be removed and it wouldn't affect the plot, characters, or "flow" of the story at all. So as soon as I get around to it, that's exactly what I'll do. For another example...well, I'll have to put a spoiler warning on it. Just a sec...

**GARGOYLES 2k SPOILERS**

In a recent story in our series, it's mentioned that John Castaway was given a rather...unusual punishment for his crimes. He was given to a high-ranking member of Omega Section, who happens to be a gargoyle...and she immediately made him her sex slave. I didn't put in much detail about it, just some characters commenting about it at a party...but I thought it was necessary for character development (Castaway and the gargoyle, Machiko Ryushi). And let's face it--what punishment would be more appropriate for a gargoyle hater like Castaway than to force him to have sex with one? *evil grin* So, this is an example of _appropriate_ sexual content. But if it isn't absolutely necessary, I leave it to the readers' imaginations to supply the details. Especially since one's own mind can supply images that would be better than any thousand words I could possibly type. ;)

**GARGS 2k SPOILERS OVER**

Coyote, Wilek, Zath: Thanks for sending those captions! ROTFLMAO!!

Doug: Oh, Demona and Michael Canmore...now that would be interesting. ;) I'd especially like to see Demmie's reaction...would she gut him like a trout? Or just sit there and snarl? And yes, I was also sad to hear that Andy's leaving the show. He really added to the fun. I'd volunteer for that job too, though. *g* Glad you and Kit are looking forward to Vacuum Riders. :D Ari and Clyde will definitely be a fun couple to write about. There will be other fun characters, too, like Boiler, an 8-foot=tall garg who's basically like a female version of Goliath, with the same amount of muscle mass and everything...and since she's Jack Hammer's granddaughter, she'll have a bit of an attitude problem... *evil grin* And I'll find a way to fit Graeme into it. I'd never even thought of it before. My thanks to Kitainia for giving me the idea. :) There'll be a few other familiar faces, too, and some new ones...gonna have a lot of fun with this one... :D

Jaden: <> Ohhh yeah, that's so frustrating, isn't it? ;)

Kaioto: I agree completely. I don't blame the Wiccans for being upset. Somebody was murdered, and instantly the media takes the supermarket-tabloid route. No compassion or respect, just as you said. This also reminds me of the time the space shuttle exploded--kids I went to school with were making jokes about it!! Dirty jokes! They thought it was funny. And it had nothing to do with being 12 years old, either--at that age, I understood what had happened, and I was saddened by it...and a few others my age were, as well...it's just that some people have that kind of attitude--life is cheap, unless it's their own. Tragedy is funny to them, unless they happen to be the victims. When I hear some @$$hole making sick jokes about murder victims, I just want to tear his heart out and hold it in front of his face so he can see how black it is before he dies... *sigh*

Xanathar: <<(I just got a nice Creativity demon about a Joyride through time,sweet revenge through the ages if you will>:))>> Oooohhhh, I love it!!! That would open up SO many possibilities! :D

Rev. Atilla: I bet that AK-49 comes in real handy. If you ever decide to start delivering pizzas, you'll be well prepared... ;) Oh, and your comment about Connie Chung reminded me of one of the only funny things Jay Leno ever said. Kevin Eubanks asked, "What will Connie Chung be doing in the year 2000?" Leno (I think the character's name was Beyondo, or something like that) answered, "Maury Povich!" ;)

Jessie: Kewl! Thanks, I'd appreciate that. Sorry about what happened to your glasses. Same thing happened to me a while back. I was cleaning mine, and they just snapped in half. O_O Glad you were able to get them fixed...there's noplace around here that could solder mine back together, so I had to get new frames, and the only ones that the lenses would fit were just butt-ass-ugly.... ;)

Aaron: Yeah, a dog who could say "f--k!" *chuckles* I could've made a career out of that dog, if it hadn't been for S&P... *sighs* oh well...

Jenna: Thanks for the email. Viagra..."for a friend"... LMAO!!

Christine: Hope you enjoy Leavenworth. :)

Robby: (re: odd fights) Something I'd really like to see would be Jason vs. Jack Hammer. It would be a very short movie. ;) And of course there could be tons of sequels...Jack Hammer vs. Freddy Krueger...Jack Hammer vs. the killer from "I Know what you did..." (I don't remember his name...but he reminds me of the Gorton's frozen fish mascot...)...and on and on... ;) <<"My Little Pony" being... Okay... I always figured it was because they were marketing to little girls. SIlly me...>> ROTFLMAO!!

Gyre: Leslie Nielson as Madoc?? LMAO!! I'd pay good money to see that...if I _had_ good money, at least... *g*

And finally, another bit from the 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said: "Good evening, sports fans! We're crammed into a field house where tonight's sexual competition begins with the State High School championship. Did I say _sectional_? I meant sexual!" --a sports commentator
Pistoff - [phred@koalas.com]
Friday, November 5, 1999 10:02:35 PM
IP: wire-18.koalas.com

I saw "Dead and Loving It" a week ago, and it got me to thinking. What if the producers of that movie got ahold of the story of the Second Unseelie War? Picture Leslie Nielson in the role of Madoc. I'm LOL at the thought.:)
Gyre - [wseeley@epix.net]
Friday, November 5, 1999 08:34:10 PM
IP: fltg3-ppp61.fltg.net

Hi guys! I'm a little busy and I'd write more but I've got work to do. Anyway, I'd like to make some notes:

Robby>don't worry about the PG ratings. I read the stories aloud to my sister, and I cut out all the stuff that my sister shouldn't hear. She doesn't really like looking on the computer screen because it gives her a headache :>

Thanks everybody for a warm welcome, I really appreciate it :) Bye!
Anne
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Friday, November 5, 1999 07:28:16 PM
IP: 209-130-164-117.nas1.apv.gblx.net

**RP HERE**

Black Tiger and Jim's clone are in Egypt, and slowly walking towards civilization.
"So, explain to me again why we left the rest of the group?" Jim's naive clone asks.
BT sighs. "For a clone of my father, you sure can be dense sometimes.. Wait, Jim was pretty stupid too... The reason being that now that the Phalanx threat is taken care of, they don't need to be bothered by whats coming."
"You mean the Ten?"
"Yeah..." Black Tiger, aka Musoke Punzara Noying sighs. "No reason for them to live in fear."
"And what about SJ? He was pretty hurt when we left..."
"He's better off if he dies now. He won't suffer later that way."
"Hmm." Jim's clone shrugs and continues folowing BT through the desert.

**END RP FOR NOW**

Lesee. Required caps stuff here...

VISIT STATION EIGHT!

POKEMON THE MOVIE IN JUST 5 DAYS!

TARZAN HiTS VIDEO FEBRUARY FIRST!

Oii... I've tried posting several times this week and Dis Connect keep killing my posts... Grr...

Haloween- Fairly fruitless here. I didn't end up dyiung my hair, (Nothing would have washed out fast enough to get back to normal in reasonable time) so I didn't go out as Trunks... Not that anyone woulda known who he was anyway...

Dark Ages episode- Well, I can't really comment on it one way or the other since I helped write the thing, but one things for sure... I know whats coming, and once it gets here, you may all find this episode a bit more to your liking... Hee. Now I know how the Beast Machines writers feel... But right now I'm smack dab in the middle of working on Timedancer stuff...

Rulok- You were called "Goliath"? In THAT costume? Hmm. Wierd.

SFX movies- Generally, I don't care for movies that are all SFX. Because they're dull and stupid, relying on explosions more than plot. I didn't like Independance dayh, I refused to see the Mummy, and face it, Star Wars 1 was ruined by the over attention to the CGI. However, most of Arnold S's stuff I like... Odd...

Aaron- I didn't put up the Tubular Bells midi, Lonny did. Heh.

Shooting games- If its in an arcade, its no fun because the aim tends to be off and you have as many lives as you have coins. At home its a bit more of a challenge, like in Virtua Cop, but it doesn't last since you just memorize where everything pops up.

Early holidays- Heh. I've already finished my Christmas shopping actually... But thats largely due to my allowance situation. At only a certain amount of cash a month, I *literall* can't afford to wait until Christmas to shop. (Of course, it threw off my funds for Slayers Next, but oh well...)

Pokemon- There's only two camps on this show. You either love it or hate it. I haven't seen anyone inbetween. And at first I wanted to hate it, I really did. Now... Its more or less my favorite show for the time being.

Man electrocuted while urinating... Ouch...

Anne- We have 8 year old readers? Oh spit... Back to the PG rating guys...

Coyote- Slayers NEXT spoilers... Must... avert... eyes...

Aaron- "My Little Pony" being... Okay... I always figured it was because they were marketing to little girls. SIlly me...

Jackal's condition- For those of you really searching for him, his AOL IM thingie is sucdeth88...

Odd fights- Something I've been wondering about for a while now... Lion-O of the Thundercats versus He-Man from Masters of the Universe. Both have powerful magical swords, both are from the 80's and have the same basic muscle structure and outfit, and both have hyphens in their name... Who would win in a fight, assuming their swords allowed them to fight someone else who was good and all...
Robby
Friday, November 5, 1999 06:48:40 PM
IP: spider-tp033.proxy.aol.com

^_^ Hey there Anne!!! Welcome hugz for you!!!

Interesting that you talk about homeschooling- my husband and I are thinking about it when we have kids and we may ask your advise when the time comes! ^_^
jenna
Friday, November 5, 1999 06:13:52 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Anne> Hi! Welcome to the room. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying TGS, and especially that your little sister is as well. Home-schooled, eh? Since forever, I assume? Sounds cool. You have _no_ idea the jealousy you evoke when you say you always stay up all night and sleep in till noon. ;) That's my dream schedule.

Buffy/Angel> I only began watching "Buffy" a little before the last season ended. When it first came out I had readily dismissed it. Wish I hadn't. "Angel" is proving to be the equal of, and even almost the superior to, "Buffy". I cite the blonde vamp's dialogue (his name is so obvious...) at the beginning of "Angel" during the crossover that happened a couple weeks back.

Awakenings Script> Oh, man. Cel art really isn't my thing, but a SIGNED script of AWAKENINGS, that's something different... pity it exceeded my price range a few hundreds ago. ;)
Entity
Friday, November 5, 1999 04:51:04 PM
IP: ely-oh4-06.ix.netcom.com

Glad everyone enjoyed my twisted little Meuzwei pokemon....

RE: HOLIDAYS Nice to see I'm not alone. The kicker is, i can UNDERSTAND the motive behind commercialism, but WHY would you start the Remembrance Day stuff before Halloween? Last I checked that wasn't a commercial holiday....and starting to wear a poppy on Oct 29, so far in advance of the day, rather takes away from the day itself in my mind.

And it's not just my school or my city...I saw it on the news too.

A welcome to the new people in the room! Feel free to join in whenever!

My Little Pony: *BLINX* So THAT is why most of the ponies are girls...here and I thought the babies came from illicit relationships with the "Big Brother Ponies!" (As a farm kid I knew they had to come from SOMEWHERE!!!) LOL
Stormy
Friday, November 5, 1999 03:03:50 PM
IP: clifford-239.wcl.on.ca

Aaron- Sporks!!! *LOL*
jenna
Friday, November 5, 1999 02:59:00 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Oops.
_Now_ clickie ...
Christine
Friday, November 5, 1999 02:55:38 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

New on my site:
"The Boy With the Healing Hands," a story that, while it contains no sex and no violence and no language harsher than 'hell' or 'damn' might still manage to offend some ...
A pic of Corwin by Eva.
Clickie or go to http://www.eskimo.com/~vecna/new_stuff.html

We are headed out of town for the weekend, to the Bavarian-themed village of Leavenworth on the other side of the Cascades. Be back Sunday!

Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Friday, November 5, 1999 02:54:27 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

Jenna> Yes, I got your EM. I'm checking it out right now. The thing on sporks kills me.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Friday, November 5, 1999 02:27:00 PM
IP: ppp-206.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

PEGASIA> (re cel of Lexington, etc.) I tried, really I did! Check the bid history ... but now it's too rich for my blood, without a background anyway. A decent cel.
Pogo
Friday, November 5, 1999 01:30:57 PM
IP: fwnt.dorseylaw.com

Aaron- did you get the em I sent ya?
jenna
Friday, November 5, 1999 01:23:53 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

The auction for the Awakenings cel & gift of the Awakenings signed SCRIPT is over tomorrow! If you're at all interested, you'd better check it out today! http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=189551031

Pegasia - [Pegasia@aol.com]
LA, CA , USA
Friday, November 5, 1999 12:44:33 PM
IP: spider-tk013.proxy.aol.com

Jenna> 25 years of Sunday School had to be good for SOMETHING :)
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Friday, November 5, 1999 12:35:55 PM
IP: 198.215.20.3

Heheheh. Been perusing the cartoon site some more. I'm not sure the site itself is a joke per se, more a collection of really weird things people have decided to post to the site, which the authors may or may not take seriously. Check out some of the speculations on Scooby Doo, which bear an eerie resemblence to Christine's SD story. And the ramble about the smurfs as a creation alegory has to be read to be believed.

Jannie, Doug> No prob, hope you enjoy the movie. It's been two days, and I'm still jumpy. The only other movie to scare me like this was The Shining. I still don't like bathtubs.

Pistoff> A dog who could say f**k? To bad you can't curse on network TV, or we could have a new stupid pet trick.

Xanathar>I haven't played Shogo, since I'm not really into mech combat. However, back when I used to hang out on the Blood comment board, somebody told me that there was a patch for Shogo that let you get the Caleb mech. That's right, a forty story version of the main character (I won't say hero) from Blood, hat, coat, and all.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Friday, November 5, 1999 12:09:39 PM
IP: ppp-226.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

SOROW > Thanks. :)

Pistoff > When I get my photos developed, I'll email his picture to you, kay?

My glasses broke the other day...just kinda snapped for no reason. I was able to get them fixed, though, for pretty cheap. Although I did have to take an exam with tape on my glasses...

Heh. My parents had a cake sent to me last night, and the poor delivery chick looked like she _really_ didn't want to be singing "Happy Birthday." And my aunt seems to be a little confused...I got a card from her today that is sorta a horoscope birthday card...for a Libra. :P
Jessie Feff - [feff@hotmail.com]
Friday, November 5, 1999 11:54:29 AM
IP: ctrpc05.mrs.umn.edu

David- I stand corrected. ^_^
jenna
Friday, November 5, 1999 11:36:50 AM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Hi everybody. I'm waiting for some ink to dry, so I have a few minutes.

Delphi> Nice to hear from you again. I sent you an e-mail. Please get back with me as soon as it's convienant.

Doug> Yeah, I know there were combat robots and a helicoptor, but that would have made the sentence pretty clunky. I chose to be marginally inaccurate in favor of better cadence.

Jenna> The Good Samaritian was a follower of the Samaritian religion, an offshoot of Judiasim. The primary difference being that the Jews worshiped in the Temple of Solomon, while the Samaritians believed the proper place to worship was at the Well of Jacob (if I remember correctly). Samaritians were Jewish half-breeds, and were looked down upon by "pure" jews.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Friday, November 5, 1999 11:18:14 AM
IP: 198.215.20.3

Kioto- about that crime- that is very, very bad. How conviently "followers" forget that in the parable of the Good Samaritian- the Samaritian was not jewish, or christinan, but probally a follower of the "pagan" relgions of that region.

Will comment more later--
jenna
Friday, November 5, 1999 10:25:13 AM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Hey! Guess who's back!!

Spacebabie> I'm glad you liked my dance. You should see me do the cat walk :)

SOROW> <<Watch your butt>> Well, GB will be certain to get near you during break times :)

Firestorm> GB might help with the fare, but Kenna may not let her near him for this next one :)

Sevarius Jr> <>

$We're not labeling them as the evil party, we just can't stand House Kaiser Slick Dick Gephardt, nor do we like those obnoxious progressives. The bill will be defeated with help form the Blue Dog Democrats and the New Democrat coalition. Warren Beatty might be a fun target, though.$
BTW, I found an amusing article showing a meeting with Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, Donald Trump, Jesse Ventura, Cybil Shepherd, and Warren Beatty. What the Reform Party needs next is a guy who was probed by an alien :)

Zath> Maybe next time, Kitty and I can do the Full Monty :)

Wilek> I know I'm insane, but name one feline minister who is sane.

Warpmind> $Don't worry. They're coming for me. I ripped out Rob Reiner's left eye a few months back. He arranegd a Hollywood army to take me out. We won't go get them. They'll come after us, but if you don't want to face them, let me know.$

Pistoff> Revenge page? Meow!!! I'm a cat, so Santa never gave me anything, anyway. Well, I did get an AK-49 for Christmas when I was 3.

Welcome to Infinity and Anne. Yes, you are being greeted by a nine year old cat :)

Doug> $Let me know when the dirty sock gang goes for LOve :)$

Toku> Why am I not surprised about the media doing this. Oh, that reminds me. **Takes out his AK-49 and fills Connie Chung with 20 pounds of lead** That feels better.

I'm off. Meow!

Reverend Attila - [RevAttila@catsrule.garfieldcom]
New Orleans, Louisiana
Friday, November 5, 1999 10:24:00 AM
IP: 141.164.133.103

Goodmorning all, no time to catch up on the CR, but I did skim and it seems there are a lot of B-days this month happy birthday to every one that has them. gotta run have a good day.
delphi - [cmiller@magiclink.com]
Twin Falls, Idaho
Friday, November 5, 1999 08:51:07 AM
IP: twin5918.magiclink.com

Hi...I'm new here, but I've been a gargoyle fanatic ever since I was eight years old, when the show first came out. I'm very pleased that the staff of TGS has brought the characters back to life, and it seems like I can't get enough of gargoyle stories. I'm young (if you did the math I'm almost 14 years old), but don't let that bother you because...well...you may have heard this "excuse" a million times, but I'm wise for my age. My little sister and I have comed to love the protectors of the night, and TGS is our favorite fanfic site (especially since my sister is eight years old and these stories don't lead that far from the PG ratings).

*BUFFY/ANGEL spoilers!*
I liked the Buffy and Angel shows this past Wednesday. Cave Buffy was completely weird but loveable--unless you get in her way and she gets mad--and I'm glad that she at last got over (hopefully *sigh*) that stupid Parker at last! I think that the Willow/Parker fight could have been a little better because I really wanted Willow to finish that fight she was having with Parker, but then they got interrupted. The very ending was awesome, I thought, when Buffy finally knocks Parker out on the head (for the 2nd time--though he rightfully deserves it). My question is: when the effect wears off of Cave Buffy and she becomes normal Buffy, will she remember all of this? Probably, but on a different subject, I can't wait to see next week's episode!

"Angel" was totally cool. I think it's sad that (forgive me, I forget his name) Angel's sidekicked pal is leaving the show soon. The mystery of his past could be drawn deeper, and further episodes could be run by this. Who knows? Maybe after he leaves the show the guy's mysterious past will be brought up and Cordy and Angel go on a "journey" to go and solve it (sorry if I'm not making any sense).
*End BUFFY/ANGEL spoilers*

Anyway, if you look at the time I wrote this, it's around six o'clock in the morning. I'm homeschooled if anybody's wondering why I'm up this early because I usually get up at nine o'clock or eleven o'clock in the morning. Anyway, I'll post again tomorrow because I'm getting _really_ sleepy. Oh yeah...

*Last note/warning of House on Haunted Hill--SPOILERS!*
PS--I saw the movie "House on Haunted Hill" last night, and I'll just say that it was the freakiest, scariest, twistiest (is that even a word?) movie I've ever seen! As I have a passion for seeing scary or dramatic movies (but I DON'T watch soap operas...okay, maybe one...) I'd say I'm qualified to give a little description of the insight of the movie: rated as R for good reason. You know movies where things pop out of the shadows or jump from behind you? Well, the whole movie is intensly filled with jumps and a bit of gore, a spice of romance, and brimmed up to your elbows with terror...at least, for a thirteen-year-old as myself, that's what I saw, and that's the reason why my two friends kept screaming at every turn. But I know Time has an inevitable way of making people mature as they grow up, so it's up to you Elders to decide your own, I guess.
*End note/warning for spoilers on "House on Haunted Hill"*

I can't wait to post tomorrow, when I'm a little more awake and I can actually use my brains. So, nighty-night!
Anne
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Friday, November 5, 1999 07:24:29 AM
IP: 209-130-164-230.nas2.apv.gblx.net

Hi all!!

Sarge re top ten:*LOL*

Aaron:<<There's some pretty annoying stuff on there, like the guy about three entries above this one, who bashes gargoyles because Elisa and Goliath have an interspecies relationship.>>WHAT!!,I missed that part,Ooo! that comment really burns me up>:(

Aaron again:<>Ever play "Shogo Mobile armor devision" cool little Anime inspired game made by the same company that did Blood II.

Pistoff:<<I agree about the holiday stuff--the night before Halloween, I went to Wal-Mart to get some stuff for trick-or-treaters...and they were already taking the stuff down and replacing it with Christmas stuff. And another thing--you don't see much about Thanksgiving, do you? Maybe one or two shelves of decorations and stuff...but mostly, they just skip straight to Christmas. They gotta start selling Furbies to the gullible public.... ;)>>Quite correct,we don't have thanksgiving over here in the merry old land of OZ:) just christmas and If I hear Bing Crosby's White christmas just one more time I'm going to hurt someone,I'd happily Joyride Bing but he's already dead(I just got a nice Creativity demon about a Joyride through time,sweet revenge through the ages if you will>:))

Pistoff again:<<click my name to see the newest addition to my web site--The Revenge Page. MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!>>*ROTFLMAO*,Serves him right I say:)

Infinity:Welcome.

Toku Kaioto:Loved the rant and I agree,I start laughing every time I hear the media talk about it's "moral obligations" and such because quite frankly,it doesn't really have any because it would get in the way of a good story.

Goodnight all!!
Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Friday, November 5, 1999 06:44:22 AM
IP: melnc01.bigpond.com

Warpmind> <<Right now, we have had a really bad storm here since Friday... you heard me right: As of today, we've had Seven Days of Sh*tty Weather!>> ACK! A previous computer of mine was taken out by lightning; I hope yours doesn't suffer the same fate! O_O' <<If you haven't checked out Chaosium's homepage yet, I recommend you do: They have a limited amount of Cuddly Cthulhu for sale. Plus, via The Wizard's Attic you can get diplomas from Miscatonic University... and more. ;)>> Indeed? Oh, I MUST check that out when I get the time... :D

Sarge> Top Ten> LOL! :D

Spacebabie> forgot last time> Happy Birthday! :D

Coyote> Did ye get my e-mail? :) <<fires up his handy-dandy impact wrench and drives a number of sharp-pointed 15/16" bolts into DC's genitalia>> <doubles over> OOF....

Christine> <<aside from the sleepers, the smashed stone folks, and all that ... we don't know how many humans threw their worthless lives away when Fortress I went down into the river in flames ... or how many of Sevarius' earlier test subjects didn't make it ... I don't know if we could ever get a firm body count!>> Heh...that's one of the great things about Gargs--it's just about the only modern animated series that had the guts to kill people on such a grand scale. 8)

Jenna> <<Also he does have an Akira shpeel sayin, Akira is basically a Japanese starwars- Huh?>> Um...I remember Lucas saying Star Wars was based loosely upon some anime or other, but I don't think it was Akira...

Kaioto> Wiccan murder> What...?! <grr> As a wise and intelligent person once said, "The media is on crystal meth." >:(
Wilek Nereus
Friday, November 5, 1999 03:40:43 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

Well, we installed the modem driver more properly ... but it still doesn't want to connect. *sighs* But we aren't going to quit. I'll have Lexy-chan back amoung us someday, I promise.

I was doing some reading today, and a piece of news struck me that might interest some of the Wiccans in the room, and most of us who aren't too jaded yet.

On the first of November, a promonent witch in the Michigan area was murdered in her home. Her body was discovered by her young children, and her husband has fled.

What made this incident more than a sad tale of domestic violence, however, was the way in which the media covered the event. Driving to cover the "mysterious occult", the circus decided to drive up ratings "examining" witch-craft. Their reviews consisted of contrived crap and an interview with a priest and some snickering comments about nose-twitching.

Needless to say, Wiccans on a few mailing lists and BBS's are quite aggravated. I can sure as hell understand why. This kind of behavior is ~so~ disgusting, so callouse and cruel. It is totally un-Christian and lacking both compassion and respect.

*shakes his head* The cheepness of life in this country never ceases to amaze me. The going rate for the lives of "different" people amazes me even more. Guns in white schools? Ban the damn things. Guns in minority schools? Ban red clothes, ban blue clothes, ban back-wards hats. *sighs* Drug use in an afluent, white neighborhood by some kids at a party? Hell, raise awareness. Drug use is poor, urban neighborhoods by some kids? Oh, that's "normal"

WTF is wrong with people? Somedays this society's mores make me sick.

For anyone interested in a mostly factual account of the criminal activity, I've got a link to a local report. Click on my name.
Toku Kaioto - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Boston, MA, USA
Friday, November 5, 1999 03:13:04 AM
IP: 141.133.150.161

Hey everyone what's up? It has been a busy week here. New schedule, people changing things around at the last moment and all that fun stuff.

Pistoff-<She was damn lucky I couldn't reach her through that little window> I know what you mean. It seems that everytime I want to strangle someone there are always just out of reach. ;)

The Mummy-Ok I can handle killer monsters, and mobs and curses and living sand, but those little flesh-eatting bugs...YUCK!

Well night everyone.
See ya later!
Jaden - [jaden12@hotmail.com]
Los Alamos, CA
Friday, November 5, 1999 02:24:27 AM
IP: cache2.avtel.net

**LONG RP HERE**

The screen flicks on, back in LA, where Al Detergent has just asked "What is going on here?" Asil flashes him a crimson glare as he waits for an answer expectantly. "You're in charge here?" Storm Eagle asks. "That is correct." "Are these your employees?" "We prefer the term associates," The Amazing Socko snaps. "Or employees," Nylon Man shrugs. "Employees is fine." Lint man nods and pushes up his sunglasses while Scrubber and Static keep glaring at Staina and Bleach Man continues to leer at Asil. "Yo!" he waves. "Cute winged girly-woman! Over here!" Kitainia's evil clone shifts her aim to him and is about to pull the trigger when Al Detergent coughs loudly and pushes the gun barrel away. "Ahem," he says. "I asked what's going on here. Can I get an answer please before you start destroying us with that cannon or whatever you have?" "It's a DOOM surplus BFG," Asil growls in reply. "And you people are being very annoying to me!" "You don't want to piss her off," Storm Eagle warns. "She's really a b&^#h when she's angry." Al Detergent nods, deciding to take that under advisement. "Why were you here in the first place?" he asked. "And what first made you want to exterminate my Dirty Laundry gang?" "We saw your signs," Asil snarls. "We're in need of some goons, and for a moment we thought you'd fit the bill. Then that little trollop there had to ruin our clothing and our new car!" Detergent frowns. "Staina," he declares, "you have been a very bad girl!" Staina immediately bursts into tears. Detergent shakes his head and turns back to Asil and Storm Eagle. "I apologize for my daughter's behavior. I will discipline her. There is no need for you to waste ammunition on this pathetic mob." "Pathetic mob?" Socko raises his eyebrows. "I thought we were cool guys!" "The rest of you are cool," declares Static. "I'm sizzling!" "And I," chuckles Bleach Man, "am H-O-T HOT!" Asil and Storm Eagle look at each other and roll their eyes. "We'll be going now," Asil says. "Wait!" Nylon Man stops them. "You said you needed some goons. Can we be them? Please?" "Uh,..." Storm Eagle mutters. "He's right," Scrubber rumbles. "We really need jobs. Please help us." Most of the gang immediately falls to their knees and adopts a begging position while Staina keeps crying, Bleach Man grins and waves, and Al Detergent shrugs and sighs. "I assure you," he tells Asil, "we may be somewhat strange but we are also very dependable. If you hire us, it will be the best mistake you've ever made." Asil looks over the group, then back at Detergent, and laughs. "I have never seen anyone more pathetic!" "Pathetic?" Socko asks. "We aren't pathetic! We're just socially challenged, that's all!" The others nod in agreement. "You guys are going to have to prove yourselves," Storm Eagle declares. "We MIGHT hire you if you have the skill." The gang looks at each other and shrugs. "Okay," Bleach Man smiles. "I'll prove myself to you!" "We all will," Al Detergent adds. "Dirty Laundry Gang, form ranks!" The gang nods and all jump up and stand in a row as Asil and Storm Eagle to continue to look on. Just then the screen fades out.

**COMING UP NEXT TIME- THE DIRTY LAUNDRY GANG'S JOB EVALUATION. WILL THEY PASS? (PAUSE RP)**

Hi everybody. <sighs heavily, lurches forward a bit> Man, this week has been busy. School stuff all the time, combined with writing and various errands to prepare for Thanksgiving vacation (now's the best time to do it, what with all the people who travel then). I haven't been able to post in here until tonight. Ack! Not only that, there won't be any films coming out tomorrow that look worth watching. <sighs> Next week it's a different story (Pokemon, Light It Up, Dogma, and possibly one or two more. Why did they have to wait till next week to put all this out at the same time? Augh!). Oh well, maybe Kit and I can go see House on Haunted Hill if we need to get out tomorrow. Hope it's as good as Aaron said (thanks for the review, man). I guess I may be getting some more fic done this weekend. :) Speaking of which...

Fanfic Progress: Inner Demons is coming along great. I'm now at what I call the big brunch scene. It starts off the Demona and Conan subplot; has Seth talk with Demona, Doc, and Zack & Weston about various things; features special crossover guest star Samuel L. Jackson (reprising his role from Die Hard 3); and may have a little racist agitation in the club too. <sighs> It's a big scene. And there's a lot more fic ahead. Just so people will look forward to it more, here are two things that will happen in the plot-
1. One of the minor good guys is going to die. Surpisingly this will not have much of an impact on the main action. :)
2. Anyone remember how Jadriel was upgrading his gang members in Goblins? In this story, readers will get to see the results.

Coyote: Read Team Delta. Sorry I didn't tell you what I thought about it earlier than now. As I said above, lately I've been pressed for time and the time I have has largely been full of stress. <sighs> Well, there are certain things that can make stress easier on you. They include loving activities with your significant other <grins at Kit>, Dungeons and Dragons (had to chair a game of that last night), good books, writing, video games, and reading stories like Team Delta. As people have told you already, you did a very good job on it. Definitely worth the wait, great action and character development (and laugh-out-loud Chaz and Lina scenes). 10/10 stars, man, and thumbs up. IMO, this is probably the best WCC story so far (though it shares ranks with Team Alpha). Keep up the excellent work. I can hardly wait for Team Eagle and the confrontation it is sure to include between the sisters and Rain. :)

Ironwolf: My condolences on the death of your friend. I too have lost friends in the past (one died when I was twelve, another when I was 18) and know as you do now that few things are more painful. Hope you, his other friends, and his family, are able to get past this and go on. My prayers are with you all the way.

**BEGIN SPOILERS FOR NEW DARK AGES RP**

Liked To Every Season a lot. It had great emotion and human story. Good development on the Eldest, I liked how her character was shown (and look forward to more of her apprentice, wonder if she'll get a name). At the same time I also found the story somewhat...um, how do I say this?...a bit too easygoing in style and inspiring of yawns. The errors Ed mentioned irritated me too, though not as much as the Trio and broken egg subplot which I found boring and cliched. It also irritated me when the cook didn't get punished for what he did. The fact that not much happened in the story also contributed to its tediousness and I'm not sure I liked the Brooklyn's tale format much. But hey, it was Dark Ages, and DA is something I've really been wanting to see it again. Hopefully future episodes of the new season will be the kind of marvels the first season made me come to expect. <crosses fingers> This one was pretty good, hope that next time the staff can correct their imperfections. 5/10, thumbs up on the Eldest and diagonal down on everything else. Oh yeah, it's also up on the artwork. Way up. Good job, Robby. You had some nice emotion and color in those pictures. There should have been one of the Eldest as well, though, and her possible new apprentice. Maybe if I had been able to better visualize them in my mind (pictures help with that) I would have liked the story more.

**END SPOILERS FOR NEW DA**

Halloween: Glad everyone had such a great holiday. Like Kit said, we're really sorry we forgot the pictures. Next year we are bringing a camera to Sixth Street (the costumes we saw were so worth the film and we had to leave Kodak behind <sighs>). Wonder what we'll be going as. We have a year to decide. :)

Pistoff: I've enjoyed Conan's mating bits too. He probably won't be able to do one with Demona and Castaway because Castaway is supposed to be dead right now, but one of her and the current Hunter, Michael Canmore, is possible. :) Speaking of Conan, I am saddened to know Andy is leaving next year. I really like him a lot. Wonder who Conan will find to replace that guy (if he can't get anyone else, I'll gladly volunteer :). Watching the show now, Counting Crows are on it. And they're preforming their blah new single. Why couldn't they do Mr. Jones, or (my theme song) Round Here or another of their good songs from the old days? <sighs> Oh, btw, I too am looking forward to Vaccum Riders. Your universe's Ari sounds interesting. :) You'll probably put an interesting spin on Graeme too if he comes in. <grin> Hope to see it soon in Avalon Mists (depends on how fast the days fly by).

Stormy: Thanks for the hilarious and wonderful Pokemon crossover fic. Wonder how it will compare to the actual film (next week we'll know!).

The Mummy: I enjoyed seeing it the first time. Seeing it again, though, would probably not be worth it. It would seem too predictable and cliched, mostly due to all the bad things in it that people have brought up. Kit's and my verdict on it- Good when you first see it, bad afterwards. It's not like classic films such as Ben Hur, The Terminator, The Rock, The original Star Wars Trilogy, Die Hard, Indy Jones and the Last Crusade, The Faculty, Taxi Driver, Class of 1999, and so on which one can enjoy viewing several times despite their flaws. So, no, Scott, it is not worth seeing again. :) (Hartoth and Sun&Serpent are way better too.)

Buffy & Angel: *mild spoilers* These episodes, on the other hand, both belong in the "see again" category, especially the Angel one. I liked the alcoholic-caveman villains in Buffy, and the Xander development ("You are a bad bad man!" ranks among my favorite Xander lines). I thought that except for Parker (whose scenes I selectively ignored because like everyone I dislike the guy) it was pretty good. Gave it a 7.5, thumbs up. Looking more forward to the next two episodes, since they sound more interesting. This week's new Buffy was okay. The new Angel, though, was wonderful. Great development on Doyle (how are they going to replace this guy when he dies?) and especially Cordelia (wonderful dialogue for her in this episode). The ghosts were also interesting and made great characters, I look forward to more development on Dennis. (Just please, no scenes with him spying on Cordy while she's showering or getting dressed! Not that I wouldn't mind seeing that. I just think it would be too cliched for what is turning out to be a very original and excellently unique show.) Angel got 10/10. Anything else I could say has been said. :) *mild spoilers end*

Gun Games: I agree that most pistol games work better with two handguns (though I'm usually more skilled with just one). David G- I have seen Terra Burst and agree that House of the Dead needs its weapons (they were the only thing that ruled about that game). Also just for the record, normal humans were not the only bad guys in Lethal Enforcers (I should know, I loved that game). The last stage had killer tank robots and an Apache helicopter too. But could you get special weapons to help you fight them? NO! :(

Missing People: I also am worried about them. Hope they come back soon. Glad to know at least one (Deuce) is doing okay. Oh, and Green Baron- WB!

Christine: Congrats on finishing another story. I look forward to reading it when it's up.

<skims CR again, nods> Okay, that looks to be all the topics on which I wanted to comment. <grins> Hope Fox brings back Action next week (they showed some stupid new game show tonight instead; I skipped it for CBS's Diagnosis Murder, which was pretty good). Until I post again (may happen this weekend), good night. <waves>

**RESUME RP (note- this occurs before SJ's last one)**

Sevarius stops the CPR, checks his son's pulse, and sighs. "It's not working!" he wails. "No!" "It has to work," Tricia prays. "We can't have come all this way just to have SJ die on us now!" "There's only one choice," Wilek sighs. "We'll have to beam him up to the Avatar and see if the medical staff can do anything for him. Doug, can I trust you and the Ravens here to go back outside and make sure there aren't any more Phalanx around while we take SJ in?" "Sure," Doug nods, looking very worried. "He's going to be okay, isn't he?" "We'll do our best," Miriam promises. "I know you will," says Kitainia, looking at the grieving Sevarius Sr. and Kari. "I just hope it works. We're all hoping and praying he lives." "We'll try to see that he does," Wilek says. "Later." His party steps together to surround SJ, a glowing light engulfs them, and the Ravens are left alone. "Alright," says Elena. "Perhaps now you can bring me up to date on exactly who and what those people were?" "I'll handle that," Gubio says, waving her to walk over to him. "We'll tell you on the way," Shap says. "I think we better get out of this Sphinx and see if we're still needed outside." "Yeah," Doug agrees. "Come on." They turn to exit the chamber, but a shout stops them. "Hey guys!" Keith waves, walking forward to meet them with Elena and Meryt just behind. "Need some help down here?" "Nope," Stephanie chuckles. "Sorry, Dragonboy, I'm afraid you're too late. All the bad guys in this place are hellbound. You can walk back outside with us if you want to, though." Keith rolls his eyes. "We will definitely do that," Elena says, walking to stand by Boris. "Oh," she stops and looks at everyone, "this is a new friend of ours, Meryt-Isis. She came to help." "I'm an ancient guardian of this place," Meryt says when the Ravens look at her. "Erin's family and I also have a history together. She called me in." "Interesting," Jaden says, filing the information away. Erin smiles at Meryt and walks forward to make introductions. The Ravens say they are pleased to meet her, thank Meryt for her help so far, and then start walking out of the caverns. Gubio and Erin bring up the rear with Mist guarding their backs, the hacker telling his girlfriend as much as he can of the RP story so far as the screen goes blank.

**WILL BE CONTINUED NEXT TIME, END RP**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Friday, November 5, 1999 02:09:48 AM
IP: pool-209-138-214-92.dlls.grid.net

Just got back from seeing Smashmouth. I'll go into details when I have the energy and my ears stop ringing...
Zath
Friday, November 5, 1999 01:08:45 AM
IP: ppp-224-104.usc.edu

Infinity> Welcome, and allow Deuce to confiscate your sanity. :) As for Snow White: A Tale Of Terror...heh, that's the third time that movie has recieved a positive review in here. Maybe it's time I watched the thing. ;)

Real post later.
Wilek
Friday, November 5, 1999 12:25:06 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

Hi everyone!

I'm new here and I don't know any of you yet so I just thought I'd post a quick message to get my foot in the door. I've been reading the Gargoyles stories whenever I get a chance and I gotta say this is one of the best favfic sites I've found so far! I've been mourning the loss of Gargoyles since it was cancelled and I was really delighted when I stumbled upon TGS. OK, I'll cut out the mushy stuff now!
A quick question; has anybody here seen the showtime movie Snow White A Tale of Terror? For anyone who hasn't, it's the story of Snow White the way the Brother's Grimm meant it to be. Sigourney Weaver plays Lady Hoffman, the evil mirror-loving queen. Anyway, tonight I msnsged to watch it all the way through (minus ten minutes) and was somehow reminded of Gargoyles. More specifically, I was reminded of a certain red-haired sorceress. Some of the spells Lady Hoffman casts in Snow White reminded me of some of the creepy spells Demona casts in Gargs. I'm a big Demona fan so I guess that's why.
Well, I've rambled enough. Sorry if this post makes no sense whatsoever.
Infinity
New Castle, IN, USA
Friday, November 5, 1999 12:03:22 AM
IP: nltc-57-4.nltc.net

Thank the good Lord that tomorrow is the last game of the football season, against out main rivals. They'll win of course, cause we totally suck! But at least we'll still have fun. Last year, their band spit on us when we marched by, so the administrators won't even let us on the other side. And since both of our teams belong to the same stadium, we have to alternate home sides. This year and next year, it sucks cause our team is going to be on the ghetto away side. Oh well...

Since I probably won't be able to get in here tomorrow...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JESSIE!! We love you!

FireStorm> Ha ha ha ha...would you like to pay for my ticket?! :) j/k
SOROW
Thursday, November 4, 1999 11:41:15 PM
IP: dll2a030-0800.splitrock.net

Pissy: Check yer e-mail, I just sent ya an armload of captions for that dippy jerkface's porno pix. Enjoy!
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, November 4, 1999 10:47:04 PM
IP: zzz-209252248210.splitrock.net

Pissy: <there won't be any intense, explicit sex scenes>
Well then, why bother? <G>

<WARNING! TECH SUPPORT!>

Cherry Blossom: TCP/IP is Transfer Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
BASICAILLY, a TCP/IP adapter can be a network card or how your modem is setup for using the internet.
I am assuming you are having a problem with your computer, and if I am correct, your computer is saying that there is no TCP/IP adapter. Is this correct?
Reading your post, there is one thing for you to do. (Assuming you have Win 95/98)
START -> SETTINGS -> CONTROL PANEL -> NETWORK ->
When there it SHOULD say (at least. More is good, less is not.)
Dial-Up Adapter
TCP/IP -> Dail-Up Adapter

Now, if those two at least are not there, I would need to talk you through setting these up, and it would not be a pretty post, so E-mail me if you would like me to help.

Oh, and word of note: Don't kill the computer. It CAN be your friend!

<END TECH SUPPORT!>
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Thursday, November 4, 1999 10:40:21 PM
IP: t1-37.visitus.net

hi all!! long time no see!!

green baron< Lexy spending more time with the library or me?? *laughs* ummmm... I wish!! I slept over at Lexy's Tuesday night after trying to kill her computer for just about forever...I was ready to completely bash the computer in by the time I was done with it....but over all I think that Perkins Family Restaurant and her customers see more of her than just about anyone

anybody< what in the heck is a TCP/IP adapter and what is its purpose?? and if you could explain it in English that would be very very nice of you..

everybody< If we get Lexy's computer working before Dec. I will be very thoroughly surprised...*grins* if Kai is right and its just the modem not being recognized well, then Kai I've gotta hand it to ya!

see ya later ppl!!
cherry blossom - [Chryblsm15@aol.com]
WI, US of A
Thursday, November 4, 1999 09:18:52 PM
IP: 98c98d8f.ipt.aol.com

Uhhhhhh....I'm finally back. Been one of those weeks again. Let's see if I can catch up. Hope I don't miss any replies...

Christine: Ack! Sorry about the problems with your grandmother. I hope she'll be okay.

Ed: (re: "whuff") Actually, I've heard dogs make that sound a lot. Of course, I used to have a neighbor whose bulldog could say "F--k!" I'm not kidding. My cousin and I were standing in the front yard one day, and that dog was wandering around, dragging its butt on the grass, and grunted, "F--k!" We just looked at each other, like, "Did I hear what I _think_ I just heard?!" O_o Anyway, dogs say more than just "woof"... ;)

Jessie: Somebody dressed up as Hunter S. Thompson?? "On some days you wonder what it all means. And on some days you find out." ;) That sounds like a fun little party....

jewel: 26 beers?! guh...eh...AAAACK!!!... O_O

Wilek: (re: Alien Resurrection) Yes, definitely a cool little movie. Had some wonderful lines in it. "Yeah, I get that a lot..." ;) I had to get the widescreen edition of that movie...of course, I also had to get Aliens in widescreen...but the crown jewel of my collection is the widescreen edition of Strange Days... 8D

Jaden: (re: college money problems) I got so sick of the financial aid office that I just gave up. One time they told me that I could pick up my money in October. I went there to pick it up, and they said it wouldn't be there for another month. I pointed out that I'd been told October, and the twit said, "No. No one here would've told you that." She was damn lucky I couldn't reach her through that little window....

Warp: Clip? It's been so long that I've forgotten what you're referring to. Could you remind me, please? And...you get paid ten grand a year...for being abnormal?? Where can I sign up?? ;)

Kitainia: (re: Vacuum Riders) Oh yeah, Ari's a half-human sex maniac in this one. *evil grin* That's why Clyde is smiling so widely in that picture. Actually, though Ari's half human, part of the "universe's" background includes a gene patch that was invented in the mid-21st century, which can turn hybrid and human fetuses into full-blooded gargoyles, and this was done with Ari. The gene patch thing was Denis' idea, and I love it. My take on it is that for a while it was a "trendy" thing for obscenely rich people to do with their kids. The gargoyle population went through a "boom" period before the gene patch was finally outlawed..leading to some interesting situations like black-market gene-patch gargs being used as slave labor outside the UN's sphere of influence, and so on (heh...there'll also be garg porno stars, too... *g*). The story that will appear in AvMists is a bare-minimum kinda thing, just to keep it from being too long. When it's time to launch the series, there'll be a fleshed-out (and R-rated ;) version.

Anyway, the Ari situation...there won't be any intense, explicit sex scenes. This stuff will be in the background, but it'll be pretty obvious. Just a lot of references to it--other characters joking about Clyde and Ari's bumping and grinding causing the ship's centrifuge to go out of balance, and stuff like that. And they'll be kissing and touching a lot in public...just can't keep their hands off each other...they'll be adorable! *g* This way, it'll be up to the readers' imaginations to supply the horny details...and that will work better than anything I could describe. ;)

As for Graeme, I hadn't really thought of any plans to include him in the series. As I mentioned, my version of Ari is mainly just a reference to TGS...but now that you've mentioned it, I'll see if I can fit Graeme in there, too... :)

The Mummy: I haven't even bothered to see this one. Probably won't waste my time and money on it, either. Just doesn't look like my type of movie... ;)

Scott: (re: SFX movies) Actually, those are movies I can enjoy seeing again and again, if the plot and acting are good enough. Strange Days, Aliens, Terminator 1 & 2...I've seen those numerous times and never get tired of them. The Matrix...I just saw it again a couple weeks ago, and enjoyed it just as much as the first time. But there are others that I see once and don't care about, like "Fortress"...that one had decent FX and a couple of good scenes here and there, but nothing that could make me want to see it again...

Xanathar: <<:*Sighs*some people don't understand senselessly violent humor,their loss and our gain I suppose>:)>> I couldn't agree more. :)

Story: I agree about the holiday stuff--the night before Halloween, I went to Wal-Mart to get some stuff for trick-or-treaters...and they were already taking the stuff down and replacing it with Christmas stuff. And another thing--you don't see much about Thanksgiving, do you? Maybe one or two shelves of decorations and stuff...but mostly, they just skip straight to Christmas. They gotta start selling Furbies to the gullible public.... ;)

Green Baron: (Re: Santa Claus) *applause* Yesssss! That's what I've felt all my life! My parents got me all hyped up about Santa and the Easter Bunny and all that stuff...then one day I found out none of them were real. I think that's when I started turning into a jaded @$$hole. ;) By the time I was 15, I was as cynical and disgusted with everything as George Carlin is right now...and it all started with the lies about Santa...

Jenna: That was a beautiful story. :) And I'm glad you got a month of free rent. Talk about perfect timing! *grins* Keep hanging in there.

Sarge: Congrats on getting the computer! And I loved that top 15 thingy... ;)

SJ; Damn! I missed that South Park "Chopokomon" episode. And I sooooo despise Pokemon, too. Damn... *sighs* Well, there's always reruns...

Aaron: Loved that Pulp Fiction spoof! LMAO

Zath: mail-order livestock...LMAO! There are quite a few people around here who, I suspect, use live chickens for things other than food... ;)

Cartoon over-analysis: Oh ye gods...the guy's upset because of Elisa and Goliath? I guess he'd better not read any of my stuff, then, since I just noticed that most of the couples are interspecies...not intentional, just kinda happened that way. But what the hell, as long as it pisses this guy off... ;) But the My Little Pony thing...heh, maybe we should keep this guy around just for the entertainment. He's the kind of guy who tells people that, as George Carlin once quipped, the king of Sweden is using his penis as a radio transmitter to send anti-semetic lesbian meatloaf recipies to Soupy Sales and Marvin Hamlish. A guy like this...we should give him his own radio show. ;)

Jannie: Glad you enjoyed it. And yes, don't worry, I still love ya. :) *bear hugs back*

And finally, for those who haven't seen what Jannie just mentioned...click my name to see the newest addition to my web site--The Revenge Page. MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Pistoff - [phred@koalas.com]
Thursday, November 4, 1999 08:40:32 PM
IP: wire-23.koalas.com

Well just saw the commerial for "Dogma" talks about two fallen angels that want to destory creation.....

Sounds a lot like my Titan in my Misbegotten Son fic.....Oops! Spoiler!!:P
jenna
Thursday, November 4, 1999 08:26:32 PM
IP: ppp-207-193-227-76.hstntx.swbell.net

Jenna: Don't worry about it, I was just making the point. :) And I probably ought to make the disclaimer regarding the divisions thing that this is just how I wrote the guys. I don't think the official Chronicles ever really looked to address the cultural differences (a pity IMO). I've never discussed this in much detail with anyone because thus far I've never taken it far enough. Ed being liked by some and not others tho', is taken from clannies themselves.
Ed
Thursday, November 4, 1999 05:26:57 PM
IP: webcachew04a.cache.pol.co.uk

Ed- Oops!
Sorry! my bad.::P
jenna
Thursday, November 4, 1999 05:17:41 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Jenna: Sorta drifting from the stream of the topic, but...
"She's the only one of the Clan that like the human, ED for example" -- I'm not that unpopular am I? ;) But seriously, I don't think Ed is hated by all. For my own clan writings, I tried to show a division for and against. For Llewelyn's part I think she's quite liberated in her views towards humans (because of her dad), Silver was brought up in a similar fashion and Vash and Ed worked together (or will work together). I always wanted to show root distrust by Flynt, shared by a number of the others - but not all. The whole idea is that the clan is a collection of all different people from massively different backgrounds, and Ed (also Silver's son Chaz, and a couple of moral issues) divides them.
I never realised (or at least I didn't remember) that Cairo was illiterate. I think I alluded to Flynt learning to read in one of my stories - these would be nice to tie together.
Anyway, sorry for that interruption -- I just wanted to correct that little bit about my character. You may now return to your regular scheduled TGS Room. :)
Ed
Thursday, November 4, 1999 05:15:16 PM
IP: webcachew04a.cache.pol.co.uk

Aaron> Thanks for the movie review on Haunting Hill :) I was searching for a movie to go see this weekend and hadn't really heard much about this one. I am definitely going to see it! I thought the Haunting was good - it was what it was intended for... a haunted house flick. But, I'm ready to have the bejeebers scared out of me by a good movie and will go see Haunting Hill this weekend! Thanks!

Pistoff> *ROFLMAO* you are killing me, friend!!! I saw your newest page... *wipes laughter tears and holds sides*
*bear hugs* You are toooooo much! *winks* *stops and blinks* ummm, you still love me, right?? *chuckles* just checking.. I don't want to end up on *that* page! ;D
I love it! absolutely love it!
Jannie
Thursday, November 4, 1999 04:48:21 PM
IP: 168-171-196-127.academicplanet.com

"Jane Eyre" opens tonight, thank God. Kay actually slept, I nailed all my cues last night, and nothing broke. I will still be ecstatic come Sunday morning. :)

**BUFFY SPOILERS!**

Finally watched my tape, although the VCR didn't tape Angel... well, I wouldn't rate it *quite* as low as Kit did, but it wasn't that great. The premise was of course lame, although I did find myself laughing at Cave Buffy on occasion and the Scooby Gang's reactions to her. Willow vs. Parker was okay, and the ending... well, I kind of liked the ending. Why? You have Parker doling out his most sugar-coated apology, the mood music swells as Buffy looks at him... and then she clubs him in the head. Beer influence or not, I hope this marks the end of Buffy pining over Parker and getting on with her life.

But I think I've come up with an explanation for Parker. There have been hints over the summer that Buffy might get involved (although not very seriously) with Riley, and post-Angel, that irritated a lot of people I talked to who watched BtVS. But if it'll get Parker out of sight and out of mind, hey, I wouldn't mind Buffy going out with Riley. And I think that might be partially what the writers intended. That's my theory. Still, Parker must die. Painfully. Slowly.

**END SPOILERS**

Fanfic progress> "New Blood," my BtVS fic that's my longest ever, is finished, thank goodness. Wouldn't have spent so much time on it if some people hadn't bugged me to, and I really shouldn't have started it when I did. But it's done, and I'm kicking off my month-long hiatus to focus on TGS.

Taleweaver re: the campus commandos on BtVS> I have no patience, so I checked out the Buffy Cross & Stake spoiler page. Apparently, they'll be revealed in the Nov. 16th episode... the spoiler board doesn't say much, but after "Beer Bad" there's NO mention of Parker. Good sign. Click my name for the Cross & Stake website if you're curious.

All right. I must pick up and get a little work done before I head down to Brodbeck. I know I complain about theater, but I really do enjoy it. I'd just prefer it if you could just snap your fingers and the set would appear, people would know their lines, and the publicity and tickets would be set to go. :)
Mandolin
Thursday, November 4, 1999 04:35:05 PM
IP: 144.175.18.15

Aaron- it's a joke page, just like I thought- not as funny though as the Satan Trek I saw- I must post you a link in here or em--Made me laugh so hard I almost cried. Also he does have an Akira shpeel sayin, Akira is basically a Japanese starwars- Huh?
jenna
Thursday, November 4, 1999 03:28:35 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

JackaL's situation: Does anyone else have his snail-mail address? Maybe someone should mail a message to him. Who knows what we will find out.
(Yes, I do have his address somewhere, if necessary. But privacy and all...)
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Thursday, November 4, 1999 03:20:16 PM
IP: 216.90.45.191

Jenna>Well, obviously we need to add some rambles of our own to counterbalance that guy. But the My Little Pony ramble is a hoot. Whoever sent it in claims that the ponys live in a lesbian seperatist community. Also lying around somewhere are arguments against Peppermint Patty being a lesbian.

Stephen> Hmmm, I wonder if that's the same Lina that the folks who brought us Neon Genesis: Southpark were talking about when the did LINA: Warrior Sorceress.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Thursday, November 4, 1999 02:52:22 PM
IP: ppp-67.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Aaron- <reg. Wilek's link> my friend, this guy would explode if he was strapped down and forced to watch things such as Akira. (talking about his violence comments on gargs) I wonder if I dare read what is wrong with my little pony-- This site reminds me of a nother site the Captian of the Joan of Arc em to me about Star Trek- it was called Satan Trek- it was all done tounge in cheek, but eventually the guy had to get on line and say it was a joke, he was getting so many flames...
jenna
Thursday, November 4, 1999 02:22:12 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Body Count > aside from the sleepers, the smashed stone folks, and all that ... we don't know how many humans threw their worthless lives away when Fortress I went down into the river in flames ... or how many of Sevarius' earlier test subjects didn't make it ... I don't know if we could ever get a firm body count!

Fanfic progress > I finished "The Boy With the Healing Hands;" it sort of rambled all over the place and ended up where I didn't expect. Will post it later because Tim's all excited about FrontPage and I can't make it work :(

Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Thursday, November 4, 1999 02:01:30 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

Aaron- well, I was wondering if that flick was any good or not- thanks for the review ^_^ Still, may wait till it come to a dollar.

Coyote- regarding Cairo- oh, that would really put her in a fix. She believes clan leaders have almost a divine right to leadership; but yet when she was living with her natral clan (they were wiped out) they had contact with humans. She's the only one of the Clan that like the human, ED for example, and she also has a lot of respect for him because she is herself illiterate, and sees him as almost a scribe. But she fell in with Demona in the beginning, but had a falling out with her, due to her psycothic tendencies. Cairo thought she killed Demona, and she would probally be convinced that Demona was a ghost or sprit if she saw her again. So this would be a major conflict with her- she feels on one had she must go with her clan regardless, and yet she does not like/fears Demona (ie the redhaired sprit). It would be a very difficult decision for her...

Thanks for the Compliments BTW, and that goes to everyone.

jenna
Thursday, November 4, 1999 01:56:30 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Here's something I found on that cartoon over-analysis site Wilek left. There's some pretty annoying stuff on there, like the guy about three entries above this one, who bashes gargoyles because Elisa and Goliath have an interspecies relationship. (He's also spreading the old James is gay rumor) But this one cracked me up:

Fighting crime is good and all, but eventually everyone's got to get real jobs. Here's what I think the Powerpuff Girls will be doing in the future:

Blossom: Given her smarts and her leadership skills, I suspect that Blossom will grow up to be a high-powered business executive with a failing marriage and alienated kids.

Bubbles: Being the "cute" one in the group, Bubbles will definitely grow up to be a porn star.

Buttercup: Her tough attitude and her dislike of boys can only mean that Buttercup will grow up to be a lesbian security guard.
This seems right to me. Respond if you don't think so too.
- Contributed by YHN1212@aol.com

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Thursday, November 4, 1999 01:55:32 PM
IP: ppp-210.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Things are just now starting to calm down for me to post.
TV this week> Angel: Episode 5, The Phantom Dennis. Loved it. I especially like the trend they have of the characters turning around and fighting back. Cordellia taking on the ghost was a lot more exciting that Angel fighting a passel of demons. Like everyone else, I really like the development of the characters.

Buffy> I wish I had stated my suspicions here sooner. Cause I knew she was a werewolf and now I can't gloat. I'm still more curious about these campus commandos. Especially their habit of following the mystically inclined. What do they got a weirdness magnet? Three cheers for Willow, I laughed out loud at the ID boy remark. Buffy though needs some work. After fighting demons, vampires and the legions of the undead, I don't think college life would be this difficult for her. This insecure Buffy is hard to buy if at the turn of a dime she's whooping on vampire behind.

I'd like to say more, but I've got to go.
Taleweaver - [taleweaver@usa.net]
Thursday, November 4, 1999 01:30:06 PM
IP: 134.71.32.54

**fires up his handy-dandy impact wrench and drives a number of sharp-pointed 15/16" bolts into DC's genitalia** And *that's* for screwing up AOL IM last night so badly that I had to reboot three times and reconnect *SIX!!* **tosses away the impact wrench and returns to somewhat sanity.**

Been a while here ... let's see what's up ...

Stormy, re: Aashlee in Cyrway's multiverse: Heh ... remind me sometime to ask you for pointers when I start brainstorming the Connecticut Outklaws for "Rose of Connecticut" ... :) As for a mate for Aashlee ... hmm ... **strokes chin** Well, Mustang's single ... ;)

Stephen: **writes on kneeboard** Look for him to start cussin' like a sailor on crack in "Team Eagle." Yes, I know "E" is supposed to be Echo ... but Eagle seemed to be more ironic for the team's designation ...

Jenna: All of this talk about SteelClaw makes me wonder what side you, as Cairo, would have been on if you'd come to my world ... considering the majority is with Demona and the Rokkans (only White Crow and one other is with the Clan.). On another note ... that Christmas story is quite possibly one of the most beautiful things I've ever read ... hang in there, chica, things can only go up from where they are now, they already are. **hugs**

Kitainia, re: time to finish fics: I'd certainly hope so, too ... as it stands right now, I'm hoping to release two stories in one week near the end of the year to try to play some catch up ... since I'm burning my vacation to get the car painted, I have the opportunity to marathon-write, so hopefully I can get a good jump on the back half. As I stated on the site, "Team Delta" marks the *exact* halfway point ... "Into the Fray" and four team stories. Only four more team stories and "Threnody" left.
And the pics ... ahh, no biggie. :)

TJ Veil: Well, the problem was Eddie's sideburns. The only way I could get them looking halfway decent was with a pair of costume sunglasses I bought that had them glued to the wings already, most likely intended to be a *part* of an Elvis costume. Needless to say, it created confusion ...

As an aside, the store I got most of my costume accessories from has this absolutely *gorgeous* gargoyle strobe light ... **adds a line to his Christmas list**

I should have noted this at the beginning of the week ... observing a moment of silence to three figures in the sports world that lost their lives within a week: Payne Stewart (PGA golfer), Greg Moore (CART driver) and Walter Payton.

Shooting games: Ahh yes, some of my favorite video games are shooters with those guns. Of course, folks tend to look at me funny when I take a firing range stance to play them ... :)

**SPOILERS FOR THE LAST VOLUME OF "SLAYERS NEXT" AHEAD ... ROBBY, YOU'D BETTER AVERT YER EYES TO THIS IF YOU AIN'T GOT YOUR TAPES YET!!**

Talk about your astounding coincidences ... "Team Delta" was finished and posted Sunday. Tuesday, I went to MediaPlay and picked up the eighth volume of "Slayers NEXT" ("Phantom City"). Last night I finally watched it ... and lo and behold, most of it is a veiled love story. Right down to near the end of the last ep on the volume when Lina and Gourry *FINALLY* admit what they've known for so long ... I watched the whole scene and couldn't get the scenes with *my* Lina and Chaz out of my mind ... it's hard to describe ... this was kind of equivalent to The Kiss in "Gargoyles," but the buildup was a *lot* more obvious, and this particular kiss was much more mystical ... and comical, as when they finally return to reality Lina slugs Gourry. :)
I thought I'd just bring that up ... it was just ... *weird,* is all.

**END SPOILERS!! ROBBY, IT'S SAFE TO LOOK!!**

Now I'm happy ... I'm posted, and this evening I'm finally gonna get my Caddy back after three weeks!! YEE-HAW!!
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Thursday, November 4, 1999 01:18:30 PM
IP: zzz-209252248058.splitrock.net

For anyone who was considering seeing House on Haunted Hill, I have one word: GO!

I was initially reluctant to go, both because I hadn't heard any buzz on this movie, and because I'd had a bad experience with this year's other evil piece of real estate movie The Haunting. I will say right now that this movie kicks The Haunting's @$$ up one side and down the other. The Haunting made me jump, once. House on Haunted Hill almost made me want to hide behind the seat for most of the movie. It's that scary.

Geoffry Rush, fresh of his villainous turn in Mystery Men, plays Steven Price, an amusement park king specializing in scary rides. Famke Janson, who should be used to weird sh!t following her around (Deep Rising, The Faculty) is his wife, who want Price out of the picture. (The feeling's mutual)
Jeffrey Coombs appears as the house's original owner, an asylum head who was crazier then his patients.

I don't want to give away any more of the plot then I have to, but expect twists and turns at every turn.

The title music, Marilyn Manson's cover of "Sweet Dreams are made of this" sets the atmosphere perfectly, and the incidental music is pretty good too. The soundtrack should be worth picking up to expand your chilling music library.

Oh, and be sure to stay until after the credits.

Aaron Bob says 4/5 skulls, check it out.

David G> I haven't really played much Area 51 Site 4. The endless ammo throws off my timing too badly.

Zath> Glad you liked it. But seriously, if you knew you were going to fight a bunch of zombies and what all, wouldn't you bring something a little bigger then a little Walther PPK. (Okay, Wagner excepted)

Wilek> Lucky garg! I wanna play Blood II, but my system won't support it. I did play, and love, the first one though. I mean, any game that both starts and ends with an Evil Dead reference... The chainsaw duel is in Phantasm II, but rent the first one anyway, so you'll kinda sorta know what's going on.

Warpmind> Yes, those are arcade games for the most part, although House of the Dead is on several consoles. And I actually like to play Diablo multiplayer by myself. That way, it's just you, and you can't save and restart to get out of trouble.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Thursday, November 4, 1999 12:40:01 PM
IP: ppp-210.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Pets Attila and then gently hands him back to GB

"Thanks for the dance"

My b-day was a blast. I recieved a big wad of cahs and a trip to the mall.

I actually bougt a Gameboy color, the pinkish one, my brother was mad because he wanted me to by the kiwi one ose we could trade... Ecuse me? Its my b-day my money. So I told him to go liv la vida loca(He looks a lot like Ricky Martin and it pisses him off when people tell him that)

I also got my X-Files Calender!!!!!, my frame for my diploma,the new paperback Xanth novel!!!!! Neon the Beanibabie Seahorse I'll explain, A furby( they go to sleep if you leave it alone ;)) and a bunch of products from Bath and Body Works.

Sarge>LOL thats a pretty good one!

GB and SJ>about political monsters I gree with most of what you said, of course I know who I'm voting and rooting for John Mcain.

To EVERYONE A GREAT BIG HUG!!!!!!!

About Neon, well I onw the jellyfish and had to get Newon since they are both sea creatures and they are both pastel tiedyed

ZOOMS out

Spacebabie - [spacebabie@hotmail]
Orlando, Fl, U.S.A
Thursday, November 4, 1999 12:11:01 PM
IP: ts001d20.orl-fl.concentric.net

Hi, guys. Just checking in for a sec. A friend of mine just got himself a "New Beetle", you know, that disgusting looking Volkswagen... he's still uncertain whether he should insert his keys, or a joystick... those things resemble the iMac so much, it's scary!

I saw clips from some Star Trek show yesterday, think it might have been Star Trek: Voyager... Dammit, that Borg can assimilate me any time she likes. ;)

As for those cartoon analysis things, Wilek, I looked at the violence/death thing in Gargoyles... I can think of at least two more deaths that I didn't see mentioned there, never mind the Wyvern Massacre, When MacBeth killed the King of Scotland (City of Stone, I believe), and when the Archmage REALLY died (Avalon part Three). I'd be tempted to mention when Canmore killed MacBeth, too, but as we all know, MacBeth was able to walk away from that one. ;) Much to the enjoyment of several characters later on. Like Birdie Yale. (Sorry, Christine, but that one was too obvious.) What I wonder about is this: Is there any exact bodycount for the Original Series? By that I mean all 65 original episodes, or before TGC...

Well, gotta go, see ya later.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Thursday, November 4, 1999 07:59:59 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

I'm back. I'm at the school so I'm using a SLllllloooowww computer.

I have no comments......

Top 15 Twists they shouldn't add to the Beast Machines Plot
(you guys said nothing is really off topic, and I can't think of any more Gargie top tens!)

15. They put Sarge Abernathy in the show!

14. Monica Lewinsky is Megatron's bride!

13. They make half robot, half pokemon bots. Pikachu! I am transformed!

12. They all have to catch the pokemon that have found their way on to the planet!

11. Ginger Spice joins the vehicons.

10. All the sudden Megatron is trying out for the Telletubbie cast.

9. Dick Clarke finds a new job....

8. Megatron annouces he is the father of Optimis....

7. Rosie O'donelle interviews one of the bots and magically works her way into an episode of the show....

6. The gargoyles come and help them fight Megatron (just so it doesn't seem TOO off topic)

5. Blackarachnia falls madly in love with Nightscream.

4. Blackarachnia falls in love with Ratrap. Then dies from a spark attack (get it? heart attack? sparkattack?)

3.They dicide that all the computers on Cybertron should be different color iMacs.

2. Jetstorm finds out that his spark was really Airazor's. He then gets in touch with his feminie side.

1. Megatron and Optimis fall in love.

I promise to make a gargie one soon....

Sarge Abernathy. The hero of time!
Sarge Abernathy - [SargeMM@aol.com]
Barre, VT, USA
Thursday, November 4, 1999 07:43:35 AM
IP: 209.198.65.194

Hi all!!

Spacebabie:Happy Birthday!

Warpmind:<<LIGHTNING STRUCK WATER PIPE - MAN ELECTROCUTED WHILE URINATING>>Ouchie!!*Holds groin in mock pain*

Stormy:*Reads rant*I know what you mean,where I work,we got our first load of christmas stock on the first of October and I'm willing to bet that on the first of January we'll start getting hot cross buns in preperation for Easter(It's what happened last year).

jenna re Christmas Story:Simply beutiful,the hopeless romantic in me is bauling his eyes out right now :)

Wilek:<<Y'all have GOT to check out my name link. Cartoon Over-Analyzation. Says it all, I believe. :) And there are a few mentions of Gargoyles as well.>>Interesting website,glad to see the Gargoyles mentions,all of them positive(particularly in regard to Broadways death scene in Future tense)

Goodnight all!!

Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Thursday, November 4, 1999 04:52:34 AM
IP: melnc01.bigpond.com

Hi, y'all. Right now, we have had a really bad storm here since Friday... you heard me right: As of today, we've had Seven Days of Sh*tty Weather! Okay, enough of that; over to replies!

Rulok: My thanks. Although my own engineering skills aren't the best, I am of the MacGyver variety myself. (Use what you have available, regardless of what it was designed for.) I might be able to work out a decent costume for next year...

Stormy: I know what you mean about these way-in-advance preparations. Way I see it, there's no problem buying Christmas presents in June, but what the heck? The stores don't have to ADVERTISE that they're selling Christmas merchandise in June. Keep the posters down until December, I tell ya...

Aaron: The Travolta/Jackson dialogue: I hear the same voices in my head whenever I play Diablo co-op... Not to mention Doom, but of course, there we DO have shotguns... oh, yeah, baby, there we DO have shotguns... As for those games mentioned: they are on those arcade machines, right? Heh, I'm not an altogether poor shot with two guns on those... helps me from winding up out of ammo, and then getting shot when I reload...

Green Baron: If those guys can find us, well, that's their problem. But we don't deliberately hunt them down, ok? Unless there's a favorable majority vote, of course...

Spacebabie: Happy birthday? Already? Gee, time really flies in pleasant company, eh? ;)

Zath: *Revs up a chainsaw.* Good week so far? GOOD WEEK SO FAR? *Snort.* Oh, well, you couldn't possibly be aware of the weather here... I'll let you live... for now. Like your livestock practical joke, though. *Wisely disposes of the chainsaw.*

Wilek: I agree, it was only a temporary lapse of sanity, but it is over now. And I agree, I too pity the poor electrocuted guy.

Well, I gotta be going, but there's one thing I must do first.
*Walks up to DC and opens the Kitab Al-Azif in front of him. DC immediately goes insane, sitting in a corner, making incomprehensible noises.*
There, that's better. Oh, and Wilek: If you haven't checked out Chaosium's homepage yet, I recommend you do: They have a limited amount of Cuddly Cthulhu for sale. Plus, via The Wizard's Attic you can get diplomas from Miscatonic University... and more. ;)

Later, guys.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Thursday, November 4, 1999 04:40:46 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Y'all have GOT to check out my name link. Cartoon Over-Analyzation. Says it all, I believe. :) And there are a few mentions of Gargoyles as well.

Warpmind> <<I... AM... NOT... INSANE!>> No? Hm...a minor and temporary oversight, I assure you. Now where's Deuce's sanity extractor...<<LIGHTNING STRUCK WATER PIPE - MAN ELECTROCUTED WHILE URINATING I kid you not, guys, there was a guy who got struck by lightning via his... well, you know. And the poor bastard actually survived, though they say his tools will never work again...>> <gasp> Oh ye *gods*...<SHUDDER>

Aaron> <<Any movies that have: A '71 Hemicuda, a chainsaw duel, a four-barreled sawed-off shotgun, graveyard aardvarking, The Tall Man, and those b!tchin' "killer christmas ornament" orb things are my kind of movies. (BTW, I'm told you can actually get one of those orbs in Blood II. Anybody here played the game?)>> I have, and it's a great game. :) Yes, there is a Phantasm-style telekinetic orb available as a weapon. It floats over your hand until you fire it, whereupon it homes in on the nearest enemy and drills into their skull. (Very much, in fact, like Turok 2's Cerebral Bore.) The thing is so kewl. If you play as one of the more magically powerful characters (there are four available player characters), you can 'enter' the orb, seeing through it and guiding its actions. But it moves *really* fast, so it's kinda hard to control. <blink> Wait, the Phantasm movies had a chainsaw duel? Kewl! That makes three I know of (the other two being Motel Hell and another one whose name escapes me just at the moment). (I have an unhealthy fascination with chainsaw duels; I hope to write one into my own fics someday.) <<Which is one of the things that has always bugged me about that game. Could we please get some better guns?!?>> I think you'd like the weapons in Blood 2. :) Among them: A chaingun, at least one rocket launcher, the aforementioned Phantasm ball, a Life Leech or whatever it's called (a skull on a stick that sucks people's life force out and causes quite large explosions), a voodoo doll (that makes a chilling little noise and waves at you if you stand still long enough; the thing creeps me out) and a black hole cannon (exactly what it sounds like). (In addition, the villain, Gideon, seems to have graduated from the Anton Sevarius School Of Melodrama.)

Green Baron> <<**Reverend Attila comes in wearing a disco suit and starts dancing while he takes all his clothes off. Once the strip show is done, he leaps on Spacebabie's lap on starts purring**>> GB, I'm not sure you're aware of this...but both you and that cat of yours are Quite Mad. (Of course, coming from me, that's quite a complement.) <G>

Jenna> That was so touching. :`)

SJ> <<As for your little Borg supplement....DAMN that's good stuff! Excellent job of incorporating the Borg into the WOD! As soon as you spit and polish that sucker to your liking, you must send it to B.J. Zanzibar. It's perfect for his site! :)>> Indeed? Heh...and here I thought I'd gotten all kinds of things wrong. :P

Zath> <<Mail Order Livestock> This could make a great practical joke...>> Ye know, I never thought of that... "Hey, who ordered the sheep?" :P <<Not only has he seemingly disappeared off the face of the CR, but I tried to e-mail him and his old address doesn't work anymore. I hope there isn't anything seriously wrong...>> Odd...although he does have a *lot* of e-mail addresses, most of which are in his entry at JEB's Gargoyles Fans Registry; you might try some of those.
Wilek Nereus
Thursday, November 4, 1999 04:07:12 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

Hi all, I hope everyone's having a good week so far : )

Warpmind> <<Memo to self: Never walk in thirty knots of wind when it's raining.>> That sounds uncomfortable to the extreme. I'm glad you're feeling better.

ironwolf> <<they went into his artery in his thigh to check for damage and put him on blood thinners. They never checked to see if the artery clotted! He bled internally for 3 days and lost 60 percent of his blood before they noticed!>> WHAT?!? Is there any type of legal action that can be taken? I know it would be too late to help your friend, but hopefully a nice big malpractice lawsuit might keep this from happening again to some other poor soul.

Stormy> <> This year I saw *Christmas* stuff before October. Who in their right mind buys a fake Christmas tree in early September?

Aaron> <<(Travolta voice) What's in there? (Samuel L. Jackson voice) All kindsa zombies, cyborgs, geneticlly engineered monsters, and a spider the size of Rhode Island>> *LOL*

Green Baron> <<**Reverend Attila comes in wearing a disco suit and starts dancing while he takes all his clothes off. Once the strip show is done, he leaps on Spacebabie's lap on starts purring**>> Even though he's a cat, there's still something distinctly disturbing about that. ; )

Mail Order Livestock> This could make a great practical joke...
UPS guy: "Please sign here, sir."
Victim: "But I didn't order these."
UPS guy: "Well *somebody* wanted two dozen individually boxed live chickens sent to this address."

Spacebabie> Happy Birthday!

JackaL's situation> I wonder what happened to him. Not only has he seemingly disappeared off the face of the CR, but I tried to e-mail him and his old address doesn't work anymore. I hope there isn't anything seriously wrong...

Zath - [zath@rocketmail.com]
Thursday, November 4, 1999 03:03:12 AM
IP: ppp-224-070.usc.edu

Warpmind > yes, I got it, thank you!

David > I'll take all the plugs I can get! ; ) Looking forward to your serial novel.

SJ > I agree, if I could have sent in five grand and gotten all those animals sent to my house, I might've been tempted ... what a bargain!

South Park > I thought the Pokemon spoof was a hoot; Becca was astounded -- "Pokemon on South Park?!?" she said incredulously.

Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Thursday, November 4, 1999 12:16:50 AM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

***BEGIN RP***
The others are forced outside the medical ward as the Wookie Chief Medical officer works frantically alongside several medical droids to save the young scientist's life.
<<What are his vitals?>> Corrie asked.
"Virtually nonexistent. No heartbeat, no respiration. Blood pressure far too low and falling."
"Attempts to rescucitate have failed. Subject has been legally dead for several minutes now. We must consider drastic procedures."
<<Meaning?>>
The drones looked at each other. "Assimilation."
<<Fine, just....what the hell is THAT?>> The Wookie growled. SJ's wound was showing activity. <<Give me a magnification of the wound!>> she ordered.
The Borg complied. Sensors showed an up close view of the wound that had grievously injuried the hero. It was seething with what appeared to be tiny, almost microscopic insect-like creatures.
<<Damn it!>> the Wookie shouted. <<The wound is infected with Phalanx nanites! They must have come from the Phalanx that injured him. They're damaging all his systems...god knows what they've already done to his vital organs already. We have to stop them now, and hope we can undo some of the damage that's already been done.>>
One of the Borg twitched. "Doctor, probability of patient survival is decreasing rapidly."
<<The fight isn't over yet...>> Corrie said valiantly, but she had to admitt to herself that things didn't look good...
***PAUSE RP***

Well, been a long couple of days. I did vote yesterday, even though most of the folks I wanted to win didn't. But in the end my political party did well. So lukewarm victory, I suppose. You see, I'm at that young and impressionable age where I have yet to become totally disenfranchised with the political system, so that I can actually *enjoy* my right to vote ;)

Wilek: Glad you got me email, and glad you like what I had planned. :) As for your little Borg supplement....DAMN that's good stuff! Excellent job of incorporating the Borg into the WOD! As soon as you spit and polish that sucker to your liking, you must send it to B.J. Zanzibar. It's perfect for his site! :)

Christine: Hey, I got one of those lifestock aid thingies too. At first, I was kind of excited, cause it seemed like I could actually order lifestock through the mail....okay, yes, I am a weird guy, for some reason the idea of ordering a mail order cow kind of struck me as oddly humorous and amusing. Good lab subjects at cheap prices too...then I read further and they wanted me to buy the animals for impovirshed third-world farmers. It's the weirdest concept I've ever heard of.

Green Baron: Hmm....I don't think it'd be too wise to start labeling a political party as evil, merely because if anybody was going to pick the "evil" party, the popular sentiment is that the Republicans are that party. I say that as a conservative, and hey, I don't mind being the bad guy ;)
Seriously though, If you're gonna joyride a pompous, out-of-his-mind liberal, choose WARREN BEATTY. He's going around sticking his nose in politics, giving speeches as to how the country really should be run, while all his cronies in Hollywood praise him and beg him to run for office. The truth is that Warren Beatty, politically speaking, doesn't know his ass from his elbow! He's a dumb actor, who the hell told him he could be a politician, much less a presidential hopeful? I mean, even Regan had to bust his butt as a governor for years before he was ready for a nomination!

***BUFFY, ANGEL, AND SOUTH PARK REVIEWS***

Buffy: I liked this episode. While not the most amusing I've ever seen, it did have some good humor (Cave Buffy was certainly fun to watch), and several nice moments really made the episode shine...namely Willow's telling off of Parker (boy, is this guy past due for being Monster chow). I, for one, did like the anti-drinking message of the show, and the irony that the beer made the teens turn into cave people. Of course, the reason I feel this way is that, in my own collegiate experiences...well, my college is filled with drunk @$$holes who prefer to pickle their brain cells instead of furthering their education. And as such, I have no sympathy for them when they're passed out on the sidewalk in a puddle of their own fluids. Another, perhaps the most important, part of the show: Oz's interest in Veruca's lead singer. Next week's ep. looks like he takes that interest a bit farther. Could this be the way Seth Green leaves the show (at least for the time being)?

Angel: EXCELLENT episode, perhaps the best I've seen of this show. I say this because of the really superb development done on Cordy and Doyle. We get to see bits and pieces more of Doyle's mysterious existence...which kind of saddens me, because they could stretch this subplot out for numerous episodes, building up the mystery. But, by my count, Doyle has a handful more episodes, tops, then he bites it (I'm still not buying Joss Whedon's "we had it planned all along" defense). Cordy was really very well developed, going from her normal ditzy self, to being vulnerable and frightened, to a return to her stronger "bitch" mode! This is good writing! I've always been somewhat intrigued with Cordy's character; you know there's a lot more to her beneath that shallow, ditzy surface, something a bit more deep than anyone may expect, but only rarely did it come out on Buffy (but the 3rd season improved that). I like these sort of departures to her characters. All in all, a most impressive Angel. I can see why this is getting good ratings--sometimes even better than Buffy's.

South Park: Did anyone else see this? I just had to mention it, cause it was a total reaming of Pokemon. The "Chopokomon" in South Park, however, were a hideous Japanese ploy to turn our children over to their America hating ways. A bit absurd, but funny, and a must see for all Pokemon loathers.
***END REVIEWS***

***RESUME RP***
Corrie, the Wookie Medical officer, emerged from the OR, her fur matted with blood and gore. Her face was stoic and strong, but her eyes were pained. She turned to the group of expectant heroes. <<Ladies and Gentlemen...>> she began.
"No," Kari said softly. She knew what to expect.
<<I'm sorry. I did everything I could...>>
"No," Kari repeated a little more firmly.
<<There were complications. Phalanx nanites had already infected the wound, and damaged many of his vital systems beyond repair....>>
"NO!" Kari shouted. Her eyes flared, and she moved forward angrily, attempting to strike the Wookie. Wilek grabbed her and held her back. She collapsed in his arms, tears streaming down her face.
Anton Sevarius slumped to the ground, his head in his hands. His face was that of a haunted man. "Junior...I failed you..."
<<I'm sorry>> Corrie was saying. <<But your friend is dead.>>
***TO BE CONTINUED!!!***
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Thursday, November 4, 1999 12:00:39 AM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

Fanfic.gargoyles-fans.org: Looks like there FINALLY was an update on the message there. Is it possible to revert the site back to the old format?
Or, at the very least, is there a way I can get a copy of the old coding?

Wilek: Worried: Merlin Missy. Haven't heard from her in a LONG time. Probally still enjoying the married life and is too busy to post.

SORROW: <GB> Are you kidding?! If I ever get to go to a Gathering, I'll never be able to keep my hands to myself ;) Watch your butt! >
Hmm... Ya know, it's almost worth paying to fly you to a gathering just to see that! <G>
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 11:19:33 PM
IP: t1-37.visitus.net

I GOT MY COMPUTER Finnaly!

It is faster! So I will be checking this place out more and working on my own web page. Man this goes fast!

I don't have anything else to say!
Sarge Abernathy - [SargeMM@aol.com]
Barre, VT, USA
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 11:03:45 PM
IP: spider-tf034.proxy.aol.com

Two things: check my site out; I moved it to another server and haven't had time to check every last link. And which comes first: twilight or dusk?

I'll be back soon, I swear; life's just a little crazy right now.
An Absent Friend - [2@curtain.cjb.net]
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 10:08:05 PM
IP: spaceproxy.com

Spacebabie> HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We love you and hope for all the best! *hugs*

Entity> You too? I thought of The Sun and the Serpent when watching The Mummy as well. I just LOVE Harthoth, don't you? :)

GB> Are you kidding?! If I ever get to go to a Gathering, I'll never be able to keep my hands to myself ;) Watch your butt!
SOROW
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 09:37:57 PM
IP: dll2a020-0611.splitrock.net

Aaron- glad you liked the mushy wushy yarn--

David- nnnnaaaaahhh! :P but seriously, thanks-I'm flattered.
jenna
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 06:28:39 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Stormy> Thanks. That was utterly twisted. I loved it. Have you ever heard of an RPG called Deadlands? A friend of mine has a truly evil crossover idea... "Mojavae Rattler, I choose you!"

Jenna> You're a truly inspiring and admirable person. I'm proud to know you.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 05:42:26 PM
IP: 198.215.20.3

Jenna> Awwwwww. :)

The fic archive seems to be back up, though still in quadruplicate.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 05:19:40 PM
IP: ppp-238.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

David G: Ok, I was confused...your post immediately followed Aaron's post and they were both in the default colour. My apologies but here's Meuzwei anyway.

Aaron: Scroll down and read my post to David G. And Warpmind...I meant YOU and Warpmind.
Stormy - [<--Meuzwei Strikes Back]
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 05:17:00 PM
IP: pc22.huron.uwo.ca

GB- your comments on Christmas made me start thinkin'..(good rant BTW)

***************Christmas Story***************WArning********
Last Christmas I got- laid off- like the week of Christmas. I was with a company that got merged, and well, was one of the unlucky ones. I was working through a temp agency at the time. I called them and that same day, set to work wrapping super expensive crystal for bigwigs. that was a one afternoon job, but the called me to have me work that Monday (got laid off on a Friday none the less) to work temp where I am now.

Needless to say, Mike and I were broke. I told my family that were weren't going to travel or get gifts for anyone one because we couldn't afford it.

Mike has always liked Christmas, but hasn't always celebrated it.He and his family are Jehovah's Witnesses, and it's a no no to have Christmas because of it's orginal pagan orgins. But his family has gotten a little looser on this issue, and last Christmas, before I got laid off we got a tree- It was Mike's first tree.

We put my belly dance beads on it to decorate it. And some garg figures I had, including Demona at the top.

Well, the biggest thing I got last Christmas was a job, even if it was a temp job at the time. It arrived the day I got laid off, and believe me - I was overjoyed. That meant I would be able to pay rent for Jan.

On Christmas week, when I was working I had to hear about how my (now) coworker was getting her kids 700 dollar tv's along with all other types of stuff. I must admit I felt a little jealous.

We had the day before Christmas - Christmas Eve- off and Mike and I went to the grocery. To our delight they were trying to get rid of alot of extra turkeys, so we got two for ten dollars. Mike and I took them home and we got to work. Made my first homemade dressing, and came out pretty good. While we were doing this, I started thinkin about things and I told Mike- I was sorry I couldn't make his first Christmas more special. He said that as long as we were together it was special enough. My resentment towards how things were just melted. The gal that later became my infamous troublesome coworker, does have $ but that's it. I think it was then that I realized I had my best Christmas gift already-Mike.

When I woke up Christmas morning, I found out that he found some pics of Gargoyles on the internet and printed them out for me- he had to use photoshop to get them looking good. He wrapped them in newspaper. I think I was never in my life so touched by any fancy shmancy present.

That Christmas I learned what was important and what wasn't. The best thing I got was the joy in Mike's eyes when we put up the tree, and the hope of a paycheck next month, and good food. I hope when I tell my kiddies this story it will be to emphasize that these are the type of things that matter most in life. 700 dollar tvs, ect, may be fun, but it's fluff and you don't really need it.

Was the best Christmas I had...

************************************************************

WE now return you to your regular TGS Cr..
jenna
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 05:05:58 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

RP WARNING!!!!
**The Green Baron is back in New Orleans when his rosary starts glowing. He then uses it in a phone style to see who is calling.

"Hello, Bob. I heard you and OJ were battling Darth Clinton. We just removed his apprentice and the shadow brides. What are you facing now?"

"Bob Dole isn't sure, but it's bad. Some Hollywood types are out to get your cat and endager some innocents not involved with his war. OJ has returend to golfing, but Darth Clinton is out there and he is getting Grand Moff Gephardt to propose a new seires of taxes on Catholic schoolgirls with speical powers. We need to get Henry Hyde to help block the legislation or your girls will be paying fines everytime they use their powers."

"I'll get us to help Attila out. You organize a team to stop Gephardt form imposing hius insidious tax."**
END RP!!!!

Warpmind> Well, these guys are coming for revenge on Attila. I thought you and the other riders might have fun taking out a couple of whiny bleedinghearts. I don't know when the group will attack. You must remember Attila has pissed off a lot of people :)

Spacebabie> Happy Birthday. Attila has a present for you. You might want to sit down for this :)

**Reverend Attila comes in wearing a disco suit and starts dancing while he takes all his clothes off. Once the strip show is done, he leaps on Spacebabie's lap on starts purring**

Christmas shopping> I hate Christmas, myself. I like what the day is and all, but it has lost any special feeling to me. I like midnight Mass, but that is the only enjoyable part. I often had to take the long car ride to visit my no dead grandparents in an uncomfortbale retriemnt condo. This year, my family cannot ruin my Christmas. I will be spending it in Gallatin, Tennessee away from any immediate family or family at all. Woohoo!!!

One thing that really upsets me about this tiem of year is when parents tell kids about that Santa Claus crap, so tehy can shatter some fantasy later. I have yet to forgive my motehr for telling me thso elies in teh first place and my kids will never hear such bullsh*t. I think that si the worst thing a parent can do for a child is to lie to them like this, only so they can really HURT them in the future, plus it spoils children. I will do all teh gift exchanging on Mary's birthday, since teh commericalists won't wreck that day, like they have Christmas, Easter, and Halloween.

SOROW> Always glad to help. When you do show up at a Gathering, will you give us back-payment spankings as well :)

You're welcome, Lawrence.

Kitainia> There's always next year. Maybe you can show us some Christams photos.

Now, I'm being kicked out fo the lab. Bye bye
Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
New Orleans, Louisiana
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 03:24:48 PM
IP: 141.164.133.103

Hi people here are my comments

Saturday Cartoons

Monster Rancer) Ughhh another "Gotta catch them all" show....Okay....I'll allow ONE more...but if another one comes out I'll scream and start trasking my TV.

Digimon) The show is going better and I like how they control violence to a 'non-realistic' state (so kids don't copy them as easily) I also liked the art and cartooning in the episode where ty goes back home. If they did that for each episode I think it be more appealing.

Pokemon) I heard that they are continuing the season after this one....AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

Beast Machines) My fav show....enough said......:)

That's all the comments for now...I'll post later today hopefully

Ciao! Sarge
Sarge Abernathy - [SargeMM@aol.com]
barre, vt, usa
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 03:15:31 PM
IP: 209.198.65.194

Stormy>...um, I have no idea what picture you were talking about. That was probably somebody else who uses the defalt color. It sounds interesting, though. Do you still have a link handy where I could look at it?

Aaron> Yeah, the guys in Leathal Enforcers get a full auto machinegun and a grenade launcher, and they're just fighting normal humans (some of whom only have knives). It's not fair.

I tried two guns on Area 51: Site 4 once. It doesn't work all that well there. It's great on the big nasty bugs, but when I get to the big alien, I'm not accurate enough with my off hand.

Have you ever seen a game called Terraburst? Those are the guns the House of the Dead guys need. :>
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 02:20:21 PM
IP: 198.215.20.3

David G> I've found that using two guns gets easier with practice. Admittedly, most of my double-gun practice has been on either Area 51 or Maximum Force, where it only takes one shot to take down most monsters, so you can split your focus and shoot multiple baddies at once. You're right about the monsters in House of the Dead tho'. All you do with both guns there is pull both triggers until they fall.

Which is one of the things that has always bugged me about that game. Could we please get some better guns?!? Every time I play I think of this while the two guys go walking toward the house:

(Travolta voice) What's in there?

(Samuel L. Jackson voice) All kindsa zombies, cyborgs, geneticlly engineered monsters, and a spider the size of Rhode Island.

(Travolta voice) We shoulda brought shotguns.

Stormy, accelerated holidays> It's crazy. It's a ploy by the big corporations to make you shop early, because if you wait until a reasonable time, everything's gone.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 01:56:24 PM
IP: ppp-238.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

We all know how Goliath felt about Demona�s betrayal, but what about Hudson? I have been thinking about the dark ages stories. Hudson saw a spark of his mate in her. A bit of her sprit that was living on in Demona. I wonder; he might make the perfect bridge to bring her back into the clan. He could be the bridge that takes the centuries of pain and, not return her to innocence, but remind her of lessons learned and what a Gargoyle is
I was ju
ironwolf
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 01:42:54 PM
IP: host-209-214-41-96.cha.bellsouth.net

David G., Warpmind: Glad you enjoyed Meuzwei. Yeah, I think that takes the "weird" cake for things I've invented (Cyrway actually called me "sick..." LOL) I actually didn't draw it all...it's a 3-D grayscale Mewtwo printed off the net, then attacked with black pen and coloured pencils. :-)

Putting up the link to my ELSEWORLDS page which has a few other weird things besides Meuzwei.

STORMY'S RANT

What the heck is it with ppl getting ready for holidays FAR too much in advance? Everyone around here is wearing poppies for Remembrance Day. I feel like a butt...I'm in the Canadian Forces for frigg's sake, and I only start wearing a poppy on Nov 4 or 5 (read, a week before the actual day.)...and yet I'm one of the few WITHOUT one on my coat.

The Bargain Shop and Dollar Store both had their Halloween stuff out since mid-September.

And the grand prize winner... I went to the mall on the 28th of October and the Christmas trees and arches were already up in the Sears department store.

FOR GOD'S SAKE, Let Hallowe'en die a good and wholesome death before you start celebrating Christmas already!

What's next? The Easter Bunny on Boxing Day?!

I remember a cartoon about "Oh my God, only 6 more shopping weeks until Christmas." It's not a joke any more. They prepare nine weeks before at least. I also remember never seeing Halloween stuff before October. ANd I'm only 22. I kid you not, at this rate, you WILL see Christmas things out in July before I'm middle-aged.
Stormy
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 01:12:11 PM
IP: pc30.huron.uwo.ca

Two quick things:
Aaron> I tried that once at Gameworks. (I've really got to try it with the all you can play for an hour cards...) Two guns aren't very accurate used seperatly, but they do add considerable firepower when used against the same target. I usually aim by Zen, though, and the second gun gets in my way.

Freelance announcement> My fanfic series is going on hiatus after the next episode. I'm too busy to keep writing it. On the other hand, I'm working on a revision of my novel (read as, total rewrite) which will probably be serilized in Sabledrake magazine.

Hope you appreciate the plug, Christine :)

The novel, currently called Side World: A Dark Season, is not gargoyles related at all, but will have some of the same blending of myth and modern reality.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 12:43:51 PM
IP: 198.215.20.3

Beginning a highly belated post. October was crazy, and November isn't shaping up any different so far.

Love it or hate it, I think The Blair Witch Project has entered pop culture as one of those films the everyone will riff on for years to come, like Rockey or Poltergiest. Roger Corman's special on TCM had a BWP parody promo, and Joe Bob Briggs spent all of Devil's night searching the Hollywood hills for "The Nair Witch"

Joe Bob also, after making us sit through Child's Play 2, was kind enough to show us the first two Phantasm movies. I have no idea WTF was going on most of the time, but but I liked them anyway. Any movies that have: A '71 Hemicuda, a chainsaw duel, a four-barreled sawed-off shotgun, graveyard aardvarking, The Tall Man, and those b!tchin' "killer christmas ornament" orb things are my kind of movies. (BTW, I'm told you can actually get one of those orbs in Blood II. Anybody here played the game?)

Which gives me a really evil thought...

Aaron reaches under his coat and pulls out what looks like a Pokeball, until it sprouts all manner of cutlery, and a laser eye. Heheheh.

A moment of silence for Walter Payton. Whatever you may think of pro atheletes, Walter seemed like a pretty decent guy who died of incurable liver cancer at 45, the age of some of our parents, or an age some of us maybe creeping toward. (Or looking back on)

Hispanics>The fastest growing part of the american population, slated to outnumber whites sometime within the next decade. (A fact, I'm sure, that makes militia types sh!t themselves) Now if we could just get all the money out of the hands of the few old white guys who're holding it now.

The Mummy> I liked it much better then TMP, The Haunting, or any of the other CGI fests this year. In fact I liked it enough to see it three times, and buy the video. Do I think it's going to win any Oscars? No. But I do think it's the closest we're going to get to a fourth Evil Dead movie in the near future. It had some great lines, my favorites being "You have released the creature we have feared for more then three thousand years." "Relax, I got him." and "It is better to be the right hand of the devil, then in his path." (*If* I ever get my fic verse on track, I want Sevarius to say that) And it had Kevin J. (Girl from Ipanima) O'Conner. I would like to ask if the original was any more or less historically inaccurate, and besides, if you've suspended your disbelief enough to accept that a six-shooter can be fired *eleven* times without reloading, why quibble about a little history?

Jenna> Congrats on the bed and the month's free rent. Hugz.

Skippy> If you do remake TPM, could you give Darth Maul more then three lines, and something to do. (Like kill Jar Jar maybe)

Gunjack> I think Wilek was right about the particle beam weapons in Gargoyles.

Robby> It's really freaky that you should have a Tubular Bells midi up. I went to Walmart and they were playing that. Freaked me out to no end, the mundane setting clashing with the ominous music.

David G> I find House of the Dead to be much easier when played Chou Yun-fat style.

Ironwolf> I am truly sorry about your friend. (Moment of silence)

Zath> Ash vs. Demona? I'm almost afraid to think about that one...

SJ> It's been a long time since I've seen the banned ep (or any other) of the X-files, but doesn't Scully pick up a Desert Eagle in the course of that adventure? Of course, she'd probably have almost the same luck with it Will Smith had with the Noisy Cricket, but it would be cool to see her with one.

Stormy> Meuzwei... I'd laugh, except I'm sort of scared to.

TJ Veil> Yes, I did laugh at the headless chalk outline.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 12:12:39 PM
IP: ppp-238.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Warpmind - The designs for my costume are on my website.
Click my name to go there.
Rulok - [jmiller@netxpress.com]
San Antonio, tx, USA
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 11:24:14 AM
IP: jmiller.pub.swri.edu

Yall are very naughty! Of course I was referring to sleeping! :P

jenna
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 09:44:06 AM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

*Warpmind walks into the CR, leafing through the pages of an old, leatherbound tome with the words "Kitab Al-Azif" in Arabic lettering. "Mumble, I was so sure it was around here somewhere... Aha, the pages with the spell were just stuck together... Now, let's see... Ah. That's the one. Now, where's DC, I wonder... Heeeere, widdle DC... Heeeere, widdle DC..." DC runs around a corner and vanishes for the time being. "Damn, he got away. Oh, well, I'll catch him later." Warpmind slams the book shut with a disgusted grunt.*

Hi, guys. Seems DC wasn't too interested in exposure to the Cthulhu Mythos...

Jackal: Where are you, man? The CR ain't the same without you!

*Looks at Stormy's Meuzwei picture. Coughs, then laughs violently.* Oh, that is just too weird. Of course, one should surmise I'd be used to that by now...

Jenna: When you say that a good bed makes difference... I wish to hear no more, and hope you refer to resting...

Toku Kaioto: When all else fails in Computer Troubleshooting... try scaring it. It's worked for me... Five years with the same ol' 486 SX33, and I can still scare it into submission. Sure, I have sometimes had to replace the hamster, but it still works fine.

Green Baron: Pinko Liberals? Joyride? Um, I may be a little wrong about this, but the Joyride is directed at evil people. And a few really obnoxious ones. (HINT: THE BIG HIT QUOTE!) Attila's problems can be freely dealt with when they encounter us, or vice versa.

All Soul's Day? *Raises a glass of fine wine.* To Geir, who would have been my second-youngest cousin, had he been allowed to live for more than a forthnight.

Rulok: Hey, dude, think you could give me something like a blueprint for that suit of yours? I'd really like to build one for next Halloween (And believe me, I may need the time) so that I don't have to resort to fangs for eight-years-old jaws, or that very simplistic Illuminati Local Agent costume I was forced to settle for this year... we have officialy started with what seems possible as an annual custom in Norway, folks. We have really had Halloween Parties nationwide this year!

Christine: You got that Party on Avalon episode from me? Sending E-mail here at the school computers has proven slightly unreliable lately... As for that Heifer Project thingie... I'll just quote Bart Simpson. "Don't have a cow, man!"

The Mummy: I haven't seen this yet. Hey, I live in Norway, ok? We don't exactly have decent cinemas everywhere. For me to get to a decent theatre, it would cost me in the range of... oh, say, 50 bucks... and my budget is tight enough as it is.

Gunjack Valentine: I'd say I've got about... oh, I'm not sure... 70 episodes left of TGS Gargoyles. And I am trained in speed reading, mind you... As for the "government funding", well, it's a kind of educational backing from Social Services... or something like that. Basically, to keep me running until I can get a job. But my social life is still pretty lax. Just the way I like it. Solitude is great, as long as it is voluntarily.

Wilek: I... AM... NOT... INSANE! *Looks around.* Um, on the other hand... what I meant was: Asperger is not a form of insanity, though Autism has often been considered so in the past. Fact is, Asperger is often so highly functional, it can be detected only in particular situations. I was one of the lucky ones... Sure, I'll walk around with the word "anomaly" stamped on my forehead for the rest of my life, metaphorically speaking, but it'll mostly simplify a few things in my daily life.

And a Headline from this weekend (we had some pretty rough weather over here) that I think a few of you may find a bit amusing:
LIGHTNING STRUCK WATER PIPE - MAN ELECTROCUTED WHILE URINATING
I kid you not, guys, there was a guy who got struck by lightning via his... well, you know. And the poor bastard actually survived, though they say his tools will never work again...

**JOYRIDE**
Cthulhu, Ebon 1 and the Joyriders cruise down the highway, singing cheerfully together after elegantly disposing of Dr. Nguyen. Suddenly, they dematerialize and rematerialize at the foot of the Sphinx. A few seconds pass, then they suddenly rematerialize next to the Statue of Liberty. Then, a few seconds after that, they're in Las Vegas. Warpmind moans in the back seat.
"What happened?"
"I dunno, we must have teleported or something. Miriam, any ideas?"
"None. I know Ebon 1 has some fancy gadgets that even I haven't been able to fully work out, but nothing that can cause this."
Warpmind looks at the others sheepishly.
"It's partially my fault, guys. My implant tells me there's a fuse blown in the device in my sack. I think it may be related to our jump into the 20th Century Fox Board room. Lemme see..."
Warpmind grips into the sack, pulling out a small device, flicking a small switch.
"There, it's inactive until I switch it on again. All I need now is a fuse."
"What size?"
"Oh, the same size as in slot machines... hmmm..."
The Joyriders look to the sides of the cars, casinos surrounding them.
"Warps, I think that should be fairly easily obtained."
"Yeah, and I think we even may have some time to spare to entertain ourselves a while. What say you, shall we walk around in the city for a while and sample the casinos? I feel like a good game of poker, myself."
Attila looks up at the others, yawning.
**TO BE CONTINUED**
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 07:06:22 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

**RP!**

[CPR having failed, the team members beam up to the Avatar Of Ganon, a grievously wounded SJ in tow, where the Wookie chief medical officer, this time wearing her translation headset, attends to him (I think her name abbreviates to Corrie or something to that effect; I'll have to ask someone), working frantically to get him stabilized and into a bacta tank before he's too far gone to help. Sevarius: "What about the research he's done with xenomorphs? They're known to be fast healers; perhaps there's some use for that?" Corrie: =We haven't the time to go get it from his laboratory. Besides, all that's come of it is just one tame bug. Admin! I need a medical drone, STAT!= The Borg is unaccustomed to being addressed in that tone of voice, but complies. Sevarius: "I hope to whatever gods there are you'll survive this, son..."]

**PAUSE RP!**

Jaden> <<I just had one of the most terrible experiences of my life. I was going home from one of my night classes and I was doing 55 mph on the highway when a dog ran out infront of me. It had all black fur so I didn't see it until it was right in front of my headlights, I was just barely able to avoid hitting it, but unfortunately when I swerved to avoid it I hit another black dog that was right behind the first one. I really didn't like the sound and the feeling when I hit it.>> I had something like that happen to me once. That's always so sad. :(

Warpmind> <<My anomaly is called "Aspergers Syndrome", an anomalous combination of various traits into a state that is somewhere between "normal" and "High-functional Autism". Hey, I'm just as happy, but since I was diagnosed, I get ten grand a year from the government. ;)>> You get paid...for being insane? O_O SIGN ME UP! I could probably retire a millionare! :P

Ironwolf> <<they went into his artery in his thigh to check for damage and put him on blood thinners. They never checked to see if the artery clotted! He bled internally for 3 days and lost 60 percent of his blood before they noticed!>> What...?! <GRR> Such incompetence...Words fail me. >8(

Kaioto> I'm glad Lexy found an ISP, but now her computer won't use it...*ack*. I think I'd be a slavering maniac by then. (Oh, wait...)

Jenna> <<Well, Mike and I just got our major Christmas gift early- we called to renew our lease on our apt, and were told if we renew we would get next month rent free. Needless to say we did.>> <hugZ> I'm so glad to hear that! :) Here's hoping things continue to improve.

Christine> Heifer Project> On their front page is mentioned a woman named Blandina Bumbo (I swear I'm not kidding; even my diseased mind can't make up a name like that), so I know this whole thing has to be a joke. :P

Gunjack> <<Inspireing? Umm, I'll just hide behind me desk if it's all right w/ you guys...>> Wow, I've made someone afraid of me. My life is complete. ;) Actually, what it inspired were fic/RP ideas. Hee hee hee. <<Heh... there are worse people you could be named after...>> Don't I know it. It isn't easy for me being named after a small-time dictator from Star Wars. :P

Xanathar> <<I'm also worried about Fleur as well>> Me too. Jackal, Fleur, Kyryn, Dumlao, who knows who else...where could they *be*...?

Stephen R Sobotka Jr.> <<Greetings all... been fighting a monster migraine all day and night.>> Ugh, I know what that's like. A few days ago, I had the Headache That Wouldn't Die. Oof.

**RESUME RP!**

[Somewhere in California, a small black eyelike probe droid flits invisible and unnoticed near Asil and Storm Eagle's meeting with the Dirty Laundry Gang. Elsewhere in California, telemetry from that probe droid is being recieved in a large but unassuming house in a remote location, where Solomon Brand--the 'Sol' from earlier posts--is chuckling wryly at this new development. "Surely these people can't be expected to be taken seriously with a name and style like that. 'Dirty Laundry Gang' indeed. I think I should like to keep an eye on this bunch." He hits the send button on the intercom. "Guys, is there any popcorn left?" Griffex answers: "I think Choketaur downed the last of it yesterday when we all rented Drunken Wu Tang. <grin>" Someone else, presumably the aforementioned Choketaur, replies, "Heh. Well it isn't as if I'm the only one; you know how the triplets are." Three identical male voices pipe up in Weird Sisters-esque contrafugue, "Worry not; there's not exactly a supplies shortage. We take it you've found something amusing to watch?" Sol: "Have I *ever*...I think you'll all laugh your tails off at *this* little show..."]

**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 04:52:50 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

I think I'll start out today by recomending a book to you. You may not find it at regular book stores, but it is an excellent book. It is titled The Sandman: The Dream Hunters. It is a retelling of an ancient Japanese story in the universe of The Sandman and is written by Neil Gaiman. The story behind the book goes something like this: When Gaiman was writing the english script to Princess Mononoke he researched Japanese mythology to better understand the meanings of the movie. When he was contacted about doing a tenth aniversary story for 'The Sandman' he agreed on two conditions, the first being that it be set in ancient Japan, as he realized that was a location that he had not set a Sandman story in yet and now wanted to. The second was that Yoshitaka Amano, who did the tenth anniversary poster and who has among other things worked on art for the Final Fantasy video game series and Vampire Hunter D, illustrate the story. Amano agreed to draw illustrations, but instead of a standard comic he wished to do pictures to go with the story. So the finished product is an excellent telling of a Japanese myth with only very minor revisions made to fit into the Sandman series (it already contained the King of All Night's Dreaming) with beautiful pictures accompanying it. The actual story is about a young monk and a fox-spirit who falls in love with him. I highly recomend the book to anyone who enjoys mythology.

Avengers - This series by Fox has yet to be reviewed here, so I will do it. I think the first episode had promise. I was glad that the big three (Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man) were not present, making it feel more like a team of equally powered characters. Also, some of the threads introduced, such as the governments involvement in funding, are interesting. I did find several things lacking however. First off, I was really disappointed in the scene in whcih the Avengers prepared for battle and their costumes were transformed. I'm sorry, but this is the Avengers, not the Power Rangers. The rest, I'll wait til part two to give final judgement on. I think this show could be an excellent series, if it doesn't fall prey to Fox trying to change it into a clone of some other series.

Mandi - I hope you guys get all of your play difficulties worked out. I know what it's like trying to work with a crappy set.

night walker - good to see you back. hope DC doesn't piss you off too much.

Jessie - sounds like you had a lot of fun. And a talking cow? Most of the cows I've seen talk, but they only have a one word vocabulary (MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!)

Coyote - Elvis!?!?!? I'm now getting images (err... audio) of Elvis doing the time warp....

Zath - <> In that case, if you're familiar with the Babyon 5 universe you may want to pick up the latest book, Final Reckoning. It takes place after the events in Crusade, and is for the most part about Bester trying to escape from being captured and Garibaldi tracking him down. The part you would be interested in is the next to last chapter, in which Bester is testifying before the Senate as to his actions during and before the Telepath War and basically tells humanity how screwed up they are and how they haven't changed over the last 275 years, no matter how much they'd like to think otherwise. It's my second favorties part of the book, after the last chapter in which there is one of the greatist ironies in all of sci-fi history. Wouldn't want to spoil it for anyone.

Christine - I hope your grandmother will be okay.

Warpmind - Glad you're feeling better.

Rulok - Good to hear that people are starting to recognize Gargoyles. And hugs are always good, even if they are from little squirts.

jenna - That's great news. A months free rent should help you with some of your monetary problems. congrats.

x-files - While I agree that the general episode quality has started to go downhill, they have still come through with some pretty darn good episodes. Say what you will about the series, but the episodes with Scully and her daughter and the two parter where the conspiracy group gets fried were pretty good. I think that the problem is that early in the series, the episodes as a whole tended to be more serious, but still containing some funny moments (how many people were ROTFLTAO in the episode where the man had been killed by having his head shoved in liquid nitrogen and the chalk outline had a bunch of little circles all over the room instead of the head). Now they try to make the entire episode more funny, taking away from the overall tone.

Thought for the Day:
"Nothing is done entirely for nothing. Nothing is wasted. You are older, and you have made decisions, and you are not [who] you were yesterday. Take what you have learned, and move on."
T. J. Veil - [hiddenagenda@rocketmail.com]
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 04:03:19 AM
IP: welch-roberts-187-24.res.iastate.edu

Hi all!!

Thanks to DC,I was unable to post last night*shots DC in the eye with an acid dart*I hope I didn't miss too much.

The Mummy:I havn't seen this movie yet.

X-Files:Yes,this shows quality has gone way down,I stopped watching it about two seasons ago,it's sad really.:(

Sarge:Welcome back!

SOROW:<<JackaL> Where the ^%$*# are you?! I'm getting very worried!>>Same here I'm also worried about Fleur as well,Haven't heard from her in weeks.

Zath re The Hanging:*Sighs*some people don't understand senselessly violent humor,their loss and our gain I suppose>:)

Goodnight all!!
Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 03:23:29 AM
IP: melnc01.bigpond.com

Greetings all... been fighting a monster migraine all day and night.

COMMENTS ON DA OPENER - Well, some good... some not so good... but, at least everyone is pleased to see the series back. And just trust me on this... you ain't seen nothing yet!

And, for those who were wondering...

*** RP ALERT! ***

[Scene opens several days ago, before the entire Phalanx Prime affair, at a particular place... no, not that gas station out in the desert, but at a certain theoretics lab in the mountains...]

Deep inside the mountain core, a lab complex sprawls along its long axis... on one of the lower levels, in a special security area, a team of medical specialists in bio-cybernetics are working on a lone subject, all under the watchful eye of some men and women in heavy power armor.

Watching from the observation deck, a familar man in a brown leather bomber with a wide, white hat looks on with a frown. Next to him, an older man with grey-streaked hair in a black business suit takes note of the medical team's progress.

"Not much to say, really," the older man says. "But, considering what we have to work with, plus the recent knowledge of this Borg-cybernetics we've acquired, the chances for success are marginal at best."

Not moving, Big Jake continues to stare at the men and women below. "So long as they remove all of that Borg-tech from her... Jess and I will handle the rest."

The older man nods. "Fair enough. I had to pull a lot of stringss to get access to this facility, Jake. To tell the truth, I was surprised when you showed up out of nowhere... just what has been going on with you lately?"

Jake slowly shakes his head. "Too much to tell you, John." Now he does turn away from the work below, but he gazes at the comatose form of his silver-haired companion, who is resting on a nearby couch.

"I'll by that... for now," John replies. "Just remember though, I may owe you for that scrape in Miami with the kids, but you're going to owe me with a story someday."

With a soft chuckle, Big Jake turnes to stare at the other man. "Someday... but not today. Right now, all I'm concerned with is her, and her," he says, motioning to Jess, and to the subject below. "Besides, unless I miss my guess, before too long we're all going to be in the middle of one helluva story... and unless we win, nobody is going to be around to tell it."

[The scene closes with a pull-away view of Jake and John, as seen from outside the observation deck, panning over to where the medical team is still working on their subject... who, when one of them steps away, is revealed to be a much stripped-down Two-of-One!]

*** END RP! (for now?) ***

Maintain and Check Six!
Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. - [scififangargoyle@yahoo.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 02:36:12 AM
IP: m50.ieway.com

Well, it's back in the saddle for me... I finally got around to picking up TGS where I'd left off back at the beginning of summer, and I just finished "Darkest Hour" this morning. Yes, I know that this is about six months late, but gratz to the TGS staff on writing some of the best fanfic ever! I'll be caught up on all four series' by the end of the week, and then I can start on the main archive...

Tales from Bryn Mawr - Good...Lord! o_0 Glad to hear that you enjoyed yourself... if that's the right word for it...;)

Wilek><<Alien: Resurrection was on tonight. Intensely kewl little movie. And quite...inspiring...>> Inspireing? Umm, I'll just hide behind me desk if it's all right w/ you guys...

Taleweaver><<The worst came at the end. If it had tried to be half decent they would just let Benny remained trapped with all the riches he could want, but trapped for eternity. Instead, the bring back the scarabs and they wait to attack only after the lights go out>> Friggan' A. Those nasty little creepers showed up FAR too many times for my tastes...Also, since when do scarabs act like insectile paranhas?

Warpmind><<New Dark Ages Episode: Aw, dang. More work, And I've still got all of TGS Gargoyles plus the last two episodes of Timedancer left...>>Are you behind on the series too? <<My anomaly is called "Aspergers Syndrome", an anomalous combination of various traits into a state that is somewhere between "normal" and "High-functional Autism". Hey, I'm just as happy, but since I was diagnosed, I get ten grand a year from the government. ;)>> The goverment pays you!? *looks awed* The Holy Grail of the taxpayer! <<Oh, and don't remind me of those barricades...>> Heh... there are worse people you could be named after... And wouldn't you know it, that's my personea's first name too...

Jenna><<Mike and I haven't had this much energy in we can't remember how long-- man the differance a good bed makes...>> I'm not even going NEAR that one...

Oops, one in the morn... oh well, it looks like I'll have to put off the new "Dark Ages" until tomorrow...
Gunjack Valentine
Wednesday, November 3, 1999 01:26:19 AM
IP: 1cust220.tnt2.dfw5.da.uu.net

Double Post...

Yeesh. Just noticed that the fanfic archive blow'd up.

I guess that's *one* way to get rid of the quadruple stories...

Scott Iskow - [smiskow@wam.umd.edu]
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 11:22:04 PM
IP: 129-2-251-16.student.umd.edu

The Mummy > I never saw it. It looked too much like a special effects extravaganza, like "The Haunting," or "Independence Day." Haven't seen any of those.

How many of these SFX movies have multiple viewing potential? For those that you see multiple times, do you watch it entirely, or do you wait for that *one* scene that blew you out of your seat the first time you saw it?

In my second/third viewing of "The Matrix," I actually thought is was kind of dull until it reached the hand-to-hand stuff.

In multiple viewings of "The Phantom Menace," I sort of zoned out until the lightsaber battle.

So, the SFX makes movies like "The Mummy" worth watching once, but is it worth seeing again?

Scott Iskow - [smiskow@wam.umd.edu]
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 11:13:40 PM
IP: 129-2-251-16.student.umd.edu

Hey all...

Just dropped by to soak up the commentary on the DA premiere. ;) Thought I'd comment on a couple other things:

X-Files> This wasn't a new ep, just so we're all aware... it's two seasons old. It was only banned from reruns.

The Mummy> Yes! It's so gratifying to see that most ppl in here agree with me on this movie - that it bit. :) IMO, and this is speaking totally objectively, since I had nothing to do with it, I think that "The Sun and the Serpent" is the best Egyptian story I've ever seen/read. It was all I could think about through the movie! The main antagonist somehow reminded me of Harthoth...
Entity
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 11:01:27 PM
IP: ely-oh3-37.ix.netcom.com

Green Baron> thank you for welcomeing me back

SPOLIERS FOR TO EVERY SEASON
I for one liked the season opener of the Dark Ages. Anyway I liked the scenes with the eldest when she was in the middle of telling a story to the to the hatchlings and she got a memory lose and she was telling a story about something different. I also liked the scene when Bropklyn and Lex thought that they broke one of the eggs and they wan'ted Asrial to help fix it. Will it might look like the trios rookery sister (The one the eldest chose) might be a new charcter. Can't wait for the next episode.
END SPOLIERS
Lawrence Stone - [craft_celtic@yahoo.com]
Chillicothe, Ohio, USA
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 10:54:53 PM
IP: chil-ras2-4-cs-17.dial.bright.net

* SPOILERS FOR BUFFY/ANGEL *

BUFFY: Buffy finally (at the very end) gets over that jerk (I hope). I'm glad to see that Willow wasn't taken in by him, at least.

I thought that the "de-evolution" was nicely handled. And Xander is still as fun as ever. (I particularly got a kick out of the bit where he pops back into the bar to say to the owner, "You are a bad, bad man.")

ANGEL: A good episode too, with some nice Cordelia development. Pity that Doyle's gonna be leaving the series soon, given how this episode indicated that there were some mysteries about him worth looking into. And was anybody else as surprised as I was when it turned out that there were *two* ghosts in the apartment? (Although the revelation fitted in so well with the hints at the beginning that it worked entirely for me).

I've got to admit, I'm really enjoying this new series. Especially since they've managed to make Angel into more than just the "tormented moody vampire questing for redemption".

* SPOILERS END *
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 10:47:38 PM
IP: 216.87.46.3.dialup-stl.primary.net

**RP HERE**

"Well," Jammer grins as the Administrator crushes Phalanx Prime's skull, "that about does it for that guy." "Yep," Doug nods. "Great job, Admin." "Guys!" Wilek interrupts them suddenly. "SJ's hurt!" The Ravens immediately spin around and look at their friend, who is lying comatose as Kari and Sevarius Sr. worriedly look on. Shap frowns as he bends down to take a pulse. "He's very faint," the paladin grimaces. "Orion, can you..." "I'm afraid not," the cleric sighs. "I used up my last healing spells of the day helping to beat that Omega Weapon thing." "Then what do we do?" asks Boris. "We do have to save this guy, right? He's our friend." "Let me try CPR," Sevarius says. "There are ways to save a person that don't involve magic." "If you try anything..." Shauna threatens, pointing her bow at the geneticist. "He knows," Stephanie says, pushing the weapon aside. "Let him do it, okay?" Tricia, Jammer, Lathrop, and Doug nod in agreement as Sevarius bends down and resumes administering the procedure. "Just for the record," Erin asks Kitainia and Gubio as they watch, "who is that guy?" Kitainia shakes her head. "It's a long story. We'll tell you later, okay." "Yeah," Gubio nods. "Right now we have to pray our pal SJ can live."

**END RP FIRST HALF**

Hi. Sorry I haven't posted earlier in the week, school and after-Halloween fatigue have been taking up a lot of my time. As usual, I have a lot of topics to comment on, so here goes. :)

Costume Pictures: <pulls out board and beats her own head with it forcefully and repeatedly> Damn! We totally forgot about that! Ugh! And now that we've already turned back in the rented costumes, it can't be done. <sighs> Everyone who wanted a picture, Doug and I are very sorry. Next year, please remind us closer to Halloween, and we promise we'll get them. Provided they are wanted, of course. Thanks for reminding us now, Green Baron. Too bad it was too late. :( Except for this, we had a good Halloween. Glad it was the same for most of you (or at least your posts have made it seem that way. :)

Skippy: I too hope to see a Phantom Menace remake from you. Hope you can write well enough to make it good. <grin>

Coyote: Great job on Team Delta, glad you finally got around to writing it. For someone who's just recently had their heart broken, I thought you wrote the romance part well. Good development on Lina, too, and as always excellent action mixed with wonderful comic bits. The story was definitely worth the wait, though I hope it doesn't take you nearly as long to finish Team Eagle. Keep up the good work!

Ironwolf: Sorry to hear about your best friend's passing. I share in your mourning and prayers. If you need vent or consolation, feel free to do it to your friends who are still here. (i.e. us :) Thanks for mentioning the American Beauty bit too, that sight must have been wonderful. :) I too adore the film.

The Mummy: I liked the film when I saw it, though I can agree with the points Firestorm and Taleweaver have raised. The comedy of the film mixed with the great special effects and realistic romance made it enjoyable for me. In retrospect, I still think The Mummy was a good movie, but it was also a great example of what Hollywood can get away with if they make their product entertaining enough.

Pistoff: You're welcome. <re- Vacuum Riders> Ari as a half-human sex maniac? I am looking forward to that story. :) BTW, is Graeme going to show up, too?

**BEGIN SPOILERS FOR DARK AGES**

To Every Season: Pretty good season opener, though like Ed I did not enjoy having to puzzle out the grammar mistakes (not a real problem, just nitpicking) and like TJ I also disliked the storytelling style and found the episode a little boring as a whole. But there were still some great good points to it. The good development on the Eldest was one, and so was the nice portrayal of the Trio as children. The illustrations were also excellent (great job, Robby!). The cook subplot was also interesting, but it would have been better if he'd gotten what he deserved for his little trick. :) All in all, good episode, but I'm hoping to see ones with more action and development on the adult gargoyles (who seem more interesting than the children, in DA at least) in the stories ahead. 6.5/10, sideways thumb.

**DA SPOILERS END, BEGIN SPOILERS FOR BUFFY AND ANGEL**

Both these shows had pretty good eps tonight too. Or at least Angel did. The Buffy one was okay, but I was thought it was more of the kind of obligatory anti-drinking story that all college shows have to feature these days instead of a good story. I also thought after seeing it that Parker has become more annoying than any demon could ever be. It's official now, he needs to die. Preferably soon. Buffy was also out of character, IMO. She's been smart enough to listen to Willow about poophead guys before, why not now? It's also not like her to just sit down and drink with a bunch of strangers. <sighs> Other than what happened with her, the episode was okay. Good development on Xander and Willow, and the caveman plot was kind of entertaining. Still, though, I give it a low rating of 4/10, thumbs down. Mr. Whedon, if you're listening, here's a tip- stop the angst on this show. I want that, I can tune into WB on Wednesday or Thursday or Sunday nights. Buffy is supposed to be about good stories with interesting character development, great scripts, and action. Please, get off this stupid Parker craze you've been on for the last three episodes that has in many ways been taking over the things that used to make Buffy great.

Angel was much better tonight, IMO. Excellent development on Doyle, great subplot with him and the demon thug. Angel was also well-charecterized, and the episode had a nice script. The old lady ghost made a great villain, too. She definitely gets my award for TV's worst parent. I adored how she brought development to Cordelia, especially in the scene where Cordy bitched her out. ("I am not a little cry-Buffy! Get the hell out of my house!") I also liked how she ended up with a ghost for a roommate, that could make for some interesting stories in the episodes ahead ("Dylan, a burglar broke into my apartment. Did you see him?" "This person won't accept our help, but they're really in danger. Can you go haunt their house for a while and drive the danger away?") The ep gets a full 10/10, skyhigh thumb. Watching it made suffering through the not-that-interesting Buffy episode worth it. Angel is definitely becoming a true gem, hope Whedon keeps up the good work (and is able to put some of it back into his other show).

**BUFFY/ANGEL SPOILERS END**

Kaioto: Please convey Lexy my congratulations on finding a new ISP. Hope she's able to come back in here soon, I've been missing her. Same for Kyryn and Dumlao. And Jackal too. Where are these folk?

Christine: <www.heifer.org> Strange site, probably even stranger place. Whoever thought of the idea for it is probably one of those Y2K worry-warts. I have a feeling their village needs a good little rabies epidemic. <maniacal chuckle> I too send my prayers to your Grandmother. Hope she is somehow able to overcome her current hardships and enjoy however much time remains of her life. (Same to you and everyone else.)

And on that note, I'll sign off now. Good night, everyone.

**RESUME ASIL'S CRAZY LA ADVENTURES RP**

"Alright!" several of the Dirty Laundry Gang scream and shout as Asil and Storm Eagle stop next to them. "Yes!! About time!" "Gee," Storm raises an eyebrow. "These guys seem happy to see us." "Of course we are!" says a little blond boy with a spiffy mask and cape who wears a nylon over his face. "You're the first people to stop beside us in weeks! Do you know how many dumpsters we've eaten out of, and how few people have actually wanted to help us? You are here to help us, right?" "Um,..."Asil frowns, looking over the group. Before she can say anything else, a redhaired adolescent girl wearing a T-shirt multicolored and jeans splattered with all kinds of paint runs out of the Dirty Laundry Gang's midst, raises a Super Soaker, and giggles maniacally as she sprays Asil, Storm Eagle, and their stolen Batmobile with colored water. Storm Eagle drops her jaw in astonishment, while Asil merely looks really PISSED. "Staina!" Nylon Man shouts at the girl. "What are you doing?" "Yeah, girl!" shouts the electricity-man in overalls named Static Cling. "These ladies have a car that has to be stolen, they could be here to hire us! You've ruined everything!" "Yeah," growls Scrubber, who looks like a giant brush in a trench coat with arms, eyes, an angry mouth, and legs that end in tennis shoes. "We haven't had work since Lonny got killed, and the first opportunity we get you have to spoil." He glares at her and looks like he's about to go medieval on Staina. Asil and Storm Eagle, who have just hopped out of their car with spell and BFG ready, look even more like they'll soon be doing the same. "Uh, guys," Staina begs, falling to her knees and dropping the Super Soaker, "please, I'm sorry! You know I have a compulsion to do this kind of thing! Please don't kill me! I'll be good!" "No way, Staina," shouts the Amazing Socko, a tall guy in spandex who wears his namesake on his head. "You've spoiled our one chance at work. Now these girls will never hire us as goons! We were so close!" "Excuse me," Asil shoves him aside, raising a weapon. "_I_ have a compulsion to vaporize your friend there. You'd be wise to get out of the way." Just as she is raising her weapon, there is a polite cough from the laundry truck. Asil, Storm Eagle, and the DLG all spin to face a huge guy made of lint wearing a sweatsuit and sunglasses who has just stepped out of the truck's rear. He frowns at them and points at the guy standing beside him, a mustached man who except for his blue and orange leisure suit looks like a typical mob boss. Just behind them is another guy, who happens to look exactly like Johnny Bravo except for his bleached very pale white skin and hair. "Whoa," the latter grins at Asil and Storm Eagle. "Hey there, hot mammas. Waking up from dreams of Neve Campbell was VERY worth it for you." "This makes two people we have to vaporize," Storm Eagle fumes. Asil nods in agreement, her face debating between whether to shoot Staina or Bleach Man first. "Excuse me," the mob boss type says before she can make a decision. "I'm Al Detergent, and I'm in charge here. You two ladies just woke us up. May I ask what in the heck is going on?"

**ASIL WILL TELL HIM NEXT TIME. END RP**
Kitainia
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 10:42:42 PM
IP: pool-207-205-151-74.dlls.grid.net

VISIT STATION 8!
VISIT STATION 8!
VISIT STATION 8!

Dark Ages premiere- Somehow, the HTML code got corrupted when the thing was put up. We're investigating how it happened and taking steps to make sure it doesn't happen again. Go easy on us, new people were putting up the story for the first time. Hopefully the problem won't happen again, and it looks like it had more or less been fixed now. Sorry for the inconveniance folks.

Also, I *did* have a post written out, but DC killed it, so it'll have to wait till later... AH well...

8 MORE DAYS UNTIL THE POKEMON MOVIE!!!
Robby
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 10:34:26 PM
IP: spider-tp021.proxy.aol.com

Me again ... off-topic but bizarre ... I get on some weird mailing lists, but this one takes the cake. Got a charity catalog the other day from Heifer Project International, in which you can sponsor a village not by sending money but by buying them livestock ... heifers (duh), pigs, water buffalo, bees, etc. Most amazing of all was the "Gift Ark," which for five grand gave you two of just about everything, including camels and two trios of guinea pigs (for _protein_; I read that to my co-worker Amanda who has a coddled pet guinea pig and she about croaked on the spot). I kid you not, weird but true, and if you doubt, they have a website: http://www.heifer.org/ (or clickie)

Christine
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 09:41:47 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

New on my site:
Yesterday was a Jericho bonanza; three pics! Including one by Aimee (sent to Crzy last Xmas; she gets all the ones of Jericho tied up and I only find out much, much later), one by Kenna, and one by Naiomi.
Clickie or go to http://members.xoom.com/Sabledrake/ng_jericho.html

Grandma > thanks for the well-wishes! There's not much that can be done, and much as I love her and always have, it saddens me to live in a society where we show greater kindness to our pets than to our elders when it comes to a peaceful and dignified death.

Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 09:33:35 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

This is only going to make sense to the people who have seen American beauty. It was scratch that IS (cause he ain't gone till we let him fade) Charles�s favorite movie. He related to it a lot and watched it alot. I went and prayed asking God to watch over him. As I left the church there was a plastic bag dancing in the wind 30 feet above me. It waltzed behind a tree and was gone.

Those of you who have seen it know well I don�t know it just was so weird/happy kind of coincidence. With some really good timing well read it as you will mabey it was just a bag and mabey not
ironwolf - [cag16@bellsouth.net]
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 06:48:19 PM
IP: host-209-215-8-32.cha.bellsouth.net

Well, Mike and I just got our major Christmas gift early- we called to renew our lease on our apt, and were told if we renew we would get next month rent free. Needless to say we did.

Early Merry Christmas.
jenna
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 05:35:34 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

GB> Always a pleasure :)

For staying up til one in the morning and slumping through school today, I sure am very awake. Today is my first day at work (yeah) and after I get off I have to finish this damn project for English. But thank the good Lord it's the last week of the football season!

JackaL> If you post within the next week, you have my rare permission to lick me ;) Where are yooooouuuuu????? *plays a game of hide-and-seek*
SOROW
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 04:13:35 PM
IP: dll2a010-0554.splitrock.net

Well I have to report that my Halloween weekend was interesting. I wore my Graeme costume to the festivities downtown on Saturday and I went trick or treating around the neighborhood on Sunday.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/5629/rulok/rulok.htm

I was amazed about how many people recognized me as a gargoyle. Last year everyone was saying, "What are you?" This year I got very few of those.

I heard someone say, "There's one of the Gargoyles". Another said, "Goliath". I even got a hug from a little girl.

It was fun. Hope everyone else had a good Halloween.
Rulok - [jmiller@netxpress.com]
San Antonio, tx, USA
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 03:51:31 PM
IP: jmiller.pub.swri.edu

Pogo- Sealy Posturepedic- Californian King 7X6 - with box springs, and frame- very firm
jenna
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 03:11:47 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Jenna> Um, hey, just what kind of bed is this? (It's a giggly topic, but I'm actually serious if you're finding it so good for sleep "et cetera.") Brand, model? :)
Pogo
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 02:54:14 PM
IP: fwnt.dorseylaw.com

Jannie- popped you an em

Green Baron- <kind of feels like a second honeymoon, doesn't it>- *smiles*
jenna
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 02:31:44 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

RP WARNING!!!
**Hollywood

Barbara Streissand is studying her triangles while cheesy Japanese music plays in the background. Barbara Boxer is studying her own devious plotting, while Robe Reiner takes some painkillers since he is still in pain form Attila's attack. Jane Fonda's first husband, the evil Communist State Senator Tom Hayden is on the phone with Ted Turner.

"Tom, that cat and his car are nearing us. We will soon have our revenge. You and Ron know what to do, right?"

"Of course, kind of in-law. We will take them down, especially that damned cat."**

END RP!!!

Warpmind> $I think the joyride should head off for Hollywood and take down some pinko liberals :)Attila has to meet soem folks he pissed off. Well, some of many he has angered.$

Kaioto> I fear Lexy may be spending a lot more time at the Library and with Cherry Blossom.

Jenna> <<Mike and I haven't had this much energy in we can't remember how long-- man the differance a good bed makes... >>

Well, that should help his studies. Kind of feels liek a second honeymoon, right?

Ironwolf> Since today is All Soul's Day, it will be agood day to remember your friend. To die so young is tragic, but it is best to remember the tiem he had on thsi earth and hope he will soon be entering a better place. Saya few prayers for him, so he can get to the better palce a little sooner. You might want to go ot Mass if you can and light a candle for him.

Public Announcement> Today is All Soul's Day, a day to pray for the souls in Purgatory and pray that they will soon be in Paradise. It is also a perfect day to remember our departed friends and say soem prayers for them and/or get an indulgence for them if that is what you believe. If you don't, it's still a good day to remember those who have gone before us.

Dark Ages> I'll read it asap. I had All Saint's Day off, so no internet access yesterday.

Christine> I hope things go better for you as well. As for Physician assisted suicide, it will probably be legal by 2011, when the first baby boomers turn 65. As for your grandmother, I don't know what to say. ::hugs::

Jewel> Do you ever read David Horowitz's columns on salon.com?

SJ> I'm voting, but we won't have our next elections until mid-Novemeber :)

SOROW> Your busy this month. Feel free to give me a few practice spanks to warm you up (it will warm me up, too :D)

Welcome back to the insanity Lawrence

My Halloween> I went to Mass at 8 pm and avoided all teh kids. halloween is not a big event for me.

Welcome Back, Sarge

Doug and Kit> When should the pictures be ready? :)

Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
New Orleans, Louisiana
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 02:23:47 PM
IP: 141.164.133.103

Ironwolf: I'm sorry for your loss. I wish better times for you.

Where's Jackal? It's been a while since he has last dropped in.
Tim P.
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 01:48:36 PM
IP: bn706-01.wsc.edu

Jenna> would you please email me? thanks!
Jannie - [jgmiller@teacher.esc4.com]
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 01:47:21 PM
IP: 168.171.196.81

*sighs* Some days I wonder if Lexy�s computer doesn�t have some sort of nasty Voodoo curse on it.

We finally found an ISP with a local number and everything, even confirmed it with the phone company. We try to use it, and error message about hardware failure. Liz-chan goes to make sure the phone cord is latched into the computer properly (God only knows how many times her idiot brother kicks the damn thing out of one side or another *growls*). Should be simple enough, except that then the entire desk the computer is mounted on then tries to collapse on her. *shakes his head* Not only did this scare the crap out of and discourage her, but it loosened most of the connections in the back the machine and her mouse in frozen again. *sighs* She�s a little too frustrated to so much as look at the damn thing again for weeks �

I figure I�ll just have to fix it myself when I get down there for New Years. I�ll reset all the connections and fix the mouse. I realized a little bit too late that the hardware failure messages are probably because the modem isn�t reconfigured. We re-installed Windows and nothing modem-related has worked since. I�ll also reconfigure her modem set up and that should do the trick. And if I can�t do it myself, I�ve got a Clan full of good friends to help me out. This too, shall pass. *breaths*

Ironwolf: Well, I�m whiny for no legitimate reason. You, my friend, are very sedate for someone so horribly screwed over. My prayers are with you.

Yeah � were IS JackaL anyway?

Toku Kaioto - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Boston, MA, USA
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 01:35:14 PM
IP: 141.133.117.253

ironwolf - Hugz. Hang in there.

Coyote -<was I worried to see my clan split between 2 sides>
Nah! There clan Steel Claw for cryin' out loud- they can handle anything! ^_^ (could be a little politiclaly incorrect and so --so nayah, Mini-Clan :P But I will refrain myself :P)hehe

Mike and I haven't had this much energy in we can't remember how long-- man the differance a good bed makes...
jenna
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 12:15:36 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Thank you everyone.

26 beers in 4 hours. Not that impressive that is barley over 6 beers an hour. Now 20 shots in one hour that�s impressive. Even more so if you take in account that I held the loser�s garbage can so he could puke and got him into a room to sleep it off. Trick is to focus on one thing and ignore the spinning world. Of course later on in the evening when I went to sleep I had to hold on to the floor so I would not fall off the floor onto the ceiling ;). Of course a Gutierrez is good for fighting, loving, cooking, musical aptitude, drinking, making money, speaking multiple languages, and mechanical aptitude. Of course as a half breed I can only do 4 of the above, but almost the best 4; fighting cooking loving and drinking. I give up the drinking and be a tea cola man if I could have the music talent. Heck I only drink about 10 times a year but I DRINK during those times;).

RAnT ahead
Yea its that focus thing that is getting me through the week. Mabey it can get me through the rest of my life. What�s so bad is that Memorial hospital is one of the top 100 right?, WRONG they went into his artery in his thigh to check for damage and put him on blood thinners. They never checked to see if the artery clotted! He bled internally for 3 days and lost 60 percent of his blood before they noticed! Sorry
You know it�s a good thing I always wanted to be a hero or patterned my life to a code because there is just a huge urge to go to the hospital and start kicking ass.

I am going to be all right.

There is more I like to write but can�t let it out. Thanks for the ear and letting me rant at least I finally can sleep again. I am glad that work is so slow that I got to come back to the room gawd thanks everyone for the shoulders the hugs the support.

HEY jackal if you are lurking post damn it. If I can live through this then you can live with what you are going through. You got people that care and they are worried so even if it is just a hello POST!

ironwolf
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 11:47:19 AM
IP: host-216-78-82-221.cha.bellsouth.net

Coyote: Actually, we're still trying to figure out Aashlee's mate, if she ever even gets one. Aash kind of got left out in the cold when our fanfic universes merged. But when I suggested one of the Outklaws, only Smith was still single...now THAT would not work out at all. Heh...in my original universe, Aashlee was Wagner's little girl...but in this universe, I get the impression she doesn't really want much to do with him. Weird.

Wilek: Glad you enjoyed Meuzwei. That pic got my friends FINALLY saying I'd gone too far...(after Airvee and turning Wagner & Bismarck into Transformers didn't.):-)
Stormy - [<--Meuzwei Strikes Back]
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 09:41:11 AM
IP: vulpecula.huron.uwo.ca

Hi, guys. Was stuck with a fever yesterday, but I'm fine now. Memo to self: Never walk in thirty knots of wind when it's raining.

New Dark Ages Episode: Aw, dang. More work, And I've still got all of TGS Gargoyles plus the last two episodes of Timedancer left...

Ironwolf: My condolances. Just hope your kin don't wind up as deep in the dumps as my aunt did when one of her children died merely a forthnight old...

Zath: My anomaly is called "Aspergers Syndrome", an anomalous combination of various traits into a state that is somewhere between "normal" and "High-functional Autism". Hey, I'm just as happy, but since I was diagnosed, I get ten grand a year from the government. ;) As for the gummi Bears: I have recently seen an episode, subtitled, and then the dubbed version. The voices for dubbing were NOTHING similar. It was just GRUESOME! Oh, and don't remind me of those barricades...

Pistoff: You got a copy of that clip? Oh, gimme gimme gimme!

Well, gotta be going, there's a line behind me; public computer.

Later.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 04:48:00 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

COYOTE - All right, new WCC story! Great work, but for one nit... the character Steven Edwards; he doesn't normally use a weapon, save for a little piece of magical hardware that I'd better tell you about over email (spoilers for my future fics), and I doubt he'd yelp like that... cuss a bluestreak, sure! But yelp?!?

Otherwise, great action! Can't wait for Team Echo!

Maintain and Check Six!
Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. - [scififangargoyle@yahoo.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 02:50:27 AM
IP: m11.ieway.com

I just got done with a major reconstruction of my bedroom and so my computer was all disconnected. I hate it when I can't get on the net.
You know I just had one of the most terrible experiences of my life. I was going home from one of my night classes and I was doing 55 mph on the highway when a dog ran out infront of me. It had all black fur so I didn't see it until it was right in front of my headlights, I was just barely able to avoid hitting it, but unfortunately when I swerved to avoid it I hit another black dog that was right behind the first one. I really didn't like the sound and the feeling when I hit it.

ironwolf- I'm sorry about your friend.

Zath-Yes I was smart enough to hold on to it just so I can get maybe half of my money back.

Pistoff-A dollar? The same thing happened to me once, they said that they were getting new books. Yeah right.

I'll post more next time.
See ya later!
Jaden - [jaden12@hotmail.com]
Los Alamos, CA
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 02:38:54 AM
IP: cache3.avtel.net

The Mummy Rant
It sucked out loud! This may be my own private hang up, but if you want to do fantasy, you can choose any of an infinite number of vistas to place your story, but if you choose to do it on Earth at least research the time and the era. Even this armchair egyptologist saw the glaring plothole, big enough to fly a dragon through. The ancient Egyptians believed in immortality in the next life not this one. Mummification and all the preparation for a body was an expensive proposition. Many spent a third of their life savings preparing for the next life. If Amhotep was this bad, the pharoh would have him killed, sliced up and tossed the body parts to the dead see.

And the story was atrocious. I know this may sound narrow minded, but my folks and I joke at home that the reason why there are so few black people in horro films is because black folks know when to get out of their. The first time the desert raiders come in or the first wave of flesh-eating beetles, I'd be on the next camel back to Cairo. instead we have to watch these guys make the classic B-movie mistake. Inspite of everything weird that happens around them, they have to stumble blindly until they unleash whatever evil is involved. My teeth were gnashing as they blithely dismiss and that as myth, but certainly don't mind using that myth in the same breath to uncover some vital book of the dead. Then have the girl read the thing aloud. But I suppose you need such gaping holes in intellect for this story to ooze along.

The worst came at the end. If it had tried to be half decent they would just let Benny remained trapped with all the riches he could want, but trapped for eternity. Instead, the bring back the scarabs and they wait to attack only after the lights go out. So predictably Hollywood, I wanted to throw popcorn kernels at the screen.

If you want a real adventure into ancient Egypt, I'd recommend The River God and The Seventh Scroll by Wilbur Smith. They are very vivid, well researched and shows what wonders and ancient land can hold. Life is short and we shouldn't have to put up with junk.

I've vented. I now feel clensed.
taleweaver - [taleweaver@usa.net]
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 02:16:16 AM
IP: ced60-112.ced.csupomona.edu

**RP!**

[In the Sphinx, much of the team tends to the grievously wounded SJ while the Administrator faces down the weakened Phalanx Prime. Administrator: "Your power is broken, you are dying, and all of your drones are coming under my control. Perhaps you are ready to admit defeat?" Phalanx: "Perhaps. But...at least I took one of your wretched allies, my own pathetic master print, with me. Besides...though I fall, the Phalanx are *forever*..."]

**PAUSE RP!**

Alien: Resurrection was on tonight. Intensely kewl little movie. And quite...inspiring...

Sarge> Welcome back. :)

The Mummy> I haven't seen it, but I think I'm going to enjoy it. ^_^

Christine> <<someone kicked over all our decorative yard-signs and broke into Tim's car>> What?! <grr> Little boogers. I wonder what it would take to rig a lethal electrical trap...<<Grandma is now in a convalescent hospital. They had her in a posh retirement home with an Alzheimers care unit, but after she went down hard in the dining room, headfirst into a table and blacked both eyes, they said she was a 'fall risk' and discharged her ... so now it's the hosp. Where they found out that she was dehydrated, had a UTI, had pneumonia, and all her medications were screwed up.>> Oh no! :( I sincerely hope she'll be alright.

Stormy> Meuzwei Strikes Back> LOL! :D

Mandolin> Ack, hope things turn out better for the play than the rehearsal...

Jessie Feff> The World's Largest...Talking Cow? <blink> There are talking cows of other sizes? Was there a previous holder of this record? Site> This thing gives a...dairy lecture? <Donald Pleasence voice> It is...Ultimate Evil!

Coyote> <<Ahh yes, another blown mind ... Eris will be pleased ... ;)>> Heh...Lady Discordia, protect me from thy followers. :P I once read a copy of the Principia...and, for some reason, it set off all manner of alarms somewhere in my subconscious. ~These people are a danger to us~, whispered something deep in my mind. Odd, that...<<now when was the last time you saw Elvis dressed up as a tattooed demon biker?!>> I'd better not answer that...

Fire Storm> <<She will reply to everyone soon. She just isn't feeling too well lately.>> Tell her we're all sending positive vibes in her direction. :)

SOROW> <<JackaL> Where the ^%$*# are you?! I'm getting very worried!>> That's what I've been wondering for a while now...

$SJ> Would it be acceptable to have you beamed up to the Avatar for emergency medical intervention in either your or my next RP post, or do you have other plans? :)$

Jewel> Bryn Mawr tales> Heh...I don't know where to begin. Being exposed to that much weirdness almost makes us seem sane, doesn't it. :P

**RESUME (excessively gory) RP!**

[The Queen pauses to consider that enigmatic statement before replying, "Be that as it may, Prime...*you* are soon to meet your end." With that, and a mental command from the Administrator, the Borg nanites infesting the Phalanx leader begin infesting his mechanical implants, causing them to grow insectile claws and tentacles and rip themselves out of Prime's flesh in a horrifying spectacle of blood and bone; the implants, now separate Borg drones, scurry off to find something to do, trailing Prime's flesh and entrails behind them. About all that's left of him is an organic skull and spinal cord, flopping in a puddle of ichor, somehow still alive and conscious, which the Administrator picks up, looking into its mechanical eyes, and says to it, "You were a worthy opponent, but our revels now are ended. The humans have a *most* amusing aphorism: 'Life's a b***h and then you die'." With that, the Administrator crushes Prime's skull like an overripe fruit.]

**END RP!**
Wilek Nereus
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 01:04:01 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

SJ> <<this was the episode that was reportedly "banned" because it was too graphic and/or disturbing>> Actually, it was just not shown on *network* tv for 3 years, probably because of the incest. It's been on cable several times. In fact, I think it was just on a week or two ago. As far as comedy in the series, I don't mind a little here and there (some of my favorite episodes are the funny ones like "Humbug" from the early seasons) but I agree it should be the exception rather than the rule. Now it's just getting silly.

Pistoff> <<Xoom having some kind of brainfarts or something>> Hard-drive farts perhaps? : )

Xanathar> <<That sounded cool!,I wouldn't have minded seeing that>> Of course, I think I was the only one in the group who actually liked it. Everyone else was complaining that 1.) it didn't make any sense (what was there to make sense of? it was just a lot of people killing each other while making pop culture references), 2.) they couldn't understand the dialog (which was basically nothing but insults and jokes, nothing vital to the action), and 3.) it was called "the Hanging" but no one got hanged. Oh well, I guess next year, I'll have to find a group to go with where the people have tastes closer to my own.

T. J. Veil> <<Have you read the Hitchikers Trilogy by Douglas Adams? In it humans find out they're (below) average>> Yes, but in that series, after the first couple of pages the human race consisted of only two people (until Random was born and the earth reappeared). I want a story where several billion people learn that there's absolutely nothing special about them at all and get their collective egos taken down a notch.

jewel> <<How, pray tell, does one drink *26 beers* in four hours?!!?>> 26?!? Doesn't that equal somewhere around 8 or more *Liters*?!?!?!?!? (unless of course, he was drinking from cups with *a lot* of ice, but somehow I doubt it) I didn't think the human body could hold that much of anything, let alone beer.

Ugh, now I need to go reed 5 chapters (probably around 150 pages) for an anth test tomorrow. *Sigh* Some day I'll learn to plan ahead, but probably not any time soon : P

Zath - [zath@rocketmail.com]
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 12:44:11 AM
IP: ppp-229-228.usc.edu

OK, double post. But this is short! For all of you bemoaning the death of rock (someone bring me the head of Kid Rock) and all the NKOTB clones (someone please castrate them before they breed), check out this article at salon.com (the same place as the "Fat Guys Kick ass!" article). CLick on my name, or here's the URL:
http://www.salon.com/people/feature/1999/11/01/coolwhite/index.html

The Hallowe'en party: One good thing did come out of that party. I learned I really like fishnet stockings...they're *fun*. tee hee hee...

Phantom Menance: I finally saw the movie. And I understand two things now. I understand why the cast referred to that kid as "Mannequin Skywalker." And I understand why my friend wanted him sodomized with a splitery broomstick. I saw use Darth Maul's light staff. Other than him (and the sheer amount of contrived deus ex machina type saves), it was pretty good.
jewel
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 12:29:06 AM
IP: cj809262-a.dlcty1.va.home.com

Hmm...in case anyone actually cares about the huge, scary cheese and talking cow i saw today, there's a link on my name.
Jessie Feff - [<--Largest Talking Cow]
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 12:12:34 AM
IP: ctrts2-7.mrs.umn.edu

Warning! Long post!

SJ: Your big brother wants to take you to a strip joint for your 21st? Oh, my... Y'all don't raise *too* much hell, 'kay?

Wilek: <embaressed grin> Thank you. Although I feel schmucky because I forgot to add in the pic of Gabe--I forgot to add the link, and I can only edit my webpage at BMC because it won't accept logins from IPs off the campus. Arg.

And with that segue...
Tales from Bryn Mawr!
I just got back yesterday night from good ol' BMC. It was most...odd and unusual, as BMC always is. I got there Friday afternoon and started running around looking for old profs. I missed prof Shore (I love this man--he once told me to my face that I was brilliant, and he was the *only* history prof who took me seriously and didn't see me as a slacker who was wasting her intellect, and as an only just-barely legitimate history student, like all the other history profs did) by five minutes, and the prez was gone to New York for the day. Arg. But I did get to see two profs I never took classes with but who love me to bits--an archie prof, Prof Turfa, and a classics prof, Prof Donahue. I did graphics work for the both of them, and that work is slated for publication in the next few months. I chewed the fat with prof Turfa for an hour, telling her about my job, quitting, deciding where I'm going to live, meeting Harlan Ellison (she was most impressed), and making a connection or two in the literary world by befriending a sci-fi columnist. Prof Turfa rocks--she and her husband take in stray cats and she watches cartoons and Highlander. She also had seen a few eps of Gargoyles, and said she was going to find my fanfic and read it. Then she had to go to take care of her diabetic cat, and I went in search of Prof Donahue. I found her, and talked to her for a while. I told her I quit my job, and she asked if I was getting a job at Bryn Mawr. I told her I had applied at the end of last semester for a job there, but they didn't want me. She looked shocked, stammered, "They didn't want you?!!?" Then she looked thoughtful and said, "Oh, yeah, that's right--you're *competent*." (side note: the full time staff at the BMC computer center are, in general, all a bunch of stupid idiots who don't know shit. There's a *reason* why I couldn't walk across campus when I went there without getting jumped by students, faculty, and staff, who needed help--even after I graduated, when I went to visit. I had one of the student computing center workers run to me and ask how to do something. I also had two or three who told me they wished I was still there, because I had always known what was going on, and I knew my shit. I felt *totally* vindicated to know that Guild has completely fallen apart in the last few months (all but 3 staff members up and quit, including 2/3rds of the upper managment, leaving the place a wreck, running with *temp workers*). Small minded and petty, yes, but it feels mighty good to see the ruin that is the computer center). I wsa telling prof Donahue about my life and, out of nowhere, she says, "You need to become a writer." Literally, out of nowhere. It turns out she used to be an editor before she became a prof. She actually told me I should put off grad school for a few years (the word "indefinitely" was most definitely implied) and seriously try my hand at writing for a living--and the way she said it indicated she was dead serious. She had no idea I actually did write some, and I was shocked. So after that, I went to track down my friends, and a group of us went out for Indian food (Ummmm, yummy. Lamb Kasala is almost as good as sushi), then I hung out Irina and some others for a while at the Masquerade Ball, which is held every year by the sci-fi club. I ran into my friend Bree--another alum, and the two of us did our girly squeal and run and hug thing. Bree and I headed out to Philly the next day, getting our costumes and hitting the bizarre little thrift stores and sex toy shops on South Street. For Hallowe'en, we were porn stars: she was Brittnee Speared and I was Honey Potts. (Last year I was an angel, this year...) Bree tried to convince me to buy a vibrator because it was green: "C'mon, Jewel, it's our class color!" (My responce: "Umm, *no*. I mean, it's bad enough I have that 12 inch monstrosity you gave me last year as a gag gift for my birthday." Her response: "It wasn't a gag gift." I choked and we left the store) and then we hit the *best* pizza place ever. I'm still drooling.
That night was the big Rhodes Hallowe'en Party. And my Hallowe'en was like all the others at BMC...me tending to the drunks. Last year, I got to help out the idiot girl who decided that that night, she didn't have diabetes and so could drink *FIVE RUM AND COKES*. This year, nothing *quite* as spectacular. No, just the friend of Bree's boyfriend, who had ten beers, two shots of 100 proof vodka, a shot of rum, and had smoked both cigarettes and pot. When we lift the party (which was shut down an hour early due to 5 alcohol poisonings and overcrowding--this is the first year it's *ever* been shut down and there have *ever* been that many poisonings) we were trying to figure out what to do. I was sober, since I figured I was going to be driving Bree and Jared over to Haverford, where he goes to school. Well, we left, and I had to guide Pot Boy to the dorm where my friends lived, because my keys were there. I had to stop him from kissing a light post. And literally grab his shoulders and guide him at one point. And then we ran into Sean. He's another friend of Jared's--they're all in the same a cappella group. And Sean had had even more than Josh. How, pray tell, does one drink *26 beers* in four hours?!!? We found him after he had been puking most of it up in the bushes, and jared asked if he wanted a ride back. And since I had known Sean's older brother when I went to BMC, I asked if he wanted a ride, since I didn't want to leave him in that state--he needed to sleep off the liquor. He said he was fine, really, and he'd take the campus bus back. We said OK and headed to the car (me still guiding Pot Boy), and were almost there when we heard a voice yelling, "Hey, can I still get a ride?" Sean. So we squish in my car. I tell both boys, up front, "This is my *brand new car*. If you even *think* you *might* have to throw up, *tell me*. This is my *brand new car*." We're on the road, halfway to 'Ford (it's maybe 10 minutes) when we pass a bunch of guys in their a cappella group, who all immediately stick their thumbs out for rides. Beer boy and Pot boy both yell, "Hey, it's the guys from the group! Stop at let 'em in!" Bree, Jared, and I are all like, "There's no room!" and Beer Boy claims, "Aww, they can sit on our laps!" I proclaim it's too late, we've passed them (that many drunken men in a small car is just *asking* for trouble in the form of copious puke). That's when I hear this little voice in the back say, "Umm, pull over." I pull over in time, jump out, get Pot Boy out of the car, and he heads for bushes. He claimed car sickness (riiiiiiiiiiiiight) and said he'd walk back. Jared, Bree, and I flip, saying he can't walk back by himself. I say, "Are you *sure* you can make it back by yourself? WIll you be OK?" Beer Boy can see we're worried and volunteers to walk back with him. I say, "Umm, are you *sure* the two of you can make it back by yourselves?" Bree and Jared offer to go back with them, and they refuse, insisting, so we finally drive off. I drop Bree and the boy off and head back to the Mawr side, and run into Irina and some other friends and hang. We'd run into them before, when I was about to drive everyone back. Since I was in "silly mode" (being dressed in a skirt so short I was almost non-existent and a pair of fishnets will do that to you) when I ran into them before, they thought I'd been drinking, and Irina almost flipped when I said I was driving peopel back to 'Ford. She immediately said, "How much have you had to drink?" I immediately said "Nothing." and she said, "No, really. How much have you had?" It took a while. ANyway, Bree and I had a present for Irina that we'd gotten while we were out... a poster of Jar Jar Binks. She screamed when she saw it, and said she was going to kill us (she wants Jar Jar sodomized with tha splintery broomstick. She hates him), then said she was going to use it for a dartboard. I told Irina and the others the tale of the drunken boys, and one said, "Ahh, that explains why you were acting weird. You got a whiff of the pot fumes." I actually had to spend a couple of minutes explaining that I had not been drunk, or high, just *silly*. Irina finally believed me when I said, "Believe me, I would *know* if something was not normal." Irina knows me well enough to know that's true--I always know when something's not right with my body, usually even better than doctors do (after my car accident in May, I told the paramedics and the doctors, "I'm bruised up with a sprained elbow. $4000 in tests later, then decide I'm bruised up with a sprained elbow."). So I hung out with them and talked until 4, then went to bed. The next day, I was getting ready to leave out, when a friend, fuming about how her ex had showed up drunk in her dorm, on her floor, threw open her door and it banged against the glass terrerium that her hampsters lived in, and it broke. So I took a posse of us out to ye ole Pet Store to buy a new one, and then played with Hamlet and Omlette (the hampsters) while three Mawrters tried to figure out how to put together the glorified leggos that were a hampster cage decoration. It was most amusing to see three college women cursing because they couldn't get the pieces to stay snapped together. And on that note, I left BMC.
<g> God, I miss that place...
jewel - [Jewel.Faulkner@alumnae.brynmawr.edu]
Tuesday, November 2, 1999 12:07:19 AM
IP: cj809262-a.dlcty1.va.home.com

***BEGIN RP***
Kari and Anton Sevarius kneeled over Sevarius Jr. "He...he's not breathing..." Kari stammered.
"Help me!" Anton said desparately. "We have to try CPR. And for God's sake, we need to get him out of here now!"
The two began to administer CPR as the others frantically worked to take out Prime...
***END RP****

Slow night tonight. Anyway....

X-Files News: Well, it's official--this season Mulder and Scully finally lock lips. Chris Carter is now promising that in a future episode of the show, the two will finally succumb to their feelings and plant a big wet one on each's others lips. They're gonna suck face.
I'm sure people will refute me and argue against me, but let me say my piece, my little p.o.v. on the situation: X-Files, as it stands now, is F***ED up. When the show first came on, through the first 2-3 seasons, it was awesome. Nothing better. Lately....I found I could only just barely stomach last season. Too much comedy, too much of this "will Mulder and Scully finally kiss?" bullsh!t. Well, now they're gonna kiss. Good, I'm glad. This way, when the chemistry of the show goes even further into the crapper, I can flush it and not feel bad. I swear, I'm *this* close to totally giving up on the program, and am coming dangerously close to applying the same extreme loathing I have of George Lucas to Chris Carter. It's the same deal with those two--they put out a crappy product, but they can get away with it because they claim that the crappy product, the crappy direction their series are going, is all part of their "artistic vision" or "master plan".

The Mummy: Definitely could have been better. It wasn't scary in the least bit, but it did do a relatively decent job of being a Indiana Jones ripoff. The special effects helped some, but I didn't like the humor. If they want to make a humorous horror flick, they should go way over the top like the Evil Dead flicks, and if they want a good supernatural action flick, they could have taken some pointers from the much superior Blade. As it stands, I thought it was *okay*. No bells and whistles, just one of those kinds of flicks you see eventually in endless rotation on one of Ted "Mr. Hanoi Jane" Turner's 'neck stations. It'll probably be playing back to back with Patrick Swayze's "classic" Roadhouse on TBS in a couple of years.

New Dark Ages: Hmm.....well, like the others, I must express some disappointment. I don't want to get into a full, in depth review, but I just felt that the season premiere could have been a little stronger. Sorry, guys. Good artwork, though, Robby ;)

Coyote: Kudos, my little Bando friend! Another great episode of WCC! I kind of can't wait to see how the whole thing ends, but I kind of don't want it too, you know? Like on Christmas, you go crazy for presents and then when you open them you want to do it all over again. Good stuff, bro! :)

Conan O'Brien: I'm actually convinced he has a funnier show than either Leno or Letterman. The guy's writing staff is hilarious, and he's certainly more amusing than watching Letterman ramble on with another inane top ten list or Jay awkwardly try to interact with his "sidekick" Kevin Eubanks. I mean, what do you have on Leno? "Ask Jay". "Iron Jay" "Headlines". How about Letterman? Stupid Animal tricks. Dumber than a box of rocks Farrah Fawcett (or Drew Barrymore, take your pick). What does Conan have? A masturbating bear and a robot that craps on a toilet. WINNER EVERY TIME!!!!
Plus he has the best sidekick in the biz, Andy Richter. It's a shame Andy's leaving the show in a few months; he's a big part of the show's success, if you ask me.

Well, gotta go, but remember, tomorrow's the first Tuesday in November, so if your area is having a local election--like mine is--VOTE! Hey, vote twice if they'll let ya! Remember--we can't bitch about our government if we don't take an active participation in it.
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Monday, November 1, 1999 11:33:39 PM
IP: 207-172-121-132.s132.tnt15.brd.va.dialup.rcn.com

I want my computer to DIE! #^%(*^#@! Sorry, this is the result of knowing I'm going to be up forever working on an English project. *sigh*

ironwolf> My greatest condolences. *hugs* If you need a shoulder or an ear, we are all here. We love you!!

November B-days:
3-Spacebabie
5-Jessie
14-jenna
15-SJ
16-ironwolf
17-Pistoff
18-Jannie & SOROW
23-Peter
30-Lexy

Any more? :)

****SPOILERS FOR DARK AGES****
YEAH! The party has begun! When considering that this is the opener for the season, I feel that "To Every Season" was a great way to start. I personally do not think that the story has to start with great action, but should instead ease back into the swing of things like the story did. The Trio was portrayed admirably. What a horrible thing to do to a child! I would have gouged that cook's eyes out! I can just see Lex sobbing and Brooklyn hoping his heart out that the egg would heal. And the Little Mermaid bit in the kitchen... ROTFLMAS! I wonder who the girl is that the Eldest chose as her apprentice? Many unanswered questions, but I can't wait for the next ep. Dark Ages rocks!
****END SPOILERS****

JackaL> Where the ^%$*# are you?! I'm getting very worried!
SOROW
Monday, November 1, 1999 11:31:28 PM
IP: dll2a010-0223.splitrock.net

Wilek wrote...
Skippy> Ack. Sorry to hear of your Halloween being so awful. :/ An old Klingon proverb applies here: "quSDaqba' quSDaqba' puqDoy'lo vlIo'la". Don't have a clue what it means, but it sounds very deep and profound. <G>

Yes I to can't help but think of a old Klingon proverb that is quite profound for me at this moment "Dude, that sucks..."
Skippy The Klingon
Monday, November 1, 1999 11:02:42 PM
IP: uv1-40.ultravision.net

NOTE TO ALL WHO GAVE LADY MYSTIC BIRTHDAY WISHES:
She will reply to everyone soon. She just isn't feeling too well lately.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Monday, November 1, 1999 09:43:54 PM
IP: 216.90.45.169

**comes back in and drops another battery in the tub, landing on DC's crotch** And *that's* for screwing me up like that!! Now, where was I? Ah yes ... oh, kewlies, now that I've rebooted the entire room loads!!

"Team Delta": Once more, with feeling ... thanks for the feedback. And to address individual concerns, particularly Chaz and Lina ... Stormy, I'm certainly glad that you're enjoying them as a couple, since from what I understand you'd offered Ace a mate for him, as well ... I was afraid of repercussions. :)
Mandi, apologies for reviving your demons from their warm, comfortable coma. :) But I will give ya one thing ... now Maia's been able to control an extremely high-level mixed magic exorcism, so maybe she might have a bit more confidence with her pendant.
For anyone who was curious ... yes, the last scene is an homage to "Speed."
And one last thing ... maybe now you can understand why it took so long to write this one ... imagine, trying to write what amounts to a love story when your heart's been so recently broken, as mine has been ... it was extremely difficult, lemme tell ya.

Jenna: So glad to see that things are looking up for you and Mike. You continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. **hugz**

Zath: what really got me about the illiterate guy who came into the store was that he was working ... on *SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR!!* Would you trust *this* man to align your suspension, when he can't even read "Dick and Jane?" I sure as hell wouldn't.

Wilek: Ahh yes, another blown mind ... Eris will be pleased ... ;)

Jenna again: You mean you're not concerned that your SteelClaw clanmates are actually split between sides? Super kewlies ... I knew it'd make a helluva story to do it that way ... ;)

Jessie: Sounds pretty kewl, that costume of yours. :)

Oh, and anyone who's wondering, yes I did get pics of me in the Eddie getup ... and handing out candy was even more fun this year because I got to sing! I turned the front yard into my own private floor show ... after the Rocky Horror CD ran out, we put in a Meat Loaf CD and I sang along to that for the rest of the time. And dangit, I only had *one* trick or treater who didn't know I was doing the costume figure out I was Eddie, and only because he said his mom made him watch the movie the previous night. Everyone else thought I was Elvis ... now when was the last time you saw Elvis dressed up as a tattooed demon biker?! :P

well, that's all for me this evening ... maybe the connection'll be nicer to me the rest of the night ...
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Monday, November 1, 1999 09:38:24 PM
IP: zzz-209252248160.splitrock.net

Durid the Durid> Thank you so much
Lawrence Stone - [craft_celtic@yahoo.com]
Chillicothe, Ohio, USA
Monday, November 1, 1999 09:14:32 PM
IP: chil-ras1-2-cs-17.dial.bright.net

Hey, everyone!

I just got back from Ali's wedding (well, actually the 7 hour drive home). It was fabulous! The ceremony was short and sweet, the dinner was nice...and the reception absolutely ROCKED. 200 people in costume...there was a disproportionate amount of pretty little angels/princesses...Alison was a Faerie Queen (with her wedding dress still on, and wings and a crown and stuff). Nick, her new husband, was Willy Wonka! Heeheehee...what a couple. My absolute favorite costume was some dude dressed as a Hunter S. Thompson-esque "Gonzo Journalist"...I got his photo. My Harley Quinn costume was a big hit, as well. Had many people asking for my photograph. I wore my black mask for as long as I could stand it (I am blind as a bat w/out my glasses), then painted a mask on my face w/black lipstick and wore my glasses the rest of the night.

On the drive back this morning, we stopped at a Wisconsin Radio Station/Cheese Shop and bought some cheese. Just because. This place also featured...*ahem* the World's Largest Cheese (It was huge, and in a glass trailor for display) and...The World's Largest Talking Cow. Yes, that's right, talking cow. It was an enormous statue that was supposed to talk when you put a quarter in it. It didn't work, though. What did that cow have to say? It's been bugging the heck out of all day...Would it have been some sage advice that would help me turn my life around? Or would it have just said, "I am the world's largest talking cow."? I guess I'll never know.
Jessie Feff - [feff@hotmail.com]
Monday, November 1, 1999 09:11:16 PM
IP: orl004.mrs.umn.edu

Lawerance Stone> Sure, click on my name. If that doesn't work, try pressing the reload button on your webbrowser.

Blessed be!
Durid the Druid - [durid@uswest.net]
MN, USA
Monday, November 1, 1999 09:03:04 PM
IP: dialupu77.mpls.uswest.net

**DC DEATH AHEAD, AND IT'S A DOOZY!!**

**walks into the CR, tossing a lariat around DC's waist. Pulling it taut and closed around his waist, tosses it over a nearby railing and uses the railing as a lever to haul DC off the floor.**

You know what I'm gonna do to you? **kicks a tub of some unidentifiable garbage under DC, DC shakes his head fearfully** I'm gonna get you back for making me use an alternate line and not letting me know I had to do it that way until I'd tried to dial up FIFTEEN FRIGGIN' TIMES this evening and getting the damn operator!! I'm also gonna get you for cuttin' me off of IM last night!!

**lets the rope go, dropping DC in the tub which contains various refuse collected from Coyote's workplace ... mostly sharp-edged car parts, used motor oil and antifreeze, and at least four leaking batteries. The car parts impale DC in several places, as the acid combined with the oil and antifreeze serve to simultaneously poison DC slowly and also dissolve his body slowly**

There ... **breathes deeply** I feel cleansed.

**END HIDEOUS DC DEATH!!**

Okay, I'm a-gonna try my best to reply, but the CR isn't fully loading for me this evening ...

"Team Delta": Thanks everyone for your feedback.

I'll be right back, DC isn't dead enough ...
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Monday, November 1, 1999 09:00:23 PM
IP: modem2032.netexp.com

WHY!!!!!!!!!

I'm sorry that I've been gone so long. AHHHH!!! Sorry, I just typed a fairly long post and was about to send it when my brother called me and I got out of my seat and the lamp fell over onto the keyboard, pressed the back button , and erased my stuff. I'm doing fine, just really stressed and angry that DC will not let me load up the entire pages for both weeks [this and last] . So I can't read the parts around my comments to see if anybody tried to comment on them. **sigh**.

Elisa and the press?- What was this about the press just starting to talk about elisa not being white? Maybe finally people will finaly recognize it for something.

Sorry I can't be here for long. I missed you all.

Goodnight my rookery brother's and sisters.
night walker - [goliath01@hotmail.com]
hobart, IN, usa
Monday, November 1, 1999 06:32:55 PM
IP: proxy-423.public.paix.webtv.net

Ah, yes, the lovely scent of spoilers once again waft through the halls of the CR... Reading through the comments, I feel like I'm playing dodgeball. Let's see if I can stay abreast of things without running afoul of verboten information...

I could just read the story and thus create a solution, but n between trying to complete 9th, 10th, and 11th grades in the next year, trying to get my own fanfic saga up and running, trying to eat the entire fanfic archive, and trying to finish catching up on TGS, I haven't got much time for dilly-dally...

*Sigh*... Having fun is such hard work...;)

Firestorm - Actually, I just saw "The Mummy" last night too, and I thought it was half-way decent. My only really big complaints were the abominable Benny and the inapropriate level of horror. I'm as big a fan of nasty, creepy-crawly death as the next guy, but the demises (especially the various scarab victims)didn't fit the tone of the movie.<<If that was a curse, how good is a blessing? Eternal life AND the power of a GOD? Given, they never expected him to be released, but still the Egyptians knew of "just in case." >> Amen to that one...:) When they started talking abou the powers that Amonthep would gain if he were ressurected, my reaction was "Heck, sign me up!" Sure, being eaten alive by scarabs is about as bad a way to go as I can think of, but you'd have until the big crunch to put the pain behind you...

Actually,I agree that it would have made a far better serious movie. IMO, Amonthep just didn't seem all that evil. He's just a guy trying to get back what has been taken away from him. The whole movie would have been much better if they had presented him as a tragic villian, or even possibly the hero.

Whoops, looks like it's time to start on my homework...

Gunjack Valentine
Monday, November 1, 1999 06:08:06 PM
IP: 2cust118.tnt1.dfw5.da.uu.net

Hi ya'll. Someone in my e-mail writers' group sent me a link to a site called "mind's eye fiction" All you writer types might want to check it out. The address is www.tale.com

See ya'll later.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Monday, November 1, 1999 05:53:39 PM
IP: 198.215.20.3

Coyote- about "Team Delta"--

WOOOHOOO WOOHOO!~!!!! Got all smiles here!! ^_^ Esp when I saw my clan in action!! Go Steel Claw!!! Woohoo!!!!
jenna aka Cairo of Clan SteelClaw
Monday, November 1, 1999 05:49:00 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Can someone please give me a link to the new DARK AGES STORY. Becuse for some reson I can't find the new story on the Current episode page or on the Dark Ages season 2 page.
Thanks
Lawrence Stone - [craft_celtic@yahoo.com]
Chillicothe, Ohio, USA
Monday, November 1, 1999 05:43:15 PM
IP: chil-ras4-4-cs-17.dial.bright.net

fanfic updates- Hope to have Matters of Fate part 2 out in mid Nov. along with the introduction of Shauntell's Blue Guardian.

The first Ragnarok I hope to have out at the end of the month.

Once people were putting up there plans and such for fics: I really didn't say much then, but I will say some now in case anyone is curious:

I plan to do about three vinettes or short, short stories in the same vein as "Let there be Gargoyles". One will be about the tower of babel, and perhaps a moses era story, from the point of view of the gargs guarding the pharoah.

Hope to also do a short series about Bathsheba, the redhaired,black skinned daugher of Demona and Thailog- set on mars.

Misbegotten Son Saga- overall bits of what will happen: parts of puck's prohesy come true, much to Goliath's dread. Thailog finds out about the prohesy, and more importantly-his part in it. The daughters of Oberon are revealed, as is Charon's orgin and how he is connected to the Manhatten clan. Deliah and clones reawaken, and I could go on and on..
jenna
Monday, November 1, 1999 05:40:14 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Running from a forum to dress rehearsal (last night's took 5 and a half #)$%* hours, gaaah!) so a quickie post.

Coyote> LOVED Team Delta! Loved it, loved it, LOVED it! The Maia/Drew bit was wonderful, and you worked in a little of Colleen's "suicidal streak" - thanks for using the input. But you know what I really found delightful? Chaz and Lina; the repeated "what a woman!" had me rolling! The only bad thing: you woke up my long-comatose Gargoyles creativity demons, just when I finally started my self-imposed one-month fanfic hiatus! Darn it! :)

"To Every Season"> It's good to see it up, that's all I'm gonna say. I've been on the peripheral of TGS for the past month in order to preserve my sanity and look to my writing commitments... so it's just nice to see.

The play insanity> Last night's rehearsal took 5 and a half hours, my costume isn't completely made (the skirt's being held on by safety pins and our costume mistress vanished), the fireplace fell off the wall in the middle of a scene, we have two cast members on crutches, Rochester still doesn't know his lines, Jane has not slept since Thursday night and it's VERY obvious by now, one of the back steps literally snapped, and there was an accident in the middle which I couldn't see, but it was bad enough to cause Rochester to yell loudly enough that it could be heard in the dressing room, "F***ing door!!!"

You know, maybe Michelle was right. Maybe we should just ad-lib the play. :)
Mandolin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Monday, November 1, 1999 05:12:09 PM
IP: 144.175.18.15

**Spoiler type stuff for Dark Ages**
Dark Ages Episode:

Now, I liked this episode a lot. I felt that it carried a good story with characters and a traditional setting we've grown accustomed to, without a bunch of pyrotechnics or bloodshed. I think it also shows that gargoyles is not entirely about external conflicts between personalities and internal conflicts coated in buckets of angst. I'm sorry if that doesn't wet everyone's palette, but hey, you'll live. :)

I liked seeing the character development and the variety of stories weaving together in just a few days in castle Wyvern. You see generations passing next to one another, and what the concerns of each age are. The Eldest is worried about responsibilities and traditions being carried on. The hatchling trio is worried about getting in trouble. The prankster cook and the young adult Demona hit the problem of acceptable behavior and respect for others. Even the middle-aged generation has interaction with the Eldest, wondering how you deal with the elderly when they can no longer maintain their roll in your society.

It was appropriately named.

As for the problems with the spacing and such, it wasn't a writers fault. This isn't like a freaking MS Word project you print out and turn in to a teacher where you forget to use your spell-checker or something. This is a web-page layout post. Some HTML flags were broken when I checked their source code. I edited out the bulk of the bugs in under fifteen minutes while reading the story. I'm not a staff editor, I may have missed something, but I was coding, give me a break. :)

I saved the new copy and sent it to Robby's mailbox. They should be able to re-post the story with the fixed HTML tags soon. It was just a file posting problem. This thing is done by committee and gets posted up on the site only when the thing premiers. So it had a little corruption in the code. Give them a few days to fix it. No need to be condescending about it. It is like a 26 member committee trying to put something on the Web. If the HTML goes a little buggy going through a half-dozen people in a day, don't be surprised. I have the utmost confidence in the TGS staff that it'll be fixed up soon.

**End Spoilers**

Well, I've got to get to work � I'll post tonight �

^_^ Hopefully, so will Lexy-chan.

Toku Kaioto - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Boston, MA, USA
Monday, November 1, 1999 02:01:48 PM
IP: 141.133.150.161

Jannie- last weekend you asked what my birthday was- Nov 14th
jenna
Monday, November 1, 1999 01:36:14 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

I haven�t read any other comments, so if this regurgitates old news, I apologise:

***DARK AGES SPOILERS***

Firstly, a proofing error guys. C�mon, you�ve been developing this for 18 months, was a mistake in the very first scene really unavoidable? It�s this paragraph:
"Nonsense," Robbins smiled, "A visit from friends is never a disturbance." Sata and Brooklyn nodded to him as they came inside, "Seems like you're busy," saidBrooklyn, observing the reams of paper and scores of neatly stacked books in the den and living room.

Nonetheless, there�s some nice enough stuff. The twins� immaturity card is overplayed (I mean, you could count on one hand the number of scenes in the series they aren�t fighting!). But then we have an interesting slant with the Eldest facing the rigours of old age. Her death would make a pretty nifty season story arc. And on the flip side a new rookery. A nice circle-of-life concept. :)

�"I think our older brother could do that."�
Do gargoyles think like this? It would be an older rookery, but not necessarily a brother. Hmm� how would other rookeries be addressed? It�d make an interesting Ask Greg question perhaps�

Anyway, depictions of the trio are very strong. I love the Demona scene, which highlights more than in modern scenes that she is older than them as a rookery.
Shame that the punctuation falls down again when we get to:
Lexington looked doubtful for a long moment. "Well, if she can't help, who can? "I wish I knew."
And�
He was one of Brother Edmund's quickest pupils. And he's And he'd read enough human stories.
And for paragraphing:
"If you have any more stories you'd like to share, please feel free to drop by." "We will." Brooklyn clasped the author on the arm in a warrior's grip before leading his family back to the city and home. Robbins closed the sliding door and started for his bedroom. He got to the door and stopped. He turned around and went to the living room and picked up his cassette recorder. With quick steps, Jeffery went to his writing nook. Gilly gave a light whuff.

�Whuff�? I�d use woof; I�m not aware of another spelling but then onomatopoeia is fairly varied anyway I guess�

Oh, and is this �hopefulness pays off� malarkey supposed to justify the ridiculous return to life of Obsidianna in Gargoyles recently? I must say that although gargoyle fairy stories are kinda neat, this doesn�t appeal to me much.

Overall, an entertaining opening. It has a light-hearted edge, creates lots of new questions and it borrows stylistically from THE JOURNEY which opened similarly by having a central plotline and then tying together a set of spin-off scenes. We have contempt from the kitchen staff, a new rookery, the hatchlings facing that they�ll no longer be the youngest, and a storyteller � and we got brief re-introductions to Demona, Goliath, Thersites and Asrail. Good job.

Shame it�s so littered with mistakes. I give it an average 5/10. Perhaps rather clumsily delivered, but a good solid tale.

Keep up the good work!

***THAT�S ALL FOLKS!***
Ed
Monday, November 1, 1999 01:16:32 PM
IP: webcachew02a.cache.pol.co.uk

YAY! IT"S BACK!

Comments when I get time to read it!

in the meantime...
ZATH: Yes indeed...Gargoyles premiered beginning on Oct 24, the week before Halloween. I don't know for sure, but I suspect this was done on purpose...considering most animated shows begin their new seasons in September. I have several comics and magazines with ads announcing the Gargoyles premiere.

jenna: Glad to hear things are getting better, I will continue to pray for you.

Coyote: Read "Team Delta" last night. Aw...WINCHESTER...they're SOOOO cute! in an Outklaw kind of way....

ANd finally...I can't wait any longer, I was going to hold this until the Pokemon Movie came out, but I can't. Mewtwo, the Genetically Engineered Pokemon, sounds a lot like something Sevarius might have done. I went at it from a different angle...and Wagner is no longer speaking to me. (Click my name.)
Stormy - [<--The Pokemon Crossover that Should Not Be]
Monday, November 1, 1999 01:04:57 PM
IP: dynixpc4.huron.uwo.ca

**COMMENTS ON CURRENT DARK AGES EPISODE**

First let me say that it's great to finally see TGS back. Though personally I would have prefered seeing either main TGS or TIMEDANCER start up first, I am glad to finally see something TGS related come out. All in all it was a fine episode.

It's been brought up that the episode title doesn't seem to fit the episode. I disagree. TO EVERY SEASON seems to fit perfectly to me. Every era is different yet has some connection. The Eldest seeks to pass on her knowledge to a new generation. The new generation (Brooklyn) is passing on his knowledge to the next generation (Graeme and Ariana). Each generation is remembering how it was for them when they were young (The Eldest recalles something along those lines and this whole episode is Brooklyn recalling his youth). And each generation is looking in anticipation to the next generation (The children Trio talking about Bronx's generation while the Eldest is teaching and thinking about Brooklyn's generation). The illustrations seem to show how well the title fits in that it's both the past and the future, both seasons of a person's life - different and yet at the same time familier.

I particularly enjoyed how the episode started with a glimpse of the present although in general this framing sequence should not be used often. It should be how it was long, long ago when DARK AGES season 1 came out - with episodes set entirely in the past, without the episode being a story that's being told to someone. Otherwise it becomes more of a flashback and less of a prequel series.

I enjoyed the expansion of the Eldest's character. We've seen Hudson as the oldest character in main TGS but he's not that old - only the equivilent of 60 or so. The Eldest seems to be much much older, and can open up all sorts of interesting questions - In a medieval Gargoyle society, what happens to the Gargoyles who have managed to survive into old age and can no longer really be warriors and are not leaders? Do they remain with the clan or do they go off into the sunset when they reach a certain age or feel they are no longer of any use?

I'm also curious about the new character that has been introduced from Brooklyn's generation who is going to be the apprentice to the Eldest. I wonder how she's going to develop over the rest of the season. Of course I was glad to see Asrial and Demona make appearances too. Although I have a hard time seeing even a young Demona let that dimwit who stole a Gargoyle Egg off so easily. Just because she's Angel at this point doesn't mean that she's going to take the kidnapping of one of her clan's children so lightly.

The one problem I had with the story was the theft of the egg. I don't believe that any human in the place would take the risk of playing a prank by switching an egg for a broken fake. It's not just the Gargoyles who he'd have to face - it's also Prince Malcolm. He does have to show that he's ready to protect his Gargoyle subjects and their children. Anyone who did such a thing as was portrayed would end up either flayed or hung or quietly assassinated so as to make sure that everyone saw that the Prince takes his alliences seriously and doesn't tolerate such nonesense. With Vikings and the rest, there is too much of a need for Gargoyles to have an allience threatened with idiocy like this.

As I said, all in all a good episode. (And good illustrations too.) Just one question - When are the other three series starting up again? Particularly TIMEDANCER.

**ENF OF COMMENTS ON DARK AGES EPISODE**
Airwalker
Brooklyn, NY
Monday, November 1, 1999 12:41:35 PM
IP: proxy.brooklyn.cuny.edu

****TGS SPOILERS****
To Every Season: While not quite what I had hoped for as a season premier, this was a good episode overall. Though it was lacking somewhat in action I enjoyed the story. It was very nice to see the Elder get some characterization and I thought that the portrayal of the young trio was very accurate. The illustration was well done.
****END SPOILERS****

Coyote> Great job on Team Delta. I look forward to the next one.

Ironwolf> My condolences.

Jenna> Glad to hear that at least some things are working out. Indeed, God does provide.

Has anybody listened to the mp3 they have at ign64 of the first in game music of a Dophin game. The first time I heard it I was stunned. Click on my name to get it and bear in mind that it is an early demo and that your sound card is most likely far inferior to Dolphin's capabilities.
Peter - [hybridone@ignmail.com]
Kamloops, BC, Canada
Monday, November 1, 1999 11:51:31 AM
IP: border4.cariboo.bc.ca

The Mummy > I'm still undecided what I thought of this one ... too funny to be scary, too weird to be funny ... an uneasy balance that sometimes works but didn't really in this case.

Halloween > someone kicked over all our decorative yard-signs and broke into Tim's car, but other than that we had fun. Even found, at the total last minute, an actual blue Obi-Wan lightsaber at Toys R Us to go with Tim's costume. Becca now has _tons_ of candy.

Family news > talked to Mom last night; Grandma is now in a convalescent hospital. They had her in a posh retirement home with an Alzheimers care unit, but after she went down hard in the dining room, headfirst into a table and blacked both eyes, they said she was a 'fall risk' and discharged her ... so now it's the hosp. Where they found out that she was dehydrated, had a UTI, had pneumonia, and all her medications were screwed up. Mom is pretty distraught, and says they better have legalized physician-assisted suicide before _she_ gets that far gone ... and if not, she wants me to do what they say some Eskimo tribes used to do and just put her on an ice floe and push her out to sea ... this all really sucks. But at least now Grandma's getting the care she needs and the burden on Mom is much lessened. Mom's coming up for a visit in a few weeks, after my sister's wedding. So she'll finally get to see the new house, and see us for the first time since last October.

Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Monday, November 1, 1999 11:37:14 AM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

Wilek: <if I were ever told the details...>
Don't worry. I'll tell one day! <VEG>

Jenna: Don't get me wrong. I liked the basis of the movie and how some of it was made. I just think it would have been a helluva lot better were it made as a serious movie instead of a comedy. To me, the portions that made it into a comedy took away from the serious parts, making the movie parts that just didn't quite equal a whole.
<main female character wasn't a bimbo, as in so many adventure flicks. >
VERY true. At least she was a good character. I am just glad they made her so she just didn't wrap her arms around the lead male and kiss him.

Hmm... 27 posts in here, and at 11am, S8 just got number 10.
To quote Robby: VISIT STATION EIGHT!
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Monday, November 1, 1999 11:17:38 AM
IP: t2-6.visitus.net

Thanks- Kaioto, Pogo, Firestorm, Pistoff, Wilek, ed, and all others ^_^

Kaioto- yeah, that sounds like a good program. We don't have one like that here, not that I know of. Sometimes when you go to public assistance, it's as if they want you to stay poor. They don't want you to get ahead--;/

firestorm- you didn't like the Mummy.- too bad. I loved it. saw it at the dollar three times. I just really liked it- it really stiked a core with me. I know it had all those little nits- but still I liked it :P I liked the adventure and the characters and the romance of it. I liked also the way the main female character wasn't a bimbo, as in so many adventure flicks.

New ep- haven't read it yet- but after this...

jenna
Monday, November 1, 1999 11:09:59 AM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

I'M BAAAAAACKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Sorry for that....my demonic self was coming out...:)

I'm sorry for not returning but so much has been happening....my room is finally DONE! YEAH! So now I have my own room, and this friday I should get my computer! I got an iMac like I said...

comments and hellos later....and maybe even a top ten...;)

Sarge Abernathy
Sarge Abernathy - [SargeMM@aol.com]
Barre, VT, USA
Monday, November 1, 1999 07:46:57 AM
IP: 209.198.65.194

Let's see what this Owen picture looks like.

Since last week there was a lot of discussion about selling model's eggs I thought you guys might get a kick out of a cartoon in today's paper: A man and a woman are sitting down reading newspapers. The headline on the man's newspaper reads: GENETICALLY ENGINEERED VEGETABLES RAISE CONCERNS. The woman's newspaper reads: AUCTION OF MODEL'S EGGS RAISE CONCERNS.

Man: Genetically engineered vegetables. That's the last thing we need...

Woman: Gee Larry, don't you think you're being a little harsh on the future progeney of models?
niner
Monday, November 1, 1999 06:54:26 AM
IP: asy06.dial.upei.ca

So far I've only had one reply to the fanfic awards idea, so unless I hear more I'm just going to let the matter drop.

Ironwolf - My prayers are with you.

Zath - <<I'd like to see a story where humans come in contact with all the other life in the galaxy/universe and find out they're just average>> Have you read the Hitchikers Trilogy by Douglas Adams? In it humans find out they're (below) average.

jenna - glad to hear things are getting better. Hope it stays that way.

Sevarius Jr. - I think the reason the X-Files episode got banned was partly because it was fairly graphic in its depiction of the brothers and partly because Fox was afraid they would offend the delicate sensibilities of their audience. Ain't censorship grand? (even when uncalled for.)

Dark Ages ep - Not much here in the way of spoilers, so I won't bother to make a huge warning. I can't really say I was that impressed, mainly because not much happened. Basically, we saw the early adventures of the trio, which was fairly uneventful and boring. Very little character development and no action. And the title didn't even fit the story. Still, it was better than TGC, if only slightly. Hopefully this isn't what we can expect all season.

Thought for the Day:
"I decided to give up procrastination. Tomorrow."
T. J. Veil - [hiddenagenda@rocketmail.com]
Monday, November 1, 1999 06:51:50 AM
IP: welch-roberts-187-24.res.iastate.edu

Hi all!!

Ahh!,it's Melbourne cup day tommorrow and I've got the day off(I don't gamble myself,but I'll take all the free time I can get:))

Ironwolf:My sincerest condolences on your loss.:(

jenna:I'm sorry to hear about your troubles but I'm glad to hear that things are going a little bit better for you.

Pistoff:<<(re: sinking Coca-Cola exec) LMAO! Nice one. ;)>>Glad you liked it:)

Pistoff again:<<Heh, somewhere around here I've got a screenshot of a stormtrooper almost getting his head knocked off by a closing door on the Death Star. I'll scan it as soon as I find it...it's quite amusing--a blooper that they never caught and removed.... ;)>>I remember seeing that,it's the part where C3PO and R2D2 are hiding in that room when the stormtroopers walk in and one of them smacks his head on the door frame as they enter:)

Lady Mystic:Happy belated birthday!

Zath:<<This year they had this really funny show that started out as a parody of the Blair Witch Project and ended up turning into a giant Joyride with Freddy Kruger, Leatherface, Jason, and several other movie villains/monsters killing everyone from the Backstreet Boys, N'Sync, and Brittney Speres to Keanu Reeves, Eric Cartman, the Teletubbies, and Pokemon.>>That sounded cool!,I wouldn't have minded seeing that>:)

**DARKAGES SPOILERS**

Good first ep!,it actually felt like an episode from the show sometimes*IMHO*,I liked how the Eldest was given more character development as well(rather than the minor appearences she had in the first season),Good stuff TGS.

**END SPOILERS**

Goodnight all!!
Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Monday, November 1, 1999 05:36:01 AM
IP: melnc01.bigpond.com

Lots of GREAT movies on tonight. Young Frankenstein, Haunted Honeymoon, Gremlins, the entire Omen trilogy...WOW.

$Doug> <<Stereotypes are also a bad thing in my opinion (which is one reason so many of the bad guys in my stories are stereotypes of a certain race, religion, or other thing as far as their character goes). Both are a problem in real life, and I don't know exactly how they came about, but I do know the best way to get rid of them. First, every person who is somehow unfairly stereotyped must deny that stereotype and act in a way opposite to it. This way we can decrease the stereotype's incidence in real life, and even better destroy the idea of it if enough people see that there are people of a certain race, religion, etc who aren't like the stereotype says they are.>> Hm...interesting you should mention people acting as the complete opposite of their stereotypes, because it just occurred to me that several of my characters in the RP are anti-stereotypes--the Wookie chief medical officer is from a species more well-known for their warriors than their healers, the security chief Lieutenant Jespe is a Gungan who speaks near-perfect English and can kill three men in ten seconds with his bare hands (thanks to his knowing about seventeen different forms of martial arts), and the station's Dalek population isn't primarily interested in exterminating everything that they happen to run into. Hehehe.$

Thailog Horror> Happy birth(?)day! <G>

Warpmind> <<So, now you know my name. Don't spread it, okay?>> Wouldn't dream of it. :) <<Were you the guy who also had a copy of the Call of Cthulhu RPG?>> Yup. Very kewl critters there. ^_^ <<Say, have you checked out Chaosium's site yet? There's a couple of investigations available for download there, as well as a "novelty", namely "The Drooler in the Dark: The Dog that Should Not Be". Trust me; when you're the Master of the game, I believe you, too, may find that one hilarious. It's all the cruel, sadistic dogs you've ever met, and more!>> They have a website? Kewl, I'll have to check that out. Thanks! :D

Bronx> Welcome back! :D

Fire Storm> <<Well, I thought I should at least mention the children I had from that long and dark time of my life.>> Heh...yeah...<blink> I get the feeling this is one of those things I either couldn't comprehend or would go mad(der) if I were ever told the details...

Spacebabie> <<Speaking of my brother he nearly wet his couch yesterday watchinbg digimon when Garurumon evolved into WereGarurumon. My brother has a fascination with wolves and werewolves.>> I saw that episode. Weregarurumon is so incredibly kewl. :)

Lonny> <<I'm really *quite* dead. Just walking the earth in ghostly form right now...>> Ah...and the dead can walk the earth again on Halloween. Glad you've been able to take advantage of that. >:)

Coyote> Team Delta> Oh...wow...that was...AMAZING. Just...WOW. Keep up the incredible work! :D

Interesting news from the PC gaming industry> Y'all know the new PC game Nocturne? Apparently, there'll be a sequel, probably sometime next year. And guess who will be the guest star? The Blair Witch. Yup, Nocturne 2 will be a crossover with the Blair Witch Project. I'm not kidding, although I'm not sure IGN isn't...

Ironwolf> <> Oh no!!! My sincerest condolences, friend. Such things should not occur. :`(

Zath> <<This year they had this really funny show that started out as a parody of the Blair Witch Project and ended up turning into a giant Joyride with Freddy Kruger, Leatherface, Jason, and several other movie villains/monsters killing everyone from the Backstreet Boys, N'Sync, and Brittney Speres to Keanu Reeves, Eric Cartman, the Teletubbies, and Pokemon. I don't think the night was worth the $40 (ouch) for admission, but I still had a good time.>> Woah...I think *I* would have paid $40 to see THAT. :) <> Really? Heh...some of the more interesting ones I got were, and I swear I'm not making these up, "Hannibal's Love" (Eek!), "Don't Violate Diana", "Strapping Goliath" (hi Christine ^_^), "Vomit The Sweater", and "The Kid The Slimeball Exhumed". (I'm keeping a TXT file of some of the more interesting ones I get.) <<Believe it or not, that's one of the fragments of the monster fic that's been floating around in my brain for the past 2 years but has yet to get more than the first few paragraphs physically written.>> Wow...the Collective Subconscious strikes again...<<That's like how in 8th grade, the one day that I was absent out of the entire school year was the one where someone set off a stink bomb in English class, someone else tried to set one off in the cafeteria only to spill it all over himself and have to run out of the room vomiting, and one of the guys who rode my bus got expelled for trying to shoot the driver with a bb gun.>> Heh...that reminds me of when a friend of mine was out sick on the day his entire class got detention for...something I forget.

Jenna> I'm glad things are at least a little better, and I hope they'll continue to improve. <hugZ>

SJ> <<Or have him die a hero's death, like Wilek once said....>> Come to think of it, he just *might* be capable of doing something heroic...hm...<SOUND OF WHEELS TURNING...> <<This is a guy who proposed a wall around the country to keep the illegal aliens out.>> Um...what? <blink> Exterminate him now, for the good of future generations. X-Files ep> I remember seeing that ep a few years ago (or was it about this time last year?). It *was* a little sick, although not sufficiently to have it banned IMO.

Skippy> Ack. Sorry to hear of your Halloween being so awful. :/ An old Klingon proverb applies here: "quSDaqba' quSDaqba' puqDoy'lo vlIo'la". Don't have a clue what it means, but it sounds very deep and profound. <G>
Wilek Nereus
Monday, November 1, 1999 02:44:57 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

Uggh...been another one of those weeks. But at least the closers are remembering to turn off the oven....

Ironwolf: My deepest condolences on the loss of your friend. We're all here for you, bud. *hugs*

Jaden: (re: book refund) I know what it's like. When I was taking classes at the local community college, I went through my share of red tape. For a computer class I had to buy a $40 textbook, and when I returned it, they gave me a whopping...dollar. One dollar. I called this to the attention of the guy sitting behind the desk. "I paid 40 bucks for this, and all I get back is ONE dollar?" His smarmy response: "It was worth $40 when you got it. Now it's worth one dollar. I can't spell it out any more clearly than that." Grrrr.

Jessie: Ack! Sorry about the water heater exploding. Hope you can get it fixed soon. Thanks for the email about my rant, I meant to reply sooner, but I've been swamped....I'll get to it ASAP, hopefully tonight or tomorrow night. :)

Xanathar: (re: sinking Coca-Cola exec) LMAO! Nice one. ;)

Wilek: <<Heh...one reason I was so enthusiastic in my support of 'Jock Itch' (besides the simple fact that it's extremely well-written and makes several excellent points) is the fact that a friend of mine went to several schools that are quite guilty of a lot of the things you mentioned. Awful places, darn near sent him off the deep end. Fortunately, he's managed to escape--er, graduate--and one of the schools has since collapsed in on itself in a fit of poetic justice. Hehehe.>> Thanks again. :) And I know how your friend must have felt. Let's hear it for poetic justice. ;D <<Um...Pis? Did you double check your site's URL at that last name link? Because I tried backtracking to your main page, and...it's not there...>> It's still there. For some reason, that just happens sometimes. I have no idea why. Just Xoom having some kind of brainfarts or something. Hitting the "back" button and trying the link again usually straightens it out. :)

Spike: I wouldn't mind at all if you put a link to my art gallery on your Private Collections page. In fact, I'd be honored. :)

Aaron: Sorry to hear about your car being back in the shop. Hope it doesn't stay there long...

Jenna: ACK!! So sorry about your troubles. I've been in similar situations myself. I hope things work out soon. *hugs* Glad to hear that Mike is staying in school. Computer animation is a good field to go into. It's used just about everywhere on TV and in movies--nowadays, it seems that you can't even find a bubble gum commercial without hefty CGI and bluescreen effects. Seems to me that there's plenty of job security in this area. :D

Lady Mystic: Happy belated birthday! :)

Fire Storm: <<EWWWWW! You have gargoyles dating humans?>> LOL! Yep...dating, and a whole lot more, usually. ;) I have trouble writing about "normal" couples...just not interesting unless there's at least one detail that's off-kilter. Could be the interspecies angle. Could be some other weird physical detail. Could be something inner, like two diametrically-opposite personalities getting together despite everything. I also have a tendency to go for irony or comic relief. Especially with what I'm doing with Vinnie and Sora. Gargoyles have gotten him fired so many times...seeing him falling for one was just too funny to pass up. Similarly, imagine a sweet, innocent garg like Delilah pairing up with Jack Hammer... *evil grin* As for the "adult" Arianna in Vacuum Riders...well, she's not *really* the TGS Ari. She's sort of a wink-at-the-audience reference to TGS Ari. There are some differences, such as, her mother isn't Sata (in fact, in Vacuum Riders, Ari's mother is human... ;) And because this kind of thing seems to run in Brooklyn's family, (in my ficverse, at least), my version of Ari is a bit of a sex maniac. *wiggles eyebrows* As I said, Clyde's a lucky bastard. 8D <<(Thank you on an odd concept for a TGS fanfic. Not Ari and a human, but... well, wait until I write it! <VEG>)>> Heh, that sounds promising. ;)

Kitainia: Yes, those artists are incredible. I don't know how they do it. I can barely draw convincing stick figures. I'm thankful that I can write, because if I couldn't, I would be *completely* worthless. ;) And I'm glad you enjoyed the rant. Thanks for the compliments. :D

Doug: Yeah, Conan's got some good stuff on his show. One of my favorite lines of his was during a monologue, he was talking about a mock weight-loss product: "It'll turn your man-boobies into a sweet pudding....That was wrong, and I apologize." hehehe I haven't watched him in a couple months--have to go to work too early, usually. Gotta start watching him again.... As for Demona appearing on Conan's show...I'd love to see it. :D Just imagine the possibilities--Conan does one of his "If they Mated" bits...he shows a photo of Demona, then one of Jon Castaway, and then combines the two... ;)

Warp: That Star Wars list was good, wasn't it? *g* Deuce is the one who emailed it to me, then I just forwarded it. You've got a good idea, studying the other SW movies for lines like this. Heh, somewhere around here I've got a screenshot of a stormtrooper almost getting his head knocked off by a closing door on the Death Star. I'll scan it as soon as I find it...it's quite amusing--a blooper that they never caught and removed.... ;)

Zath: Holy $h!t, that was a big one! ;) Hope things at your apartment are straightened out soon. As for Knott's Scary Farm...damn, sorry I missed it. Um..."the cherry and the aphrodesiac"?! ROTFLMAO!!! As for Cool Page, I've tried other progams like it, and couldn't get any to work right, except Cool Page. CP is BITCHIN'!! Especially when HTML just looks like gibberish to me. ;) I created my website in maybe an hour with Cool Page, then spent a few minutes later on to spiff things up here and there. CP is the only reason my site looks good. :) <your drawing of Ari and Clyde> Hmm...you're right, she does look like she's about to knee him in the crotch. ;) I hadn't noticed that before. LMAO! I don't think she'd do it, though. That part of Clyde's body is very important to her. *wiggles eyebrows*

And to illustrate that for everybody else--in the soon-to-be-posted-in-AvMists story, "Vacuum Riders," a character asks if he's interrupting anything. Ari wraps her arms and wings around Clyde and says, "Not at all. We just finished." ;) *lascivious grin* As I said...Clyde's a lucky bastard. :D

Pat Buchanan: I think George Carlin said it best--"I like to watch Buchanan because I'm waiting to see his neck explode. I used to watch Mike Ditka for the same reason...." ;)

And finally, I'm working on the stupid-customers page for my site. Didn't have time to do much on it tonight, but I'll keep plugging away. Will let everybody know when it's up. :)
Pistoff - [phred@koalas.com]
Monday, November 1, 1999 02:44:32 AM
IP: wire-8.koalas.com

<>WARNING! DC DEATH! WARNING!<>
Fire Storm walks up to DC, his hands in the pockets of his leather jacket.
"So DC, you feel ok?" Fire Storm asks with a grin.
"Uh... yeah, why shouldn't I? Your 'kid' fell off of my face a few hours ago! Just wait until I tell Kenny... OW!" DC rubs his chest. FS grins.
"Aww... does your chest hurt?"
"YES. It...OW! Feels... OW! like... OW! someone... OW! sledgehammer..." A bone shattering CRACK is heard throughout the CR and everyone turns towards DC. FS still grins.
"Now, now my child..." FS says softly as he places his hand near DC's sore spot. For a moment, the pain in DC's chest stops. DC sighs a little, still in a little pain from having his sternum broken.
"Thanks." DC says sarcasticailly.
"There are more painfull ways to go out, little one."
A look of horror appears on DC's face as he feels the "Little One" moving around inside his chest and torso.
Fire Storm continues to grin."

<PAUSE DC DEATH!>

<>WARNING!<> "THE MUMMY" SPOILERS! <>WARNING!<>

We just rented "The Mummy" tonight and I must say one thing:
I am SO glad we didn't pay to see this in the theater!
For one thing, half of the movie appears to be made seriously, the other half was made into a comedy. The head bad guy was serious, most of the good guys were comedic. For that reason alone, the movie sucked.

But the suckage does NOT end there! (nitpicks)

Since when do archeologists know how to perrfectly speak a language that has not been heard on this earth in over 2000 years?

Has the Hebrew not changed over the past 3000 years?
Acid traps? Oh please.

WHY THE HELL DIDN'T THE QUEEN MAKE UP *ANY* EXCUSE WHY HER PAINT WAS SMUDGED?

If that was a curse, how good is a blessing? Eternal life AND the power of a GOD? Given, they never expected him to be released, but still the Egyptians knew of "just in case."

When they removed the scarab from the one guy, why did they bandage his arm when it was taken from his shoulder?

Why did the same key fit both the book of life and the book of death?

How the hell did they carry that book of life anyway? 14"x12"x5" and made of SOLID GOLD?!? I am sorry, but that thing would have weighed at LEAST 100 lbs!

If you clean off one mirror, do the others automaticaily get cleaned also?

Is it REALLY that easy to shoot a mirror into alignment?
(I understand that the rest of the mirrors may have kept their alignement.)

Correct me if I am wrong, but wern't mirrors back then made of polished BRONZE not SILVER?

These are just the major points I noticed. I saw a lot more, but I don't want this to be too long. And this was only my first time watching the movie!

<>WARNING!<> END SPOILERS! <>WARNING!<>

<>WARNING! DARK AGES SPOILERS! WARNING!<>

All in all, I think this was a good episode. The characters were portrayed in a a way that was believeable, and aside from a few typos and double words, quite a nice story.

Although, I don't think that title quite fit the story.

<>END DARK AGES SPOILERS!<>

<RESUME DC DEATH!>

"So DC... How ya doing?"

DC glares at Fire Storm. "How would you feel if somthing was crawling through your body? When is it going to come out?"

Fire Storm takes a look at his watch. "Oh... about now."

DC gets a horrified look on his face as Fire Storm speaks. Before DC can speak, he feels somthing push against his skin from the inside. At first, DC can't tell just where it is coming from, but the second time he realizes all too well where it is going to come out. DC covers his crotch with his hands.

"No, please no! I... I promise to never make your computer act up again!" DC pleads.

Fire Storms leather Jacket is absorbed into his skin as his whole body starts to darken.
"Oh yeah." FS speaks with a little hiss in his voice. "I've heard that one before. 'Spare me and I'll turn you back to the way you were.' He's dead now too."

"OW!!!" DC screams as he feels small biting on the inside of his body.

FS's sharp toothy grin becomes even more noticable as his lips recede and his head lenghens. As his torso stretches, two pairs of small finger like arms start to stretch from his body, along with a tail.

DC screams as he feels his skin rip where once was the soft delicate tissue of his crotch as the geneticomorph pierces DC's skin.

"Yesss, little one." Geneticomorphic Scorpion Fire Storm hisses to the new-born babe. "Come to me." GSFS, standing on all six legs now, towers over DC as he falls to his knees in pain and offers his large hands to the new born child as it gives it's first cry. GSFS takes the child and brings it close to his chest.
"There there" GSFS hisses as he pats the back of his newborn. "Are you hungry?"

The newborn hisses and extends it's little inner mouth, which beings back one of the few fond memories FS has of that time. GSFS turns the newborn towards DC's head.

"The head has good protein in it!"

Horrified, DC tries to fight off the pain to run, but only manages to stumble backwards. GSFS whips his tail over his body and pierces DC's shoulder with the tip. DC screams as he is pinned down with no place to go. GSFS places the newborn on DC's chest, and it attempts to crawl up to his head.

"You will be a fine warrior some day!" GSFS beams at the first one of his kind born in... well, a long time. (Thats all I'll say for now.) The little one tries in vain to break through DC's skull with it's tiny inner teeth.

"Here. Let me help you." GSFS hisses as he pulls DC up with his tail. GSFS places his mouth over DC's head, who now wants to die instead of enduring this torture. GSFS bites gently and pulls off the skull cap protecting DC's tender brain. The little one looks at GSFS, who nods. DC gives a final scream as he feels little tiny hands and fees climb up his face and enter the brain. After this, DC is unable to speak or have any coherent thought as his humanity is eaten little by little.

"I am a little hungry myself." GSFS hisses//mumbles as he sets DC down and then starts to eat at DC's chest.

The lights dim as parent and child share a first meal together.

<END DC DEATH!>
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Monday, November 1, 1999 02:39:25 AM
IP: solaris1.visitus.net

23rd!!!!!

Halloween has proven to be not quite as good as I'd hoped...
due to my car being in need of repair (bad drivers side drive axle) I couldn't make the Arlingcon, and there is nothing going on Saturday down where I live :(

At least I got my car fixed Sunday and got out to the Lone Star Warriors Association semi regular event "A Good Day To Dine" being one of several Klingons hanging out at Planet Hollywood for Halloween, it was lots of fun...

But to end the night on a crappy note, my car breaks down again...only this time the problem is on the wheel ON THE PASSENGER SIDE!!! arghhh!!! Thankfully, it's just a bolt that came loose, not another drive axle. It was one of the two bolts that connect the wheel hub to the shock assembly- they keep the wheel straight. So once it came out I was wobbling along trying to keep control. I got it to a convienece store and called a friend nearby and got a bolt and nut to hold the wheel in place.

So I finally got home, and I am quiote happy to see the end of Halloween...

Skippy The Klingon
Monday, November 1, 1999 01:21:25 AM
IP: uv1-37.ultravision.net

urk. Make that "a couple of months AGO."
Pogo
Monday, November 1, 1999 12:39:38 AM
IP: proxy5-external.alsv1.occa.home.com

Jenna> I'm relieved, and happy. I'd been reading your posts and was very worried, but, perhaps because I don't know you well and/or because of my part in a flame war here a couple of months, I was too chicken to speak up and say I care.
Pogo
Monday, November 1, 1999 12:37:02 AM
IP: proxy5-external.alsv1.occa.home.com

***BEGIN SPECIAL HIGH DRAMA HALLOWEEN RP!!!***
The heroes took aim at Prime's incapacitated form, ready, willing, and more than able to take out the Phalax commander for good. Before they could eliminate him, however, they were all thrown to their feet by a seismic wave eminating from Prime.
The Phalanx crawled painfully it its feet. Portions of it's body were corrupted and damaged by the Borg nanites, leading to what could only be described as a rotting of it's Phalanx flesh. Prime was decomposing at a horrifying rate, chunks of its body falling off dead and useless faster than he could regenerate them. His mouth worked open and closed several times before any sound came out. "What......ggrrhhhhh....diddd you ddoo to meeee??" he moaned, staring at the Administrator.
"You're dying, Prime," she shouted back defiantly. "You only have moments left. You and your Phalanx have lost."
"Noooo," Prime groaned. "nooooot, dead......yeeet." With a clumsy swipe of one of his clawlike hands he grabbed at Anton Sevarius, drawing the scientist closer to him. "i....I can stillll k-kill you. I ccccan st-still wiinn..." Mustering up what strength he could, he reformed his hand into a large scythe, the curved blade posed to come down on the terrified Anton Sevarius.
"NOOOOO!" Sevarius Jr. shouted. As the blade fell, he ran to his father, pushing him out of the way.
The next moment happened far to quickly for almost anyone to react at first. But when their senses once again kicked in, everyone stopped what they were doing, and stared in silence.....at the sickle blade that entered SJ's chest and exited all the way through his back
***PAUSE RP***

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYBODY!!! At least I think it'll still be Halloween when I post this. God, I love Halloween. It's my second favorite holiday of the year. The cool costumes, the candy, the spooky horror movies (and AMC and TCM have played a *lot* of them this past week--I must have taped like, 8 Godzilla movies this weekend alone!), plus an excuse to let your dark side run loose. It's a great time of the year! I spent last night at a cool party too. Lots of fun festivities, so much so that I'm dead tired tonight.....holiday weekends are great, but they're never long enough. Hope I'll have time to read Coyote's new fic and the new Dark Ages...

Ironwolf: I'll pray for you and your friend's family. It's never easy to lose anyone we are close to or love, but as others have said, don't forget that we are part of your extended family too. We honestly feel your pain. If you need a shoulder to lean on, or just someone to talk to, we're all here for you, buddy. :)

Stephen: Okay, so maybe we don't get rid of ALL the Gungans....but please, howzabout just Jar Jar, huh? Please? The movie would be better, honest! Or at least, have him die in a really painful--and humorous--way. Or have him die a hero's death, like Wilek once said....damn, I think maybe I should write this remake....Naw, then again I'd probably just have Darth Maul whoop everyone's ass. Oh well ;)

Pat Buchanan: Somebody brought this moron up. As a conservative, you can honestly believe me when I say I jumped for joy when this guy left the Elephant party. This is a guy who proposed a wall around the country to keep the illegal aliens out. I can understand some more border patrol, but a WALL? Then he pulled the move of saying we should have never got involved in WW2....huh? There's a hell of a lot of Jews and other Europeans that are thankful we helped even the tiniest bit take Hitler's butt down....Is it just me, or do all Reform party candidates stick their feet in their mouths? First Jesse, then Buchanan....maybe they'll have more luck with Trump as their presidential candidate. Hee hee...

***X-FILES REVIEW***
Well, this was the episode that was reportedly "banned" because it was too graphic and/or disturbing. After viewing it, I can truthfully say, WTF???

First off, I think whoever wrote this ep. must have read a hell of a lot of Garth Ennis' "Preacher" comic, cause they did get the whole inbred mutant schtick down pat. It was like that old H.P. Lovecraft story, "The Lurking Fear", where the family inbreeds so much they literally turn into these rat creatures.....Anyway, lots of inbred mutants, and they're uglier than hell.

My problem with this ep was....well, what the hell was the point of it all? Okay, we find a buried deformed baby. And the inbred mutants who fathered it. And they go about and kill the sheriff before Mulder and Scully take them on. Other than just playing up the gross-out factor, this episode didn't have anything going for it. There was no point to anything. No point to killing the sheriff, no point to their behavior, just a badly written episode.
My other big complaint is that there was AGAIN too much of the dreaded "Mulder and Scully Comedy Hour". Especially at the most distasteful times. First off, Mulder and Scully are almost completely indifferent to the situation as they are about to raid the house with Deputy Pastor. Hello! You're about to bust in on a group of mutants that just bludgeoned 2 people beyond recognition. What do they do? Twiddle their thumbs while Pastor gets killed faster than a Star Trek extra. What are they doing after Pastor's dead? Crack some jokes about moving pigs. Newsflash--the deputy just got killed by mutants. Don't be a smartass. Kill the f-ing mutants!

Besides those ugly hillbilly mutants, this episode sucked beyond belief. I wish it had stayed banned. I'm sorry I wasted my time with this crap....I hope to God that the season premiere is better than this. Garth Ennis should be pissed.
***END X-FILES REVIEW***

For one last Halloween treat, click on my name for a special, spooky site. Live from Texas, it's SATAN'S CHEERLEADERS!!!!

**RESUME RP, WITH 'SHOCKING' CONCLUSION!!!***
Wilek snapped out of the initial shock of what he had just seen. "Get him out of there, now! And kill that thing! TAKE HIM OUT, NOW!!!"
Prime withdrew his sickle blade from SJ's chest, and prepared to spend the final moments of his life in mortal combat with the team of heroes.
Kari and Anton Sevarius, meanwhile, carried Junior away from the action to the side of the room. The young scientist's eyes were staring wide, his jaw slack. Blood poured out of the wound, which Anton frantically tried to stop with his labcoat. "Junior! Junior!" he shouted. "Son, can you hear me!"
"SJ?" Kari asked nervously. Her voice trembled.
"D..dad?" SJ muttered. His eyes fluttered, and he looked at his father. "Dad?"
"Yes, son, I'm here!"
"P-promise me y-you'll be good from now on. I...I don't want to lose you. I l-love you too much to see you h-hurt."
"Son, you're going to be okay, I'll make you better," Anton mumbled. He clutched his son's shoulder. "Son?"
"K-Kari?"
"Y-yes?"
"I....I love you, Kari. I really do." He coughed, and spit up a mouthful of blood. "Tell the others...I was honored to be their friend." He closed his eyes and sighed. His chest was still.
"Junior?" Anton cried. "JUNIOR??" He put his ear to his son's chest, listening for a heart rythym.
One beat.
Two beats.
Three beats.
Silence.
*****END RP*****
Tune in tomorrow for more.....
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Sunday, October 31, 1999 11:33:19 PM
IP: 207-172-44-70.s70.tnt3.brd.va.dialup.rcn.com

Jenna> I wish you lived around the Greater Boston area ...

I've worked for years now with a Christian Mission called, My Brother's Keeper. We don't do background checks, or look at income or anything ...

We just ride the trucks all day long ... We pick up from places like Boston College and all sorts of other places that run surplus or have left overs ... lots of private families ... we only take stuff in good condition ... we have a warehouse in Brockton from which we distribute food, clothing, and especially furniture to anyone who asks of us ...

Christmas time is rolling around ... when we set up a Santa's Workshop program. Last year we helped more than 1,500 families have a Christmas ... It is on of those things that helps me remember that I can do good here and now rather than always put it off until I graduate ...

Jenna, I'm glad something came your way. I'm glad to see that God does indeed continue to provide. I'm very happy for you guys. *hugs*
Toku Kaioto - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Boston, MA, USA
Sunday, October 31, 1999 11:16:52 PM
IP: 141.133.150.161

Well, things are better here. Mike and I got a major treat this halloween- my coworker's dad was getting rid of a bed. 20 yrs old, yeah, but in awesome condition. (Mike and I have been sleeping "japanese style" for almost 3 years now, much to our spines shergrin. We went shopping for a bed once, but well, 1000 a pop was just a bit out of our budget. In short, my coworker's dad gave us a 7x6 bed for nothing. Mike is sleeping on it now. Took a nap earlier, and felt like a queen.

Mike and I decided to tough it out, and not seek public assistance. The main reason being is that they would count his school loans as income, and we would therefore make too much. Examining our stores I think well have enough- well be eating beans almost everyday, but still I'm glad we have that.

Mike decided to stay in school. That makes me very happy and relieved. He's studing computer animaion.

I don't feel as hopeless as I did before- we have our necessites, and a gift of a bed we could never afford otherwise. God provides.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts.

Ironwolf- I'll keep you in my thoughts. I know where you are. take care, my friend.

New ep- ^_^

Again guys- thanks.
jenna
Sunday, October 31, 1999 10:47:18 PM
IP: ppp-207-193-227-115.hstntx.swbell.net

Heh heh heh... I think I just doubled the current size of the CR : )
Zath
Sunday, October 31, 1999 10:39:27 PM
IP: ppp-224-127.usc.edu

***** WARNING, POST OF NEAR TRAVELERESQUE PROPORTIONS *****

Okay, the room has wiped, so now I'll try to catch up on the room. I hope I haven't misses anything important. Let me warn everyone now that some of the topics are a week old, but I wanted to be thorough.

First of all, let me say that the junk at my apartment didn't go as badly last night as I thought it would, but I'm still not happy with the situation and I seriously hope no one wants to repeat it any time soon.

On a happier topic, has anyone in here ever been to Knott's Scary Farm (usually Knott's Berry Farm) for Halloween? This year they had this really funny show that started out as a parody of the Blair Witch Project and ended up turning into a giant Joyride with Freddy Kruger, Leatherface, Jason, and several other movie villains/monsters killing everyone from the Backstreet Boys, N'Sync, and Brittney Speres to Keanu Reeves, Eric Cartman, the Teletubbies, and Pokemon. I don't think the night was worth the $40 (ouch) for admission, but I still had a good time.

And now, on with the replies!

Happy Brithday to Aris, Warpmind, Lady Mystic, and Gargoyles!

Gathering Question> Is the 2000 gathering going to have a mascot like this year's did? Or would it be a bad idea to flaunt fan-made characters while standing right in the eye of The Mouse?

Robby> <<I've stopped counting down to Dark Ages because so many people complained about it...>> I wasn't complaining about the counting down, just the merciless teaser that went with it. <<ANTZ had drama, comedy, pathos, good villains, mood and more. Bugs life had... A Blooper real.>> Yes, but what a blooper reel it is... : ) Anyway, I think both movies have their strong points, it all depends on what you're looking for. On an interesting side note, my computer animation class lets me watch cartoons and when my roommates complain, I can claim I'm trying to learn the techniques and nuances : )

Blue Caeru> <<Hey, all. I was just wondering if anyone has heard about the fashion photographer who's auctioning off the eggs of 8 supermodels.>> Yetch, that's even worse than the people who are always running adds in the school newspaper offering $7000 to blue eyed egg donors.

Marc Dadigan> <<I'm minoring in film, and some friends at USC who have provided me some small links to Hollywood..>> Cool, I'm at USC right now.

Stormy> <<happy BIiiiiiiIIRTH-day, dear Gar-goyles... Man. I was there for the original broadcast. (Who else in here was?) >> I think I was. Weren't the Awakening episodes originally run every day for most of the week before Halloween? (or am I way off?)

SJ> <> A couple of weeks ago I was at Staples and saw one that was on sale and after the mail in rebate it only cost $20. I already had a scanner, so I didn't look any closer, but the thing was probably made out of cardboard and chewing gum. <<Todd McFarlane Toys is going to produce an "Ash" figure for his next series of Movie Maniacs.>> OOooo... Will it have a detachable hand that can be replaced with a mechanical glove or chainsaw? If it does, I just might have to go shell out some cash for one. I wonder if it would be a close enough scale to act out that Ash vs. Demona scene I always thought would be so amusing, although I'd have to *find* a Demona first. : (

Doug> <<if the eggs were obtained without their consent, I don't want to know how it happened!>> Especially since I think donation requires hormone injections every day for a month or something like that, not to mention the actual harvest process... *shudder*

Wilek> I liked the band name generator. The best two I got were "unshaven and glamorous" and "the cherry and the aphrodisiac" It makes me wonder just how random the thing really is. <<I'm given to believe that a consensual version of what was done to the Mutates would be quite popular; I know I'd be the first to sign up if I were human to begin with>> Believe it or not, that's one of the fragments of the monster fic that's been floating around in my brain for the past 2 years but has yet to get more than the first few paragraphs physically written. Actually, the idea I had centered more on the first group of test subjects who volunteered for it while they were trying to get government approval for the process. <<Oh, and stay away from AOL as though your very soul depended on it>> You mean it doesn't? ; ) <> *LOL* <<We have a Keymaster, now where's the Gatekeeper?>> I don't know, but if we paint Bronx greenish black we'd have a pretty convincing terror dog, at least until he sat down and started watching tv with Hudson : )

Fire Storm> <<BTW... soon they will have a MALE supermodel sperm acution.>> Why do I suddenly have visions of washed up celebrities on the home shopping network trying to convince me to collect the whole set at 3am? : P <<E-mail: Ok people, how many e-mail adresses does everyone have?>> I have 3 I use on a regular basis, 2 I use on rare occasions, and 2 I never use. <<Maybe the next time he does that, send him in with a Zippo>> Nah, that would be a waste of a perfectly good Zippo. Just give him a book of matches. >: )

Warpmind> <<I stay away from school with a case of the flu, and you can be sure that something freaky happens at school... at one such time there was a half-dozen dead rats in the ventilation system... and I was away for that day>> That's like how in 8th grade, the one day that I was absent out of the entire school year was the one where someone set off a stink bomb in English class, someone else tried to set one off in the cafeteria only to spill it all over himself and have to run out of the room vomiting, and one of the guys who rode my bus got expelled for trying to shoot the driver with a bb gun. <<"Genetic Roulette"... what's that, the Sevarius version of Russian Roulette?>> Heh heh heh... "Five of these syringes contain food coloring and the virus that causes the common cold, one contains a powerful mutagen that will devolve you into a slug-monkey. Which would you like me to inject you with?" >: ) <> So what does it take to be labeled as an official anomaly by the Norwegian government? Does it have to be genetic or can it be environmental/self-inflicted? If the latter is true, I'd imagine that with all the silicone around here, 25% of the state of California would qualify. <<try to judge people by their attitudes and actions, rather than the color of their hair, the size of their bras, or other such outward things.>> I have a poster on my wall with all sorts of interesting sayings on it, and one of them is "Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes straight to the bone." <<and I just keep thanking any deity I can think of for the fact that those books haven't been translated>> *Can* something with that many puns in one language successfully be translated into another without losing something/everything? <<do you think I should contact Tarantino?>> *evil grin* With luck, a lot of the singers would be so desperate to get into Hollywood, they'd agree to play themselves and then we could arrange various interesting accidents to happen on the set... <<student named Marius>> Uh-oh, better stay away from barricades in 18th century France then. ; ) <> I seem to recall a lot of the original voices sounding pretty funny, so maybe the dubs were more accurate than you think : )

Aaron> <<but the evaluation of the rest of us strictly by our genes. If we get to that, I'm pretty much screwed.>> Me too

Pistoff> <<Nothing like starting the evening with a bang. ;)>> **blinks once, then falls off chair laughing and hits head on floor** Oooowwww... <<Which got me to wondering...what pictures of me did people form in their minds, anyway?>> Strangely enough, I think it was the mustache that surprised me the most. : ) <<Actually, I haven't used HTML at all. I just used a program called Cool Page. Basically, I just plop everything down on the screen, add the links where necessary, and upload it. I'm such a techno-weenie... ;)>> The interesting thing is, when I was watching some friends try to get a program like that to work, I decided it would actually be *easier* to just use HTML for the simple things I wanted, although the fact that I had to learn it for high school computer applications class didn't hurt either. The sad part was that the teacher only expected us to learn about 5 tags, so I got an A on my project just because I got the "mailto" tag to work and had a table instead of just putting things in one big column. Public education in action... I don't know a lot of HTML, but what I do know suits my needs. <> Maybe it's just the lack of sleep talking, but that line sounds almost like something you could turn into a song. <<stares at Zath's drawing of Arianna for a moment>> Actually, I was looking at it again when I visited your fan art page, and I noticed it looks like she's about to knee Clyde in the groin : P

Coyote> I'm sorry to hear your mom lost her job. Hopefully she'll find another one soon. <<100 cubic centimeters comes to a liter.>> But I thought a cubic centimeter equaled a milliliter, so it would take 1000cc to make a liter. Oh well, maybe that's why I've been doing so poorly in chemistry (aside from the fact that I don't study). << had this one guy come into the store ... at least 36 years old and he was friggin' illiterate! And this wasn't an immigrant, either ... this was some redneck from up the road>> Yeah, I knew one guy who had managed to graduate high school *and be accepted by the naval academy* while being completely illiterate.

jewel> << And if you put him on his stomach when he's vibrating, he looks like he's humping the couch. Which, of course, led me to call him, "humpin' action Pikachu" and my friends to start saying "Pika-pika-pikachu!" in ways the name was not origianlly meant to be said...>> *LOL* That's even worse than some Pokemon toy a friend of mine had that's sound activated. Whenever you say anything while it's turned on, it starts shouting insults at you in Japanese. Hmmm... with a little velcro, the Pikachu could hold on to someone's leg...

Jaden> <<asked if it was and they said "no" so I was happy and went and bought the really
expensive book for the class. Then I get a message on my machine telling me that they've cancelled it.>> Do you still have the receipt?

humans as The Great Diplomats> In science fiction stories humans are always either the saviors of the universe or at risk of destroying everything with their violent tendencies. Just once I'd like to see a story where humans come in contact with all the other life in the galaxy/universe and find out they're just average.

Green Baron> <<we need to stop panicking over air conditioning and asbestos,>> I agree about the air conditioning, but if the asbestos is old and flaking, all the education in the world won't save you when your lungs stop working.

ironwolf> <<Speaking of Joan and all you history buffs you ever wonder why all these heroes like her and wallace get their countries to the brink of freedom only to have the rulers of their countries betray them?>> We were just talking about this in anthropology class on Thursday (the prof discussed her in terms of the brief revitalization movement she started). According to one view, the French let her burn, because if she had lived she would have been in a position to undermine the power of the king, because her visions gave her the appearance of having divine backing. <> Heh, I remember learning about computers when a Commodore 64 was still a pretty good thing to have. It's still in my dad's basement somewhere, ah the memories... : )

Skippy> <<he brat got me angry and when he refused to be sent down to the office I picked him up and carried the little monster out the door....right in front of all of his classmates and the school :)>> Bravo!

Pogo> <> AAAAA, KILL HIM, KILL HIM!!! (just kidding)

Christine> <<all of our pumpkins are rotted ... knew I carved 'em too early>> One time I saw an add for some chemical you're supposed to soak your jack-o-lantern in to keep them from rotting for several weeks.

Okay, I think that's everything. Hopefully I can get more time to come here so posts this long won't be necessary. Bye for now.

Zath - [zath@rocketmail.com]
Sunday, October 31, 1999 10:36:06 PM
IP: ppp-224-127.usc.edu

Looks like I just missed Top Ten. I haven't been in here in quite a while. Just on a whim I decided to check in and found a delightful new ep waiting for me. :)

Let's see if this picture of Atalanta works yet...

Jenniren
Sunday, October 31, 1999 09:59:56 PM
IP: user-2ivf0h4.dialup.mindspring.com

13th?
cherry blossom - [Chryblsm15@aol.com]
WI
Sunday, October 31, 1999 09:59:04 PM
IP: spider-ta076.proxy.aol.com

Either top 10 or <thisclose>! :D
Wilek
Sunday, October 31, 1999 09:49:48 PM
IP: spaceproxy.com

Top Ten!
T. J. Veil
Sunday, October 31, 1999 09:47:31 PM
IP: welch-roberts-187-24.res.iastate.edu

*strolls in holding hands* does it count if one of the top ten posts was in error? ;) if it doesn't, then we're number 10! yippee! if not.. well... *chuckles*

Iron> really sorry to hear this - you are in our thoughts and prayers *hugs*
Denis and Jannie
Sunday, October 31, 1999 08:54:00 PM
IP: 168.171.197.143

Dang, I had hoped to get in touch with Robby to make the best of this but... ah well! <mutters something about plans of mice and men>

As Project Head, I would like to just state it has been great working on TGS, and would like to announce that we are finally opening the new season with the premier of Season 2 of "The Gargoyles Saga: Dark Ages"... Speaking for the rest of the staff, I hope that everyone enjoys this episode and the rest to come.

Maintain and Check Six!
Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. - [scififangargoyle@yahoo.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Sunday, October 31, 1999 08:44:55 PM
IP: m189.ieway.com

TOP TEN!!
Peter - [hybridone@ignmail.com]
Kamloops, BC, Canada
Sunday, October 31, 1999 08:26:19 PM
IP: dial-197.ocis.net

Ironwolf: My condolences, as well. I would echo what Starsinger has already said, we're here for you, friend. Come to us if you need us.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, October 31, 1999 07:45:36 PM
IP: modem45.i-is.com

Ironwolf, my prayers to you and your friends family. Twentyeight is too young to die of a heart attack. Come back to us if you need hugs or shoulders. It will be hard but we are here for you.

Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Sunday, October 31, 1999 07:43:35 PM
IP: proxy-343.public.rwc.webtv.net

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Anonymous
Sunday, October 31, 1999 07:38:34 PM
IP: proxy-343.public.rwc.webtv.net

Ack ... wrong harrison brother ... but hey ... it is Halloween ...
Toku Kaioto
Sunday, October 31, 1999 07:35:10 PM
IP: 141.133.150.161

Top Ten! And for those who missed it, here's "Team Delta" on my name link.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, October 31, 1999 07:33:56 PM
IP: modem45.i-is.com

Kaioto, editor of faulty HTML code ... is here!

Banzai! ^_^
Toku Kaioto - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Boston, MA, USA
Sunday, October 31, 1999 07:33:49 PM
IP: 141.133.150.161

Top Ten! 1st!
Heather - [kheetor84@aol.com]
Sunday, October 31, 1999 07:32:07 PM
IP: spider-wi013.proxy.aol.com

Good things come to those who wait.

"To Every Season"

The New Dark Ages Episode

Written by: Durid the Druid, Robby Bevard, and Rahsaan Footman

Outline by: Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. and Anna Hansen

Illustrations by: Robby Bevard

Robby
Sunday, October 31, 1999 07:31:17 PM
IP: spider-tj013.proxy.aol.com