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Hi ya'll. I think I'm going to live. I'm about half way through my prescription of antibiotics, and the last day or so were almost normal. Thanks to everyone who wished me well, and who unleashed painful, burning death on Sil Sludge.

Christine> Chapter 2 will be done on time. I may not do anything else, but I WILL finish chapter 2. I want to have a draft done by the middle of this week.

Jannie> :) assuming you were refering to me, I'm sort of flattered.

Faster than light travel> I love these debates almost as much as "time travel and the mutability of the future" debates. My personal favorite ever FTL drive was introduced in a comic book called "Free Space" (I think). It was called the "Smoot drive." The idea was that some MIT engineer figured out how to build a small matter transmitter. Unfortunately, it could only teleport something one micron. Fortunately, he figured out that it could teleport something one micron over and over again, really fast. Basically, it was stop motion space travel.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Sunday, January 9, 2000 11:07:09 PM
IP: dll2a020-0268.splitrock.net

I know the room is going to wipe soon anyway, but I wasn't doing anything...

Bronx> I hope you get better. It's definately sucks when you're sick :)

XenaTrek> It's okay. We still love you. *hugs* Actually, we were very flattered.

Jessie> Now *that* is a very embarassing story! My sympathies.
SOROW
Sunday, January 9, 2000 11:02:31 PM
IP: dll2a020-0569.splitrock.net

XenaTrek> *suprised gasp* you mean you weren't treating everyone to a steak dinner??? *chuckles* naw, I knew that ;D I always assume everyone is to go dutch at these type of outtings. Denis and I will be taking care of our own expenses :) I think it will be fun though =)

argh... time for some shut-eye.. I hate working.

Gside> *writes down the names* Thanks! You and your friends will be this upcoming features in the daily edits ;D
Jannie
Sunday, January 9, 2000 10:29:39 PM
IP: 196-171.c.esc4.net

Green Baron posted in S-8's comment room.

Anonymous
Sunday, January 9, 2000 09:36:21 PM
IP: proxy-563.public.rwc.webtv.net

Checking something ... the CR's acting weird.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, January 9, 2000 09:08:12 PM
IP: zzz-209252248074.splitrock.net

*enters CR and see that GB has yet to return* Ummm... has anyone heard from GB since he has left TN? *exits to turn on 'porch' light, then re-enters CR*

Wilek Nereus: Re: Xoom Newsletter >> The first time I accessed it, several months ago, I got stuck with their redundant newsletter... so I called the place collect to have them remove me from the 'list'.... so far with the account I have yet to receive any.... then again... I just 'opened' it a few days ago. Will keep you posted.

Coyote : Re: Steakhouse >> Yes I don't have too... but I want too... my treat. << Re: Ramim directs Spiderman >> Per your request by phone... maybe Lucy Lawless aka Xena will play MJ Parker :o) << Re: Professor >> We should write him a letter... he *did* say (at least he told me) 'to keep in touch'. Lets write up something together and drop him a note. *hugs*

Re: Football >> The playoffs have begun... yeah too bad the Lions *lost*, Coyote.. is my man, Mitchell still with the Lions? Hmm... wonder who's gonna play in the Superbowl this year... at least I *do* know who will sing the national athem.... the one and only Faith Hill.

*exits CR and waits by the door for GB*
XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Sunday, January 9, 2000 08:59:52 PM
IP: spider-tf021.proxy.aol.com

[Comes in with a Seahawks helmet, places it on the CR mantle with a picture of the King Dome...]

Because I was there when the last game played in the Ol' Sombrero in Tampa, this is for (quite possiblly?) the last game Seattle will play in the King Dome before it gets torn down...

SJ JR - <<It's good to be on the winning side for a change.
Until we play the Tampons next week...>>

a-HEM! What did you say? OH BOOOOOYS!!!

[Several guys in red and pewter jerseys, with names like SAPP, KING, CULPEPPER, ALSTOTT, and AHANATU come stampeding into the CR, coming over to stand by SRS...]

Let's use a little visual renforcement here, shall we? [points to Mr. DC] Pretend that guy is your opponent next week... what'cha gonna do!?

[the big guys slap on helmets and charge Mr. DC, effectively trampling him into an unrecognizable goo...]

Now... Say it with me now, SJ: the BUCCANEERS... the TAMPA BAY Buccaneers, okay?

COYOTE: [lends him a helping hand up on the bandwagon (and that's not saying it was easy either!)] Sure thing, bubba! Sorry to hear about Detroit, but let's see if my boys can even the score for you. Funny thing is, ever "expert" is making predictions for the final matchup in Atlanta, and their ignoring Tampa altogether... Won't it be funny if Tampa does make it into the biggest game of the year? That would give me the immense satisfaction to tell all of the people that have dissed my boys... ah, you know the rest! :)

BTW, I want to thank everyone for the comments on "Kindred Spirits". Alan and I did our best on that one, but the real credit goes to Christi for her work on the outline and her great artwork.

That's all from me for now... will talk to everyone later!
Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. - [scififangargoyle@yahoo.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Sunday, January 9, 2000 08:00:45 PM
IP: m112.ieway.com

**trudges into the room, clutching his lower back and right thigh**

Oii ... didya ever go through a work day, or a school day, and feel like you'd pulled a hamstring all day? Every time I bend this leg I get shooting pains up it ... **sigh**

Gside, re: quarks: I'm leaning toward Green Beauty ...

SJ: **grumbles** Forgive me if I don't share your enthusiasm, since it was *my* Lions who got their asses handed to them by the 'Skins. **looks up at Stephen** Mind if I jump on your bandwagon, at least for a week? :) j/k
Re Sam Raimi-directed Spider-Man: Coolies ... maybe our prof will make another cameo, XenaTrek! (Yes, the same prof I referred to who was an extra in "Army of Darkness" taught her in a film class as well. :) I also do not doubt that he'll get his brother Ted and his filmmaking partners Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell in on the flick, too ... hey here's a fun thought: Ted plays Peter Parker and Bruce plays Spidey! :)

Warpmind: Oh please, don't be that cruel ... if you have me doing nothing but sneezing I'm afraid Mara-ko might take one of those Ranma 1/2 mallets to you, and you wouldn't like that. (Then again, she might take it to me, as well ... ;)

Jannie, re: names: Ever considered getting a "Name Your Baby" book, or using it if you have one already? Come in quite handy ... I've used them in the past to come up with character names ... though it doesn't seem to help, invariably I always wind up with at least *one* character whose name is an alteration of "Rose." :)

XenaTrek, re: steakhouse: Ye don't have to worry about me and Mara-ko, at least ... that's what traveler's cheques are for! **grins, hugs**

Jessie Feff: Omigod, that was hilarious!! The radio story ... it's kind of a bummer that you were the victim of that situation ... but man, that was funny! :)

**skips out of the room, but suddenly grabs his thigh again** owww ... **limps the rest of the way**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, January 9, 2000 06:55:12 PM
IP: zzz-209252248210.splitrock.net

RE Disney Videos >>No Fantasia or Fantasia 2000.<< I was reading the Weekend Calendar section from the LA Times last week about Fantasia/2000. They said that right now it's only being shown at IMAX theaters. (and no where in San Diego, I'd have to go up to Irvine to see it) It's supposed to be released to "regular" theaters sometime around April I think. Would you believe that Disney even went so far as to spend $4 million dollars to build their own IMAX theater in LA because they couldn't come to an agreement with the IMAX theater at the LA Exposition Park! It's some type of tent affair that they are planning to tear down once the movie goes to general release and a shopping mall will go up in it's place. Man..wish I had that sort of $$$ "Okay, you don't like my terms, I'll just build my own theater and show it myself!" (I'm not knocking Disney, I do actually like a lot of things they do. So please don't start any flames or "I hate the Mouse" rants)
Jodi/Katara - [GargLover66f@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA
Sunday, January 9, 2000 06:31:06 PM
IP: 98cf3855.ipt.aol.com

In today's paper, Disney had a calander printed out showing all their "Gold Collection" VHS and DVD releases for the next year. Since some of these are already out on video, I assume they intend to make ridiculous ammounts of profit simply by stamping the word "gold" on the side of the box and thus replacing their "Classics" logo they've been using for the last few years... Saddest part being... It'll work. Just thought I'd share it tho.

1/11- Toy Story
2/1- Tarzan and Mulan
2/29- An Extremely Goofy Movie
3/7- Pinnochio
4/4- The Aristocats
5/2- Fox and the Hound, A Bug's Life, Saludos Amigos, The Three Caballeros
6/6- Make Mine Music, Melody Time
6/20- A Goofy Movie, Fun and Fancy Free
7/4 Pochahontas, Mary Poppins, ALice in Wonderland
7/18- The Rescuers Down Under, Robin Hood
8/1- Buzz Lightyear: The Movie, Hercules
9/5- Little Mermaid 2, Pocahontas 2
10/3- The Black Cauldron, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
11/7- Pete's Dragon, Oliver and COmpany, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, THe Sword in the Stone
12/5- The Hunchback of Norte Dame

WIth all release dates subject to change. And you know what, the only things in that list that interest me are Tarzan, and An Extremely Goofy Movie. (ANd thats only cause I loved Goof Troop and the first Goofy Movie was so well done. Resuers Down Under and Robin Hood I already own and are STILL available if you look.) The rest are either insipid rereleass of videos STILL on the market with shiny new packaging, or pointless sequals that Walt never would have okayed. Walt was in it for the love, not the money. Yes, money was a factor, but still... We do NOT need Little Mermaid 2 or Buzz Lightyear the movie, and we certainley didn't need Pocahontas 2. *Shudder*... And you notice... No Beauty and the Beast. No Gargoyles. No Talespin related stuff. No Fantasia or Fantasia 2000. NOTHING geared towards the more adult audience. (except maybe Hunchback and Black Cauldron). And unfortunatley, since Disney is lying their arses off about having anything to do with anime, no clue about Princess Mononoke. (Though rumors say an April video release...) This just worries me. Alot.

Geez, I can't wait for DOn Bluth's next animated feature, Titan AE... And the city of gold movie might be interesting too, but oii...
Robby
Sunday, January 9, 2000 04:53:20 PM
IP: spider-tj071.proxy.aol.com

Gside: Yeah, they also use the platinum bar, but the time thing is how it is defined.

SJ: I know there is Tomb Raider fanfic out there because I ran across it before. Damned if I remember where, though.

Bronx: Usually the 9th. If it is after 11:59pm, it is the next day.

Xanathar: Check this place out. http://www.ttlg.com
System Shock stuff. (I downloaded ALL of the MP3 files of the music. Fun!)

Warpmind: I got Doom2 for my birthday. That was before I discovered the internet and Warez, though. It was when I was actually on AOL, and I ENJOIED IT! :)
Fire Storm - [Night-flame@usa.net]
Sunday, January 9, 2000 03:34:20 PM
IP: t2-33.visitus.net

*Warpmind walks in, looking a trifle glum.*
I just checked my calendar.
*Warpmind pours a glass of expensive red wine. Maggie-chan pops in and follows suit after passing around glasses to everyone present.*
Eighteen years ago, on this day, he who would have been my youngest cousin died, at the early age of about two weeks... Upon the occasion, my kin have made it a custom to play "Tears in Heaven" on this date. For those of you who do not have that song, you can click my name for a downloadable mp# of it. (I will not be held accountable for any misuse of that mp3, by the way. I just found it there.)
*Warpmind raises his glass.*
I toast... to lost friends, kin and acquaintances of any and all, be they of far or recent past. Rest in peace...
*Warpmind downs his glass, after turning the mp3 player on, then tosses it into the fireplace.*

On to more merry subjects.

Tim P.: I want that gun. And that neuralyzer from MiB. And... oh, what's the point? I'll never be able to afford that stuff before it's out of stock, anyway.

Blindside: I did emphasize the word *theory* when stating that Quake 1 might run on my PC. I dare not try, not now, not ever.

**RP**
Warpmind de InzanE stares at Wilek.
"Bomb? Oh, this is just brilliant. My means I do not yet fully comprehend, I am transported from a public outhouse to a spaceship in Earth orbit, and on the day I arrive, there's a raving lunatic running around with a sword, there's a guy possessed by a demon, and to top it off, there's a bomb threatening to wipe out the very starship that is separating me from a rather unpleasant death in the vacuum of space."
Wilek nods.
"Yep. Business as usual here."
Warpmind looks at him, half-surprised.
"This kind of stuff happens on a regular basis? I just might like it here..."
"You loathe boredom and mundanity as much as I do?"
"Probably. Excuse me for a moment."
Warpmind pops up a small palmtop from his backpack. The first thing the monitor displays is a black background with a pyramid and an eye superimposed upon it. Then, across the pyramid, a large F begins to flash. Warpmind lets his fingers shimmer across the tiny keypad.
"Well, hello... seems the Society never found it worth the effort to send any agents here..."
Warpmind pushes a few buttons, and turns off the palmtop again, returning it to the backpack.
"Well, let's go find these guys, then, shall we?"
"Wait a second..."
Wilek grabs Warpmind by the shoulder.
"Who the heck do you work for, anyway?"
Warpmind calmly moves Wilek's hand away.
"I am partially aligned with the Illuminati. Freelance assassin division. We do work for them, all the time knowing who they are, and in return, we can draw various favors from their organization. Relax, I'm one of the good guys here."
Wilek strokes his chin thoughtfully, then shrugs it off.
"We'll get back to this... AFTER we have taken care of this SJ/Kaioto business."
**END RP**

Later, friends.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Sunday, January 9, 2000 11:31:24 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Ahhhhh CHO!!
*sniffs*
gag. thanks everyone. The tape went off, and got to watch DS9.

real post later... that is if I wake up
Bronx - [BronxWyvern4@aol.com]
Sunday, January 9, 2000 11:18:29 AM
IP: spider-wc054.proxy.aol.com

Hey everyone, I don't post here often, but I'm in desperate need of some help. Does anyone have any good screengrabs of Xanatos's Steel Clan power armor, besides the ones on s8? I believe it appears in 'The Edge' and 'The Gathering,' perhaps others, I'm not sure. If you have them, please EM them my way. Thanks in advance!

And Quake will run on a 486 dx2/66 w/16 megs of RAM, but choppy-like. I know that one from experience.. ;)
Blindside - [meshartist3d@hotmail.com]
Sunday, January 9, 2000 10:39:23 AM
IP: ts3-19.x-press.net

Here's the pulse rifle link... hopefully.
Tim P.
Sunday, January 9, 2000 10:24:10 AM
IP: s0-onawa.pionet.net

Pardon the double post; there was something I forgot to mention.

I saw an old episode of ST:TNG last night, by the title "Datalore". If anyone remembers it, it was the episode where Data was taken back to the planet on which he was built, and where he found his older "brother", Lore. Now, as Lore turned out to be a deceitful, greedy, power-mad lunatic android, I couldn't help realizing "Oh my God! It's Puck!". The behavior, the inflexions... so identical... I was part amazed, part amused... I gotta get my hands on a TV and a VCR one of these days... I want to watch my Gargoyles tapes again.

Xanathar: I believe it was level 15; as I recall, finishing level 31/32 (depending on whether you used the secret exit on #31) would bring you to level 16... as for the box art... *blush* you were one of the guys who actually bought it? I seem to recall reading somewhere that Doom 2 was the most pirated game on the planet... *Raises hand.* Guilty as charged, I'm afraid... Oh, and I do like to check in on Planetquake once in a while. Just too bad Ahasverus is rather... incapable of running that series of games. Well, Quake 1 should in theory (mark: THEORY!) be able to operate on a 486SX33 with 16Mb of RAM using DOS... but I'd rather just not chance it... But I love to participate in the PQ polls... if only there could show up a new one soon...

Well, catch ya later.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Sunday, January 9, 2000 07:41:40 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

*Hi-fives Warpmind*Hey,your a fellow Planetquake reader! :)

Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sunday, January 9, 2000 07:38:39 AM
IP: melnc01.bigpond.com

Hi all!!

*Xanathar walks into the CR and crinckles his nose at a horrid but familiar smell,"ALRIGHT!,who said Ricky Martin?"*Runs around and opens all the windows in the CR*Man,that guy STINKS!!*

Warpmind:<<Ah, the secret levels in DOOM 2... brings back such sweet memories... if I don't recall it incorrectly, getting to the secret levels required wading through lava... was it on level 14 or 15? Can't seem to recall it too clearly...>>Yeah,you had to run through a lava lake and down through a button activated tunnel to a teleporter,I don't remember what the level was called but It was an outdoor level with several tall towers that you had to get to the top of in order to get the keys,ALthough I could be wrong,it's been such a long time since I played Doom 2(I loved the BROM painting that they used for it's box art as well)

Fire Storm:<<I loved making the rocket launcher shoot barrels or screaming heads, and making both the rocket launcher and BFG's ammo non-moving projectiles. Then the bad guys walk right into a long trail of barrel mines...>>Now you've gone and made me all nostalgic. :)

Tim P.:<<The web address for the M-41A pulse rifle is extremly long and confusing because I bookmarked on a search engine. How do I make a hyperlink to my name like some other people in here do?>>Easy,Highlight the web address,then copy and paste it to the URL section(Don't worry if it looks like it isn't going to fit because it will) when posting a message,hope that helps. :)

Jessie Feff re Wedding Bell Blues:*Binks*,Geeze,that is embarissing.:o

*Xanathar turns to leave the CR spraying Air freshner as he goes"Please,lets not mention the cursed evil one's name again hmmm" ;)

Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sunday, January 9, 2000 07:34:21 AM
IP: melnc01.bigpond.com

Well, back on track again.

Wilek: I got the WAV file from Doom 2 right here - if I find your e-mail addy, I'll send it ASAP.

Fire Storm: Thank you for that practically unwanted piece of information. ;) Actually, although the minimum age in Norway for purchasing any alcoholic substance is 18, Norway may suffer from the highest worldwide percentage of 12-year-old alcoholics... it is a sad state of affairs, particularly considering that the taxation on alcohol makes it a more thrilling venture to acquire for the young ones... the government ought to figure out that 85% taxation on booze only makes it more interesting for kids...

Anonymous: Who needs to break the light barrier when Hyperspace/Subspace travel is so much more efficient? Oh, wait... Earth doesn't have that technology yet... *Gloat.*

Delphi: I'm just getting warmed up... remember, Fantasy isn't our crutch, it's arcane! Oh, and I've heard that joke before. It's a good one. Nice Chinese translations, by the way. You forgot one, though...
1: He's a eunuch.
2: No Ting Hang.

*Warpmind high-fives Simon.* Very accurate on time-travel versus light speed travel.

Gside: I am scared... I actually understood what you said about the way to slow down light... such experiments should never be taken too lightly... ;) And as for the language issue... I don't really mind that often. It's just that I spend more time using English than I do Norwegian... from this it should be rather apparent that my social life is rather... absent. Why get a life? What I have is so much more fun!

SJ: I don't deem it utterly impossible that we one day may encounter aliens similar to the ones in Star Wars. After all, there were a fair amount of creatively made semi-humanoids in those movies. B5, however, is less probable. Too many too humanoid species. As for your idea about a Tomb Raider/Indiana Jones crossover: Well, unless you plan on using time travel, or let Indy do the first part and Lara take over later... it could be kinda difficult. Remember, Indy was born in 1899, as I recall it. The guy is a hundred years old nowadays, and I find it hard to believe that no matter how healthy he is, he'll be climbing through ancient Mayan pyramids and swinging across gaps using his whip anymore... Just something you ought to consider...

Wilek: DC paid for it, believe you me. I beat him up so thoroughly, his ancestors in fifteen generations backwards suffered broken bones, and his descendants (God forbid) in eight generations will be born bruised.

Jessie: Well, I'd suggest you check out the "Dear Mynx" column on www.planetquake.com where there is an almost weekly (some exceptions) Embarassing Spotlight... many good laughs there, like the guy who bumped into Patrick Stewart in a store, blinked out for a few seconds, and blurted out "Omigod! It's BILL SHATNER!"... He then received a quite deadly glare from the Starfleet Captain... And that's just one of them...

Well, Wilek, you try to get in touch with me, so I can get your e-mail addy, 'kay? I'll have to send it to you directly, as I have no means of uploading it anywhere from where I'm sitting...

Later, folks.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Sunday, January 9, 2000 07:11:23 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

SJ > 'Kay, I see where you are coming from now. I really don't know if his new album is any good, anyway, since I haven't heard it yet. As I mentioned before, I think he was nominated more to make up for his being ignored in his prime, rather than that his new album is great.

Okay everybody, I must share the embarrassing experience I had tonight. I work as a part-time DJ on an oldies station. Now, on saturday night, the place is completely deserted. I was the only one there. Feeling a little peppy and happy, I was spinning some of my favorite songs and taking what requests came in. Finally, I began to play "Wedding Bell Blues," by the 5th Dimension, turned off my mic, and started singing along with it, just belting it out at the top of my lungs: "Bill, I love you so; I always will..." At this point, something taps me on the shoulder. I just about jumped out of my skin, since I was alone here, and the place is locked. I whirled around in my chair to see my boss behind me. This in itself would've been embarrassing, but here's the kicker: my boss's name is Bill. He gave me a bemused smile, tapped his wedding ring and shrugged. "Sorry," he said, "I'm already taken." Then he went off to his office to do whatever he'd come in to do. Gaaawwwd...
Jessie Feff - [feff@hotmail.com]
Sunday, January 9, 2000 01:25:38 AM
IP: ctrts1-2.mrs.umn.edu

Warpmind> <<I even started making a 32-level Co-Op WAD with a lot of new sounds. For instance "Say Cheeeeese" when firing the BFG, and many other semi-funny ones... Unfortunately, the project died when I was done with the seventh level; blackout during Hard Drive defragmentation - killed the wad and a few less important file due to data loss. I hate losing power. When I'm God, I shall ban blackouts!>> ACk. I trust Mr. Disconnect recieved an appropriately objectionable death? If not...I'd be happy to provide it. <brandishes a dual-blade chainsaw> >;) <<And as for the sound of Baphomet speaking... I'll see if I can't extract it tonight; if so, I'll mail it to you tomorrow or Monday, depending on whether I remember it (and bother to go to the school Computer Room) Sunday.>> Thanks! ^_^ <<if I don't recall it incorrectly, getting to the secret levels required wading through lava... was it on level 14 or 15? Can't seem to recall it too clearly...>> I don't know actually; I always used the cheat codes. ;)

Pistoff> <<one of the shift managers decided to quit without turning in her two-week notice. Just called Thursday and said "I'm not coming in this evening. I quit." Irresponsible moron....>> A Joyride is too good for this idiot...

Simon> <<Thanks to Dis Connect�**slits DC's throat with the jagged edge of a CD-R**�that present Imentioned will be indefinitely delayed until I find a way to hook my stereo up to my computer. (Yes, it's that kind of present.) You'll love it... when it's done.>> Sounds very kewl. ^_^ And worry not, I'm *very* patient with this kind of thing. :)

Tim P> <<The web address for the M-41A pulse rifle is extremly long and confusing because I bookmarked on a search engine. How do I make a hyperlink to my name like some other people in here do?>> Copy it from the address bar in your browser and paste it into the URL box in the Add Comment form. Don't forget the http:// or it'll link to a nonexistent subdirectory of www.s8.org/tgs (I found that out the hard way). With Ask Jeeves search results, you can click the 'remove frames' link to get to the actual URL of the page (http://scifireplicas.com/movies/aliens_m41_hero_pulse_rifle.htm in the case of the pulse rifle). :)

Gside> <<meter: I thought they still had a platnum bar with notches in a vault in France>> I think they changed it to a wavelength because metal tends to expand and contract with temperature. Not sure, though.

SJ> <> You know...once I had thoughts about writing a TR crossover where Lara is hired by Nightstone to retrieve a magical something-or-other, then ending up having to stop Demona when she tries to use it to (all together now) destroy humanity (of course, this took place significantly prior to her change of heart in TGS). Then, a rare beneficial form of sanity (or perhaps an administrative form of insanity) stepped in and scrapped the project. Thank the stars for that. o_o'

Bronx> <<blarg..... I have the flu and my Nyquil suddenly wore off..>> That...stinks. O_o Get well soon! <grabs a jackhammer and goes off looking for Sli Sludge>
Wilek Nereus
Sunday, January 9, 2000 01:07:37 AM
IP: tnt-3-108-56k.portsmouth.zoomnet.net

!@%@$#! typos
theoretical day of

Oh, and I forgot: Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Sunday, January 9, 2000 12:43:48 AM
IP: proxy1-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Bronx> VCR: I would assume to set it for Sunday. That is the official day, and I don't think VCR manufacturers program for the theoretical uf insomniacs. (It has been agreed at my suite that tomorrow doesn't happen until you wake up or everyone else does)
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Sunday, January 9, 2000 12:42:05 AM
IP: proxy2-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

*walks in rubbing her eyes* blarg..... I have the flu and my Nyquil suddenly wore off..
*sad sicky face*
Um okay quick question.. I need to set my VCR for something that will come on at 2:30 am., and will go off at 3:35 am. Now, for the date, should it be Saturday the 8th? Or Sunday the 9th?

At normal times I would be able to figure this out *sneezes* but I need help!!

cya rookery sibs
Bronx - [BronxWyvern4@aol.com]
Sunday, January 9, 2000 12:33:06 AM
IP: spider-wn044.proxy.aol.com

***BEGIN RP***
In the Avatar of Ganon, Kari is dragging SJ through the halls of the Avatar, seeking sanctuary.
"Wait!" SJ cried. "Where are we going? Why are we running to get there?"
"You know!" she shouted back irritably.
"I forgot. It's been a *long* time since my last RP post..."
She sighed. "Kaioto is loose, remember? The naked guy with the sword? He thinks you're a demon, and he wants to hunt you. We're trying to find safety for you so you don't die again."
"Oh yeah, now I remember...."
***END RP***

First off, gotta say Hail to the Redskins! It's tough to a Washington sports fan...probably cause our teams all suck (except DC United. I don't like soccer, but we kick ass at it!). But the Skins pulled a big one off today, totally brutalizing the Detroit Lions. 27 points in the first half. It's good to be on the winning side for a change.
Until we play the Tampons next week....then it's probably back to the *losing* side. But at least we advanced in the playoffs! ;)

For those who care: Disney has just announced that it will be making an animated sequel to its classic "Little Mermaid". Let's hope it's better than that LM tv show they did a while back....I don't even like the Mouse that much, but Ariel always appealed to me (probably the aes llehs arb ;)

Jessie: I know I don't have a very popular opinion of Santana, but that's the way I feel. The singers are, IMO, what make his new album, not his guitar work. To give him all the credit is absurd, IMO. It's *his* album, but he shouldn't be center stage when it's others who are carrying the tune.

Kaioto: Hmmm....good comments. I suppose I must change my earlier statement, and admitt that people like Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boyz do indeed have talent. But as you said, they're NOT artists. And as such, they shouldn't win any serious awards.

Music: I do tend to hate older music (at least, most music from the 50s through most of the eighties). It's just my taste....I don't listen to classical music (although I do not hate it and I do recognize that, if anything ever deserves to be called "music", it's the work of someone like Beethoven), I don't like operas, I hate disco, funk, most rap, classical rock, almost all pop, most modern "rock" (stuff like Sheryl Crow)....I'm very selective in what I like, and not terribly selective in what I don't. I'm more into alternative and metal. Especially goth metal, death metal, industrial metal, and recently rap-metal (or "rapcore", stuff like Incubus or Tommy Lee's new band, Methods of Mayhem). I suppose I'm weird like that.
As for the light hearted tone of sixties music...that's a big part of why I hate it. I like my music angry, and dark, and often filled with rage. Like Korn for example. Take the lyrics to "Got the Life"--The chorus begins with Jon screaming at the top of his lungs "God hates me". Maybe it speaks to the kind of person I am, but I prefer that to Bob Dylan singing about the tamborine man. I suppose I'm a rather classic example of the new generation vs. the old. Most of my hatred of all things sixties probably stems from my rather irrational disgust for the baby boomer generation, and all of the icons that represent them and their personal culture. I suppose I'm still in my "rebellious" stage, raging against my parental figures. The only comfort, I suppose, is that in about 30 years I can listen to my children tell me how much they dislike *my* generation's taste in pop culture.

Time Travel/Speed of Light debate: Scientists spoil all the fun. They say we can't travel at the speed of light. If we ever did achieve that, we'd probably blow up or something like that. I read this book once, called "The Science of Aliens", talking about what aliens would *really* look like. The author basically said that it was incredibly improbably that we'd ever meet aliens anything like the ones found in Star Trek or Star Wars. My p.o.v.? WHO CARES. Lemme think I'll meet Mr. Spock one day. Let people try and figure out a way to go past the speed of light. Who know, maybe we'll find out it's not impossible to do.

BTW...doe anyone know if there's a site out there with Tomb Raider fanfic? I was playing TR: The Last Revelation the other day, and I got the idea for a rather blatant x-over between Lara and Indiana Jones. Probably been done before, but I might wanna try it...
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Sunday, January 9, 2000 12:15:44 AM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

SOROW: Re: Whoa, wait a minute! Joe and I are only 17 and though we are quite fond of each other, we are definately NOT engaged! Just wanted to clear that up for the record. Thanks for the holiday wishes :) >> *Glances to Doug* see what you started (just kidding... I know you mean well *hugs*). *Back to Sorow* My apologizes... I just assume since you two were included in the holiday greeting. Again my apologizes.

Coyote: Re: GB and XenaTrek loves to flirt >> Corrections! GB loves to flirt. I'm just going with the flow. *hugs*

GB: >> Hope you're making it back to New Orleans in one piece. We're missing ya. *glancing out on the road, looking for GB, and leaves the 'porch light' on.*

Jannie: Re: Steakhouse get together >> Kewl... I think that would a great idea if a few of us get together for a nice meal... you *do* realize that you and Denis will have to pay for your meal... I think I can barely afford Coyote, GB, Mara and Myself. (Unless I get a $40+/hr contract on a project before all of you come down here... *smiles*) *hugs*

Spacebabie >> Its great meeting you. Had a great afternoon and hope you did too. Let me know when you want to hang out again, like a movie or something. I'll let you know when my friend and I are planning to head back to Disney Quest, you're welcome to join us. :o)

XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Saturday, January 8, 2000 10:40:17 PM
IP: spider-tj071.proxy.aol.com

Hope This works.

http://www.ask.com/main/metaAnswer.asp?MetaEngine=Excite&logQID=5FA3DB9DB6C3D31180A600A0C9AD0EF0&qCategory=NEWS&qSource=0&frames=yes&site_name=Jeeves&scope=web&r=x&MetaTopic=M41-A+Hero+Pulse+Rifle+Replica+-+Aliens+-+aliens+m41-a+hero&MetaURL=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.excite.com%2Frelocate%2Fsr%3Dwebresult%7Css%3Dm%252D41a%2Bpulse%2Brifle%7Cid%3D37033989%3Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fscifireplicas.com%2Fmovies%2Faliens_m41_hero_pulse_rifle.htm&EngineOrdinal=3&ItemOrdinal=8&ask=m-41a+pulse+rifle+metasearch&origin=7019&MetaList=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.excite.com%2Frelocate%2Fsr%3Dwebresult%7Css%3Dm-41a+pulse+rifle%7Cid%3D37033989%3Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fscifireplicas.com%2Fmovies%2Faliens_m41_hero_pulse_rifle.htm&x=17&y=18
Tim. P
Saturday, January 8, 2000 10:29:57 PM
IP: s19-onawa.pionet.net

Aaron> I'm soooo sorry I wasn't in here to wish you a happy birthday! So here's a belated one, and I'll put you on my calendar...HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Now you must go throw the unbearable, yet sometimes quite pleasing, round of spankings that every male is subjected to in this room on his birthday. *slap* *slap* I love you! *hugs, then another slap* Heeeee heeee...

Kit> Thanks for the holiday wishes and the sympathies for school. But I'm unfortunately only a junior. And actually, I don't mind :)

XenaTrek> Whoa, wait a minute! Joe and I are only 17 and though we are quite fond of each other, we are definately NOT engaged! Just wanted to clear that up for the record. Thanks for the holiday wishes :)
SOROW
Saturday, January 8, 2000 10:17:44 PM
IP: dll2a030-0833.splitrock.net

Got back form NYC: saw a neat little store on 7th and 48 called Medieval Times (selling swords, axes, armor, etc.), and got a great sandwich at the Stage Deli (~3 inches of _good_ corned beef).

Warpmind <<kind of embarassing, blinking out on one's mother tongue like that...>> he he, the assimilation is proceeding well...
Interesting bumper sticker from the sight:"It's hard to Soar with Dragons when you Work with Gargoyles (dark blue gothic lettering with white background) "

Jannie> Worksheets: feel free to borrow my suite: Chris*, Mike, Jeff, Tim, Tom, Justin(, Aaron). And of course, my father has found the ever amusin Stu and Dent.

Warpmind> slowing light: Probably some funky fiber optic type material.
Measuring speed of light. Using this setup where () is a lens, | is a mirror, \ is a semi transparent mirror, and > = and < are light beams:
| <() == 5.39mi. == ()>spinning "gear" at focal point<()\>"eye"
with the source of light underneath the semi transparent mirror. When the gear is spinning fast enough, the light let thgough a gap will be stopped at the next tooth, letting nothing reach the eye. This gives you the time it takes for light to travel the 10.78 miles. This experiment was performed by Fizeau, and refined by Michelson who replaced the gear with a small eight sided mirror and increased the distance to 44mi.
You found out anyway.

Jenna> unreadable text: Try highlighting the text, the red will shift to a blue and black turns to white.

Fire Storm> meter: I thought they still had a platnum bar with notches in a vault in France...eh

Anon> Light speed: Plus there are all the paradoxes (twin paradox), and simultineaity is relative to position (A person halfway between says they happened at the same time, but a person at one event says theirs happened first).

Tim P.> link: When adding to the CR, copy and paste to the URL field. (look at the feet)

D...Simon> A.Centauri: But if they went there and came back immediately, we would say them landed and returned at the same time.

Light is funny.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Saturday, January 8, 2000 09:06:44 PM
IP: proxy1-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

* BATMAN BEYOND SPOILERS *

I thought that this was one of the best episodes of the season. The episode that introduced Shriek last season was a good one enough to begin with (the silent battle scene, Bruce Wayne's admission that he still thinks of himself as Batman, the scene where he and Terry are at the theatre in the Gotham Historical District), but this one topped it. I thought that it did a fine job of handling the public response to Shriek's demand, Bruce Wayne's initial disgust with the ingratitude of the public (shades of "Gargoyles" there), and the part where Terry's considering giving himself up to save the city from further harm but his friend (I forget her name; the girl who knows that he's really the new Batman) pointing out that he'd still be damaging his friends and family by taking that course, and the bit where Bruce admits at the end that Terry's reminded him of the whole reason for his becoming Batman to begin with. I hope that they can keep future episodes of "Batman Beyond" to this level of quality, and also do the sort of focus on Terry that this one showed. All in all, I consider this one a "two thumbs up" episode.

* SPOILERS END *
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Saturday, January 8, 2000 08:08:10 PM
IP: 216.87.46.117.dialup-stl.primary.net

Anonymous> ["...if from here a ship travels to a star 5 light years away, and requires for that journey less than 5 years, then we have no way of knowing which event occured first: its arrival or its departure."] So? If my friend goes to a movie, then to a party this weekend, then tells me he went to "a party and a movie", the fact that I don't know in which order he went doesn't mean time travel was involved.

If a ship travelled to Alpha Centauri (4 light years-ish off) at twice "c", it would only take two years. We would see the arrival taking place four years after it happened, but it still would have happened four years ago. No time travel, I'm afraid.
Simon - [physicsboy@curtain.cjb.net]
Saturday, January 8, 2000 07:20:22 PM
IP: pppa115.connect.ab.ca

Pulse Rifle: The web address for the M-41A pulse rifle is extremly long and confusing because I bookmarked on a search engine. How do I make a hyperlink to my name like some other people in here do?
Tim P.
Saturday, January 8, 2000 07:15:45 PM
IP: s16-onawa.pionet.net

good afternoon everyone,

Warpmind>> Ohm, Ohm, on the range> ooh noo LOL- I will get my revenge for that one ;P (I'll never tell where I find these jokes, must protect the inocent after all....
watch out for an email from me...

Pistoff>> tried to send you an email, but it came back, let me know when your ISP troubles are solved, thanks :)

Earlier someone used Paradise, PA in a RP and I just wanted to know if you where aware that in order to get to Paradise, you need to go through Intercourse, LOL (check a map, this is an old PA joke!!!)

okay so here is my revenge: don't groan too loudly>>>
> 1st Line is the English Phrase
> 2nd Line is the Chinese Interpretation
> Read second line s l o w l y

>He's cleaning his automobile.
> Wa Shing Ka.

>This is a tow away zone.
> No Pah King.

>Is there a fugitive here?
> Hu Yu Hai Ding?

>small horse
> Tai Ni Po Ni

>Your price is too high!!!
> No Bai Nut Ding!!!!

>Did you go to the beach?
> Wai Yu So Tan?

>It's very dark in here.
> Wai So Dim?

>I bumped into a coffee table
> Ai Bang Mai Ni.

>I thought you were on a diet.
> Wai Yu Mun Ching?

>Has your flight been delayed?
> Hao Long Wei Ting?

>They have arrived.
> Hia Dei Kum.

>Your body odor is offensive.
> Yu Stin Ki Pu.

>You know lyrics to the Macarena?
> Wai Yu Sing Dum Song?

>I got this for free.
> Ai No Pei.

>Stay out of sight.
> Lei Lo.
>Phew! Does this bathroom stink!
> Hu Flung Dung?

catch you all next time
Delphi - [cmiller@magiclink.com]
Twin Falls, Idaho
Saturday, January 8, 2000 07:08:53 PM
IP: twin58r.magiclink.com

I doubt we'll *ever* break the light barrier. And by ever, I mean *ever* with a thousand, or ten thousand or a hundred thousand or even more years of advancement. Travelling beyond the speed of light is completely equivalent to time-travel: if two events occur say five light-years apart in space, unless they are *atleast* five years chronologically apart, there's no way of knowing which occurred first.

Okay rereading the previous sentence, I understand that the above mustn't have made much sense. But see it like this: if from here a ship travels to a star 5 light years away, and requires for that journey less than 5 years, then we have no way of knowing which event occured first: its arrival or its departure. Thus: time-travel! And with time-travel comes the whole bunch of paradoxes we all know and hate to love...

Phew...
Anonymous
Saturday, January 8, 2000 06:52:14 PM
IP: athe530-a006.otenet.gr

Gside: It seems that every explination on why those condititions will not occur are simply excuses. As for the time dilation and length problems, if we had the ability to go at or near the speed of light, we would most likely find ways around these problems.

As for SJ, don't worry... many people hate classic rock just like many people hate the new stuff.

Tim: Whats the web addy for that gun?

Wilek: Interesting comment of Planck time. If I understand the theorys right, you can skirt time from going just below 1c then jumping to just above 1c in a Planck second.

Xanathar: <Did you find the secret Wolfenstien 3D levels in Doom 2 by any chance?>
But of course. My favorite levels to edit! I loved making the rocket launcher shoot barrels or screaming heads, and making both the rocket launcher and BFG's ammo non-moving projectiles. Then the bad guys walk right into a long trail of barrel mines...

Bjork: Was Bjork in a band before she went solo?

Aaron, Warpmind: There is a local tradition that when a teen turns 19, they take him over the river (into Canada), go to a nudie bar and get him stone drunk. (the drinking age is 19 over there.)
No one cared enough about me to do that tradition with me... or when I was 21. :( (Not that I care, though. Frankly, I was glad no one tried that when I turned 21. I tried to make sure no one at work knew I turned 21. I don't drink at all.)

Warpmind: < What did they use as a basis for measuring one meter when they decided precisely how long one meter should be?>
A meter is how far a beam of light travels in 1/299,998 of a second. (I kid thee not.)

Warpmind (again): 
Hey, for me there is a nice little turbine engine I have my eye on for only $2,000

<How the heck they managed to measure that, I don't know. I don't WANT to know. >
Sorry, I just gotta. They use a really long tape measure and a stop watch.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Saturday, January 8, 2000 06:10:11 PM
IP: 216.90.45.177

Pist- can't read your rant here because the red pigment, but I get the jist, given Warp's response- hang in there...

Robby- could you em me? I want to ask you something

Jannie- Hey there mama fox!! ^_^
jenna - [theamazingjenna@hotmail.com]
Saturday, January 8, 2000 05:25:43 PM
IP: ppp-207-193-227-25.hstntx.swbell.net

Warpmind: Simplicity is good.
Simon
Saturday, January 8, 2000 02:56:16 PM
IP: pppa65.connect.ab.ca

*Warpmind walks in, Maggie-chan is perched on his shoulder.*
Just checking in for no particular reason.

Gside: Aw, Watt do I really care, anyway? ;) By the way... I seem to recall reading something about scientists successfully slowing down photons (light impulses, for the uninitiated) to about 60 km/sec (not too sure about km to mile conversion - think there's about 1.6 km in a mile) by means I cannot even begin to comprehend. And please, no need for a full scientific explanation here. So, the speed of light is not constant. The speed of light in vacuum, however... there's a difference. In vacuum (empty space), light moves with an approximate speed of 300,000 km/sec. How the heck they managed to measure that, I don't know. I don't WANT to know.

Pissy: What amazes me with your mini-rants on your job is this: Why haven't you left your ancestral home for a better place? As I understand it, ANY place is better than where you are now, anyway...

Simon: Indeed, a simple choice. I'll go with death. ;) No, seriously, it's a nice site. Very self-explanatory, albeit maybe a bit simplistic?

Well, nothing more to comment on here now, then. C'mon, Maggie, let's leave. I think I hid away some cotton candy somewhere...
*Maggie-chan perks her ears up, looking expectantly at Warpmind.*
Catch y'all later, friends.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Saturday, January 8, 2000 02:43:04 PM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Next week! I promise! I just saw you guys talking about music and I couldn't stay away.

Music I like? I'm into Canrock (Matthew Good Band, Moist, The Tea Party, Barenaked Ladies, Great Big Sea), just plain alt.rawk (Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, Third Eye Blind, Silverchair, The Goo Goo Dolls), classic rock (Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, The Boomtown Rats, Dire Straits, Van Morrison) and anything else that catches my ear (Tonic, Collective Soul, Garth Brooks, Jars of Clay, They Might Be Giants, The Offspring's old stuff, and way more). My friend says my taste in music is either eclectic or f�ing insane. **shrugs**

Wilek> Thanks to Dis Connect�**slits DC's throat with the jagged edge of a CD-R**�that present Imentioned will be indefinitely delayed until I find a way to hook my stereo up to my computer. (Yes, it's that kind of present.) You'll love it... when it's done. **kicks DC real hard in the groin** I'm only continuing this project because I'm now obsessed with making it work. o_O
Simon - [<=== VISIT MY PAGE. OR DIE. EASY CHOICE, MMM?]
Saturday, January 8, 2000 01:32:18 PM
IP: pppa86.connect.ab.ca

Ohhhhhhh gaaaaaaawwwwwd! Well, I hit a few more snags over the last couple of days. Had to work 12 hours yesterday. And that's not a typo. Twelve hours. Why? Because one of the shift managers decided to quit without turning in her two-week notice. Just called Thursday and said "I'm not coming in this evening. I quit." Irresponsible moron....

Anyway, part 2 of Injustice for All was finished a couple days ago, but I went over it again and checked for typos--good thing, because I found a lot of 'em--and smoothed out the rough spots, etc. It's finally done and I just posted it a few minutes ago. *sigh*

I have to go to work soon. I'll catch up on replies as soon as I can...probably make a Traveller-size post after the room is wiped tomorrow night. :)
Pistoff - [phred@koalas.com]
Saturday, January 8, 2000 12:52:45 PM
IP: 64.5.12.118

Sev.Jr.>music: To each his own. But then I only said stopped, not started. Some of the really good stuff is from way before: Holst's Mars, Bringer of War; Beethoven's 9th, finale, chorale; Tchaikovsky's Marche Slave. (I have played arrangements of #s 1&3 (5/4... make the hurting stop)).

Toku Kai: So, which is more important: the message the artist tries to send or the message recieved by the listener/reader/etc.?
Anyway, although I previously mentioned well respected pieces, I think I may like them for the wrong reason: they just sound good (and sould be fun to play).

Wilek> Planck time: The only thing I have heard about that is that we can never find out what happened before that at the Big Bang.

Warpmind> "Where the deer and the Amp-elope play"; In a mobile Ohm.
I keep telling you people: the speed of light is constant in any and all inertial frames.

Off to NYC (to buy a clarinet)...

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Saturday, January 8, 2000 12:48:36 PM
IP: proxy1-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Jannie: Feel free to use my RL name - Marius. (And no Anne Rice jokes, please! I once went to a bookstore where they had a VampChron Special Sale! Great books, intolerable fans! ;) Actually, I didn't mind the worshipping at the time... much... ;)

Well, later, folks.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Saturday, January 8, 2000 11:59:34 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

*shuffles in, weary from lack of sleep*
Chibi-Otto and Chibi-Purgie kept me awake all night.
*Chibi-Otto & Chibi-Purgie giggle*
Jan> Don't you two EVER give it a rest?
Chibi's in unison> Nope! ;)

XenaTrek> <<everything except for a
steakhouse, which I plan on taking Coyote, Mara and GB too, if anyone else wishes to come you are
welcome...>> Denis and I will take you up on your invitation :) I think it would be fun if everyone who could from CR go out together either on Friday or Sunday night. At G99, Mini Clan all went out on Saturday for brunch and then spent Sunday at 6 Flags together. *g* Had too much fun doing that! I have a mini-van, but since I'm flying this time *shudders* (I have a horrible fear of flying and it will take me from now until August to get the nerve to actually get on the plane) I will be renting a car for Denis and I. (We're coming in on August 1 and leaving on the 7th.) I'm sure I can squeeze a few people into the rental car as well.

G2K attendees> don't forget to go ahead and make your room reservations - it's the height of tourist season and the rooms will book quickly. I've made mine. They can be held with a credit card - but won't be charged to the credit card unless you request that when you check in. With taxes, the rooms will run approx. $68 a night.

SJ> ack! you don't like the music from the 60's? Rock and Roll was/is such a catalyst for the music we have today. The heavier rock began in the latter part of the 60's though. Hippies? *chuckles* Their overall ideas were peaceful enough, but most were so fried out, they didn't know where they were at. *L*
But at least compared to today's groupies or metalheads... well, I don't recall any of the "oldie" music promoting death, killing, rapping, etc. It was not a violent era.
But, this is what makes life so interesting - differences in preferences of music, art, food, etc. *g*
Denis and I are on the opposite ends of the spectra when it comes to music and religion *chuckles*. We respect each other's right to that opinion =) *coughs* even if his opinion is wrong *winks* J/K!!

I've been working all week at school on new worksheets. I create a lot of the worksheets for our special education students (modified and re-teaching skills). I often need names to put in the sentences or short paragraphs and have been relying on some of you here in CR. *chuckles* So far, I've used the names Don, Lisa, Doug, David, Fred, Denis, Denny (how Denis's name is pronounced), Janet (my "formal" name), Jennna, and Alex. I hope that you don't mind!
I don't use last names, of course - but if you would like to be permanently remembered in worksheet problems, let me know your real first name and I'll include it. Of course, I'm the only one who will know the reference of these names, but heh, it brings a grin to my face when I read them to a student. ok, cheap entertainment for me - but you sit for hours typing modified sentences and paragraphs without going bonkers with boredom! *LOL* One teacher needs 125 sentences for daily edit *falls over* Anyway, I could use some help here - I'm running out of names to use! :)

*looks around for Chibi-Otto & Purgie and finds them in the corner*
That's it, you two! *hands them the 800 number for Ramada Inn* I_need_some sleep!

*shuffles wearily back out, yawning*
Jannie
Saturday, January 8, 2000 10:44:19 AM
IP: 196-084.c.esc4.net

*Warpmind comes running in, partially out of breath.*
Folks, I just found this AWESOME website, click my name for it, they're selling some neat buttons, counterclocks, bumper stickers, and so on and so forth... if I weren't trying to save money for G2K, I'd be expecting mail now... Some of the button slogans are:
"Cthulhu saves - in case he's hungry later!"
"555 - The number of the wannabeast"
"Sick, sick, sick - The humor of the beast"
"668 - The neighbour of the beast"
"Fantasy isn't our crutch, it's arcane!"
As you can see, many good laughs can be had here, this was a small fraction of the many good puns and jokes on that list... and I think they had some neato dragon statuettes, too, though I didn't get the time to check...

On to what really matters: replies.

Delphi: I think I know that blonde... ;)

Spacebabie: Just goes to show... some people are not depending on their brains for survival...

Fire Storm: Been there, done that. I even started making a 32-level Co-Op WAD with a lot of new sounds. For instance "Say Cheeeeese" when firing the BFG, and many other semi-funny ones... Unfortunately, the project died when I was done with the seventh level; blackout during Hard Drive defragmentation - killed the wad and a few less important file due to data loss. I hate losing power. When I'm God, I shall ban blackouts!

Aaron: You're not old enough to get drunk? That can be fixed easily; come to Norway! Here, it's a 20-year limit to buy anything stronger than wine or beer, which can be bought at age 18... I myself am twenty, and I find it quite soothing to settle down in front of my PC with a nice hot cup of coffee with a hearty dose of Scotch in it... mmm... ;)

Gyre: The only thing worse than stealing Broadway's food would be to steal Lexington's PC... do the words "Future Tense" ring a bell?

Gside: Old joke, we usually tell it with Norwegians and Swedes. (long-term thing, we joke about them, they joke about us... and the Danish joke about both Norwegians and Swedes.) As for your capacitance... let me guess, you live "Ohm, Ohm on the range"?

Fire Storm: Just to complicate things with the speed of light... were you talking about a beam-laser or a pulse-laser? ;) Besides, all constants are relative to something, even though they are only relative to other constants... For instance, take the metric system. What did they use as a basis for measuring one meter when they decided precisely how long one meter should be? I'm still trying to figure that one out myself...

Kitania: The pun was intentional? Oh, well, I'll just have to PUNish you, then... Someone get me a Mr. Carter.

Coyote: That idiot allergy... hmmm... if we both get to G2K, I'll remember that, and ask you a LOT of stupid questions... ;)

Christine: Oh, good. You just saved me from a bit of nerves. I've hidden the story on my website, just in case, though... and you guys are NOT getting to know the precise location! HAH!

*Looks at Gside's elongated explanation about the speed of light, then thoroughly dunks Fire Storm in the nearest body of water.* Don't EVER do that again, PLEASE! Remember Dilbert!

Gside: My favorite quack is called Roger. He's a little... oh, you said quark... I think I'm kinda stuck with one of the Strange variety.

Tim Phipps: Those M-41's sound cool. I have a feeling my resolve to save money for G2K airfare is being cruelly tested here...

Delphi: Where do you find all these marvellous jokes? An archive? By the way, I'm reminded of a Dilbert episode - Dogbert was supposed to be a substitute teacher. As he described it afterwards: "Imagine being completely powerless, kind of like a marble statue." Dilbert: "Gosh, was it THAT bad?" Dogbert: "Now, imagine the biggest flock of pigeons you ever saw..."

SJ: Nothing really wrong with the music from the sixties or seventies, as long as you're not forced to wear the matching clothes for the era... ;)

And as a little P.S. to Kaioto's post about talent, artistry and entertainment: Talent won't really get you very far, if you just try to float on it. Practicing the talent, nourishing it is necessary. Believe you me!

Wilek: Baphomet as the official name? Well... let me just say that it's the only name I've ever encountered for it on the DOOM-related websites etc., though I kind of doubt it originated from id Software... ;) Good point about where G2K might be appropriately mentioned. Funny, for some reason, I doubt a mental health publication would sponsor a trip there to get an article, though... And as for the sound of Baphomet speaking... I'll see if I can't extract it tonight; if so, I'll mail it to you tomorrow or Monday, depending on whether I remember it (and bother to go to the school Computer Room) Sunday. And when it comes to language problems... I often experience that I spend several minutes searching for a Norwegian word, then, eventually, I check the English-Norwegian dictionary... kind of embarassing, blinking out on one's mother tongue like that...

Xanathar: Ah, the secret levels in DOOM 2... brings back such sweet memories... if I don't recall it incorrectly, getting to the secret levels required wading through lava... was it on level 14 or 15? Can't seem to recall it too clearly... Aw, well, I'll probably see tonight, when I fire it up again. ;) And thanks for the positive comments on the site, by the way. I need to hear'em once in a while.

Well, I gotta go look for Maggie-chan. She seems to have taken off with a pack of tobacco from the local gas station.
*Maggie-chan comes walking in, burping happily, carrying an empty tobacco pack in one hand.*
Never mind. Mara, this isn't by any chance something you taught her, is it?
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Saturday, January 8, 2000 09:22:38 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Toku's music comments>
You are quite right that a lot of the Britney Spears/Backstreet Boys types are nothing but manufactured entertainment. Of course what do you expect when the producers have more say in the music than the performers...

But I gotta stand up for Dean and Frank. There was a lot more to them than Veagas lounge acts. Sinatra did start off as your typical crooner for the bobbysoxer set (like Ricky Martin nowadays) but he was able to go beyond that and become a lot more.In his prime, Frank put a lot more life into his music than Ricky Martin's swiveling hips ever could. Dean Martin was definitly an artist. He never limited himself to just one genre of music. He performed a range music from county and western to traditional Italian ballads.

In most cases of most pop music stars of that time, they started off as entertainers but became artists as the years rolled on. The Beatles being a good examples of the phenomenon.

The true test of art vs. entertainment in music is time. In 50 years will people still be flocking in large numbers to see Ricky Martin like they have for Frank Sinatra? Or will one of his performances look more like an Engelbert Humperdink concert?
Skippy The Klingon
Saturday, January 8, 2000 08:35:44 AM
IP: uv1cisco01-18.ultravision.net

Hi all!!

XenaTrek re Half-Life help:Happy to help. :)

Aaron:Happy Birthday!!

Warpmind:<<No sweat; A Joyride is a Joyride, be it for kicks or revenge. The one you (so magnificently) performed here will be added to the continuity... eventually. After all, it's not the first Joyride that has been done as a favor, and all the others (to my knowledge) have been added to the Joyride page. Go see for yourself.>>Thanks bud :),BTW I love what your doing with the Joyride page my friend.

Kaioto:Welcome Back!!,thats great news about Lexy.

Kitainia:Fleur is on holidays with her relatives,she will be back soon and with her own internet connection as well so she'll be able to come here more freqently. :)

Simon:Of course you can join in the Joyride when you find this person.(Gives it that extra special personal touch >:) )

Spacebabie:<<This guy on New years eve got drunk and fired what he thought was an empty nail gun into his head. The next day at work his boss noticed that he had a bruise on his temple. He went to the dr and the x-ray showed he had a 6 inch nail in his head...sigh and the idiot ist still alive.>>There's a lesson in this for all of us,If you want to kill a moron don't shoot him in the head,he won't feel it. (J/K):)

Fire Storm:Did you find the secret Wolfenstien 3D levels in Doom 2 by any chance?,It was always fun to smear those Nazi's with the BFG(And commander Keen >:) )

Delphi re Jokes:HEHEHEHEHEHE!!!:)

Tim Phipps re Pulse Rifle:*Drools*That is Sooo cool!!!

C'yas'later!!

Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Saturday, January 8, 2000 07:26:50 AM
IP: melnc01.bigpond.com

**RP!**

[Somewhere on the Avatar, Wilek's commlock beeps for his attention, which he answers with a noncommittal "Nereus here." Doug: "It's Doug. We've got another double agent--someone's rigged the Onslaught with explosives. A lot of them." Wilek: "Oh, sh--Did you ask the crew about teleporting the bomb out of the Onslaught and into space?" Doug: "Yup. They examined it; it's been equipped with some kind of refraction device--any attempts to beam it out will either set it off or disintegrate the Onslaught, they're not sure which." Wilek: "Ack...What about assimilating it?" Doug: "It's set to blow at the first sign of Borg nanites in its system. This thing's pretty complex. We have Jammer working on it. He's about the best there is with explosives; if anyone here can disarm it, he can."]

**END!**

Warpmind> <<Baphomet's head in Doom 2. (Hey, I even know the name of the Master Demon... I play that game A LOT!)>> <blink> The thing had an official name? And here I've been thinking of it as Astaroth all this time...<<none of you are really cleared for that. Well, with the possible exception of Wilek, that is... not too sure what he's cleared for, and what he isn't...>> $A person who is a consultant aboard a space station capable of laying waste to a planet can be cleared for a lot of things, as long as the weapons and shields are in working order. >;)$ <> COOL! :D Let's hope they take you up on this. :) <<After all, where would G2K be better placed than in a lifestyle magazine?>> A mental health publication? ;) <> Well, I could probably generate a few ideas (albeit not very good ones) if not for the fact that I know little about the Tarot and my artistic skills are on par with those of burnt toast. :P

Aaron> Happy birthday! ^_^

XenaTrek> <> Hm...Is there any way to sign up without getting their newsletter? I once tried to sign up. Mr. Disconnect interrupted the procedure rather spectacularly before I was assigned a password for my account, but after I gave them my username and e-mail address. To this day I get junk mail from them without even being able to use my Xoom account. Thank the stars I gave them my Yahoo address instead of my home address...

Kitainia> <<Elisa and Demona are abnormal and insane>> <blink> Wow, never heard Elisa described that way before. Suddenly I like her a *lot*. ;) $<<Note to Wilek- please let them on board when the distress signal, okay? These guys are hostile, but Doug and I have plans! Don't worry, they won't be hurting people or the station, too much. :)>> Sure thing! ^_^$

Music> I can't quite figure out what I like (my tastes range from The Lion King to The Omen to Home Alone to Scrooged to Castlevania to Young Frankenstein to the gods only know what else--hey, anyone have MP3s from Tekkaman Blade II?), but I'll admit, I'm not fond of most rock or pop for some reason--most of the rock songs I do like are along the lines of The Final Countdown by Europe, The World Is Not Enough by Garbage--which I don't know if it's rock or not, but oh well--the Transformers theme (the movie version) by someone whose name I can't remember, The Game and The Final Hour (anyone played The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour?) by George Alistair Sanger, something or other by Laibach that ended up on the Blair Witch Project soundtrack, and a few others which escape me. Not sure why, but I figure it has primarily to do with the fact that I'm a nutcase. ;P

Delphi> Anti-Blonde-Joke> <muhahahahHAHAHA> Ohhh, this is a *masterpiece*...<<His brother replied, "God is missing and they think we did it.">> It would explain Preacher...

Spacebabie> <<This guy on New years eve got drunk and fired what he thought was an empty nail gun into his head. The next day at work his boss noticed that he had a bruise on his temple. He went to the dr and the x-ray showed he had a 6 inch nail in his head...>> Not having discernable brain matter was probably an advantage here...<<a sextagenarian woma had a mummified fetus removed from her womb. it was discovered that the fetus was concevied fourt years earlier and died with in the womb.>> [Wilek disintegrates, having been grossed out of existence. However, the universe *still* isn't finished with him, so he reappears.]

Fire Storm> <<Do you know how hard it is to get to the top of the black knights tower with enough armor, health, and potions to defeat the dragon?>> No, but if you hum a few bars... <<if you can find a program to get the sound file of Baphomet speaking>> Ohh, how I wish I had a WAV of that; it'd make a perfect startup sound...

Gside> Mathematicians & engineers> Man, get these guys together with the blonde from Delphi's joke, and we'd have an interesting advisory council...<<If we could jump around c, we don't know what would happen.>> Hm...I've heard that it might be possible to travel at c if that exact speed is maintained for less than a Planck unit of time? Which admittedly is an excessively small unit (on the order of 1.3X10^-43 second), but then I don't know much about this kind of thing and I'm probably spectacularly mistaken and have just made myself look like an idiot. Oh well, it wouldn't be the first time. <<Hey, what are your people's favorite quarks (up, down; strange, charm; top(truth), bottom(beauty) (prev. parens. are alternate names); all of which ave a color red, green or blue)?>> Blue down, strange, or charm, probably.

Jaden> <<Sometimes I'll be talking to someone and suddenly lose my train of thought and I feel stupid when I have to ask; "What was I saying?">> Ohh, I'm like that all the time. Sometimes, something in my brain will just go, 'boink', and I'll forget a word or the meaning of a word or how it's spelled. And I am talking common words like 'proven' or 'sentence'. This despite the fact that English is my primary language and, if I say so myself, I am at least somewhat good at writing it. I suspect I've a few wires crossed somewhere in the left hemisphere of my brain. It'd explain a lot.
Wilek Nereus
Saturday, January 8, 2000 06:07:46 AM
IP: proxy1.spaceproxy.com

****BEGIN RP!!!****

"Jaden!" Kitainia yells at the top of her voice, causing him to stop in his tracks.
"Um, yes?" Trying to look as innocent as a werewolf can.
"Where have you been?" Her voice still a little too
loud.
"I've...uh been looking for 'Walking-Deadman' and 'Psycho-Kid'. Why? What's wrong now?"
"Someone put a bomb on the Onslaught." relies Kitainia already starting to move again.
****END RP!!!****
Geez it seems like it's been a while since we've done RP. I'm just glad we're all back. Well anyways I just got my grades from last semester and I was worried that I might get a "D" in one of my classes so I thought I might take it again, but somehow (I'm not going to question it) I didn't get anything lower than a "B" so I'm a happy camper. :)

Wilek-<<And the scary thing is, I blank like that all the time>> You too? Sometimes I'll be talking to someone and suddenly lose my train of thought and I feel stupid when I have to ask; "What was I saying?"

Kitainia-Prep-time for next semester. Ah yes I know it well, doing some of that myself. Selling books, buying books, pretending that the books are interesting, asking teachers if they take credit cards ;). You know how it is. Good luck with your classes.

See ya later!
Jaden - [jaden12@hotmail.com]
Los Alamos, CA
Saturday, January 8, 2000 02:39:33 AM
IP: cache1.avtel.net

Sorry to be away so long. I just got back from a fabulous vacation in Wisconsin on Tuesday night and needed to get caught up. I�d also like to note that I fixed Lexy�s computer and she�s back online. =) Life is good. Well � erm � ok � here is something to say �

I know that this is only my opinion, and many may beg to differ with it. Everyone�s got the right to think the way they want to. *shrugs* But I was thinking about what SJ said about the Grammy Awards and it made me think. �What IS art?�

SJ made note of the problems with pre-fabricated, eye-candy acts like The Backstreet Boys, N�SYNC, and Brittany Spears as saying they had no skills or talent. I would echo his sentiment that they are poor excuses for artists, but I would say that SJ makes the wrong points in saying that they have no talent.

These crappy boy bands and hyped up mini-divas that have taken over MTV lately DO have talent. They can sing well. They are well trained and have good voices. Some of them can even dance well, and have good choreography. They have Talent AND Skill. But THAT ISN�T ENOUGH TO QUALIFY AS ART!

I think we miss it sometimes, looking for pretty pictures and coloring inside the lines. Not everything that is pretty is artistic. I think that Hollywood and MTV have the world a little confused at the line drawn between art and entertainment.

This prefabricated, harmonious, feel-good and look-good bands and such are just entertainment. The same could easily be said, however, or Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin and their contemporaries. They were also sell-outs. They wanted to be movie-stars and live the life of celebrities. They had contracts with their hotels and were really mostly Las Vegas acts at the hearts of their careers. However, one would make the distinction that aside from being talented and well-backed (Sinatra was given a lot of breaks) that Sinatra and Martin both were able to perform at times with the passion and soul that is key to artistic expression. As well, when they entertained, they did it in such creative, effective, and varied ways as to make the entertainment itself into an art. Modern easy-listening pop-stars are one trick ponies. They don�t even achieve art in their entertainment value.

Artistic expression requires soul. That means that no matter how talented or skilled someone is, the product of their skill and talent doesn�t necessarily become good art. People sometimes noted that some of the greatest artists in the world were eccentrics. Some people were frightened by their violent swings where they would destroy a beautiful work in mid-creation. I would propose, however, that they destroyed the painting or composition not out of mental instability, but out or a realization that they were manufacturing instead of creating.

Artistic expression requires MEANING, and deeper meaning that the Backstreeet Boys are carrying with their dance-routines and lyrics someone else wrote for them. It also requires deeper meaning than a simple portrait or drawing necessarily carries in some cases. I like to compare things to literature a lot. It is one thing to have perfect grammar, and quite another to create works of art in literature. It is one thing to rhyme and have meter. It is quite another to be poetry. There needs to be MEANING, better yet, soul.

Some of the best art involves the artist pouring his or her own soul out in the work, expressing the SELF of the artist. Often enough, however, an artist may wish to express something else; an emotion, a spiritual movement, persuasion to an opinion. These all generally give way part of the artist in the process, as well as are filled with meaning.

A good example of meaning and depth over raw skill / talent might be found in photography. No brushes, pencils, shading, or stanza�s. Very little will the steady hand help you. It is still often times a very pure form of art. A single frame, untouched, needs to carry a whole message of story. In a sense, professional photography is often FORCED into being art. Sure, there are techniques, but the whole point often is less entertainingly pretty and more to carry a story.

Yes, sometimes art�s meaning might be beauty for beauty�s sake, but (to play Zen advocate for a moment) it could be said that successful and well-done expression and communication in itself is a thing of beauty. There is certainly an art to a well constructed sentence that transcends verb placement and grammar.

Art without meaning just doesn�t deserve to be called art. Pretty pictures, pretty notes, pretty people; that�s entertainment, not art. It may be pretty, but don�t call it art.

Well, that ends something completely useless. Thanks for sparing some time. Hope I didn�t offend anyone. Have a great weekend folks.

^_^ ,v..

Toku Kaioto - [kaioto@yahoo.com]
Boston, MA, USA
Saturday, January 8, 2000 02:18:40 AM
IP: 1cust30.tnt1.brockton.ma.da.uu.net

SJ > <<I'd be hard pressed to find a person who can name a single one of them before "Supernatural">> Uhm, who are you asking? I am really not very familiar with Santana at all, but I still know of his 2nd (I think) album from way back when, Abraxas. Come on, you must know at least a few of his songs, like "Black Magic Woman" or "Evil Ways." Good stuff. I haven't heard his new one, though, except that song with the Matchbox 20 guy they play on the radio, so I don't know if it's that great or not. I think whoever decides the nominations for the Grammy awards did that old, "retroactive honor" thing...they are finally making up for ignoring his solid great work of the past by piling nominations on his currant work, even if it isn't as good.

<<All he does is go and recruit the hottest singers out there now (like Wyclef Jean, or Everlast, or Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20), and he just plays the damn guitar while THEY do all the work>> Ur, you make it sound like all he did was slap his name on the album that other people made. It's a lot more complicated that that. Even _if_ all he did was play the guitar, even that is no easy feat.

Sorry, not trying to start a flame war or anything, I just think Carlos deserves a little more credit that you give him. Cool news about Raimi and the Spiderman flick, though. Spiderman never really interested me that much, but I'd go see Raimi-directed Spidey.
Jessie Feff - [feff@hotmail.com]
Saturday, January 8, 2000 01:18:19 AM
IP: ctrts3-2.mrs.umn.edu

Oh, long day today. Long week this week. I only have another week before school resumes, and I'm already dead from my vacation.

Spider-Man movie news: Rumor going around now is that they've signed Sam Raimi to direct the film. Raimi is the talented director of such films as "A Simple Plan", "The Quick and the Dead", "Darkman", and most recently "For the Love of the Game". And, of course, he wrote and directed those eternal classics that we all love and enjoy so much, the Evil Dead Trilogy. A Raimi directed Spidey would be interesting indeed...

Kit: Oh, you don't like Christina Aguilera! NOOOOOO!!!!! Seriously, I don't really listen too much of her music, but I do like that one song of hers better than Britney's music. And she's cuter than Britney. And I think she's a little less....how can I say this delicately....I don't think she has Britney's squeaky clean image. I find that appealing in a shallow, chauvinistic way. But she shouldn't be winning any awards soon.

Stephen: I disagree totally about Santana. What has he done in the last 30 years? Dozens of albums, but I'd be hard pressed to find a person who can name a single one of them before "Supernatural". This guy has the sweetest gig now. All he does is go and recruit the hottest singers out there now (like Wyclef Jean, or Everlast, or Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20), and he just plays the damn guitar while THEY do all the work! AND he get's nominated for a Grammy for it. Goddamn, I should be so lucky. Let me strum a banjo and let Celine Dion or Ricky Martin belt out a tune, maybe I'll sell a million records too. I think he's overrated myself.

Gside: Let me explain myself....I suppose in some ways I'm entirely a child of the now. I absolutely LOATHE music from the sixties. And the seventies. I mean, maybe about 1 percent of all the music put out in those 2 decades I can enjoy. I only like at most a small portion of music from the eighties, and I don't even like most music from the early nineties. I like music that's playing *now*. But the sixties are the worst. Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, the Who....I'd rather poke my own ears out than listen to them. It's just so....so goddamn old and annoying. AND I hate all that hippie peace and love crap. Come to think of it, except for the Civil Rights movement and landing on the moon, I don't like *anything* from the sixties. You ever want an effective torture device to use against me, get a radio that's stuck on an oldies station. As soon as I hear "Tamborine Man" I'll go nuts (unless it's sung by the maestro Jim Kirk! ;)

****FARSCAPE AND LEXX REVIEWS*****
Farscape: EXCELLENT episode tonight. There's been a real dry spell of new episodes for a long while, but finally, a new show. And it was cool! Good to see Gilina show up again, although I must say I'd like to see more of a sort of Aeryn/John/Gilina love triangle. But the writers succeeded in making her interaction with Jon appropriately awkward. As for the new villain, I thought Scorpius was pretty damn creepy. Evil to the core, but devious and truly sadistic. A real bastard, to be true. And I cringed along as Jon got his ass handed to him repeatedly....can't wait to see how things turn out for him. Overall, an excellent episode. This show deserves a long, successful life. It really is one of my favorite shows on tv.

Lexx: Well, thank God they gave us that hour-long "behind the scenes" special beforehand that was loaded with background info, cause otherwise I'd be lost. From what I've seen of the first episode they showed (which was out of continuity), I wasn't too impressed with the series. I'm not sure if they know which direction they want to take with it. On one hand, you have them trying to be humorous, sort of like a Red Dwarf type of deal. Next, they seem to be going for a more dramatic, serious type of storyline. My impression of the episode they aired, and of the characters:
790, or that robot head: Not featured much in the ep., so can't really comment.
Kai: Weird. His character doesn't really seem to work much. He's kind of like a cross between Mr. Spock and a Cure groupie. He's this cold assassin, but...he doesn't seem very threatening. He just seems odd.
Stanley: The most normal character, I suppose. He's seems to be mainly either horney, or trying to save his own butt.
Zev: Too bad her character was handled the way she was. She's the most sexist character in sci-fi--she's some sort of nymphomaniac. Now, that could be real amusing under certain circumstances, but they weren't that great in this ep. At least the actress who plays her is attractive, even though she's devoid of any depth.
Overall, the plot of tonight's episode was horrific. I say this cause essentially, in the end, an entire planet and dozens of lives ended cause Zev just wanted to get screwed. It would have been one thing to treat this humorously (and it really wasn't); it would have been better to acknowledge the fact that lives were just wasted for a frivolous purpose....this show didn't ring any bells or whistles for me, but I may stick with it. *Some* aspects of the show do seem kinda cool, so I'll have to hold off my judgement for the time being.
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Saturday, January 8, 2000 12:31:52 AM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

FireStorm>> Ohhh yeah... they know me very well..don't understand me.. but they know me well =}

Allergic to idiots? I know what you mean. I seem to be surround by them too, but I want to know who made me their queen?! LOL
Jodi-aka-katara - [GargLover66f@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA
Saturday, January 8, 2000 12:19:32 AM
IP: abd1041c.ipt.aol.com

Gside> LOL :) great joke

so Coyote perhaps you need some anti-idiothistamine ??? ;)

okay here's another groaner, but I'm in the mood for some more humor :
Big trouble

In a certain suburban neighborhood, there were two brothers, 8 and 10 years old, who were exceedingly mischievous. Whatever went wrong in the neighborhood,it turned out they had had a hand in it. Their parents were at their wits' end trying to control them. Hearing about a priest nearby who worked with delinquent boys,the mother suggested to the father that they ask the priest to talk with the boys. The father replied, "Sure, do that before I kill them!"

The mother went to the priest and made her request. He agreed, but said he wanted to see the younger boy first and alone. So the mother sent him to the priest.

The priest sat the boy down across a huge, impressive desk he sat behind. For about five minutes they just sat and stared at each other. Finally, the priest pointed his forefinger at the boy and asked, "Where is God?"

The boy looked under the desk, in the corners of the room, all around, but said nothing.

Again, louder, the priest pointed at the boy and asked, "Where is God?"

Again the boy looked all around but said nothing. A third time, in a louder, firmer voice, the priest leaned far across the desk and put his forefinger almost to the boy's nose, and asked, "Where is God?"

The boy panicked and ran all the way home. Finding his older brother, he dragged him upstairs to their room and into the closet, where they usually plotted their mischief. He finally said, "We are in BIIIIG trouble."

The older boy asked, "What do you mean, BIIIIG trouble?"

His brother replied, "God is missing and they think we did it."

catch ya'll next time
Delphi - [cmiller@magiclink.com]
Twin Falls, Idaho
Friday, January 7, 2000 11:42:51 PM
IP: twin56mm.magiclink.com

I found what I want for next Christmas on the internet. It's an authintic replica of the M-41 pulse rifle used the the USCMC in ALIENS! It looks really cool!

Components molded directly off originals
Features an actual Thompson submachine gun replica
Metal spaz cage and sliding stock
Sliding pump
Digital counter display when activated by trigger counts down from 99 to 00 in automatic and semiautomatic action
Removable clip resets counter
Each unit accompanied by a simulated Alien acid-burned custom wall mount rack
20th Century Fox endorsed certificate of authenticity and a numbered plaque
Limited Numbered Edition

(sigh)... and cost $1250. Ouch. I want one sooo badly.

Tim Phipps
Friday, January 7, 2000 09:18:36 PM
IP: s25-onawa.pionet.net

Fire Storm> c: If frame K is the rest frame of an observer on Earth, and K' is the frame of the ship traveling at 0.9c, the light is traveling at c in both frames. The speed of light is constant for all inertial frames. This makes any relativistic problems with lasers rather easy, so most problems talk about guns or proton beams.
The problem with walking forward in a moving frame is compensated for with time dialation and/or length contraction (its been a while, and this was my last physics class, so I would prefer to forget it) (maybe its sometihing like your clock is moving slower to an outside observer, so they don't see you moving fast enough to surpass c?). This is accounted for in the Lorentz transformations (u=velocity of object in direction of K' in K', u'=velocity of object in K, v=velocity of K' relative to K; u'=(u-v)/(1-vu/(c^2))).
It is impossible to accelerate to c because (in one way of tinking about it) mass increases with velocity (m=(m sub(0))/sqrt(1-(v^2)/(c^2))), and as v->c, m->infinity. Therefore, in order to accelerate to c, any massed object must apply infinite force (F=ma, to accelerate the last bit, m->inf., so F must also approach inf.), which is clearly impossible. If we could jump around c, we don't know what would happen. (Hey, maybe we could create a gravity well, pinch it off from the rest of spacetime, and move our little bubble of spacetime around not caring about c, and re merge with the rest of spacetime wherever our destination is)

Hey, what are your people's favorite quarks (up, down; strange, charm; top(truth), bottom(beauty) (prev. parens. are alternate names); all of which ave a color red, green or blue)? One of my roomies prefers Red Beauty, but I kind of like Green Strange.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Friday, January 7, 2000 06:36:03 PM
IP: proxy1-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Jessie > my mistake, I know what we're talking about now! ; )

Warp > ditto ... got the story, haven't had a chance to read it yet.

Christine
Friday, January 7, 2000 06:29:52 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

**enters, slides down the wall again, being fanned by Rosanna this time**

Another day, another heavy-duty workout ... **wipes sweat away**

Anne: Oh my ... that's a terrible anniversary to have to commemorate. **big hugs**

Phaistoise: Hey, take it easy, friend ... and I don't just say this because I'm one of the writers you just wished a fiery trip to hell upon. :) Seriously though, the TD season is in production, as Ordell stated. You'll find out.

Aaron: Thanks for kicking my arse into gear ... been suffering from horrible writer's block. :)

Doug, Kit: Ahh, I'm glad ye met the lovely and talented XenaTrek. She came into the room while you were away for the holidays, so I'm glad ye hit it off with my old college friend. :)
Incidentally, she was worried about her clarification, I'm glad ye caught it. She and GB just like to flirt. A LOT. ;) **hugs XenaTrek**

Stephen, re: Santana: I agree fully. I have "Supernatural," it's an awesome album, and Santana *is* legendary.

Aaron again: hoo boy. WHEEL 'ER IN, BOYS!!

**moving crew enters the room, pulling up with yet another patented Execution^TM cake**

Happy B-day, pal. **hands over the remote** Pick yer flavor.

Idiot allergy: Maybe I should've clarified ... I've come to this conclusion because every time someone asks me a stupid question, I break out in sneezing fits. :)

Delphi: Oh my God ... it's an ANTI-BLONDE JOKE! Coolies!

**huglles XenaTrek** You and Spacebabie have fun tomorrow, y'hear? **approaches Mara-ko, kissing her before he leaves, she helps him keep upright as he trudges out**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, January 7, 2000 06:28:56 PM
IP: zzz-209252248067.splitrock.net

AAron- Happy b-day! Things you have to show for your 20 years... Don't forget your extensive Gold Digger collection!

Hmm, I seem to have become a lurker rather than regular as of late...
Robby
Friday, January 7, 2000 06:22:28 PM
IP: spider-tj021.proxy.aol.com

Aaron: They're in the last room of the House of the Dead level. Just before you fight the boss, you should be in a hall with two doors. One takes you out to the balcony where you fight the giant zombie. The second one (above it goes to a bedroom with two small zombies and a bunch of furniture inside. Smash the latter before killing the zombies for a chaingun, laser rifle, and grenade. Enjoy!

Warpmind: No, the pun was intentional, of course. :)
Kitainia
Friday, January 7, 2000 06:06:38 PM
IP: pool-207-205-149-104.dlls.grid.net

Gside: <Could that be explained by the bending of space?>
I always found it strange that light was a constant. If I was going in one straight direction at .9c and I fired a laser beam forward, it would NOT be going 1c relative to the craft I was in, but at .1c relative to my craft.

Likewise, if I fired the beam backwards it would be going 1.9c away from my craft, relative to my craft of course.
In both cases the speed of light is constant to a observer at a fixed point. Both laser beams are traveling at a speed of 1c to the outside observer. (This would mean that the laser beam would instantly accelerate from a speed of 0KPH (relative to the craft) to a speed of 1.9c (Relative), or the laser beam would originate from a non-moving point and then be traveling at 1c according to the outside observer.

Also, I never understood why you were not traveling faster than 1c if you were on a ship traveling 1c and then moved from the back of the ship to the front. You just arn't. Makes no sense to me.

PLUS, Einstien never said that traveling >1c was not possible. Just traveling at a speed equal to 1c was not possible. Just a point to remember.

This is how I understand the theory of the speed of light anyway.

Pardon the pun, but on the lighter side, nice joke.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Friday, January 7, 2000 05:41:09 PM
IP: t1-44.visitus.net

Just a quick one before work...

Christine > It was an email...I sent it a few days ago. *crooses her fingers, hoping her email isn't screwy*

Grammy Awards > _What_ category(ies) are Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys nominated for? Shouldn't their _producers_ be the ones nominated--because, let's face it, they are the ones who wrapped each performer up in a pretty package and marketed them. Oh, well, I don't really pay much attention to the Grammies anyway. They are so out of touch with reality it's sad.
Jessie Feff - [feff@hotmail.com]
Friday, January 7, 2000 05:18:38 PM
IP: ctrts1-6.mrs.umn.edu

Fire Storm> c: Could that be explained by the bending of space?

Warpmind> <<Resistors are futile>>: Yould would be surprised at my Capacitance for struggle.

Delphi> That reminds me:
A group of mthematicians and engineers are at a trian depot, going to a conference. The mathematicians start laughing at the engineers because the engineers have only one ticket among them. They board the train and one of the engineers gets in a lookout position. He sees the conductor, and all the engineers cram into the bathroom. The congoes to all the mathematicians, says "Ticket please," and collects their tickets. He then goes to the bathroom, sees the occupied sign, knocks on the door, says "Ticket please," and the engineers slide the ticket out under the door.
On the return trip, the mathematicians decide to share one ticket amongst themselves, and laugh at the engineers again because they have no ticket. They get back onto the train, and both groups post lookouts. They both see the conductor, and crowd into the two bathrooms on either side of the train. One of the engineers gets out of the bathroom, knocks on the other door, and says "Ticket please."

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Friday, January 7, 2000 05:05:30 PM
IP: proxy1-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Garlon's fatal mistake as he attemps to rebuild the Unseelie court. He steals Broadway's prized trible decker hamburger surprise. Can anyone think of anything worse then stealing a hungry Broadway's food? Even Demona at her worse never tried that.

Another oddball thought that had go.:)
Gyre - [wseeley@epix.net]
Friday, January 7, 2000 04:57:44 PM
IP: fltg2-ppp27.fltg.net

Thanks to all who have wished me well.

Kit> A laser and chaingun? Where are these hidden? Even if they suck, I'd like to see them.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Friday, January 7, 2000 04:49:42 PM
IP: ppp-59.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

XenaTrek: Well, with most of the free servers, if you pay a few bucks a month, you can get rid of those banners.
PLUS, your ISP should give you a few megs of web space with your 'net access.
(I am currently looking at Webprovider.com)

Gside: <c (3*10^8 m/s) is the speed of light in a vacuum, a universal constant.>
Well, I have started to read more about the speed of light in a vacuum is NOT a constant. Makes sense.

SJ: <somebody has finally merged sci-fi entertainment with pseudo-soft-core pornography!>
Well, it's about time! :)

Wilek: <if they don't have codes for a game, it probably doesn't have codes. O_o >
Damn. Do you know how hard it is to get to the top of the black knights tower with enough armor, health, and potions to defeat the dragon?

Warpmind: <You're probably thinking of John Romero>
Yeah. Thats the guy. Oh, and if you can find a program to get the sound file of Baphomet speaking, play it backwards.

Aaron: Well, happy birthday! Old enough to get drafted, but not old enough to get drunk. Ahh... a perfect age! <G>

Xanathar: <Ahh,the old kill John Romero secret for Doom 2>
Yeah, spent a week trying to figure out what it said... then I decided to play it backwards!

Jodi: 
Kids that understand your little addiction? Yeah, that sound like some great kids!
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Friday, January 7, 2000 04:31:51 PM
IP: t1-44.visitus.net

SpaceBabie > Re: I'll be at the Florida Mall tomorrow. You cna reach it by driving along OBT and it's near the Toys'R Us. I'll be there after 12:00 and probably entering through Penny's. I'll be wearing a velvety tiger stripe shirt...in case you want to meet me there. >> Its a pretty big mall... and if I recall the FM has about three entrances to JC Penney's from the outside... any particular department? I can meet you there around Noon. More likely I will be wearing my Kaikis and an Orlando Planet Hollywood t-shirt. I'll email you my cell phone number.
XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Friday, January 7, 2000 04:14:40 PM
IP: gopher0.national.aaa.com

I saw this on Leno a few nights ago and I was thinking, if only this moron darwined himself.

This guy on New years eve got drunk and fired what he thought was an empty nail gun into his head. The next day at work his boss noticed that he had a bruise on his temple. He went to the dr and the x-ray showed he had a 6 inch nail in his head...sigh and the idiot ist still alive.

and now something wierd but true. I read this in the newspaper. a sextagenarian woma had a mummified fetus removed from her womb. it was discovered that the fetus was concevied fourt years earlier and died with in the womb.

Aaron>>>Happy bidecade birthday.

XenaTrek>>> I'll be at the Florida Mall tomorrow. You cna reach it by driving along OBT and it's near the Toys'R Us. I'll be there after 12:00 and probably entering through Penny's. I'll be wearing a velvety tiger stripe shirt...in case you want to meet me there.
Spacebabie - [LadyAndromeda@smstars.zzn.com]
Orlando, Fl, USA
Friday, January 7, 2000 04:02:29 PM
IP: user-37kaoqu.dialup.mindspring.com

Aaron>>happy b-day, hope you have a good one.

Coyote>> allergic to idiots- it must be a common affliction, 'cause I've got it too!!!

Thanks everyone for the support, I was really bummed out yeasterday about the addition-no news yet, I will let you know when I hear anything.

I am seriously trying to put the funds together so my girls and I can get to the Garg2000 in FL. I think I've figured out where we can get about 1/2 of what we will need.

So here's a little humor, I couldn't remeber if I've posted this one before....hope you enjoy it:

A blonde and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from LA to NY.
The lawyer asks if she would like to play a fun game?
The blonde, tired, just wants to take a nap, politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.
The lawyer persists and explains that the game is easy and a lot of fun.
He explains, "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5.00, and vise versa."
Again, she declines and tries to get some sleep.
The lawyer, now agitated, says,
"Okay, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5.00, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500.00."
This catches the blonde's attention and, figuring there will be no end to this torment unless she plays, agrees to the game.
The lawyer asks the first question.
"What's the distance from the earth to the moon?"
The blonde doesn't say a word, reaches into her purse, pulls out a $5.00 bill and hands it to the lawyer.
Okay says the lawyer, your turn.
She asks the lawyer,
"What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four legs?"
The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references, no answer.
He taps into the air phone with his modem and searches the net and the library of congress, no answer.
Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and coworker, to no avail.
After an hour, he wakes the blonde, and hands her $500.
The blonde says,"Thank you", and turns back to get some more
sleep.
The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed,
wakes the blonde and asks, "Well, what's the answer?"
Without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5.00, and goes back to sleep.

And you thought blondes were dumb.

have a great day :)

Delphi - [cmiller@magiclink.com]
Twin Falls, Idaho
Friday, January 7, 2000 03:20:45 PM
IP: twin6142.magiclink.com

*Warpmind walks in, holding his Tarot deck and scratching his head thoughtfully.*
I wonder... has anyone ever considered designing a Gargoyles Tarot deck? Just a thought...

Simon: Best of luck to you. May you find those vermin, and treat them with the Percussive User Maintenance Tool. (Hit any user to continue.)

Christine: You got the list? Goodie... but... what about the short story? I can't seem to recall having seen any feedback on it... I want to make sure you get it, not to seem pushy, but to ascertain that you at least get a chance to consider it. ;) Oh, and "fast, not instant" incident? Do I even want to know?

*Warpmind shimmers away along the Information superhighway in the general direction of Sabledrake Magazine.*
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Friday, January 7, 2000 03:13:43 PM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Too much to read when I don't get in here for three days!!!

Jessie > sent me something? By e-mail or regular? Haven't seen any e-mail, so I'm guessing the latter? (and, given that the last time you did that, it was those totally cool Aiden and Birdie paper dolls ... can't wait!)

David G. > hope you feel better soon! I am looking forward to the next chapter!

Sabledrake > we have fixed the e-mail links and the comment room (I think / I hope). Thanks for the feedback!

Green Baron > oh, so now the standard greeting should be expanded to "check your sanity at the door and look out for Christine because she's vicious" ? ; )

End of the world > knew a guy (same one who got fired from McD's in the "it's fast, not instant!" incident) who said that since it was written that no man could know the date of the end of the world, he was just going to keep predicting it and figured we'd be safe forever ...

Aaron > happy birthday; you also share it with my kid sister Amy! She's ... ::math:: 26 today, I believe.

Warpmind > got it, thanks! And as for RHPS ... aww, see it, it's so bad it's good! ; )

Progress Report > "Damien" continues going very well ... I think I may actually turn some eyes misty even though it's over an act _so_ despicable ... you know, I _love_ being me ... ; )

Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Friday, January 7, 2000 03:03:34 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

**humm.. think I'll try this image. Always liked Bronx as he reminds me so much of my slobbering rottweiler =}**

Hi-ho all...I just have to say, I have the greatest 2 kids on earth!! Stopped in a Rite-Aid last night for cold pills for the 3 of us. As they always like to go hit the toy aisle, I sent them to that side of the store while I hit the meds aisle. Suddenly I hear a HUGE commotion as they come running across the store yelling MOM!!!. They managed to score a Stone-Armor Goliath! Then I sent my daughter over to the photo department where they keep electronic games behind the counter. Sure enough, 2..count 'em..2 Gargoyles video games for $19.99 each. Thought about it, but decided to save my $$ to pay the rent instead. Anyone interested, let me know, and I'll see what I can manage.
Jodi/Katara - [GargLover66f@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA
Friday, January 7, 2000 02:28:32 PM
IP: sdlb12146.sannet.gov

Aaron- awwww ^_^ Happy Bday bud!
jenna
Friday, January 7, 2000 02:24:59 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Do I want you to Joyride my stalker? Maybe. If I ever find out who he or she is (which is unlikely�spent a good while searching their email headers looking for IPs... none found. Thanks, SpaceProxy...) I'll let you know. As long as I can join the fun. For now, though, there's been nothing for two days. I'm worried now. o_O

You _can_ get this person's email, along with several new uploads at my page (of course this is a shameless plug!) So now you can write vicious harassment letters while enjoying my poetry. ;-)

Talk to you guys later; I swear, I'll be back next week.

Simon - [webmaster@curtain.cjb.net]
Friday, January 7, 2000 01:51:59 PM
IP: edtn001958.hs.telusplanet.net

*Warpmind walks casually into the CR, pulls up a nudie Tarot deck and starts playing solitaire.*
Got too much time on my hands now, and Hicks seems to be still drunk and in control of the Climate Controls... might as well check in here.

Aaron: Heh, funny that you should mention Elvis that way... My father has the same birthday as the day Elvis died. That was not precisely the best 16th birthday present dad could have gotten... By the way, I think I heard some cheerful, agonized screams outside the door. Maybe Hyena and Xelloss are there...

Kitania: You hope Highlander 4 is worth the price? Please, say that that pun was unintentional... ;)

Christine: Sent you a little thingie for the funnies division of Sabledrake Magazine no. 2, February 2000. If you got it, let me know. If you didn't, let me know. *Warpmind draws the sword out of his cane and scowls at the network cables.*

Well, catch ya later, gentle... beings.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Friday, January 7, 2000 01:39:27 PM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

**RP WARNING**

On the Avatar of Ganon, Doug and Kitainia are searching for SJ on the recreation deck. So far, they've had no luck finding him or Kaioto. "We've checked the TV room, the arcade, and all the virtual science labs," Kit counts off her fingers. "He wasn't in any of them." "I know," Doug says. "We'll just have to look elsewhere. He has to be somewhere around here. Either him or the Seeker, and I don't know if I want to run into the latter." Kit nods in agreement, then walks on to the basketball court and looks inside, shaking her head. "If he was here, he's already left." Doug nods, then grabs his ringing cell phone. "Yeah?" "Trish here. You guys better come down to the garage right now." "What? Did you find Kaioto?" "Worse. We looked in the Onslaught, and somebody's wired it with enough C6 iridium-plastic explosive to blow up half the station. Jammer's disarming it now." "Tell him to be careful," Doug gasps. "We'll be right there." He hangs up and looks at Kit. "Did you hear?" She nods. "You get on down there, I'll go find Wilek. It looks like once again, we have a traitor on board."

**END RP FIRST HALF**

<enters CR and waves> Hi everyone. Having a good week? If not, well, I hope it soon gets better. Doug and I are currently going through the preparation time for the new semester. That means buying lots of stuff- school supplies, meal plans, and of course textbooks! The latter is draining our wallets somewhat this month, what with the number required and their prices. Hope the books are interesting, and we can get good cash selling them back at semester's end (doubt the latter will happen, but you can always hope). Tuesday after next, classes begin. And with them, all college students once again enter Hell. Some of you at other schools are already there, I see. :( You have my prayers that you'll survive it, and my wishes of good luck. On to replies.

Thanks to all who gave welcome backs, Doug and I appreciate them. Welcome back to everyone who has left and returned, may those still absent (like Kaioto and Fleur) soon return to us. This continues to be a place of friendship, and I enjoy it most when all friends are within. :)

Virtual Gathering: Finally, a Gathering I can attend! :) Thanks for announcing it, Spike, it sounds like great fun. I'll definitely be there, for as much time as class won't prohibit. <grrr> Thanks for posting the event calendar, too, it looks like things will be a blast. Hope to see everyone from this CR in there (we'll make it nutzoid :), including the ones who are going to the real Gathering. Confident I will. :)

Elisa & Demona: I've always found both of these characters interesting, mostly because I like how they keep on living their lives the way they do. Elisa is staying with the gargoyles and becoming more and more their friend and part of their clan, when any normal person would have tried to get away from them and bond with their native humanity instead. Whereas Demona is still hating and hunting humans after a thousand years when any sane person would have realized how futile the crusade was and given it up. This of course proves Elisa and Demona are abnormal and insane, and characters with those qualities I like. :) I also like how every bit of development on them has been well-written, so one can easily see why they do the things they do and have the feelings they have. Of course, I'm also glad Demona is developing away from her hatred, that makes her even more interesting to me. Who's more interesting I'm not sure, I know I identify more with Elisa and cheer for her more in fights. Demona I can identify with to a lesser degree, mostly because she's the ultimate gargoyle <bleep> and I've felt like that many times in my life. :) She also makes a lot of mistakes, including the ones already mentioned last week, and those of course are ones I've also made now and then. Hope she learns from them in the future, maybe then she'll get more of my cheers in non-Hunter fights.

Elisa's Power Level: I think she manages fine with the strengths she has now. If she needs more, well, it's certainly available. Gyre has raised an interesting way that she could, and David has made good points why she probably won't. Don't know what my opinion is on whether Elisa should get upgraded or not in the future, but it might be an interesting story. :)

Speaking of which...**SPOILERS FOR NEW DA**

Liked Kindred Spirits. It was a little hard to imagine Hudson getting drunk at first, but the excellent writing and pics really helped me see it and get involved with the characters' emotions (the plot flowing well helped with that too). Enjoyed all the various developments in this one, especially on Hudson and Angus (hope we'll see more of him soon). Goliath and Thersites also had nice scenes, looking forward to more development on the former and Demona (and if Diomedes is going to turn from a decent character into a vengeful jerk hellbent on ensuring Demona's unhappiness, I'm hoping either she or Fuschia someday bitch-slaps him hard :). All in all, great story. Kudos to Ordell and Stephen on their excellent writing and Christi on her pictures (especially that very cute hatchlings one, which is now printed and framed on my wall). Keep up the good work, you and all TGS Staff!

Equinox: Liked it too, as I mentioned last week. Great development on all the characters, and the plot was good too. I like how things are moving towards the events we saw in the original series. As for Elena's visit to Wyvern, I agree with Patrick that it probably wouldn't happen in real life, but it was nevertheless good to see the resulting story with it in DA.

**DA SPOILERS END**

Christmas Loot: Like anyone's going to care about this, but I'll say it anyway. :) I recieved a new custom-made black leather "Ravens" jacket (has our symbol and "Friends Eternal" on the back), sunglasses, various other clothes (new shoes, pants, shirts), some books (the new Dragonlance story Dezra's Quest, John Grisham's latest paperback, and the new Forgotten Realms Beyond the High Road story. Reading the latter now, so far it's great! :). Also got the computer game Gangsters (which is kind of fun in an evil way) and a couple new dics for the Playstation (FF Anthology and Final Fight 2). Then a few womanly gifts, such as perfume, wine, makeup, and lingerie. :) And some nice earrings, as well as a crystal heart pendant (that along with the FR novel was from Doug). Nothing particularly interesting, I know. :) Did get something surprising, though. Doug's parents sent me a bottle of shampoo and bar of soap. Both smell nice, and are really good brands. Hope they're not intended as a hint, but I'm just glad they gave me something. :) Glad everyone else who mentioned their gifts got nice stuff too. Merry Christmas, everyone, even though it's over, and once again, Happy New Year!

Country Music: I like it, though not in general. Pop and hard rock I usually listen to more. When I'm feeling down, though, country is often one of the best picker-uppers, especially if it's by a good artist like the ones Doug mentioned. :) Only blues work better, and I unfortunately don't have as many CDs with them as I'd like (wanted to get some for Christmas, but I didn't. Maybe when my birthday comes up, I will get some. :) Have never liked the bashing of either, nor will I indulge in it (though I do support the right of those who do to their own opinion).

SOROW: You too? <grin> Yeah, they're lots of fun. Sorry to hear you're having to go back to school, good luck with it. You have my prayers for a lack of senioritis (if you're a senior like I think you are; if you're not I'm sorry about the mistake, please disregard) and many good times ahead. :)

Zombie's Revenge: I've played that game and I agree it's very cool. The best weapons, IMO, are the El Mariachi guitar case/bazooka and dual machine guns in the train station. The worst are the chaingun and laser you get just before the boss in the House of the Dead (you can only use them on the boss and they hardly even damage him, and these guns are supposed to be powerful, ugh!). Haven't played the other games mentioned here last week, so I can't comment on them. They do sound interesting, though, maybe soon I'll pick them up. Need something to do this weekend, anyway, as there aren't any interesting new flicks playing at the theaters and the only good-looking thing coming out on video is Dusk Till Dawn 3.

Spacebabie: What that guy did to you with the fake friend is immensly deplorable. :( Don't worry, all your friends here are real and good (at least as far as I know). We'll do our best to never let you down and always support you in any crisis. Including and especially this one. May it never be visited on you again. (BTW, if you want to do some Internet revenge on the guy who did it, just drop me a message. I'd be happy to help and have hacker friends who would probably be the same. If you need venting or emotional support that's available too. :)

Drunk Drivers: I agree with Pistoff about them, they're terrible. Hope none of my friends ever get hurt by or become one. <moment of silence for all the people killed by drunk drivers in real life>

Jannie: Thanks for mentioning those ads, you should send them to Conan O'Brien. They're better than most similar ones I've seen on his show recently. Glad you did the right thing with denying your daughter those gifts, hope she comes to appreciate you someday. BTW, did your principal change any after Christmas? Hope so, Doug and I did tell the three ghosts to pay her a visit. They better have done their job right, or they're not getting paid. :) <reads bit about US Congress> Thank God I can vote this year, some of those guys have to go! :)

Christine, all who contributed: Enjoyed Sabledrake Magazine, thanks for putting it together. The stories were interesting and well-written, and the artwork was excellently drawn with very good depicted emotions. Looking forward to the next issue. (Also to Damien, Injustice for All, and the next parts of Freelance and WCC.)

<moment of silence for Clayton Moore> We will miss you, Lone Ranger. Hope you enjoy heaven. :) May Tonto find some better name for you than Kemosabe in that wonderful place (you've all seen the Kemosabe Far Side cartoon, right? :).

Y2K: Glad nothing happened. <big sigh of relief> It's always good when the world doesn't end (though the fact that some of the same old problems of last year, like that Cuban boy in Miami and militants in the Middle East yelling "Death to America (and all who oppose us)!" are still with us is disappointing :( ).

SJ: Good Christian-Y2K rant, I agree with it too (and as you know despise the people who are taking the dark side of it to the extreme, such as my ex-boyfriend Jerry and UT's premier dumbass street ranter Pastor John). We saw Any Given Sunday last weekend, didn't think it was all that good. That was partly due to the loud obnoxious football fans sitting behind us spoiling things, though (they got thrown out of the theater halfway through the movie, thank God, and then things got better :). The film's plot was decent and the acting was wonderful, but I don't think we were able to appreciate it that much since Doug and I don't really know much about or follow football. Yeah, parts of the film were good when thought about from other angles, but not that good. :( Overall we give it a 6.7/10.
Putin> So far I think he's an okay guy. The KBG deal worries me slightly, but Russia has enough internal problems to keep Putin busy so he won't be able to do many secret police crazy deals if he gets the idea to. I don't think he will myself. :)

Best Buy: I can sympathize with all the people in here having trouble with them. My parents have shopped there many times and experienced similar problems. Makes one wonder why they keep visiting the store. :( I get my electronics from Circuit City, they're generally more reliable. Hope all your problems are soon somehow solved.

Green Baron: <looks at line of women waiting for kisses and shakes her head> Not joining it, thank you, I'm happy enough with kissing Doug. :) Congrats on the bits of new year's cheer you've gotten and given so far, hope you keep getting some from other people. (I would be willing to give Atilla some loving, though, if he was here. :)

Notting Hill: Yep, that's a good movie. Except for Hugh Grant, who was a little overacting. But it did have great bits about fame and the emotions associated with too much or too little of it. I too recommend the movie to everyone in here.

Coyote: You're allergic to idiots? Good, I'm glad I'm not the only one. <grin> Congrats to you and Mara on the holiday cheer you've been having together, same to SOROW and Joe.

Highlander 4: <sigh> I agree they should have stopped with the first movie, the fanfic, and the series. All the other Highlander-related stuff just hasn't worked. :( Will probably see this movie when it comes out just for the heck of it, though, hope it's worth the price. :(

Grammy Awards: <angry mutter> I agree with the people who have said most of the nominees are unworthy. Backstreet Boys and Britney have little talent if any, they better not win stuff. Even worse would be Christina Aguilera winning something, the people who nominated that whiny idiot who can't sing need to have their heads examined. Don't have any picks for the awards right now. All I have to say is- May the best candidates win, whoever those are. ")

Dylan: Personally I like his music a lot. Like a Rolling Stone is one of the best emotional songs out there, songs like Tamborine Man and Blowing in the Wind say lots of true things about life, and Just Like a Woman has described me or other women I know more often than I can believe. :) The Times They are A'Changin is his best, it defined a generation and in many ways still does. Plus it and all the other songs mentioned here have damn good lyrics and tunes. I think Dylan's still classic, and though I would rather go to a modern rock star's concert than one of his, I will continue to enjoy his songs long into the years ahead. And I'll never bash the guy no matter how old he gets (though I do support the rights of those who do to their opinion).

David G: Get well soon, pal. <shoots Sli Sludge to speed things along> We'll all be praying for you.

And that's all for now, so I'll be going. Hope everyone has a good weekend and later!

**MORE RP COMING UP...RIGHT NOW**

In a vacant lot somewhere in Los Angeles, Leonardo diCaprio and Jerry Bennet are standing beside an odd-looking black space cruiser as several chattering fanboys and swooning fangirls are herded aboard by Leo's entourage and some of his celebrity friends. "Amazing you were able to get all these people together," Jerry is shaking his head. "You have more true followers than God himself." "Yeah, says something terrible about the world, huh?" Leo chuckles. "They're not all mine, of course. Some are Sean's fans, Or Matt's, or Cristina's." He points to the three celebrities helping put the diehard fans aboard. "I hope your little spaceship can hold them all, it's amazing that none of these people have better things to do with their lives than serve as cannon fodder for us." "We'll need the cannon fodder," Jerry reminds him. "The place we're going is very well-defended. Don't worry about the ship, it's a nearly invincible Protoss battle cruiser with lots of extradimensional space inside. You should be more concerned about how we're going to get on board the station. I trust you have a plan for that." Leo nods. "Phony distress signal should work, if the people running the place are the type you say. When we get up there, remember, no one kills Asil's sister and her boyfriend but me." "Tell our army that," snaps Jerry. "And please, don't kill Kitainia immediately. I have a little business to settle with her myself first, not to mention some with a guy named Tom." He grins evilly and then goes aboard the ship with Leo and the last of the fans. Their transport takes off and starts heading for the Avatar as the screen goes blank. (Note to Wilek- please let them on board when the distress signal, okay? These guys are hostile, but Doug and I have plans! Don't worry, they won't be hurting people or the station, too much. :)

**COMING SOON- WILL JAMMER DISARM THE BOMB? WILL JAMES VAN DER BEEK FALL FOR ASIL AS SHE HOPES HE WILL? WILL THE RAVENS BE ABLE TO DEFEAT LEO AND JERRY'S FORCES? FIND OUT IN THE NEXT RP, CAUSE THIS ONE'S DONE! :)**
Kitainia - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Friday, January 7, 2000 01:05:17 PM
IP: pool-209-138-163-128.dlls.grid.net

Thanks Jenna. I've been a bit blue lately, wondering what I had to show for two decades on this planet. But now I know: Friends like you. And a cool tattoo;)

Warpmind> Well, I missed the birthday of Elvis (And my father. Wouldn't that've been a weird coincidence) by one day. Good luck with the magazine, and hope to see you in Orlando.

Still can't find Hyena-chan. Mara, have you seen her? Or heard of any strange happenings such as she and Xellos might've caused?

Later.

Aaron exits, to the tune of Pat Benetar's "Sanctuary"

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Friday, January 7, 2000 12:45:23 PM
IP: ppp-59.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

*Warpmind and Maggie-chan walk in, both soaked to the skin and rather discontent-looking.*
Damned LAN server, now the IRC port is closed, too... And it's still pouring down outside! When I get my hands on... uh, well, none of you are really cleared for that. Well, with the possible exception of Wilek, that is... not too sure what he's cleared for, and what he isn't...

Xanathar: No sweat; A Joyride is a Joyride, be it for kicks or revenge. The one you (so magnificently) performed here will be added to the continuity... eventually. After all, it's not the first Joyride that has been done as a favor, and all the others (to my knowledge) have been added to the Joyride page. Go see for yourself.

Aaron: Happy Birthday. Nice set of stars you're mingling with, too. It's probably just coincidence, anyway. ;)

David G.: Get well soon, friend. I hear that bronchitis takes a lung time to heal, so you keep warm now, okay? Oh, and that pun was completely intentional. ;)

On the bright side. I think I may have potentially found the means for myself to attend G2K... I have contacted a Norwegian lifestyle magazine with a proposition: They get me to Orlando and back, I write an article about G2K. Possibly with interviews (if none have objections). After all, where would G2K be better placed than in a lifestyle magazine? Please note that it is of a rather masculine nature, this magazine, and as such there may occur a few pieces of crude humor. I shall personally make sure I don't insult anyone I know in that article, though, if the magazine accepts the idea... *Warpmind starts praying feverishly to any ad all deities he can think of, ranging from ancient Greek gods to modernistic aliens.*

Well, probably catch y'all later, eh?
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Friday, January 7, 2000 12:31:54 PM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

David G- hang in there- bronchidis - yuck!
jenna
Friday, January 7, 2000 11:49:24 AM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

AAron-- HAPPY HATCHING DAY, ROOMIE!!!!
jenna
Friday, January 7, 2000 11:43:47 AM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Hi ya'll. It seems that I don't actually have the flu. I have bronchitis instead. Oh boy.

I have some nice drugs now, so I hope to be fully functional again by Monday. Thanks for all your expressions of sympathy.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Friday, January 7, 2000 11:16:11 AM
IP: dll2a020-0210.splitrock.net

Today is the birthday of Kenny Loggins (52), Sammo Hung (48), Nicolas Cage (36) and me (20). Not bad company, eh?

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Friday, January 7, 2000 10:53:48 AM
IP: ppp-59.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Doug: Re: Weren't you and GB kissing earlier? (In CR <s> deal) Maybe I'm mixed up. If so, sorry about the mistake. >>
I'm not the only one he's kissing... as far as I can tell he flirts with every women here in TCR. Hes a heartbreaker/ladys man *hugs GB* No need to apologize... *hugs Doug* You should have had Coyote and Mara as a couple on your list. *hugs Coyote and Mara*

Wilek Nereus: Re Spaceport >> Yes I have... I even got a college to check it as well. I was thinking of giving Xoom.com a try first.

Xanathar: Re: Half life help: >> Thanks for the tip... when I have a chance to play it again, I'll give it a shot.
XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Friday, January 7, 2000 07:54:34 AM
IP: gopher0.national.aaa.com

Hi all!!

XenaTrek re System Shock 2:<<I almost picked up a copy... but hoping a friend of mine has one I can try. He has "Half Life" (another game I wanted to get), tried it and found it to be a little bit difficult... I'm stuck in the room where you have to jump from the suspended crates just to get to the other side, keep missing the fourth jump.. *ouch*.>>I know of the area you are refering to(in the unforseen consequences level),what you have to is run off the second last box(not jump)and free fall down to the box(your Inertia should still move you forward as you fall.If you get stuck in the game again,just let me know,I'll be happy to help. :)

Spacebabie re Joyride:*Bows*It was my pleasure.;)

Jenna:<<thanks for the link- off the check it now!>>Don't mention it:),let me know if you like the demo 'kay!<G>

Warpmind:<<Nice Joyride. Screws a bit with the chronology, but when I'm done rewriting it into a single story, I'll see if I can't squeeze it in somehow.>>Thanks :),It's okay,you don't have to add it to the Joyride saga if you don't want to,That's why I called it a special addition(sort of a one-off,just for Spacebabie).

Pistoff:Hope you can ditch that ISP soon Buddy! :)

Fire Storm:<>I could'nt agree with you more my friend,The price of games these days is extortionate,It can cost between 75 to 89 dollars(Aus)for a latest release over here:(,The only thing you can really do is check out the reviews for the game before you buy(I Don't to pay 90 bucks for a game thats sucks,and I'm sure you don't either :))<<George Romero: Is he the same one from Doom 2?
(Ya know... oremoR egroeG taefed tsum uoy emag eht niw oT)>>Ahh,the old kill John Romero secret for Doom 2,that brings back memories. :)

Anne:I'm sorry to hear about your brother*HUGS*:(

C'yas' later!!

Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Friday, January 7, 2000 06:53:58 AM
IP: sydnc01.bigpond.com

*Warpmind comes rushing in, thoroughly engaged in a heated conversation on what resembles a cell phone.*
...NO, Iosephus, I do NOT care. Right now we have a real sh*tstorm here, and if that is Hicks drinking on duty at the Climate Control again, I'll personally dig him a few new body cavities! With a toothpick! Look, I'm getting tired of this. You check who is running the show, or I'll start pulling some strings with the higher-ups of the Society, then we'll see... *Warpmind blinks, suddenly realizing where he is.* Uh, Iosephus, you just check, I'll call you back on the Satcom later, ok? *Warpmind flicks the handheld satcom off, shoving it into a pocket.* Sorry, folks, you're not really cleared for that. *Ehum.* On to replies and such important stuff.

Pistoff: You go get'em, buddy. If your ISP is screwing up, and you are the victim, victimize THEM.

Tim P.: If that Alien 5 is made, I can't wait... I *like* that plot.

Fire Storm: I don't know of any George Romero in id Software. You're probably thinking of John Romero, whose head was impaled within Baphomet's head in Doom 2. (Hey, I even know the name of the Master Demon... I play that game A LOT!) As for the RP site... I think I've got my hands full with the Joyride page, thank you. Besides, if I were to manage the RP site, too, well... I'd have to go home more often, to use my father's ftp access... the school has that port closed, for some ridicolous reason...

Gside: What can I say about engineering puns? Well, except Resistors are futile, that is? ;)

Wilek: DumlaoX said he quit TGS a long time ago. Didn't give any specific reason, though... And by the way... I though we had already taken care of the Fifth Society... *Warpmind flicks on the satcom again.* Yo, Cyrus? Check out that Fifth Society business. Seems they've resurfaced, some place called Colgate University. You're on it? Good. While you're at it, see what you can dig up on a bunch of folks calling themselves Soldiers of Fortune, they may be interesting... candidates. I'll get back to you later. *Warpmind flicks off the satcom again.* Why is everyone looking at me like that?

Well, the weather seems to be calming down. Probably WAS Hicks at the controls, drinking as usual. Hm. Well, gotta catch the bus, folks. Might check back later. And do give that ad of mine some thought, will y'all?
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Friday, January 7, 2000 06:24:25 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Zath> <<the term virgin is often used for people who have never seen the movie before, regardless of their sexual experience, and I think it would make more sense to pick on the newbies as a form of initiation rather than annoy the same people over and over, which might drive away fans. I�m not sure how they do it in other areas, but I at the theater my friend went to, marking meant "never been here before" rather than "never been with anyone before.">> I knew that, actually. :)

Anne> <<January 8th's my brother's birthday, and we're driving to his grave in two days. Hardly knew him before he died from SIDS during daycare twelve days before I turned four years old, but I still loved him...a year later Lindsay was born. I don't know if this has ever happened to anyone else, but when someone dies, are you supposed to blank out and most of your memories, the good and the bad, just vanish? I dunno, but during this time of year I just become unstable for a week before my family finally pulls back together. Sorry, I'm a wreck right now, don't mean to sound depressing.>> <snif> That...there are no words for how sad that is. :( <hugZ>

Warpmind> <> Eh? O_o Did he say why? <<now I wonder: Has anyone taken over? If so, I wanna know who.>> Um...I don't know of anyone...

Pistoff> ISP troubles> If I didn't know better, I would think your ISP was AOL. ;P Once you're back online, or at least reliably so, why don't we give these idiots a Joyride they'll never forget...

Fire Storm> <<George Romero: Is he the same one from Doom 2?>> Um...I'm not sure, actually. I know someone named Romero was in a position of authority at Id, but I don't remember if the first name was the same. <<Does anyone in here know any cheats for Hype: the time quest? I have searched EVERYWHERE for cheats for this game!>> Hm...I've checked www.cheatcc.com and sages.ign.com, and found nothing; if they don't have codes for a game, it probably doesn't have codes. O_o

XenaTrek> <<My guess is either MSU has a major overload on their server or they are really cleaning out the 'old' students. Solution... gotta find a new host server... QUICK!>> Have you tried www.spaceports.com? :)

Jenna> Jim Ayers> Glad it wasn't a heart attack or stroke, but I hear gall bladder problems and kidney stones are amazingly painful anyhow; here's hoping he gets better *fast*.

Brian Thietje> <<Has anyone heard from Pistoff recently?>> He posted in here earlier tonight, actually; his post explained his recent absence. :)

HTML code person> I put the code you posted into an HTML doc...it ended up just making a large purple '\root' scroll across the screen. Was there any actual purpose to this?

Oh, click my name if you want to be deeply disturbed. I don't have a clue what's going on here, and I'm a little afraid to find out.

Jaden> <<It gets embarrassing when your ready to blow out the candles and you blank. I...uh, I wish for um...I wish for a shoe. ;)>> <LOL> And the scary thing is, I blank like that all the time... :P
Wilek Nereus - [<--The War Of The Fifth Society]
Friday, January 7, 2000 03:14:09 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

SJ - RE: GRAMMY'S : <douses Jr. with a bucket> Cool down bubba... :)

All the angst in the world isn't going to help out in a case like this. Personally I can understand why you're upset... Spears and Backstreet Boys don't strike me as being in this biz for longevity.

But, this is the nature of the Music Biz: People want EYE CANDY! The general public could care less about talent or skill these days. They want the freshest, newest flavor, and they want it with all the spice and pep they can stomach.

However, you can't really say the Grammy Awards are totally useless. Carlos Santana - a legend in guitar rock - is being honored with the most nominations this time around... which goes to prove that he's finally getting his dues after years in entertainment.

Granted, there have been some awards in the past that I have cringed from, seeing the nominiees or the winner was someone I felt was either a hack artist or someone that produced pure drek... but, until the day comes when these award shows start letting the public have a say in the nomination and voting process... well, complain all you want. It's not going to do much good, and in the end it might give you an ulcer or some ailment that won't be good for you.

And that's all I have to say about that. Maintain and Check Six!
Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr.
Spokane, WA, USA
Friday, January 7, 2000 02:56:06 AM
IP: ppp-68.icehouse.net

I'm going to make this quick since my connection is kind of ify right now. It's as if it's saying, "Ok I'll work, but I'm only going to bring up half of the comment room and then just sit there and pretend to bring up the rest."

Bronx-Mech 3> I have that game, but it's getting really hard and I've run out of heavy weapons (because I started playing the game without reading ALL the instructions) so I'll probably start it over, but rather not since it takes forever.

Wilek-It helps to think of a wish before your birthday. It gets embarrassing when your ready to blow out the candles and you blank. I...uh, I wish for um...I wish for a shoe. ;)

See ya later!
Jaden - [jaden12@hotmail.com]
Los Alamos, CA
Friday, January 7, 2000 02:32:27 AM
IP: cache1.avtel.net

Xenatrek: Weren't you and GB kissing earlier? (In CR <s> deal) Maybe I'm mixed up. If so, sorry about the mistake.
Doug
Friday, January 7, 2000 12:14:37 AM
IP: pool-207-205-237-97.dlls.grid.net

Sev.Jr.> And just what is wrong with Dylan?
Sorry, but my father loves Dylan (he went to Woodstock for Dylan, and Dylan wasn't even there), and music for me basically ended in the sixties.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Friday, January 7, 2000 12:01:31 AM
IP: proxy1-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Wow. Slow night tonight. Well, a few things:

REMINDER to fans of Sci-Fi--The first of the four-part Farscape season finale starts tomorrow night on the Sci-Fi channel (although, they've been playing reruns for so long, they might as well have been on hiatus). Lots of cool stuff is supposed to go on, so if you're into the show, check it out. If you aren't check it out anyway, it's a cool series.
Also debuting tomorrow is the new show "LEXX". From what I've heard about the show, it should almost be named LEXXX. That's right--somebody has finally merged sci-fi entertainment with pseudo-soft-core pornography! It's not that bad, but rumors are that the show is very....suggestive. A debute episode (but not the series premiere) will air tomorrow as well as a behind-the-scenes special called "Rated Lexx". It looks kind of quirky, like Farscape, so I'll give it a look.

Interesting Matrix Bit: I know there are some people in here who don't like the movie, but I thought this was some good validation to its worth--author William Gibson recently admitted to loving the film. And he was somewhat flattered by his influence on the film's storyline. IMO, if the king of cyberpunks himself okays the film, it must be doing something right!
Of course, I also feel that Johnny Neumonic wasn't a *totally* horrid film. That film, unlike the Matrix, suffered from far too much Keanu.

Grammy Awards: I had a sneaking suspicion that these awards were worthless, and I was so proven right. Britney Spears? The Backstreet Boys? These people shouldn't even be let IN the Grammys, let alone be nominated for them. They aren't talented. The Backstreet Boys just look good. Same with Britney. In a year, no one will remember them. Keep giving them attention and ignoring true artists. Did Trent Reznor get nominated for a Grammy for The Fragile? Better have. Usually, the Grammys only nominate ONE worthy record for the "Best Album" award, and it *never* wins. Like last year--I think Garbage was nominated. They deserved to win, but I think it went to some old fart like Bob Dylan. Christ, I hate awards shows. All the talentless people walk away with gold, and the deserving folks get the shaft.
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Thursday, January 6, 2000 11:56:00 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

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<xmp>
\root
Thursday, January 6, 2000 11:17:51 PM
IP: hybrid-024-221-010-165.phoenix.speedchoice.com

Has anyone heard from Pistoff recently?
Brian Thietje - [thietje@aol.com]
Naches, WA, U.S.A.
Thursday, January 6, 2000 11:16:58 PM
IP: spider-wn023.proxy.aol.com

Doug: Re: Green Baron & Xenatrek, SOROW & Joe: Congrats on your Holiday happiness, hope it continues into the New Year and beyond. >> Thanks for the holiday greeting... I assume Joe is Sorrow's finacee or something... but am a bit confused as to why you paired GB and myself? Did I miss something?
XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Thursday, January 6, 2000 11:01:31 PM
IP: spider-we081.proxy.aol.com

REAL BRIEF...

Doug- About the Apprentice's appearance... There was a picture of her in the season opener, "To Every Season"... I should know, I drew it. Granted, I probably drew her and Brooklyn a couple years older than I should have, but that was just a misunderstanding on my part that stemmed from the Graeme and Ariana pic... Oh wait, thats right, that picture has this nasty habit of not loading. Grr...
Robby
Thursday, January 6, 2000 09:06:27 PM
IP: spider-wj071.proxy.aol.com

Hi!

I was wondering if anyone out there has recorded any episodes of Gargoyles. If so, then please feel free to e-mail me at nikki2000@earthlink.net. I would be willing to pay for your videos.

Thanks.
Nikki - [nikki2000@earthlink.net]
Thursday, January 6, 2000 08:06:49 PM
IP: pool0744.cvx18-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net

I...hate...school. I also have afternoon practice til five or seven everyday until March. *sigh*

Green Baron> My dad still hasn't gotten the part to connect it to our computer. I think I'm going to tear my head off soon. But I'll post a great picture of me when we get it running :)
SOROW
Thursday, January 6, 2000 06:18:49 PM
IP: dll2a010-0606.splitrock.net

pation...

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Thursday, January 6, 2000 06:06:44 PM
IP: proxy1-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Hauling from one end of class to the other: Just be glad you didn't have to meet the Rutgers bus system. In New Brunswick there are five campuses across two towns/cities. And of course, the buses are always late (if you want to get between the two farthest campuses, there is no way to do it in under half an hour, and it helps to set aside a full hour). On my worst day so far, I had to get from my home campus (Busch) to College Ave, then back to Busch in under 35 min., then from Busch to Livingston for M.Band practice. It helps to be crazy to schedule two classes on two separate campuses in two consecutive periods.

Warpmind> <> I welcome any engineering puns you may have. Just be sure to assume the cow is a sphere.
<<Frankly, I tend to think of myself as belonging to an "Ethic minority", at least locally>>: Same here: when I am on Busch, yeah, but elsewhere, no.

Fire Storm>c: c (3*10^8 m/s) is the speed of light in a vacuum, a universal constant. The speed of light does vary depending on the medium it is passing thgough, giving us such as lenses, rainbows, and prisms.
<<Now here I am impatiently waiting for it's DVD release!>>: That sould have read I'm shivering with antici

Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Thursday, January 6, 2000 06:06:20 PM
IP: proxy2-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Anne- <regarding brother> Hugz to you, sweetie. Hang in there.
jenna
Thursday, January 6, 2000 05:59:38 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Well, Jim Ayers just called us here at work- He's okay- they don't think it was a heart attack or stroke- but his gall bladder and kidney stones. What a relief- still for those of you who do pray- keep in in mind, never hurts.

Thanks
jenna
Thursday, January 6, 2000 05:50:54 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Someone here- Jim is his name - here at work just had to be taken to the hospital, we think he had a heartattack- he is a very good man- please everyone who prays- please pray for Jim Ayers at Global Marine-

Thanks guys-
jenna
Thursday, January 6, 2000 05:10:45 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Fire Storm: Re: My Website >> You're not the only one... even my associates and recruiters said the same thing. My online portfolio and resume resides on that server. Its been up and down in the last two days, its driving me nuts! My guess is either MSU has a major overload on their server or they are really cleaning out the 'old' students. Solution... gotta find a new host server... QUICK! *Glance over to Coyote* have you checked out with SimpleNet yet? I also considered Xoom.com... but they have a mailing list that you have to sign up for and put their dumb banner on top like Geocities. I think I will stay home either Saturday or Sunday trying to 'repair' my site. Thanks for letting me know FS. I appreciate it very much. *grumbles under breath... ready to take out magnum to blow a hole at MSU's server*
XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Thursday, January 6, 2000 03:30:21 PM
IP: gopher0.national.aaa.com

David G: 
Well, the good news is that this year for the first time ever, there are meds that actually help you fight the flu. (Ones that ACTUALLY work as they are supposed to)

Gside: <(E sub(0))=m*c^2>
Of course, that all assumes that C=186,282 Miles per second. And I have actually heard some things that says that the speed of light does actually vary.

Green Baron: Dang... good buy!

Jannie: <have you considered Caller ID? I love it ; )>
Thats how I know he called so much! He even tried calling the other phone line in my house (the non-business line!)

Wilek: George Romero: Is he the same one from Doom 2?
(Ya know... oremoR egroeG taefed tsum uoy emag eht niw oT)

Manson in Gargoyles: I don't know... personaly I don't like the guy, but it is POSSIBLE that he could have done a interesting part. But knowing disney, they would have gone for Brittney Spears on Gargoyles (Angela and Broadways daughter?)

Clancy Brown: THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE BIRTHDAY A YEAR!
(I know... VERY bad!)

Speaking of Cheats: Does anyone in here know any cheats for Hype: the time quest? I have searched EVERYWHERE for cheats for this game!

Zath: They do all that for Rocky Horror?

SJ: <Highlander 4: Endgame>
So they changed the name of the movie again?

Xanathar: I want to buy System Shock 2, but I feel that paying $50 for a game is way too much. (I know, it is available for $37 on online stores). I feel that games shouldn't be more than $40. Or even $30. I have no problem paying $30 for any game, good or bad. If I pay $50, that game better be damn good.
Just my opinion.

Xenatrek: Uh... I am getting a 403 forbidden (You don't have permission to access /user/ellislis on this server.) when I try to go to your site.

Warpmind: <my desire to watch it drops SERIOUSLY! Still... it's probably worth it.>
Hey, thats how I first felt when I watched it. Now here I am impatiently waiting for it's DVD release! Rent it. You will regret it! :)

Warpmind: <If there is a current RP site, I'd like to add my
specs to the Bios list. >
To my knowledge, there is no site for that. But I am sure that the RP'ers wouldn't mind if you made one.

Pistoff: ISP's: Check this website out. It's a complete list of all of the ISP's in the US (and then some)
http://thelist.internet.com/areacode.html

Tim P: <Wayland Yutani Corperation>
The Company?
Interesting Aliens 5. Can I do costume and Xenomorph design if Gieger isn't available?
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Thursday, January 6, 2000 03:14:28 PM
IP: t2-36.visitus.net

Anne: I've worked out a basic outline for My ALIENS 5 Script. It basically explains what happened to the Wayland Yutani Corperation between ALIEN 3 and ALIEN RESSURECTION.
1. Pvt. Hudson is taken by alien drones as seen in ALIENS.
2. Hudson later wakes up cocooned somewere in the hive just in time to see a facehugger crawl out of its egg. He manages to beak out of the cocoon and kills the facehugger with his 9mm sidearm. He then makes his way out of the hive real sneaky-like.
3. He makes it outside to see the drop ship fly by. He assume they there leaving because they think he's dead, but they're actually headed to save Newt as seen in ALIENS.
4. Hudson quick grabs some supplies and ammunition and hot-wires one of the colony's dakari tractors (as seen in Aliens Special Edition) and guns it from the colony.
5. Colony reactor explodes. Hudson roughs it out for a few days. drinking rain water and hunting rabbits(brought to the planet by settlers. Those suckers breed anywhere!). 17 days later, thew reinforcement ship picks up an exhaisted and undernourished Hudson.
6. The ship then recover the Sulaco and interceps the Company ship. The prisoner Morse (ALIEN 3) is questions and they find out what happened to Ripley, Newt, Hicks, and Bishop. The remains of Bishop are confinscated and his neral network is put into a new android body. There is not enough evidence to convict the Company.
7. 16 years later, after finally getting that transfer he wanted, Hudson is now a Gunnery Seargent, divorced, and looking at retirement(This way, we can account for Bill Paxton advanced age). But he hears rumors that the Company is up to its old tricks again. The Company tries to get alien specimens from the derelic spacecraft on LV-426.
8. Hudson has to hone his old skills. With a new platoon of Marines, he heads out to stop the company once and for all. He also enlist the aid of Bishop and a beautifull dark-haired xenobiologist (I'm thinking Jennifer Lopez ;).
9. A bunch of plot twists, explosions, gunshots, and other sorts of gore. I haven't thought it out this far yet, sue me.
10. Hudson saves the day, gets the girl, and has the last laugh.
Tim P.
Thursday, January 6, 2000 02:06:27 PM
IP: s23-onawa.pionet.net

Once again, sorry I haven't been here in a while. Just haven't had the time, with all the stuff going on right now. And in addition to everything else, I haven't been able to switch ISPs. I tried for almost two weeks. The one I wanted wouldn't even let me connect--it kept rejecting my password. I called tech support several times, and the guy was no help at all. He told me what to do, and I went through the procedure several times, step by step, and still couldn't get in. He said it should work. Well, it DIDN'T WORK!!! I had waited two days after signing up with them, and never heard from them, so I called 'em up to get the info I needed--and that's when I found out my password wasn't being accepted. I finally got an email from the tech guy that said to call him and he'd personally go through it with me. Well, I called, and was told that he was out of his office. They told me he would call back. I waited all day and he never called. I called the next morning, waited several hours and FINALLY he called. We went through it and got the exact same results. He even gave me the username and password for a test account and I tried that--and got the same damn response, "invalid username or password." He said he didn't know what else to do. So I told him what to do--stick it up your ass, bubba. He transferred me to the billing department to cancel my account, and I was put on hold. When somebody finally picked me up--the line immediately went dead. So I sent the billing department an email and told them to cancel my account--and don't even THINK of trying to bill me for the two weeks that I wasn't even able to use. If they try to bill me for that, I'll go straight to their office and tear their hearts out.

I tried all the other internet providers in the area, and the others charge at least $20 for 10 hours per month, and it increases from there. So I guess I'm stuck with the inept bastards at my current ISP because they charge $20 per month for unlimited access. One of them called me yesterday and said he'd have the tech guy call me and try to work the problems out. Well, I'm still waiting for his call. I even gave them my cell phone number in case he calls while I'm online. I'm still waiting for his call.

And of course it couldn't end there, could it? Couple nights ago, while trying to chat with Denis and Jannie, I got disconnected 9 times in 45 minutes. Last night I got disconnected and couldn't get back on--kept getting a message saying "unable to establish connection." In addition to that, this morning I found out that I can't receive or send any email. I tried sending several, and got the same message--"cannot connect to server." Even though I was already connected and online. WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!!

That's it. I've had enough. I'm gonna call those stupid bastards and get this straightened out once and for all. I'll get to replies once the smoke clears....
Pistoff
Thursday, January 6, 2000 01:54:06 PM
IP: 64.5.12.117

Spacebabie>>> re: were-garg stories>>> Yeah, there were 2-3 stories that were written by a S8 chatter named Robert about a guy that was accidentally exposed to a mutagen Demona developed from her own blood, hence passed her human in the day/garg at night curse along to him. Very well-written and pausible. I can't remember Rob's last name but the stories should still be in the GFW archives.
Spike
Thursday, January 6, 2000 12:52:15 PM
IP: pppt10-193.ght.iadfw.net

Coyote> Just finished reading through your fic verse and WCC. God you rock! I dunno how you pack so much story into medium to short fics, but you do. I just wish I'd gotten my stuff done in time to be part of WCC.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Thursday, January 6, 2000 12:11:03 PM
IP: ppp-185.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

*Warpmind and Maggie-chan step in, carrying a large poster, a brush and a bucket of glue. Warpmind then places the poster on the CR wall before properly disposing of the glue and brush.*
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*Maggie-chan high-fives Warpmind, looking proudly at the poster.*
Ah, much better. Then, on to replies.

Xanathar: Nice Joyride. Screws a bit with the chronology, but when I'm done rewriting it into a single story, I'll see if I can't squeeze it in somehow.

Fire Storm: I've barely heard of "Rocky Horror Picture Show". Mostly through quotes. As you said Tim Curry dresses up in women's underwear... my desire to watch it drops SERIOUSLY! Still... it's probably worth it.

Aaron: What do you say we use a magical teleportation spell and use our swords on the Grammy Awards Jury if they give the prize to Britney Spears?

Gside: I bow to the master. Of course, I still intend to indulge in the odd engineering pun.

Green Baron: I gave my site a complete rewiring (or digital equivalient) during my Christmas break. If you haven't checked it out since before Christmas, well, shame on you. Oh, and I'd really appreciate it if you send me Attila the Hun's stats. And one more thing: The Joyride isn't mine. I just store it for future generations. I'm the bookkeeper, so to speak. Oh, you just saw my page... And thanks.

*Warpmind and Maggie-chan look at the discussion of old movies and ethnicity.* Frankly, I tend to think of myself as belonging to an "Ethic minority", at least locally. Of course, that could be a delusion...

Bronx: Thanks, I like to think so. Not bad for an entirely manually coded site, is it?

Zath: That's right, I never had the opportunity to see that show. *Warpmind wipes the lipstick off his cheeks.* And quite frankly, I start to get an idea of what I'm missing. As for the virgin bit... you tread on very unstable ground, buddy.

Pistoff: Just got through your three last 'fics. Love'em. Let me guess... you liked "Event Horizon", didn't you? I recognized several quotes from the movie, particularly in "Meet the Creeper".

Wilek: It's that good? Hm, must be partially because it was a good fic to begin with.

Phaistose: It's just the season end of Timedancer, buddy! It's not the end of the series.

By the way, I just got an e-mail from DumlaoX, who once upon a time managed the CR RP site. He says he's retired from it, and now I wonder: Has anyone taken over? If so, I wanna know who. If there is a current RP site, I'd like to add my specs to the Bios list.

Well, due to LAN server script problems, IRC will be accessible at 18.00 local time, at which time the regular http port will be closed. Due to, most likely, a typo in the script.

Catch ya later, all you fellow fans. And if you have suggestions regarding that ad of mine, drop me a word or two.

*Warpmind and Maggie-chan head out, looking concernedly at the outdoors hailstorm.*
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Thursday, January 6, 2000 11:38:53 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Zath> Ahhh, you guys do the *tame* virgin sacrifice.

AotN> Animated Dragon Lance? That'd be cool, if they did it right.

Matt Dymond> Ah, the power shot. I don't usually go for it, because I tend to get whomped before I can get it off.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Thursday, January 6, 2000 11:15:51 AM
IP: ppp-185.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Spacebabie: << Re: sounds like your explainging ANYplace in Orlando..wich roads are we talking about.. >> International Drive between Sandlake and Carrier Dr. << Re: The Lynx system oh yeah we better explain to the others that those little signs with pink paw prints are bus stops. >> I assume you have been here a lot longer than I have... you can explain it to me as well. << Re: ...from the Phillips Hall to the Comm building. >> Reminds me of those college days. We have a Phillips Hall at Michigan State as well... cool. The longest 'trek' I had to do was getting from one side of campus (Holden complex) to the Comm Arts building... especially during the winter.

What about getting that 'coffee' this weekend? My treat. (just to put a face to the name).
XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Thursday, January 6, 2000 11:07:44 AM
IP: gopher0.national.aaa.com

Jannie- Hugz to you sister- <regarding daughter> - oh, there are no words. Hugz again. Hope that helps

Xanthar- thanks for the link- off the check it now!

Anne- your right on the money with the REvelations bit. and I didn't think you were preaching. ^_^

SJ- got the em- ^_^]

GB- will write you soon- be patient!
jenna
Thursday, January 6, 2000 11:05:40 AM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Enters the CR with Deliah-chan...Squall-kun is grounded.
Mara>> did Xellos ever do something that mya caused the aminosity from Squall?

Xanthar>>Joyride>>EXCEllent

GB>>the first day of classes were ok except I really have to hall @$$ from the Phillips Hall to the Comm building.

Rocky Horror Picture show..Ive seen it a couple of times and I own the soundtrack

Gives Brooklyn a big hug>>I'm sorry for you loss and I hope you feel better soon.

The troll aka my brother is sick and my mom might buy some dimatappe(Wonders if that is the good kind of cough syrup Christine was talking about)

Xenatrek>>sounds like your explainging ANYplace in Orlando..wich roads are we talking about..The Lynx system oh yeah we better explain to the others that those little signs with pink paw prints are bus stops.

Here is an interesting concept...I don't know what you think about it but what if some people were Weregoyles. Has anyone ever written a fic like that?

Leaves the CR with Deliah-chan figuring out the instructions to an R2D2 puzz3D
Spacebabie - [LadyAndromeda@smstars.zzn.com]
Orlando, Fl, USA
Thursday, January 6, 2000 10:44:43 AM
IP: user-37kaosh.dialup.mindspring.com

PHAISTOSE > Season three of Timedancer is currently in writing and edits. Don't worry, we won't just end it in the middle. btw, you live in Odessa? I do, as well... small world...
Ordell - [awaltrip@cableone.net]
Thursday, January 6, 2000 08:54:29 AM
IP: ppp-76.ode.cableone.net

GB & Bronx: Re: Xena Trek and Bronx> ::GB grabs each with one arm and kisses both:: This, I like :) >> Better be carefull GB... flirting with a minor is a federal offense, like Coyote was with Raven... I may have to put out an APB on you. *grins* Just kidding about the APB! Ladykiller. *kiss GB back, and give Bronx a hug* Hey Bronx, glad we had our chat last night and that you feel better.

GB: Re: No we won't take no for an answer :) Mara will torture you just like she beats on Coyote if you refuse the invite :) >> Uh huh. *looks around her room* now where did I put that landmind? *LOL*

Incidently, I checked out the hotel... all of you better be starving cuz you won't run short of food. There a chinese buffet up the street, a mexican resturant at the other end, than around you there are Denneys, Perkins (so-so, not the best), Fast Food, Indian resturant, everything except for a steakhouse, which I plan on taking Coyote, Mara and GB too, if anyone else wishes to come you are welcome... I'll check out Lynx (the bus system, the cabs can be a bit pricey during tourism season)... since my car only fits 5 people (including the driver).

Coyote: Re: Jannie: Okay ... if ya really *must* know, I'll tell ya in Orlando ... trust me, it's much worse. Mara-ko already knows about it ... she was laughing, and I'm sure you will be, too. :) >> A-Ha! So you've already told Mara... glad she has a great sense of humor about it. *LOL* but its an honest mistake Coyote, Denise was great about it, BTW Coyote... Denise saids 'Hi', just spoke to her on IM recently... she wants to know how you are doing.

Coyote: >> Where the email you the names? (seeing how often you read this list vs your email). Also have you send my package yet? I really want my Jeri Ryan autograph and the tapes.

Re: Playstation Games:>> My brother told me last night that there is a software, called "Bleem" that is available. It allows you to play about 300 Playstation games on the PC. Its available at Babbages, CompUSA, and Electronic Bouquet. The 'wingman pad' control is a similar look and feel as the Playstation controller. With both items you should be able to play most of the games.

Re: System Shock 2 >> I almost picked up a copy... but hoping a friend of mine has one I can try. He has "Half Life" (another game I wanted to get), tried it and found it to be a little bit difficult... I'm stuck in the room where you have to jump from the suspended crates just to get to the other side, keep missing the fourth jump.. *ouch*. Anyone got a copy of SS2 that I can borrow?

Spacebabie: >> Saw you online two evenings ago and tried to IM you, still no luck. Hope you are feeling better after that stunt that fella pulled on you. And that your classes are going well. Was wondering if you want to get some coffee or something this Saturday or Sunday? Drop me a line when you can. *hugs*
XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Thursday, January 6, 2000 08:01:57 AM
IP: gopher0.national.aaa.com

Hi all!!

David G:I hope that you recover from your illness soon.

Delphi:Good luck getting the addition to your shop.

Happy birthday Marilyn Manson! >:)

jenna:<<thanks for the tip! System shock2, hmm?>>My pleasure :),Oh and if your interested CLICK on my name,I will take you to a site that has the System Shock 2 demo.:)

Simon:I'll mirror Wileks comment here,Do you want us to Joyride this person? >;)

Stormy:<<Augh, I wanna Decepticon T-shirt...you shoulda seen the kewl shirt Cyrway gave me for Christmas. Starscream on the front, and on the back, a little Decepticon logo and the quote "Death just makes us a little meaner and a little crankier" (Taken from my copy of TF G2 #5 comic book.) MWA HA HA...>>ME TOO!!,ME TOO!!*Starts jumping up and down like a hyperactive child* :)

Jannie/Wilek/Anne re Dustin Joyride:Thanks for the compliments guys,I appreciate it :)

C'yas' later!!

Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Thursday, January 6, 2000 07:37:27 AM
IP: melnc01.bigpond.com

I have just read the last Timedancer story and it made me want to throw my computer through the wall. I cannot believe somone would put all this together to just leave you hanging at the end, it didn't say what happend to lexington or goliath or what is to become of brooklyn while sata is in her condition. I just hope the people responsible for this burn in the hottest parts of hell imaginable.
PHAISTOSE - [GOLIATHgoliath@hotmail.com]
Odessa, tx, usa
Thursday, January 6, 2000 04:59:26 AM
IP: dialup286-od.nwol.net

Jenna> I played the Dreamcast Resident Evil: Code Veronica demo at my local import games store. Res Evil 2 has been upgraded for the machine and released along with a quite big demo (about an hour's play-time) of the new game. Naturally it's this that has attracted the most attention.

Resident Evil Movie> Well after seeing the intro from the new game, Code Veronica I reckon Capcom has the talent there to make an entirely computer generated Res Evil film. It really is stunning, FAR better than any other 3D work we've seen from them before and certainly up there with Square and Namco's best work.

Aaron> No real hints for Zombie's Revenge (no decent local arcade, I played it on a trip to London) other than the fact that not everyone knows about the fact that the longer you leave your gun locked on to a zombie before firing, the more damage the shot does and that you can hold the shoot button down to fire a more powerful shot (uses more bullets).

PS2> Like I said before I won't be getting one until the price is a bit more reasonable. The all-in-one CD/DVD/games thing doesn't appeal too much as the CD playing interface on consoles has typically been very poor anyway (Dreamcast and PS1 anyway, the Saturn one was excellent even did audio tricks like letting you altering the pitch and make voices high and squeaky and surpressing the vocals on CD tracks).
DVD I have on my PC which I can output to my TV and the PS2 lacks many standard player features like a remote control anyway.
As far as the games are concerned I have yet to see anything that I would really want the machine for. Remakes of Tekken 3 and GT2 with nicer graphics are hardly worth that ammount of money.

Matt Dymond - [MDY21940@yahoo.com]
UKThursday, January 6, 2000 04:29:11 AM
IP: 195.195.164.7

***hummmm... think I'll try out a new image***

Green Baron & Bronx: Thanks for the welcome to the CR. However I've been lurking off and on for a LOOOOOOONG time. (mostly when 1)I have time after going through all my email..2)in between chatting with friends..3)when I actually remember to visit the CR. I'd never dream of attacking the QUEEN of Gargoyles FanFic. I hope to someday be able to stand in her shadow as a feeble writerwith only a smidgen of her talent. (thats not to say there aren't a lot of other very talented fanfic writers out there. I just haven't had time to read them all yet) I started reading her stories over 18 months ago, though sadly I haven't read anything in a while. Not much time and screwed up printer. ={

FireStorm: Sent you e-mail regarding your comment on Nextel. So don't worry, it isn't some sicko, demented stalker, just me..although there are those who would use to adjectives to describe me. LOL

Aaron: Clancey Brown's b-day eh? He was the BEST villian in Highlander. I love his line in the church.."It's better to burn out than to fade away." I've always had a thing for guys with deep rumbly voices =}

Sevarius Jr & Zath: HighLander 4? Ooooo! Really?! H2 sucked wind big time, so I hope 4 is at least half-way decent. I look forward to seeing it. I'll have to check out your link sometime later. And speaking of Highlander, I _love_ THE Queen "soundtrack". I love pissing off the neighbors by cranking up the stereo inside the house so I can hear it while outside washing the car! =} The only good part of the tv series was Duncan/Adrian Paul.. ohhh what a hottie! The cartoon was a terrible idea!

Well folks, I guess that's enough ramblings from me. ~ciao **winks out with a wave**
Jodi/katara - [GargLover66f@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA
Thursday, January 6, 2000 02:38:07 AM
IP: abd091a8.ipt.aol.com

Hi everyone...

Chibi-Claw's sleeping right now, been a real hectic week. Party went good for New Year's, not as bad but just as fun as last year's party. :)

My family gets real emotional around this time of January...partly why we've been so busy, cause it's one of those thingies when you don't want to face the facts, though my mom's gotten over it mostly, I'm getting there. Down to the bottom, I don't really enjoy this time of year...January 8th's my brother's birthday, and we're driving to his grave in two days. Hardly knew him before he died from SIDS during daycare twelve days before I turned four years old, but I still loved him...a year later Lindsay was born. I don't know if this has ever happened to anyone else, but when someone dies, are you supposed to blank out and most of your memories, the good and the bad, just vanish? I dunno, but during this time of year I just become unstable for a week before my family finally pulls back together. Sorry, I'm a wreck right now, don't mean to sound depressing. :(

But the thing I like about this month, recently, is that our kittens were born on January 10th, so very soon they'll be one-yearlings (or something like that). ^_^

*Recomposes self*

Jewel> I don't know much about this, but is there a chance you could sue those you-know-whats at Best Buy with a good attorney? Even without one, I think you could kick major butt. :)

Brooklyn> My condolenses. *hugs*

Spacebabie> Eek, hate guys like that--Xanathor did a great joyride though <Muhahahaha!>, but is this guy going to face you or has he run from you or your friends? If not, here's something... *evil grin as she passes dynamite*

Simon> Hope you catch the jerk/ette soon! *hugs*

***DARK AGES SPOILERS***
I'm really enjoying this season. The pictures are great (though some of them aren't getting in) and we're getting to know other characters really well. I can't wait to see where this triangle goes into (though we all ready know between Goliath and Demona), and I'm wondering where Diomedes (sp?) will end up. BTW, I can hardly wait for next week's! Good job! :)
***END SPOILERS***

Marc or anybody else patiently waiting for my fanfic> I'm almost finished with "Arms of the Angel" when I decided to re-edit the past ones, and I found a whole bunch of typo's that I've now fixed. But I have good news, my Dad's planning to get the memory (at last) in a week from now, plus a dumbie book on how to put up a website. *nervously glances around* Hehe...kidding...haha... "Arms of the Angel" (yes, I partially named it after the song *shrugs and whistles innocently*) is going very well, going in the direction I like, though I recently added a twist that will certainly change my original basic plan...heh...

Jenna> Revelations? *cringes* Hoo boy, I agree...that part of the bible scares me. That's what got me so mad during the New Year (though now I'm not, I'm laughing so hard my sides ache)--everyone was saying that the world was ending. But it states clearly that the world won't end until the day the world is in peace and nobody dares to expect Armageddon has come, a day when all people have almost forgotten Satan or whoever runs the show downstairs and all that crazy stuff. Sorry, don't mean to preach--my grandma's drilled this into my head and it was bugging me. Which reminds me (though this is probably a rumor)...Joss Whedon was about to name Alien 5...well, guess. All right, I'll tell ya all that don't know, he was planning to call it "Alien: Revelation". Sounds familiar, huh? :P Hopefully Timmy P. can change that fast if it's true. Don't even know if Fox is gonna hire Jossie boy for the fifth movie anymore. *shrugs*

Winter Solstice update> Oh, for all the new people, welcome! We were going to celebrate the Winter Solistice on the 10th of January in the CR. But, I was wondering, FOR ALL THE CR PEOPLE, do y'all wanna just do this Gargoyles Fandom Internet Reunion instead, or do you still want to celebrate this belated Solstice?

Delphi> Good luck with the gardening, my prayers are with you. :)

SJ> Any Given Sunday looks good. My dad and me are going to see that very soon, can't wait. :)

Anyway, I'll post more when I have a few spare minutes. Hope y'all have a good night or a good night sleep. ^_^
Bye...
Anne
Thursday, January 6, 2000 02:16:04 AM
IP: 209-130-164-47.nas1.apv.gblx.net

Yup, it's me again...

Wilek> <<I'm glad I've never been to a theater showing that movie; it'd be hard to explain all the reddish smears on the wall to the authorities... >> Actually, I've never been to a theater showing either, but I had a friend who was in a local cast and told me a lot of interesting details. And before you get upset, the term virgin is often used for people who have never seen the movie before, regardless of their sexual experience, and I think it would make more sense to pick on the newbies as a form of initiation rather than annoy the same people over and over, which might drive away fans. I�m not sure how they do it in other areas, but I at the theater my friend went to, marking meant "never been here before" rather than "never been with anyone before." Also, participation in "find the cherry" (think of the scene in UHF with the people wallowing through oatmeal looking for a marble, only have them in whipped cream looking for a piece of fruit) and the other games before the movie started was purely optional.

SJ> <<Highlander 4: Endgame>> *shudder* There should have been only one� Every once in a while I stumble across the cartoon while flipping through the channels and only supreme self-control keeps me from smashing the tv and using the broken bits to gouge out my eyes in an attempt to rip the image out of my mind. Well, maybe it�s not *that* bad, but if it keeps on like this, in a couple of years it will be almost as bad as the Star Trek franchise. Why couldn�t they let it die with at least the illusion of dignity?

Zath - [zath@rocketmail.com]
Thursday, January 6, 2000 01:39:22 AM
IP: ns14-17.viptx.net

Well....RP SOMETIME this week. I promise.

Highlander news: The folks over at WWF.com (yes, the rasslin' website) have posted some pics from the latest Highlander film, Highlander 4: Endgame. The reason? It stars one of their wrestlers as a bad guy. Click on my name to go to the link to check out some photos and vid clips.

Speaking of Highlander, happy birthday to Clancy Brown. He' s always been underrated in my book. And happy b-day to Marilyn Manson. Somewhere, Jackal is smiling ;)

Aaron: See! Any Given Sunday is a good movie! God, I love football. I know that makes me biased, but I took a female friend with me, and she liked it...and she doesn't go in for the gridiron much. It's a good flick.

Playstation 2: The info I have lists the price in Japanese yen as 39,800. In U.S. dollars, that's about 398 bucks. However, I've heard that Playstation will be dropping that price upon U.S. distribution to about 250-300 bones. Not cheap, no, but worth it perhaps to folks like me. I get a gaming system, a cd player, AND a DVD player, all for at most maybe 300 bucks? I might have to go that route, if I can find the cash. I'm never giving Nintendo any more of my money, though. I've hated them for a loooong time now.

Jenna: Check your mail. Hopefully, you should be getting something from me, if my dang email didn't break down on me again.
Did Romero say anything about Night of the Living Dead being some sort of racial allegory? Hmm...interesting one if so. I must say, Ben makes a very good hero, regardless of race. I always pull for the guy, even in the end I know he gets it. Night of the Living Dead will always be a classic to me. It's perhaps the best of all cannibalistic zombie films. The suspense and sheer terror is just so strong. I even taped the 1990 remake with Pat Tallman and Tony Todd (not as good as the original, but ambitious). Night is the main reason I wanted Romero to do the RE film--he'd do it justice.
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Thursday, January 6, 2000 12:58:07 AM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

WHAT THE...?! <grr> <decapitates Mr. Disconnect with an olive fork>
Wilek
Thursday, January 6, 2000 12:13:53 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

SJ> <<An interesting bit of trivia--George Romero WAS supposed to write and direct the Resident Evil MOVIE. He even got so far as to deliver the screenplay, which I'm told was *very* violent, and featured some *really* badass zombies. Alas, they decided to can it instead of forward it. Feh.>> That's a shame; Romero would have been perfect for it. <sigh> But he DID direct the Japanese RE commercial, I think (although I could be wrong). :)

Gside> <<Ship Made of Nail Clippings: That was invented by the Norse mothers. Everytime someone died with untrimmed nails, they would be added to the ship. Therefore, teimming your nails delayed Ragnarok.>> <blink> That is the most creative excuse I have ever heard a parent make up to get a child to do anything (much better than the boogeyman). ;)

Jaden> <<My mother bought me this countdown to the millennium clock and well it did make all the way to 2000, now I have it set for next years New Years, but I guess this clock is not Y2K ready because it is no longer counting down, rather it is counting UP! Did you know that there are only 370 days left in the year 2000?>> A Y2K countdown clock, not Y2K ready...? o_O <<Happy Belated Birthday!>> Thanks! ^_^ <<Make a wish.>> Hm...<blink> The problem with this is I never know what to wish for...

Warpmind> <<Since you claim that it always matters... how 'bout energy? Does that matter? After all, it *is* not matter...>> Actually, matter and energy are interchangeable. :) <<Glad ya liked the first episode of Demona's Payback... so, how'd I do? ;)>> Amazingly. That is one of the best MSTs I've ever had the pleasure of reading, and friend, that is saying something. :)

Xanathar> Dustin joyride> <muhahahaHAHAHAHA> Excellent. >:)

David G.> <> ACK! Get well soon...Here, this should help. [Wilek unleashes an entire hive of pirahna beetles in the general direction of Sli Sludge.]

Playstation 2> Ehhh...I doubt I'll be very interested in it. There are so few Playstation games that I bother with, buying another Playstation for that price doesn't seem like all that wise an investment...and I already have a DVD player...I'll wait for the Dolphin (Nintendo's always been my favorite anyhow). :)

Delphi> <<We are still trying to get the gardenshop at work expanded (this was supose to happen last summer), but there are problems with the permits. The property next door to us has to sign some kind of waiver, and them the city will aprove the plans. The last word we receive is that the new owners of the lot want compensation if they are to sign the waiver. Not good news, but on the other hand they really never could expand, because the part of the property in question happens to be their truck access for deliveries. I really need this to go through, if it doesn't, we have lost half of my garden shop space- everything that I used last year inside of the store is now part of auto and hardware. With the new addition, I have the potental to build our sales to 1 mil a year- without I feel we are going to start losing business. The small space we have left to work in, is so tight you can't pass two shopping carts side by side.>> ACK...I hope you can get that property; it sounds important...

Aaron> <<If you've watched any of the Die Hard movies, (and some of Bruce Willis' others too) you may have noticed that McLaine's clothes get into worse and worse shape as the adventure progresses, eventually falling to pieces. One of the best touches in Die Hard Arcade is that your characters do actually start in S.W.A.T. uniforms and eventually do end up in ripped jeans and an undershirt (McLaine) or cutoffs and a sports bra (The female character. I'm not sure she has a name)>> I see...<blink> Who here wants to bet that almost everyone plays as the female character? :P <<Marilyn Manson, someone who probably wouldn't have done voice work for Gargoyles.>> Dear gods, I hope not. It'd be like that time Boy George cameoed in an episode of The A-Team. o_o

Simon> Site hacker guy> Want this idiot Joyridden? >:)

Stormy> <<HALF a TM 1 Megatron, the other half belonging to Dylan P. Blacquiere>> How in the world--?! Shirt> <drool> If I find the proper images to use, I'll have to have one of those made...

Jannie> <<She called me 2 days after Christmas. She wanted a co-signer for an apartment, $500 for a down payment on a car, and requested the computer that she left behind. *shakes head in disbelief* That's right folks, she ran away over a year ago and when she finally calls - this is what she wanted. She was very evasive and secretative and never once gave me her current address, phone number, etc. She talked as if nothing had ever happened between us.>> What...? :`( <hugZ; you need 'em>

Infinity> <<I'm currently working on beating Aliens vs Predator and am getting thoroughly frustrated. A question for anyone in here who owns tthat game: Is there some kind of a save game patch you can get?>> www.cheatcc.com has all the cheats, and the patch is at www.foxinteractive.com. :) (One warning: Type the cheats in all caps or they won't work. Why they did that is anyone's guess.)

Zath> <<<<my familiarity with the works of Douglas Adams begins and ends with Starship Titanic...>> But all he did for that was come up with the original idea and write the intro. Someone else, one of the guys from Monty Python, wrote the actual novel>> Then I guess I'm even less familiar than I thought. ;) <<**Zath borrows a tube of lipstick from a lurker and draws a big letter V on each of Warpmind's cheeks** Okay, the virgin has been marked, now all we need is a child's plastic wading pool filled with whipped cream, some canned fruit, and a couple of volunteers so we can play find the cherry : ) >> Um...<blink> Heh...glad I've never been to a theater showing that movie; it'd be hard to explain all the reddish smears to the authorities...
Wilek Nereus
Thursday, January 6, 2000 12:12:47 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

SJ> <<An interesting bit of trivia--George Romero WAS supposed to write and direct the Resident Evil MOVIE. He even got so far as to deliver the screenplay, which I'm told was *very* violent, and featured some *really* badass zombies. Alas, they decided to can it instead of forward it. Feh.>> That's a shame; Romero would have been perfect for it. <sigh> But he DID direct the Japanese RE commercial, I think (although I could be wrong). :)

Gside> <<Ship Made of Nail Clippings: That was invented by the Norse mothers. Everytime someone died with untrimmed nails, they would be added to the ship. Therefore, teimming your nails delayed Ragnarok.>> <blink> That is the most creative excuse I have ever heard a parent make up to get a child to do anything (much better than the boogeyman). ;)

Jaden> <<My mother bought me this countdown to the millennium clock and well it did make all the way to 2000, now I have it set for next years New Years, but I guess this clock is not Y2K ready because it is no longer counting down, rather it is counting UP! Did you know that there are only 370 days left in the year 2000?>> A Y2K countdown clock, not Y2K ready...? o_O <<Happy Belated Birthday!>> Thanks! ^_^ <<Make a wish.>> Hm...<blink> The problem with this is I never know what to wish for...

Warpmind> <<Since you claim that it always matters... how 'bout energy? Does that matter? After all, it *is* not matter...>> Actually, matter and energy are interchangeable. :) <<Glad ya liked the first episode of Demona's Payback... so, how'd I do? ;)>> Amazingly. That is one of the best MSTs I've ever had the pleasure of reading, and friend, that is saying something. :)

Xanathar> Dustin joyride> <muhahahaHAHAHAHA> Excellent. >:)

David G.> <> ACK! Get well soon...Here, this should help. [Wilek unleashes an entire hive of pirahna beetles in the general direction of Sli Sludge.]

Playstation 2> Ehhh...I doubt I'll be very interested in it. There are so few Playstation games that I bother with, buying another Playstation for that price doesn't seem like all that wise an investment...and I already have a DVD player...I'll wait for the Dolphin (Nintendo's always been my favorite anyhow). :)

Delphi> <<We are still trying to get the gardenshop at work expanded (this was supose to happen last summer), but there are problems with the permits. The property next door to us has to sign some kind of waiver, and them the city will aprove the plans. The last word we receive is that the new owners of the lot want compensation if they are to sign the waiver. Not good news, but on the other hand they really never could expand, because the part of the property in question happens to be their truck access for deliveries. I really need this to go through, if it doesn't, we have lost half of my garden shop space- everything that I used last year inside of the store is now part of auto and hardware. With the new addition, I have the potental to build our sales to 1 mil a year- without I feel we are going to start losing business. The small space we have left to work in, is so tight you can't pass two shopping carts side by side.>> ACK...I hope you can get that property; it sounds important...

Aaron> <<If you've watched any of the Die Hard movies, (and some of Bruce Willis' others too) you may have noticed that McLaine's clothes get into worse and worse shape as the adventure progresses, eventually falling to pieces. One of the best touches in Die Hard Arcade is that your characters do actually start in S.W.A.T. uniforms and eventually do end up in ripped jeans and an undershirt (McLaine) or cutoffs and a sports bra (The female character. I'm not sure she has a name)>> I see...<blink> Who here wants to bet that almost everyone plays as the female character? :P <<Marilyn Manson, someone who probably wouldn't have done voice work for Gargoyles.>> Dear gods, I hope not. It'd be like that time Boy George cameoed in an episode of The A-Team. o_o

Simon> Site hacker guy> Want this idiot Joyridden? >:)

Stormy> <<HALF a TM 1 Megatron, the other half belonging to Dylan P. Blacquiere>> How in the world--?! Shirt> <drool> If I find the proper images to use, I'll have to have one of those made...

Jannie> <<She called me 2 days after Christmas. She wanted a co-signer for an apartment, $500 for a down payment on a car, and requested the computer that she left behind. *shakes head in disbelief* That's right folks, she ran away over a year ago and when she finally calls - this is what she wanted. She was very evasive and secretative and never once gave me her current address, phone number, etc. She talked as if nothing had ever happened between us.>> What...? :`( <hugZ; you need 'em>

Infinity> <<I'm currently working on beating Aliens vs Predator and am getting thoroughly frustrated. A question for anyone in here who owns tthat game: Is there some kind of a save game patch you can get?>> www.cheatcc.com has all the cheats, and the patch is at www.foxinteractive.com. :) (One warning: Type the cheats in all caps or they won't work. Why they did that is anyone's guess.)

Zath> <<<<my familiarity with the works of Douglas Adams begins and ends with Starship Titanic...>> But all he did for that was come up with the original idea and write the intro. Someone else, one of the guys from Monty Python, wrote the actual novel>> Then I guess I'm even less familiar than I thought. ;) <<**Zath borrows a tube of lipstick from a lurker and draws a big letter V on each of Warpmind's cheeks** Okay, the virgin has been marked, now all we need is a child's plastic wading pool filled with whipped cream, some canned fruit, and a couple of volunteers so we can play find the cherry : ) >> Um...<blink> Heh...I'm glad I've never been to a theater showing that movie; it'd be hard to explain all the reddish smears on the wall to the authorities...
Wilek Nereus
Thursday, January 6, 2000 12:11:51 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

*Angel strolls in, carrying Desdemona chan in a haversack.*

Aaron and Doug> Over the last two days, I have been drawing a lot of Raistlin pics, just cause. If I ever get around to making a website, you will have to check them out! I would to see an animated movie of The Chronicles. DragonLance as an anime... hmm...

*Dark Ages Spoilers*
I have really enjoyed the last couple episodes, especially the artwork. Christi's pics in "Kindred Spirits" were just awesome! I particularly liked the one with the Eldest and the hatchlings. :)
My only problem with "Kindred Spirits" was the scene with Iago, Othello, and Demona. Did anyone else wonder why Demona went off to look for Ajax, the other two flew off towards the castle, and none of them were mentioned again? I hope that at least the exchange b/w Iago and Othello will have relevancy to DA later. And I, for one, would like to see Demona's "Avenging Angel" side kicking the former's backside. ...Or *someone*!
*End Spoilers*

*Angel departs, gingerly carrying a snoring Desdemona-chan.*
AotN
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 11:21:37 PM
IP: fn-39-85.sssnet.com

**enters** Just that, nothing special tonight ... it's too late and I gotta wake up early to take a work-related class tomorrow ...

Incidentally, I think I've figured out what I'm allergic to: idiots.

Doug: Nice to see your normal posts resume. :)

Stormy: Sounds like a neat shirt ... oh, if ya talk to Cyrway anytime soon, ask if she ever got the pic ... I know I got her Christmas card, and I'm dying to know what she thought of the pic (so you know which one I'm talking about ... it's a pic of Chaz and Lina together).

Jannie: Okay ... if ya really *must* know, I'll tell ya in Orlando ... trust me, it's much worse. Mara-ko already knows about it ... she was laughing, and I'm sure you will be, too. :)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 11:10:02 PM
IP: zzz-209252248174.splitrock.net

good eve, thanks everyone for the support- I was really bummed this morning, we haven't heard anything yet....it in the hands of the Kmart's building co-ordinaters.

David>> hope your feeling better soon, and congrats on your first chapter in Christine's zine.

Has anyone watched Notting Hill? We did a pay per veiw movie feast last week and I was pleasanly suprised by it. Some one mentioned a t-shirt with a great saying on it earlier and in the beginning of this movie there are some really great t-shirts. I nearly busted a gut laughing at the scene with the crass roomie trying to pick a t-shirt for a first date(my daughter is backseat computing again- she can't seem to resist reading over my shoulder and correcting my typos- this is really going to embaress her when I post this- the rule in our house is NO backseat computing it really drives me nuts!!! ;-))

Any way we are going to watch the "Ten Things I Hate About You" tonight. I saw "The Taming of The Shrew" in Washington DC at a Shakspeareian sp? playhouse. It was great anyway it's about to start, I'll leave you with this great saying I found:

No wonder kids are confused today. Half the adults tell them to find themselves; the other half tell them to get lost.
have a great day!!!!

Delphi - [cmiller@magiclink.com]
Twin Falls, Idaho
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 10:01:52 PM
IP: twin5927.magiclink.com

Infinity:Click on my name,the Aliens Vs Predator save game patch can be dowmloaded from here,it really does make the game a little easier.

Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 09:53:42 PM
IP: melnc01.bigpond.com

Mandolin> <<I think a lot of people in the section of Philly I was in on New Year's felt the same way too. Driving home, Lara and I counted the number of people wandering the streets looking for the riot that didn't happen.>> *LOL* But I'm sure there were a lot of people like that in most cities... One of these years I really want to be in Philly for New Year's so I can see the Mummers' Parade in person. They don't even have it on tv in Texas, or any of the other places I've been for winter break lately, so I haven't seen it for years.

Doug> <<brings the evil dead from hell in a ship made of nail clippings>> Is it caulked with toe jam? : )

Wilek> <<my familiarity with the works of Douglas Adams begins and ends with Starship Titanic...>> But all he did for that was come up with the original idea and write the intro. Someone else, one of the guys from Monty Python, wrote the actual novel (which I didn't like half as much as anything that was actually written by DA himself), and he did it all naked, if the intro is to be believed...

Warpmind> <<Never seen that show, never had the opportunity>> You've never had a chance to see the musical sex farce starring Sevarius' kinky brother Dr. Frank N. Furter, the sweet transvestite from Transsexual Transylvania?!? **Zath borrows a tube of lipstick from a lurker and draws a big letter V on each of Warpmind's cheeks** Okay, the virgin has been marked, now all we need is a child's plastic wading pool filled with whipped cream, some canned fruit, and a couple of volunteers so we can play find the cherry : ) But seriously (well, not very seriously, but at least more seriously than before), that movie is the reason Chibi-Anton likes wearing fishnet stockings and Thailog Horror exists at all. He started out as a one-shot RHPS joke Halloween before last, but then I decided I needed another character less prone to violent rampages than Kitty (**Right on cue, Kitty rushes into the CR rips out Mr. Disconnects throat, claws at the pant-legs of and sheds on several lurkers, bites Kenny the lawyer on the ankles, causing him to fall into the moat, and then runs out again.**) so I kept him around as a sidekick.

Pistoff> I just finished story #15. I did a couple of quick pics that popped into my head while I was reading, but I can't scan them until I'm back at school. One, which I did just a few hours after midnight Jan. 1 once I realized that the power wasn't going to go out but I was too lazy to turn the computer back on and not tired enough to go to sleep yet, I'm pretty sure you'll like. The other, a quick doodle I decided to color, might be better off never seeing the light of day, the glow of screen, or whatever, but I�ll let you draw your own conclusions when you see them.

Zath - [zath@rocketmail.com]
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 09:28:16 PM
IP: ns14-17.viptx.net

Happy New Years and hugs to everyone! I've got time for some quick replies and a question then I have to scram.

Spacebabie; Grrrr! Whoever tricked you guys like that is definitely cruisin for a bruisin!

Best Buy; Good luck to everyone in here struggling with the unseelie who run that place!

Games: Never heard of most of the games in here people are talking about except for Blood 1. My brother used to play that one. I'm currently working on beating Aliens vs Predator and am getting thoroughly frustrated. A question for anyone in here who owns tthat game: Is there some kind of a save game patch you can get? I've been doing some serious surfing on the net trying to find the cheat codes but they always say you have to have the save game patch installed before they'll work. What is this thing? I need it bad!

Well, I gotta go. Talk more later!

Infinity
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 09:14:36 PM
IP: 208.158.57.136

*walks in, chibi nudnik and chibi bronx run over to the playground eagerly* Whew... good let them claw something other than my furniture.

Hi all!

Jodi- Welcome to the CR! Please fasten your seatbelt and make sure your tray is in the upright position LoL

Gside-<<: A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.>> hehe cool. did you know that the oldest goldfish lived till it was 47? (thanks Fox 5!)

Delphi> I hope that all the permits will go through smoothly, your in my thoughts :)

Mech Warrior 3> Anyone ever tried this game out? hehehe *g*

Warpmind>love the page, tis very cool!

GB> :)

Stormy> <<Augh, I wanna Decepticon T-shirt>> Actually I've seen some around If you have a shop called "Hot Topic" in your mall, they are selling transformer t-shirts right now! Good luck :)

*whistles* C-Nudnik! C-Bronx!! c'mere you little cutie-pies....... *they run over eagerly* yes yes.. I'll give you treats.

Well that's about it right now. cya!

"Legends never make mistakes, they never miss or stumble, or strike out in panic. And they never hurt those who don't deserve to be hurt. And the problem is, men do all those things."- Vincent (Beauty and the Beast)
Bronx - [Bronx Wyvern4@aol.com]
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 07:26:22 PM
IP: spider-wn053.proxy.aol.com

Heh, I got a postcard from Intercourse, PA once... ;)
Isn't there a town nearby called Blueballs?

FireStorm> <<<"The Rocky Horror Picture Show." >
Ya probally at least heard of it. The one where Tim Curry dresses up in womens underclothes. >>> umm, that's an understatement ; ) (no pun intended) *L*
Your customer that won't leave you alone and allow you to suffer your illness in peace -
have you considered Caller ID? I love it ; )

Jenna> Welcome Back!! *hugs* I've missed you, sis.
<<In the film one black man survives the entire ordeal, only to be shot at the very end by the police who think he is a zombie. But I always think that was just an excuse they
killed him because of his ethnicity- after all that, only to be done in at the end by your "fellow man" even now-
that ending gets to me. >> could it be that he was a good actor and they kept him in the film instead of killing him off in the beginning and it not have anything to do with being racist ?
The point to what happened is as you stated.... only to be done in at the end by your "fellow man". I really don't feel as if it had anything to do with what his ethnic background is.

David> *gentle hugs* I hope that you can finally get over the flu. argh =\

Xanathar> *grins* love the Joyride!

Coyote> < Mine was worse. *Much* worse. And I'm still
embarrassed about it.> oh my! heh, I would love to know what you signed, but if you are too embarassed to post it here, maybe you can tell me in August when we meet at G2K? ;D

Brooklyn> sorry to hear about your friends. I hope that you are doing alright and holding up.

Update on my daughter: She called me 2 days after Christmas. She wanted a co-signer for an apartment, $500 for a down payment on a car, and requested the computer that she left behind. *shakes head in disbelief* That's right folks, she ran away over a year ago and when she finally calls - this is what she wanted. She was very evasive and secretative and never once gave me her current address, phone number, etc. She talked as if nothing had ever happened between us. As her brother summed it up... "she's running on a 4 digit zip code." It was an extremely difficult conversation. *sighs* Btw, she didn't receive
anything that she requested. I'm good at tough love ; )

*runs over to greet Denis with Chibi-Otto and Chibi-Purgie*
Hi... I missed ya'll !!
*notices that the Chibi's are reading a book*
Awww, I'm proud of you, Denis for encouraging them to read! *hugs and kiss*
*walks over to see what they are so engrossed with in reading and leans down to read the title of the book.* *blinks and rubs eyes to focus again* ..... Kama
Sutra, Illustrated Edition???
DEENIISSSSS!!!!!! *throws a Twinkie*
Jan> Chibi-Otto and Purgie, where did you get ~that~ book??
*Chibis point to Denis*
Jan> Denis, you have some explaining to do, mister! ^_~
*scoops up the basket with Chibi-Otto and Purgie to leave*
Stop that you two! eesh!! *walks out trying to hold onto the swinging basket*
Jannie
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 07:04:14 PM
IP: 168-171-197-45.academicplanet.com

**something else came in**

Todd- Okay, thanks for the reminder. :) To think I would have remembered that hilarious story. Oh well.
Doug
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 06:33:26 PM
IP: pool-209-138-62-28.dlls.grid.net

Green Baron: Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, Langley was similar to Demona, but he's not immortal or homicidally insane, thankfully. :) (Yes, I know, Demona isn't quite the latter anymore.) Glad you liked the story, hope you'll say more about the next one (it's coming along).

More later.
Doug
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 06:32:15 PM
IP: pool-209-138-62-28.dlls.grid.net

DOUG - Actually, the frost giant in question was named Hrym rather than Thrym. Thrym was the frost giant who stole Thor's hammer and announced that he'd only return it if Freya agreed to marry him - leading, in turn, to Thor having to undergo the comical humiliation of disguising himself as Freya to get the hammer back (since Freya herself refused to marry Thrym), complete with having to wear a bridal gown and veil. (It included the great scene where Thor attacks the wedding feast with gusto even surpassing that of Broadway's, and Loki explaining to a bewildered Thrym, "Um - Freya was so excited about marrying you that she forgot to eat anything, and now she's having to make up for lost time.")
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 06:29:52 PM
IP: 216.87.46.57.dialup-stl.primary.net

Warpmind> Just saw your page... Kickass!!!!
Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 06:02:42 PM
IP: 1cust42.tnt7.nashville.tn.da.uu.net

RP WARNING!!!
**Intercourse, Pennsylvania
"Sheist!!! Our palns are kaput. Y2K did not go as expected unt we just have control of some terrorized Amish," a gun shot breaks his train of thought, "what was that?"
"I'll give you five seconds to free your brethern or you face the wrath of Charleton Heston. Let those people go!!"
"My brethern are the family, Mr. Omega. The Amsih thing was a ruse. Mwa! Ha! Ha!" The rouge Amish pull off tehir garb to reveal monk robes and sunglasses covering their eyes.

"You remember us, Mr. Heston?"
"The Family!!!! No!!!!"
"Unt OJ and Bob are too tied up to help you."
Obi One Bob takes off his hood to reveal not Bob Dole but Norm Mc Donald in Bob Dole makeup. "Uh! I don't think so, Jacob. Obi One Bob is right outside with a detonator and three, two, one."

OJ explodes and his remnants hit a wall and slowly reform into OJ Simpson, who then pulls out a machete and grins.
"Let's rock, family!!!"

The Orange Duke takes this moment to dissapear and ten men in white robes come in to fight OJ, Charleton, and Bob. Meanwhile, the Family make decide to run for cover, while OJ pursues and his two friends shout, "Run OJ, run!!!"**
END RP for NOW!!!

Hello all. I knwo I've been offline, but I've been lurking. Today, I return home to New Orleans, but I go through Birmingham and Meridian on the way as opposed to the Memphis and Jackson route I'm so used to. It should also take only twelve hours as opposed to thriteen.

Good news> I just purchased a DVD player on eBay. Click on my name to catch a look. It's a great deal. Plus, feel free to give my name positive feedback. I'll retrun the favor once my five days are up and I can leave feedback :)

SJ> regarding Y2K hype and Apocalypse (name my Bible gives for Revelation): In my eighth grade religion class, Br. Paul told us (this was back in 1991-92) that we would hear a lot of hype about the world ending with teh millennium. He basically dismissed it all as horse pucky. Youa re right about no one knowing the exact date. I was concerned about Y2K computer problems mildly (becaus eof teh margin for errors) and a lot of panic, which can casue lots of problems. Well, the DOW dropped over 300 points on Tuesday, but it was at 11,900 or so, menaing we have past the DOW 12,000 mark and we only made DOW 10,000 a little less than a year ago, so a 300 point drop is not a big deal. But I digress...In the very early days (when Christianity was illegal and even before the Council of Nicea), the Apocalypse was beleived to be in 100 AD and 666 referred to Nero, who was a definite anti-Christ figure for his time (especially considering what he did to Christians). If the Apocalypse was once slated for 100, I imagine most of us will have been through Purgatory and made it to Heaven by the Day of Judgement, since I doubt it is anytime soon.

Doug> Good description of Ragnarok. You definitely know your stuff. I also read your recent fic and really liked it. I find Langley to be similar to Demona.

Jessie Feff> Welcome back. I doubt anyone will catch the Les Miserable reference in the South Park movie, either.

Warpmind> I'll snd you stats on Attila the hun, since he is in your Joyride, ever since my cat left. Have you been able to update your site any?

Jewel> Thanks for letting me know never to buy form Best Buy. Besides, I plan to buy a computer from eBay, anyway :)

Xena Trek and Bronx> ::GB grabs each with one arm and kisses both:: This, I like :)

SOROW> Any luck with that scanner?

Spacebabie> I hope classes are going well for you.

Xena Trek> No we won't take no for an answer :) Mara will torture you just like she beats on Coyote if you refuse teh invite :)

Jodi> Welcome to our crazy CR, where anything including religion and politics can be discussed, but remember never to personally attack charcters in the show or fic writers, especially not Christine Morgan :)

Green Baron - [<<Click to see what I won]
Gallatin, Tennessee
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 05:58:52 PM
IP: 1cust42.tnt7.nashville.tn.da.uu.net

Jaden: Don't get too jealous. Once the new semester starts up at WSC, I'll only be able to use it during the weekends at home. Which is why I was inquiring how to upgrade the old HP.

Thanks to those who offered their technical expertise. I think the first thing I'll do is increase the RAM from 16 to 32 Megs. The campus provides network cards, so that should help the internet speed.
Tim P.
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 04:50:05 PM
IP: s21-onawa.pionet.net

Heh...no end of the world...dammit, now I have to get assignments done :-P

Wilek: Glad you liked the Ravage site. Everyone in here, this is a threat--I'll be letting you know when my TF site is up and looking nice. Yeah, some upgrade eh? I did about three double-takes when I saw him talking... Good luck on finding yourself a BW Ravage. Unfortunately I don't own one...all I have is a non-transmetal Air Razor (and HALF a TM 1 Megatron, the other half belonging to Dylan P. Blacquiere.)

Augh, I wanna Decepticon T-shirt...you shoulda seen the kewl shirt Cyrway gave me for Christmas. Starscream on the front, and on the back, a little Decepticon logo and the quote "Death just makes us a little meaner and a little crankier" (Taken from my copy of TF G2 #5 comic book.) MWA HA HA...

Going to check out the new Gargoyles site now!
Stormy
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 04:49:13 PM
IP: palmerston-147.wcl.on.ca

Sorry I haven't been around lately: life's been interfering. I have a request to make, however, and I think it's likely whoever has been f---ing with my site visits this room. (I'm not making accusations w/out further proof, and I don't think it's one of our clan, but read the rest and you'll see what I mean).

To whomever is stalking me: stop. I mean it. Racking up my hit counter 120 hits in two days is not funny. Posting blank messages to my guestbook are not funny, and those I can delete. Using a blocked IP when you do that is intelligent, but similarly amusing. If you have something to say, for God's sake say it, but leave my site (and my friends... Ashley got your email) alone. If you don't I will be forced to take harsher measures to track you down.

To everyone else: sorry 'bout that. o_O I'll be back regularly next week.
Simon - [pissed&annoyed@curtain.cjb.net]
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 03:59:35 PM
IP: edtn001958.hs.telusplanet.net

Xanthar- thanks for the tip! System shock2, hmm?
jenna
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 03:49:16 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Warpmind> <<how 'bout energy? Does that matter? After all, it *is* not matter..>>: They are one and the same. (E sub(0))=m*c^2. The rest energy of any object is directly proportional to its mass (I have ~3.6*10^19 J of energy if I could stop all motion).

I feel one reply is rather short for a comment, so I leave you with this Useless Fact: A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 02:10:05 PM
IP: proxy2-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Fire Storm> Thanks for the sympahty. I thought I'd lost to the flu about the middle of november, but it turned out that I was just having a bad reaction to my medicine for an alergy attack. I hope the doctor can help here. I'm too busy to curl up and hybernate for a week or two.

Delphi> I'll pray for you. The powers of heaven owe me for this flu. :)
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 01:55:04 PM
IP: dll2a020-0046.splitrock.net

Delphi- consider it done here.
jenna
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 01:45:25 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Hmmm, just noticed this in today's paper. Today is Clancy Brown's birthday. He's 41. All toast the Kurgan. (raises glass)

Also born today ten year after Clancy is Marilyn Manson, someone who probably wouldn't have done voice work for Gargoyles. Then again, who knows?

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 01:34:53 PM
IP: ppp-277.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Aaron enters, looking around for Hyena-chan.

Hmmm, she must be off with Xellos-kun. Somewhere, someone is having a bad day.

jewel> You go girl. Rip 'em a new one!

Crzy> Well, the question is, when can you get to it? Does any time between now and July sound alright?

SOROW> Ugh, going back to school after a break always sucks. You have my sympathy.

Wilek><<thankfully, the McLaine-lose-your-clothes rule doesn't apply in ZR>> I *definitely* don't wanna know...>> Hmmm, maybe not but I think I'll tell you anyway. ;) If you've watched any of the Die Hard movies, (and some of Bruce Willis' others too) you may have noticed that McLaine's clothes get into worse and worse shape as the adventure progresses, eventually falling to pieces. One of the best touches in Die Hard Arcade is that your characters do actually start in S.W.A.T. uniforms and eventually do end up in ripped jeans and an undershirt (McLaine) or cutoffs and a sports bra (The female character. I'm not sure she has a name) Since Zombie's Revenge reminds me of DHA, I included the comparison. (Unrelated point: I once used the McLaine clothing rule to explain Elisa and Matt's never changing outfits. Obviously being in the NYPD has strange effects on the durability of one's clothing)

Jessie Feff> 10 things... I loved that movie. I wanted to buy it for christmas, but it's not out to buy yet here.

Warpmind> Maybe this isn't the best time to mention Britney Spears is up for a grammy for best new artist. I didn't think I'd be rooting for Kid Rock to win a grammy, but...

Doug/Matt Dymond> So you've both played Zombie's Revenge too? Cool. Got any tips or just cool items to share?

SJ> Keep forgetting to do this. (Puts hand to forehead and does sharkfin gesture) Any Given Sunday kicked @$$!

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 12:47:18 PM
IP: ppp-32.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Todd: Thanks for reminding me about Ymir, I'd forgotten the world was made of him. :) Maybe Thrym is the frost giant leader at Ragnarok, he's another famous one. As for Freya and Hel, well, I don't know where I got that information. (Donated my Norse mythology text to a library when I was done with it.) Maybe it isn't supposed to happen and I inadvertently made it up, just because I think the end of the world should have at least one good catfight. :)
Doug
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 12:09:15 PM
IP: pool-207-205-146-28.dlls.grid.net

hi all, I just received a bit of distressing news. We are still trying to get the gardenshop at work expanded (this was supose to happen last summer), but there are problems with the permits. The property next door to us has to sign some kind of waiver, and them the city will aprove the plans. The last word we receive is that the new owners of the lot want compensation if they are to sign the waiver. Not good news, but on the other hand they really never could expand, because the part of the property in question happens to be their truck access for deliveries. I really need this to go through, if it doesn't, we have lost half of my garden shop space- everything that I used last year inside of the store is now part of auto and hardware. With the new addition, I have the potental to build our sales to 1 mil a year- without I feel we are going to start losing business. The small space we have left to work in, is so tight you can't pass two shopping carts side by side. Those of you who pray could you add this to your prayers. thanks
delphi - [cmiller@magiclink.com]
Twin Falls, Idaho
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 12:04:28 PM
IP: twin5918.magiclink.com

Sj- check your em

GB- will write you soon. ^_^
jenna
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 11:42:05 AM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Tim P: <Is it possible for a person to upgrade a computer
himself? If so, how do you install more RAM and/or a new CD/DVD-ROM? >
Absolutely. Most of the parts come with instructions, so it is usually pretty easy. As far a a DVD-ROM drive, your best bet is to get the Creative LAbs DXR3 kit. (Given, though, that upgrading to the DXR3 and more ram will cost about $400)

Warpmind: <"The Rocky Horror Picture Show." >
Ya probally at least heard of it. The one where Tim Curry dresses up in womens underclothes.

Jodi: Ahh... I remember hearing those complaints about Sprint. Tell me, have you ever dealt with Nextel?

David G: 
Ick. And what a year to end it. This years flu is a REAL bi@#%. I WAS feeling better, but after going to that customers and only getting 10 LOUSY DOLLARS, I feel worse than I did a week ago.
Fire Storm - [Night-flame@usa.net]
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 11:00:18 AM
IP: t2-19.visitus.net

Thanks to all those who welcomed me back! ^_^ made my morning!

Now on to responses-

Marc- I hate to say, with the move and family visiting, I am behind again on my fics. But I do hope to get back on the ball. I am thinking of entering that contest for fun- the internet fandom gathering; plus I hope to get some poetry up and finish part two of Misbegotten this month-
I know I have been saying that, but I really am doing it this month!!

Thanks for asking though- it's very encouraging.

Matt Dymond- cool that you got to run through a demo of Code Veronica!!- Where did you get it??

Playstation 2- heard it will be compatable, but gonna keep Playstation 1 around just in case. With a whopping price like that I don't know when I'll be able to get that toy, but as finaces are better at home ^_^ I may be able to save up to it- but I think I'll wait until the price drops down-

There are also some RE novels that I have heard are pretty good- I haven't read them myself, but fans say they are more than replaying the game via written word. They are supposed to be really good- can't put down type of stuff.

Oh, and since we are on the topics of zombies- this year is supposed to see the rerelease of the orginal Night of the living Dead- I am very excited to see it. That is still in my opinon one of the most creepy movies I have ever seen- one of the things I like the best is that the director also addressed the issue of prejudice in the movie- believe it or not---************Spolier warning--so turn back if you don't want to see************* In the film one black man survives the entire ordeal, only to be shot at the very end by the police who think he is a zombie. But I always think that was just an excuse they killed him because of his ethnicity- after all that, only to be done in at the end by your "fellow man" even now- that ending gets to me.
***********************************************End of spoilers- you all can look now.

And now to totally switch gears and topics-

SJ- didn't get a chance to em, so here is what I was going to say: I agree with you totally on the topic of Y2k and people waiting for Christ's return. Your right- no one knows when, and it will be when no one expects. You oviously have read REvelations, which a lot of people ignore. I've read that too, and the imagery in it really frightening, but some of it I am using to inspire my stories- the four beasts, esp. I intend to write a gargoyles rapture story - we were talking about it in station 8- I find it an interesting idea, but I myself don't believe in it.

Boy this comment ran the gauntlet on topics- :P
jenna
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 10:29:33 AM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Hi everybody. I think I'm dying. (Well, probably not, but yesterday afternoon it seemed like a really nice option.) I have a feeling that my nearly ten year streak of not catching the flu has ended. I'm off to the doctor as soon as I can get an appointment.

I hate going to the doctor.

Oh well, on to some comments, since I've been out of the loop for a few days.

Doug> Thanks a lot. I'm glad you liked it. If I don't die from the flu, I should have the next chapter done this week, or early next week. That gives me time for one re-write before I ship it to Christine.

Interesting developments> I think my antiquated laptop is about to get a slight upgrade so that the internal modem will work. That could be cool. I'll set it up with a free ISP, and be able to e-mail from anywhere.

More interesting developments> one of my co-workers is trying to talk me into going on vacation to Great Britian. She's being very persuasive (mostly through her willingness to research all the travel arrangements). If I go, it will probably be in September or October, maybe this year, but probably 2001. That way, I can get just about the cheepest possible air fare.

Video Games> I think of most games as spectator sports. I don't really enjoy playing many, but the ones with good graphics and/or engaging stories are fun to watch. The only things I play very much are arcade style shooters (Area 51, HotD, etc...) and Tetris style puzzle games (Block Out is my favorite. I bought my Genisis because they had a Block Out cartridge). My little brother, who lurks here sometimes, is a huge fan of the FF series. He finished FF8 about a month or so ago. That was a beautiful thing to watch.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 10:03:17 AM
IP: dll2a030-1237.splitrock.net

Hi all!!

Gargoyles Fandom Internet Reunion:Sounds like fun. :)

Jenna/Doug/Kit:Welcome back!

Brooklyn:My sincre condolenses for the loss of your friends :(

Resident Evil:I have'nt played these games before although I have heard quite a bit about them.

Jenna:<>You'd love System Shock 2 on the PC,It's a First person shooter and RPG hybred with a great plot and is constantly tense.

Gside<<Eh, it's just Alone in the Dark with better graphics (remember, anyone?).>>I remember that game series.

SOROW:<<This is my very last post as a free woman before the summer, for I am journeying once more into the utmost unbearable hell... I am going back to school tomorrow. Please pray for me. I am going to need it.>>ACK!!,good luck!

Doug re Dragon Magazine CD-ROM archive:I got one of those for my sister a while back,Pretty good but I just wish my printer was compatible with it. :(

Spacebabie re Joyride:<<Go ahead..if not for me but for the others he duped.>>Okay,one Joyride comming up >:).....(Hope you like it)

***JOYRIDE SPECIAL EDITION,WARNING CONTAINS GRAPHIC VIOLENCE***

I the house of Dustin an internet con-man.

Dustin reclind in his chair with a smug grin on his face after successfully duping yet another web user when he heard a knock at the door.

upon opening the door dustins face turned from mild annoyence to full blown terror as he saw the monterous form of the Joyriders hearse Cthulu parked just outside.

He tried to slam the front door shut but before he could an arm reached out an grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and pulled him out into the front yard.

"You used Spacebabie,a friend of ours and now your going to pay!!"Said Xanathar.

"Tie him down on one of the Cthulu's wheels said Pistoff.

Dustin was then tied down to one of the Cthulu's front wheels and the horrid realisation of what the Joyriders were going to do to him sunk in whereupon Dustin started screaming and pleading for mercy.

"Back her up slowly Jack"said Xanathar"We wanna' make sure he suffers first"

Dustins srceams were slowly drowned out by the sickening sound of his body being slowly crushed under the hearses wheel......

***THE END***

C'yas later

Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 07:52:41 AM
IP: melnc01.bigpond.com

Reunion > I hope there'll be transcripts of the events... this sounds very interesting.

Scott - [smiskow@wam.umd.edu]
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 06:52:49 AM
IP: 207-172-137-40.s40.as1.dam.md.dialup.rcn.com

DOUG - Good general description of Ragnarok, but there were a couple of nits in there:

1. Ymir wasn't present at Ragnarok. Odin and his brothers killed him in the early days of the Norse mythology universe, and afterwards constructed the human world, Midgard, out of his remains. (Which may explain why the frost giants weren't too fond of humans).

2. I've never found anything in the texts about Hel and Freya being present at Ragnarok, let alone slaying each other at it. Where did you get this piece of information from?
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 06:50:18 AM
IP: 216.87.46.64.dialup-stl.primary.net

PS2> Hmm, I think I'll wait a year or so until the price goes down a bit, Gamestop.com has started taking preorders based on what they know about what the PS2 price will be (they are the joint online retail site that's run by Babbages and Software Etc) and they reckon it will hit the USA on the 30th Sept for $399.

Ouch.

Given that we tend to pay the same in UK pounds as you do in dollars this means it'll probably be four hundred pounds in the UK - roughly six hundred and fifty dollars!
This isn't a confirmed date or price yet, but it's likey to be very close (those major retailers are likey to be pretty well informed).

Also there have been worrying rumours about the PS game compatiability, with the 'Compatiable with ALL Playstation games' statement in the Japanese promo literature now reading MOST - (it's probably just legal advice to cover themselves in case a few aren't fully compatiable, but it would be annoying if your fave game didn't run).

Zombie's Revenge> It's a lot like Final Fight/Punisher/Streets of Rage crossed with Resident Evil, the graphics are fantastic, but it's a little shallow as a home title, working better in the arcade.
Like Powerstone and House of the Dead 2 it's running on a Dreamcast arcade board and will be released in the US and Europe early this year, but I'm personally holding out for Crazy Taxi, which will have a ton of extras added (a whole new 'city' environment for starters) when it's out in a month or two.

Resident Evil> The main difference between the PS and new Dreamcast versions is that all the environments are 3D and look just as detailed as the pre-rendered ones in the PS version. The added advantage of course is that the backdrops are no longer static and can be more fully interacted with and viewed from different and moving camera angles.

I've actually played a bit of the demo of Dreamcast Biohazard:Code Veronica (Biohazard is the Japanese name for Res Evil) and it's utterly stunning. Claire carries a lighter which works as a real-time light source you carry around with you. The animation and in-game cut scenes are so much better than before, and the characters are massively more detailed. The intro is one of the most impressive pre-rendered computer animation sequences I've ever seen and the in game stuff holds up to it incredibly well.

Check out the link below for a set of in-game images which show the detail on the characters.

Also IGN (http://dreamcast.ign.com/) has a set of excellent movies from the game in the previews section, but the downloads are pretty big (10mb-ish each) well worth a look if you've got a speedy connection.

Matt Dymond - [MDY21940@yahoo.com]
UKWednesday, January 5, 2000 05:43:27 AM
IP: 195.195.164.7

Yo, everyone. May have time for all necessary replies, may not...

Fire Storm: Tell that customer quite simply to get the <insert your favorite series of rude words here> off your phone line until you are well. You'll let him know. If that don't work... sue.

Mandolin: I think the "Newbie" reference is about those all-annoying juvenile hormone bombs that constantly annoy people on IRC... if you get my drift?

*Warpmind grins to Aaron and dons the "Chicks dig pale scrawny guys" t-shirt. Maggie-chan looks up at him and smirks.*
Hmmm... maybe a bit wide... aw, well, emphasizes the slogan, I guess...

Spacebabie: Ssssh, I didn't tell you how cute I was because... uh, this is kind of embarrasing... um, I never really realized it... ;) Seriously, though, if I had told you, don't you think I'd be considered a loud-mouthed braggart? (Despite the fact that this isn't 1300AD, and I'm not called Ash?)

Tim P.: If you plan on upgrading your computer, there are but a few guidelines to follow.
1: Read your computer manual. In it should be a "map" of your motherboard, which is all but essential for upgrading. On that map, you should find your amount and sizes of RAM slots, processor socket, etc.
2: Before you buy, make sure the upgrade is compatible with what you already have (I was so unfortunate as to buy an 8X CD-ROM drive, and it won't work with my PC.)
3: If the PC works fine, no real need to mess with it.
However, you didn't mention how much HD space you have. 16 Megs of RAM is more than enough if you only use DOS, but for Windows, you'd better double it, or maybe more. As for the Hard Drive, if you run DOS, you should probably not have any problems using a 500 Mb drive in there, if there's enough physical space for the drive, that is... Contact me, I have experience. ;)

Aaron: If you liked Blood, try the sequel. Better 3D engine (I never liked the Build Engine, personally), better comments, new weapons, and a huge b*thin' boss at the endgame... not to mention more blood. And more jokes. (Actual quote: "Point away from face and fire!") Don't know if there are as many movie references in Blood 2, though. Remember The Overlooked Hotel?

Robby: Thanks for telling me... I guess. Never seen that show, never had the opportunity. But, maybe it's time I found out what everyone's referring to... there's gotta be SOMEone who has it on tape...

*Warpmind high-fives Jewel.* Atta girl! Go get'em! Actually, had this happened in Norway, they'd probably be put to trial by official organs... we have consumer-protecting organizations here. However, microwave manufacturers are NOT sued for not adding to the manual that cats can't be dried in the microwave...

Gside: Since you claim that it always matters... how 'bout energy? Does that matter? After all, it *is* not matter... And Resident Evil IS Alone in the Dark with better graphics. I got the two first games, the third is kinda hard to get my paws on, if you don't count the ripped CD version (which I don't want, for obvious reasons). I'm trying to find the CD version, but it seems to be rather... limited. Besides, I hear the third game isn't as good as the others, anyway. But oh! I want to try that gatling...

Seeing as Christine will be hosting an RPG... I gotta try to get online then. And, if the IRC port is closed from the LAN server at that time, heads will most likely roll. Now that I have a sword cane, that can quite possibly be taken quite literally. Probably not, though, since I'm actually rather opposed to any form of RL violence... mostly because I'm not too good at it yet... ;)

Wilek: Glad ya liked the first episode of Demona's Payback... so, how'd I do? ;)

Well, time for me to end this post, but first...
*Warpmind slams a few shells into his trusty ol' double-barreled gnawed-off shotgun and wastes the nearest AM/FM radio.*
I utterly, completely HATE Britney Spears. Particularly when she's played on maximum rotation.
*Warpmind reloads and fires again. And again. And again.*
Think the radio is dead now?

Later, friends.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 03:18:21 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Here is an interesting little story...My mother bought me this countdown to the millennium clock and well it did make all the way to 2000, now I have it set for next years New Years, but I guess this clock is not Y2K ready because it is no longer counting down, rather it is counting UP! Did you know that there are only 370 days left in the year 2000? I'd say that's amazing.

Wilek-Happy Belated Birthday! Make a wish.

Tim P.-A cd/dvd player. I am...a little jealous. ;)

Brooklyn-I'm glad that you were able to get in here. Hope your feeling better.

nap time
See ya later!
Jaden - [jaden12@hotmail.com]
Los Alamos, CA
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 03:09:53 AM
IP: cache1.avtel.net

Hi, everyone! I'm back. I hope you all had as pleasant a holiday as I did.

I got a scanner from my parents, too! I'm so excited. Now I just need to figure out how to work it...

We had one gas station in town shut down for a day for Y2K problems. That was it. It was kind of funny how crazy my mom was about it. She was certain that all of our fancy toys (VCR, computer, TV, cd player) were going to go belly up. My sister broke one of our VCRs by putting (are you ready for this) a tape that she had spilled pop on into it when it was still wet. *sigh* When she started freaking out about how much trouble she'd be in for breaking it again(it had just been fixed a week ago) we all told her to tell my mom it must be the Y2K bug that broke it. LOL

I had to sort of watch the house while my sister had a new year's party. Besides the VCR mishap, one of her friends backed into an electrical outlet post by our machine shed...bent it and caused some sparks. That was about it for wild craziness, though. They mostly just watched movies. So I happened to catch most of "Ten Things I Hate About You" (which, by my counting, should have been named "13 things I hate...") Afterward I gave an impromptu quiz, and just as I suspected, no one at the party knew what "Taming of the Shrew" was. *sigh* However, the movie _did_ have David Krumholtz in a prominant role, so I found it worth watching for that. He's such a cutie.

Whew. Too much CR to catch up on in one sitting.

Jewel > I think it was you, at least. Strangers in Paradise. Love it. I've read almost every issue.

Christine > I sent you something. And congrats on the Sabledrake 'zine! It looks great!

Bleah, I actually have to sleep, as I have to work early tommorrow morning. G'night, all.
Jessie Feff - [feff@hotmail.com]
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 03:06:42 AM
IP: ctrts1-2.mrs.umn.edu

CRZY> <:) hee hee >> Hey CRZY...why not go in there in costume and _REALLY_ give them a scare!!! LOL

RE: Best Buy BS...just be glad you guys don't have to deal with Sprint PCS customer service. You wouldn't believe HOW many times a day I have to listen to someone B**CH about how they hate their service, spend forever on hold with them..etc, etc, etc. And I'm just 411.. NOT 611.. oy vey!!

STARSHIP TROOPERS: LOOOOOVVE that show!! Try to never miss one, but *sigh* I have. It does seem that there's a new ep about once a week, but I have to admit, I'm starting to get tired of seeing the same ones over and over again.
Jodi - [GargLover66f@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 01:40:37 AM
IP: 98cfd7b3.ipt.aol.com

Ship Made of Nail Clippings: That was invented by the Norse mothers. Everytime someone died with untrimmed nails, they would be added to the ship. Therefore, teimming your nails delayed Ragnarok.

<<World's Worst Gargoyles Fanfic in Under 1000 Words!>>: "And so Greg finally woke up. 'Well, that was an odd dream..... hey, maybe I could make some money off this....'"

Wilek> <<Never let the rules get in the way of telling a good story? ;)>>"Take care of the sense, and the sounds will take care of themselves." C. L. Dodgson was a wise man.

$Did I ever get that job?$

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [Gside]
Fair Haven, NJ
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 12:53:01 AM
IP: proxy1-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Don't have the time to do a real in-depth posting tonight. RP maybe tomorrow...

Resident Evil: Great game series. It's like somebody took my favorite zombie movies (i.e. George Romero's "Dead" trilogy) and made a video game about it! The first is a classic, although I do agree that the cut scenes are often very slow and annoying. The control got a little better with the sequels though. And the dodge command in RE3 is killer ;) Tyrant...or Nemesis...is a pretty cool villain, IMO. I'm into real dark stuff like RE, and I wish they'd make more games like it. Silent Hill comes close, but I gotta go with RE as my fave. Until the Evil Dead: Ashes to Ashes vid comes out, that is ;)
An interesting bit of trivia--George Romero WAS supposed to write and direct the Resident Evil MOVIE. He even got so far as to deliver the screenplay, which I'm told was *very* violent, and featured some *really* badass zombies. Alas, they decided to can it instead of forward it. Feh.

Playstation 2: If I had the money, I'd spring for this. So far, I've heard that the main improvement will be better graphics--MUCH better graphics. Of course, it will be downward compatible with old Playstation games. The biggest reason to buy it, IMO, is that's a total 3-in-1: Not only is it a gaming system, it's also a CD player, AND a DVD player! A regular DVD player is gonna cost you about 3 Benjamins. The Playstation 2 will cost at most that much--maybe 50 bucks less. Plus, plans are being made to have an accessory modem so you can play over the net. And you can't go wrong with the EIGHT MEG memory card (the regular one's only a few hundred K).

Jenna: Glad you agree on my little Y2K/Christian rant. You know, if you believe completely that you're going to heaven, you *should* be happy. But I don't think you should share that enthusiasm if you ascension into the pearly gates means the certain death and destruction of several billion others. It's a moot point anyway. The Bible does say that Christ will return "like a thief in the night". Yet realistically, Christ has just as much chance of returning a million years from now than he does tomorrow. So I wish some of the more...rambunctious....of our God-believing brethren would take a chill.
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 12:43:52 AM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

Best Buy- God, that store drive me nuts. Not only does it seem that every manager is younger than me or my age, nobody knows anything about anything. When I was buying my video editor they recommended I buy a video card that wasn't even compatible with the software I wanted. . .Stupid. Speaking of stupid, just saw a preview of SUPERNOVA on TV which tells me that "Fear is deeper than space." Wow, who would've guessed another stupid slogan for an equally stupid movie (i.e. "The Coast is TOast" for volcano).

Anne and Jenna- I haven't been around for awhile cause of the holidays and my annoying sister. Any updates on the fanfics? Let me know.
Lata.
Marc - [dadigan@uiuc.edu]
IL
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 12:27:58 AM
IP: spider-tj011.proxy.aol.com

**RP!**

[In the Administrator's office, she, Rho, Khesaat, Jespe, and Decius find themselves back in their universe. Khesaat: "What in...?!" Rho: "Weren't we just in--" Jespe: "What de <censored> just happened?" Administrator: "Decius, scan the surrounding space; I require a status update on the convergence." Decius' remaining natural eye glazes over slightly as he accesses the station's sensor nets. Decius: "It's...gone. The surrounding space is perfectly normal, or at least as much so as it was before the convergence began..." They all look at each other. Rho: "And they all lived happily ever after?"]

**END RP! (BTW, any updates on the whole Kaioto's-trying-to-kill-SJ thing? <g>)**

Warpmind> <<How can Lex's clothes fit in Spike's fics? It's FICTION, man! It doesn't matter!>> Never let the rules get in the way of telling a good story? ;) As for the Demona's Payback project... [Wilek laughs so long and hard that he is in danger of asphyxiation.]

Xanathar> <<Happy belated Birthday!>> Thanks. ^_^

Fire Storm> <<Wilek: Sorry, but DIVX was Circut Citys mistake.>> Ah. I often get Circuit City and Best Buy mixed up; they're both *really* sub-par electronics stores...

Resident Evil> I acquired the whole trilogy recently, along with Silent Hill. Haven't had the chance to play them yet, but they look pretty kewl. ^_^

Gargs Fandom Internet Reunion> <<Rapid Fire Round Robin: Opening sentence is, "Elisa Maza was having a REALLY bad day." When your turn comes, you have two minutes to add ONE SENTENCE to the round robin! Only rule is, "Keep it clean!">> OOoOOooOOOOOoooooo...<EVIL IDEAS FORMING>

Greg Xanatos Bishansky> <<Ravage's name is not Shadow panther in Japan, it's Jaguar.>> Ah. Thanks a lot; now I know what to look for. ^_^

Matt Dymond> <<He's tried something like this before - he sued a watch manufacturer who had an advert with a psychic trying to stop a watch - and failing.>> Eh? o_O As if faking out practically the entire world wasn't bad enough, he has the nerve to sue anyone and anything that tries to do a legitimate (and well-deserved) satire?! <sigh>

Aaron> <<thankfully, the McLaine-lose-your-clothes rule doesn't apply in ZR>> I *definitely* don't wanna know...

$Robby> <<Can I assume your RP is taking place shortly before my last one on New Year's Eve where Thailog killed everyone and I destroyed the universe?>> Huh? <blink> Wait a minute...the universe blowing up every night doesn't reset just the restaurant? (Sorry, my familiarity with the works of Douglas Adams begins and ends with Starship Titanic...) So...my characters are back aboard the Avatar? <blink blink> I see...does this mean the convergence is over (temporal causality loops hurt my brain)? In any case...in light of this, yes, it took place before the explosion...I think... o_o' Sorry if I sound like a rank idiot here, but I'm kind of new at understanding the temporal physics of self-terminating restaurants...$

Jewel> Even More Best Buy idiocy> I would go on a killing spree in a Best Buy boardroom, but I think I'd rather see them humiliated first. ;)

Gside> <<Resident Evil: Eh, it's just Alone in the Dark with better graphics (remember, anyone?).>> I loved Alone In The Dark! ^_^ I hear AOTD 4 will be coming out for PC and Dreamcast (check out http://pc.ign.com/news/8863.html at my name link). :D

Brooklyn> Deaths> Oh...dear...*gods*...You have my sincerest condolences, friend. <shudder>

SOROW> <<This is my very last post as a free woman before the summer, for I am journeying once more into the utmost unbearable hell... I am going back to school tomorrow. Please pray for me. I am going to need it.>> ACK...<hugZ>

Doug> <<Have begun the next story, "Dormant," but I'm not feeling good about it. It's like every scene comes out just the way I want it too, and that way is really bad writing. Or at least for some reason it looks that way to me. Any other writers in here ever felt like that? If anyone can tell me how to get through it, it'd be appreciated.>> Hm...typically, when a scene turns out the way I want it...well, I'm never sure how I want a scene (I typically make up my stories as I go along, with only a general idea of the timeline of events), so I wouldn't know. Sorry I can't be of more help here... :/ Ragnarok> Wow. They sure know how to throw a party. :) But...a boat made of nail clippings...?! <SHUDDER> Ewwww...
Wilek Nereus
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 12:11:55 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

Hi all, wow if you havn't checked into
Sabledrake ezine you need to. wonderful, wonderful , wonderful. just loved that "cover" picture great work everyone
Delphi - [cmiller@magiclink.com]
Twin Falls, Idaho
Wednesday, January 5, 2000 12:02:53 AM
IP: twin5912.magiclink.com

**RP AHEAD (yes, it is restarting now, ahead of schedule. That's okay with everyone, right? :)**

In Thailog's secret base, the evil clone gargoyle awakens from the universe's destruction and rebirth, breaks out of his stone skin, and shakes his head, trying to remember the dream he had. "Sir?" a voice asks. Thailog opens his eyes to see Zale, Kharsus, Edison, Alchemist, Major Charleston, Jerek, and Dahak looking at him. Just behind them is a very tall and slim middle-aged blonde woman in a green business suit who hasn't been seen in the RP before (new character). "What happened?" Thailog asks. "Uh, you were asleep," Zale says. "We came to wake you. Happy New Year." "Same to all of you," Thailog asks, looking them over. He sees the woman and frowns. "And who are you?" Kharsus and Jerec both open their mouths to introduce her, but she steps forward instead and extends a hand. "Donna Gardner," she says. "You are Alexander Thailog?" "Yes," Thailog frowns. "Um, Zale, what is this woman doing here?" "She's the heir to Marsh Industries, boss," the general answers. "And was also a part of Kincaid's faction in the US government. I don't know how she tracked us down, but she found the base. Now she's here." "Do you want us to eliminate her?" Dahak asks with a gleam in his eye. Thailog shakes his head. "Not yet. First, Ms. Gardner, what do you want here?" "Call me Donna," she replies. "And it's not what I want, it's what I can give you." Thailog raises an eyebrow. "And that is?" "She told me she was a professor of political science!" Edison shouts. "Maybe we need that?" "Possibly," Kharsus agrees. "None of us really know a lot about the world's governments, despite the fact that we are trying to overthrow them." "I can help you do that," Donna says, raising one hand and looking over the nails while she talks. "I've always wanted something more out of life than just drifting through, doing simple business deals over and over again, or listening to government bureaucrats tell what spin to doctor. I found you through some files my Uncle Roger left behind, Mr. Thailog. You've got a handy little operation going on here. I want in." Thailog nods. "I see. Well, since you do have skills you need, you are welcome to join us. Get yourself settled in. Charleston, I want you to contact Asil, see how she's doing in Los Angeles. And somebody please get me a drink. I don't know why, but I have a headache larger than the world." The screen fades out.

**END RP FIRST HALF**

Hi everybody. Well, I said I'd be back, and so I'm back. <grin> It's good to be back. First of all, happy new year to everyone, again. Hope you all had a good one, and aren't suffering Y2K troubles. Of course, almost no one is suffering Y2K troubles right now, Thank God. :) Thanks for all the welcome backs, same to everyone who gave them and everyone else. Hope those who haven't returned yet soon do. <looks over past CRs> Seems like lots was discussed here during my absence, too bad I can only cover the topics of about the past two weeks. Oh well, no problem, the others have probably already been forgotten. Let's get on with the post. :)

Fanfic Progress: Well, I came back to find no feedback in my mailbox. <sigh> But at least there wasn't any hate mail either. Have begun the next story, "Dormant," but I'm not feeling good about it. It's like every scene comes out just the way I want it too, and that way is really bad writing. Or at least for some reason it looks that way to me. Any other writers in here ever felt like that? If anyone can tell me how to get through it, it'd be appreciated. Anyway, I'll keep writing the story, and will try to have it out as soon as I can. This one will be concentrating on Charlie, Ari, Brumley, and Graeme. Macbeth, Brooklyn, and Sata will also have significant roles, and Moro's coming back. No, he won't be appearing in person, but he will be around. :) Hope it turns out good, even though I'm not feeling good about it. On to comments and replies.

**BEGIN TGS DARK AGES SPOILERS**

Good job on the last two episodes, both had great character development and plots that flowed well. Really liked the illustrations, especially in Kindred Spirits. I've been wondering exactly what the Eldest and her apprentice looked like for some time. That one complemented its scene well, as did the others. It was great to get a picture of the characters to supplement the excellent writing. Hope it happens more often in the episodes ahead. (The pictures were damn good too, with very nice emotional and character descriptive detail. Keep up the good work, Christi and Jess.)

As for the character and plot developments, I like how things are slowly but surely moving towards the events in Long Way to Morning and Vows' flashbacks. I look forward to what's ahead. My only problem is, there's a little too much angst. The gargoyles are all trying to find mates, or in the case of Iago steal them away from someone else. Some of them, like Diomedes, are caught in love triangles they created, and hellbent on denying their clanmates happiness. It's a good story, I'm not disputing that, but angst-related plots get old fast. I don't know if I'd like reading Gargoyles Dawson's Creek. :) Oh well, I know I won't be reading it. I have enough faith in the writers to keep things interesting. Still, I hope some developments not related to finding mates are ahead for the young warriors of the clan. Whatever happens, I hope the writing stays good. The development itself has been excellent, especially on Othello and Hudson. It's been good on the human characters (like Angus, Robbie, and Malcolm) too. Overall, I give both Equinox and Kindred Spirits 9/10. Hope more eps of their quality (if not their similar plot) lie ahead.

**END SPOILERS FOR RECENT DARK AGES EPS**

Video Games: Haven't played Starcraft myself, but maybe I will sometime. If it's half as good a game as Warcraft 2 is, it's sure to be a lot of fun. :) As for Resident Evil, I haven't played it much either. But I have seen a lot of pictures and think it looks cool, so maybe I'll rent it someday. I'll make it a New Year's resolution. :) Have played Zombie Revenge, I agree it's great. Deer Avenger is excellent too, especially because it's so funny. While I'm on the topic, I'm looking forward to a lot of new games this year. Duke Nukem Forever, Max Payne, Warcraft 3, and some others. Hope they all come out, and live up to the hype.

Recent Movies: I definitely recommend that everyone go see Galaxy Quest. It's one of the best comedies I've seen in a long time, and definitely the best of last year. The characters were great, and the plot had excellent acting and script. Saw some other good movies recently as well. Man on the Moon and Boys Don't Cry both had great acting, though I liked the latter better as far as plot went. Green Mile also had great plot and acting, it definitely flowed better than the books on which it was based. :) Haven't seen Bicenntenial Man, and don't know if I want to. The previews and reviews make it sound uninteresting and not like my kind of flick. Maybe I'll rent the video. :) Hope some more good movies are coming up this year, though I haven't heard of any yet.

Demona in Combat: I agree that her main problem is too much bloodlust, combined with underestimating her opponents. That's why Elisa wins all the time, she keeps her head (and she's really good with what she has too, and thus doesn't feel the need to upgrade). My cheering for her probably helps too. :) Another problem with Demona is that she has advantages, but she's often not willing to use them (which explains why she more often uses her laser as a club than a gun). I think Demona's main problem in battle is she's too obsessed with her single goal of killing all humans. If she could recognize that one must take many little steps in pursuit of a big goal, she'd do a lot better as a fighter and a villain. But, hey, Demona's good the way she is too. :)

What I got for Christmas: Final Fantasy Anthology, towels, pants, shirts, a new blazer, some books (Clive Cussler's and WEB Griffin's latest, as well as Micheal Crichton's. Hope they're good), kitchen gadgets (instant freeze ice cube trays, miracle vegetable preservers), the Dragon Magazine CD-ROM archive, and lots of other cool stuff. Gave as good as I got too, all in the Christmas spirit. :) Can't wait for next year's. Glad my friends in here got good gifts as well.

Country Music: Yeah, Faith Hill's pretty. Good singer too. Though I like Tricia Yearwood better as far as female country singers go. Garth Brooks is my favorite male one, also like the Georges (Strait and Jones), Autry, Hank Williams Sr. and Jr., Willie Nelson, Tracy Lawrence, Johnny Cash, and Colin Raye. The other country artists I don't care for, but these produce good enough music to be worth the time when I want to listen to country. :) I agree the genre's popular, but unfortunately I don't like most of its artists, especially not the Dixie Chicks. <sigh> I do agree the bashing of it isn't good, though. That's all I have to say about that.

Dragonlance: Yep, it's an excellent story, even if it is becoming a bit of a hype machine lately. :( Would like to see a movie of it very much. Not sure who I would like to play Raistlin (he's my favorite character of the whole series too), or the other characters. Probably wouldn't matter just as long as they all did a good job. :)

GXB: The Fifth Horseman's a pretty good book, hope you enjoy it. Thanks for the bit of feedback, though I think you meant Langley when you said the Rose.

Christine: Liked Sabledrake Magazine's first issue, kudos to you and all who contributed. The stories were very interesting, and well-written too. Looking forward to Damien when it comes out, good luck with it. Also looking forward to Denis and Pistoff's Injustice For All and Coyote's next WCC chapter. Hope they're all done soon (and you writers aren't suffering a feeling like the one I mentioned having above while creating them :( ).

Jewel: Hope you get that Best Buy stuff straightened out soon, good luck with it. I haven't had any similar problems with them, but then I don't shop there often. :) Congrats on the pet rat, Wilhelmina is a great name (Dracula would definitely like it :).

Spacebabie: Sorry to hear about your friend's death, my condolences. <reads this week's CR and raises eyebrows> Uh, I take those back. Sounds like the one who created that person needs a serious can of whupping opened on his ass. :) You and others were screwed, and he deserves pain for it. Hope someone gives it to him. If you want to vent because of it, feel free to use my e-mail. Or do it in here, as you already have. Whatever happens, I'll be praying you make it through this lousy situation alright. That's one thing true friends do. :)

David G: Liked your story the best out of all those in Sabledrake Magazine, it had a very nice plot and characters. Eagerly waiting for the next installment. I also agree with you about Coyote's work, like I said above I hope he puts out more of it soon.

Firestorm: Congrats on triumphing over the flu. Hope Lady Mystic and her sister are also both doing okay. <Well HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our favorite blue jeaned police queen. (See her up on the movie screen PRETTIEST WOMAN I EVER SEEN...) (Sorry... I just like that song!)> I do too. :)

Mandi: Thanks for posting that excellent poem, your friend Lara writes well. :)

Green Baron & Xenatrek, SOROW & Joe: Congrats on your Holiday happiness, hope it continues into the New Year and beyond. (Don't worry, SOROW, you have my prayers in the new school year. Hope Kit and I get the same from you.)

Internet Reunion: Thanks for mentioning this event, Spike. Kit and I will probably be attending it in lieu of the IRL Gathering this year since we're strapped for cash. :( See you all there, people. Hope we have a good time, it looks like it will be a lot of fun. :)

Clayton Moore: <moment of silence> I will miss the Lone Ranger. May he ride on forever in our hearts. :)

SJ: Good rant on Christianity, I definitely agree with it. <smiles> I also agree with you about not liking the secret police in charge of Russia, but Putin seems like an okay guy so far. He has a trustworthy face, appears to be a shrewd politician, and seems to be trying to purge the Russian government of corruption (a difficult but very noble thing to do). All good qualities. Other than them, though, I too do not know much about Putin. Hope he shows us more of himself and does good government business in the time ahead. Russia seriously needs help. :(

Wilek: re Ragnarok- I've studied it, I know what happens. Lots of cool stuff, really. :) Skold the wolf swallows the sun and some other wolf eats the moon, heralding the final battle between good and evil. Odin calls his Einheriar warriors and Valkyries to battle, they march with the good gods. The evil forces are led by Loki, who is freed from his prison by a great earthquake and brings the evil dead from hell in a ship made of nail clippings, his half-alive and half-dead daughter on the prow. Ymir and the frost giants flock to his banner, as do Surtur and his fire giants. The giant wolf Fenrir and Midgard Serpent are on their side too. In the battle itself, Fenrir swallows Odin and is then ripped apart by Vidar, the God of Silence and Strength. Thor kills Jormugand and then dies from the poison the serpent breathed on him. Loki and Heimdal (Norse god of guardians) fight and kill each other, as do Loki's daughter Hel and Freyja (Norse goddess of beauty). Frey, the Norse sea god, challenges Surtur, but forgets his sword and gets easily taken down. Forget what happens to everyone else, but it ends with the sea rising up to cover everything and then Surtur flinging fire in every direction to consume and burn the world. A new world comes out of the ashes of the old then, and Vidar and the other gods who survived (Thor's sons, Frey's daughter, a few Valkyries, some others) establish rule over it and the descendants of Lif and Lifthrasir, the new Adam and Eve. The Norse know how to write the end of the world, don't they? :)

And I guess that's all for now. Once again, thanks for the welcome backs and happy new year. See you all again real soon, later.

**MORE RP**

In Los Angeles, on the set of Dawson's Creek, James VanDerBeek and Katie Holmes are trying to comfort Josh Jackson. "Jen's dead," "Pacey" is mourning. "I don't believe it. We were so close to each other, and now..." <note, the actress who plays Jen, Michelle Williams, was killed by Asil earlier in the RP> "Hey, get over her, man," says "Dawson." "I'm over her. There are lots of pretty girls at our school, you can find someone else." "Dawson, how can you say that?" "Joey" asks. "Jen was our friend, and you don't even care that she's gone!" "Hey, it's not like moaning over it will bring her back. Nothing will. She's gone, and that's that. We should just forget about her and get on with our lives." "But I can't do that," Jackson whines. "She was my one and only, she..." Katie rolls her eyes and is about to say her next line when there is a loud explosion and the back wall of the set caves in. "Cut!" Director Kevin Williamson shouts. "What the hell...?" He stops speaking as Asil steps through the hole in the back wall of the set with BFG ready. "Uh, who are you?" "The kind of character you can't write," Asil snaps. "A totally violent, insane, and self-absorbed b^*ch!" Williamson frowns. "Wait a minute. I can write violent crazy characters, didn't you see Scream? And self-absorbed characters? I do the standard on those!" "It's true," Josh Jackson smiles. "He does. In fact, we were just doing another scene with a script full of them before you..." "Silence!" Asil shouts. "I came here to find a boy toy, and I will not leave without one!" "Whoa, calm down, hottie," James VanDerBeek says with a grin. "I can date you." "It's not just a date I want," Asil snaps, then pulls out her love-zapper gun and shoots VanDerBeek, causing him to collapse unconscious. Before anyone can stop her she grabs his body and drags it out of the studio, waving her BFG around to keep everyone else back. "Wait!" Josh Jackson screams. "You can't take Dawson away! He's the main character of this show!" "I can do whatever I want to!" Asil snaps, throwing the comatose VanDerBeek into her car's trunk and slamming the lid. "Goodbye!" She hops behind the wheel and speeds away. Jackson looks at Williamson. "Did you see that?" "Yes," Williamson frowns. "I wonder who that woman was. The show could use a character like her." "Um, excuse me?" Katie Holmes breaks in. "She took Jim away! Our show's over!" "Not necessarily," Williamson shrugs. "I can find a new focus for it, like say, you." Katie's eyes widen. "Okay, let's do it!" she shouts, then frowns. "But if it turns out like Time of Your Life..." "I give you my word," Williamson assures her. "Uh, okay, we'll have a new script for this ep by Friday and then..." He continues to spew Hollywood garbage as the screen goes blank.

**COMING SOON- AN UPDATE ON THE AVATAR SITUATION AND WHAT THE RAVENS ARE DOING (Hope SJ, Wilek and Kaioto contribute to the RP again soon, so I can know what their current situations are. Kit and I've got ours down, and will post more of it soon.) FOR NOW END RP**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 11:15:48 PM
IP: pool-209-138-202-232-dlls.grid.net

This is my very last post as a free woman before the summer, for I am journeying once more into the utmost unbearable hell... I am going back to school tomorrow. Please pray for me. I am going to need it.

The Green Mile> I just saw it and it was great! I know the reason why they're going to give it Best Picture though, but I don't want to say it cause you'll all flame me...but go see it if you haven't. I liked the mouse the best :)

Wilek> *hugs back*

Warp> You're welcome.
SOROW
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 10:11:32 PM
IP: dll2a010-0253.splitrock.net

Christine: Aye, you have one, this is true. And now so does Crzy ... thing is, though, that the design I used for yours disappeared on me, so Crzy's is a different design. Ah well, as soon as you guys take pics of your respective decals, ye can compare notes. :)
Coyote the Bando
Algonac, Michigan
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 09:50:21 PM
IP: zzz-209252248233.splitrock.net

Gargoyles Internet Reunion > this is looking great ! Going to be so much fun! I don't know the first thing about running an online game but am willing to give it a try. And count me in for any fanfic type discussions! Very exciting! Now I just have to decide whether I should skip voting entirely or let my monstrous ego walk on in and toot m'own horn ; )

Crzy > I already have one of Coyote's Jerichos, as it happens ; ) And as you're glomming commissions, do keep in mind that you have a deadline for a certain pic coming up in three weeks or so ...

"Damien" update > writing the past two nights has been a _blaze_ ... I am now 22 pages into Part One ("Atonement") and thus far it's all I hoped it would be. But I'm still expecting to need about three weeks to get it done; it's going to be a huge two-parter at least.

Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 09:47:12 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

Aaron - Definately up for that commission. :) When do you need it ::looks at her list of things to draw:: o.O

Greg was great, sporting his winter beard again ::drools:: He finally let me pay for lunch! At the last minute he tried to go dutch, but I refused. Best part was (other than seeing those lovely blue eyes) he showed me the promo for "Max Steel" Verra cool. I like the bad guys... but then... I always do. :)

COYOTE!! Got the sticker just yesterday. Nicely done!! Extra bonus to see Demona on there with Jericho. Gotta get you some artwork, my friend! :) ::scurries into the corner and hides the sticker before Christine can nab it from her:: neener neener neeeeeener!! :P
CrzyDemona
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 08:11:14 PM
IP: 209.150.94.77

**staggers into the room, a big smile on his face, being fanned by Chibi-Elisa-chan with a towel. Slumps down against the wall, his smile widening, but suddenly notices the stares**

What? I just came back from the gym. Had myself a good hourlong workout. :)

Jannie: Mine was worse. *Much* worse. And I'm still embarrassed about it.

Wilek: DIVX was ... *is* ... Circuit City.

Crzy: Say, did ye get the decal yet? Should've arrived by now, even allowing for the holiday.

Regarding computer service: XenaTrek has a point there. Incidentally, I would take my hardware to Richard too if he were closer (my tech support is done by my uncle, who's a regional systems analyst for Hitachi Data Systems.).
As far as Best Buy goes, I will *never* set foot in one again, mainly because the only reason I would is to get CDs or computer programs ... and I can get *that* from MediaPlay, so why bother? (Plus MediaPlay has a better home video section and more anime, too. ;)

Brooklyn: Condolences on your friends. **hugs**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 07:23:07 PM
IP: zzz-209252248072.splitrock.net

hey again,
I wish I could of gotten in the day after three weeks ago, when I first asked if I could stay around, but I couldn't, you see there's been these deaths... My friend commited suicide about the day after I talked to you guys, than a week later another friend ODed on drugs, followed the last week, on christman too, a friend died... I just haven't had time till the new millenium, then I just got in cause Jaden gave me another way in.
SPOILERS

X Files:: Disapointing, no new ep this week, just a slime one from last season

MOVIES:: BIECENTENTIAL MAN:: Thumbs up! Very good movie, surprising twist, at first the guys as thick as Owen's head, but then he's cool. If you don't like that Pepsi girl, you know the one with all the voices, also on Paulie, watch out.
STAURT LITTLE:: Verry good film! Laugh alot during it, and I'll give it about a 8

WORK:: Finally we have a break at NSSC and other then that babysitting is smooth. ps- just got a knew keyboard, 2000 versoin *GRINZ* NSSC has been working us to the bone, even I, who is only a minor employer, but since I work with my father, it's even harder with him hovering all day. I feel like Angela with Goliath now...
Family:: Mum is due anytime, new kid. Great! (not serios, I'm really hating this he's number six in my home!)
fin!

Well GTG! Gotta go and do a project on Greek history and the olimpian games. JOY!

Talk to ya later

Brooklyn
Glen Dale Hieghts, IL, USA
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 06:43:46 PM
IP: dialup-166.90.65.207.chicago1.level3.net

Wilek> <<Do...I wanna know...?>>Probably not, but then he is a right brainer like all the rest of you.
Ragnarok:I believe the wolf (Fenrir) eats the sun. Plus, Jormungund the World Serpent rises, and all the gods die in a giant battle.

Warpmind> <<It's FICTION, man! It doesn't matter!>> It's physics. It ALWAYS matters.

Tim p.> Upgrading: Easy, take off the case, take out the old stuff, put in the new stuff, put the case back on. For RAM, your old sims may already fill up all the slots, so it is possible that you may not be able to salvage them.

Resident Evil: Eh, it's just Alone in the Dark with better graphics (remember, anyone?).

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 06:43:07 PM
IP: proxy1-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

The Best Buy saga continues. Today, I spoke with the national folks twice (and guess what? they claim I was never entitled to a new computer, only to the pittance they want to give me), the two managers of the store I bought it from (one of them had the gall to *hang* *up* *on* *me*. And yes, I will be calling him again tomorrow, getting his name, and lodging a formal complaint...truth be known, I realized as I was driving home from work that it is my goal to see this man fired. I simply asked him why he couldn't tell me how long the store kept a copy of teh receipt for (he claimed he couldn't tell me over the phone; I asked why) and he said he was busy, I asked again after he explimed somethign else, saying I wanted an answer just to my question of why he coulcn't tell me, he stared talking over me, claimed again he was busy, and then hung up on me), a district manager, had the national line call the district manager...and tomorrow, I will begin calling the *regional* manager...on his *cell phone*. You see, one of the guys I work with used to manage a Best Buy, and so he has the regional manager's number programmed into his cell phone (he also told me that threatening to take youe business elsewhere doesn't matter to them--after all, he said he was told to basically tell someone who threatened that "Yeah, we'll cry over your $1000 while we count the $7 billion we get every year...which I will use as a counter agrument, saying that "If you make that much a year, it won't kill you to swallow $1700 and give me a new machine now, will it?"). I at one point said that if they couldn't honor their own "repair or replace" warentee, that I should get my money back for the useless warentee. They offered to buy it back...prorated. As in, I would only get 1/3rd what the warentee was worth. I told them this was unacceptable, and repeated many many times that I only wanted them to honor their warentee. Repair or replace. I don't care if they replace it with some ancient PoS, so long as it works. I don't even really want a brand spankin' new machine, I just want them to honor their own guarentee. One of them said the parts weren't available, and I informed him that was not my problem, it was theirs--after all, if they think the parts won't be there in 3 years, they shouldn't sell three year guarentees...and this hasn't even been three years yet.
The district manager will be getting a call...he will be getting *many* of them. And when this is over, I will either have a) a functional computer or b) a restraining order against me.
jewel
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 06:35:32 PM
IP: atlnb312-12.splitrock.net

Short on time today, so short post...

Warpmind- The TImewarp comes from that cult classic about transexual transvestite transilvanians, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

Wilek- Can I assume your RP is taking place shortly before my last one on New Year's Eve where Thailog killed everyone and I destroyed the universe?

Resident Evil- THe first game had flaws but was honestly the first game in the genre that did it well... Part 2 improved upon it in every way, (thoguh to get an A grade you had to beat it without saving and do it in under two hours, which was a pain at the end since the final bosses killed you QUITE quickly...) and part three is a notch or two down but Nemesis is cool. The novels are somewhat interesting, but eh...
Robby
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 05:41:41 PM
IP: spider-tp043.proxy.aol.com

here's the link
jenna again
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 03:49:36 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Xena Trek- here is a link for Silent Hill- funco has it on line used for 20 bucks.
jenna
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 03:48:39 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

jenna: > Re: I also have played Silent Hill- now that is a disturbed game that makes RE look like a walk in the park! >> Really? I'll add that game to my list as well. I love story telling type games... like RE2, Final Fanasty series, etc., I don't care much for shoot'em ups either... with the exception of "Goldeneye" for N64, I *use* to be able to nail all four of my brothers in that game. Of all of the game style types... Im best at the racing/driving ones... like Daytona 500. Now that I think of it... I think I will go and get myself a playstation... Question: My brother told me that Playstation 2 is coming out soon, and that it is compatiable with games for Playstation 1... if that is the case... then I'll wait for Playstation 2.

XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 03:06:40 PM
IP: gopher0.national.aaa.com

Jenna>So, you do like House of the Dead? Zombie's Revenge is actually a sequel to HOTD, it's just not a shooting game. It's kind of like one of the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles side-scrolling arcade games, except you get to shoot people. ZR actually has the same final boss as HOTD as well as some of the same locations and zombie designs.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 02:48:39 PM
IP: ppp-76.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Aaron- yeah, RE1 has a long gap inbetween scenes- but as the technology has progressed, gaps like that have gotten shorter and the animation better.

I don't like the "ARCADE sTYLE" shoot up games, with the exception of House of the Dead- I like the stories of the RE series- yeah, there are stories- and there pretty good.

I also have played Silent Hill- now that is a disturbed game that makes RE look like a walk in the park!
jenna
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 02:42:49 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Jenna> Well, I apologize for being surprised. I'm not a big RE fan myself. I don't have a game console, so I think I played RE1 all of once. I remember thinking it was okay, I just wished the stage transfer was a little smoother. You know, where you go from one hall to another, and there's a lag in between, and there's always a zombie or three waiting right there in the next part of the stage.

If you like horror games and/or first person shooters, you should try Blood. I like any game that starts and ends with Army of Darkness riffs.

And I know you'd like Zombie's Revenge. It's sort of House of the Dead meets Die Hard Arcade. (Although, thankfully, the McLaine-lose-your-clothes rule doesn't apply in ZR) Plus, it's got all kinds of nifty weapons. Giant drills, flame throwers, dual handguns, and El Mariachi guitar case machine guns.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 02:27:52 PM
IP: ppp-76.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

SJ- may drop you and em later- keep eyes peeled.
jenna yet again
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 02:16:53 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Aaron- Here is a picture of the graphic novel for REsident evil- The poster I have is done by this same artist, and is a pic of Jill and Chris from the first game in the mansion, but it's done in this same style-
jenna
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 01:07:49 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Right now I'm typing to you peole on a brand spankin' new Gateway 2000 pentium III computer. It has a CD/DVD drive too!

I'm taking the old HP Bell to college with me. The old computer is fine but the processor, CD-ROM, and modem are slow. It only has 16 Megs of RAM. I don't mind that it has a smaller hard drive because I can delete alot of the old stuff and I don't run a lot of large programs. Besides, I got a Zip drive. I was thinking of taking it back to Best Buy to get a couple upgrades because it is supposedly still under warrenty there. But after hearing all these complants about Best Buy I'm not too sure if I should.

Does anyone reccomend a place where I can have my PC cheaply upgraded? Is it possible for a person to upgrade a computer himself? If so, how do you install more RAM and/or a new CD/DVD-ROM?
Tim P.
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 12:58:41 PM
IP: s13-onawa.pionet.net

Enters the CR with Deliah-chan and Squall-kun. Squall imediatly goes off to pester Xellos and Spots Hyena-chan's sharp claws.*sweat drops* runs back and cower's behind Deliah-chan.
He he he isnto so brave with out his gun blade. wich I made him leave behind.

Joyriders>>>Go ahead..if not for me but for the others he duped.

I think I found a pretty good Midi site. Once I get the link I'll post it.

Warpy.. I saw your pic. you didn't tell me you were so cute

time to go. picks up her chibi's and leaves
Spacebabie
Orlando, Fl, USA
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 12:46:55 PM
IP: user-37kaoom.dialup.mindspring.com

Xena trek- how is RE3?-- how about AWESOME!!!

There is a dodge command, where you can dodge enemies, and struggle with them if they grab you. There is also now two different types of hunters- hunter alpha, and hunter beta. You get a lot more nice fire power, and there is a lot more ground to cover- you go all over the town Raccoon City- not just the police station. If you win, there is a part where you can play the mercenaries, which is very intense and cool. Also if you win on "hard" you get a prize animation where you find out what happened to all the characters in both RE1 and RE2 after the town is nuked. There are 8 animations, and they cover Jill Valentine, Chris and Clare Redfield, Barry, Ada Wong, Sherrie, and Leon Kenedy. I have yet to see them, but as the animation is better and there is more of it than in RE2 I am really looking forward to it.

Oh, and since you like that guy in the trench coat in RE2 let me tell you that Nemesis- is a better, meaner, faster version of him as well- he like the zombies is smarter and faster than any other versions. The zombies can now come down the stairs after you. Very spooky.
jenna
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 12:42:51 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Aaron-- <*YOU* like resident evil> yeah-*blushes* I do. The comic shop where I go had a poster of the graphic novel they put out they were trying to get rid of. I got it for three dollars, and it is sitting in my living room.

When it comes to play station games- I love the horror genre. I used to read a lot of horror novels and watch the movies-- I got into the movies when I used to work the night shift at HEB- It would be two o'clock and I wanted to watch something while I unwound and ate a little snack- nothing was on but zombie movies- so I got hooked. And when I wasn't working I used to stay up and watch them as I was sewing- funny picture, eh? I suppose there are many fascets to every one's personality- :P I have always liked a variety of things- Gargoyles, B.dance, Pokemon, RE, Scary games, poetry, Cs Lewis- quite a mix huh? I've never been one to like one thing and one thing only.

Xena Trek- RE2 is awesome- RE 3 is awesome as well; and in the fall they are coming out with RE: Code Veronica- in which you find out what happens to Claire and Chris Redfield. I don't know if it's coming out to dreamcast only or playstaion as well, though.
jenna
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 12:34:53 PM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Re: Resident Evil >> Played RE2 on playstation... boy does that game "kick a$$"! (although I should admit that my brother and I kinda cheated towards the end). I waiting for it to come to PC, since I don't own a Playstation currently... although I was thinking of going out to buy one so that I can even get the 'Xena' game. (Its only $99 at Sam's Club). How is RE3 anyway? I have yet to see it in action, I heard that the control is similar to RE2 whereas RE1 was very difficult. My favorite part about RE2 is when you are the girl, Claire (?) and you have this 'big zombie' stalker that refuses to stay dead and is constantly following 'you'... especially when you see him creep up the survailance camera and smashes it, and then he's just around the corner. (its even more fun in the dark and dead silent).
XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 11:23:34 AM
IP: gopher0.national.aaa.com

Aaron wanders in, carrying the impatient-looking Hyena-chan, who immediately jumps down and runs off in search of Xellos.

Aaron waves to Warpmind and tosses him a shirt.

Crzy> Sooooooo, how was Greg? And have you given any more thought to that commission? If you're too busy, I understand.

Best Buy> I always find the staff to be *very* attentive. ie, they're following me around, acting like I'm going to stuff a DVD player under my coat and walk out with it.

Jenna>Good to hear from you again. *You* like Resident Evil? Actually, I don't know why that surprised me. :)

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 11:15:16 AM
IP: ppp-157.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Spacebabie- oh, that's terrible! I hate it when people play mind games like that.

SJ- regarding "end of world fanatics" I agree with you man- remember the saying " you shall know neither the day nor the hour." ? I don't believe anyone who says they know - no one really knows- the only ones who do are not on Bill Gates payroll.

Which brings me to another point- someone asked me why I wasn't worried about Y2k-- my reasons: first off if it were really a threat, do you think the government and miltary would let us (the general public ) in on it? And second -- the whole y2k scare was concerning IBM computer chips- call me suspicious, but I think Bill Gates knew about it, and let it happen- that way people wkould have to purchase more of his computers, and if the gov knew this they let it happen because it would boost the economy.
jenna
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 11:13:13 AM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Happy New Year everyone.

My resolution for this year is to post to the forum more often.

TGS (no spoilers) - seems to be coming together very well, you can see the writers shifting things into place to match it up with what will eventually happen. It will be interesting to see how and when the storylines from "Vows" and "Long Way to Morning" will be mixed in. And what will happen to make Goliath fall for Demona where he currently seems smitten with Asrial.

Y2K, no hassles at work at all, at least in terms of the bug - did get a nasty suprise when turning on a set of old machines this morning, one of the monitors didn't come on, so I ducked under the desk to push the power lead in properly...

Bang!

Got up in time to see a huge cloud of smoke coming from a monitor on the other side of the desk. After unplugging everything from the wall I looked to see what had happened and where all these tiny green plastic chips had come from. It turned out one of the power cables in the back of an old monitor had (for want of a better phrase) exploded. There was a hole in the side of the three pin adapter that plugs into the back of the monitor the size of the end of my thumb - never seen anything like it. Glad I wasn't standing near it when it went.

Wilek> Uri Geller Vs Pokemon - Couldn't stop laughing when I heard this. I hope he ends up having to pay his own court costs, or it gets thrown out in short order. He's tried something like this before - he sued a watch manufacturer who had an advert with a psychic trying to stop a watch - and failing.
It was clearly intended as a homage, a small in-joke, but seeing as it isn't derogatory, makes no difference to the game whatsoever and is hardly the selling point of the product - I can't see where he thinks he has much of a case.
There's a really parodied mystic-type character in the game Discworld 2 "Missing presumed" in the Djelibeybi location called Yuri Djeller - let's hope he doesn't find out about that.

BTW> The new Discworld book, "The Fifth Elephant" is fantastic, buy with confidence. It's a City Watch book, with Capt Vimes heading off to Uberwald as an Ambassador for the city of Ankh and getting embroiled in a political conflict which involves Angua's family.

Anyway back to Pokemon - just as a matter of interest, where is the US transmission in terms of episodes? All the ep guides I've found on the net end at the Pokemon League stuff and we've had about 20+ episodes since that in the UK on cable/satellite and there's a new one on every day.
We haven't even had the film yet - this is the problem with living outside the USA, TV and film reaches us at different speeds.
The X-Files movie for example, probably didn't do as well as it might have seeing as only those with satellite TV had seen the series leading up to it. (The BBC are showing the season following the movie in January and are only up to mid series 2 of Buffy, thankfully those of us with cable/satellite we get series 4 from Friday, followed immediately by the new Angel series).

Matt Dymond - [MDY21940@yahoo.com]
UKTuesday, January 4, 2000 10:33:49 AM
IP: 195.195.164.7

Happy Y2K everyone! I had a good time, and now I'm sick to my stomach.

Wilek> Ravage's name is not Shadow panther in Japan, it's Jaguar. I went to amazon.com and the picture didn't come up on my monitor, so I don't know whether they are selling Ravage or not.

Doug> Read yor latest fic, and enjoyed it immensily. Glad to see the Rose's scheme blow up in his face like that.

Christine> "Damien" oohhh can't wait. When do yo expect to be finished?
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 10:28:03 AM
IP: spider-we083.proxy.aol.com

PRESS RELEASE -- Gargoyles Fandom Internet Reunion

We are very pleased to announce that the Gargoyles Reunion site is up
and running!

The page is located at http://www.firefox.org/reunion/

The Reunion is scheduled for the evening of Sunday, February 20th thru
February 26th, and is intended to be an online convention and get
together for Gargoyles fans, to remember old times and renew old
friendships. The Reunion will feature:

OPEN CHAT from 9:00 PM Server Time (EST) Sunday, 2/20/2000 to Sunday
morning on 2/27/2000 (whenever Leva gets up and turns the chatroom off).

SPECIAL EVENTS CHAT:

Reunion Night:
Monday from 9:00 PM server time until ??? in the Special Event Room. Mark your calendars! This is THE chat to go to if you want to see old friends!

(The dates on the following are To Be Announced)

Meet the Pros:
We have tentative confirmation from a few pros from the series (and
working on some more) -- we'll announce names when we set a specific
time and date for the event. Imagine seeing several of the series Powers That Be
in a chat room at once ... that's what we're trying to do!

Rapid Fire Round Robin:
Opening sentence is, "Elisa Maza was having a REALLY bad day." When your
turn comes, you have two minutes to add ONE SENTENCE to the round robin!
Only rule is, "Keep it clean!"

If there is sufficient interest, we will also do an Adults Only Rapid
Fire Round Robin in a passworded chat room -- you must be 21 to
participate and must sign up by e-mail. If you might be offended by
risque story lines, DO NOT sign up for it!

"How to create a believable story, or, Die Mary Sue, Die!":
Just what it says. Discuss what works in a story and what doesn't.

"The Current State of TV Animation -- the Good, the Bad, and the REALLLLY Ugly!":
What are you watching now? Does anything measure up to Gargoyles?

Fan Fiction Today:
Meet the staffs of The Gargoyles Saga, Wintersmith Dreams and others who
are keeping Gargoyles alive through imaginative storylines and creative
writing!

Gathering 2000:
Curious about what in the works for the upcoming Gathering in Orlando, Florida? The G2K crew will be available to answer all your questions about hotels, local attractions, events, contests, and more!!

RPG CHAT:
Come play in our Gaming Room! We are currently looking for Game Masters
interested in running Role-Playing Games during the Reunion.
Gargoyles-related themes would be nice but ultimately it's GM's choice.
All we want to know is what day and time you'll be running your game and
the topic so we can post it on the Reunion schedule.

BULLETIN BOARDS where people can drop in and post their thoughts on
Gargoyles or post their fav pics from past Gatherings.

FANDOM AWARDS where you can vote for various fan-related topics. Voting
results to be posted on Saturday, Feb.26 at the close of the Gargoyles
Fandom Reunion.

ART SHOW:
The categories are Gargoyles from the Show, Fanfic Illustrations, and
Original Character Designs. Artists are allowed three (3) entries per
category, for a maximum of nine (9) entries total. Entries do not have
to be new art; in fact, we encourage artists to break out those early works
done in the beginning of fandom that new fans may have never seen
before.
All entries to be sent in by Feb. 20, 2000. For more details, contact
Christi at <cshayden@juno.com>.

STORY CONTEST:
We have three topics: "Reunion in the New Millenium" -- Two or more
characters reunite in the future -- you pick the characters and the
time; "A Diary of a Gargoyle From the Future" -- 10-15 entries in the diary of
a gargoyle from the future; and "World's Worst Gargoyles Fanfic in
Under 1000 Words!" -- We dare you to write us a real stinker of a story. Be
afraid -- be VERY afraid!! All entries to be sent in by Feb. 20, 2000.
Contact Leva at <leva@primenet.com> for more details.

POSTCARDS:
Leva is interested in receiving artwork for the postcard gallery. She
has a few Gargoyles-related postcards already but would be interested in
designs relating to the Gargoyles Fandom Reunion. Please contact Leva at
leva@primenet.com.

VOLUNTEERS:
Many hands make light work --- there's lots of things to do for people
interested in helping. We need people to help in promoting the event,
brainstorming on activities, hosting a chat, running a game or any of a
number of things. Anything you might be able to contribute would be a
big help!

We hope to see YOU at the Gargoyles Fandom Reunion!!!

Gargoyles Fandom Internet Reunion
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 10:15:57 AM
IP: pppt03-84.ght.iadfw.net

*Looks at chibi Otto and Chibi Purige who're reading the book they got for X-mas. a book called Kama Sutra, Illustrated Edition*
soo, kids, learned you tricks you could show to Mommy Jannie?
C-Otto and C-Purgie: "yeeesssssss!"
C-Otto points to a page: "I'm not very familliar with this one, wanna practice, babe?"
C-Purgie:"I'm right on your stracks, stud muffin!"
Denis:"like I told you: in your basket!"

hum, ohh-kay...
Happy New Year to Everybody! hope you didn't have too much trouble!
I got Hunter The Reckoning for Xmas. nice stuff. inspired me some stuff for... well, y'all will find soon enough!

Injustice is gonna be done normally by the end of the week. Be ready!

that's all for now! take care!

Denis - [malkavien@swing.be]
Brussels, Belgium
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 10:00:41 AM
IP: uu194-7-243-145.unknown.uunet.be

Well, how was the end of the known world for you all? :P

Nothing much happened here- I haven't been on line for the past two weeks because we have been so busy at work and at home. Christmas I went down to do the family thing, and this past holiday they came up to do the family thing. At midnight, their were a bunch of fireworks downtown, which I was able to see from my balcony window :)

One thing I did recieve for the holiday was a copy of REsident evil 3- my fav game genre- didn't expect that did ya? :p Anyway my review is that it is awesome!! The main guy who wrote it said he wrote it for the fans- and he did- talk about replayablity- it is really really good. I don't know if there are any RE fans in here- but you find out what happens to all the characters from the other two; and there is a mercenary mode, in which you can earn money to by super power weapons with unlimited ammo. There are alot more control features, and more animations. Very nice.

Best Buy- I never buy anything more than games and cds there- I don't like being pressured to buy this or that, and I know enough about computers to really feel comfortable buy this one or that one from them. But I must say they look like the Kmart of computers- poorly run, under staffed, disorganized, and the associates have less knowledge about computers than I- so needless to say, I like to buy stuff from them that is already prepackaged and self explaintory- no fuss no muss.

Aaron- A decepticon symbol on your car- coolies.

Jannie- I'm here Mamafox!! ^_^

My writing- way behind- but what is new- now that all the visiting is out of the way, I'm ready to tackle things.

Laters.
jenna
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 10:00:05 AM
IP: unknown-31-157.glm.com

Re: 'Mushroom' sign >> If you do figure out what the alternate to 'mushroom' is... don't say you learned it from me. *recalls having a discussion on the sign for 'thank you' with my middle step-brother. Where you begin the sign, if it is *not* from the mouth, it *is* an obsence sign.* Later.
XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 08:18:50 AM
IP: gopher0.national.aaa.com

Jannie: Re: Coyote> *chuckles at your mistake in signing* For my test, I was so nervous and I signed that the teacher was a whore O_O oops! thank goodness she had a great sense of humor! Heh, I still passed ;D >> *LOL* Denise had a great sense of humor with it Don's *obsence* sign. Its really funny how doing sign one way means something, and means another if you alter it... even a slightest motion (ie 'Mushroom' - I not teaching you guys obsence signs, even if you are curious... so don't even try to figure it out.). << Re: Sign language> I took classes a few years ago and of course, only remember a few signs. This was called, "Texas Sign Language".. ummmm??? we signed with a southern accent? *L* Never did understand why they called it that. >> *LOL* Believe it or not... there's even a "Brooklyn Sign Language*, I have not clue as to the difference between that and "Michigan SL"... all I know is that in some states, (if not all) certain 'signs' means a different 'word' (Hmmm.... that almost sounds like doing a sign wrong and getting a obsense one....). Wait I got an example... a sign for BC in Michigan Sign is 'showing one to take the pill' whereas in other states... the sign is having your finger in your palm. Also, I'm had two but still not use to that... the left-handed signers... the signs are 'backwards' in a way, they are an eyefull. <> Will look out for it (I don't need a hotel... since I live in the city itself) Thanks.

Wilek Nereus: Re: You're a CR dweller; being interesting, exciting, and intellectual are all part of being one of us. ^_^ >> *blushes* KEWL.

Fire Storm: Re: Coyote: <If FS or LM don't want to act as interpreters, you can contact them at gathering2k@nycmail.com> I personally don't mind, but I know I would need WAY more practice before I could even consider that. And besides... I don't know PSE, only ASL. >> *blushes* Awww... you're too *sweet*. All you're doing with PSE vs ASL is signing in grammatical order... ie: 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog'. VS. ASL, there is no grammer... it maybe something like this 'brown fox quick jump-over lazy dog'... they take out the 'the' and some adj. Not to worry FS, I am honored that you offered... I am going to send the 'overseers' an email at the end of the week (Glances over at Coyote: weren't you suppose to send me the names to my email last night?)Thanks. Oh... don't worry if you can't sign when you meet me, I can hear well enough (86% with an aid in my right ear -- I am virtually deaf in my left with only 35%)... as long as one is direct and 'loud'. I just have trouble with distingish of several words... and when people 'sway' back and forth too much. *hugs*

Re: Best Buy: >> I have yet to experience problems with Best Buy... maybe cuz I haven't both anything but CD's and DVD's from them. Was gonna get a printer last night from them... but now that I recall the problems both Coyote and my other friend had with BB, I think I won't bother getting a printer from them. I can say one thing about BB though.... the service reps are terrible... try finding one to help you and they keep sending you off to someone else, cuz its not their dept. (then why the hell you in there dept anyway). I do have a similar story however about getting services from so call techs and learned something the hard way. While I was in Hampton, VA last year, I bought a DVD Rom drive, installed it and couldn't get it to work. Took it to a so-call computer repair place and 24 hours and $200 later... they could get it to work with my computer, (I had an AMD K6 300 MHz) but can get it to work on an intel, so they told me it *won't* work with an AMD but with an Intel. Well I don't have money to get an Intel at that point in time. I arrived back to Michigan for a short period of time and contacted my network eng/computer tech friend, Richard Bowser and asked him to have a look at my computer and see about getting an intel chip for the DVD Rom. Came over to his house... in exactly 30 minutes... he got my DVD up and running with... an AMD! And since he was my close friend, it only cost me $30. I couldn't believe it and neither can he... he felt that the techs in Hampton were not well enough experience and that they should have not charged me at all. Moral of Story... whenever I have a computer hardware problem... I'm better off sending it to him or (if I can find one down here) a person I know that can fix it. And *never, never* take it to one of those computer repair places... cuz they'll gut you with the cost and more likey never fix it.
XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 08:13:31 AM
IP: gopher0.national.aaa.com

Sneaking in a quick post from work... umm... 46th! :)

Jewel, Coyote> Since last summer's returns fiasco with them (and the fact that they had IDIOTS working the computer section) I refuse to buy any software or hardware at Best Buy again. CDs are okay, but that's about it. Give them hell, Jewel. :)

Spacebabie> **blinks, does double take** What? How screwed up in the head is this guy???

Stormy> <<That's right, I ordered Armageddon here! Where's my apocalypse? It better not be cold by the time I get it!!>> *snerk* I think a lot of people in the section of Philly I was in on New Year's felt the same way too. Driving home, Lara and I counted the number of people wandering the streets looking for the riot that didn't happen.

Spike> Ooh! The reunion looks great! (Although I wonder... how do you determine who's a newbie? I've been into the fandom for 3 years now, though I've been fairly quiet.)

Doug and Kit> Welcome back!

That's all for now... just got an EM about donuts in Karlyn's office. Better go before Jason and John eat them all.

Mandolin - [weird_web@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 07:43:10 AM
IP: ch165-143.apgea.army.mil

Jewel: Best Buy: I have re-repaired more computers that best buy has worked on than I can remember. There tech support is, IMHO, some of the worst in the industry.
When I bought my camcorder and LM's stereo there, they tried to stick me with that crappy waranty. The waranty for the stereo was 50% of the price of the stereo! And the camcorder... I knew Best Buys rep for repairing things. HELL NO.
I wish I could say that your story is unique. I have yet to hear a good story about their tech support. For me, there is only one place for my stuff if it needs repair. The manufacturer.
Good luck. You may need it. Oh, don't forget the power of the written letter also.
Hell, maybe all of us should sign a petition saying we will not shop there until your comp is replaced. (with something of equal or greater value. They have been know to replace stuff with stuff of lesser quality.)

CrzyDemona: Hmm... make that EVERYONES stuff!

Wilek: Sorry, but DIVX was Circut Citys mistake.

Coyote: <If FS or LM don't want to act as interpreters, you can contact them at gathering2k@nycmail.com>
I personally don't mind, but I know I would need WAY more practice before I could even consider that. And besides... I don't know PSE, only ASL.

Customers: I don't want to go off on a rant here, but there is this guy that is calling me at LEAST twice a day for tech support. I HAVE BEEN SICK AND HE KNOWS THAT! yet he still calls. He calls on holidays, and even durring LM's birthday dinner. (Sorry LM).
How do I cut him off?

Payback: There ain't no payback like Mels.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 06:59:07 AM
IP: 216.90.45.172

*Walks into the CR a little bit more composed than last time*

Spacebabie:If you want us to Joyride this Dustin guy,then it would be our pleasure to do so.(I should have said more this tactfully before but I was too angry over what this guy did to you to think strait*HUGS*)

Marc:Welcome back!

Aaron:<>*Drools*I "HAVE" got to get my hands on one of these Decepticon symbols.

jewel re Best buy:BRAVO!!,Give 'em hell!! :)

Wilek:Happy belated Birthday!

C'yas later my friends!!

Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 05:32:02 AM
IP: exip-t-014-p-85-10.tmns.net.au

*Warpmind and Maggie-chan walk in, cheering.*

Demona's Payback, episode one is now officially added to the Archive! Search for the name "Demona's Payback Consortium" for the MiST, or check the recent list.

Pistoff/Mara: I sent you an e-mail with the necessary info for you to upload the next two eps, did you get it, or is the LAN server here screwy again?

*Walks back out.*

Time for a bite, methinks...
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 04:43:27 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Well, I didn't make it yesterday. I'll just have to try harder today, I guess. At least I'm back now... On to replies.

Robby: What I meant wasn't how or where you found it, but where it is from, originally... TV show? Movie? Game? What?

SJ: I'm with ya, buddy. Let's try to postpone the Second Coming for a few more millennia. I hear there's a gas cloud on collission course with our solar system in about 50000 years, that sounds like a good time. By then, humanity is probably no longer on Earth, anyway, so if Christ decides to return to this little ol' doomed planet around that time, it'll be his problem. ;) But seriously, I'm brought up in the Christian faith, too, and I can't see why ANYONE wants to welcome the End of Days. Life's bad enough as it is, we don't need the Dark Lord to make it worse after a handful of chosen ones have been taken away to a better place...

Gside: How can Lex's clothes fit in Spike's fics? It's FICTION, man! It doesn't matter!

Sorow: Smooch cheerfully accepted. ;)

Aaron: Lay one of them black t-shirts on me, buddy!

Spacebabie: I have three words for you: Pistoff, Revenge Technician. Feel misused? Call him.

Attila the Hun: Check the Joyride page (click my name) for the full list of Joyride events. Including the last one.

Jewel: Go sic'em, hon. Give'em what they've earned.

**RP WARNING**
Warpmind finds himself aboard the Avatar of Ganon again and quickly starts searching his body for injuries.
"I... I remember being shot... I'm unscathed... weird... Oh, well, just one of those days again, I guess."
Wilek stares at him questioningly.
"Never mind. Now, after we settle this business with that possessed guy and the guy with the sword, I probably ought to meet whoever is in charge here, right?
Wilek scratches his head.
"That would be Agent Rho, but you should have... never mind, I just don't want to know. Let's move."
**RP END**

Well, Maggie-chan is feeling a bit uncomfy around all these regular humans, who for some reason seem unable to see her... catch you all later, okay?
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 04:00:50 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

**RP! (Note: It's been a while, and there are probably going to be inaccuracies in this one. If there are, then feel free to presume they didn't happen. ;)**

[In the Restaurant at the End Of The Universe, Agent Rho, Commander Khesaat, Lieutenant Jespe, the Administrator, and Decius have set up a portal generator--not an easy task, when much of the restaurant has broken out into a near-riot--and the two Borg are jacked into its console, searching the imploded universe for the origin point of the convergence. Decius: "I believe we have located the central convergence point." Administrator: "Conveniently enough, it appears to be on Earth..." Decius: "Odd...the coordinates indicate that it's underwater?" The others exchange worried looks. Rho: "Maybe we'd better send Jespe in alone?" Administrator: "No; initial scans indicate the surrounding area is habitable by humans, and indeed contains at least one humanoid life form." Decius: "The area's probably a subcraft of some kind." Khesaat: "Well, what are we waiting for? We'd better get in there and de-implode the universe, before it all starts to fall apart..." With that, Decius and the Administrator begin the portaln opening sequence...]

**END!**

SOROW> <<Okay. Just checking. And I just checked my calendar last night and realized I let your birthday slip by me. How could you? Well, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY from the 28 of December. That's right isn't it? And here are your late b-day spankings from your old friend...*slap*...*slap*... ;)>> [Wilek deftly sidesteps SOROW's spanking hand.] I appreciate the sentiment, friend, really I do...but I've been advised by specialists never to allow myself to be spanked or anything similar. Something about an old vertebral fracture near my tail. [Forfexx: "And here I thought it had to do with the fact that the last girl was torn apar--" Wilek: "Shut up, Forfexx; that was a coincidence."] How 'bout a hug instead? :) <hugZ>

XenaTrek> <<to answer your question, yes, I do believe I will be attending 'G2K' since both Coyote and GB have 'invited' me. Could I ask as to why you are curious? Am I really that interesting? Exciting? (I've have been accussed of being an 'intellect', whatever that's suppose to mean. *smiles*).>> You're a CR dweller; being interesting, exciting, and intellectual are all part of being one of us. ^_^

Gside> <<Oh, you mean like when a dozen eyeballs float around a disembodied head, or the infamous Four Nudes (think: 1,2,3... 1,2,3... You said four, right?). I should be used to this after my brother (all the previous were "realized" by him (as well as Head On a Pike)).>> <blink> Do...I wanna know...?

Spacebabie> <<I hate to say this...i have been duped. I have recently found out JESS was a made up character played by a young man who decided not to play her anymore. He made her out to be a real character and then just killed her.>> Oh...dear...*gods*...this guy...this...<grr> There are just no words...<<Wendsay I start classes at UCF and next monday my mother will be going into surgery for her gall bladder.>> Good luck with the classes, and here's hoping your mother comes out of surgery alright. <hugZ>

Attila the Hun> <<It's time someone got a joyride. I hear his actual name is Dustin. Who's with me?>> I presume you're referring to the idiot who messed with Spacebabie? In that case, with her permission...LET'S NAIL THIS POS TO THE WALL!!! <<PILLAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>> Always remember to do that before you burn; I made this mistake once. Nothing ticks me off like getting scorch marks all over my loot...

Stormy> <<That's right, I ordered Armageddon here! Where's my apocalypse? It better not be cold by the time I get it!!>> Well...I've decided not to do blow up the world quite yet; I'm not yet bored with it. But I can blow up another planet for you. Tatooine? Cardassia? Mundi Tenebricosi? (Oh wait, I'm not done with that one either...) There are quite a lot out there. <G> Oh, by the way, if you don't want your planetary destruction cold, then it was a wise choice to order an Apocalypse or Armageddon instead of a Ragnarok (isn't that the one where the world falls into an eternal winter before a wolf eats it, or am I mixed up again?). ;P <<I BELIEVE that Ravage and Shadow Panther are two seperate figures, but I'm not sure on that. There is a few pics of the BW Ravage figure on my Shrine to Ravage (see link...if I've typed it right. I hope.)>> Interesting...thanks for the info. :) Kewl site. ^_^ (As for Ravage talking in that comic, maybe it was an upgrade. <g>)

Aaron> <<Both Gadzooks and Hot Topics are selling shirts with the slogan Old Skool and pic of the COBRA symbol, Thundercats, the Autobot and Decepticon symbols, things like that.>> <gasp> I *must* have this...I think there's a Gadzooks in the local mall... :D

Jewel> Best Buy> Ack. ACK. These idiots...<<You see, tomorrow I show them why we say "Ain't no b*tch like a Bryn Mawr b*tch." Because not only will I be calling the national line again, but I will be calling the district manager. And the general manager of the store I bought the computer from and the store where the computer is in for repairs. And this won't be just *one* phone call. Oh, no. This will be many, many phone calls...a day. Until eiter a) my machine is fixed or b) they give me a new one. No ifs, no ands, no buts. They will honor their warentee, or heads will roll, because *I* *am* *pissed*.>> I applaud your decision, friend--and, if possible, tape the conversations (it's legal, if at least one of the people on the line is the one doing the taping); I think we'd all enjoy hearing you expertly reaming these idiots a new collective arse. >8)

Coyote> <<Best Buy took ... oh, about ... 7 months to fix *one little frickin' thing* on my combo TV-VCR, then charged me $89 for it because *it didn't fall under the warranty* ... that *and* it was bought at a different Best Buy so they wouldn't honor the warranty even *if* it were covered. The one little frickin' thing, you ask? It was the coaxial socket to hook up the antenna. A little dinky thing that probably costs all of $2 ... and they charge me for $87 for labor and it takes them SEVEN F**KING MONTHS TO FIX IT!!!>> ACK...Hey, wasn't Best Buy one of the stores that was involved with DIVX? (Or was that Circuit City? I always get the two mixed up...)

Marc> Welcome back! :D
Wilek Nereus
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 02:58:15 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

Hey, the TGS page is back up! GREAT NEWS!
Jaden
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 02:17:27 AM
IP: cache1.avtel.net

HEY ALL. Sorry for not posting in a millenium. I've been spending all my time on the comp playing spades on Yahoo and the Aliens Vs. Predator game (which scares the crap out of me) that SOROW's brother downloaded for me.I hope everyone had a nice Christmas (yeah it's been that long since I've posted)I got a million sweaters (the nicest one was from SOROW which I love and will wear to my death bed *kiss to my sweetie*), a Duncan yo-yo, and a TI-83plus. Hope everyone had a nice new years eve as well (mine was pretty lame except for bein with my babe)

I don't know how much time I'm going to have to post for the next couple weeks. School is starting again, and I'm going back into the recording studio to make another album. (This ones going to be hella better than our previous one)
Late..

JOE BOXER - [jboxer82@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 01:16:50 AM
IP: spider-wm035.proxy.aol.com

JEWEL - you GO girl!! Those jerks have had my monitor for 2 months now and I am getting the same song and dance you're getting. I have been sitting back, making calls... biding my time and logging everything... as soon as the Christmas/New Years rushs settles down... I am going to go pay them a little visit. Nothing like having an irrate Gargoyles Fan standing in the middle of a store screaming until she gets what she came in for. >:) hee hee
CrzyDemona
Tuesday, January 4, 2000 12:07:52 AM
IP: 209.150.94.73

Denis> *blinks* ummmm something you wanted to say, dear? *chuckles*

Xena> I will forward you the email that I've received on the G2K information so far. The price of the hotel, registration forms, costs, etc.

Sign language> I took classes a few years ago and of course, only remember a few signs. This was called, "Texas Sign Language".. ummmm??? we signed with a southern accent? *L* Never did understand why they called it that.

Jewel> rip them a new one! My co-teacher had the same problem but with a camcorder. Her husband, a coach, finally had to rip them a new a$$hole before they were able to get any service and their camcorder back. We went thru the same thing with my daughter's CD player. I won't even step foot in a Best Buy anymore. As far as I'm concerned, they don't exist so therefore, not an optional place to shop.

Coyote> *chuckles at your mistake in signing* For my test, I was so nervous and I signed that the teacher was a whore O_O oops! thank goodness she had a great sense of humor! Heh, I still passed ;D

*moans* well, back to work tomorrow. At least the students don't return until Wednesday, so it's just a work day for us.
BUT.... this just means it's that much closer to the end of May for school to be out and then a couple of months of planning and wrapping up details for *drum rolls* G2K!!! *happy feet dance* 8 more months till I see my Denis!! =) and of course to meet all of ya'll that will also be attending! *g* Heh, at least this year, I will understand more of what is going on and will venture outside of the Mini Clan "circle". :) *giggles* I'll be the one attached to Denis!

*hugs g'night to all*
Jannie
Monday, January 3, 2000 11:45:32 PM
IP: 196-117.c.esc4.net

Hey, everybody, sorry that I haven't dropped in for awhile (not that anyone missed me), but when I come home for break my sister is a little dominatrix (Sp?) when it comes to the internet. Anyway, Santa was good to me, and brought me a video editor which I hastily used to make a trailer type thing out of "Temptation". If anyone would like me to send it to them, let me know. I don't usually toot my own horn, but I think gargoyles fans will enjoy it a lot.
That's all for now. Happy new year! And give a hearty slap on the back for the TGS staff for working so hard through the holidays. God knows, how many stories I have to read.
Peace out!
Marc - [dadigan@uiuc.edu]
IL
Monday, January 3, 2000 11:12:48 PM
IP: spider-tj023.proxy.aol.com

My apologies to one of our writers. The previous announcement should also read:

Written by Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. and Alan "Ordell" Coleman, Jr.
Kyryn
Denton, TX
Monday, January 3, 2000 10:41:21 PM
IP: denm1-30.iglobal.net

Gentlebeings, we present for your reading pleasure:

Kindred Spirits

Written by Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr.

Artwork by Christi Smith Hayden
Kyryn
Denton, TX
Monday, January 3, 2000 10:39:20 PM
IP: denm1-30.iglobal.net

**enters, gives another hug to Spacebabie** God, I hate when @$$holes do crap like that. That's along the lines of that jerkwad Nguyen who tried to spontaneously combust the room last year. **hugs again**

Uri Geller's panty knot: This is a case of someone not understanding the culture. There's no need to worry that Jackie Chan or the estate of Bruce Lee wil sue, because the Chinese understand the Japanese tradition of homage in their pop culture ... case in point: a manga called "Star Trekkers" that was given a Cease-And-Desist riot act by Paramount.

XenaTrek: If FS or LM don't want to act as interpreters, you can contact them at gathering2k@nycmail.com and request that an interpreter be made available.
Don't worry about the comic, I have an old high school friend who runs the local store up my way, and I know he's got some copies left.
As for the con costs ... preregistration for all three days (right now) is $30, plus $25 for the banquet, plus however much for any shirts you may want (your size is $20 per shirt), plus panels for the art show if ye want them. :)

Jewel, re: Best Buy nightmare: I hear ya, amiga. Best Buy took ... oh, about ... 7 months to fix *one little frickin' thing* on my combo TV-VCR, then charged me $89 for it because *it didn't fall under the warranty* ... that *and* it was bought at a different Best Buy so they wouldn't honor the warranty even *if* it were covered. The one little frickin' thing, you ask? It was the coaxial socket to hook up the antenna. A little dinky thing that probably costs all of $2 ... and they charge me for $87 for labor and it takes them SEVEN F**KING MONTHS TO FIX IT!!!

**composes self**

But I digress. My TV works again, has been since about '97. And I'm happy. :)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Monday, January 3, 2000 09:41:51 PM
IP: zzz-209252248056.splitrock.net

Spacebabie, if you want us to help fulfill that idiots death wish just let us know. Hope you're not too down about this. <HUGS>

There was a new episode of Starship Troopers this morning. They seem to get one about once a week.

Starsinger
Theresa - [Starsinger@Webtv.net]
Monday, January 3, 2000 09:41:40 PM
IP: proxy-607.public.rwc.webtv.net

<enters fuming> I have to bitch for a while. Just a warning.

I *HATE* Best Buy. With a passion. I bought a computer from them in 98, and bought a 3 year repair or replace warentee from them. I took my computer in for repairs about two weeks before Thanksgiving, and was told it would be fixed by about the 15th of December, and they would call me. The 15th rolls around, and I never hear form them. So I go in and ask. They say it's not done, and they'll call me. A few weeks later, I go back. Not done, they'l call me. The next day, I get my brother to call them while I'm at work to see if there's at least a timeframe. They say they're waiting on parts, and they'll call me. Weeks go buy. Nothing. I get Kieth to call again when I'm at work, and they're still waiting, they don't know when the parts will come in, and they'll call me. More time passes. I call, and the PoS who asnwered the phone doesn't even check the computer records to see about my computer, he just goes to the back, sees it's not there, and says (rudely) that someone will call me. I make him check the computer database, he tells me it doesn't say when it'll be ready, and someone will call me. I call the national customer support line, they keep me on hold for the longest time, then say I've been approved for a replacement computer, and to go pick it up. I go after work, and discover that they only want to reimburse me *$200* towards to cost of a new computer...not even worth what I paid for their stupid warantee. Needless to say, I've had it, and insist on speaking to the manager. He finally mosies on over, and says they'll only reimburse me $200. I am in a frothing rage at this point, and I can hear my voice steadily getting louder and louder the angrier I get. It was like this was my breaking point--I abhor being treated rudely, and their customer service had been so rude it wsa insane--I was madder at that than anything else...although right now, they *will* honor their own warentee and ether replace or repair my computer. And since they can't repair it (I asked for my computer back, adn they said they'd get it tomorrow and I could pick it up. I ased if it had been repaired, and they said no. I asked if it could be repaired, and they said no), they *will* give me a new machine, as I was promised today by the national people.
You see, tomorrow I show them why we say "Ain't no b*tch like a Bryn Mawr b*tch." Because not only will I be calling the national line again, but I will be calling the district manager. And the general manager of the store I bought the computer from and the store where the computer is in for repairs. And this won't be just *one* phone call. Oh, no. This will be many, many phone calls...a day. Until eiter a) my machine is fixed or b) they give me a new one. No ifs, no ands, no buts. They will honor their warentee, or heads will roll, because *I* *am* *pissed*.

jewel
Monday, January 3, 2000 09:06:37 PM
IP: 98aaf8cc.ipt.aol.com

*hugs Xena* whew okay :)
Bronx - [BronxWyvern4@aol.com]
Monday, January 3, 2000 08:46:16 PM
IP: spider-to072.proxy.aol.com

<Spacebabie> That sucks, to play on emotions like that. Burn him.
Gyre - [wseeley@epix.net]
Monday, January 3, 2000 07:30:13 PM
IP: 208.31.40.216

Attila re Spacebabies post:I'm with ya' buddy,this bastards going DOWN!!!!>:(

Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Monday, January 3, 2000 07:19:14 PM
IP: melnc01.bigpond.com

*Runs into the room*
It's good to be back in here again*Gives everybody a hug and then runs off*

Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Monday, January 3, 2000 07:08:33 PM
IP: melnc01.bigpond.com

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Denis
Monday, January 3, 2000 06:14:23 PM
IP: 212.166.39.194

Fire Storm: Re: << Just genuine curiousity. I just thought it would be a shame if you didn't come, being as close to the con as you already are. >> *LOL* Yes it would seeing how I live in the same town where G2K will be held. I believe the fearless trio (Coyote, GB and Mara) won't take 'no' for an answer. *L*

<<Man, I swear I have got to read all parts of everyones posts from now on! ASL? I know I forgot 80-90% of what I had learned. (LM and I met in the ASL class we took in high school :) Now, wheres that book of hers... >>

Not necessarily ASL (American Sign Language), I understand PSE (Piget Signed English) better than ASL, since PSE signing word to word instead of 'shortcuts'. Also I read lips, if only speakers would stay in one spot. Thats cool that you and LM has learned it. I too have taken about 2 classes of it... but haven't signed in over 2 years... I'm out of practice... at least I can understand it still. I don't recall if Coyote ever took a class, no... I don't think he did... althought I did take him to a 'deaf function'... and the first sign he gave was *LOL* an obsence one to my deaf friend Denise, poor soul, she was red in the face... sorry Coyote... I'll quit embarrasing you now. (Mara, you may want to know this story! *grin*)

<< And thanks for the compliments on the website! While I wish I could take all of the credit, the thanks belong to my lovely mate Lady Mystic. Are you a contract web designer? I am pretty sure that LM would like feedback from you then! Lady-Mystic@usa.net >> You're welcome. Right now I am a contractor working for AAA (thru a consulting firm) as a Web Designer. I actually want to get into computer animation/filming and is slowly working that route. I'll email you both with the comments once I have gone thru your site.
XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Monday, January 3, 2000 04:33:58 PM
IP: gopher0.national.aaa.com

Dangit, got interrupted earlier.

Both Gadzooks and Hot Topics are selling shirts with the slogan Old Skool and pic of the COBRA symbol, Thundercats, the Autobot and Decepticon symbols, things like that.

I got a Dectpticon symbol for my Nova, which I guess is the Decepticon equivalent of Bumblebee.

Who knows, in five, six years, we might be seeing gargs on something similar.

Aaron leaves, singing Aerosmith's "Full Circle"

Time,
don't let it slip away,
raise your drinking glass,
here's to yesterday.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Monday, January 3, 2000 04:30:19 PM
IP: ppp-62.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

XenaTrek: Just genuine curiousity. I just thought it would be a shame if you didn't come, being as close to the con as you already are.

Man, I swear I have got to read all parts of everyones posts from now on! ASL? I know I forgot 80-90% of what I had learned. (LM and I met in the ASL class we took in high school :) Now, wheres that book of hers...
And thanks for the compliments on the website! While I wish I could take all of the credit, the thanks belong to my lovely mate Lady Mystic. Are you a contract web designer? I am pretty sure that LM would like feedback from you then! Lady-Mystic@usa.net

Gside: < My roomie has currently 6 CD of MP3s>
Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie! <G>

I meant replacing the existing CD-ROM. Do you think that simply taking the circutry and the laser out of the burner and putting it in the laptop would work? Where theres a will...
<Anything can work, its just a matter of interfaces.>
I just thought that you may have heard about some people trying to make the hottest graphics accelerator chipset in the world work on a PC. Hey, I am just a hacker at heart!
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Monday, January 3, 2000 03:52:33 PM
IP: t1-21.visitus.net

OK, WHERE'S THE END OF THE WORLD?

That's right, I ordered Armageddon here! Where's my apocalypse? It better not be cold by the time I get it!!

Hey everyone....since the world is still with us, I have to get down to my writing assignment. But I live...

Spike: Wow! Can't wait to check that site out!

Hee hee...Wingless gave me an Applause Lex, Gargoyles placemats, and a Gathering CD for Christmas...

Wilek: I saw your post on Beast Wars Ravage Action Figure. I BELIEVE that Ravage and Shadow Panther are two seperate figures, but I'm not sure on that. There is a few pics of the BW Ravage figure on my Shrine to Ravage (see link...if I've typed it right. I hope.)

And a warning to anyone else who clicks that link...my Transformers site isn't done yet. The Temple of Ravage has all the links working, but the rest of the site doesn't.

Stormy - [<--The Temple of Ravage]
Monday, January 3, 2000 03:14:05 PM
IP: clifford-128.wcl.on.ca

Spacebabie> That really sucks. Soemoen did that to me once and I killed tehri family and their village.

Warpmind, Pistoff, Wilek, Xanthar> It's time someone got a joyride. I hear his actual name is Dustin. Who's with me?

PILLAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Attila the Hun
Wherever the JoyRide is
Monday, January 3, 2000 03:07:23 PM
IP: 1cust157.tnt5.nashville.tn.da.uu.net

Everyone who gave me sympothys about my "friend" dying. I hate to say this...i have been duped. I have recently found out JESS was a made up character played by a young man who decided not to play her anymore. He made her out to be a real character and then just killed her. He made everyone in the club felt that she was real and caused a lot of people to cry for Jess. He fooled a lot of people. I recently found this out as if I don't have enough going on in my life. Wendsay I start classes at UCF and next monday my mother will be going into surgery for her gall bladder.
I feel a bit used.
Spacebabie
Orlando, Fl, USA
Monday, January 3, 2000 02:53:45 PM
IP: user-37kaou4.dialup.mindspring.com

Aaron wanders in, wearing a big black shirt with wide cuffs and a ruffly front.

Well, I survived Y2K, and had a very quiet new year's. The biggest highlight was beating Zombie's Revenge again and finding some secret things this time. Cool stuff like gasoline, duel handguns, and a set of El Mariachi/Desperado guitar cases.

Saw a bit of the festivities in Times Square. I kept expecting to see Demmie and Koz fly by in the background.

Hot Topics is the coolest store. They sell trenchcoats just like Trinity's. And my new favorite shirt. Here, have one.

(Aaron reaches under his coat and begins tossing everyone a black t-shirt with the words "Chicks dig pale scrawney guys" on them)

Who knows, if enough people wear them, it just might become true.

Mara> So they're engaged now, huh? I vote we make tracks for alaska now. And are you sure that's not supposed to be Mara "Mistress Nine" Cordova instead of Ninetails?

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Monday, January 3, 2000 02:47:38 PM
IP: ppp-24.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Fire Storm> <<BURN EM!>>: Yeah, yeah; back at school we got two burners. My roomie has currently 6 CD of MP3s (assuming 1meg/min, this makes ~3600 minutes of music, plus the gigs he has on his hard drive).
Laptops are so crammed full of stuff already (the whole point is to fit it into as small a space as possible), I don't think it would fit inside; a usb external, would be nice, though.
PSX2: Anything can work, its just a matter of interfaces. However, unless you want to play around with a solderer and ~$300+ worth of equipment, I would advize against it.

CSH> <<Artistic License>>: Oh, you mean like when a dozen eyeballs float around a disembodied head, or the infamous Four Nudes (think: 1,2,3... 1,2,3... You said four, right?). I should be used to this after my brother (all the previous were "realized" by him (as well as Head On a Pike)).

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Monday, January 3, 2000 01:56:03 PM
IP: proxy1-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Fire Storm: Re: XenaTrek: You ARE gonna be at the Gathering, right? Just curious and all. >> AM I? Even if Coyote, GB and Mara decides to take me, kicking and screaming?... (just kidding, I do believe I am their 'cauffer' while they're here -- there will be strict rules while in my *car* boys and girl *snickers*)... as far as I know I believe I am. My reliable co-hort, Coyote has not yet told me the specs of the Gathering... cost, etc., I guess b/c they haven't been release yet. (slides over to Coyote, while we're on the topic... do you have contact with the people setting it up? I believe I require a sign language interpreter if they are having one of those Q&A thing like the Trek convention we went to in the past. Back to Fire Storm). Anyway... to answer your question, yes, I do believe I will be attending 'G2K' since both Coyote and GB have 'invited' me. Could I ask as to why you are curious? Am I really that interesting? Exciting? (I've have been accussed of being an 'intellect', whatever that's suppose to mean. *smiles*). BTW good looking website... I *plan* on taking the time to look it over, if you would like to comments from a Contract Web Designer. Talk with you later.
XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Monday, January 3, 2000 01:53:28 PM
IP: gopher0.national.aaa.com

Gside: <Now, now, no need to kill me, if you still want, I can do so once I get back to school.>
Just cut out the middle man. BURN EM!
(BTW.... have you figured out how to make a desktop internal CD burner fit and work in a laptop? I got a spare around here somewhere...)
Also, any thoughts about if it will be possible to make the Playstation 2 chips work as graphics accelerators in a PC? Just the hacker in me, I guess.

XenaTrek: You ARE gonna be at the Gathering, right? Just curious and all.

Sorrow: Well, if it can hold two cartridges at once, try it out. If it can only hold one... ya might try exchanging it for a Hewlet Packard.
Just a sugestion.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Monday, January 3, 2000 01:30:45 PM
IP: t1-3.visitus.net

Greetings all! Well, it appears that the world didn't blow up, ATM's didn't spew forth money (DAMN!) and most of us are stuck going back to work today. <neener neener..not me.. is my day off!> Hope everyone survived the holidays safely. Now it's only 7 months and 1 day till G2K!
Jodi~the ever present lurker =) - [GargLover66f@hotmail.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Monday, January 3, 2000 01:19:14 PM
IP: abdcceb4.ipt.aol.com

Coyote > well, they do shoot fireworks off the Space Needle every year. This year they also added a big beam-light that shoots straight up into space; I saw that when I drove to work last night.

Christine - [vecna@eskimo.com]
Monday, January 3, 2000 12:51:22 PM
IP: vecna.ndip.eskimo.net

Good morning to all. I forced myself to get up a little earlier, so I won't be caught dead the first day back to school trying to fall asleep at three a.m.

Wilek> Okay. Just checking. And I just checked my calendar last night and realized I let your birthday slip by me. How could you? Well, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY from the 28 of December. That's right isn't it? And here are your late b-day spankings from your old friend...*slap*...*slap*... ;)

Warp> Well, I LIKE you too you big sweetie! *smooch*

FireStorm> Oh. Crap.
SOROW
Monday, January 3, 2000 11:58:27 AM
IP: dll2a030-0974.splitrock.net

Gside>> Artistic License. *L* In the fanfics, he generally wears baggier or more loose-fitting clothes.

In other news.....
the Gargoyles Fandom Reunion website is up and running! Mark your calendars -- the week of February 20-26 is going to be fun, fun, fun!!! We've got bulletin boards, contests, and special events featuring surprise guests that have NEVER been to a Gathering. Discuss fanfic and participate in round-robin fanfic writing sessions! See the art that inspired fanartists around the world!

All this and more..... coming in February!!!
Spike
Monday, January 3, 2000 11:50:10 AM
IP: pppt19-25.ght.iadfw.net

*turns on computer at work, and low and behold it works! Now just need to wait for the webmasters/server people get here and see if the site is still running*

Good Morning! Happy New Year! Hope every one had a good long weekend.

Jannie: Re: thanks for the suggestion on the "Cube". >> Just curious if you have found copy over the weekend and wanted to see how you liked it. (Despite Sevarius' and Skippy's comments which *does* count gentlemen, its just a matter of perspective.)

Sevarius Jr: Re: Cube >> Correction... its an independent film... with a medium size budget... not a b-movie. *smiles*

Skippy the Klingon: Re: Cube >> I'm sorry that you were disappointed with it. It could be a matter of taste and prepective. As a future filmmaker/visual effects personnel, its still a good movie in my book.

Fire Storm: Re: What, 50? Look, up here even 5 degrees is a big difference. >> *LOL* Yep... there wasn't that much difference last week. Heard it was the 'coldest' Christmas for Orlando in over 30 years. :o)

Jewel and Coyote: Re: Xena Parody Comic >> Didn't bring it with me to Orlando. Its in my parents basement with all of my other stuff. I can go out and look for another copy if you two want a copy, one of my Orlando 'friend' runs a comic store.

Coyote: Is there any album available that has "The Thunder Rolls" in full on it?: >> I believe its on the Greatest Hits CD... I'll check.

GB: Re: midnight you can all line up to kiss your favorite Baron, but Xena Trek and Bronx have first dibs :) >> I know its a 'little' late... but *deep passioned kiss*. What a ladykiller. :o)

Bronx: >> GB told me last night that feel a little 'intimidated' of me (ie older, taller... his exact words)... please don't be. I'm harmless. *smiles and hugs*

Spacebabie: >> Still trying to get a hold of you. I hope you had a good weekend. Would you like to get together for 'coffee' within the next couple of weeks?

*Webmasters and Server people finally strolled in... gonna check to see how our computers survived this past long weekend*

See you all later. *hugs*
XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Monday, January 3, 2000 08:51:43 AM
IP: gopher0.national.aaa.com

Oh my God! It's 2000 now. AAAAHHHHH! Life as we know it has ended. WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!!! <psst> Hey Jaden, nothing happened.
...Oh well, never mind then.

I was just wondering, what happened to the main page? Is someone playing a cruel Y2K joke? Last night I was going crazy.

Doug & Kitania- Welcome back!

Night.
See ya later!
Jaden - [jaden12@hotmail.com]
Los Alamos, CA
Monday, January 3, 2000 02:15:33 AM
IP: cache1.avtel.net

hm, slow night...are the parties *still* going on? ;P

Fire Storm> <> I know of one MIDI search engine, www.musicrobot.com, that could serve some of that purpose. :)

Coyote> <> Woah...<bows> <<Best weapon to use is the Snoozi, fastest rate of fire. The rifle and the shotgun pack more punch, but they're slower weapons, and in that particular game *speed* is the key ... oh, and clever use of flatulence, too. :)>> Ah...hm...I'll keep that in mind; thanks. :)

SJ> <<Uri Geller, a performer who pretends to have psychic powers, is threatening a $100 million lawsuit over the Pokemon charactr Kadabra, according to the New York Post. Geller, whose stage act includes pretending to bend spoons with the power of his mind, says that Kadabra, a Pokemon character who carries a spoon and injures his opponents with a psychic attack, is based on him. Kadabra is known in Japan as �Un Geller,� the Post reported. Geller first became aware of the similarity when visiting the Pokemon Center in Tokyo, a shopping center specializing in Pokemon products. Geller was mobbed by admirers, then discovered that they were interested in him because of the Pokemon character, not his own reputation.>> Um... O_o Even if the thing was inspired by Geller, I'm not sure if what he's claiming was 'ripped off' can be copyrighted...if that were the case, then half a dozen studios could sue Mainframe for some of their parody cameo thingies in Reboot (anyone remember their Sailor Moon, Star Trek, and Indiana Jones binomes, not to mention the Ash User?).
Wilek Nereus
Monday, January 3, 2000 02:03:59 AM
IP: spaceproxy.com

OOooooohhhhh...... Jeez...

I need... need sleep/.......

NUMBVER SOMETHING!!!

*Passes out on keyboard*&
Traveler - [traveler45@geocities.com]
Monday, January 3, 2000 01:25:31 AM
IP: hppp20.buffnet.net

Copied, but forgot to @#^$!@#$ paste the link.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Monday, January 3, 2000 01:21:56 AM
IP: proxy2-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Something has been bothering me.
It started as I was ~midway though CSH's fanfics, and is epitomized in this link (my apologies, to the masterful CSH).
How can Lex wear clothes this tight?
In order to do so, his wings must strech. But then, his wings do not strech much under his own weight (when rising during gliding, the forces on his wings (and body, but that is currently unimportant) must be greater than the forces down, aka, his weight), otherwise he could not glide. I do not believe such clothes can apply much greater forces before their structural integrity fails (sorry, statics has taken over my brain). This does not mention the pain (streching the outer edge by 1.75 feet (transforming hypotenuse of 3',3',4.25' triangle to match the edges) would, I imagine, distort nerve endings enough to fire them off).
I don't get it (my apologies, again, if this has been explained adequately and I did not see it).

Na zdorv'ya
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Monday, January 3, 2000 01:20:51 AM
IP: proxy2-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Ninth!!!!!! Meow!!
Reverend Attila - [revattila@catsrule.garfieldcom]
New Orleans, Louisiana
Monday, January 3, 2000 12:59:26 AM
IP: 1cust178.tnt3.nashville.tn.da.uu.net

Eighth!!!!
Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
Gallatin, Tennessee
Monday, January 3, 2000 12:58:21 AM
IP: 1cust178.tnt3.nashville.tn.da.uu.net

This is one of the slowest top ten races we've had in a while.
Zath
Monday, January 3, 2000 12:52:11 AM
IP: ns6-04.viptx.net

Dropping in to the TOP TEN like a ton of bricks ...
Coyote the Bando
Monday, January 3, 2000 12:50:54 AM
IP: zzz-209252248243.splitrock.net

top ten or something...
Lil
Monday, January 3, 2000 12:42:30 AM
IP: usrh-5-169.hip.cam.org

Top Ten!!!
Peter - [hybridone@ignmail.com]
Monday, January 3, 2000 12:34:11 AM
IP: dial-77.ocis.net

Just missed it
Yooper_99 - [jwprusi@mtu.edu]
Monday, January 3, 2000 12:23:42 AM
IP: nics1.up.net

Top Ten #2!!
Yooper_99 - [jwprusi@mtu.edu]
MI, USA
Monday, January 3, 2000 12:23:09 AM
IP: nics1.up.net

3rd
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Monday, January 3, 2000 12:22:40 AM
IP: proxy1-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Top Ten!!!
Zath - [zath@rocketmail.com]
Monday, January 3, 2000 12:19:35 AM
IP: ns6-04.viptx.net

Due to technical difficults, this week's episode of TGS will be delayed until tomorrow evening. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Fuzzles,
Tony "Marlos" Teakles
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Monday, January 3, 2000 12:18:56 AM
IP: on-tor-blr-a58-02-939.idirect.com