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Rodlox> Hmm. If it wasn't your bathroom then where was I? I thought the label on the mailbox read Rodlox. Can I interest you in a Rubiks Cube? ;)

Shadowrider> I haven't been on battle.net for a while, but I say hi if I logon and see GurneyHalleck.

Exin> You won't post in a long while? I'll miss you. Do I really have to ask James why? You won't say? Bye Exin. Come back soon.

DPH> I'm going to get run down by a car! Oh No!!

Entity> You forgot Keith David? Oh well. I guess you can't remember everything. :P

Mecord> I was looking for the room wipe myself.

Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Sunday, April 30, 2000 10:40:17 PM
IP: 1cust59.tnt10.nyc3.da.uu.net

Room's not wiped yet? I think we've been spoiled with early wipes. :)
Mec
Sunday, April 30, 2000 10:26:55 PM
IP: usr42.mtwest.net

GIRI> Huh... I don't recall it almost being dropped. In fact, when the seedlet was first proposed, I remember great fervor over it. It was Anna Hansen who first thought of the scenario of Brook meeting a younger Sata, wasn't it? Yeah, pretty sure... You just got to love the fluidity with which breakdowns, well, flows. :)

LUCAS> I'm with SJ. Down with the guy. Star Wars doesn't have any attachment to him anymore. That's obvious enough, if he's just now trying to put together the pre-history -- and struggling to do it, might I add. If it weren't for his CGI fancy, these Prequels wouldn't even be seeing daylight. And what's with his Bill Gates-esque marketing?

GARGS vs. GUNDAM WING> Love the idea of Heero and Demona dating, LOL. In regards to the Epyon vs. Xanatos' battlesuit, I meant in a lawsuit -- as in, they look strikingly similar (disregarding size ratio). Kinda cool, no? It's even more interesting given Treize's Xanatosian characteristics. Oh, and Robby, about his plans having all crumbled -- you saw the second 'flashback' one, at the end of which he talks about the stage being set for the third act and all that, didn't you? He's going to rebound -- hard. Especially now that Durmail's out of the way.

THOUGHT OF THE HEART> Anna Hansen (once again) and Rahsaan (once again, as well, though from different credentials) were the masterminds behind it. The perfect follow-up, IMO. I can't believe the reaction. A 10/10 from Doug and everything! (Those are fairly rare, no?)

Thanks guys! We feed on your comments, it's like a drug. Hmmm... well maybe more of a symbiotic relationship. Okay, okay, too much Next Generation.

Speaking of which...

NEXT GENERATION> They've been rerunning these a lot lately over here. Seems whenever there's a pre-empted something or a lonely hour -- in goes Star Trek! I'm not complaining. But watching these, it really shows how endearing the characters are. I realized in watching one ep that I hardly even cared about what was going on in the plot department, I just wanted to watch the crew. Great characters, great actors. The only character from another Trek series (a new one) that has rivaled the Next Gen crew is Sisko. Brooks is a god. He and Stewart should do lunch.

Could you imagine if Brooks had had a larger role in Gargoyles? Just, wow.

Curiously, there seem to be a lot of black actors with awesome voices... James Earl Jones, Avery Brooks, and of course Goliath. (Prepare the stones, I'm drawing a blank.)
Entity
Sunday, April 30, 2000 09:41:15 PM
IP: nic-30-c37-089.mw.mediaone.net

Shadowrider: I was in Italy about ten years ago, a very long time. :) I visited Bari, Lavello, and the sights and sounds of Rome. It was enjoyable, but I honestly don't remember much about it. Sorry. :( Thanks for reading my story, I look forward to your feedback whenever it comes. Hope to read your story someday too.
Doug
Sunday, April 30, 2000 08:45:58 PM
IP: pool-207-205-150-46.dlls.grid.net

Sorry guys, I'm not a redhead! I just can't tan that's all. And I was burned like a lobster after only two hours in the sun!

Timedancer> Last ep was excellent! I'm so proud of the way TD is coming along. The staff is doing wonderful! Keep it up!
SOROW
Sunday, April 30, 2000 08:45:19 PM
IP: dll2a020-0758.splitrock.net

And right before the wipe, a little bizarre tidbit for ya ...

Is this a subtle way for a wrestling governing body to admit that the wrestlers are all faking? Hold on to yer seats ... actor David Arquette is (purely by accident) the current reigning WCW champion.

Yep, you read that right. The annoying guy from the "Scream" movies and the 1800CALLATT ads is the current champion. Most likely it's a cross promotion for his most recent film (a wrestling pic with heavy WCW involvement).

And that smell is cooking fish from the boiling oceans ...
Coyote the Bando
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, April 30, 2000 08:15:00 PM
IP: zzz-209252248160.splitrock.net

Quickie before the room's wiped ...

Daniel, re: action figures: Well, why don't we extend this to figures for fanfiction characters, hm? Would make for some interesting choices. For the record:

TGS figures:
Timedancer: Sata, Melchior, Meryt
Pendragon: Arthur, Emrys, Griff, Brianna (in a pose that hasn't been seen yet ... but will be seen ...)
Dark Ages: Asrial
Main: Boxed set with the twins and Nudnik

Fanfics:
Work of others:
Christine Morgan: Jericho, Amber, Elektra, boxed set with Birdie and Aiden
Spike: boxed set with Avery and Crim, boxed set with the Rockaway regulars
Skydancer: Damien
Amy K. Cyrway: boxed set with Luc and Kat, boxed set of Outklaws
Own works: All of 'em! Seriously though ... Rosanna, Rain, Liberty and Lina.

**jumps out to wait for the wipe**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, April 30, 2000 08:04:36 PM
IP: zzz-209252248160.splitrock.net

To fully post or not to post, that is the question.
Tis better to wait until the CR is wiped,
Or is it better to post now, and have my posts future remain unknown?

<A semi-uninspired work of Prose from the Bard Night Flame>

Colors: Check my link for the Official TGS Colors page!
Fire Storm/Night Flame - [<--- CR Info Page]
Dearborn, MI
Sunday, April 30, 2000 07:52:18 PM
IP: t2-11.visitus.net

Daniel> Gargoyles toys- Timedancer= Sata action figure. Dark Ages> Squid headed monster action figure. Pendragon> Duval action figure. Normal= MacBeth action figure
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@yahoo.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Sunday, April 30, 2000 07:21:35 PM
IP: 1cust253.tnt9.sdg1.da.uu.net

sorry, for the last double post, I couldn't tell if my message got posted because of problems continiously being disconnected.
Daniel Paul Hi
Sunday, April 30, 2000 06:31:21 PM
IP: max1-34.cwy.cei.net

I'e archived everything in the Battle for Technology saga up to this post. I just haven't uploaded it yet.

Hmm. Cloning. No 'entire' body cloning. I don't mind some one using their own DNA to clone them a new organ, or more blood, but not a complete human being.

Gargoyles Toys - I bet this has been talked about before but what kind of toys would everyone want for the following spin-off series: a) TimeDancer, b)Pendragon, c)Dark Ages?

Does DC visit households with static in their phone more often than those who don't have static in their phone?

Demona defying aging: one solution, an infomerical selling anti-aging creme with her and MacBeth giving testimonials. Name one person who won't buy the product after seeing Demona's face remain the same for several years.

I got my last check from my 3rd shift job! Yea!! Now, I can't wait for my check for my census job.

**BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY SAGA continues despite continuing efforts by DC to stop it**
DPH got in his car and started the engine. He tried to turn on the radio and noticed it wouldn't work. He grabbed his cellphone and noticed that it, too, wasn't working at all. He turned the car off and went inside Mr. Connect's house. He tried to turn the TV on but it wouldn't work. He picked up Mr. Connect's telephone, but it had no dialtone and DPH had noticed that the lines weren't cut.

"Great," thought DPH, "Just Great. NCA must be using magic to shut down all communications technology."

DPH started the car, again. He used the ball to guide him to his ally. All at once, the ball's arrow changed direction significantly. Suddenly, NCA showed up and started shooting magical energy at him. He didn't stop; he just kept firing without letting up. DPH was having trouble continiously dodging the energy. Suddenly, a portal showed up in front of DPH's car. DPH couldn't stop in time to avoid driving into it. . .
**END BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY SAGA for now**
Daniel Paul Hightower - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Sunday, April 30, 2000 06:30:07 PM
IP: max1-34.cwy.cei.net

I'e archived everything in the Battle for Technology saga up to this post. I just haven't uploaded it yet.

Hmm. Cloning. No 'entire' body cloning. I don't mind some one using their own DNA to clone them a new organ, or more blood, but not a complete human being.

Gargoyles Toys - I bet this has been talked about before but what kind of toys would everyone want for the following spin-off series: a) TimeDancer, b)Pendragon, c)Dark Ages?

Does DC visit households with static in their phone more often than those who don't have static in their phone?

Demona defying aging: one solution, an infomerical selling anti-aging creme with her and MacBeth giving testimonials. Name one person who won't buy the product after seeing Demona's face remain the same for several years.

I got my last check from my 3rd shift job! Yea!! Now, I can't wait for my check for my census job.

**BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY SAGA continues despite continuing efforts by DC to stop it**
DPH got in his car and started the engine. He tried to turn on the radio and noticed it wouldn't work. He grabbed his cellphone and noticed that it, too, wasn't working at all. He turned the car off and went inside Mr. Connect's house. He tried to turn the TV on but it wouldn't work. He picked up Mr. Connect's telephone, but it had no dialtone and DPH had noticed that the lines weren't cut.

"Great," thought DPH, "Just Great. NCA must be using magic to shut down all communications technology."

DPH started the car, again. He used the ball to guide him to his ally. All at once, the ball's arrow changed direction significantly. Suddenly, NCA showed up and started shooting magical energy at him. He didn't stop; he just kept firing with letting up. DPH was having trouble continiously dodging the energy. Suddenly, a portal showed up in front of DPH's car. DPH couldn't stop in time to avoid driving into it. . .
**END BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY SAGA for now**
Daniel Paul Hightower - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Sunday, April 30, 2000 06:25:30 PM
IP: max1-19.cwy.cei.net

well ,i wont post in here anymore for a long time ...ask James why
Exin
Sunday, April 30, 2000 06:23:35 PM
IP: lpz2-t3-2.atm-bb.de

Mecord> Ah ha how grand to meet a pre-immie such as yourself (shakes hands). I'm not the type to take the head of one who isn't even immortal yet lucky of you ^_^
James Birdsong
Sunday, April 30, 2000 05:12:00 PM
IP: 63.39.126.207

*Warpmind pops in, followed by his chibis.*

Well, I am popping in mostly to perform a brief Joyride segment, on request by he-who-is-no-longer-among-us, namely Pistoff. He has asked that his characters be taken out...
But first...

Jenna: On the subject of cloning, and the human ear on the back of a mouse... makes me wonder, really: what would Garlon have to say about that particular experiment? I seem to recall hearing something about the ear actually being transplanted to a human, with success... As for Witchblade, well, I'll admit, the whole scantily-clad-hot-chick thing does appeal to me, since as a male I am by nature a fairly pathetic shallow thing, but there is actually a fairly thick plot, a lot of humor, and some rather... entertaining violence in there, too. :)

**JOYRIDE, BY REQUEST**
The Joyriders step outside, preparing to enter Cthulhu, when Jack Hammer's cell phone rings.
"Yeah, Hammer here? Uh... hi, Delilah... Yeah, I'm in Vegas... You what? Oh, alright, I'll come home right away... See you later, honey. Bye."
Grinning sheepishly, Jack turns to the others.
"Uh, look, guys, I..."
Wilek shrugs.
"Your girl called you, eh? Fine, go on. We still have Ebon for transportation; it's big enough for us."
Pistoff lays a hand on Jack's shoulder.
"I'm coming with you, Jack. Besides, I have business to attend to in the area, anyway."
As the two climb into Cthulhu, Warpmind climbs out, carrying his time-travel device.
"Heh, if you're leaving, I want this back. Sad to see you go, guys, but I guess it's a necessity, eh?"
And thus Pistoff and Jack Hammer roar off into the night, to the land of eternal pizza deliveries...
**JOYRIDE END**

There; Pistoff asked for his characters to be taken out, and out they have been written. Thus it was written, thus it has been done. ;) Later, guys.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Sunday, April 30, 2000 12:57:30 PM
IP: mp-217-210-237.daxnet.no

Steve- glad you liked the post card- as for the genie- I just had, well a feeling :P

Cloning- I find this stuff intersting. I have heard that they have actually tried to clone various human anatomy parts already- a human ear on the back of a rat- I know it sounds and the image is gross, but I am fascinated by what the ramifications might be. Particulary, I am interested in seeing what this will mean for cancer patients- perhaps the cancer infested organ could be removed, such as a liver, and then a new one used.

Witchblade- maybe it is a good comic, shrug. I bugs me because it qualifies over that absurd costuming/armor thing for women- though it does seem to be the standard more than not.


jenna
Sunday, April 30, 2000 09:38:54 AM
IP: 1cust188.tnt2.stafford.tx.da.uu.net

*Warpmind slides in from nowhere*
Whee, wasn't sure that new technique would work. :)

Shadowrider: Pep talk=enthusiastic, encouraging comments (on most cases, anyway). Always appreciated. :)

Jenna: It was the same article I read - except I read a translated version. Really, after reading both, I can say there were no differences in the articles, aside from the language... ;) *Scampers off to find a mutagen that stalls genetic aging.*

Christine: Ah, point taken... :)

Niamhgold: What, you couldn't get extremely-short-term credit based on your honest face and gentle manner? Works for me... ;)

Daniel Johnson: Ack, your ISP is caching the page? Shoot to kill, buddy. Shoot to kill...

Witchblade, Tomb Raider etc.: *High-fives Robby* Aye, Witchblade is a fairly good comic... I've read far worse. Just something for everyone to think about... is "Tomb Raider" and its like necessarily *bad* because the lead character is an amply-endowed woman? Take two seconds and ponder Lara Croft. Yes, she's young, fairly good-looking, and has a pair of, um, to quote Hemingway, "hills like white elephants" (and please, don't hit me again), BUT is she a brainless bimbo? No. Anyone who considers Lara Croft a bad rolemodel just because of her looks is a fool. She is strong, intelligent, and she knows what she's doing, which is more than one can say for women in certain other comics I could mention (but I won't, for health concerns). So, all in all, Lara Croft may be utterly fictional, and huffed at by a lot of people, but I'm tellin' you guys, she's quite a package, when all the factors are taken into consideration... :)

Winterwolf: You did *what* to Rodlox's shampoo? Ah, it's to dye for... ;) *Ducks to avoid massive assault by InterContinental Ballistic Peanuts, then looks up.* Huh? Oh, right, this ain't Callahan's... My mistake. :)

Shadowrider: Guerney Halleck? Alas, when will people be creative enough to think up their own chracter names instead of stealing from literature? ;)

**RP**
Warpmind looks around, blinking.
"Back on Earth, and demons are running rampant... I have seen this before somewhere... Hmmm... Nah."
Looking around, he spots Kari, Sammael, Dyspare, and the others in the gang that teleported down at the same time.
"Yo, guys?"
Dyspare looked down at Warpmind for a moment.
"Yes?"
"Look, I think we're fighting a losing battle in the mortal realm."
Kari perked up.
"Yeah? And?"
"Well, my my estimates, Mephisto has sent off most of his hordes on this invasion. That should mean that his realm in the Netherworlds is ripe to be picked off. Besides, I have this eerie feeling something is going on there... if I didn't know better, I'd say they're planning to make a new Quencher while the old one still lives. If that happens... well, we'll be in deep trouble indeed..."
Warpmind waves to the others and vanishes, holding his medallion in his hand.

A LITTLE LATER, IN THE NETHERWORLD
Warpmind slid behind a rocky outcroping, listening to two demons discussing.
"So, why does Raze keep those long-ears here?"
"They're elves. If we can turn them to our cause, well, they're powerful magi."
"Yeah, if. Did you see the look on Raze when he left their cell? He had bloon on his talons, and looked like something had scared him badly."
"Not our concern. Besides, we're supposed to be guarding that cell, not jabber here."
Warpmind stepped out of concealment, hiding his tranq gun (for the occasion loaded with holy water) behind his back.
"Excuse me, guys, but where's the cell? Raze sent me to... confuse the point-ears. Show them that our way isn't all that bad."
The demons looked down at the lonely human.
"You work for Mephisto?"
"Actually, I am employed by Lucifer himself; right now, my duty is with these prisoners."
"Uh, it's right there, but who are... oh bugger..."
Still pointing toward the cell, the demons realized their error. Too late. A few swift jerks on the trigger, and Warpmind had pumped the demons full of holy water.
"Sorry, guys, but it is imperative that this invasion is stopped. It is several millennia too soon. Armageddon isn't due until mid-67th century."
Warpmind headed for the cell the demon guards had indicated.
"Elves... those thieves that contacted me, I wonder?"
**RP END**

Cheerio, gang.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Sunday, April 30, 2000 06:51:41 AM
IP: mp-219-144.daxnet.no

<Shadowrider enters>
Little time this morning, sorry!
Oh, a quoting for you all: "A stupid man is a stupid man. Two stupid men are two stupid men. A million of stupid men are History!"


Doug:> I didn't know you've been in Italy! Did you go only to Bari or in other places too?
And you're welcome for the info about the Argentos (father and daughter). Check out their movies, I assure you'llnot repent…; )
I dowloaded "Night of the symbiotes" shortly after you posted it, but I had no time to read it by now: I have an exam to prepare for next week, I'm trying to complete my own fic and of course all the usual things don't disappear judt because you're busy…I'll try to read it as soon as I can, be sure I'll send feedback as I'll do…

Niamhgold:> <<… if I could only keep up with my schedule...>> I think I understand the problem…;)

Sevarius Jr. :> << I like school, I hate the work involved. >> Totally agree…
Good analysis of the comic book market state, I agree with what you say too…

Gside:> A Starcraft action figure collection? THAT is a good idea, be sure I would have bought a lot of it. Let's see…the marine, the goliath, the siege tank (but only if convertible in Siege mode…;), a battlecruiser…
600 supplies? Most of all, waiting that your 600 units get ready before attacking is going to be quite boring…
Oh, thank you for the Bando explanation :)

Winterwolf:> You're right, managing two bases of two races is difficult, but if you manage it the effect is devastating. As I do it, I usually set a low speed game, in order to have time for planning, and build the two bases near each other (once I tried building then as a single base, but area managing was turning me insane). Anyway, I even don't want to think of what could be managing three races at time…
Vulture mines? Yes, in earlier stages their mines are of use, but they can't reload so they are limited. As I strenghten my defenses, I usually take my vultures and send them in deep exploration (read: massacre…)
I enjoy discussing strategies…but I enjoy more executing them…maybe one day we'll meet in Battle.net. If you meet a GurneyHalleck in the Battle.Net, be aware: it is me!
Oh, thank you for the link to the Diablo II Beta, I'll take a look…

See you all!



Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Sunday, April 30, 2000 06:37:50 AM
IP: h213-18-44.mi2.albacom.net

::Rodlox laughs at the antics of Winterwolf::

"foolish creature you are! i have no bathroom" then quickly clarifies: "my body metabolizes _ALL_ products and by-products - resulting in no wastes."

so, where did Winterwolf go then??

answer: DC's Summer Palace.


Rodlox
Sunday, April 30, 2000 02:25:11 AM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

*Winterwolf sneaks into Rodlox's bathroom and adds some black dye into the shampoo. Gotcha! :)*

Hi! I just need a few finishing touches and I'll have all my t-shirt entries submitted. Hurray!

Winterwolf calls DC. "Hey DC I have a present for you."
"What?" DC asks timidly ready to flee.
"It's a Rubiks Cube. I bet you can't solve it." Winterwolf taunted.
"I can solve it! Give it to me." DC replied.
Winterwolf watched for a moment as DC began twisting the cube and then ran off.
Once DC solves the cube it or attempts to take it apart will activate the hidden plasma grenade hidden in the cube.
That should keep him busy for a while. I bet he tries to take it apart…

******BEGIN RP - BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY SAGA******

"You will not stop my plans! I will eliminate you now and end any threat you might have posed." A blast of energy more brilliant then the sun streaks straight at Winterwolf. Winterwolf lets out a cry of fear as he pulls himself from his nightmare. "Why do these dreams plague me?" Determined to find the reason for the recurring nightmares Winterwolf goes east to seek the counsel of the great seer.

Upon arriving at the house of knowledge something seems amiss. Winterwolf wonders why none of servants are around. While looking around the garden in the front of the house and stepping up to the front gate a scent is carried to Winterwolf. It smelled like something was burning or maybe someone! Winterwolf rushed into the house and called out "Hello. Is anyone in here?" The smell of death was overpowering.

"Here." A feeble voice called.

Winterwolf went through the parlor straight to the sound and found the great seer was in what was one a study. Most of his body was under the collapsed ceiling. On closer inspection the wood of the ceiling was scorched. "Come here" the voice whispered. "I am near death. There is one you must work with. Together you have a chance of succeeding. Take the contents of the box concealed behind my portrait." Coughing overcame the seer.

Winterwolf went to lift the solid piece of ceiling from the seer saying, "Hang on. Let me get you out from under there. I…"

"No. There is no time. Take the box and flee. There is a scroll that will explain" The seer said with his last reserves of strength.

"What will it explain? Great seer. Great seer!" said Winterwolf. Winterwolf mourned for a moment. Remembering the urgency of the situation he moved to get the box. "Perhaps there is something that will restore him."

In the box there was a note. It read, "Take these gifts to fight against a great evil. The pouch will help you find an ally. The ring and pendant you must learn of on your own." Inside the box there was a pendant, a ring and a pouch filled with powder. Winterwolf took everything and tried the to use the ring and the pendant to revive the seer. He slumped his shoulders in defeat.

A familiar voice called him; "You are earlier than I expected. No matter. Time to die." A figure hidden in the shadows blocked the entrance Winterwolf used to get in.

******PAUSE RP******

Diablo fans> Hey if anyone wants to be a part of the stress test beta for Diablo II on battle.net goto: http://www.gamespot.com/diablo2/stresstest.html Unfortunately for most, myself included, you can only play the Barbarian.

Christine> I love the cover. I just have to read that first chapter after this post! I'll be giving you my feedback later. I'm sure it will be rave reviews. ^_^

GXB> I guess it's a good thing if you can get something out of it. I used to have issues with my dad. Hang in there.

Shadowrider> I have tried to get multiple races using the Protoss, but it never pans out as well as I want it too. I guess I'm not that good at micromanaging my forces. In theory if I could work two races it would give new meaning to "power overwhelming". In practice building the second race slightly reduces my key offensive/ defensive unit production and then I feel like the Protoss soldiers that die in a puff of blue smoke.
Human campaign: For early game defense the vulture's mines are perfecto.

Lynne Like> Thanks. I'm ready to ride my rear off. ^_^

SOROW> <Tanning> For a good tan you have to be willing to go slow. That is unless you want to compete with a cooked lobster. I don't know what the deal is if you are a redhead, but I have to admit I've never seen a tan redhead.

Robby> <carry us through 2002 probably> What? Not forever and ever and ever and well you get the idea. No need to respond to this. I'm just living in a fantasyland.

Gside> I liked you last mp3. I played it until my brain shutdown. How often do you update? Beware the Dark Archon coming into the CR to mind control you and everyone else. Would this be a minor creativity demon?

******CONTINUE RP - BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY SAGA******

Winterwolf bolted for the only other exit. He quickly opened up a door on the opposite wall and quickly closed it. Looking around the room he saw the room had no other exits. It didn't even have any windows. Suddenly the door started to glow and was extremely hot to the touch. Winterwolf burned his hand any jumped from the door.

"If you surrender now I will let you live as my slave." The voice chuckled. "I haven't even given you a true glimpse of my power."

Winterwolf thought I could use that ally now. Actually some explosives would be really nice. In desperation he sprinkled the powder from the bag. It created a shimmering portal. Winterwolf thought anyplace is better than here right now and jumped through. The portal closed behind him.

The door collapsed into a fine powder. "Just as I've planned." The voice laughed.

******END RP******

Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Sunday, April 30, 2000 02:15:16 AM
IP: dialup-209.246.109.197.newyork2.level3.net

Shadowrider> Starcraft: And I forgot to mention my complete action figure collection. They really should have carried it on. I would have bought a dragoon, firebat, and zergling pair (get 2 in the game, get 2 in the package) (next steps after marine, zealot, and single hydra).
Dark Archon: You can build up to 600, but by the time you do that, the game will have been finished off by everyone else.
Bando: One who plays in a band, usually marching. (BTW, Tsax=tenor saxophone)

Sev. Jr.> Python (Monty): Using the same footage of Launcelot running towards a castle five times isn't funny? Pulling off the Trojan horse bit (against French-types with outrrrrageous accents) without putting anyone in the rabbit (then getting hit by it from a catapault) isn't funny? Being saved from a giant beast because the animator had a heart attack isn't funny? Those are five (three, sir)three very funny bits in my opinion.

New mp3 time. For the continuation of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Ehibition, I bring you Promenade, Tuileries, Bydlo, Promenade, Ballet af the Chicks in Their Shells, Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle, and Limoges: The Marketplace. Soon will be the wonder of the Great Gate of Kiev (oh so good...).

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Piscataway, NJ
Sunday, April 30, 2000 01:38:18 AM
IP: gside.dorm.rutgers.edu

Gotta work on those typing skills.
Revel
Sunday, April 30, 2000 01:03:29 AM
IP: spider-tr073.proxy.aol.com

Well I've got two of my three drawings done for my final triptic, should get the last done tommorrow. After that I can finish writing.

Now on to something that someone else might care about and not just my daily complants.
Robby-I do agree with you that the door does swing both ways. The males in most comics are just as badly proportional as the females, but in different ways. For instance take Wolverine. I have every issue so this is my best argument. Although he is never drawn to be tall he does have muscles that bulge that don't even exist on the human anatomy. In other cases of characters' names I have forgotten the males are drawn to be around seven or eight feet tall, which is not to terrible bad except that they give them this tiny heads with necks that have a larger diameter than the tires on my car. Truth is drawings don't do it for me okay. I draw men, woman, aliens, gargs, etc. every freakin' day on top of the stuff that I do for school. So seeing a drawing of a woman in a g-string and bra has no real affect.
Here's a lesson for all you upcoming artist who are still in high school. When you get to figure drawing in college and have to draw nude models I warn you out of the goodness of my heart. The people who pose for nude drawings are the ones that really shouldn't. (use your imagination)
Still with me or are you giving offerings to the porcelin god.
I do agree with who ever said this earlier, I forgot who, but our buds down in movie land really need to broaden their horizons. I know I should not judge a movie I haven't seen, but I believe even if it has a good story that it might fall victim, like so many before it,to the bean counters. i.e. the ones flipping the bill. Corparations are the biggest killers of good ideas and stories. My opinion of course.

Oh well that's about all I can think of for the time being.

Revel - [samrx5@cs.com]
hell, tx
Sunday, April 30, 2000 01:00:56 AM
IP: spider-tr073.proxy.aol.com

SJ- Me? Partial to Antarctic Press? Now why would that be? Because I've read the work of the San Antonio comic based company for years? Because I've apprenticed there and hung out with the pros for the last 8 months and will spend the majority of my summer with them? Because I intend someday to actually work for them and publish my own stories under their imprint? Naaah...

Seriously though, I can't vouch for Antarctic's ENTIRE line. Quite a bit of it I don't like, but at least they publish a wide variety. (They have a staff of like, 7 guys and they publish at least ten books a month! And three of those guys are colorists and one is only responsible for paperwork! Is that nuts or what?) However, Gold Digger is the best book on the market. (Other than the fact its currently only 16 flippin' pages... Still better than any other book at double the length however.)

Otherwise, I have to agree with pretty much all of SJ's thoughts on the comic book market.

Patrick- That's because Dick Clark has been around so long without aging that even the JOKES about his not aging are old. It'll be quite a shock when he eventually dies I think. And he's looked OLD for 40 years. Demona would be a different matter. Dominique Destine can't look perpetually 20-something and not have the public talk. Yes, for a long, long time the public will assume she's aging well, taking good care of her self, and then later using plastic surgery, but after a while, with *NO* signs of aging, not even a single wrinkle, people would start to notice.

Not that it matters because by that point people would either know she's a gargoyle, or she'll have long since moved out of the limelight to avoid such suspicions, and probably handle things in the same way she did before Puck's spell...

And TGS probably won't ever have to deal with it, because honestly, I don't think the staff (in one form or another), will actually be doing this for another 30 years. The immediate forseeable future, yeah. We've got enough plans and fan enthusiasm to carry us through 2002 probably, but 2030.... Probably not in all honesty.

Rodlox- Angela took on a human identity several times in the course of the first season of TGS, and it basically alerted Madoc and Maeve that Demona was a gargoyle. That's all I recall off the top of my head, but my mind has been focused exclusivley on Timedancer and Ranma the last few days...


Mecord- I think there's something in the genetics that doesn't allow redheads to tan. Look at Conan O'Brian...

**RP HERE!**

Having completely forgotten what was going on since the last RP was days ago, Jim Noying , his family, SJ, and various other RPers have gotten involved in an all out battle against Mephisto's 5000 demons currently aboard the Avatar of Ganon. They do well enough considering the odds. Black Tiger's energy charged sword is able to cleave most demons in half with one or two swipes. Mij has all sorts of wierd abilities including super speed and... The ability to fly? that he uses against the demons. Jim Noying nonchalantly fights the demons in his normal manner, which is to say, he's having fun with whatever situation he's involved in. Kari and SJ fight back to back, she using her goddess powers and SJ/Sammael using his own demon powers to shoot blasts of energy and decimate various creatures.

But overwhelming numbers are winning, and Black Tiger realizes this battle is a futile one. He concentrates, and there is a flash of light.

All of the combatants and personel from the Avater of Ganon suddenly appear... Somewhere on Earth.
"WHAT just happened?"
"I teleported us out of there!
"You WHAT?" the Avatar's administrator yelled.
"It was a lost battle before it started. We had no choice."
SJ/Sammuel nodded and agreed. "Besides, the real battle is going to be here, on Earth. Mephisto has opened portals to this realm. Even if we could shut one down, there's several hundred more around the planet. Perhaps thousands even. We need a plan to fight back."
"Oh..." Jim finally became aware of the situation. "Haven't you been told the plan yet?"

**END RP!**

*Sighs and wishes Heather would come back from her trip to Disneyworld...*
Robby
Sunday, April 30, 2000 12:47:16 AM
IP: spider-te061.proxy.aol.com

**Papers and text books go flying from the shadowy corner of the CR, followed by a few yells and hysterical laughter.”

I can’t take this essay anymore! I will be SOOOOOO glad when this week is over and I can go back to being normal (or as much as that term applies to me). I hate this level of stress. Essay’s due on Monday, two whopper finals on Wed., and another ten pager on Friday (I have two pages as of now).

Well it’s time to unwind a bit.

Mara>> Welcome back!

James Birdsong>> Chronologically I’m probably a few thousand years old (don’t know for sure because of a fairly recent memory wipe), physically I’m only 22. But unlike most immortals I will age. At least until I reach the age that I became immortal, about 38 (before the fore mentioned mem wipe I made myself young again). :)

Andrew Warren>> I don’t think we’ve met, Hello and welcome. If you by chance or fate have any sanity, please deposit at the door. :)

Sorow>> I can’t tan either. Do you have red hair by chance? Most red heads I know can’t tan. We have two colors, white or red.

Comics>> Marvel has gotten better with the X-titles. What they called the Revolutions. Basically they re-staffed. For the most part, the stories are better the art is better or at least a good different, and even Gen-X is more serious. This last Gen-X sported a grotesque mummy/cyborg thingie on the cover. Death isn’t normally common in Gen-X but there has been a lot lately. This whole X-men vs. Neo (shades of Matrix methinks) is cool too. It brought back a favorite of mine, Cecelia Reyes.

Uh oh. I feel a creativity demon approaching… >:)

*****RP WARNING*****
Mecord woke in chains. He was in a large cell of some sort. It was cold and damp; the air filled with disease.
“Funny, I thought Hell would be lot warmer.”
Mecord looked at Senthet chained nearby, “Hell is anything you hate. What better than a prison for a couple of thieves like us?”
The cell door opened and an eight foot with horns like a minotaur and claws like a dragon.
“I suppose I’m supposed to be impressed,” snorted Senthet.
“You would do well to remember that. I am Raze. My job is to look after things while Mephisto is gone. Which means you are mine.”
“Which means what exactly?” asks Mec.
“You are a dangerous wizard and must be killed. I think I’ll keep that gem of yours though. As for the girl, the Quencher was defeated and her soul captured. We’ve decided we need a knew one; she’ll do nicely.”
“Harm her demon and the deepest pit here will not make you safe from me!”
“There’s a funny thing about dying here. Your powerless soul sticks around. I shall enjoy torturing you for an eternity. Ha ha.”
Mecord locked cold hateful eyes with Raze, ”My soul *is* my power. You are the powerless one. I will destroy you.”
“I think not,” Raze slammed all five talons deep into Mecord’s chest. Mecord just continued to glare at Raze. For a brief moment, Raze felt fear. The moment passed, Raze grinned and clenched his fist. Mecord still held his gaze, and smiled. Fear again washed over Raze’s face. As Raze backed away, Mecord finally collapsed.
*****TO BE CONTINUED*****

Mecord
State of, Insanity, USA
Sunday, April 30, 2000 12:21:52 AM
IP: usr46.mtwest.net

Niamhgold: Yes, it did. Thank you. :)

Patrick: That would be right, except for the fact that Demona has lost her Dominique Destine identity in my ficverse as well as Nightstone. In The Fall of Nightstone, Xanatos revealed to the press that she was a gargoyle whose company made things like the Hunter's Moon virus and her stock took a huge tumble. Then he had Edward Lewis break up the company while Demona was grabbed by Taro and kept in an Illuminati cell for about half a year. Later she escaped thanks to the Kingpin (Final Hunt), disappeared for a while, and then in One Psycho to Another reemerged as yet another of New York's gargoyle protectors, albeit one who was a reformed bad guy and turned human during the day. Her new human identity is an accountant named Mona Pentar and many people know that she's also Demona. In a world full of mutants and superheros, most don't care. They will once she has a lot of cash. :)

As for explaining the unaging on Demona's part, I'm not sure what she'll do in my ficverse but for TGS I'd go for the "previously unknown daughter" route. :)
Doug
Sunday, April 30, 2000 12:14:34 AM
IP: pool-209-138-163-181.dlls.grid.net

Mr Todd: << but even then, I seriously
doubt that Angela's likely to assume her human alter ego again in light of the problems that it's caused her so far).>>

i think i missed that ep...which one(s) was/were it?


<<Besides, I doubt that Angela even wants the job.>>

ya knever know.

<<Demona might do better to go for the "other previously unknown daughter">>

'other, previously unknown'...sorry, that was me in my ProofReader's Annoyance Mode.

could've been worse: i koud hav been in a fonetik-speling moad.

::)

Rodlox
Sunday, April 30, 2000 12:04:33 AM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

I just found out on the 10:00 news that the body of a freshman girl who goes to Wayne State College with me was found beneathe a bridge on the Elkhorn River earlier today. The Nebraska Hiway Patrol is treating this as a homicide. Isn't that weird? I'd expect expect something like this happening during high school (and suprising enough, it didn't) but not in college! I'm not sure what to make of it.

I'm hoping for the best for the family and to others who were close to her.
Tim P.
Saturday, April 29, 2000 11:44:50 PM
IP: s25-onawa.pionet.net

I just took my parents to see Scream 3. It's my second time, I really like that series and horror movies in general. And I'm horribly burned from a car wash today. I can't tan and it drives me nuts!

Doug> I think it would be wonderful if you and Kit came down to see me and Joe. Maybe one of his benefit concerts this summer?

I need to finish reading latest TD, so I'm off.
SOROW
Saturday, April 29, 2000 11:37:58 PM
IP: dll2a020-0910.splitrock.net

Odd, though... I haven't seen anyone raising any fuss over the fact that Dick Clark hasn't seemed to age in almost forty years. :P

The wonderful thing about corporations like Nightstone, though, is that they are perpetual and not limited by the lifespans of their founders or directing officers. Dominique Destine doesn't need to remain personal visible at the helm to still garner financial security or exert directorial control. She could disappear from the public eye for as long as she wanted and re-emerge later if she desired, so long as she maintained a hold on a majority of the corporation's stock.
Patrick Toman
Saturday, April 29, 2000 11:02:59 PM
IP: ac8af521.ipt.aol.com

Some stuff. If I had a life, I'd be out tonight....stupid term papers....God, I hate school. No, I take that back--I like school, I hate the work involved.

War of 1812: So they burned down Washington. We rebuilt it. So we maybe didn't get all of our "objectives". Let me look around--hmm, I don't see anybody eating crumpets or drinking tea not-of-the-iced-variety. We don't use "quaint" little words like "telly" or "lift". So, I guess that means we kicked their ass.
Seriously, though, I have nothing against England. At least some of my ancestors came from there, and if I could not live in the United States, I'd probably set up shop in London. It's just that I kind of enjoy being a member of a sovereign nation instead of still being part of the colonies.

Speaking of British stuff....while I do like the country, and I think they've given us some colossally talented individuals (particularly some great thespians and authors), I don't get Monty Python. Maybe it's the whole British humor thing. "Holy Grail" was kind of fun (my favorite scene is the knight's dismemberment), but overall I swear I just don't get it. Give me Tom Green and his dead animals any day of the week. Now THAT is funny! ;)

Fire Storm: I heard that the reason the South Park creators got everything down so perfectly with Elian is because they actually didn't finish the show until a mere few hours before it aired. They were cutting it close, but it was pretty damn funny, though :) I'll always cherish the picture of Janet in an Easter Bunny suit wielding easter eggs filled with tear gas!

Warpmind / Jenna: Yep, I read that article too. It's pretty cool, it seems as if cloning is actually getting refined and more controllable. I welcome this. Regardless of the fears associated with the science, I do think that it has some true benefits. We can potentially save animals from the brink of extinction, and ultimately, if applied to humans, we will be able to clone organs for transplantation.

Good Comics: I'm a super fanboy geek, so I got lots of favorites. And I have time to kill tonight. Here's some recommendations (although I tend to go for more standard superhero fair):

Dark Horse: Most of Dark Horse's lineup consists of movie and tv franchises: For example, the big crossover they have out now is Terminator vs. Aliens vs. Predator (I kid you not). They got Buffy Comics, Angel comics, Xena comics...but there's some real gems that get published. I recommend Usagi Yojimbo, by the legendary Stan Sakai. It's chock full of Anthropormorphic (sp?) goodness! And, if you like some hard sex and violence, check out Matt Wagner's Grendel.

DC Comics: Most of DC's stuff is generally very good, but I highly recommend virtually the entire Batman line. The line has recently been rejuvenated ever since the landmark No Man's Land storyline. Steampunk, published under the Cliffhanger imprint, is tons of fun (and unlike the rest of the Cliffhanger books, it actually comes out once a month). Virtually all of Alan Moore's stuff in his America's Best Comics line is great. And finally, I recommend the Vertigo series Preacher. It's just about to end, but collect back issues while you can!

Image: Okay, Image is the company which I most dislike because they're the ones who offer the largest variety of the aforementioned "J/O comics". I'm sorry, even if they have a good story (which not all of them do), it's hard to take a book seriously when they've got a dozen splash pages devoted to showing the reader just how firm the heroine's buttocks are (personally, I believe that you could probably bounce pudding off of Caitlin Fairchild's ass. Hard as granite they are). Yes, Marvel and Image do this, but not to Image's extent. Image has a few good books. NOT SPAWN. Spawn is the most overrated comic in existence. EVER. But Image does have a talented writer in Brian Michael Bendis, who writes a lot of the supplemental Spawn titles. And they publish Pat Lee's Darkminds and Warlands. For fantasy fans like Todd, they have Mike Weiringo's Tellos. The BEST Images series, however, I believe to be Rising Stars by J. Michael Stracynski. The man who brought us Babylon 5 brings us one of the best comics out there today.

Marvel Comics: I'd like to say that the X titles are better now, especially since Chris Claremont has returned and that they've got a good artist in the form of Leinel Yu (I can't stand Alan Davis' art), and Warren Ellis is running things. The whole Marvel Knights line is great; Kevin Smith then David Mack writing Daredevil, and Garth Ennis writes Punisher as he was always meant to be written--as a homicidal maniac. Unfortunately, Spider-Man still kind of sucks, thanks to the devil known as Howard Mackie (and to a lesser extent, John Byrne).

And I'll plug the entire line done by Antarctic Press, cause I know Robby is partial ;)

And I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Oni Press, which of course publishes all those great Clerks comics written by Kevin Smith. And the truly classic Jay and Silent Bob miniseries.
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Saturday, April 29, 2000 10:48:08 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

Niamhgold- Sorry for being so nitpicky, but Rick Orange has been my color of choice for over a year now, I tend to spot it pretty easily. (I had kentucky Bluegrass for about a month, and pale yellow for a little while before that...) Ah well... But, the fruitiest color? Hmm... I would think that would be sun orange...

And now I go back to reading some excellent Ranma fanfic I found a few days ago titled "Hearts of Ice"... Any other Ranma fans in the room that would want the link?
Robby
Saturday, April 29, 2000 10:41:57 PM
IP: spider-to063.proxy.aol.com

Robby: Curses, it _was_ dark rich orange. I guess that post'll have to be considered the "quasi"-fruitiest color in the CR and, hopefully, this one is THE fruitiest! {:-}

Doug: Check your E-mail. I decided to scrap the essay for tonight, put it off until tomorrow, and finish reading your fic! It was great, and I hope my feedback reflects how much I like it! :)

James Birdsong: Thanx!

Adios,

Niamhgold - [niamhgold@hotmail.com]
Saturday, April 29, 2000 10:28:51 PM
IP: lac-flex53.ncia.net

ROBBY - Yes, it would certainly be a lot of fun to see how Demona would handle that problem. (It's probably the first time that she ever had to handle it, given that in her past, she generally doesn't seem to have stayed in one place long enough at a time for people to start noticing that she didn't age - not to mention that it's only after "The Mirror" that people are likely to find her unaging nature more significant than other physical features of hers).

I doubt that turning Nightstone over to Angela would work, given that Angela's full-gargoyle (in TGS continuity, people would know about Angela Destine, but even then, I seriously doubt that Angela's likely to assume her human alter ego again in light of the problems that it's caused her so far). Besides, I doubt that Angela even wants the job. Demona might do better to go for the "other previously unknown daughter" route.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Saturday, April 29, 2000 10:10:36 PM
IP: 216.87.46.89.dialup-stl.primary.net

Witchblade, Fathom, Gen-13, Tombraider- So you people dislike Witchblade, Fathom, Tombraider, AND Gen-13 JUST because they have... Ah... Gravity defying female leads? Not really a good reason to out and out shun the books. The art is really good, (as a proffessional artist in training I've picked up Fathom once or twice for studying purposes. Honest!) and Gen-13 was a great read when it started, and its specials are usually QUITE good. (Ordinary Heroes is STILL one of my top twenty comics of all time.) Witchblade actually has a very good story, especially where it crosses into "The Darkness". The issues of Fathom I have seem interesting, but I haven't bothered following the story since I have other expenses. Can't vouch for Tombraider not having read it, but it *does* have good, high quality proffessional art. (yes, the game version of Lara Croft was designed for looks alone, but the comic has to give her SOME personality or the art alone won't hold the book.) In fact, the art on those books is far better than some of the stuff at DC, Marvel or many Image titles. And X-men and Superman alike have their share of over-developed characters, its part of the medium after all. Judging a book by its cover is usally a bad thing to do. Just because a comic has a female lead designed to appeal to a teenage male audience doesn't mean the book is going to bad JUST because of that. This argument has been made in the past and I'll make it now... No one ever seems to complain that Superman has muscles that put Arnold to shame, or that HE runs around in a skintight outfit that shows off his underwear all the time. *Shrugs* But then again, I'm an artist. I've studied enough anatomy by now that drawings of it don't really phase me that much.

Gargoyles winning the lottery- But wouldn't they need to do SOME sort of background check before handing out a prize? I'm assumign Dominique Destine doesn't have a birth certificate...

On that thought, what DOES Demona do when she's quite visibly in the public eye and doesn't age at all? For thirty, maybe 40 years she can pull it off, claim plastic surgery or whatnot, but she can't keep up the facade forever. So what's she do, fake her own death, turn it over to her daughter, then rule behind the scenes? (Or fake her own death, dye her hair, and take her place as her "other, unmentioned daughter"?)

Niamhgold- That wasn't rich orange you posted in, but the color of my evil twin Lonny, DARK rich orange.
Robby
Saturday, April 29, 2000 09:58:24 PM
IP: spider-to062.proxy.aol.com

Since lottery claims offices are only open during the daytime, if Demona won the lottery, she'd be cashing in her ticket as Dominique Destine... avoiding the whole "can gargoyles win the lottery" quandry to begin with (something she'd be certain to ponder before stepping forward to claim the prize, anyway).

Of course, I doubt that Dominique Destine winning the lottery would go over any better with John Q. Public than, say, Bill Gates or Ross Perot having the winning ticket.
Patrick Toman
Saturday, April 29, 2000 07:31:57 PM
IP: abd32bba.ipt.aol.com

Niamhgold: Okay, whenever you can get around to it is fine. I look forward to the feedback, glad you're enjoying the story so far. Good luck with the paper.

Rodlox: No, no relation, although the title could be related to that story in a metaphorical sense. The basic plot of the tale is that Demona wins the lottery and wants to use the money to rebuild Nightstone. An extremely unscrupulous Japanese businessman named Kirin Odo (chairman of the Nakatomi Corporation from Die Hard) is all too willing to provide assistance, while a vigilante group called the Sword of God targets Demona and the new company for destruction. Seth and the clan are caught in the middle, wondering which side they should help (some, like Angela, don't need to decide, but others are unsure they want to see Nightstone back in action with Demona at the helm, even though she's reformed). Plus there's a big political mess over whether gargoyles should be able to win the lottery (which Demona convienently ignores as a "petty human squabble") and the fact that more than a few people want Demona's money for themselves as well. The story should be fun to write, whenever I get around to it (it's unfortunately a LONG way away). :)

Comics Recommendation: If you're starved for good comic books lately, check out this month's Batman Beyond issue. It explains why Terry and Bruce have never had any real trouble with Paxton Powers (something the TV show should have done, but the comic ended up doing well).

More later.
Doug
Saturday, April 29, 2000 06:42:51 PM
IP: pool-209-138-161-218.dlls.grid.net

Winterwolf, someone needs to keep DC in check AGAIN. He won't leave me alone. He lets me stay connected for 5-10 minutes then disconnects me.

**TD SPOILERS**
This story shows lots of planning and thinking. I especiall enjoyed Brooklyn finally dealing with his grief.
**END SPOILERS**

N & A - hmm. A big let down on how they saved the day. I repeat what I said earlier - the show tells two slightly connected stories in one episode. Either concentrate on one story or the other for each episode and keep the balance between telling the two stories.

I swear DC, stop bugging me or ELSE. (notice: I just lost my internet connection at this point for the 4th and 5th time today.)

Now, where was I? ok. I remember now.

OXYMORON OF THE DAY: organized government, especially the census bureau.

DC, you've crossed my line. This means WAR against you too.
Winterwolf, DC is now on the list of people whom we will do battle against.

**BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY SAGA continues despite continuing efforts by DC to block it**
DPH wakes up after being unconscious for 24 hours and realized he was unnoticed. Since he was feeling weak, DPH summoned lightning to recharge him. DPH summoned lightning to create a gateway to another universe and he entered this universe. DPH, then, summoned lightning to form an energy ball. DPH, then summons lightning to open a gateway between this universe and his home universe. DPH takes energy from his ball and uses it fry all of DC's clones.

"There, I have cleaned out DC's clones AGAIN. Hmm. I have energy left over from my ball. I'll use it to knock DC unconscious for 168 hours" ,thought DPH and he decided to do it.

DPH summoned another energy ball using lightning and crossed back into his home universe. He knew two things he had to do. First, he used energy from his ball to break NCA's connection to Earth's weather system. Second, he connected himself to Earth's weather system. Then, DPH summoned a ball to guide him into the person he saw in his vision.
**END BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY SAGA for now**
Winterwolf, your part of the saga is next. Due to continuing problems with DC, I may be a while before I update the archive of my RP.
Daniel Paul Hightower - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Saturday, April 29, 2000 06:01:44 PM
IP: max1-31.cwy.cei.net

Niamhgold> A&E saturday 8-9pm pacific time
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@yahoo.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Saturday, April 29, 2000 05:57:57 PM
IP: 63.39.126.205

Arrrrrggghhh!!!!
Sorry about this but I need to vent. I've now have proof that my ISP is indeed caching this page. When I tried accessing it from a PC at work which has NEVER been used to for reading it, I got the EXACT same cached version that my own computer gives me, which at the moment ends with Stephen's post from 2:10:46 pm. Time for another email to tech support I guess. <sigh>
Daniel Johnson - [danielj7@exit109.com]
Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Saturday, April 29, 2000 05:35:51 PM
IP: 98a6c03a.ipt.aol.com

Rich Orange. The fruitiest color in the CR :)

** Niamhgold enters ** Had one of those scatter-brained-induced embarrassing moments today. I grabbed my wallet this morning, went super-duper grocery shopping, and when I went to check out, it turned out that I'd grabbed the _wrong_ wallet (I have two because I just bought a new one). Well, the one I grabbed was empty, and I had to put *everything* back. Boy, was I blushing and was the cashier angry! Heh <:}

Anywho, back to the posts:

This week's Timedancer ep was _wonderful_! Best written, IMHO! Kudos to the authors!

Mara: Welcome back! I'm new, but it's obvious even to me that you're one of the more popular CR visitors :)

Christine: Ah, Miriam. I knew I had that name in my head somewhere.

Monty Python: I know the concept, heard of it, but I've never been able to watch it. Is there a channel that shows Monty Python (if it's the Comedy channel, I'll pass because my cable company didn't include it :( ?

Shadowrider: Sure, you're welcome to proofread my next fic, too! Always can use another opinion. Now, if I could only keep up with my schedule...:)

Peter: You're looking forward to my next story? Gosh, thanks!

Doug: Night of the Symbiotes looked pretty cool. Unfortunately, I could only read the first few pages before I had to stop and finish my essay. ** Grumbles about school **. I'll give you feedback as soon as I can find the time to sit down; but I'm sure I'll absolutely love it! ^_^

DPH: If Alex were to move out of the Eyrie Building...hmmm, interesting. Wouldn't it just peeve Xanatos off if Alex did that, then decided to become a cop? Hahahah. Or maybe, even, Renard would recruit him. Hahahah (again).

Stephen Sobotka: Hi! I always seem to miss you when you post! Just wanted to say post up some of your artwork when you get some done :)

** Whips her head around ** Did I forget anyone? Oh, well. I've gotta buy a b-day present for my pop. And this time, I won't forget to bring $!

Adios!
Niamhgold
Saturday, April 29, 2000 05:34:04 PM
IP: lac-flex245.ncia.net

Doug: <<I might have to use some of those in "The Lottery Winner" (a far-in-the-future fic I have planned that will focus on Demona and the possibility of her going back to her old life :). >>

. any relation to the book or tv-movie 'The Lottery'? {the made-for-tv movie was intended as a sequel to it}.

Rodlox - [Babnol@hotmail .com]
Saturday, April 29, 2000 05:13:54 PM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

**RP HERE**

The fifteen soldiers the Ravens have been holding prisoner, chained together in a line with shackled wrists, are being herded into the back of the Onslaught, several grumbling until Mist hisses back and shuts most of them up. "So what'd Kit think of your idea?" Elena asks Tom as they and Boris help the cat get the prisoners settled down. Tom sighs. "She was against it." "Why am I not surprised?" Boris quips. "Yeah," Tom agrees. "I decided to just forget it. It wasn't that good an idea anyway." "True," Elena nods. "We didn't need to do it either. Sooner or later, these prisoners will talk." "How bout never?" Mansfield asks as he overhears. "We're not telling you where Thailog's base is, no way." "Right," Sneed nods. "What makes you think we even know?" "He's right," says Leah Howell. "We travel back and forth from there through teleportation gates. I don't think anyone has ever seen the outside of the base." "So you couldn't tell us where it is?" Tom asks her with a frown. She nods. "Frankly, we're no use to you either. The general and Lord Thailog are cloning soldiers now, we humans are loyal to them but they could just leave us in your care until he takes over. I trust the general to want to free us, but Thailog might not care." "Then why are you staying loyal to him?" asks Elena. "That's not important," Howell snaps. "We want him to rule the world, he'd do a better job than anyone else. Humanity needs him. He's not a negotiator, he's a warrior who knows what to do and has the courage to do it. He won't care that you're holding us hostage, and we're not telling you anything about his base. You might as well just let us go." "That's Kit's call," Boris reminds them. "Not ours. You're staying in chains for now." "Fine," Howell rolls her eyes. "Bother yourselves with us. See if we care." "Yeah," Mansfield chuckles in agreement. "Me, I'm gonna like being pampered." "Shut up," Tom commands, and Mist hisses in agreement. Sneed sneers and spits at the cat, and in return receives a slap that leads claw marks on his cheek. "You'll pay!" he roars. "Bad kitty!" Mist only growls in reply. "Shut your mouth, Barney," Howell orders, and Sneed does so. "We're prisoners now," she then continues, "and we are going to act with dignity until we are freed, which I'm sure will be soon." The other soldiers all grumble, but then nod as she glares at them with commanding dark eyes. Elena and Boris frown as they watch the display, while Tom smiles in slight admiration. "You're going to act with dignity?" he asks the soldiers. "Good. You can start by moving along." He then resumes herding them into the truck's large cage as the screen's image fades.

**PAUSE RP**

Hi everyone. Sorry I haven't been coming in for a while, time has been eaten up by schoolwork (one week left till finals, it goes up) and I've had to stay out till now. :( Hopefully I can get caught up on what was talked about this week in what little time I have (and the CR won't go down in the middle of typing like it did last time I tried to post on a Saturday).

Fanfic Progress: Thanks to Peter and N. Dagostino for their feedback on Night of the Symbiotes Part 1, which is now posted for those of you who missed the plug. Hope to get more feedback on it soon, I assume it's taking people a while to read it because of the length and time constraints similar to my own. Part 2 I may begin later tonight, but schoolwork may make this one take a long while to put out. I'll keep broadcasting updates at the right times, of course. For now, I will say that it will not only involve the clan, the Bloods, Jadriel's GDs, New York's cops and citizens, and the various Marvel characters who exist in my ficverse, but also the Illuminati, the Ultra-Pack, some former GI Joe members now in the mainstream US military, and possibly even the Seelie Court before things come to an end (who would win in a fight between Oberon and the Dread Dormammu? Hmm). Some members of the Unseelie Court (like Loki) are already involved of course, and there are demons who will be both taking part in the great battle (like Dormammu) and ones who will be observing it (like the mysterious Tainethal). With all these combatants, it's sure to be a long battle to free the city from the forces menacing it, and one that will have many consequences. I may even need to write a third part just to deal with them all. :) Anyway, the second part of the story will be out in due time, hope those of you who are reading the first one enjoy it and will send feedback. It's needed and always appreciated. Now on to replies.

Jason Barnett: Interesting Demona creativity demon. If it were the Demmie of my fanfics, she would keep the child and probably raise it well, but as for the Demmie of Gargs or TGS, I'm not sure. Probably she would think about it for a moment, and then likely pull out another gun and blast the kid. Demona is generally not someone who wants to bother herself with a child's needs if she can avoid doing so, and it wouldn't matter much to her if the child was hers or not given her bad temper and knowledge that Sevarius could be lying about the child's origin. But then again, she might keep the kid anyway. One never knows. I guess the outcome of the situation really depends on what the writer thinks should happen more than anything else. :)

SJ: <I'm glad he's going back to his father Fidel....oops, I mean Juan Miguel.....so I don't have to hear another f***in bleeding heart bitch and moan about how he *should* go back.> <nods> I'm glad for this too. Nothing displeases a moderate liberal such as myself like knowing why something should be done and not seeing anyone do it. <grin> Good comments on the Elian situation, I don't know if they're as civil as they should have been, but I do agree with them. $ Also liked your depiction and punishment of Fidel in the RP, it's strangely hilarious. Keep up the good work with it, I wonder if Castro's younger brother and probable successor Raul is going to have any sort of problem with what you're doing. :) Also hope that you'll punish the Feds who went too far in getting the kid and the community of crazies who went too far in trying to keep him before it's all over (especially the fisherman who saved Elian, who is now using that deed to get popularity for himself in the aftermath of this whole mess, saying he thinks the respect Cuban exiles in Miami have for him could get him elected Mayor even though he obviously knows zip about politics. Not to mention making a lot of people grossed out and confused by talking about how Elian liked to lick his face. Commendable activity? I think not.). $

Christine: Glad to hear that the offender took down his story and apologized. Hope nothing like this ever happens to you again, if it does I hope you get similar results once it's all over. :) The cover of Dark of the Elvenwood looks great, I can hardly wait to read the story within it. Sign me and Kit up for ordering two autographed copies as soon as it comes out, alright? <grin>

SOROW: So there won't be a compromise? <sighs> Rats. Oh well, guess Kit and I will have more incentive to come north and meet you in person now. I'm sure you look beautiful, just as Joe insists. :) Congrats on the Best Attitude Award, you surely deserve it. Hope it helps you feel better, I and all your other friends in here are willing to help things along if needed. :)

A&M Student: I heard about this, it distressed me immensely. I'm happy they were able to catch the jerk who did it, though, and he confessed. Hope this obviously mentally unbalanced individual learns his lesson and goes away for a long time. And that we're not troubled with his like again any time in the future (yeah, we probably will be, but one can hope :).

Robby: Gwen was in there? <nods> Yeah, she was, I remember that ep now. Glad it was just in an alternate dimension. I agree that they used Mary Jane as a placebo to do the same thing they could have done with her. For those who have read my latest story, don't worry, she's gonna stay dead in there. Spider-Girl will be born and become one of the world's heroines in the future, but Mary Jane will not be her mother. Peter will still be the father, though, of course. :)

Shadowrider: I've been to the Bari area only once myself. It was a long time ago, but I remember it being pretty nice. :) Thanks for the Argento info, I think Kit and I will have to check out a few of his films.

GXB: Sorry to hear your Dad made you see a psychologist. Especially for something where you were completely in the right, and the teacher overreacted. <sigh> It sounds like you were able to get through it okay, though, so that's good. If you need venting, my e-mail's open, and if you need a friend's support, I'm there. :)

**SPOILERS COME NOW**

This Week's Buffy: Kit's already given my comments on it. I liked the Xander development (SJ's right, that ice cream scene was priceless), Giles singing (a hilarious and very well-written scene), the Anya-Spike dialogue (I hope he does stake Dru before the Buffy series is all over, or at least Harmony :), and the plot was okay, but the sex stuff was something it really could have done without. Or at least they should not have shown it as much as they did. As it was, it made the ep a little boring and predictable. :( Oh well, the ep's past now, it was still somewhat good, and I'm hoping next week's will be much better (should be, with Oz back in town and the Initiave getting developed too). Also hope Angel is good, I'm finally seeing it tonight. Damn the local WB affiliate for delaying it because of that stupid basketball game, it better be worth the wait (should be, since it has Faith, but you never know <sigh>).

Latest Timedancer Ep: Enjoyed A Thought of the Heart muchly. The plot was incredible, with good fights and character development that also explained some things Menagerie made me wonder about from last season. Wish it had had some pics to liven things up, but as it was the writing made the story easy to visualize. Same for the various characters' feelings, which I liked learning more about, and the dialogue. Haroun and Sandilli were both interesting characters in the story, and so was Melchior (liked what he did with the carvings, as well as the revelations of his feelings for Sata and all that went on with them). Darice and Li weren't as much entertaining as these were, but that's partly a consequence of their lack of development (what they did get was good). Also liked what was done with the Caliph (having him end up in the cage was hilarious) and the development related to the infant yeti and gargoyle egg (I know the hatchling in it probably isn't Sata because of time differences and all, but it would be neat if it were an ancestor of hers whose descendants later emigrated to Ishimura from the Sanctuary). Very nice development on Brooklyn too, good to see him dealing with and not pushing aside his pain. Like Revel said, this ep was indeed very emotional, and it was very nice to see all the emotions worked out. :) Overall, I give the episode a 10/10 and look forward to the next story. Keep up the good work, TGS Staff!

**SPOILERS ARE PAST**

Joe: Good luck with that album, if you'll tell us how Kit and I will definitely buy copies (we've looked for your band's work in all the stores here, but not found it. :(. I'm sure the music will come out good.

Witchblade: Didn't know they made a movie out of it, but frankly not surprised. I agree with SJ about the comic, I've never read it but have seen it and it is really nothing but a scantily clad woman who comes across as your typical egotistical and pretty dim action star, involved in generally boring and cliched plots that are never all that interesting (although I've heard some of the bad guys may be neat). Needless to say, the comic is not one I buy or peruse regularly, just like similar comics of its ilk (such as Fathom, Tomb Raider, and anything to do with Caitlin Fairchild). It did get a mention in my most recent fanfic, but only in jest. I'm not going to write any Witchblade/Gargs crossovers (though I wouldn't be surprised if someone else did <sigh>).

George Lucas: I too am wondering why he's taking the trouble to write a new background for Boba Fett. The one Fett's got now is interesting enough, and as a fanfic writer, it's been my experience that it's often easier to adapt someone else's work to yours than write up a whole new story for a character. <sighs> I guess Lucas either doesn't know this, or in his egotism is choosing to ignore it. Both explanations distress me, both as a Star Wars fan and as a movie buff in general. :( Hope whatever story he dreams up for Fett's background is good, along with Ep 2 (Remembering Ep 1, I know it might not be, but still, one can hope). BTW, I do agree with SJ that it's surprising Lucas is doing this given his earlier statements about Fett and the saga (which he should stop making IMO, if things like this are gonna keep cropping up), and that he may just be doing this cause of Fett's popularity. If that later statement is true, I'm really concerned about Lucas. Characters should never get developments just because it would draw an audience, they should get developments that are proper for them and for the story in question. If the story would be better without them, they shouldn't be involved and that's that. <sighs> But of course it's Lucas's franchise, I shouldn't be getting preachy about it. Good luck to you in your writing, George, I think you've still got a lot to learn about storytelling despite your past success and hope you can receive the needed lessons before it's too late. Remember, fans are difficult to please all the time, if not impossible. <smirk>

Mara: Welcome back, and thanks for the interesting Demona creativity demons. I might have to use some of those in "The Lottery Winner" (a far-in-the-future fic I have planned that will focus on Demona and the possibility of her going back to her old life :).

Daniel Johnson: <grins> That sounds like a creativity demon alright, remember to treat it well. :) Good luck with whatever it whispers in your ear.

Coyote: Sorry to hear your work schedule is still insane. I guess it's been keeping you from WCC work as well as coming in here too, huh? (Sorry, have to ask.) Hope it soon calms down, I'm still praying for you (and the Vietnam MIAs).

Stephen: Good to see you again, welcome back! Hope you soon find a new site server and also get out from under the RL hassles in your life.

Happy Birthday to Calliope and Theresa. Hope you both enjoy being older. :)

That's all for now, I guess. I'll put in more later when more topics come up. Bye for now, everyone, hope we all have a good weekend even with no good new movies opening again. <sigh>

**RESUME RP, EXCUSE LENGTH**

"Talk to me, demon!" Kit orders Zezil as the screen comes back on, pointing at Doug, who is watching with a blank look on his face. "First, what's wrong with him?" Zezil looks Doug over and chuckles. "I succeeded!" he cheers. "Yes!" "What did you succeed at?" Shap inquires, looking on with Shauna, Keith, Stephanie, and Lathrop. "We have holy water here, you know." "I liquefied his brain!" Zezil replies with a grin. "He's a breathing corpse now. You'll never benefit from his wisdom again!" Doug gasps, as do most of the other Ravens watching. "No!" Kit shouts. "That…that's not possible! His brain's not liquefied!" "She's right, it's not!" Doug agrees. "I just can't remember a lot of stuff!" Zezil smiles. "Like I said, your brain's been shorted out! That scientist's invention worked!" "What scientist?" Keith asks. "The one who made your friend Jaden and was controlling him, Alchemist!" Keith grimaces. "Oh great, I bet that's the guy Jaden blew up with." "It was!" Zezil laughs. "There's no way for you to reverse the procedure! Your friend Doug is going to be a mush-brained amnesiac forever!" He is about to start maniacally laughing when Kit grabs him by the neck and slams him against the bars of the dog carrier. "Whoa, girlfriend!" Shauna tells her. "Calm down. This demon may be a jerk, but he does have a point." "You listen to me, little thing," Kit growls, ignoring the archer. "We are going to get Doug fixed. There has got to be a way, and we are going to find it. You can be sure of that." Zezil just laughs. Stephanie shakes her head. "Let's move this interrogation on," she says. "Who are you, and what are you doing here?" "My name's Zezil," the imp replies. "I've been spying on you for months." "Who sent you?" asks Shap. "My master, Deavik the Ultroloth. He told me to observe you, cause you could be a threat to his plans." "What plans?" Lathrop asks. "What makes you think I'll tell you?" Keith uncorks a glass vial of water and waves it suggestively. Zezil gulps. "Oh, right. Well, he, Gothmenes, and Synatia want to open a Hellmouth under Atlanta." "Atlanta, Georgia?" Shap asks. "Yeah, is there another big city named Atlanta?" Zezil sneers. "They made this Ted Turner guy into a demon so he could help them, and they have a bunch of other demons on their side too. Some computer guy named uh, Case, I think, a woman named Laybourne, some politicians to keep your government paralyzed, so on." The Ravens frown as they listen. "Something tells me we better get to Atlanta fast," says Shap. "Or take your time," Zezil shrugs. "The Master's moving things slowly, patiently preparing. You won't be able to stop him anyway, he's too smart and strong." "We'll see about that," Kit replies, crossing her arms. She then turns back to the others. "We need to discuss what this imp said with the others. Going to Atlanta has to be our next destination, but there are those prisoners to deal with, too, and Doug's memory loss." "You'll never be able to reverse that!" Zezil snorts. "It's just like if he drank Lethe water, forever his mind is gone!" "Shut up," Shap orders, throwing holy water into the cage and forcing the demon back. "Lethe water," Lathrop taps his chin as he watches, deep in thought. "Hmm." "Come on," Kit shakes her head at the imp and waves them towards the door. Let's go discuss what we heard, we can worry about this demon later." The other Ravens present nod, Doug still confused but seeming to understand what's happened to him a little better now. Zezil then watches as they leave, laughing and snickering, sure that even with what he told them they can't disrupt his master's plans. As he laughs, there is a loud thunderclap behind him, and the imp turns to see an image of Deavik's featureless face staring at him with its insectile eyes. "Master!" he cheers. "You've come to free me!" Deavik laughs. "You wish, foolish spawn. You think to live long after betraying and disappointing me?" Zezil gasps, instantly realizing what the Ultroloth is talking about. "No, Master!" he protests. "Please! Understand! They had holy water, and guns! I'm a weakling! Please!" Deavik merely glares at him and then Zezil is enveloped in black fire. The Ravens hear his screams and rush back in just in time to see him consumed in a large puff of smoke. Deavik's face turns and looks upon the surprised heroes, chuckles, then fades away along with the image on screen.

**TO BE CONTINUED, END RP :)**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Saturday, April 29, 2000 03:52:23 PM
IP: pool-209-138-203-26-dlls.grid.net

**In the dark corner of the CR, the silhouette of an elf hunched over a key board is seen. Tentatively, someone tiptoes over and tapps Mecord on the shoulder.**

I am so sick of this sociology psychobable...AHH! Oh hi, startled me. I'm just going to sit over here for a while so I can finish this article and outline an essay. I'll post more later when I have the time.


Mecord
Saturday, April 29, 2000 03:16:01 PM
IP: usr22.mtwest.net

My birthday is on the eighth of May. I will be 20 chronilogically but of course in real terms still 18 just as Duncan MacLeod is only chronilogically over 4 centuries old not physically so.
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@yahoo.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Saturday, April 29, 2000 02:55:12 PM
IP: 1cust92.tnt8.sdg1.da.uu.net

Greetings all... Sorry for not speaking up for a while, but I've been sort of swamped in R/L, and haven't had time to comment on a lot of what's been going on in here...

First off, JENNA! I got the postcard! <HUGS!> Really lifted my spirit when I got it. How did you know Genie was my favorite from Aladdin? :)

CHRISTINE - I said this before, but it bears repeating: GREAT COVER! Magelore 2 is going to be a great book! Just save me two copies (one with an autograph for our signed collection of books, and one I can take out and read at my leisure. <grin!>).

JESSIE - Congrats on the art showing! Hope it was a big success!

EVERYONE THAT HAD A BIRTHDAY - Happy belated B-Day! Hope you all had a good one!

SJ - On your Lucas "Fans: Screw you!" rant...ish, yeah, it's a joke, but I mean COME ON! How much more are you going to bombast George before enough is enough? A jokes and joke, fine! But even for you...sheesh! This is getting low!

OTHER NEWS - My site's still down, pending finding a new server to host it. Actually two people have offered to host it, but I'm stuck in "waiting for confirmation" limbo while they go to get things set up.

Also, after months of waiting and whining (and believe me, that's been a while!), I'm finally going to get a graphics tablet so I can start practicing my art skills again! WOO HOO! Well, the tablet is going to be a Wacom Graphire, but I've talked with a few other artists in the Gargs Fandom, and they say it's just as good as the profession style Wacoms...plus it's a lot more affordable!

One last thing...I've been hearing all the comments on how a lot of you all think "Giri" is one of the best Timedancer eps TGS has done so far (it's being ranked up there with "Deals and Exchanges" and such). Well, originally the idea behind that story didn't go over too well when it was first introduced, and it was planned to get dropped completely. However I stepped in with support from a few others and fought to keep it included in the season lineup, and - thanks to Entity for writing it - look where it ended up? Just goes to show, even the most unpopular of ideas sometimes comes out a winner! Kudos to Entity and the staff for their producing a great story!

Well, that's all from me for now... Maintain and Check Six!
Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. - [scififangargoyle@yahoo.com]
Spokane, WA, USA
Saturday, April 29, 2000 02:10:46 PM
IP: m69.ieway.com

Winterwolf: You're welcome! If you want to learn to ride, the absolute best way is to take lessons from a qualified instructor. Here in Texas, you can find an individual teacher for about $20 per lesson. If you join a "Pony Club", the lessons can be as much as $100 each. But, if you want to do it yourself, find someone with a "kid-gentle" horse to start with. Learn to ride bareback first (yes, bareback!!) since it teaches you to sit correctly. I still love to ride that way--no tacking up, just jump on 'n go! You'll feel more confortable if you learn to ride in a round pen first; then you can take to the trails. I ride both Western and English. I much prefer the English method of handling horses--alot more geared toward the comfort of the horse itself. As far as boots, buy Justin Ropers, they last forever. Hope that helps (and encourages you to do it)!

Christine: Please sign me up for a copy, too! The cover is very nice, and I *love* stories of Elves. Guess what my 3/4 Arabian mare's registered name is? ARIEN Elle Sudan! The Greek version of the name is Arion, and means "First Horse"! I found that out after I had named her (and she was my first baby to raise- I owned her mother, too). I call her Arie. She just turned 13 years old on April 12.

Later...
Lynne Like - [mjlike@yahoo.com]
Saturday, April 29, 2000 12:45:50 PM
IP: dfw-pool41.dialup.directlink.net

New on my site --
Dirce drowned me in pics! Cassius, plus four pics of Avalon Clan members. Click or go to http://members.xoom.com/Sabledrake/ng_diss.html for a look.

Warp > I remember reading something similar about Dolly, and that may have been where the bit about Burbank came from. As for what I really know about cloning, hardly a damn thing ; ) That would be _research_!

Christine - [christine@sabledrake.com]
Saturday, April 29, 2000 12:07:30 PM
IP: 16-189.009.popsite.net

Patrick:
Thanks for the response, but the browser isn't the problem. ANY program I use has the same problem. Including Netscape. The script I use to mirror the comment room, for example, just issues raw HTTP commands to download the CR, and it has the exact same problem. Oh, and while I agree that Netscape is better than the WINDOWS version of IE, I have a Mac--two actually :)--and the Mac version of IE is IMHO one of the best browsers on any platform. It isn't a port; there is a separate unit within MS that just does Mac software, and they're REALLY good at what they do.
Daniel Johnson - [danielj7@exit109.com]
Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Saturday, April 29, 2000 11:57:32 AM
IP: abd2f331.ipt.aol.com

Warp- here is a awesome article on cloning I found just this morning that refers to the lack of ageing they show- this makes me excited not only as a writer, but also think of the possibilities as far as organ transplants as well.
JENNA
Saturday, April 29, 2000 10:40:07 AM
IP: 1cust170.tnt4.stafford.tx.da.uu.net

<Shadowrider enters>

Fire Storm:> As you try that tactic, condsider trying the Carrier/Valkyrie/Science Vessel/Arbiter combo...you'll see the results ;)

Gside:> The Dragoon recall...another good strategy, although I've never been able to use it properly...
Now you made me curious about the debate you mention...end of '99, isn't it? There's just a prob...as I said, I can't access the CR Archive: the browser says it does not exist.
Oh, a little thing: what do you mean exactly with "Bando" ?

Warpmind:> << Appreciate the pep talk>> Pep talk? :O
Anyway, I really liked that Diablo fic, I like very short tales with surprising finals...
About Starcraft...whoa! I never dared to try with the Zergs too! I think there's no reason for it not work with them too...but are you sure you can control three races at the same time? Of course, a Carrier/Valkyrie/Guardian/Devourer/(Your preferred units...) combo could be the final devastation...

Short one this time. Maybe later, maybe tomorrow.
Ciao!
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Saturday, April 29, 2000 09:09:16 AM
IP: h213-18-245.mi2.albacom.net

Daniel > The five-minute solution - download yourself a copy of Netscape. There's a million reason why MSIE is one of the least liked web browsers... you've just discovered one of them. I use AOL as an ISP, but I abhor using their built-in MSIE-based browser if I can help it.

:: sticks a "Netscape Forever" sticker on the wall and exits ::
Patrick Toman
Saturday, April 29, 2000 08:20:31 AM
IP: 98abed4c.ipt.aol.com

Hmm. I'm having a problem, and I wanted to see whether anyone has any ideas. I mentioned before that my ISP seems to be caching this page (and the other CR); they responded that they tested it and it was *not* being cached and suggested it might be IE's internal cache. Well, I tested it on my end, and I still got an old copy of the page through my ISP. When I use AOL, I always get the most recent page. Using the same copy of IE. I've emailed them back with a detailed explanation of how I can reproduce the problem. Has anyone here had a problem like this? I'm getting very frustrated. I would rather NOT use AOL. Thanks.
Daniel Johnson - [danielj7@exit109.com]
Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Saturday, April 29, 2000 07:02:03 AM
IP: ac8c2c66.ipt.aol.com

*Warpmind enters, pondering.*
Okay, I just read something that made me wonder...

Christine: How much do you really know about genetic engineering and cloning? I just read something about the world-famous sheep Dolly, which was the first to be cloned. It seems the clone is of the same genetic age as the original. Now, did you or did you not know this before you mentioned in Damien part 2 that Hudson's clone (sorry; I forget the names of the clones) had his DNA from a much older specimen? (And this also makes me wonder about how early Sevarius came to the conclusion that to have a steady supply of young bodies, he'd have to take cell samples from himself at an early age - maybe 50 years ago?) Just some food for thought...

DPH: When Alexander rebels from dad to move out? Dude, I think Xanatos will be just too happy - imagine the horrors of a moody teenager who just hit puberty, is fairly irritable... and can wield excessively powerful magic? *Shudder.*

Shadowrider: Appreciate the pep talk. :) Actually, I never thought the fic thingie was *bad*, just... weird. Not that weird has ever kept me from doing anything... ;) And that Protoss Dark Archon tactic sounds fun... does it work on Zergs as well? :) (600 units, all at your command.)

Fire Storm: I think that for it to qualify as a crossover, the actor has to play the role from another show/movie in the new show/movie... otherwise, it's just another role. Crossovers actually frequently occur in some shows, for instance "Friends"; I think it was two of the doctors from ER who once dated Monica and Rachel... *that* qualifies as a crossover.

Daniel Johnson: Dude, if you find any typos in my fics, feel free to let me know. :) (But I warn you, I do my own proofreading, and I have been known to leave my English prof eating the proverbial dust... and I make his life miserable by excessive punning...)

Gside: Now, while I enjoy a good chase, I have always considered actually catching my prey to be something of an anticlimax... besides, I need the excercise. ;) Oh, and I believe that the Callahan's Chronicals contain *all* the Callahan's stories - other stories in that "universe" would be from Lady Sally's or Mary's Place. But people who have read more of his books might be able to make corrections to that statement of mine. And if you haven't visited #callahans yet, I would suggest you do someday - shared joy is increased, shared pain is reduced, and lunacy grows exponentially. :) Oh, and I appreciate the info on Marrok - got it printed out and ready to be infused. After all, Marrok would be likely to be reincarnated, merely on the basis that he's indebted to Arthur, eh? :)

Well, that's it for now. Cheerio, laddies and lassies. And good health!
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Saturday, April 29, 2000 06:08:03 AM
IP: mp-217-207-158.daxnet.no

one werewolf myth must've been at once embarrassing and a blessing:
. a husband and wife were leaving a party {this is in the pre-Industrial days}, and have to hurry home, the husband says. they can't get a carrage, so they walk the way home.
. on the way, the husband runs into the woods alongside the road. the wife is ready to panic, as she has no clue what's going on.
. suddenly, a giant wolf bursts forth from the woods. the wife has only one thing at hand, so she hits the wolf with it: her silk/lace/? hankerchief!! surprisingly, it turns tail and runs back into the woods from that.
. much later, her husband emerges from the woods, his clothes in tatters, making the wife realize that _he_ is the werewolf. she is afraid - but he calms her, telling her that she destroyed the curse which was on him.


Rodlox
Saturday, April 29, 2000 01:58:21 AM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

Let's see if this is closer to tan in bulk.

Rodlox> <<what, behind the rabbit?>>: "He's got huge, sharp-- eh-- he can leap about-- look at the bones!"
& Shadowrider> er: My point was more that we have seen much, much, much, much worse. I you keep a detached mind and look it up, the Rene/Satan debacle can be slightly amusing, if only for its pointlessness and time lage between posts (they were using the CR like a chat room).

Sev. Jr.> <<our own resident Bando>>: There are other bandos here, like me (though my schedule seems to be prevent that next year). For some strange reason a sizeable portion of the bandos here seem to be Tsaxes... I wander if that says anything?

Warpmind> <<I never actually went past the point of threatening, right?>>: Well, that time with the fork, you did pursue me at a good velocity. I would assme if I had stopped, it would not have been pretty.
<<have you ever been to Callahan's?>>: I have read the first three (I think) books (Saloon, Cash, and Secret) in an anthology (Chronicles). I haven't been to #Cal's, though.

Mara> Welcome back.

Archwolf> <<Close. I'm the guy right next to him>>: Would you believe that was my second guess? No really, it was...
<<Tried the whole goatee thing...>>: Scragglyness is something totally different. It requires a dedicated apathy towards the state of your facial hair.

Warpmind> Marrok: From the info at the address I gave before, you might want to know that his wife kiept him as a werewolf by hiding his clothes.

Starcraft: I have been known to indulge from time to time. Some strategies I have seen pulled off with style is the arbiter dragoon recall (with scouts to get the arbiters in). Then one of my ex-suitemates (XFreak/HoogerFreak) has mastered the hydra rush/drop.

Daniel Johnson> <<Where else can one find discussions of Monty Python *and* quantum physics>>: You'd be surprised. That tends to happen regualrly by me, but then we are engineers...
<<who being not in My sight>>: naughty. But Amen anyway.
<<I encountered my first Creativity Demon>>: I'm still trying to find a good home for mine. The engineering atmosphere here doesn't seem to agree with it. Anyone else think that Falstaff (Henry IV-V) was really Macbeth?

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Piscataway, NJ
Saturday, April 29, 2000 01:41:55 AM
IP: gside.dorm.rutgers.edu

SJ- regarding Witchblade- ah, I must say I agree-- btw I sent you an em regarding farscape- there is something that is driving Mike and me crazy.


jenna
Saturday, April 29, 2000 12:10:37 AM
IP: 1cust182.tnt2.stafford.tx.da.uu.net

Every American history course I took always gave me the impression that the United States achieved a victory in the War of 1812 by sucessfully fending off England's attempts to reclaim our still-young country as a colony. I don't think it's sensible to declare victory as opposed to "a draw" based on some notion of maintaining status quo. Almost by definition, war implies a shift in the status quo. Even if no territory changes hands, there's always some kind of power shift. Neither side gained or lost territory in the War of 1812, but the US's forcing the supposedly better trained and better equiped British army out of North America for the second time in less than forty years pretty well assured the end to England's attempts to reclaim their colonies, and intiated a substantial change in the way the two goverments viewed each other.

Incidentally, the "White House" was orignally gray... the color of the natural stone which covers its facade. It wasn't white until after the War of 1812, when it was painted to cover the extensive smoke damage after the British army set the capital ablaze.

General, somewhat cynical advice for folks complaining about their parents (i.e., my two cents on the subject, my view of which may or may not be appreciated): If you are of legal majority age (i.e., an adult in the eyes of the law) and are still living in your parents' home, and you're not stuck there simply because you're still in school full time (high school or college)... either get yourself a job, move out, and get your own place where you can do whatever you want whenever you want, or be thankful your parents have let you hang around and stop complaining so much.... realizing that if you were a bird, a chimp, a lion, or just about any other animal on this planet, you'd have been booted from the nest a LONG time ago. :P
Patrick Toman
Friday, April 28, 2000 09:08:00 PM
IP: 98ae50f1.ipt.aol.com

Apologies for double-posting, but I feel I should elaborate. The War of 1812 is considered a draw because the situations on both sides wound up back at status quo ... the only real long-term effect you could credit to the war would be the Monroe Doctrine which basically dictated a "hands off" policy in the Americas with traditional colonial powers (England, France and Spain).
The Vietnam War is considered a loss because the status quo changed. Prior to the war, Vietnam was a French territorial holding, along with Cambodia and Laos. The original revolution gained Vietnam its freedom from France (in the '50s), but eventually the situation led to the splitting of Vietnam into two sovereign countries, South Vietnam (which was allied with the Western powers) and North Vietnam (which had Communist backing). At the end of the war (April 30th, 1975), Saigon fell and became Ho Chi Minh City, and Vietnam was unified under a Communist flag (which still flies, though relations between Vietnam and the US have improved considerably during the Clinton administration). Therefore, because US-backed forces *lost* ground as opposed to gaining it, the Vietnam War is considered lost.
Just an elongated explanation from a historical viewpoint. :)
Coyote the Bando
Friday, April 28, 2000 07:24:02 PM
IP: 216.28.101.20

Todd: Technically speaking, true ... however, from a historical standpoint the War of 1812 is generally considered to be a draw.
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Friday, April 28, 2000 07:17:03 PM
IP: 216.28.101.20

BANDO COYOTE - Technically speaking, we lost the War of 1812, as well; the British captured Washington D.C. and burned the White House, and the U.S. didn't get the objectives that it was fighting for (such as putting a stop to the British impressing American sailors).
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Friday, April 28, 2000 07:10:48 PM
IP: 216.87.46.114.dialup-stl.primary.net

**enters towing a giant Execution^TM cake into the room, laying down a tray holding two remotes. Tosses one to Starsinger and one to Calliope** Pick yer flavors, ladies, and I apologize for the belatedness.

Now that that business is done ... **tackle-hugs Mara-ko, then composes self and continues**

XenaTrek: Rod has my wishes of good luck ... since I've seen those headshots and heard the voice, he's got a good chance, I'd wager. :)

Lateness of replies: Blame an insane work schedule which leaves me mentally drained by the time I get home, mainly because my brain feels like it's been jump-starting my customers. :P

Historical note that you probably already know: Sunday will mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, thus ending one of the most turbulent wars in US history, not to mention the only one that US-backed forces lost. If you get the opportunity, take a few seconds to pray for an MIA.

Spacebabie re: squirtbottle crook: Ehh ... that *is* pretty sick.

Robby: I bow to the resident staff evilness master. :)

Skippy: Hmm ... Alpha Squadron has some potential, let's hope they make it.

Comic suggestion: Noticing the conversations about Lara Croft and Witchblade in this room ... gave me an idea. Folks that are looking for a new comic to try, there's a book put out by Alan Moore's ABC (America's Best Comics) imprint called "Top Ten." Think of it as NYPD Blue with powers, 'cause the book circles around a police station in a multidimensional city populated by all superhumans. The most recent issue that shipped this week (#8) only served to confirm that Alan Moore is a *master* of clever dialogue and self-contained plotlines. It's worth it to give it a shot. Just a suggestion. :)

**hugs Mara-ko tightly** Welcome back, love!! If ya can, get on IM tonight? Please? **looks pleadingly at her, grinning as he leaves**
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, April 28, 2000 06:56:47 PM
IP: 216.28.101.20

Oh my. Let's see if I can get caught up...

First, my experimental CR mirror is up. It will only be updated a couple of times a day at most, but if the room becomes unavailable again you'll still be able to see the posts. You'll just have to wait until the CR comes back up to post anything. If anyone has any suggestions, or if anyone doesn't want me to do this, please let me know. I'd also be willing to entertain ideas for other uses of my web space; I'm not sure what else to do with it yet.

Oh yeah; while I've never considered myself much of a writer, I *am* a good proofreader. I'd be happy to help if anyone needs one. The way I see it, if I want to see the fandom flourish, I should be willing to volunteer.

You know, I REALLY need to start sending feedback to writers: I've always been too shy to do it before. Now I can't shut up. Must be in a manic phase...

***
Coyote:
Robby is right: you have a lot to learn about being evil. I'm afraid you're just too nice. Now, Todd has the whole evil teaser thing down perfectly. That Pendragon werewolf bit was slipped in there really subtle like. His approach to teasers is to sneak up behind you and whack you in the back of the head with a 2x4 when you least expect it. Robby is a bit more over-the-top. ;)

Andrew Warren:
Ooooh, is that a new name I see? If yes, welcome aboard. If no, well, hi anyway.

Archwolf:
Sorry to here about your troubles. Don't drink TOO many beers now. It interferes with proper insanity.

Gside:
Where else can one find discussions of Monty Python *and* quantum physics?
"First, thou shall pull out the Holy Pin. Then, thou shall count to three, no more, no less. Three is the number thou shall count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four thou shall not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then procede to three. Five is right out. When the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobest thou thy Holy Handgrenade of Antioch towards thy foe who being not in My sight, shall snuff it."

Caliope:
Happy birthday! Good luck with those homework imps. I'm glad I don't have to do that anymore.

Sports preempting TV:
I cannot even begin to express how utterly evil this is. It has happened to me more times than I can count. Argh!!

James Birdsong:
Just curious...what about this week's Timedancer did you like less? Not that I'm disagreeing.

Exin:
Sorry, I wasn't around. How was your trip?

katara:
If you see this, goodbye and good luck. I hope things get better.

Jessie Feff:
Congratulations on the exhibit. I wish I had some fragment of artistic ability, but I can't even draw a recognizable stick figure. :P Good luck!

Joe Boxer:
I always find that this place is good at picking my spirits up. And I hope you'll be able to post more often. Heck, I hope *I* will be able to post more often. Real Life is always getting in the way...

SOROW:
See? "Good things come to those who wait." Congratulations on the award. It *is* nice to be appreciated.

***
I think that's enough for one sitting; my brain is likely to crash soon. On to TGS:

****** TGS SPOILERS ******

OK, what's with you guys? Aren't you going to do any *bad* stories? ;) Really great emotional stuff here. Poor Brooklyn; his grief was definitely heart-wrenching. So was Melchior's. I guess I didn't remember how much he cared about Sata. Brooklyn's decision to give him closure by telling him that she was dead was especially touching considering how painful it must have been.

I really hope we get to see these characters again. But, I could say the same for those in any of the stories. :) I guess we *all* like to have some sense of closure, especially Brooklyn. All the people he meets and probably never sees or hears about again...

******* END SPOILERS ******

...You know, when I finished reading this story, I think I encountered my first Creativity Demon. It was a small furry creature with big, pleading eyes, hiding under the desk. Which is pretty bizarre since I've never considered myself particularly creative. But, now it's perched on my shoulder, whispering things in my ear. But I'm no writer! I can't write! I never could! Can't I? (No!) But... (No but!) I could try... (You're nuts!) Hey, now, there's no reason to get insulting. (You're the one arguing with yourself.) Oh, yeah. [D00D THAT SOUNDZ K00L11!!1] (All right, who let *him* out?) Uh, excuse me folks, my personality matrix seems to be fragmenting. Oh, no...

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Daniel Johnson - [danielj7@exit109.com]
Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Friday, April 28, 2000 06:56:45 PM
IP: ac8cd202.ipt.aol.com

Skippy: <Considering the Elian flareup has been building for five months now (the boy was rescued on Thanksgiving) There has been ample time to put together an SP episode.>
Oh, I know they had time to MAKE the episode, but did they edit it this week to include the Easter reference or was it that way from the begining?
If from the begining, they showed the ending to a T! Complete with them throwing Elian in a black van.

Newsweek: I bought a copy of Newsweek just for the cover photo. Did they enhance the red eye in that photo?

Warpmind: <But Alan Alda played Hawkeye Pierce in ER?>
Not exactly... he played a doctor. I thought it was almost a crossover.

er: <You F#!%^ Suck!>
Qua?

Niamhgold: <But, at this point, I'm *wishing* for the "warming" part.>
Yeah, but wait until summer and you will be wishing for the cooling part.
Are NH summers hot and sticky, or are you blessed with mild summers?
I WISH we had a cold snowy winter. That way, we would actually have LAKES this year.

Hyperion: <I was assuming earth normal conditions>
Aww... normal is boring!

Todd: <without risking slipping some spoilers for the upcoming season of "Pendragon">
That alone was a REALLY large spoiler!

Winterwolf: <version 5.5. I must always keep myself on good terms with the Tech Department. My next acquisition will be Macromedia Director 8. I want to see what I can do that is beyond Flash 4.0>
Ahh... someone after my own heart! ;) A fellow "Acquirer," eh?

Christine: <I imagined the staff frantically pulling a couple of all-nighters to get that done ... what a hoot!>
Definately! I wonder what the episode originaly looked like, though.
Ahh... so you DID choose someone from the fandom for your cover... and you did choose well!

Daniel Paul Hightower: <My dad does not understand why I would want to move out.>
My parents really only had one rule: Have the CAR back by midnight. Didn't matter about me.
Sometimes it seems (looking back) that they didn't care enough. I know they did, though.

Shadowrider: Interesting Starcraft tatic! I will HAVE to try that!
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Dearborn, MI
Friday, April 28, 2000 06:32:51 PM
IP: t3-62.visitus.net

Hi all here is a great joke hope you enjoy it! : )

This guy is sitting quietly reading his paper when his wife sneaks up behind him and whacks him on the head with a frying pan.
"What was that for?" he says.

"That was for the piece of paper in your pants pocket with the name Marylou written on it," she replies.

"Two weeks ago when I went to the races, Marylou was the name of one of the horses I bet on," he explains.

She looks satisfied, apologizes, and goes off to do work around the house.

Three days later he's again sitting in his chair reading
when she nails him with an even bigger frying pan, knocking
him out cold.
When he comes to, he says, "What the @#$# was
that for?"

"Your horse phoned."

see ya!!!


delphi - [cmiller@magiclink.com]
Twin Falls, Idaho
Friday, April 28, 2000 06:25:26 PM
IP: twin5919.magiclink.com

<Shadowrider enters>
There's something strange...I can't access CR archive, I don't mean last week's one, but the older Archive page. Is it just me or what?

Rodlox:> [third egg creativity daemon] Yeah, I was thinking of something similar...;)

Gside:> <<Eight centuries without intervention? I doubt it. >> I doubt too, but...
<<You are upset with the random obsceneties>> Not really upset...just a little bored.

Sevarius Jr.:> Hey, seems you like horror/suspense movies a lot! :) Oh, my comment about Demons was meant to be just a specification. So you liked "Opera", isn't it? One of the best Dario Argento's movies, as far as I'm concerned. Beautiful scenes (the one with the crows is something I can't forget), a beautiful story...and of course a beautiful Asia! A shame that in the States his movies are not distributed in theaters, I assure you that on the big screen it is another thing! Oh, by the way, your spell of Suspiria is pretty right! ;)

Archwolf:> A Kawa Vulcan 1500, isn't it? Quite a big engine! It is for sure a good bike (I've never ride it, so I can't say). Personally (just a matter of taste) I prefer something smaller and lighter to ride on the windy roads of Alps.
I've taken a look at your team picture (I missed it before). You are the one with the glasses, isn't it? Funny...you look exactly like a dear friend of mine! ;)
<<...my program will out-fence and out-team my former highschool team. >> This is the attitude, friend!

Winterwolf:><<I feel like I haven't posted in ages. It's weird when you miss a day. It's probably just me.>> No, my friend, it is not just you...I feel the same...:)
A Zergling rusher, huh? It is a strategy I used sometimes...although you're right, it is quite boring if you do it usually (I have a crush for complex multi-side attacks which require a lot of time to be prepared...;)) Queens destroying Tanks: that's funny! And I too like the Carrier/Arbiter combo, quite destructive! My strategies? Well, the Nuke attack of the Ghost (I love when those bombs fall down...muahahahah!), then the Wraith/Battlecruiser combo, or the Drop Tanks (while some air units distract enemy defenses, a couple Dropships sneak into enemy base and drop four Siege Tanks right in the middle of enemy buildings. Two of them immediately turn in Siege mode and...destroy!)(Of course the Tanks get destroyed, but I assure you they do quite a damage before falling...). I recently began to use a very funny Protoss tactic (also a way to avoid the 200 supplies limit): with a Dark Archon you mind control a Terran SCV and order him to build a Command Center. After it is finished, you discover that the Command Center belongs to you and so you can build a full Terran base! Not finished, because of you own two races, automatically is started a second counter for Terran unis...so you can build 200 Protoss supplies and 200 Terrans! (maybe you alredy knew it)
Anyway, I think that the preference for a race is a matter of taste...one of the best aspects of Starcraft is that each race has strong and weak points that balance each other!

Aaron:><<Am I the only one who, when encountering a line of traffic cones on the highway, has a serious urge to slalom through them?>> No, I assure you're not the only one...and, if you are wondering, I too have resisted the temptation so far,but...

Warpmind:> I've read your fiction...LOL! Very good one...

Gotta go!

Ciao!
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Friday, April 28, 2000 05:38:42 PM
IP: h213-3-41.mi.infinito.it

N & A - someone thinks opposite me? That means there are problems with the series: fans who don't understand the other side of the story. Personally, I think this story is heading toward the way of 'The Pretender' in one aspect. Two stories are being told in one episode with occasional correlation between the two. I would like the story more if it spent more time on Mr. NewMan side than the other side. The writers can't continiously split the focus every episode. Some episodes need to concentrate more on Mr. Newman and other episodes need to focus on his 'family'. It's all about balance.

GXB - I suffer from UPR syndrome. 'UPR' stands for 'under parent's room'. I'm 23 and feel like I'm living in a dictatorship at times. I have greater intelligence than my dad. My dad does not understand why I would want to move out.

Gargoyles - What happens when Alexander rebels from his dad and wants to move out on his own?

No Battle for Technology aga for now.

DC visited me last night for over an hour. I just visited e again as of the time of this typing.
Daniel Paul Hightower (DPH) - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Friday, April 28, 2000 04:34:42 PM
IP: max1-39.cwy.cei.net

Winterwolf, Archwolf: ha, wimps, da pair of ya. :) some of us {like me} had no sooner left puberty, than got our first white hairs!


Rodlox
Friday, April 28, 2000 04:14:24 PM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

Quickie to avoid work. I haven't gotten any more mails flooding my box, but I'm not posting my e-mail here for a while just in case.

SJ re: N&A> It depends on the episode you saw... if you're talking about the pilot episode, I agree, since that was a painfully slow episode. I reserved judgment and stuck around for episode two, which moved pretty quickly - in fact, stuff actually happened. But while some eps have moved pretty fast, others have dragged: the pilot, for instance, and the recent ep where words disappeared out of books. (Interesting idea, though, and a hysterically funny ending.) It's hard to judge based on one ep. I still think they should have shown at least the first two episodes together the first night since the first ep might have turned people off and made them miss the second episode, which was a hell of a lot better than the pilot.

DPH re: N&A> <<I get the impression that the writers have trouble having things for Newman to do while having no problem dealing his family.>> Really? I get the opposite impression from the show - that the Lisa/Heather/Roger subplots are thrown in there. Especially with the driving test plot in "Disco Inferno," which had nothing to do with anything.

Okay, I'll shut up about N&A now.

kathy> Good to know you're still alive and kicking. I already blocked the offenders (after I blocked the first one, I started getting more of the same from another addy and blocked it too), but I was trying to figure out where he/she picked up my address. It's either here or on another message board I frequent.

Christine> <<Dark of the Elvenwood, coming in August from Sabledrake Enterprises! Thank you, Spike, for the art!>> YES!! I just read chapter 1, and I love it! I can't wait til August! :)

Star Wars et al> The only 2 things I've heard that I've liked have been 1) that DiCaprio will NOT play Anakin, and 2) the possibility of Christian Bale playing Anakin. Which probably won't happen, knowing Lucas, since Bale can actually act...

Aaron> Yeah, I got your EM. :) Thank you so much for letting me in. You don't know how much I appreciate this.

Mara> Welcome back!!! **hugs**

Crossovers> I've seen a M*A*S*H/Quantum Leap fic, and I just found one that takes the cake. Someone wrote a Terminator/Time Trax/Magnificent Seven crossover that actually works. Go to http://www.ans.com.au/~gsuter/conv.htm or click my name to read it.
Mandolin
Friday, April 28, 2000 03:07:18 PM
IP: 144.175.20.114

*Warpmind enters, pointing madly toward his link. Chibi-family follows.*
Well, I have successfully uploaded the Diablo fanfic thingie to my page; click my name to be taken directly to the revised fanfiction page.

Todd Jensen: Info acknowledged and appreciated. If he indeed was of the Round Table, he has been chosen. Maybe not one of the better known ones, but still a knight...

Mara: You're back, lass! *Chibis Talon, Maggie and Benjamin swarm around Mara to offer welcome-back-type hugs.*

Archwolf: Well, then, oh master swordsman... I shall drink to your fortune next time I have an appropriate beverage handy. :)

Christine: Oooo, the cover looks yummy! Sign me up for one copy RIGHT NOW! :)

Well, I have a science report to do, and I *really* shouldn't have been here in the first place... so I'll be off for now.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Friday, April 28, 2000 02:49:13 PM
IP: mp-217-209-192.daxnet.no

Thanks Christine, I appreciate it. The meeting went well, and I'm probably going to continue going because I have other things to work out, so it was sort of a blessing in disguise.

BTW, that cover is really cool, and I'm eagerly looking forward to the next book.
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Friday, April 28, 2000 02:45:24 PM
IP: dialin-813-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

Yep I knew that about Fritz. :)
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@yahoo.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Friday, April 28, 2000 02:07:24 PM
IP: 63.39.126.144

Clickie or go to http://www.eskimo.com/~vecna/doe_cover.html for a sneak peek at the cover of Dark of the Elvenwood, coming in August from Sabledrake Enterprises! Thank you, Spike, for the art!

Andrew > I am glad to hear it! The excerpts from the Book of Yor will be continued in the sequel.

Fire Storm > while watching South Park I imagined the staff frantically pulling a couple of all-nighters to get that done ... what a hoot!

"Passages" > thank you, those who've given feedback! It's interesting to be writing with characters I know so little about, and seeing how they're going to grow and develop.

Niahmgold > ah, yes, Miriam, I like her too.

GXB > your father is actually making you see someone because of that? Oh, geez ... you know, I sometimes think about what would have happened if I'd gotten my Masters' in family counseling and had something like that happen to me ... would be one disappointed father, I can tell you! My thoughts and moral support are with you!

Katara > goodbye and be well!

Gside > I've never calculated a ratio about that, though I have noticed that the guys much more than the girls weighed in powerfully over the bathtub scene in Indigo ...

Don't forget, clickie for the cover! ; )
Christine - [christine@sabledrake.com]
Friday, April 28, 2000 01:46:50 PM
IP: 07-122.009.popsite.net

I feel like I haven't posted in ages. It's weird when you miss a day. It's probably just me.

Shadowrider> <StarCraft> Before Brood War. I my favorites in order were Zerg, Protoss, Human.
I played a few Zerg rush games. I don't remember this very well since it has been a while, but I would build a spawning pool and have all the drones mine minerals. Then I would get a force of as many zerglings in as little time as possible. When done correctly you could get a small strike team before your opponent could muster a decent defense. This only worked on small maps that I could walk to the enemy encampment. It was very annoying because it could feel like the game ended before it really had a chance to begin. Interestingly it worked more often than it didn't. My real Zerg strategy is to send small groups of zerglings to monitor as many resource patches as possible. Use Plenty of Guardians with Hydolisks and Mutalisks as backup for fast destruction. Use Ultralisks, Zerglings, and Hydrolisks with Devourer support for protection to make an opponent feel defensless. And use queens to destroy tanks and other annoying units or at least slow them down. For the Protoss I really like the Carrier, Arbiter combo with several shield batteries. Of course I throw in Reavers to slaughter charges. After Brood War I needed to amend my strategy. The Protoss was even better. I had a use for Dark Templar, Dark Archons and Corsairs.
I really started to like the Humans more. Although I like stealing the units from them even better. I still like the Zerg, but they don't beat down others as easily as they used to. ;)

Warpmind and Shadowrider> I also like Diablo. The wait for Diablo II has been a killer. A Diablo fanfic would indeed be interesting.

SOROW> I'm happy for you. It's good to know things are looking up now. Congrats on the award. ^_^

Lynne Like> Thanks. Wolves are my favorite too. *As if you couldn't tell.* ;) I also like horses. One of these days I have to ride one. Just for the experience. Do you have any pointers for someone who wants to learn how to ride? In addition to the cowboy boots you've mentioned.

Archwolf> Congratulations on the 'Outstanding firstyear men's fencer' award! Now On guarde! <going gray> I don't think it is such a big deal. For me I skipped gray and some of my hairs went straight to white.
<no longer be allowed to register with my high school club as my primary competition club> It is difficult to move on. I think we should all have our own time to continue doing what we want to do and give it up when we want to. May you find another way to continue fencing making an even better team.

Joe> Anytime. *quick ramble* I can't stand it when you get so many things to do dumped on yourself and then you are suffocating screaming help there's too much work. *end* Well you get the idea. ^_^

Fire Storm> version 5.5. I must always keep myself on good terms with the Tech Department. My next acquisition will be Macromedia Director 8. I want to see what I can do that is beyond Flash 4.0

Calopie and Alan> I watch Roswell too. I don't want it to get the boot. Plus my sister will be crushed, it is her favorite right now.

Exin> I'm glad you took that in good spirit. I was a little worried after I posted that it might annoy you. It's too bad the trip sucked. Hopefully the next one is better. One quick point. I'm not trying to say or even imply that you do this. It is easy to have fun if you want to. The reverse is also true.

DPH> Answers to the poll D, E, F - do something completely different :D Let me know if that addition works for you and I'll post it.

Mara Cordova> Welcome back!

TGIF - Thank Gargoyles it's Friday. :D Okay so I'm feeling very silly today. Let me wish everyone a good weekend.

Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Friday, April 28, 2000 01:25:48 PM
IP: 206.15.122.13

I know I'm supposed to be gone until monday, but..

Welcome back Mara!

Later.


Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Friday, April 28, 2000 09:49:50 AM
IP: 129.115.241.76

Sneaks in.
Um, looks like I got my replies all messed up last night. Lemme see if i can fix em realy quick.

Gside>>>>: I'm betting stripes. >>Close. I'm the guy right next to him. Stripes is acutally our Foil Team capt. I'm the one wearing glasses.<<Now just work on the long scraggly beard, and you can get respect wherever you go. >>Tried the whole goatee thing...as you can see from that pic, it didn't work well. And if i went all gray and gota scraggly beard, I would like my head coach...not a good thing.

Shadowrider>As for the bike, it is a Kawasaki Vulcan NOmad 1500cc. Personally, I liked the Vulcan 750 better, but it was my dad who bought the bike, so I can't complain.

Warpmind><<In fact, what I hear, a lot of women like that>>true. And I have been told that going gray early is better than going bald early.<<, take your revenge on the team by training a new, better, more honorable fencing team>>Oh, I will. In about three years, after i graduate and get a job in the area, my program will out-fence and out-team my former highschool team.

Well, got studying to do...my finals are all next week.
Shade and Sweet Water

Archwolf
Friday, April 28, 2000 08:58:49 AM
IP: pumpkin-b-41.mcmurray.nb.net

Mobile Suit Epion vs. Xanatos' Exo Armor (not in battle, but in a suit)

Epion is better equipt... by Gosh, it's a Gundam afterall. BUT the Exo Armor is not as dangerous to the sanity of the pilot.

Tres Cushrenada vs. Xanatos

Tres is hotter. Next q?

Heero Yuy vs. Demona

They should date. Forget that weakling Relena Peacecraft.

Lady Un vs. Dominique Destine

To the death? Destine is eternal. For a catfight.. we all know Demmie-chan always loses to another chick.

Duo Maxwell vs. Brooklyn

Duo is hotter. Next q?

Evil Eyebrow Girl vs. a "City of Stone" Weird Sister

LOL!!! Evil Eyebrow girl? You mean Dorothy? Well considering the sheer power of her eyebrows... I have to go with her. Besides, she's is the SUPREME Kiss-...rearend.

Trowa Barton vs. Hyena

I don't see why the match up. Trowa has some integrity you know. Do you have a Anti-Trowa bias...huh? Leave clown boy alone!
*falls over Chibi-Trowa in Pocahontas fashion* You shall not harm him!!

*Chibi-Hyena shrugs* He ain't my type. *goes off to play with Chibi-Xelloss*

Zechs Marquis vs. Xanatos (both using Gargoyle Exo Armor)

Zechs is hotter. And in his Millardo Peacecraft look, he da Hottest man. Next q?

No? Ok.. have a creativity demon on me.

~Voices... there were so many voices that filled the silence in her mind. Sometimes it was nearly enough to make her submit... to listen to what the voices had to say...

But.. she couldn't. Not while full knowing the voices lied.~

"Ms. Destine?" Her new personal assisstant, the third one in two weeks, lightly poked his boss in the shoulder with a number two pencil. Mistake number one. "Dominique, where are you?" He drawled in a sexy Southern voice. Dominique? Mistake number two.

Demona's eyes flashed open, and possibly flashed red in her own mind. She could see her own hands, blue, and four-taloned -like God intended- rip out this young man's throat. What had ever possessed her to hire out this imbecile.

"I'm... here, Geoffry. What is it this time?" She tried her best to ignore the insulting way he sat on the top of *her* own desk. She decided to try to be patient this time, it would be her penance for her past and besides... they were running out of room to bury the bodies in the sub-basement.

~ Be nice to the humans, she scoffed in her mind... Well.. she'd try. If only to quiet the damn voices.~

This creativity demon was brought to you today by..
Mara Cordova (back at last!!!!) - [mcordova999@hotmail.com]
Friday, April 28, 2000 08:57:03 AM
IP: spider-we031.proxy.aol.com

Hi everyone! Just passing through. Birthday Greetings to those that have them, good thoughts for those that need them.
Mandolin > Sorry to here about your own personal spammer. Have you tried blocking his email addy? In Yahoo mail go to Options and then under Mail Management: Block Adresses.

Also, you might want to drop a note to the Yahoo email administrator letting them know about your special friend.


kathy
Friday, April 28, 2000 08:04:07 AM
IP: client24059.atl.mediaone.net

Yes, there was indeed a werewolf knight of the Round Table named Sir Marrok; according to Malory, he spent seven years as a werewolf (here a man turned into a wolf, maintaining his human character and intelligence, rather than a "horror-movie" werewolf) after being betrayed by his wife.

I can't say more about werewolves in an Arthurian context, though, without risking slipping some spoilers for the upcoming season of "Pendragon", so I'm falling silent on the topic now.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Friday, April 28, 2000 06:52:56 AM
IP: 216.87.46.232.dialup-stl.primary.net

*Warpmind enters.*

Revel: To answer to your objections. 1: They already have. 2: Sara Pezzini isn't anywhere NEAR Lara Croft's proportions.

Hyperion: Upstart? Me? Dude, I've been here longer than you, so don't get on my bad side, or I shall be forced to hunt you down. Just let me fetch my cane first. ;)

Gside: Um... you're right. I AM the one who has threatened to do bodily harm (although I never actually went past the point of threatening, right?). I guess I might as well attempt to endure this barrage of quotes a while longer. By the way, have you ever been to Callahan's? ;) As for the knights, if they weren't of the Round Table, I kinda doubt they'd be reincarnated for the purpose of fighting alongside with Arthur again... But I'll keep Marrok in mind. Thanks.

Archwolf: Dude, take your revenge on the team by training a new, better, more honorable fencing team. ;)

And that's it for now. I must leave. Arrividerci.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Friday, April 28, 2000 04:05:35 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Rodlox> Mann and Machine was one of the Short Lived Yancy Butler Summer Series on NBC. It taught us to never get into an escalating spice duel with a cyborg.

"Javanerra peppers. The tiger's eye. Said to be the traditional meal of Aztec assassains before embarking on suicide missions. It is said that eating the peppers caused the warriors to lust for a quick and violent death."

Christine> I'm enjoying your book. I'm particularly fond of your chapter headers.
Andrew Warren
Friday, April 28, 2000 02:15:05 AM
IP: animals.uswest.com

Shadowrider>>Acutally, I'm not so mucha s right next to Stipes as a little behind him...ah,hell, I'm the guy witht the glasses.
Archwolf
Friday, April 28, 2000 01:59:28 AM
IP: pumpkin-a-15.mcmurray.nb.net

*Staggers into the room holding a bottle of beer.* Well, I am doing something in the tradintion of my family..I am celbrating bad news with a drink or two. I was talking to my Highschool fencing coach. Now, I was one of the first fencers on the team (i helped start the team). I was on it for one year then graduated. For various reasons, I did not go to college right after highschool, and spent the next two years on the coaching staff of the team. This year, while I was away at school, I was only able to coach during breaks. Today, the head coach told me that as of the end of May, I am being retired. I will no longer be alowed to regester with my highschool club as my primary competition club. And because of the way the NCAA'a work, I will mostlikely not even be allowed to attend the team's practices while I am home on breaks. I am really trying not to hate the head coach for this. He says it is for my good, and it is time for me to move on, but it hurts like hell. Being asked to be on the coaching staff helped keep me sane and alive for a while. I was hoping that after I graduate from college, if i returned to pittsburgh, I would be invited back to the team to coach. Instead, my coach tells me that WHEN i come back, I willstart a team at a nearby highschool. Now I don't know what to do or think. I have been kicked out of the nest by the coaches, and it feels like I have lost a part of myself.*wipes tears away* I don't want to leave the team...the team did good while I was there....it is not fair...

ShadowRider>>>: I'm betting stripes. >>Close. I'm the guy right next to him. Stripes is acutally our Foil Team capt. As for the bike, it is a Kawasaki Vulcan NOmad 1500cc. Personally, I liked the Vulcan 750 better, but it was my dad who bought the bike, so I can't complain.

**TD Comments**
I truly enjoyed this week's ep. We are finaly getting to see Brooklyn deal with being seperated from Sata. I gotta wonder, where did the egg come from, and why isn't Brooklyn interested in finding out?
definitely in the top 3 so far.
**End**

I'm gone

Archwolf - [archwolf@collegeclub.com]
Friday, April 28, 2000 01:57:18 AM
IP: pumpkin-a-15.mcmurray.nb.net

Coyote- "And next week's will be good too, I promise. *chuckles nervously*"

You call *that* evil? No no no, to be evil, you gotta do it like this...

"Of course, next week's Timedancer is pretty good too. There's a few developments in it you guys'll *never* see coming. I think you'll be pleased with it. And in the course of next week's episode, there's death, mayhem, evil villains, old "friends", and Brooklyn is going to... oops, outa time. Maybe I'll reveal more later. Maybe."

THAT'S how you act evil when it comes to teasers. Actually, I should probably tease the story I'm helping write and illustrate at the end of the season to be really mean... Naaah.

SJ- WHat I think is funny about Lucas and his "fully mapped out chronology" is that he's had twenty years to figure out and write the scrpts to the dang movies and he's having "writers block" writing episode two. (And lets face it, R2 and Threepio were just tossed into the first movie needlessly...)
Robby
Friday, April 28, 2000 01:24:40 AM
IP: spider-ti084.proxy.aol.com

Birdsong: really? sorry, i meant in early 2nd season. {first person to swear to kill newly-Immortal Richie}. btw, did you know that 'fitz' in names means 'illigitamate'? {hmm...Fitzcairn - less than 500 years, just from his name}.

Topic: Butler: i prefered her in the movie _Drop Zone_ and the tv series _Mann And Machine_.

how many of you've heard of either of them?


Rodlox
Friday, April 28, 2000 12:39:47 AM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

**enters and bows deeply at SJ's praise** Thank you muchly, but more praise is deserved to the other three writers on this ep (Rahsaan, Kyryn and Entity), for they did the bulk of the work ... to tell the truth, my part in this was relatively minor (at least in my mind), but I still appreciate the praise.
And next week's'll be good too, I promise ... **chuckles nervously** heh ... Robby doesn't have the monopoly on evil-ness on the staff, y'know. :)
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Friday, April 28, 2000 12:28:00 AM
IP: 216.28.101.174

No RP tonight. Just too tired, with the work I'm having to do to finish up the school semester. Had a good "Mason Day" at my college today also. Lots of free music (Including Run DMC!!!) and food. And dozens of my "peers" (and I use the term loosely) getting completely tanked. I, however, did not imbibe. I suppose that there's a good article in there somewhere about the disturbing trend of college drinking, but I'm too tired to write it now.

****STAR WARS RANT*****
Okay, I have time for this. I'm always up for this.
If you haven't heard this yet, let me be the first to mention it. The latest word out about the prequels concerns a personal favorite of mine--Boba Fett. Good news is that he'll probably make it into the sequels. Bad news? It won't be the Boba Fett we know. Let me explain.
Lucas has stated that he doesn't care about the established background given to the character by the various authors who've written novels and stories for his company, he's going to give Fett a totally new background. This pisses me off to no end. Why? Here's the deal--first, he pimps the character out. Like he does ALL his characters. So the various authors who've written for Lucas (and they're all incredibly more talented than he is) have struggled to write a background for the character, one that's pretty cool and has generally been accepted by the fans. AND Lucas has said on several occasions that he never thought of Fett as an interesting character and he never understood the character's popularity.....so here's the deal--the authors do all the work, the fans generally love it, and Lucas says "To hell with it, I'm gonna do it how I wanna do it."
So you say, "But SJ, it's HIS universe, he can do whatever he wants with it!" Unfortunately, this is true. But how goddamn insensitive to the fans has this man become? Here's a character who he doesn't even care for, that he's tossed aside for others to develop, and now, JUST NOW, since the character's actually popular and actually moves some merchandise, he suddenly has the plan to use Fett and is going to totally redo his background. This is further proof to me that Lucas just doesn't give a damn about the fans.
BTW....I find it incredibly ironic that for a man who "had the whole Star Wars saga planned out in my mind", and who's publicly stated that Fett was *never* meant to be an important character, suddenly decides to stick Fett in the prequels and give the character a sizeable role. Heh.
***END RANT****

Robby: So you caught a glimpse of Angelina Jolie, huh? Yes, she does look "Croftish". I kind of like her, even though she's got that whole kinky, possibly improper-relationship-with-sibling thing happening. Then again, I've always liked mental chicks for some reason.

Shadowrider: Yes, technically you're correct, it was Lamberto Bava who directed the first two Demons movies, with Dario co-writing them (Lamberto also bears the distinction of being the son of another great director of horror/suspense, Mario Bava). However, Dario Argento's gone on to write, produce, and direct several good horror flicks. I've seen the first two Demons, as well as Suspiria (sp?), Trauma, Tenebre, Dawn of the Dead (if you count it, he's uncredited but it's his) and his version of Phantom of the Opera (which of course starred Asia!). All are pretty creepy if you ask me. Here in the states most of his work is strictly direct to video, but there's some real gems in his body of work.

As for the new Timedancer episode, I'd like to give a shout out to the writers for another wonderful episode, especially our own resident Bando, Don Martinez! Great job Coyote! :)

Revel: Not only were they going to make a Witchblade movie, by now it's already BEEN made. Look for Yancy Butler to star as Sara. Unfortunately, she won't be nearly as nekkid in the movie as she is in the comic.
BTW, does anyone in here actually read Witchblade? Ever seen it? Forgive my vulgarity, but I swear that comic is just j/o material. There's no real plot to that stuff, it's just lots of shiny pages of Sara nearly buck-ass naked. If you want that soft core crap, drop the substitutes and just go straight for Playboy
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Friday, April 28, 2000 12:13:14 AM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

Peter O'Brian was the Irish Immortal from the show Highlander. By the way I read the newest Timedancer story and it was good and all but not as good as last weeks. I don't do spoiler warnings because I'm not revealing any details of what happened.
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@yahoo.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Thursday, April 27, 2000 11:44:18 PM
IP: 1cust28.tnt18.lax3.da.uu.net

Robby: thank you, Sir!! ps: wasn't S.Easton the Irish Immortal on Highlander?

<<rabbit: [Pet] only if ye be men of valor, for the entrance to this cave is Guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel that no Man yet has fought with it and lived! Bones of full fifty men lie strewn about its lair.
So, brave Knights, if you do doubt your courage or your strength, come no further, for death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth!
That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!>>

"what, behind the rabbit?"


Gside: i've been called worse by other people off of this list {reference to the 'er' person}. i merely thought - oh frell it.
. _this_ is why i kept quiet during the Pistoff debacle.

oi.

Rodlox
Thursday, April 27, 2000 11:32:29 PM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

sneaks in for a moment.

Robby-I know that was every TD season III as to date. It was just my own personal poll so far. Sorry if I didn't explain that.

runs back out
Revel - [samrx5@cs.com]
hell, tx
Thursday, April 27, 2000 11:11:02 PM
IP: spider-wo013.proxy.aol.com

er- I'm the CR administrato here. You probably won't read this, since you just posted a blatant flame, but I bet its nice and cozy up in the Nashville David County Public Schools area eh? Do it again and I contact your administrator, and can give them an approximate time of when you posted. Cause after all, administrators take a dim view on people using school computers for things like this.

Firestorm- An episode of South Park USED to take a little under three weeks to make from scratch. That was nearly two years ago. I imagine they've fine-tuned the process since so that it takes about a week to do an episode. And since everything is scanned in by computer, they don't even have to animate walking or normal talking anymore. SO my guess is they had the Elian episode mostly done and waited until the final results to parody it. It's the same way they were able to take cracks at Phil COllins only a few days after a certain award show.

Revel- Um, isn't that a list of *every* third season timedancer ep so for?

Incidentally, I've seen the actress they've gotten to play Laura Croft in the Tomb Raider movie. She actually looks the part. Face AND body.

Aaron- You are ot alone in this temptation.

Rodlox- its called the gargoyle fandom subconcious. It seems to strik up all the time. (Like when Heather and I started dating, it was almost the same week Robyn Canmore took up the false name "Heather"... Oooh...)

Timedancer- Nice to see all the positive responses to this week's ep. now I wish I had helped in writing it... (Alas, I was too busy at the time... Oh well, I get to work on the season finale...)
Robby
Thursday, April 27, 2000 10:25:47 PM
IP: spider-we052.proxy.aol.com

Warpmind> <<Well, before you proceed, stop and think about a few things...>>: May I remind you that you have been the one threatening me with plastic forks, glorified bladed capacitors, and now direct manipulation of my skeletal structure. I think taunting is an accepable non-violent retaliation. Then again, you could always join an anarcho-syndicalist commune to try to free yourself from the quoting inherent in the system.

Fire Storm> <<next thing we know, you two'll be debating the relative merits of African-vs-European Swallows>>: Well, you have to know these things when you're [at Rutgers], you know.
rabbit: [Pet] only if ye be men of valor, for the entrance to this cave is Guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel that no Man yet has fought with it and lived! Bones of full fifty men lie strewn about its lair. So, brave Knights, if you do doubt your courage or your strength, come no further, for death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth!
That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!

Hyperion> Bun-bun: Prepare to die Nerd-boy! (a guy in my linguistics class wore that shirt (tie dyed))
Bottomless pit: I'm thinking Time bandits.

Cali`ope: Many happy returns.

Archwolf> <<...was able to tell that i am going gray>>: It gives you dignity. Now just work on the long scraggly beard, and you can get respect wherever you go.
<<I found picture of my clooege fencing team...and I'm actually in it>>: I'm betting stripes.

New story: Very good. **SPOILER**Never thought Melchior was that infatuated with Sata. More that he was going to create the impression of that for the sake of the time-travelers' past (his future), and for all to be as it was. **/SPOILER**

Fire Storm> neutron star: The point of a neutron star is that the gravity is great enough so that the electron shells get pulled in enough so the protons can attach on to the electrons, leaving only neutrons in the end (since proton + electron = neutron, proven by beta decay). Protons wouldn't get squeezed together until a black hole. Besides, a proton is uud, no antis. So a proton plus a proton would give you uuuudd, and there aren't any particles with more than thee quarks.
Search in Netscape: I just put a Search directory on my personal toolbar. Quick access to hotbot, altavista, yahoo, google,...

Warpmind> wolfknight: Marrok (aka Gorlagon) was cursed to, on occasion, turn into a wolf. Gwydion was turned into a wolf on many occasions. There is also the Wild Herdsman. None of these appear to have been of the Round Table, but if you need a name, I'd say Marrok (see http://www.mystical-www.co.uk/arthuriana2z/ for info). I wasn't able to find much else. Maybe you could check with Todd Jensen.

Rodlox, Shadowrider> You are upset with the random obsceneties, and you haven't even seen the Rene/Satan thing. (see the archives near the end of '99). Now that was a lot of obsceneties.

**Possible SPOILER**
Shadowrider> <<Everytime a coincidence happens, it is not a coincidence…>>: Eight centuries without intervention? I doubt it.
**/SPOILER**

Random note: The New Jersey International Film Festival will be showing Monomoke Hime at Rutgers (and a whole bunch of other stuff, like the complete Brazil). Let's see, I may be taking summer courses, so if I come early...

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Piscataway, NJ
Thursday, April 27, 2000 09:47:23 PM
IP: gside.dorm.rutgers.edu

Hmm. Me a fan of Now & Again? The concept got my attention but I've missed too many episodes to be considered a true fan. Sometimes, from watching the show, I get the impression that the writers have trouble having things for Newman to do while having no problem dealing his family.

In how many series (comic-book or tv), have the bad guys triumph so severely that it takes a while (series-wise) for good guys to straighten things back up?

Not all writers are equal. But I think sometimes writers who work during similiar series too long need fresh perspectives. I think this has happened to the Star Trek franchise. The next series should, IMHO, get some good fan-fiction writers to be writers for the series and give them some lead way in new directions. I really stick to my guns when I say the next ST series should take place outside the federation. I think the concept of Voyager should be expanded and improved upon. If in a series star ships explore the Gamma Quadrant to the Alpha Quadrant, they will have difficulty in having a realistic long-term enemy. Beware of this fact and work in story arcs (an enemy for 1/2 season, new enemy shows up after 1/4 season and stays until 3/4 season, etc).

Back to Gargoyles, if gargoyles WAS to released again, I have a thought: Monday - Gargoyles, Tuesday - Timedancer, Wednesday - Pendragon, Thursday - Dark Ages, Friday - best of Fan Fiction. If toys for a series don't sell, the series gets axed.

**BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY SAGA continues**
DPH quickly puts on some plastic gloves and picks up Mr. Connect's body. He carries the body to his car and put it in a sealed coffin. He quickly drives his car (with the coffin inside) away.

Suddenly, NCA shows up and starts shooting magical bolts at DPH's car. Luckily, DPH is able to dodge them. Suddenly, one of NCA's magical bolts busts the rear passenger side tire of DPH's car. The car runs into a tree and disappears because it was an illusion.

Meanwhile DPH cast a spell to find out if RCJ and ReConnect Junior are the same person. The spell reveals that they are the same person.
**PAUSE BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY SAGA**
Ethics Poll based on my RP
If you were DPH, would you _____ to try to alter history and improve your current situation.
a) kill Ms. SuperSpeed
b) wait until ReConnect Junior is born and kill him then
c) do nothing
d) is DPH trying to bring attention to his RP by this poll
e) shouldn't someone else be conducting this poll
f) insert your own answer
**RESUME BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY SAGA**
DPH feels exhausted from casting the relevation spell and illusion spell. He, also, realizes that he has nowhere to hide in THIS universe. DPH quickly grabs a solar powered light bulb out of his jacket and holds it in his hand. Then, using all of his energy, DPH creates a gateway to a universe he once visited. He walks through the gateway and collapses, still holding the solar powered light bulb in his hand. He barely hears part of a conversation before collapsing due to exhaustion.

"Okay, just don't shoot me, please! I'll talk, I'll talk."

"You better"
**END BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY for now**
Daniel Paul Hightower (DPH) - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Thursday, April 27, 2000 09:23:55 PM
IP: max1-34.cwy.cei.net

Shadowrider: bwhahahaaaa!!

oh, sorry...but i think the TGS Staff unknowingly(?) stole a creativity demon from me: that Sata really had _three_ eggs....{third given to a trustworthy friend, just in case she, Brooklyn, and the two eggs don't survive}.



Rodlox
Thursday, April 27, 2000 08:31:02 PM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

****TGS SPOILERS****

Great episode. It was good to see the characters from Menagerie again. It's great that we finally get to really see some of Brooklyn's reaction to losing Sata. I enjoyed the developement given to all of the characters.

****END SPOILERS****

Niamhgold> I look forward to your next story.
Peter - [hybridone@ignmail.com]
Kamloops, BC, Canada
Thursday, April 27, 2000 07:38:16 PM
IP: dial-321.ocis.net

Today is Sheena "Robyn Canmore" Easton's b-day, so celebrate in whatever manner is appropriate. Maybe a pilgrimage to Notre Dame.

I was checking out Hot Topic this weekend, and I found a feminine version of one of my favorite shirts. It says "I dig scrawney pale guys" Now if I could just find somebody wearing one... who wasn't a guy. ;)

Am I the only one who, when encountering a line of traffic cones on the highway, has a serious urge to slalom through them? So far I've resisted the temptation, but...

Archwolf> Congrats on getting a bike. Now just watch out for transvestites with pickaxes. ;)

Mandi> At least your spam is empty. I keep getting porno. Did you get my e-mail btw?

I'm taking tomorrow off to have an anime fest, so I'll see y'all monday. (Except Robby)

Later. Go Kings!


Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Thursday, April 27, 2000 05:55:13 PM
IP: ppp-169.tnt-2.sat.smartworld.net

Here again!

***TD SPOILER***

Very good episode, the same level of "Giri" and "Deals and Exchanges". Seems that Brooklyn is really dealing with Sata's missing. He managed to hide his sorrow until now, but now he can't do it anymore. Probably, the fact he refused the opportunity that Harthoth gave him to return to Sata last episode has increased his suffering: he broke his pact with Harthoth for a good reason, that's right, but probably now he can't help but wondering if the Weird Sisters' life was worth the opportunity to see her mate again. Brooklyn's suffering is not like he has lost his mate: it is worse, for he doesn't know Sata's destiny. He doesn't know if she or the children survived. No surprise that he begins to behave in a angry way with others. After all those things, I think that the episode in which they will finally meet again is gonna be a very touching thing. Good episode final too, very touching. Just a question hangs in my mind…where did that gargoyle egg come from? And another thing…the hatchling is a female with green skin and black eyes…she remembers of Sata…just a coincidence? As someone said: "Everytime a coincidence happens, it is not a coincidence…"

***END SPOILER***


TD-RELATED RANDOM COMMENT
As I was reading the new episode, I was listening at radio and at a certain moment they waved a song by Scorpions called "Lonely nights". Now, I post here the lyric: read it and tell me if it does not seem written for the current Timedancer episodes!

LONELY NIGHTS - by SCORPIONS

Since you're gone
There is an empty space
Since you're gone
The world is not the same

I go back to the places we've been
Feels like you're still there
I live all those moments again
Wishing you were here

Since you're gone
There is a lonely heart
Since you're gone
Nothing is like it was

The memory is all over the place
Bringing it back oh so clear
Remember all of those days
Wishing you were here

All those lonely nights
Lonely nights
Lonely nights
Lonely nights
Lonely nights
I got to find for you
Yes I do

All those lonely nights
Lonely nights
Lonely nights
Lonely nights
Lonely nights
I got to find for you
Yes I do
Yes I do

Since you're gone
There is a heart that beats
Since you're gone
I'm not the man I used to be

I follow your steps in the snow
Traces disappear
We know what we've lost when it's gone
Wishing you were here

All those lonely nights
Lonely nights
Lonely nights
Lonely nights
Lonely nights
I got to find for you
Yes I do

All those lonely nights
Lonely nights
Lonely nights
Lonely nights
Lonely nights
I got to find for you
Yes I do
Yes I do

I go back to the places we've been
Feels like you're still there
Remember all of those days
Wishing you were here

All those lonely nights
Lonely nights
Lonely nights
Lonely nights
Lonely nights
I got to find for you
Yes I do

All those lonely nights…

END OF RANDOM COMMENT

Niamhgold:> You're welcome, always glad to be of help.
Oh, I forgot asking before: I'd like to proof-read your next story too. I know Rodlox has already asked for it, but if you wanna an extra opinion…

OK, nothing more.
See you!

Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Thursday, April 27, 2000 05:37:37 PM
IP: h255-22-140.mi2.albacom.net

Exin> no... it's not my only post here. I enjoy reading *most* posts instead of participating in a lot of it.
A mediator? ummmm no, it doesn't require a mediator to notice rudeness, impulsivity, and immaturity. *shrugs*
Jannie
Thursday, April 27, 2000 05:33:26 PM
IP: 209-144-251-157.hou.port.mytelco.com

** Niamhgold comes in for a quickie **

Shadowrider, Rodlox: Muchas gracias for the translations! when I wracked my brain, I could only come up with the refuge and not refugee, so you guys were a great help. :D Rodlox, I'd be glad to have you proofread my next story (my current one is in the process of being proofread by my friend Ald00), but the Latin/Arabic translations weren't a part of it. I was actually going to "create" a name for a constellation, and, noting that most stars are named in terms of Latin and Arabic languages, I figured I'd give it a shot. Boy, you guys were _quick_ with those answers. Thanx again and hope I can help you sometime!

:) :) :) :)
Niamhgold - [niamhgold]
Thursday, April 27, 2000 04:48:39 PM
IP: lac-flex208.ncia.net

*Hyperion sweeps into the room wearing a black suit with a black shirt and dark silver-grey tie.*
"I know it' snot my usual outfit, but I had interviews today."

Warpmind> Listen here you little upstart! :-) Don't make me come over there and unseal a brand-new can of whoop-ass on you! :-) I've got on right here! :-)

Fires Storm> <Can't get things more tightly packed> I was assuming earth normal conditions. The original question was most dense substance _on earth_. Osmium.
Neutron stars are so dense that the elecron clouds surrounding the atoms get compressed into the nuculus. Electron+proton= neutron. hence "neutron star". So essentally; yes, there are any munber of protons and neutrons in the stellar material, but due to gravitational forces, the electrons orbiting the protons get compressed so the charges become neutral. Yay gravity.

I'll bee away for about a wekk, not like I've been around long enough for anyone to really miss me but, I figured I'd keep y'all updated
Have fun everyone, and I'm going to go change....
*stalks out of the room, yanking at his tie*
****
"This man was arrested for carrying a conceled weapon!"
"What kind of weapon?"
"Howitzer."
"My compliments on his tailor."
Hyperion - [hyperion@justice.com]
Thursday, April 27, 2000 03:26:43 PM
IP: proxyhard.idirect.com

Good TimeDancer episode. I'll post a spoiler later, I need to think a little about it.

Sevarius Jr:> Hey, another fan of Asia. You're right: it's not just her beauty, she has something more, something that catches you...
I agree also about Dario Argento: he's a great man. As far as I remember, anyway, the Demons series (quite good) was only produced by him, while the director is Lamberto Bava...but I could be wrong about it. Just out of curiosity, what movies of him did you see?

Robby:> Thank you for answering me...seems that I will not need the chaingun...I carried it for nothing...did anyone see Mr. DC around here?

Archwolf:> A new biker! Welcome in the family, my friend. So, you was hooked by the bike, isn't it? I know the feeling...I'm also glad this is going to tie a rope between you and your father. You know, my dad taught me to ride...Just out of curiosity, what kind of bike do you ride?

Mandolin:> Sorry to hear your problem. No, I had nothing similar, not that I remember.

Exin:> Don't you like class trips? I dunno, I enjoyed a lot mine ones sometimes...<grins remembering>

Warpmind:> I wait eagerly for your story.

Niamhgold:> I can't help you for Arabic, sorry. For Latin:
Refugee: Profugus,a,um
Exul,ulis
Extorr,oris
One who escaped his Fatherland: Domo (or Patria) profugus

Escape Fatherland as refugee: patriam deserere; or: in exilium ire.

Rodlox:> [post from er - who is he/she?] You're right, this thing is getting boring...

See you later probably.
Ciao!
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Thursday, April 27, 2000 03:15:10 PM
IP: h213-18-92.mi2.albacom.net

Whew! just barely got inside before the rain started and now I look out my window and the sun is shineing. Oh well I stopped trying to figure out Texas weather a loooooooong time ago.
To more important things.

Warpmind-Witchblad the movie?! You know there are going to be two things that are going to truely ruin it before it starts and I say this as [rofessiona; as possible. 1. They will never find anyone willing to where Sara's outfit. 2. If they do pay a person enough to do it there is not a person alive with those proportions. (kind of why the Tomb Raider movie will bomb amongst other reasons)

Cali- Happy belated Birthday. Sorry, I sometimes even forget my own famliy's birthdays.

***TIMEDANCER SPIOLER AND PERSONAL OPINION***

To start off, if any one is a extramly emotional person I suggest to keep a box of tissues handy. I want to just say this because it is how I feel, but I don't care how much of a tough guy you are this was a heart breaker. I nearly started crying two times and that's a rare thing. It accomplished what any really well written should always accomplish, an emotional connection. We see Brooklyn showing his true emotions of anguish and heartache. But what I really loved was that we also saw the emotions of those around him, which added an overall sense of sadness. The point of introducing a baby yeti and gargoyle was well place. Lastly the argument that will probably be going on until next week is why did Brooklyn tell Melchior(or how ever it's spelled) that she was dead? My opinon, so that he could give the yeti closure. By telling him Sata was dead the yeti now has the assurance that he will never see her again and now he can mourn. Brooklyn on the other hansd will have to continue on not knowing the truth being torn apart from within.
Now if he had just said,"I left her in the future near death with our unborn children" you can imagine how the fuzzy snow man would have reacted. Certainly a well written story 5/5
***END***

Oh and just for the heck of it this is my list of favorites for season III
1. Giri
2.(just barely second) D&E
3.A Thought of the Heart
4.Twilight Falls
5.A Merrier Hour
6.A Tale of Two Gates
*Again these are my opinions and are worth the same as the water in Buffalo Bayou.

Two and a half weeks and I'm back in the Bayou City
Revel - [samrx5@cs.com]
hell, tx
Thursday, April 27, 2000 03:06:40 PM
IP: spider-tn022.proxy.aol.com

Niamhgold: in Latin, it's:
profugus, -i, m. refugee,
or ex(s)ul, ex(s)is, mf. refugee... either one works

{i'm going to the library to look for the Arabic}.

can i proof-read your story?


here we go again...another potential flamewar...{i'm refering to the post from _er_}.

let's ignore him/her/it/other, and hope that they calm down.

great, first 'lady' Maeve, now this.

does it (N)EVER end??



Rodlox - [Babnol@hotmail .com]
Thursday, April 27, 2000 02:49:03 PM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

** Enter Niamhgold **

Hey, gang. It's another cold day up here in the Northeast, making me wonder about those loons that think global warming is a major problem. (Here, I giggle at a newspaper cartoon stuck to my wall--it's a picture of a teenage protester in snow boots, mittens, and a hat holding up a sign that says "Stop Global Warming.") ;)

Really, though, the world's due for another minute climate change. But, at this point, I'm *wishing* for the "warming" part.

Mandolin: I'm sorry about the junk-mailer >:|. I haven't yet received any mail from "pft," but I know the angst of spam. I hope you can put a stop to this mess!

Caliope: No prob! Hope you got many cool presents :)

Archwolf: Congrats on the fencing award and the varsity letter! And, also, have fun getting your motorcycle license!

QUESTION: I know there are some Latin-proficient people out in the CR, and I being only semi-proficient in Latin, I need some help. Does anyone know an approximate Latin translation for "refugee" (or one who seeks refuge)? And if no one can find it, would anyone know the Arabic translation? Thanx for all who can help!

I'm gone for now,

Niamhgold - [niamhgold@hotmail.com]
Thursday, April 27, 2000 01:25:52 PM
IP: lac-flex224.ncia.net

You F#!%^ Suck!
er
smithville, tn, U.S.A
Thursday, April 27, 2000 01:23:29 PM
IP: bess-proxy3.nashville.k12.tn.us

*Warpmind enters, scratching his head.*

Guys, I have a problem... I've got a question that keeps rolling around in my head - was there an Arthurian knight with any connection to wolves? I'm pretty sure there was, but I can't link a name to it...

Rodlox: Nah, we won't touch the swallows. That would be a debate far too fowl.

Hyperion: Oh. Okay. ;) Me, I generally pick my names as original as I can. Dig? :)

Caliope: Happy Belated!

By the way: I just recieved some news you might like... Witchblade: The Movie. Click my name for what info I've found so far...

Shadowrider: With a bit of luck, I shall have the fanfic on my website sometime this weekend... I'll let you know...

SJ: You sentenced Castro to have sex with Janet Reno? And here I thought the Joyride was excessively evil... ;)

Archwolf: Hey, going gray isn't the worst that could happen. In fact, what I hear, a lot of women like that. Now, where's that gray hair-toner bottle... ;) Seriously, though, when I start graying (looking at pictures of my ancestors, and my father, the odds of me going gray are greater than of me going bald), I'll enjoy it. I just hope I get that nice silver-gray, and not the ash-gray color... If silver, I'll even let my hair grow long, and get a pair of Spock-ears. :)

Fire Storm: Three questions, you say? Hmmm... 1: Is that my RL name, or my online handle? 2: My quest is to obscure the border between reality and fantasy. 3: Don't know; I know that my chibis would zap me quite thoroughly if I tried, though... Oh, and there was a M*A*S*H/ER crossover? I never saw ER, so I wouldn't know anything about the doctors or anything there (which is marginally less than I know about the doctors in Chicago Hope, by the way)... But Alan Alda played Hawkeye Pierce in ER? Hmmm...

Well, that's it. Now off to read the latest TD episode...
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Thursday, April 27, 2000 11:35:29 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Caliope>Duh! I thought we are freinds! otherwise you should tell me when your birthday is! :,( ..happy birthday anyways..even if you didnt greeted me...

firestorm>Not fair! ;-)

Mercord>You didnt know me ,so no worry! ^_^

Shadowrider>Accepted! =)) At least you remember where i was!
class trips suck ,i'm the first year in that class :(
thank yo!

winterwolf>:R ( ;-) )

Jannie>your only post or are you the moderator? ;-)


Exin^SDI
Thursday, April 27, 2000 11:09:02 AM
IP: bmsbl.stadtbib.uni-leipzig.de

Just a question, since I'm trying to determine where this moron with too much free time and no life picked up my e-mail address.

Has anyone else recently received 200 blank e-mails from "pft_1@yahoo.com" recently? Does anyone know who this person is? It's annoying to have to clean all those blank e-mails out of a Hotmail inbox.

Anyway, Senior Prank was last night... and while the Coblentz Hall seniors were kind enough to let us sleep, I could hear the other halls getting woken up at 5 am this morning. This has to be the least clever and most trashy Senior Prank ever. Usually, the seniors mess up the academic buildings, but at least they just do so cleverly and not too drastically. But the Class of 2000? Oh, no. Their idea of Senior Prank cleverness was overturning desks and chairs and spreading straw and stuffed chickens all over the place. There were apparently some live chickens let loose in the Hodson science building, which is still undergoing construction. But it's just been an absolute trashy mess. I feel sorry for the 70-year-old housekeeping staff who will have to clean up.

That's all. Need to try to wake up now.
Mandolin
Thursday, April 27, 2000 10:47:30 AM
IP: 144.175.20.114

*Cali peeks in looking aroud suspiciously.....cost is clear.....scampers in*

Hi!!!

Thanx for all the Happy B-day wishes everyone!!! Its so sweet!! :)

James> *sits on the floor making little lego cars and space ships hehe, thanx James!!!! *HUGZ*

Alan> WHAT?!!?!?!? Hacking Roswell!!!!???? They cant!!! I love that show!!! And now its getting interesting!!!!

Niamhgold> Death by Chocolate!!! What a way to go, huh?! :P Thanx very much!!! :)

*An Army of homework imps come storming through the door chittering and waving pointy spears*

Common guys!!! 5 more mins!!!

* imps will have non of that and drag Cali back off into homework land*

Bye Guys!!!! See ya next week proabably!!!!! *HUGZ for all*
Caliope
Thursday, April 27, 2000 08:37:16 AM
IP: 136.145.83.210

Firestorm [on South Park] <<MY GOD! When was this episode made? Monday? They parodied the whole Elian case and even said that Janet Reno would take away the kid(s) on Easter Sunday! (DAMN! 1 day off!) At the end show, they found them (and Kenny) IN A CLOSET!>>

Considering the Elian flareup has been building for five months now (the boy was rescued on Thanksgiving) There has been ample time to put together an SP episode. Though itwas rather precient of them to put theEaster reference in there...
Skippy The Klingon
Thursday, April 27, 2000 08:36:56 AM
IP: uv1cisco01-14.ultravision.net

LM and I just got back from housesitting my grandma's house. We needed the alone time!

SJ: <That makes me feel all hinky for some reason.>
I don't watch the show and that even maked me feel a little wierd!
Why didn't they just have them frozen for 1000years or so and have them wake up in 2000?
<Faith: The Vampire Slayer>
Oh, the powers that be have mercy on us! PLEASE NO!
<next week we see Tara getting a little down and dirty to keep Willow from returning to Oz>
HmmMM! I Like that idea!
I thought that Anya was gonna get pissed off and show some VERY deep down powers in this episode (Ala Fox in "The Gathering 2")

Gside: <11 days, 13 hours, 46 2\3 minutes>
Shush! Or she will hear you! :)
Speaking of neutron stars...
Do you know if general theory says that a neutron star is made COMPLETELY of neutrons or can they be off balance? I mean, gravity THAT strong could probally squeeze protons together.

Rodlox: <::i raise my three hands::>
YEAH! More support!
(BTW... instead of using my name, you used my city! Silly you! :)

Warpmind: <Then I shall be forced to hire the bunny from Quest for the Holy Grail, as well...>
Oh yeah? Then I shall have to ask thee these questions 3:
1. What is your name?
2. What is your quest?
3. What is the average airspeed of a well thrown chibi?

David G: <My fault. I end up skimming the room a lot these days instead of reading everything.>
Don't worry. I end up doing that too.
<Who would be dumb enough to put the network server where anyone could get to it? All you need to avoid it is one little server, which could probably be put together for less than $1000.>
It would have been alot better if they just used passwords for the important stuff.

Taleweaver: <I know I'm biased, but I'd like to see Harthoth and Isfet as pictures.>
Any particular picture from any story?

Kitania: <A curse on all who invented and enjoy professional sports!>
Do you know how often that happens to Star Trek here?
I have had the Wendsday new episode booted by 1 basketball game (they usually play repeats on Saturday)
BUT on Thursday WWF was booted by some other game, so on Saturday Voyager was booted by WWF!
I am REALLY starting to hate sports!
I am surprised that your WB station carries sports. Luckily our WB channel dosn't carry sports. But the UPN channel seems to carry EVERY sport.
<The other thing I didn't like about this ep was the sex>
You have to admit, though, that they did handle the whole safe sex thing very well. Didn't shove it down your throat, just showed them reaching for a condom before it got too heavy.
<Hope they don't destroy their country by building it, though, as it seems they might in TGS.>
Unfortuneately, they are planning on doing just that.

Todd: <if it isn't that way already.>
Oh, I think it is. If I had my way I would wipe televised sports off of the face of the earth (Or give them their own channel to screw up at the very least)

Christine: <The fact that so many people _like_ it, including my own husband, only makes me feel worse ...>
I am sorry. :(
But that must mean that even the stuff you don't like you still write it VERY well!

Daniel Paul Hightower: Well, if you are looking for the MOST dense material, try the core of a neutron star (1 tbsp = several million pounds)
Or a singularity. Near infinate mass, but it takes up no space. Of course, if you plug that into a calculator mass/area, you would have a problem. You can't divide by zero.
<The only new Star Trek series I would be in favor of is a group of star ships mapping the way from the Gamma Quadrant (other side of wormhole) to the Alpha Quadrant>
That could be good. But what about a Alpha-to-Delta? Na... too "Voyager"-ish.
Has all of the Beta Quad been mapped?

Hyperion: <you can't get more tightly packed then that.>
Even a atom can be squeezed tighter than it already is.
<Black holes are just where God divided by zero.>
I like that!
SLUGGY! Oasis is back! (And just when Torg and Zoe were going to get together :(

Winterwolf: <I actually have a current copy of Photoshop at home and at work>
5.0 or 5.5?
(I kinda figured it was photoshop!)

Rob: <Does anyone know the name of the song Giles was singing in tonight's Buffy>

Warpmind: <I thought of another TV show crossover that could be interesting: M*A*S*H/Chicago Hope>
Well, there WAS a M*A*S*H/ER Crossover! (Alan Alda was on ER as a doctor)

Exin: <nobody said welconme back>
Well, you wern't gone for too long. I normally reserve saying that for people who haven't been around for months.

Southpark: ***SPOILERS AHEAD***

MY GOD! When was this episode made? Monday? They parodied the whole Elian case and even said that Janet Reno would take away the kid(s) on Easter Sunday! (DAMN! 1 day off!) At the end show, they found them (and Kenny) IN A CLOSET!

***END SPOILERS***

Netscape Question: Anyone know how to change that "Search" icon in Navigator (4.7) to go to a REAL search page? Like Metacrawler? (I changed some stuff in my registry. If it works, I will tell ya all!)

Techno: I am pretty sure I like it. I mean, I like what *I* consider techno, but I don't know what the REAL definition of techno is. For me, I like the EuroStyle music channel on Dish, and I consider that to be mostly techno.
(I don't know music, but I know what I like!)

STARFLEET ACADEMY: The 90210 version of Trek
***WARNING! EPISODE SPOILERS!***
Starfleet log file 1581956-Melrose, Captian Brendon
"Captians log, USS Melrose, Stardate whatever.
Lt. Kelly is a major hottie, but I don't know if I want to go out with her or ensin Da'Quois. Maybe I'll date'em both. Oh, and Lt. Dilion got wasted and totaled my shuttle craft!
And... um... I think the Borg attacked us or something... whatever. Anyway, I was in the bar when Lt. Kelly walked in..."
***END SPOILERS***

TGS Story: I won't say much, except what a sweet ending. It made me go Awwww.

I swear... you don't check your e-mail for a few lousy days and your mailbox gets full! (And every single peice of it is junk mail!)
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Dearborn, MI
Thursday, April 27, 2000 03:35:28 AM
IP: t3-92.visitus.net

**Mecord dives through an open window, handsprings out of a somorsault, does a half-twist, cartwheels three times on landing then falls to the floor giggling helplessly.**

The essay! It is finished! And before 1:00! :)

Exin>> Sorry, I've been so swamped with school I only have time to skim over the posts. I must have missed your post the first time through. How was your trip?

Caliope>> Happy birthday!

There's lots more going on, but I'm tired. Oh, thanks to everybody who visited my web site. As soon as the semester is over I plan on updating it regularly.

G'night all!
Mecord
Thursday, April 27, 2000 02:50:42 AM
IP: usr46.mtwest.net

hey all. had a concert today. was okay. im gonna be working on my next album in a month (officially). this will be the one that will make us or brake us.

winterwilf and DOUG: thanks guys. I'll try to do my best

SOROW: I hope you're okay. I really didn't want to keep you from doing better things today. thanks for showing though. it does mean alot when you're there to support me. what else could a boyfriend want from his best friend(and girlfriend)!

Joe Boxer - [jboxer82@juno.com]
Thursday, April 27, 2000 01:10:10 AM
IP: dialup-209.245.229.214.dallas1.level3.net

***Kyryn steps into the room***

Gentlebeings, this is the episode that almost didn't get finished that Robby was referring to.

Old friends...

A Thought of the Heart

Outline by Anna Hansen

Written by Rahsaan Footman, Jonathan Cotleur, Beth Mashburn, and Don A Martinez.

***Kyryn steps aside to avoid the rush to read the story***

Kyryn - [<<--clicky, clicky]
Denton, TX
Thursday, April 27, 2000 12:32:59 AM
IP: denm3-22.iglobal.net

*Archwolf walks in wearing a leather jacket and carrying a mototcycle helmet*
It has been one busy week.
Most importantl:
I finaly got my first ride on a motorcycle. After about a minute and a half, I was hooked. I am getting my license as soon as I can, and my dad is buying another (cheaper used) bike. I think I have finally found something that will bring me and dad together. I had sooo much fun, and had no problems at all.

Our fencing team had our team dinner friday and I was awarded the 'Outstanding firstyear men's fencer' award (I was the only first year men's fencer)and my varsity letter.

yesterday, I came back home to pittsburgh to watch my Highschool Fencing team fence in the league championships. We took second, which, when you consider that we were seeded 4th into the event, is not bad, but when you consider that our gilr's team has taken league and state titles for the last two years, is kind of a let down. Still, our girls fenced well. Unfortunately, one of my fencers,standing about 10ft away looked at me and was able to tell that i am going gray. And pointed this fact out to everone within earshot. *growls*

Mecord>Saw your site. Looks good. Good luck with your essays and finals!

Katara>Hey, come back soon, k? We'll miss ya. *warfrost holws in sorrow at the (temporary) loss of a friend*

GXB> Been there, felt that. I hope your dad starts to understand and accept you for who you are. Fathers and sons just should not be at eachother's throats. It hurts everone. If your shrink was like mine, he will pull your dad in for a bit to try to point that out to him. Good luck, friend. Oh, btw, I like the creativity demon!

Caliope> Happy Birthday!

>STARFLEET ACADEMY: The 90210 version of Trek>Oh, God, NO!! MAKE THE MADNESS STOP!!

**RP**
Archwolf, WinterBlade, and WarFrost were running down a darkened corridor of the Avitar. They had been cut off from their elven companions when they had been rushed by the demon horde. When Archwolf thought they were clear of any persuit, he stopped to get his breath back. "Winter, tell me again why you were the only one who was able to come up here to help?" The snow-white werewolf looked over her shoulder as she talked. "Seemed the Alphas were pretty upset with you for not finishing some sort of job." Archwolf and WarFrost each gave a derisive snort. "They're mad because I couldn't assassinate an immortal? Key-rist. They be really upset if I toled em I was warned off by a great lavender bugger with wings." WinterBlade looked over at Archwolf. "You're a hitman? What kinda work is that for a Werewolf?" "Great work when you have the right training...comes in handy for getting rid of Pentex officials without blowing up three city blocks." Winter didn't have time to reply because a group of demons came into view. "This day just gets better and better" Archwolf thought. They were saved from having to fight the demons by the timely arrival of a small party of station securty. "Hicks, Vasquez, Drake, get up there!" The group of demons was quicly driven off by the security team's gunfire. "The team's leader, a skiny Lieutennant, turned to the lupine trio. "These guys have over run the station command center. YOu are going to come with us to see if we can get it back." Archwolf looked at the Lt. He figured this guy was out of his mind... there was no way a group of 4 security men and three wolves was going to save this station. It was a lost cause, and Archwolf knew it. "one question. How do I get out of this chicken squat outfit?"
**End RP**

Oh, hey. I was browsing the net earlier, and I found picture of my clooege fencing team...and I'm actually in it. funny the things you find.....

Now I'm going to sit back and wait for the new TD ep.
Shade and Sweet Water
Archwolf - [archwolf@collegeclub.com]
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 11:08:37 PM
IP: pumpkin-b-03.mcmurray.nb.net

How many episodes of Timedancer this season- We HONESTLY don't know at this point. There's one episode that may not be done quite in time to be aired, there's a two parter that may become a one parter, a one parter that may become a two parter, and several other factors that can't be accounted for just yet. But to give a rough estimate, I'd say expect somewhere between 13 and 16 episodes.
Robby
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 10:51:05 PM
IP: spider-wl024.proxy.aol.com

***BEGIN RP***
Sammael grabbed Castro by his straggly beard and punched the power-mad dictator in the face. "I'm gonna have some fun with you, senor Fidel!"
"Oh, no please Mr. Demonio! No hitting in the face!"
"Shut up!" Sammael grabbed a pair of lit cigars, and proceded to put them out...using Fidel's eyes as ashtrays.
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!! Aye chihuahua! My eyes!"
"Yeah, cry like a drowning 6 yr.old boy!"
"No....please, have mercy on me!"
"Why? You're an evil dictator who's profited for *decades* of the suffering of your own people. I will give you the most horrific punishment on Earth, you sniveling bastard."
Fidel began to scream. "No....no you wouldn't dare! That's inhuman!"
"Exactly, but you're forgetting that I'm not human to begin with. I'm a demon, and even reformed demons can have a naughty streak. So, are you ready to face your fate?"
"No....no please, I beg of you! I'll be a good guy from now on! No more dictatoring from now on!"
"Oops, too late.....Fidel, I find you guilty of gross violations of human rights. I sentence you to the worst punishment known to mankind."
"NOOO!!!"
"Sex with Janet Reno!"
A portal opens suddenly in the control room....a portal that leads to Janet Reno's bedroom. "Come here, Fidel!" a horribly deep, masculine voice calls out. "Come to me, you sexy latin man!"
"Oh sweet Jesus, no!"
"Face oblivion with some dignity, for God's sake, Fidel. And be thankful I blinded you before, that was mercy on my part."
"Come here my hairy Ricky Martin clone!" the voice called out.
"This...this is worse than Hell! Please, for God's sake!--"
"Sorry, we're out of RP time. Enjoy your night with Janet, Fidel. Give her a kiss for me, huh?" And with with, Sammael tossed Castro through the portal. Before the gateway closed, heavy breathing--and screams--could be heard from the other side....
***END RP***

Whoo! Gonna be a good day tomorrow! My college, George Mason University in lovely Fairfax, VA, is having it's annual Mason day tomorrow. Lots of free food (and adult beverages) and fun and games (and adult beverages) and best of all (adult beverages?), lots of music! Most of the bands are local or groups I've never heard of, but hitting the stage at 5 o'clock are THE forerunners of modern day rap, Run DMC! Can't believe they'd play a dive like my coll....I mean, it's gonna be great to have them there! Although it won't be the same without Steven Tyler there to sing "Walk this Way". Gonna be cool, though.

Disturbing News about Sock Puppets: Has anyone else heard about this story in the news? Those no good a-holes over at Pets.com, with their sometimes-amusing pets.com sock puppet mascot, have filed suit against Robert Smigel. Smigel is a comedian who does tons of funny stuff, like those fake cartoons on Saturday Night Live (that's about the ONLY funny thing on SNL nowadays), but we are forever in Smigel's debt because he's the man who created....Triumph, the angry sock puppet dog from the Conan O'Brian show! This is a travesty of justice. Triumph is so lightyears beyond the pets.com puppet. Triumph is a GOD among sock puppets, and one of the funniest damn things I've ever seen on late night TV. You know what Triumph probably said when he heard about this suit? "What a great lawsuit....FOR ME TO POOP ON!"

Techno Music: I can't claim to know much about it, although I do like a good techno song when I hear it. However, I LOATHE techno "dance" music. You know what I'm talking about. If you've ever gone to a club, they blast that crap out of every speaker. Ironically, my favorite type of music is industrial metal, which is really nothing more than a synthesis of heavy metal and techno music (good examples of this are Stabbing Westward--a truly great and underrated band, Jackal would agree with me--or Gravity Kills).
Possibly a good intro to techno is Crystal Method's "Vegas". Most of the tracks on there you've probably heard before, because they get extended play in commercials and movies. I love "Keep Hope Alive". Anyone who's ever seen "The Replacement Killers" with Chow Yun-Fat knows why. Chow walks into the club, Keep Hope Alive is blaring out loud, then he pulls his gun and the killing starts.....it's cool. ;)

Asia Argento: God, I love this woman. Something about her...she's beautiful, and she has this aura about her....I'd suggest you check out "New Rose Hotel" next time you're in the video store. The story's kind of crappy, but you get some nice Asia (and Chris Walken and Willem Dafoe).
Her father is also one of the greatest directors ever from Italy. His horror movies are a must for anyone who loves the genre. His "Demons" series is pretty damn creepy.

Now & Again: I'm sorry, I know there are quite a few fans of this show, but I just don't get it. I watched one episode, and I barely made it through. It justs....moves....so.....slooooooooow. The only thing that happened fast was my boredom. Which is a shame, cause Dennis Haysbert, Eric Close, and Heather Matarazzo (is that right?) are all talented. But I don't see where this show actually goes anywhere or does anything.
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 10:48:19 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

Hello, everyone! Haven't had time to read and respond in a timely manner.

David G: Thanks for the info regarding the library and the ep-- it's taken care of, now...a very nice someone is taping it for me. :)

Winterwolf: I love your name! Oh, the lovely images in my mind! Wolves are just about my favoritest of all wild creatures. I even owned a wolf hybrid named Jade a couple of years ago, and gave her to an elderly couple who needed a good watch dog. She was a beautiful deep bronze color (wish I'd have kept her).

Walker Texas Ranger: my nephew Michael has been a regular extra on the show for some time...I'll have to find my catalogue of the bits he's played, but one was a gay waiter *g* (but he's a straight guy, mind you)! He was also in that Christmas movie with LeAnn Rimes (can't think of the title) 2 or 3 years ago as the goodlooking blond cowboy in a black Stetson in the airplane scenes. He even sang a little bit!

And, regarding cowboy boots: I wear Ropers quite alot, so I LIKE cowboy boots :)--shouldn't ride horses wearing athletic shoes--if you fall, your foot can go thru the stirrup, and then you're in real trouble! Got the horses to go with the boots, too--and the little one (have a mama w/ yearling filly) charged me today, and tried to kick me! Little witch w/a B has an a-tti-tude...gotta teach her some manners!

Rambled enough already...

'bye!

Lynne Like - [mjlike@yahoo.com]
Springtown, TX
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 10:39:59 PM
IP: fw1.directlink.net

Patrick> Will you please tell me when the deadline is to order the official G2K shirt? Last year there was a big conflict and Christi had to bail me out. Thanks.
SOROW
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 10:25:38 PM
IP: dll2a020-0614.splitrock.net

IMPORTANT G2K BULLETIN...

The deadline for G2K t-shirt contest entries is April 30, 2000 - that's this coming Sunday. So if you're working on an entry or plan to, please get it in ASAP. Visit the G2K website for more info (click my name).

Hotel rooms in Orlando are disappearing fast, so make your reservation now if you haven't already done so. Also, G2K would like to remind everyone that $40 pre-registration and dinner availabilty ends on June 30, 2000. After that date passes, it will cost you $55 at the door to attend the con, and you won't be able to attend the dinner at all, so the sooner you get your registration in, the better.

For more info on registration and everything else, visit the G2K web site: http://gathering.gargoyles-fans.org/

We now return you to your regularly scheduled comment room, already in progress. :)
Patrick Toman
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 10:13:35 PM
IP: 98ae2c93.ipt.aol.com

Why do I ask what the densest material is? Hmm. One answer: it is relevant to my SAGA.

Why stop at two universes? - simple. It gets too complicated. The Pretender/Profiler crossovers need to be ... better written with backstory in mind. That crossover left me wondering how in heck did Jarod get his DSA's when he didn't have them when he met Todd Baxter.

Let's have a vote: how many people would like to have a census worker parody.

Now & Again - I think it is a great concept show but poorly executed.

I'm stumped by one thing: why do some writers think an entire series through and others seem to think one season at a time. Is it because of bosses limiting their vision?

Star Trek - Please no more series until Voyager starts making movies and DS9 is done with its movies. I think too much is a bad thing. The Voyager writers need to be free to do what they think is best when it comes time for their movies (ie. new Star Trek series could limit Voyager's movies). The only new Star Trek series I would be in favor of is a group of star ships mapping the way from the Gamma Quadrant (other side of wormhole) to the Alpha Quadrant. That's right. It would leave the federation from anybody to adjust.

**BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY SAGA continues**
"Can you do me another favor," asked DPH.

"What is it?" replied RCJ.

"Give a energy ball to cast a quick spell with." replied DPH optimistically.

"OK," replied RCJ. He quickly creates an energy ball. DPH tries to cast a spell with it but uses up all of its energy.

"What was that spell about?" asked RCJ.

"Very Bad News. NCA is harnessing solar energy heading to all the planets and moons in this solar system but Earth and its moon. Please give me a quick recharge on energy," replied DPH.

"Sure," replied RCJ as he recharged DPH, "What is the next move?"

"Try to harness Mr. Connect's . . . ,"replied DPH as NCA shows up.

NCA quickly opens teleports RCJ's generator away from him and attaches it to himself.

"This is real energy," says NCA, "I just need to get some osmium to fuel the generator." NCA quickly teleports away.

"Great. Just Great," says RCJ, "With that much energy, NCA could rewrite history." RCJ quickly pulls out a scroll.

DPH asks, "What's going?"

"I have to stop NCA from leaving THIS universe or traveling through TIME. I have a spell that will stop him but it will cost me my life. Goodbye," says RCJ. RCJ starts reciting the spell. When he finishes, he disappears into thin air.
**END BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY for now**

BTW, I've always wanted to see BAD guys triumph and good guys have to work to liberate a world.
Daniel Paul Hightower - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 09:56:25 PM
IP: max1-13.cwy.cei.net

Rob>>> The song Giles was singing was "Behind blue eyes" by the Who.
speaking of the G-man or the actor who plays him well you have gotta see this.
http://www.eskimo.com/~gaspers/gaspers/frank.html
its ASH when he played Dr FrankNFurter on Stage
Spacebabie - [LadyAndromeda@smstars.zzn.com]
Orlando, Fl, U.S.A
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 08:25:15 PM
IP: user-37kap2f.dialup.mindspring.com

** Quickie post **

Caliope: Happy Birthday! (Sprinkles confetti leftover from New Years) I'm wishing you chocolate cake and chocolate icing (I think they call that the Execution cake in here...?) <|:)

SOROW: Congrats on getting the "Best Attitude" award. You sure deserve it!

Christine: I LOVED "Passages." IMHO, that was one of the best I've seen of your work...it had ample character development, created an array of personalities, and I loved the descriptions of the different characters. My favorite had to have been the pink female gargoyle (the name currently escapes me) that has rounded horns that showed like "petals from snow." You did a wonderful job setting the stage for the upcoming stories, and I can't wait for more!

Ah. For those of you that have worried, the caffeine fix is fading. Finally.

See you later!
Niamhgold - [niamhgold@hotmail.com]
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 08:10:36 PM
IP: lac-flex117.ncia.net

I'm supposed to be sleeping at this time, but I'm still here, for the desperation of you all! <grins in an evil way>

Kitainia:> Thank you for the links! You really had not to bother yourself, but thank you very much for doing. :)
<has a quick tour of the various sites> Oh, yes, I've seen "True Lies" and I remember her, but seems she's grown a little. Hmmm...cute girl,indeed, and the role she plays in that show about vampires seems cool too...So, she is the one you'd like to play your role in a Hypotethical "Lisa Telman's life" movie...well, if you say she fits, for sure she is very good for the part...but I keep on thinking that Asia could do it as well ;)

<Tries to hide a huge yawn, with little success>
Hm...seems that my attempt to stay awake all night waiting for Timedancer is doomed to failure...but I will not surrender! <another yawn, a little bigger> Well,maybe...

Random question for TD staff:> I'm quite sure that someone has already asked but...how many episodes of "Timedancer" are left this season? Oh, just in case the answer is gonna be "we will reveal it later"...<takes out a heavy chaingun with a backpack full of armor-piercing bullets and removes security lock>

Ciao!
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 07:31:34 PM
IP: h213-20-239.mi2.albacom.net

Buffy/Angel> I don't get WB where I live, so I have a friend who send me episodes. Should get the last two plus the next one of each series in a few weeks. New week, Oz is back. Seth Green is god. Although his hair looks a little weird in the preview...

Eliza Dushku> I love her. She is a goddess. And a damn good actress.

Music news> For anyone who listens to techno, member of Underworld Darren Emerson has left the band. I love Underworld, as it's the truest representation of the music genre there is. If you haven't ever heard them, pick up one of the singles (Push Upstairs, Jumbo, King of Snake or Bruce Lee). Or the album, Beacoup Fish. It's really bloody cool...

Roswell> My friend alos sends me this show, which I love. I'm pretty sure it's going to be hacked, because the ratings are apparently low. Sucks, but it might get picked back up.

All for now...
I'm bored.
Alan "Ordell" - [awaltrip@cableone.net]
Odessa, TX
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 06:09:38 PM
IP: ppp-3.ode.cableone.net

Forgot a few things!

GXB: You're certainly right about your dad. Wish he'd lay off and see that you're your own person and have every right to be so. I hate parents who refuse to recognize that. Good luck dealing with him, and the shrink. Doug and I are behind you as friends.

Aaron: Yeah, if only. <sigh> It was the Spurs-Suns game, wish I had known beforehand you'd wanted to see it. Maybe we could have set up some tape-swapping deal. The game for Angel. But it's too late now, so oh well. :(

SOROW: You did get an award? Alright! I knew some recognition was waiting for you. Just like Buffy with Class Protector. :) Congratulations.
Kit
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 06:05:05 PM
IP: pool-207-205-146-207.dlls.grid.net

Shadowrider: GXB told you one role Elisa Dushku is known for, she's played in some other films and TV productions as well. You may have seen her as Arnold Schwarznegger's daughter in True Lies, and in a solar car racing film called "Race the Sun." Here are some links to fan clubs and filmographies of hers:

http://members.tripod.com/~shannon_tegeler/faith1.html

http://www.ravensrealm.com/Eliza/

http://us.imdb.com/Name?Dushku,+Eliza

http://www.efanguide.com/~eliza/
Kit
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 06:01:07 PM
IP: pool-207-205-146-207.dlls.grid.net

GXB:> Thank you for the info. There's just a little problem..."Buffy and Angel" is not broadcasted in Italy, so I know nothing about it, I even didn't know it to exist before beginning connecting here (and, according to what I heard about that show into here, it is a shame they don't import it...it sounds great)
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 05:26:29 PM
IP: h255-22-40.mi2.albacom.net

Shadowrider> Eliza Dushku plays Faith on "Buffy".
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 04:43:22 PM
IP: dialin-512-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

I agree Kitainia. (gives Caliope a small set of legos for her birthday) I won't sing Happy Birthday but I do wanna say the one from the Xenoa Who Don It is better the traditional song ?:-). (waves to anyone else I know who writes here)
James Birdsong - [LennexMacDuff@yahoo.com]
San Diego, CA, USA
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 04:01:17 PM
IP: dt026n18.san.rr.com

Today was a much better day. In fact, it was pretty awesome! For the past two years I have always been nominated for Best Attitude in my class but never won. Well, now that's changed. I WON!!!!!!!!!!
SOROW
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 04:00:56 PM
IP: dll2a010-0518.splitrock.net

WHOOPS! Something I forgot!

Jessie Jeff:> Good luck for your gallery opening. I'd really like to attend, but I think I'll not be able...sorry. ;)
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 03:34:02 PM
IP: h213-2-142.mi.infinito.it

Here again! My Easter Break is going to an end <sighs>, so I'll be better to take advantage of these last hours of free time with some replies.

Hyperion & Winterwolf:> Some other StarCraft players around here. :) Maybe one of these days we will meet in Battle.Net for a good battle. May I ask to both of you what is your favorite race to play with? And your favorite units? (both for style and for strategic use) Mine ones are:
Race: Terrans, for sure. Zergs are faster in production and Protoss units are more powerful, but Terrans are more flexible and their defensive structures (Bunkers, Siege Tanks and Turrets) are the most effective.
Units: Well...for usefulness...Terran Siege Tanks, Battlecruisers and Ghosts (Yeeeah! Nuke them all!); Protoss Carriers and Templars (both High and Dark); Zerg Hydralisks, Guardians and Devourers. For style...needless to say, the Goliath! ;) (By the way, in BroodWar, with the Caron missiles upgrade, the Goliath becomes a quite effective anti-aircraft unit, so I could count it for usefulness too), but also the Marine (I love battlesuits), the Carrier, the Dark Archon and the Valkyrie.

Winterwolf:> I like your name too! :)

Skippy the Klingon:> Star Trek next series: I'm an old ST fan, but I wonder if we really need another series...anyway, that Alpha Squadron seems quite interesting...not VERY interesting, but quite...

Exin:> I'm REALLY sorry I didn't give you the welcome back in the very instant you posted. Shamefully, I've been away yesterday, and today I wasn't able to connect until now. My most sincere apologies, if you want to accept them.
Oh, by the way, welcome back. May I ask you where did you go with your class?

Daniel Johnson:> The mirror Room archive sounds like a great idea to me! Keep up the good work!

Delphi:> Nice work episode. Reminds me of something that happened once to a friend of mine who works in a computer asistance center. Well, basically, a guy calls saying he has a problem with a printer he purchased. The operator asks what is the problem, and the guy says: "The printer does not work. The operating system said it did not see the printer. So I turned the monitor screen towards the printer, but it still does not see it..."

Katara:> I'm very sad for you departing. I hope you'll come back soon.

Caliope:> Happy Birthday!

Kitainia:> Hmm...Asia Argento...I love that girl...
Elisa Dushku? I don't know her! Who is she?
About "Warriors of the Night" (I hope it is the right title), I don't know if it is a "good" movie - all I know is that I like it a lot!
Hmm...I like professional sport on TV (some)...am I cursed? I mean, I know it is awful to deprive someone of his preferred live-action to allow me watching a Superbike World Campionship G.P., but I like it so much...;)
See you! :)

Warpmind:> Here is a Diablo fan! <raises hand> A Diablo fanfic? Interesting...

Nothing more. I'll lurk around waiting for the new Timedancer episode...
See you all!
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 03:29:57 PM
IP: h213-2-142.mi.infinito.it

Kit<<A curse on all who invented and enjoy professional sports!>> Well, I guess I'm cursed now. What else is new? The sad thing is, I'm assuming you got preempted for the Spurs/Suns game, which I wanted to watch. You, who didn't want it, got it free, and I, who wanted desperately to watch it, had it blacked out so Time Warner could put it on pay-per-view. If only we could've switched, eh?

Katara> Farewell, and good luck.

Later.


Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 03:17:30 PM
IP: ppp-7.tnt-2.sat.smartworld.net

Kitainia> Thanks for your support. My Mom is on my side in the matter, but my Dad is not (he never is), and is taking me to see a psychiatrist tommorow. He never thought I was normal, and me being into sci-fi and fantasy is a big reason. He wanted me to be a jock, because he himself was one as a kid, so I think he's disapointed. But that gives him no right to tell me how to be. I'll stop venting now
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 01:58:14 PM
IP: dialin-715-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

Feeling much better today. Thanks to a very lazy 7 hours of sleep.

SOROW> *Winterwolf offers you a tissue box*

Mecord> I think the grenade blast on DC helped. I saw your page today. I like it. I like it a lot! ^_^

Katara> You'll be missed. Return soon

Jessie> Hi. Congratulations! I may have missed this, but is there a theme to your gallery? Any info is appreciated.

Joe> Hope you'll kill that workload soon.

Exin> :P

Caliope> Happy Birthday!

Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 01:52:42 PM
IP: 206.15.122.13

Exin> "i knew it! All liars! ...nobody said welconme back :(" There was ONE post between your announcement of being back and calling everyone liars. Geesh... *shakes head*

Jannie
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 01:37:23 PM
IP: 64-240-37-250.hou.port.mytelco.com

**RP HERE**

The screen comes on, displaying the Black Ravens gathered around a small pile of dirt and ashes crowned by a large axe. Orion has scattered holy water over the pile and given last rites, and Kit is just finishing up a eulogy as the others look on solemnly (this includes Doug, even though his mind is still pretty blank). "This is all we have left of our friend Jaden," Kit nods at the pile. "This, and our memories. We must always treasure the latter, because to each of us Jaden was a helper and a good friend. Though he may have been belligerent at times, or a little too bloodthirsty, or angry, he saved our lives time and time again. He fought beside us, in a world where so many would not be willing. He was a hero, and like all heroes, he had to die someday. Let us hope that he is in a good place now, enjoying his final reward, and let us also remember him, and make sure his sacrifice was not a vain one." The Ravens all nod and clap as she steps away from the axe, leaving it standing to mark the grave. "Who was this guy?" Doug asks Jammer, still unable to remember. "Werewolf," the other Raven supplies. "Friend of ours. Good guy." Doug nods. "I see. Wish I could remember him. I do feel…sad." "You'll remember him soon," says Jammer. "Just gotta give yourself time, that's all." Doug thinks for a moment, then nods. Shauna observes the exchange and grimaces, then takes something out of her pocket and walks over to Kit, who is complimenting Orion on the funeral ceremony. "Kit," she says, and her friend looks up. "Shap and I were cleaning up the room where he died last night. We found this. It's some kind of machinery gauge, set to low power. I think it could have come from whatever zapped Doug." "So what are you saying?" Kit asks. "Can whatever happened to him wear off?" Shauna shrugs. "The machine was destroyed. There's no way we can know for sure. But maybe this means…" "We'll worry about it later," Kit interrupts her. "Right now, we have to get out of LA before something else happens to us. Phoenix will be our next destination, I guess, since that's where we left Coyote." "Right," Shauna nods. "We still want him to look at the truck." Kit nods back and then calls, "Everyone! We're bugging out of here, get your stuff ready!" The Ravens all nod and split off to head for their rooms, the confused Doug led around by Stephanie. Kit is about to follow them when Tom walks up to here. "I wanted to talk to you about the prisoners," he says. "Are we gonna leave them here?" Kit shakes her head. "No, we'll take them with us. There's space in the truck, and Orion can create enough food for all of them. Why, do you think we should leave them here?" Tom shakes his head. "I think we should let them go, and have me join them." Kit frowns, realizing he is sincere. "What?"

**PAUSE RP RIGHT THERE :)**

Hi everyone. Well, it's time for that long post I promised. <grin> Forgive me if I don't respond to everything I can in here, as you know last week's CR was lost, and though Daniel Johnson has allowed me to see some of what was in there (Thanks, friend!) I don't know everything. So if I miss responding to your query, please repost it and understand. And I hope we're all having a good week.

Dungeons and Dragons Cartoon: Glad this will be back on the air soon, I have fond memories of watching it from my youth. It will be good to refresh them. I just hope I don't end up shaking my head and thinking to myself- "I can't believe I liked watching this c^*p." :) (Not that I would, but you never know. :)

Alan/ "Ordell": Sorry I missed your post last week, I too feel for you and am angry over the things that have been happening at your high school. I never went though such things myself, but I knew people who did, so I feel your pain. You're certainly right to be angry over the wrongs done you, I'm glad you were able to handle your feelings and not explode (as I probably would). I'm sorry about what happened, and the loss of your friend Craig. If there's anything I can do to help you through it, please let me know. :) Like Jenna said, I'm also very admiring of your strength and courage. Hope you find friends here too. And like Doug said, if you're ever in Austin, please do look us up. I'd be very interested to meet you (same to anyone else in here :).

Dressing Differently: I agree with Doug, Jenna, and Katara about this subject, there are many aspects of dressing differently I don't like but people should have the right to do it if they want to. Still won't help me see how they do self-expression with it, though. Forgive me if I've never been able to see any positive expression from things like multicolored mohawks, multiple ugly painful facial and body piercings, and grunge-type clothes. :) But some people seem to like them, and that's okay, I guess. Just wish I could understand why.

Katara: Sorry you have to go, I've really been enjoying your posts lately and I will miss them. I understand, though, about all the things you have to do in RL. Good luck with them, hope you can handle them easily. Come back when you do, okay? No matter what, you'll always have friends here.

Shadowrider: <nods> Snake was indeed a true man, and I too will always miss him. I too hope Cobra stays on the road until he chooses to get off it, but I also hope that's soon as I want him to live a long time. A biker's life can be fun, but also quite dangerous. <sigh> Re- Asia Argento: I have heard of this actress, but I'm afraid I haven't seen any of her movies. Therefore, I don't know if I'd want her playing me in a film or not. Since you vouch for her and the fan club site made her look good too, maybe, but until I've seen her films and know for sure, my vote still goes to Elisa Dushku. <grin> Haven't seen Walter Hill's "Warriors of the Night" either, though I think I know a video store near here where I can rent it. Is it a good film?

Jannie: Denis did indeed clarify a few things for me, and I'm glad for it. You're very welcome on the feedback. Looking forward to the next part of the story when it comes out.

GXB: <reads your school rant> Geez, I'm sorry you got in trouble at school too. Sounds like your teacher needs somewhat of an attitude adjustment, too bad it probably won't be easy to give a paranoid person like her one without getting in even more trouble. <sigh> Good luck getting caught back up when you return to school, and dealing with her as well. I remember telling many of my own teachers the same thing, and I only got in trouble once (it ended when the teacher in question found out what I'd been through in life and dropped her charges). All the other times they listened. Wish it had been the same with you, and I guess I hope it will be on the one time getting in trouble part. <grin>

Three Gorges Dam: I've heard a lot about this too, and also consider it something really amazing. Hope they don't destroy their country by building it, though, as it seems they might in TGS. A good economic boom of the type the dam could bring on could easily help bring democracy back to China, and that would be a good thing. Especially if it got them to quit harassing Taiwan and going after their youth with the People's Liquidation Army. <sigh>

Oklahoma Bombing, Waco, Columbine: All these were indeed tragedies, and forgive me for not knowing what else to say about them. I wasn't there, and though I do mourn the victims and are glad the perpetrators are somehow being punished, I still really can't offer an opinion on these things that would be good and understandable. Same goes for the Elian Gonzalez situation, and how his life is being screwed up many times over. All these things are painful tragedies, things we don't like thinking about. Still they exist, though, and we have to remember them and the mistakes made during them so they are not repeated. I still, though, hope they are all resolved soon (and not just so the media will quit talking about them, I also want closure for the victims and their families, even though I know that it probably isn't possible, given the amount of death involved. I also want an end to the paranoia, anger, frustration, etc that have risen up around these things. I'm probably not gonna get that either any time soon. <shakes head> Oh well).

SOROW: Welcome back, good to see you again. Don't feel bad about the awards, they are good to get but also a bit meaningless compared to things like friendship, being a good person, succeeding in class without needing to shoot for them, etc. At least I've always felt that way, maybe because all the awards in my high school were usually given out to dorks and snobs. :( Just be happy for the people that did get them, and remember your own many good qualities, like Joe said. I'm sorry I won't be getting to see a picture of you, but your parents are right in their concerns over stalkers (what happened to that A&M student worries and distresses me too). I don't really need to see it that badly either, thanks to your being in here I will always be sure it is the face of a nice interesting person and a good friend. :)

Joe: Good to see you again in here too, glad SOROW was able to get you to come back and visit us. Glad you're supporting her as well, she sounds a bit like she needs it. I agree with you about her reaction to the awards ceremony, she shouldn't be angry. Or mad that people are jealous of her either. Ignoring people like that is usually the best way to get them to buzz off. <grin> Hope you're able to come back soon, and good luck with all the work you're doing. I look forward to seeing you in here again. :)

Christine: Nice writing job on Passages. Like Doug said, you've done a good job of establishing and developing the characters in this first story alone. Knowing you, you're definitely going to keep it up, while writing good plots too (the one in this first Dissidents story was interesting, I'm eager to see how it develops). Looking forward to reading all of them, thanks very much for the entertainment. Hope that in future stories we can see Hippolyta dealing with her newfound pains, Tourmaline claming down from her bitchiness (yeah, fat chance, I know :), and Cassius and Corwin finding someone. :) Whatever happens, keep up the good work. Glad that thief of your story has taken his stuff down and apologized too. <grin>

Coyote: I too thank you for letting us know Mara is doing okay. Glad to know you're doing okay too. Hope you will both soon come back in here. :)

Mecord: Saw your webpage, and I have to say- you're cute. :) Someday, you're going to make some girl very lucky. Also liked the page's layout and the bits of fantasy stories I saw on there, though I admit I have yet to read them all. Hope it's updated soon, and thanks very much for this glimpse into your life.

Jason: Good Demona creativity demon. I too am unsure what Demona would end up doing with the child, if I was her I would probably just blast it, seeing it as another abomination of Sevarius's, and move on, it being human and all, but the real Demona might not do that. Especially since she isn't often willing to accept responsibility for her life's problems. But would she accept a chance to make them set right? <shrugs> I don't know. I would like to see it in a fic though. :)

Robby: <I've lost all respect for Marvel> Well, I never read any of the stories with Bucky, so I can't really comment on this, but I do agree that Marvel's stories haven't been too interesting or enjoyable in years. <sighs> It's very unfortunate, but very true. Hope it never happens with Gargs.

Theresa: Happy Belated Birthday, and glad your face is healing. I'll pray it keeps up.

TV Sci-Fi: I hope they end Star Trek for now too. Its episodes are usually good, but when a franchise is overdone, it's often not that enjoyable. :( Same thing for Xena, I'm getting sick and tired of hearing about new developments in making this show cliched and boring. As for shows that should be kept, like Mandi said, Now & Again is definitely one of them. I will be watching it this Friday and the next in hopes that I can help it stay on the air. Brimstone should be brought back too, along with a few other shows I could name. And of course I want to keep Buffy and Angel. Speaking of which, yes, I am still very mad they didn't show Angel in my area last night because of that damn ball game. They better show it on Saturday, if it's half as good as I've heard…<sighs>

**SPOILERS AHEAD**
If anyone's wondering, I did of course watch Buffy last night. It was a good episode that finally gave Xander, Giles, and Anya some much-needed character attention. Giles's karoake scene was also hilarious, I hope the Scooby gang doesn't bother him too much about it in eps ahead. Good developments with Spike and Willow also, and they definitely did a good job of making that old matron come off as just plain evil. I was clapping and cheering when Xander told her off. Two small problems with this episode- One, Buffy and Giles said that vamps and demons don't usually work together. That is wrong, according to the show's past continuity. Many demons have had vampire goons- Balthasar, the Mayor, that drug dealer in Angel, etc. We've also seen demons and vamps cooperating with one another, like the Judge and Angelus. Spike's mentioned he's had fyoarl demons working for him too. Yeah, the Scourge may not like vampires and consider them abominations to be killed, but for the rest of demonkind, that doesn't seem as true. The other thing I didn't like about this ep was the sex. Yeah, the show had to deal with it sooner or later and it made for a pretty good story, but just the same I didn't like how they had to show it again and again and make the plot revolve around it and all. But it really wasn't that much of a problem, just a nit. I still enjoyed this ep, and am looking forward to seeing Oz come back in next week's. Hope Angel is good too, whenever Todd and I see it.
**SPOILERS ARE PAST**

Happy Birthday Calliope!

I think that's going to have to be all for now. I have a class in half an hour and have to get ready. Thanks to anyone who's read this. I'll see you all soon. Have a good week, okay? :)

**BACK TO RP ACTION**

"I think I should join the prisoners," Tom explains, while Kit remains confused. "These guys are fanatics, Kit. They really believe in Thailog's cause, and they want us to also believe in it. I'm thinking if we let them go, and I go with them making them think I want to join Thailog, well, maybe they can lead me to his secret base." "Tom, slow down," Kit cuts in. "What if you're found out? It's too dangerous. We just lost Jaden, I don't want to lose you too." "You won't," Tom insists. "I know how to handle myself, remember? I'll find out where the base is and then come back, no problem. Just trust me." "I do trust you," Kit replies, "but you're not doing this, okay? Just get your stuff loaded in the truck and then get those prisoners brought out here and loaded in. We'll worry about what to do with them later, okay?" Tom shrugs. "Alright, I guess. But we can't hold them forever, you know." "I know," Kit nods, then turns and walks off, head lowered. Lathrop stops her halfway to her room with a look of worry. "I thought you might want to know," he says, "that there was an interesting meteor shower last night. Something might be going on up there in space that we need to look at." "Wilek can probably handle it, whatever it is," Kit replies. "We have other things to worry about." Lathrop nods. "Yes, I know. By the way, I've been doing divinations about Doug's condition. I still don't know what's wrong with him other than the memory loss, but I think he'll be alright." "He better be," Kit answers. "I'm gonna go check on him now, you get your stuff in the trailer." Lathrop nods and she walks toward the room again, stopping when Keith calls her name from a room near it and waves her over. "What's up?" Kit asks, running over to him. "The demon," Keith replies, pointing at a dog carrier that Zezil is trying to break out of and failing due to a bless spell Orion put on its bars. The imp's eyes are nevertheless flashing hellfire red as he struggles to escape. Kit growls at him and draws her laser. "Thanks for telling me he was awake," she tells Keith, who nods. She then levels her gun at Zezil and cocks it, making him turn and gasp. "Okay, imp," Kit says. "Time to ask you a few questions." Zezil nods. "Okay, just don't shoot me, please! I'll talk, I'll talk." "You better," Kit nods as the screen goes blank.

**FIND OUT WHAT HE'LL SAY NEXT TIME, FOR NOW END RP**
Kitainia
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 01:28:58 PM
IP: pool-207-205-151-82.dlls.grid.net

Hi!!!!

Guess who's B-Day is today?!?!

It's MY B-DAY!!!! YEY for me!!! *tosses confetti :P*

Buffy/Angel junk :P

You guys didnt get to see Angel?!!?!? That sucks! It was such a cool ep too!!! I didnt like the buffy ep all that much except for next weeks teaser...OZ is comming back!!!!! YEAH!!!! Woohoo!!!!

*An evil looking homework imp runs into the room, grab Cali and drag her back off to the evil land of homework scraming, crying and kicking*

Bye Guuuuuuuyyyyyyyssssss!!!!!!

*tosses HUGZ at everyone wile being draged away*
Caliope
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 12:02:54 PM
IP: 136.145.184.123

i knew it! All liars! ...nobody said welconme back :(
Exin
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 12:01:51 PM
IP: bmsbl.stadtbib.uni-leipzig.de

*Hyperion enters sipping a cup of tea.*
"Three days to London! Yay! Now, all I need is to figure out how the hell I'm going to pay for it...."

Gside>> Well, I usually pull down 120k/sec which ain't shabby. Problem is we just switched over to imap and the CIS people are still trying to get everything running efficently. <mutter,mutter, hiss, mutter>
And you're thinking of gold, measured in troy ounces, as is sliver, I think. A pound of lead and a pound of feathers weighs the same, although you'll have alot less lead.
All hail Murry, the demonic talking Skull. and arguably one of the best characters from CMI.<snicker>
Dark matter is still theoretical, and may not be much more deanse than anything else, except that there so much more of it. Neutronium would be considerably more dense(a teaspoonful weighing almost as much as a dumptruck)but totally unworkable. Too heavy at 1g and too damn hot. Black holes are just where God divided by zero.

Warpmind>> I think that's a safe assumption. I generally pick names after _surviving_ giant fictional starships. Works much better that way.

Rodlox>> Ever read Sluggy Freelance? It involves a vicious mini-lop bunny named bun-bun with a switchblade and an attitude. I'm posting the URL below.
<Rory's staff has a personality> Yes, but what kind of staff? A large staff or just a publicist and a secratary?
Sorry, couldn't resist.

Gotta disapper. Still lots of work to do!
*he does*
*****
A bottomless pit? I guess it came with place. I can't imagine anyone building one on purpose.

Hyperion - [hyperion@justice.com]
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 09:41:31 AM
IP: proxyhard.idirect.com

Warpmind & Gside: great, next thing we know, you two'll be debating the relative merits of African-vs-European Swallows.

"i - uh - i don't knooowwww" a *thud*(d)ing sound is heard as the body hits the ground.


BTW - here's a creativity demon:

Arthur Pendragon stumbles into the house, blood trickling from over a dozen shallow cuts, muttering "completely embarasing" over and over.
. while Una helps Arthur get patched up, Griff goes outside, and sees Emry's pet rabbit curled up - asleep - with Excalibur.

{either that, or Arthur comes in and yells "MERLIN!@!"...and Emrys comes down, asking "you tried to pet him, didn't you?"}.

ANOTHER CREATUIVITY deamon:

we know that Rory's staff has a personality. why not Excalibur?

what if the Staff {not the TGS staff} got a crush on Excalibur?

Rodlox
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 07:59:38 AM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

*Warpmind enters stealthily.*

I thought of another TV show crossover that could be interesting: M*A*S*H/Chicago Hope... Imagine Hawkeye and BJ wreaking havoc upon the poor patients of Chicago Hope, and causing confusion among the other doctors. :)

Hyperion: Yup, it is that ship from X-COM 2... but I'm generally assuming that's not why you picked the name, right? ;)

DPH: The most dense material on earth would be the head of one of my neighbours... oh, wait, you mean most dense *scientifically described* material... :)

Robby: I suspected you might. After all, I just said I knew *how* to weaken Mephisto enough to go for the kill. Actually *doing* it, however... well, you can try killing roughly 5,000 demons before doing in their Master yourself... ;) The way I figure it, no force on Earth can counter Mephisto right now... nor any force on the Avatar (unless someone has a better idea?) or elsewhere... I'm sorry if you think I'm hogging the RP; it's unintentional.

Delphi: Beanie baby kitties: Awwww. :)

Christine: No mail yet; I've sent a mail to the Webmaster, asked him to look into it.

By the way, something I just remembered... how many Diablo fans are here? I just recalled that I once wrote a Diablo fanfic, of sorts... :]

Gside: You haven't gotten into the taunting yet? *Sigh* Well, before you proceed, stop and think about a few things, like how many bones you have in your wrists, and how many of them can be dislocated in a rather painful manner... >;)

Well, that's it for now. Later.
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 06:40:11 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Warpmind> <<*Pulls up a pair of plastic forks and starts chasing Gside around the CR.* >>: Chase me with your weapons, Fork Keeper. I am not afrad.
I wonder how long I can keep this up? I haven't even gotten into the taunting.

Hyperion> <<Anyone seen the trailer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy?>>: Boo yah.
Murray: Curse of Monkey Island.

DPH> <<Sheash, season 1 is a setup for the rest of the series>>: But it could also be the only season, so they feel more freedom after it gets renewed.
Densest material: There should be some dark matter on Earth, has anyone figured out what the density of that is? The densest material period would be neutron star material (solid neutrons with no space between them), I'm not sure if a black hole counts as material anymore. Then, there's Sannutti's brain (see http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~tfarrell/stupid.html).

Aaron> <<That motto is tres creepy when you think about it>>: I'll second that.

Hyperion> <<The full size version took almost 10 mins off a T3/Ethernet>>: That is a wimpy ethernet. I think I got all four (just because. I want to be sure to have the largest versionthat will run on my conputer, plus file sharing) in *well* under five minutes.
cut and paste: It's more tasty. Then you do have to remember regional variations.

tR Mrs. Morgan> <<The fact that so many people _like_ it, including my own husband>>: Ever calculate the male:female ratio. I think it might be quite ineresting, and maybe say something about relative attitudes.

Hyperion> <<So which weighs more? A pound of feathers of a pound of lead?>>: The feathers. They are weighed with with a different system of pounds (or it might have to be gold...)

Spacebabie> <<I swear sports is ruining tv>>: Heh, major sports debate going on here at Rutgers. A lot of professors and students want us to drop out of Division 1A/Big East. They have since formed a group titled Rutgers 1000 dedicated to that goal.

Mecord> <<tension breaker, had to be done>>: Hackers.
Odd note: I recently saw that right after Ghost in the Shell. It was quite odd to see the "When I was a child, I spake as a child.... When I became a man, I put away childish things" turn from straight deep thought to wisdom from the fool.

Katara> Fare thee well, and may flights of angels sing thee to thy peace.

I think I will do it. They are all so good. So what if I am overloading my quota for a couple weeks, it'll rotate quickly enough. For the mp3 this week I give you the first four parts of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an exhibition: Promenade, The Gnome (Gnomus), Promenade, and The Old Castle. I have also put up the playlist with the complete exhibition in order. Next time, I shall provide up to Limoges.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Piscataway, NJ
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 02:06:20 AM
IP: gside.dorm.rutgers.edu

Shameless Plug!!

Night of the Symbiotes Part 1, a new story of mine, is now finished and posted at GFW. Go read it if you wish. :)

More later.
Doug
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 01:47:47 AM
IP: pool-209-138-62-143.dlls.grid.net

SOROW: honey, you don't have to worry about being recognized for your efforts. You say that you get teased very often (although I don't see it) but it is most likely because many of our peers know the good person you are and can't stand that they are not. In other words poeple are jealous. But I hope you know that I will always stand in awe at your perseverence and work ethic. The reason I only see the good side in you is because that is mainly what you are made of.

*For those of you that are wondering about SOROW's physical appearence, it is nothing short of perfect.*
Joe Boxer
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 12:59:33 AM
IP: dialup-209.245.235.222.dallas1.level3.net

SOROW: honey, you don't have to worry about being recognized for your efforts. You say that you get teased very often (although I don't see it) but it is most likely because many of our peers know the good person you are and can't stand that they are not. In other words poeple are jealous. But I hope you know that I will always stand in awe at your perseverence and work ethic. The reason I only sew the good side in you is because that is mainly what you are made of.

*For those of you that are wondering about SOROW's physical appearence, it is nothing short of perfect.*
Joe Boxer
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 12:59:05 AM
IP: dialup-209.245.235.222.dallas1.level3.net

**Drags slowly into the room, looking completely exhausted, but also very pleased about something**

Hi, all.

I'm sooo tired...I spent all yesterday and today building frames, cutting mats and plexi-glass, framing and finally hanging my work. Yes, that's right...my gallery opening is almost upon me. The first public viewing is on Thursday. Whew. Though I doubt anyone can make it, you are all invited to attend. (University of MN, Morris) :) Anyway, I just thought I'd explain my absence, which is likely to continue for a few more days. Wish me luck, everyone! :) Hopefully I'll be able to catch up on the CR on the weekend.
Jessie Feff - [feff@hotmail.com]
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 12:54:09 AM
IP: ctrts3-1.mrs.umn.edu

Hello all. I apologize for not posting insuch a long time. As SOROW already might have said, I really do appreciate all the uplifting comments that I recieved. It is nice to know that I will always have friends somewhere. But, to much dismay, I will not be able to say much today either due to an assload (pardon my french) of work I yet have left to do. So I promise I will make an effort to post more often. see ya guys!!!

Joe Boxer - [jboxer82@juno.com]
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 12:51:35 AM
IP: dialup-209.245.235.222.dallas1.level3.net

*stumbles into the room* Hi everyone. I not feeling much better today, but thank you for the sympathies. Yes, my parents won't let me post pics of myself on the net for you guys. Yes, they mean well and are just looking out for internet stalkers. Yes, it's frustrating but I guess I'll just have to get over it like everything else. There won't be a compromise either. We saw the A&M student murdered by a so called internet "friend" today on the news. That's one point for my parents side. *tear trickles down her cheek*

Teresa> How dare you not tell me your birthday was this week. Well, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! *hugs*

Joe> Look, I'm sorry I wasn't very happy today. But I was being selfish and I apologize. I received about 5 awards last year, so I was really upset that I didn't get anything today at the assembly. Yes, that is very selfish. But you have to understand, I feel like I have to be recognized for my efforts in order be seen by anyone. I tried to do my best this year with all the trouble going on, but I guess it wasn't enough. I didn't mean to bring you down today. I'm sorry.
SOROW
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 12:49:24 AM
IP: dll2a010-0559.splitrock.net

Does anyone know the name of the song Giles was singing in tonight's Buffy.
Thanks

Rob - [rbull25201@aol.com]
Mt.Airy, MD, USA
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 12:40:49 AM
IP: adsl-138-88-45-78.bellatlantic.net

*slowly walks into the room, surrounded by an aura of dejection. An equally dejected mountain lion pads along at her side. She slowly lifts her tear-dampened face and looks about the CR*

Hi everyone. I'm sad to report that I'm not going to be around here for a while. RL circumstances will be keeping me away indefinately. I'm not even sure that I'll be able to lurk in here. =[ I will miss everyone greatly and hope that I'll be able to return ASAP. May the spirits of heaven and earth keep each and everyone one of you safe and secure.
*turns and quietlydeparts the CR, her fingers buried in the fur of her companion, trying to gather strength and solace*
katara - [katara_o@hotmail.com]
San diego, ca
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 12:34:55 AM
IP: abd1389f.ipt.aol.com

Why is itthe one night I decide to go out and see a movie is naturally the one night Buffy goes and starts with new Eps? drat, drat and double drat!

Star Trek: Some other Enterprise>> Don't fret too much. I've heard some scuttlebutt that a focus group was brought together and they were given a look see over three potential Trek series ideas,including that one. From what was said, the group looked over these potential Trek spin offs..

STARFLEET ACADEMY: The 90210 version of Trek, It was to be set just after the Dominion War and feature the lives of some cadets during their first tour on a starship. Apparently, the stories involved more romance and personal angst than action, and didn't do too well in front of the audience...

ENTERPRISE: A series set in the pre-TOS era, featuring another ship of the same name. Don't worry, it came out the worst of the three pitches...

ALPHA SQUAD: This series idea seemed to catch the most interest. It revolved around an Elite Starfleet unit that is called in to deal with situations through out the Federation and beyond. This series is supposed to be set quite some time after Voyager, and the Federation now has access to the Delta Quadrant. The series was supposed to revolve around two seperate vessels as well. What comes of this,I don't know. But hopefully, it won't get any worse than Voyager is right now....

BTW: Go clicky on my name to check out the offical report...
Skippy The Klingon
Wednesday, April 26, 2000 12:34:14 AM
IP: uv1cisco02-35.ultravision.net

I HATE WRITING ESSAYS!!!
Sorry, tension breaker, had to be done.

Winterwolf>> Couldn't connect to my site? Blasted unreliable university server. *tosses a gernade at DC for good measure* Try it now. :) Thanks for the luck.

Delphi>> Twin falls? Wow, your the closest Gargoyle fan I've met. At least that I know of.

*sigh* gotta finish my essay, 'night all.
Mecord
Logan, Ut
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:59:03 PM
IP: usr41.mtwest.net

Whew one final done two to go :)

Kit and Todd>>>That Sucks but you get to see it on Saturday?
I swear sports is ruining tv, and we hear about people cmplaining about how practiacally the tv seasons doesnt really start until around October or the end of the World Series....thats it blame Baseball...I hear its even worse in England....How you might ask?? Those with Skye are only a few weeks behind, but those with BBC2 are still just starting season3 and the delays between the episodes are caused by the coverage of Snooker..Thats right Snooker.

Buffy/Angel review
Buffy: ok that was the kinkiest episode yet, good Xander and Anya moments. I like seeing Anya rescue Xander and the Xanderisms left and right
"Going Felicity on their hair" "She who smelt it delt it"
My favorite part was of course...Giles in the Espresso Pump singins and strumming the guitar. I knew he used to play in his past but, I think I kinda agree with Willow on her little crush on him, and Yes that is ASH singing for real

Angel: I kinda figured out that phantom Dennis was keeping Cordy and wesley out of hte partment,not because Dennis was jealous but because he knew Faith was inside.

oooh the Wesley torture, Alexis did a good job and the fight seen at the end. Faith knew what she had done in the past and now I think she was begining to care. when she was in Buffy's body she saw what she was like. She wanted Angel to kill her because she felt she deserved it. Her crying while just barley smacking Angel and the droppage of Wesley's knife was a perfect ending.
End Buffy/Angel Spoilers Review.
Spacebabie - [LadyAndromeda@smstars.zzn.com]
Orlando, Fl, U.S.A
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:56:49 PM
IP: user-37kaot5.dialup.mindspring.com

*Winterwolf enters holding his head*
I have a headache! I spent about nine hours straight of reading Ask Greg. Learned a lot about Gargs. Really enjoyed it. The moment I stopped I realized my eyes were very red and I had a pounding headache. As soon as I finish posting this I'm going to bed.

Niamhgold> That caffeine fix sounds like it has driven you to hyperactive mode. I thought I heard that a gargoyles movie didn't make it. I was just hoping otherwise.

Mecord> I've got my paws crossed for you and I'll send you all my good luck for the papers and exams. Unfortunately I haven't seen your website yet. I've tried a couple of times so far and got the message "The document contained no data. Try again later, or contact the server's administrator" I'll keep trying.

Fire Storm> Glad you like it. I had to wait until Monday because I only had a copy of it on my computer at work. In answer to a previous question all editing was done in Photoshop. I actually have a current copy of Photoshop at home and at work. ^_^

Starsinger> Happy Belated Birthday! It's good to hear that there won't be any scars.

Hyperion and Shadowrider> mmm StarCraft. I really like that game and I think you both have good names. ^_^

Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:36:14 PM
IP: dialup-209.246.80.99.newyork2.level3.net

DPH>> May I suggest the densest element, Osmium? With a density of 22.6 g/cm2 it tops out the perodic table (Assuming 300K and one atmosphere) Otherwise, if feel you're up the proverbial creek, as I don't believe there's a ready reference for every material on Earth.
I'd say osmium, simply beacus of the way things pack into three dimentional space, you can't get more tightly packed then that.
Further research backs me up. I check the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics and found nothing greater than osmium.
Good luck.
****
"So which weighs more? A pound of feathers of a pound of lead?"
"Shut up!" <smack>
"Ow! Hey! I was trying to be deep and mysterious!"
"Well you were being stupid. Stop it."
*******
Hyperion - [hyperion@justice.com]
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 10:59:23 PM
IP: proxyhard.idirect.com

***BEGIN RP***
The demons flooding the control room ready themselves to strike. The handful of heroes prepare to defend themselves, but the odds are overwhelmingly against them.
"So what else is new," Kari muttered.
"I will have to ask you all to please leave my station," the Administrator said calmly, but with a firm voice, to all of the demonic invaders. "Otherwise I will have to destroy you with extreme prejudice."
"Yes, very scary. I'm frightened beyond words," Mephisto sighed. He looked at his demon warriors, anger suddenly flashing across his face. "Well, what the bloody hell are you waiting for? I must see to the rest of the invasion! Kill them and be done with it!"
The demonic hordes, moving as one organism, attacked. Unholy cries rang out of their throats as they brought up their various weapons and charged.
Sammael ducked a demon and jump-kicked another in the throat. It went down, momentarily stunned. Sammael lunged forward, and grabbed Fidel Castro by his long, straggly beard.
"Aye Carumba!" Fidel exclaimed. "What are you going to do to me, you capitalist gringo pig!"
"What? Who are you calling a capitalist? I'm a demon. We don't have partisan politics," Sammael replied. "As for what I'm gonna do....well, I'm gonna kill you Fidel. And it's kind of going to hurt real bad."
"Sammael!" Dyspare cried out. He was being surrounded by demons. "What do I do?"
Sammael looked to his little friend. "Transform!" he cried out to the sad little demon.
"What? How?"
"The power is inside you, Dys! It always was! Now shut up and fight!"
Dyspare sought inside himself for some sort of inner strenght....any inner strenght. For so long he had been kept down by Mephisto....for so long he had been kept a slave. But no longer. Now, he would show Mephisto who was the boss! He would prove that he was a worthy demon! He would....would....
He suddenly found himself growing in size. The demon, who before had only been about 3 feet tall, was rapidly enlarging in size and stature. By the time his transformation was complete, he stood easily 7 feet tall and several hundred pounds of solid muscle. "Wow...." he muttered. "I....I didn't know." He felt one of the demon invaders strike him, and he instinctively struck back. The invader soared across the room and promptly crashed halfway through a bulkhead.
Dyspare stared at his muscular arm, shocked by his own strength. "Wow...." he muttered. Then a grin formed. "I think I'm going to like this..."
***END RP***

Someone shoot Berman and Braga NOW: Well, in the never ending assault of Star Trek rumors, the latest is that Paramount has greenlit a fifth Star Trek series. The approved concept supposedly focuses the show on the early beginnings of the Federation, and studies the exploits of a ship called the....Enterprise. Wow, how original. But it's not THAT Enterprise, it's some other Enterprise. Follow?
Please, for the love of God and for the fans, KILL THIS SHOW. Let the franchise just fade for a few years. I'm sick of Star Trek; the worthless, no-talent hacks in charge of production of these shows have totally raped the franchise of all it's worth. The batteries need to be recharged.

Faith: The Vampire Slayer? In a second I'll get into my Buffy/Angel reviews, but in a recent interview, creator Joss Whedon said that he wouldn't be against having another Buffy spinoff show....this time starring Faith! Could everyone's favorite bad girl be getting her own show? Maybe, but if one ever does see the light of day, it may be a while. Joss is working hard on his two current shows.

Gundam vs. Gargoyles: Hmm....I know absolutely nothing about Gundam, so I'm just gonna say that the Gargs will kick their ass hands down. Take that, you large-eyed, funky-hair-colored manga-inspired mofos!!!

***BUFFY / ANGEL REVIEWS****
BUFFY: A so-so episode of Buffy. Not horrible, but nothing really special. There were a few great moments, however. I liked the development of Anya and Xander's relationship, as they have their first fight and learn that they're really better off with each other. The ice cream truck scene was priceless :) Spike was fun as always. James Marsters is really having a lot of fun with the character this season. The basic plot of the episode was fairly ho-hum; you have a pseudo haunted house, but it's been done before (well...except for the "powered by sex" stuff). The true shining moment of the episode, however, was Giles....singing. That was so worth the price of admission, especially the reactions of the ladies! Giles--acoustic rock god.
BTW, something very interesting in next week's preview. We see Oz return, cured....yet something is wrong? There's something very suspicious in all this--I swear in the preview I saw Tara casting a spell, then Oz wolfing out....It may be just me, but is it possible that next week we see Tara getting a little down and dirty to keep Willow from returning to Oz?

ANGEL: GREAT episode. Faith is probably my favorite Buffy villain, ever. There's so much there to work with. It was fun to see Faith do L.A. (gotta love the club scene with Rob Zombie's "Living Dead Girl" blaring in the background), and it was predictable that she'd hook up with Wolfram and Hart. I was somewhat disturbed at how she was just totally full on evil in the episode, until the last few minutes. Her torture of Wesley was painful, and for a minute I was wondering what she was doing--she had to have known that she was approaching the point of no return. Then, as it turns out, she did know. The final scene, with her frantically pounding on Angel's chest, begging him to kill her....that's powerful. That's why I love her character. She seems one-dimensional on the surface, but she's not. She's a very troubled young woman, fallen from grace even in her own eyes, who hates her own self so much she wants to die but lacks the courage to do it. That's one hell of a complicated character. Next week's episode looks like a must-see, as it's Angel vs. Buffy to save Faith's life and soul!
In addition, there was one complaint and one additional praise. I was very, very pleased to see some more flashbacks of Angel's past, specifically how he gained his soul (this was very good work on the writer's part, as the turning point in Angel's unlife connected nicely with Angel's attempt to turn around Faith's life). I said this earlier in the season, but the flashbacks are a great storytelling technique. We know that Angel is at least a couple hundred years old; it would be great to learn more of his deeds and actions before the present day.
My only major pet peeve for this episode....why is it that Angel is ALWAYS in the friggin' sun? Okay, technically he's not *right* in direct sunlight, but....Jesus, is it really that hard to just make sure he's only seen at night? Or in the shadows?
***END REVIEWS****
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 10:57:45 PM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

DPH - As far as I know, the densest element is Osmium. It has a specific gravity of 22.48. This means that a cubic foot of it would weigh 1400 pounds. It isn't very hard though. If you want something hard as well as dense, try Iridium.
Well, there's my three cents for the year, why do you want to know by the way?

Forrest - [fdavids@clemson.edu]
Clemson, SC
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 10:41:45 PM
IP: 206-74-94-34.generic.clemson.edu

Warpmind > yeah, got the capitals; I don't know why my mails aren't getting through!

Fire Storm > well, I was dumb enough to write it and post it and use my real name, so I guess I have to own up to it. But yes, I sincerely do detest that story. The fact that so many people _like_ it, including my own husband, only makes me feel worse ...

Book News > I called the agent this morning but only got the machine; perhaps they were at lunch since it was 9 AM my time as I got home from work. Left a message.

More book news > coming soon, a sneak peek of the complete front and back cover design of Dark of the Elvenwood!

Christine
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 10:41:32 PM
IP: 14-104.009.popsite.net

Twisted creativity demon for the TGS RP> I don't participate in the RP, but I figured you'd all like this.

What do Dr. Claw, Dr. Doom, Darth Sidious and Cobra Commander all have in common? They cover their faces, and with the resources behind them, I've come to the conclusion that they are the same individual... so they're either Michael Eisner, Ted Turner, Donald Trump, or Bill Gates.
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 10:30:21 PM
IP: dialin-683-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

DPH> I think it's either lead or diamond.... not sure which one, though, sorry.

Has anyone from San Antonio or Houston area heard about the student from A&M that was murdered after meeting an internet "friend" in SA? The killer was posing as a female and the student went to SA to help "her" move.... emails were sent back to his rents telling them that he was fine, was going to hang out there for a while, etc. but yet he was dead... O_o It was in the paper, but I missed it, only heard about it at school today. This is very disturbing and sad.
Jannie
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 10:08:25 PM
IP: 64-240-37-240.hou.port.mytelco.com

Robby (again):
Just to make things clear, I'm only talking about the current comment room and maybe the previous two weeks. I certainly don't have enough space for the whole TGS site! :) And, of course, while you could READ the room, you wouldn't be able to POST to it. And it would only be updated a couple of times a day. Of course if I get DSL one of these days... :)
Daniel Johnson - [danielj7@exit109.com]
Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 10:08:24 PM
IP: 98ca3d1c.ipt.aol.com

Well "Angel" just ended here, and it was GREAT!! It rocked, it ruled, it was very intense.

This is not meant to be "in your face" to people who didn't see it. I'm very angry that they pre-empted it for Basketball in your areas. A pox on them.

But it will be worth the wait. Trust me.
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 10:00:29 PM
IP: dialin-683-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

DPH>>tried to find out from my chemistry book about the most dense substance- no luck, it didn't have a complete listing. But Brian's comments brought to mind a funny co-worker story...so here goes

At work we have these two-way radios, that allow certain key employees to contact eash other without having to go to a phone and page them. It also means that others get to hear whatever conversations go over them.

I was out working in the gardenshop, and the young gal who was working as our day-runner (she would handle customer service calls where ever needed in the store, and other misc. duties) gets on the radio and asks if anyone knows anything about swamp-coolers[evaporative coolers]....

the day manager answers back..."what do you need to know?"....
"well, the customer wants to know if they come with a motor?"
long, long, long pause the day manager like myself is trying to regain their composure sp? before answering back...
"yes they DO come with a motor installed."

I don't know who was more dense the customer who asked or the gal who had no idea. Logic ditates that it would have to come with a motor, what good would it do without one????

Mecord>>nice site, we are almost neighbors, I was considering finishing my 4 yr degree at USU...but life nixed that plan...

Another funny story that just happened, my five-year-old daughter just recently has gotten to see some very small kittens at my neighbors house, they were nursing at the time. This was a first for her.

Tonight our male cat decided to snooze stretched out on the sofa on his side. My daughter in her usual fashion was "pretending" with her toys and content to be left alone, so no one paid much attention.

That is until we looked up to find a bunch of beanie baby "kitties" lined up with their heads in the "nursing" position along Midnight's belly.....oh. it was precious, but when she realize we where intruding on her pretending she removed them!

well catch you all later

delphi - [cmiller@magiclink.com]
twin falls, idaho
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 09:56:48 PM
IP: twin6132.magiclink.com

Just saw a full fledged preview of Titan AE... This movie is gonna be AWESOME!

Entity- ANY mobile suit versus Xanatos' exo-armor would basically nuke it.

Tres Crushrenada against Xanatos- Xanatos is more of a schemer and always came out on top. Tres has gone insane and his plans have fallen apart.

Heero Yui versus Demona- Hand to hand? Demona easily. As is, Heero has already suffered at LEAST half a dozen head wounds from falling out of his Gundam... In strategy or whatnot, Heero the whole way.

Lady Un versus Dominique Destine- Lady Un is skitso, and can be killed with a bullet. Dominique is only slightly skitso and immortal. Dominique. (Lady Un has NO buisness capacity either.)

Duo versus Brooklyn- In what? Fist fight? The gargoyle, easily. Being a babe magnet? That's quite a different contest... (Which Trunks from DBZ would need to get in on...)

Dorothy versus Wierd Sister- Near god full of magic versus homicidal maniac. Wierd sister.

Trowa versus Hyena- Hyena would slice him to ribbons.

Zechs versus Xanatos in exo-armor- Zechs is TRAINED to battle and is one of the two very best, Xanatos does it as a hobby. Zechs.

Bucky not staying dead- The Spider clone was dead for 20 years and the Green Goblin was dead for 25, and THEY came back. A long time dead character doesn't have to decompose in the marvel universe...

Warpmind- In the RP, don't counter all of Mephisto's plans please? I have some serious plans set into action, the characters are SUPPOSED to loose on the Avatar, hence the 5,000 demons currently running amuck on it...

Mecord- WOlverine versus Heero- Wolvie is a mutant with ridiculous speed, claws, and a healing factor. Heero is just a human with REALLY good reflexes in piloting. WOlvie all the way.

Daniel Johnson- Hmm, TGS could use a mirror site, considering how often Wyvernweb goes down... I'll talk to the staff about it and get back to you on that.
Robby
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 09:48:37 PM
IP: spider-we051.proxy.aol.com

Robby:
Thank you for the sentiments. I enjoyed being able to help. In fact, I posted something in the S8 room about possibly maintaining a mirror of both rooms. I have some of the work done already, but I still need to work out all the details. I'll post more when I've got it worked out.
Daniel Johnson - [danielj7@exit109.com]
Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 09:44:22 PM
IP: 98ca3d1c.ipt.aol.com

Sorry for the 3x post

*** SHAMELESS PLUG ***

I did a major update on my web site. Click on my name to go there.

*** End Shameless Plug ***
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 09:40:43 PM
IP: dialin-683-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

I already do hate televised sports. Wanna watch sports, get the Sports channel.
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 09:38:55 PM
IP: dialin-683-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

Angel's being pre-empted here as well, alas, in this case for hockey. Something tells me that this comment room is soon going to be feeling pretty hostile towards televised sports, if it isn't that way already.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 09:28:33 PM
IP: 216.87.46.163.dialup-stl.primary.net

GXB: What? This travesty is only happening here? Somebody get me a chaingun!! <tries to calm down> Actually Angel hasn't been canceled, just delayed till Saturday. But still, it makes me angry to know they're not showing it when they're supposed to. And to do a basketball game instead, of all things. Shouldn't some other network be doing this? Fox has lots of things on tonight the game would be better than! <sighs> Oh well, guess Doug and I will have to bear it. If anyone knows of a Real-Player bootleg site that will get me the Angel episode early, though, I would very much appreciate a link. :)
Kit
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 09:20:34 PM
IP: pool-209-138-63-106.dlls.grid.net

Kit> Sorry Angel isn't being shown there. I'm watching it now and it's good
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 09:14:28 PM
IP: dialin-683-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

<There will be new Buffy and Angel episodes tonight> Well, there was a new Buffy that was okay, but the new Angel got pushed aside for the basketball playoffs. <grimaces and growls> A curse on all who invented and enjoy professional sports!

More tomorrow.
Kitainia
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 09:11:30 PM
IP: pool-209-138-63-106.dlls.grid.net

Thanks to DJ for the archive of last weeks Cr. It's amazing how much ground gets covered over a few days. Anybody see the trailer for Battlefield Earth yet? Lots of FX, staring John Travolta, yeah he's been a scientologist for ages. Just when I was starting to appreciate his acting ability he has to go and make this. I liked the book a fair bit but I can't see how anyone can possibly make a 2-3 hour movie out of it. It'll be Dune all over again! Great book....Dud film!

DPH>I just can't resist! The densest thing on earth? Oh the thoughts that come to mind right now!......how about those people that still believe that wrestling on TV is real? How about the NASA scientists that sent a multi hundred million dollar orbiter to Mars...but forgot to convert from metric to imperial? Sorry, there are just too many possible replies to that one! I know you meant as in elements but it's just too good to miss an opportunity like this!
Brian - [bigbri_ca@yahoo.com]
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 07:23:23 PM
IP: wpga01.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca

I believe there will be a new episode of Buffy and Angel tonight.
Starsinger
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 07:18:32 PM
IP: proxy-612.public.rwc.webtv.net

Hello! I'm back again ,sorry ,was on class trip + MS2k!
Exin^SDI - [exin64@hotmail.com]
Linux=Kinder Unix
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 06:50:29 PM
IP: 62.104.182.94

*Door swings slowly open. Hyperion stands soaked to the skin. A nearly empty supersoaker falls from his limp fingers. Grimly, he spits out a mouthful of water*
"Anyone bring a towel...or a hair dryer?"
*He walkes in, brushing off a layer of water. His shoes make "squit-squit noises on the floor*
Mecord>> http://www.lordoftherings.net/previews/ I'm including it below, but in case that dosen't work just cut and paste.
Warning: this thing is one mother of a download. The full size version took almost 10 mins off a T3/Ethernet. It also didn't run on my 266 mHz w/ 64RAM.
The large size took just over 5 mins and ran fine.
Almost as bad as the Diablo II trailer. <snarl>

Anyone ever wonder why exactly some computer operation sound like kidergarder homework? "cut and paste" particulary? Like, when was the last time anyone here used paste? I use "glue" most of the time. "Cement" occassionaly and "adhesive" every now and then. I can't remember the last time I used "paste".
Maybe the programmers are talking down to us...
<shrug>
Ok well, y'all have fun. I get to go study and find a towel.
*Hyperion wanders over to the door and opens it. A bucket of water is thrown in his face*
"I can't win..."
*exits muttering dark curses about all things liquid*


Hyperion - [hyperion@justice.com]
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 05:56:18 PM
IP: proxyhard.idirect.com

Starsinger> Happy belated b-day.

Gside> Thanks for the NERV gif. I didn't realize till I got a close look at it that there were words there. That motto is tres creepy when you think about it.

Later.


Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 05:36:52 PM
IP: ppp-297.tnt-2.sat.smartworld.net

**Mecord walks in a rotating door wearing a black trenchcoat and dark angled glasses. Underneath the coat he sports a wide aray of water guns.** He, he, he...

Speaking of crossovers I just had a creativity demon about the Matrix. Why sport only one Matrix? Multiple power plants each with its own Matrix. And each Matrix sports a different universe to see how the humans react under given circumstances. What happens when Neo show up in Gargoyles universe? Or X-men? Or Gundam Wing? Or...

Hyperion>> Trailer for Lord of the Rings?!!!!!! Do tell!

Crossovers>> with a trans-dimensional portal handy, I’ve crossed over just about every show I like in multiple ways. A favorite is X-men/Gargoyles/Magia(my own world)/*insert any other show*. My philosophy is; as long as your crossing universes, why stop at two. :)

Staying Dead>> multiple resurrections do get boring, but I like to think of creative ways of rescuing lost characters. It is much more interesting when you have a somewhat suicidal person who can’t seem to get himself killed (i.e. Wolverine or Hiro Yuy… hmm, how would those two fare in a battle against each other?)

Entity>>Mobile Suit Epion vs. Xanatos' Exo Armor (not in battle, but in a suit): Epyon
Tres Cushrenada vs. Xanatos: Close call, I think Xanatos.
Heero Yuy vs. Demona: Another close one, Money’s on Heero (is that how you spell it?).
Lady Un vs. Dominique Destine: Lady Un
Duo Maxwell vs. Brooklyn: Duo
Evil Eyebrow Girl vs. a "City of Stone" Weird Sister: Weird Sister. (Evil Eyebrow girl is Dorothy, she is muy creepy if you ask me)
Trowa Barton vs. Hyena: Troa
Zechs Marquis vs. Xanatos (both using Gargoyle Exo Armor): The lightning Count.

*****RP*****
The battle on the Avatar intensifies. Every denizen is called to defend their home. Security forces with their several defenses are holding back the swarms but it is clear it will only be temporary. This does not bode well for our heroes. Out side the station, hundreds of demon ships head for Earth. Fortunately for Earth, the dragons who left millennia ago, have returned at the behest of Magia’s Guild of Thieves. The dragons traveled as particles of light with an intense mass. It looked as if the ships were bombarded by swarms of fireflies. In minutes the fleet of demonic ships were reduced to ruble. The Dragons then changed course, to enter the Avatar. Each dragon changed to a humanoid form. But, with most of their energy used outside, they drew swords, bows, and a myriad of other weaponry. Then they proceeded to attack the demon hordes from the rear. The tide had turned, but the demons still outnumbered the good guys a hundred to one and rising.
On Earth, Bardic looked to the night sky and noticed an amazing meteor shower.
*****END $see Doug, burned up in re-entry, they never reach the Earth ;)$*****


Mecord
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 03:57:38 PM
IP: usr17.mtwest.net

Now & Again: I think it suffers from poor planning. I would have saved Mr. Newman's precessor for the cliffhanger. I would think the writers would have planned 3 seasons ahead, at least, but I can't tell that anything was 'saved' for future seasons. I can't guess where the series can/will go because it has no apparant direction except an underlying conflicts that get dragged through every episode.

With Gargoyles, every season premiere took the series somewhere new.

I think Xena/Hercules suffers/suffered from one problem: no apparant master plan. Both of those series should have had a master plan (from the beginning) that guides them through each season. That way I can look at the current season and see a connection to something that happened in season 1.

While I'm at, why does season 1 of every series get the most complaints compared to the rest of its seasons? Sheash, season 1 is a setup for the rest of the series.

Crossovers: more for my list:
Highlander & X-Files
Gargoyles & SG-1 - could actually happen
Sliders & Gargoyles (has this one been mentioned?)
Sliders & TimeCops
Sliders & Hercules
Sliders & Xena

BTW, what is the most dense material on Earth? Just need to know for my RP.

**BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY continues**
DPH tells SuperSpeed, "We're in trouble. NCA escaped. You need to hide QUICKLY."

She agrees and packs bags to leave. DPH tries to summon lightning to recharge himself but discovers he can't. He leaves the house and starts to make his way back to Mr. Connect.

Suddenly, a ball of fire appears and someone steps.

"Are you DPH," the mysterious figure asks.

"Sure. Who are you?" asks DPH.

"Just call me RCJ. I'm here to help you," replies RCJ.

"Umm. Can you transport me to Mr. Connect's home?" asks DPH.

"Sure," replies RCJ. RCJ transports DPH and himself inside Mr. Connect's home.

"Thanks. How was NCA able to kill Mr. Connect?" asked DPH.

"Simple. Mr. Connect's power came from the flow of information. NCA managed to isolate Connect from his power and then killed him using magic," replied RCJ.

"And what about NCA's power?" asked DPH.

"It comes from the lack of sharing of ideas. NCA does not hate all technology, just communications technology," replied RCJ.

"What's that thing on your back?" asked DPH.

"A generator. It converts matter into pure magical energy and pours the energy into my body," replied RCJ.
**END BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY SAGA for now**
Daniel Paul Hightower - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 02:21:48 PM
IP: max1-41.cwy.cei.net

*Hyperion dives through the door, spin kicks it shut and pushs back aginst it, breathing heavily and holding a super soaker in each hand. Two more are strapped to his thighs*
"I love finals week revelry. Anyone got a chamois?"

Warpmind> ...that ship that got wasted in the intro sequence to "X-COM: Terror From The Deep...> Damn. I hope not. It the name of Raynor's battlecruiser from Starcraft and Brood War. And the name of a tiny lump of rock that orbits Saturn. Aside from the mythological reference as the father of Apollo and one of the oldest titans on the Greek Pantheon. Oh, and the name of a BattleStar class starship of my own divising and one of my Tesla coils(Note: Buhwahahaha...).

Anyone seen the trailer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy? My only comment has to be: In the name of all that is good and holy in the world, why must I wait 2 years?! Why! Why!
Bottom line: Cool flick.

Ah well, two finals down. Two to go.
"Gentlemen! Let's lock and load! Target: Marketing final! Bring main guns online! Fire!"
<if you picture the scent from DS9 where the station obliterates the Klingon fleet (Season 4...maybe)you'll get the idea>

Well, back to work...or play....
*tosses supersoakers into the air, flings open door.*
"Fire on the mountains! Everybody run! Devil's in the house of the Rising Sun!"
*Catches supersoakers and dives out of the door, loosing twin streams of pressurized hydro-based death*
****
Hey, who's the skull?
I am Murry! I am a powerful demonic force and the harbringer of your doom! The forces of Hell will applaud me as I stride through the gates of Hell carrying your head on a pike!
Stride?
Ok, roll! Roll through the gates of Hell!
Enthuastic, isn't he...
****



Hyperion - [hyperion@justice.com]
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 02:19:24 PM
IP: proxyhard.idirect.com

More on the Buckey issue...he has been dead for 30 years, so is he going to be a walking rotting corpse? I'd like to see some of the marvel writers responses. I imagine it will be like Whoopi Goldberg in Soap dish

Marvel Writer"What? He's dead. He is the one who is suposed to be dead, how ma I going to write for a guy who is supposed to be dead?"


OMG You will not believe this...This guy has to be the sickest criminal ever. Ther is some sicko in Central Florida who is going around squirting kids with what the police believe is a mixture of water and...semen. WHAT KIND OF SICK FREAK IS this?!?!?!?

BUFFY/ANGEL fans, I'm a memeber of the SFC the SunnydaleFangClub. its kind of fun and you don't have to do a lot. You get to pick a neighrborhood and something to be a gaurdian of.. I'm in the Avenging neighborhood and I'm the gaurdian of Buffy's Yummy sushi Pj's
here is the URL http://www.geocities.com/swoop300/SFC.html
or click my name.
Spacebabie - [LadyAndromeda@smstars.zzn.com]
Orlando, Fl, U.S.A
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 12:55:12 PM
IP: user-37kaovq.dialup.mindspring.com

BUCKY/THUNDERBOLTS - I should bring up the point that while it has been heavily implied that the new Scourge is Bucky, there has been more than one Bucky. The original Bucky is probably going to stay dead - but there was a successor who the current writer has used in some of his previous work.

(Besides its too obviously implied in the story that he might be THE Bucky. Thunderbolts since issue #1 has been about red herrings. I'm pretty sure that this is just another one of them. I'm not going to start screaming in disgust until it's explictly stated that this character is Bucky. After all I didn't get upset when Peter David implied that Bucky was an immortal Pantheon member over in the pages of Incredible Hulk.)
Airwalker
Brooklyn, NY
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:52:27 AM
IP: 149.new-york-20-25rs.ny.dial-access.att.net

Xena: WP and comics> For me, the major thing that killed it for me is the lack of mortality. The problem when you bring someone back from the dead is when you do it repeatedly death soon has no meaning. With out death, what risk is there? Action/Adventure is based on risk. The hero putting themselves on the line to achieve their goal. Once that's gone, there is less for me watch a lot less. Xena & Gabrielle like many Marvel comics have been to the great beyond several times. In X:WP it was okay if they went to Hades, because in mythology there are tons of stories about someone trying to cheat death. But once it got into prophecy, karmic cycles and Christianity, it got a little ridiculous. For a while Hercules had my respect when they killed Iolaus and he stayed dead. It's a lesson I've learned, life and death aren't just plot devices. A character's life has impact on others and the story around them just as their death should also have impact. Killing off a character just for the knee-jerk emotion reaction is when I stop reading the story.

Miami> Holligans? I prefer the term rabble-rouser myself. *grin* Sometimes I wish I had a mirror to reflect human stupidity back at others. This situation is just one of many times I wish for it more.

CR pics> I know I'm biased, but I'd like to see Harthoth and Isfet as pictures.

SF&F> Does anyone know what is on the horizon for sci-fi and fantasy TV? Personally, I hope they clear a lot of the old shows that have been cluttering up the airways and start in with some fresh shows with fresh ideas. Retire Star Trek for now, close the X-files and have Xena and Gabrielle ride off into the sunset. I'd prefer they walk out instead of getting thrown out, but that's just me.
Taleweaver - [taleweaver@usa.net]
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 09:36:27 AM
IP: ced60-112.ced.csupomona.edu

Fire Storm<<Yes, so was the child in Jason Barnett's creativity demon. (DOH! It WAS a Angela clone!)
Still... I am not sure if Demona would kill her, leave her, or keep her.>>

Well, if Jason's Demona is essentially the canon version, but having been rejected by Angela. I'd see it even more likely that she'd keep the child.

<<Kind of Ironic thought on the Elian Gonzalez story>>
Arguably, this situation could be called the last politcial battle of the Cold War. Kinda funny that it's the Commies that come out on top this time around huh? Sort of like the Confederates winning the last battle of the Civil War after the surrender was signed...
Skippy The Klingon
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 09:15:36 AM
IP: uv1cisco01-30.ultravision.net

Fire Storm> My fault. I end up skimming the room a lot these days instead of reading everything. I figured I'd missed a part of the discussion, which is why I asked.

Who would be dumb enough to put the network server where anyone could get to it? All you need to avoid it is one little server, which could probably be put together for less than $1000.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 09:02:45 AM
IP: 198.215.20.3

*Warpmind enters.*

First: Hello all newcomers.

Hyperion: Nice name. Wasn't it the name of that ship that got wasted in the intro sequence to "X-COM: Terror From The Deep"? ;)

Fire Storm: That so? Then I shall be forced to hire the bunny from Quest for the Holy Grail, as well...

Christine: Haven't recieved any e-mail yet... did you remember capital I and capital E? The addy seems to be quite case-sensitive...

Starsinger: 'Twas your birthday? Dear me, happy belated!

Gside: Okay, that quote hurt. It hurt plenty. In fact, it hurt so much, I won't bother to sic my chibis on you; I'll deal with you myself. *Pulls up a pair of plastic forks and starts chasing Gside around the CR.*

Oh, and as for TV show crossovers (Note that where some of these shows are concerned, I haven't actually *watched* them, but I'm passingly familiar with the general plot):
The Highlander/Gargoyles
Quantum Leap/Xena
Space: Above and Beyond/Star Trek (pick the series)
Babylon 5/Starship Troopers
Harry & The Hendersons/Buffy
And that's about it for now...

**RP**
Warpmind stares for a moment at his empty hand, then touches a small pin on his jacket.
"This is Freelance de InzanE! Code 666! Code 666! Prepare the defenses two minutes ago!"
A voice from nowhere replies.
"Voice identified. Activating planetary defense matrix."
Warpmind slowly draws a silver dagger, scowling at Mephisto.
"I just hope the defense matrix is running on time, if so, all infernal matter moving in the solar system will be targetted and annihilated. As for you, I'm of two minds... defeat you and kill you, or humiliate you and send you home, where you can answer to Lucifer himself?"
Mephisto laughed.
"And what makes you think you can fight me?"
"Simple. My family has studied you and yours for over a thousand years. In our library, the means of destroying you are written. And the library is warded, so you can never reach it."
"And? How can you use the library if I seal it off?"
Warpmind grinned.
"Because I've already read those books. I know how to get to you."
Warpmind turns to Kari, Sammael and Dyspare.
"You three, you're on Earth's side, right? Mephisto gains his strength from underlings. Right now, he's a tough cookie, but if his forces are sufficiently reduced, we can win!"
Sammael raised a brow.
"Reduced how?"
"Well, we'll have to kill a few demons... actually, just about every single one of his minions."
Dyspare stomped his feet.
"You've got to be kidding... isn't there another way?"
"'Fraid not. Let's go!"
**RP END**
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 08:55:02 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

Hi!!! quick post!!!!

*looks around...no reposts....frowns :( *


Politicaly incorect terminology:

*Ehem*
Contrary to popular belifes, America is not the equivalent to United states (note, OF America) So tecnicaly, the Cubans (along with the Mexicans, the South Americans and canadians and the rest of insular America) Are American as well. Just thought I ought to warn ya! ;)

I´ll see ya guys!!! *Much HUGZ*

Caliope
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 08:18:50 AM
IP: 136.145.83.125

Hi! Just a quick post on my dad's laptop…hope the connection works.

Doug:> If you liked Warcraft, you'll love Starcraft...I assure it to you! Your stepfather comes from near Bari, isn't it? Hm...it is a part of my country I know very little (I have neither relatives nor friends around there).

Kit & Doug:> Sorry! I forgot t explain who is Asia Argento (I have to stop posting at 3.00 AM ;)) Well, she is an Italian young actress, daughter of Dario Argento, a well-known horror movies director (maybe you heard mention of him...I know one of his best movies, "Profondo Rosso" ("Deep Red") has been distributed in the U.S.). Asia Argento has made her debut in a movie as she was 13 (she had a small part in one oh her father's movies). After that, she has proved to be a very good actress, and in her movies she has played very often roles of "bad girl". She has a rather unusual beauty and a lot of strange attitudes (she wears an angel tattooed on her…hmmm…well…there!). If you wanna know more about her, I post a link for her official fan club site (be aware - it is quite long at loading)

Starsinger:> Sorry, I didn't know about your birthday! Happy belated birthday!

Nothing more, see you!

Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 08:02:48 AM
IP: h213-2-94.mi.infinito.it

Bucky in Thunderbolts- I haven't read the issue yet but did go looking for a review of this and found one. The reviewer opened the possibility that Scourge was Bucky but didn't state it plainly. Maybe it's just a mind game on Zemo, who he was fighting. After all Baron Zemo is very prouud of the family name and his father's accomplishments, wouldn't that do some psychological damage to find out that his father couldn't even kill Bucky? I admit when I read the post I was afraid he was the guy in the cryogenics pod or one of the V-council or whatever Citizen V's bosses were called.
Jason Barnett - [barnett@shentel.net]
Lebanon Church, VA, USA
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 07:31:02 AM
IP: ha14s169.d.shentel.net

Re: Xena: WP >> Like the last two/three seasons of "The X-Files", I have been a little bit out of the loop, therefore haven't really been watching it lately. Personally, I think the storylines are getting a little bland, and don't seem to have anymore orginal concepts to the story lines. (Hence the lack of update to Coyote's and Mine's Xena Website). Although I am curious to see how both series will end (X-Files is yet TBD but is leaning towards this summer, Xena is 2000/2001 Season).

Doug > Re: Christain Bale >> He is dubbed a "Shakesperian Actor"... I'll leave it up to you to decide. I don't recall seeing him in an action movie, so it should be interesting to see if he does get signed up to do Bond and/or Star Wars.

Sequels in the Works:>> Blair Witch 2. Hmmm... Didn't care for the 1st one, whats gonna make the 2nd one better? House on Haunted Hill 2. Here we go again... the first one was a bit disturbing yet very slow, still wished I caught the 2 minute tie-up that is suppose to be after the credits. Not too sure if I'm in a hurry to see the second one.

Re: Elian >> I absolutely do not want to get involve with this issue. But its starting to annoy me. But... lets see... politics, politics, and .... oh yeah... politics. Must be an election year.

Crossovers ideas: >>
Buffy/Angel with Charmed. (Willing to pay big bucks to see, it will be a great comedy).
Buffy/Angel with Witchblade. (Should be interesting).
Roswell with The X-Files. (Just want the see what they can come up with).
Charmed with Witchblade. (If it works with Buffy/Angel, I say it would work with Charmed).
Xena with Witchblade. (Should be interesting).
(Got into work at 5AM this morning, its too early to think of more, will get back to you on it).

Coyote: >> Rod is sending in his headshot for the Bruce Willis flick "Unbreakable" thats going to be shooting in Philly. Cross your fingers. The director is the same one that shot "The Sixth Sense", and Willis' "Die Hard" comrad, Samuel L. Jackson is suppose to be in it as well.

Its still too early for my brain to think. Will come back later.
XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 07:07:53 AM
IP: proxy2b.lmco.com

Hey... anyone feel like doing match-ups again? How's Gundam Wing vs. Gargoyles?

Who would win?

Mobile Suit Epion vs. Xanatos' Exo Armor (not in battle, but in a suit)

Tres Cushrenada vs. Xanatos

Heero Yuy vs. Demona

Lady Un vs. Dominique Destine

Duo Maxwell vs. Brooklyn

Evil Eyebrow Girl vs. a "City of Stone" Weird Sister

Trowa Barton vs. Hyena

Zechs Marquis vs. Xanatos (both using Gargoyle Exo Armor)
Entity
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 02:16:24 AM
IP: nic-30-c37-089.mw.mediaone.net

Xena, Warrior Princess- Well, freezing Xena and Gabrielle is really one of the only ways to go at this point. Since lugging around a baby for the rest of the series would *reallyu* put a crimp into Xena's lifestyle once the whole "Xena's child will destroy the gods" plot plays out... On the other hand, a better way to handle it would be to make this the show's final season and have Xena and Gabrielle ALSO age. Can't say I'm looking forward to a fifty/sixty year old Joxer or Autolocus...

Or... They could just leave the dang baby with Xena's mother or have it killed Either way is a far better and more viable solution...

Doug- But Gwen Stacey *WAS* in the Spiderman cartoon. In the final episode. Granted it was an alternate reality and the writers did a ridiculous cop-out... Mostly cause they knew at the start of the series that if they'd had Gwen they'd later need to kill her off... COnsidering they had Mary Jane work as the placebo in the exact same storyline, (sorta) and found a way around her death I don't get why they didn't do the same thing but oh well...

Aaron- That was Bucky number 3. There's a difference. The new one is the original, long dead at the hands of Baron Zeemo Bucky. I think I'm going to be ill. Ah well, as long as DC leaves Jason Todd dead forever...

Elian- Quite seriously, I only heard about this a couple days ago, only a day or two before the CR brought it up.

Starsinger- Happy belated birthday!

Daniel Johnson- On behalf of the TGS staff, I'd like to thank you for activley archiving and putting up last week's CR.

Ya know, it always amazes me the kind of fandom we got here. Even those not on the TGS staff volunteer to help out. Firestorm and Lady Mystic do a splendid website redesign, Kioto works as a CR Admin deputy when I'm busy, and other people archive and keep records... Not to mention the sheer number of people who post here and keep the fun going even during dull periods when there aren't any stories... Just a pretty cool fandom we got here all in all.

And now I need to get back to work on Timedancer... Have a season finale to edit and illustrate... Hee hee.

In the words of someone or another, "Baby, you ain't seen nothin' yet!"

**RP HERE**

Black Tiger's sword clashed against the powerful arm of his opponent, (i forget his name) and then pulled away and stopped as the Demon laughed.
"What is it>" BT growled angrily.
"Your resistance was for naught fool! Mephisto suceeded! The Avatar alligned at the proper time, giving Mephisto a full realm of portals and such to work with! Not only is this ship now *full* of demons, but no doubt, HFIL has begun to reign on Earth itself!"
BT growled at the prospect. "Then I have no more time to waste on you." Black Tiger's eyes seemed to glow for a moment, and his sword flashed with white-fire. With a quick stroke, the blade went through the beast's chest, astonishing the beast.
"But... how... Why... didn't you use that... power before?"
"Because you aren't worth the energy" Bt muttered, as the sword, with three more efficient slices finished the enemy. He charged toward where the others were, and ran into Jim along the way. Mij was way ahead of them.
The family trio arrived on the secene to find a good number of other RPers already there, and several villains awaiting them.
Robby
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 01:44:44 AM
IP: spider-wa034.proxy.aol.com

Dearborn: <<Sure, it was pure filth, but what kind of person dosn't want a little filth at
least once in their lives?>>

::i raise my three hands::


Rodlox
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 12:55:12 AM
IP: cc391097-b.catv1.md.home.com

Here I thought I was all good, I had hardly any catching up to do, and now I see that there's a rescued archive. Eh.

If you missed it, the new mp3 is G. F. Handel's Messiah: Hallelujah.

Had my presentation today. Made my own pointer. Used a wire hanger and duct tape. Yes, I am an engineer.

Fire Storm> php3: Apparently it is some sort of hypertext preprocessor. You can probably find our more at php.net

Robby> I may have a comment, but I have plans to reveal that later.

Winterwolf> <<I forgot to thank Gside in that last post>>: Completely understandable.
<<Who's better than you?>>: Many, many people. Newton, Gallileo, Pythagoras (if he did exist), Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, Shroedinger,...

Warpmind> <<if you keep quoting Quest for the Holy Grail, I'm afraid I'll have to sic my chibis on you>>: "Agh! Do your worst!" "Oh, what sad times are these when passing ruffians can [sic chibis] at will to [engineers]. There is a pestilence upon this land. Nothing is sacred. Even those who arrange and design shrubberies are under considerable economic stress at this period in history."

Ordell> <<whould you show a mystical document that you're not even sure what's inside because it's locked to your biggest enemy>>: Would you trust your biggest enemy to cast his own personal spell that you only have his word will send you where you want to go?

Random note: I think I have memorized the entire Adam Sandler library. Half the time we put on a movie here, it's by him. Right now, it's Billy Madison.

Shadowrider> <<de gustibus non disputandum est>>: Taste is not to be debated.
<<I like De Niro a lot>>: "...It was Robert DeNiro, Everybody's/favorite video hero." (Moxy Fru:vous, Video Barginville)

Aaron> NERV: Try http://ngevangelion.virtualave.net/3dnerv.gif or http://www-personal.umich.edu/~sjwu/eva/nerv.gif There are a couple more connected to pictures in the galleries at http://homex.s1.net.sg/user/AloysiusChee/index.html The text curving around the bottom is "God's in his heaven, all's right with the world." (all caps).

Random note #2: The movie just switched to Big Daddy. It seems we only take Matrix breaks.

Starsinger> Many happy returns.

Fire Storm> <<Not in a million seconds>>: 11 days, 13 hours, 46 2\3 minutes.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Piscataway, NJ
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 12:29:54 AM
IP: gside.dorm.rutgers.edu

***BEGIN RP***
Mephisto looked passively at Warpmind, who had just recently entered the room. "Oh joy, another annoying hero with delusions of adequacy. Sammael, be a dear boy and cut his head off."
"I...I'm afraid I can't do that," Sammael said. "I'm tired of being your slave, Mephisto. So is Dyspare. I'm tired of being the bad guy. I've realized something from being around these humans--I *like* them. I like Earth, I like being a good guy. I'm not going to help you destroy everything sacred."
Mephisto arched his eyebrows. "So, you want to switch sides, is that it? Very well. Your usefulness was reaching its end anyway. It is a pity that you won't be able to fight alongside me in the invasion of Earth. You could have held a place of authority, Sammael. Now, you're just like these other rodents. Ready to be put down."
Sammael took a fighting stance. "I'm ready, Mephisto. Let's finish this."
"Please, boy, don't make me laugh. I've got an invasion to oversee. I'm not going to dirty my hands with you. That's what I have lackeys for." He whistled sharply, and a portal of light appeared in the center of the room. Out stepped several large demons, all wielding various instruments of war. Some held typical medieval weaponry, such as broadswords or axes; others held more conventional weapons, such as firearms. Once at least a couple dozens of these monstrosities emerged from the portal, one final figure stepped out and the portal closed. Kari gasped as she saw who the last invader was.
"Holy Cuban cigars, Batman!" she exclaimed. "That's senor Fidel Castro!"
"WHAT?" Sammael cried.
"Of course," Mephisto smiled. "Oh what, like I don't own anyone's souls. Most of the dictators of the world and half the populatin of Hollywood is in my back pocket. Plus the writer wanted me to stick him in this RP."
"Why?"
"Sammael, please buy a clue. So you can kill him in an excrutiangly painful way. Sorry, Fidel."
"No problemo, senor demonio! Just as long as I get that little Cuban boy!"
"Oh, do shut up, Fidel. Go smoke a cigar or something."
The Administrator shook her head. "This is all so highly illogical..."
***END RP***

Ahhhh.....long week already. I've got a major computer programming project due Friday, and I've done *nothing* on it yet. Procrastination is only fun up until you run out of days to set things off. On with the show, though...

Coold Cadaver news! Hellbilly deluxe, Charly Manson lookalike, and all around horror movie-aficionado Rob Zombie will write and direct his first feature film, a nice little horror flick titled "House of a 1,000 Corpses". Rob's a cool guy, so I'm willing to give this flick a chance. For those who're interested, Rob promises horror, blood, and breasts, but not in that particular order. And no Jennifer Love Hewitt to ruin things with bad overracting.

Xena Spoilers: I've just heard some potential spoilers for the rest of this season of the show....and if they are true, than the writers of the show are really digging the show's grave. The rumored plotline for the rest of the season--and possibly the rest of the series--is that Xena and Gabrielle will get frozen in time somehow (I wish I was making this stuff up), and will emerge 25 years in the future. Xena will find that her daughter is now a bad-ass warrior woman (gee, why does that sound familiar?) who fights for Rome. And the usual cast of characters, like Joxer, will all be old farts (cause they kept aging for 25 years).
This show keeps getting more and more bizarre. This, of course, comes on the heels of the announcement that some fan fiction writer got hired to write for the show. That makes me feel all hinky for some reason. What the hell happened to this show? At some point did someone just slip some acid into the writer's coffee cups? Cause the show's really going in all sorts of bizarre directions...

Elian Gonzalez: Cause I know everyone just loves that I keep talking about this.
One last thing--I want to know if Juan Miguel's other wife and son are here in the U.S. Cause if they are....if the whole core family is here in the U.S.....then I'm willing to bet even odds that he DOESN'T go back to Cuba. I doubt he wants to go back to Cuba. Like they have so much more to offer than America...but who knows, it wouldn't surprise me if, after the custody issue is resolved, he seeks asylum in the U.S.

SOROW: Does that mean that we won't get a glimpse at that cute, cherubic face of yours? ;) Seriously, I'm sorry about you parental units. It's good that they care enough to be concerned for your welfare, but they should also respect you enough to know that you're far too intelligent to be tricked by anyone on the internet. And the chances of you being stalked are probably fairly slim to nonexistent. Hope they get a little more lenient and trusting of you.

Bucky: Oh, Marvel is bringing back Bucky? I see. *Ahem*
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
For the love of God, that's a holy sacrament! It's the 11th friggin commandment! "Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bring Bucky back from the dead." Christ...is it any wonder that Marvel went bankrupt a short time ago? Or that they have to cancel titles almost as soon as they start them? It was bad enough that this month they raised prices (I love comics, but I can remember when they cost a dollar, and that was just a decade ago. Now, because they've screwed up the industry so much with their goddamn horrible financial management and bad business skills, I routinely have to shell out 2.50 if I want to get a comic), now they have to bring back the character that EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER READ A COMIC wanted to stay dead? I think the folks over at Marvel must perform their own colonoscopies, cause they sure seem to have their heads firmly up their asses.
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Tuesday, April 25, 2000 12:18:39 AM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

**slips into the room for a brief moment**

DPH: A few crossovers for your list ... be forewarned, most of 'em are anime-related.

Gunsmith Cats/Trigun (theory being that Vash the Stampede is a distant descendant of Minnie May)
Gundam Wing/Voltron
Slayers/Trigun (imagine Lina Inverse and Vash the Stampede in the same place at the same time ... very scary)
ReBoot/Gargoyles (via a game cube)
ReBoot/Slayers (via a game cube ... for some reason I get this overwhelming image of Dot casting the Dragon Slave and Bob's IQ dropping in half when he reboots as Gourry ... or similar situations with AndrAIa and Matrix)

Maybe some more tomorrow ... brain just went into neutral ...
Coyote the Bando - [1134@i-is.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Monday, April 24, 2000 11:50:49 PM
IP: zzz-209252248219.splitrock.net

Mecord: $ That's good. :) <Big sigh of relief> $

Mandi: Don't worry, I will. Thanks for your support.

GXB: Yeah, I have that "stay dead" rule in my stories too. Of course, it doesn't always apply to everyone you think is dead. (You'll see what I mean if I keep writing long enough. :) <Gwen Stacy> Thank goodness she never existed in Fox's Spiderman and thus didn't have to in my ficverse. Never will I have to deal with the potential problems of having her killed off and then brought back as clones. Of course, I will with other characters (like Mackovic), but at least I get one small favor. :)

That's all for tonight.
Doug
Monday, April 24, 2000 11:49:05 PM
IP: pool-209-138-63-147.dlls.grid.net

Greg- Actually Gewn Stacey has been cloned and brought back to life several times. Granted most of those clones have been killed, but she was brought back all the same. Last I checked Deadpool had four Gwen Stacey's serving as maids aroud his house...
Robby
Monday, April 24, 2000 11:38:11 PM
IP: spider-wb072.proxy.aol.com

Hey everebody how is it going

Robby?? The are bringing back Buckey? ooooooook now I know the world has gone upside down

DPH>>>Here are my list of Crossovers

Buffy&Gargoyles
Buffy&X-Files
Buffy&SailorMoon

Angel&Gargoyles
Angel&X-Files
Angel&Sailormoon
Spacebabie - [LadyAndromeda@smstars.zzn.com]
Orlando, Fl, U.S.A
Monday, April 24, 2000 11:21:00 PM
IP: user-37kapg2.dialup.mindspring.com

Just a reminder in case anyone missed it before: I have most of last week's CR up at http://www.exit109.com/~danielj7 (or click my name). I'll probably keep it up for the rest of the week. I also intend to continue to keep my own archives of the CR and if something like this happens again, just check my web page, I'll probably do it again.

Hyperion:
Greetings and well met! Fresh m...urr...new bl...umm...people we haven't met yet are always welcome. And while I don't feel up to discussing the whole Elian fiasco right now, I just have one idle comment: has anyone seen the new issue of Newsweek? The cover has a picture of the female agent carrying the kid out of the house. Talk about red-eye! Her eyes are practically glowing red! I find it interesting that they decided not to remove the red-eye effect, which is easy to do and very common. I wonder if it was a conscious decision on the editors' part. Or am I just paranoid? (You said yes, didn't you. They always say yes. Everyone. I know it. Talking about me. All the time. Yes.)

Fire Storm:
By all means use it. I'm just happy to help.

Starsinger:
Dare I say Happy Birthday? Or will that get me slapped? Oops, did I type that or think it? ;) It's going to be the big three-oh for me in a month. And I'm glad that your recovery is going so well.

I just realized that I never said anything about the latest Timedancer, so here goes:

****** TGS SPOLIERS ******

I REALLY like Harthoth. Definitely one of the better villains.

I, also, think that Harthoth's mystery woman is Gwen, or at least the TGS staff is subtly hinting so; there could be a difference. :) It's interesting that the writer studiously avoids describing her, except to make a big deal about her golden hair. It makes one go hmmmm.

I also like the different examples of honor and their consequences. Sata's sense of honor sometimes strikes me as being a bit selfish. An appearance to be maintained at any cost. She would give Harthoth the books because she promised to, even if it would be a Bad Thing. Brooklyn, on the other hand, started selfishly, but it was his sense of honor that saved him. I don't know; I think that Sata's honor is going to cost her dearly one day.

****** END SPOILERS ******
Daniel Johnson - [danielj7@exit109.com]
Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Monday, April 24, 2000 11:15:50 PM
IP: ac802bc4.ipt.aol.com

Should be in bed, but have I ever done what I should be?

Happy birthday Starsinger! Sorry I missed it! :)

DPH> Oh, you HAD to mention crossovers, didn't you? Here's some of the stranger crossovers my creativity demons have been trying to pitch to me (which I've been studiously ignoring since I have papers).

Now and Again/Quantum Leap (I do plan to write this)
Stargate: SG-1/The Magnificent Seven (Scary thing is, it's actually a plausible idea that involves NO time-travel whatsoever...)
Angel/Gargoyles
Spider-Girl/Buffy
Timedancer/Batman Beyond

Niamhgold> <<Yep, this coffee's so strong, so diabolically strong, that it even keeps the DC beast away.>> Hehehe... I'm personally swearing off sugar and caffeine for a day or two because I've been getting headaches from my intake of both. It's getting to the point where they're hard pressed to find any blood in my sugarstream. :)

SOROW> Glad you enjoyed STOMP! I guess I can see why your folks would be concerned about the pic, though. But restricting your scanner use? *sigh*

SJ re: Janet Reno> LOL! Oh, that's mean... :)

Mary Flanders> <<I don't think I'll ever get back to writing my Gargs fanfic. I think I've moved past that and am now thinking about Ranma 1/2 fanfics.>> I understand. Don't you just hate it when your creativity demons do an abrupt fandom switch like that? :)

Doug> Hang in there.

Since the room got eaten, I'll post a condensed version of my former plea: If anyone in here watches Now and Again even sporadically, check out the last two episodes April 28 and ESPECIALLY the finale on May 5th. CBS is considering cancelling the show, which is absurd given that they won't have anything but Nash on Fridays then. (Plus, the May 5th cliffhanger is one of those endings that you have no clue how the writers are going to get out of it. I bit the bullet and read spoiler info because I have no patience.)

Okay, it's 11 now. Need to get ready for bed...
Mandolin
Monday, April 24, 2000 11:12:46 PM
IP: 144.175.20.114

Jason Barnett: <I think the canon Demona like at the end of Hunter's Moon>
Hmm...

David G: <Are we talking about the same story here>
I am sorry. I mentioned that I was talking about my cities local library system!

Skippy: <Delila is, after all, made from HER genes!>
Yes, so was the child in Jason Barnett's creativity demon. (DOH! It WAS a Angela clone!)
Still... I am not sure if Demona would kill her, leave her, or keep her.

Christine: <Or are you just tormenting me? ; )>
Um... NO NO! Whatever gave you that idea. NO! I would NEVER do that! Not in a million seconds! :)
<if there's one event in my life I wish I could take back, it'd be that goshdarn story>
Do you really think that story was THAT bad? (And, if so, I am glad that you admit that you did it.)
Personally I quite liked it. Sure, it was pure filth, but what kind of person dosn't want a little filth at least once in their lives?

Cooking tips: Watch your fingers when cutting potatos (SLICE!)
Replace those hot pads with the very worn ripped areas where they protect the hands (Multiple small "burns." They wern't bad, just annoying.)
Do you know how hard it is to use a trackball with band-aids on your fingers?
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Dearborn, MI
Monday, April 24, 2000 11:05:55 PM
IP: t1-6.visitus.net

Doug> I agree, as much as I like the guy, Silvan should not come back. I always had a personal rule, once they're dead, they're dead (unless it is planned beforehand). And I can't stand when people are brought back from the dead (at least Gwen Stacy is still dead).
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Monday, April 24, 2000 11:05:25 PM
IP: dialin-261-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

**Mecord slides in between essays**

Thanks to Shadowrider and all the others for their positive feedback on my website.

Starsinger>> Happy Birthday!!! :)

Doug>> Yahoo huh? I'll give it a try, thanks. $don't worry, I never planned to let them reach Earth. Wait and see. ;)$

Later!
Mecord - [mecordlein@mailcity.com]
Monday, April 24, 2000 10:56:00 PM
IP: usr48.mtwest.net

::double take::
Hey, back up a second ... I missed Starsinger's birthday? Happy belated!!!
::confetti and cake::
Christine
Monday, April 24, 2000 10:31:29 PM
IP: 15-143.009.popsite.net

Fire Storm > why not? Because I loathe all things Scooby and if there's one event in my life I wish I could take back, it'd be that goshdarn story. And since my life also includes great moments like my first marriage and all, that's saying something. Or are you just tormenting me? ; )

Book news > well, this was a little weird ... in February an agent invited me to send the complete manuscript of Black Roses ... I did, with a little postcard for them to send back informing me when they got it ... postcard came back dated 2/24 ... and then today I got a letter inviting me to send the complete manuscript. Huh. Okay. Must call them tomorrow and see what happened. But I'm hoping that since they sent me a letter instead of returning the mss., it is a sign of interest on their part and they meant to send me an acceptance letter instead and goofed (clinging to that feverish hope at least until tomorrow morning's phone call). The timing of it is all kinda creepy too, as I realized last night that it was time to start working on the second horror novel, set in the same town three years later.

Warpmind > I just e-mailed you again, so we'll have to see what happens.

Easter > for those who may've missed it, I posted a silly little holiday creativity demon over in the other room ; )

Christine - [christine@sabledrake.com]
Monday, April 24, 2000 10:21:50 PM
IP: 15-143.009.popsite.net

Firestorm<<Well then, TECHNICAILLY she would have liked Delila. I think she would see it as an abomination and kill it. Sure, she would probally have alot of remorse (Possibly more than she had because of Wyvern), but I don't think she would think about that before she killed her.
Unless the child said "Mommy." >>

Delila is a different situation in Demona's mind. Delila is, after all, made from HER genes! Keep in mind Demona's ego, Delila is percived as an abomination simply because she was created to take Demona's place at Thailog's side. She really was in love with Thailog, because he embodied everything she wanted out of Goliath. Having him spurn her, and replace her with a immitation that also looked like Elisa was what really infuriated her.

I don't think Demona really wants love, as much as she is looking for someone to acknowlege her self-perception of being the victim. She espically wants this acknowlegment from her family, be it mates or offspring. So Angela's human twin would be close enough for her to be willing to make an exception. Of course, that would only go so far with her. Eventually the child would epitomize everything she despised, and be the subject of abuse...
Skippy The Klingon
Monday, April 24, 2000 09:45:13 PM
IP: uv1cisco01-04.ultravision.net

Sorow don't feel bad. I turned 47 yesterday and when I first went on line two years ago, all my mom did was warn me about internet stalkers. (Sigh) We never grow up in their eyes. I still haven't told her I shared a room at Gathering 99 with three wonderful gentlemen. (Hi Doug, Hi Coyote, Hi Green Baron.) She definitly wouldn't understand that.

Got my stitches out friday. The doctors did indeed have a right to brag about their stitches. In a few weeks when the last of the swelling and healing have finished there will be very little except a thin line above the right eyebrow to show that they did anything. Of course, I now have frown lines only on one side of my face everything else is quite tight and smooth. I do thank you all for your prayers and good thoughts. It's nice to be worried about once in a while.


Starsinger
Monday, April 24, 2000 08:49:52 PM
IP: proxy-333.public.rwc.webtv.net

Fire Storm> Are we talking about the same story here. Arlington has been hacked twice that I know of. Both times the systems that were hacked were totally unimportant in terms of secure content (one was the library homepage, the other was the city homepage a couple of days ago). We don't have really expensive security, but we keep everything sensitive on isolated systems.

Both times the hackers were singularly uncreative in what they did with their illegal access. One guy got caught (as in traced to his ISP and specific access account) after about ten minutes. (possibly his home address, too, but I didn't hang around long enough to find out. I was already at work later than usual.) I don't know what happened with this last guy. It's the city's problem, so we didn't handle it.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Monday, April 24, 2000 08:23:13 PM
IP: ip29.fort-worth8.tx.pub-ip.psi.net

How does "Elian" have an effect on me, personally? If I am missing something, someone please clue me in as to how that affects my life. I wonder what else could have been covered instead of "Elian".

X-FILES question: If they have so few new episodes left, how can they show an episode that does not lead to the series end?

Since someone is talking about crossover between Gargoyles and X-FILES, I'd like everyone's list of crossovers between series that WON'T happen but they'd like to see.
My list:
The Pretender & Now and Again
The Pretender & Early Edition
The Pretender & Martial Law
Profiler & Law & Order
Profiler & Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Time flies by quickly:
**DC CONSPIRACY SAGA gets replaced by Battle For Technology SAGA**
DPH senses something is going wrong with his energy ball so DPH summons a teleportation spell to check on the forcefield surrounding NCA. He sees the forcefield collapse in front of his eyes. He quickly tries to summon a teleportation spell using his energy ball but energy ball is gone so he uses his own energy to teleport back to Mr. Connect. DPH sees NCA using some type of spell to kill Mr. Connect by cutting off the source of his power. Before DPH can do anything about saving Connect's life, Mr. Connect dies. DPH quickly teleports out of there and into the home of Ms. SuperSpeed.
**END BATTLE FOR TECHNOLOGY SAGA**
In case anyone wants to know, things are going to get much worse in my RP before things get any better.
Daniel Paul Hightower - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Monday, April 24, 2000 08:06:56 PM
IP: max1-20.cwy.cei.net

Shadowrider: No, I've unfortunately never played Starcraft. Have heard many good things about it, though. Maybe I'll have to pick up a copy someday. :) My stepfather is from Lavello, a small town near Bari in the southern part of Italy. Grew up there, then went to college and law school after which he got involved with the government, worked for them as a trade diplomat in Dallas and then in Taiwan for a number of years. He's currently teaching international marketing at a university in Houston.
Kit will respond to your question about Asia Argento in a post tomorrow, but first she wanted to ask you a question- Who is Asia Argento? Sorry we don't know.

Xenatrek: Thanks for the Christian Bale info. I have to admit, I've never seen any of his movies. They don't sound like much Star Wars and 007 prerequisite films though, can he do action scenes as well as act?

SOROW: Glad you enjoyed Stomp, and were inspired by it. :) I would definitely pay to see a pep rally with elements from that show. :) Sorry to hear your parents won't let you use the scanner. I understand their reasons, but still, it's upsetting. :( Hope you can work out a compromise real soon.

Niamhgold: No problem, take as long as you need. God knows I'm taking a while on my next big story (Part 1 is one scene away from being finished, but I'm waiting for an important e-mail before I get back to work on it).

Robby: <Now that Bucky is back, I have lost all respect I had for Marvel> And so have I. :( Thank goodness I'm not absorbing a lot of Marvel series into my fics, Thunderbolts included. I also am pretty sure Captain America will stay in the other dimension to which he was called by the Beyonder in Fox's Spiderman for the rest of his life. The world will lose a great hero, but that won't be much of a problem since it has so many others. :) Oh, and Bucky will be staying dead too of course in my fics. Other people may come back, but he ain't gonna (neither is Silvan except in flashbacks, sorry folks. :).

Mecord: Well, I'm afraid I don't know of any places that do guestbook downloads, but you can probably look for one on Yahoo. $ Small RP request- can you please keep the damage that immense demon fleet does to Earth small, or have them obliterated quickly? I don't know if the world can take them on right now, nor can my characters. Thanks much in advance. $

Firestorm: No, I don't have a copy of last week's CR. I just had been typing out that big post I put up last night the night it went down, and the CR went down while I was in the middle of writing it. So I saved my work, and you see the results. :)

More later.
Doug
Monday, April 24, 2000 07:45:00 PM
IP: pool-207-205-146-62.dlls.grid.net

Mecord> "Elian>> I can understand why they did it, but come on!! Barging into a private home with a fully armed and dangerous swat team seems a little much don’t you think? Were they expecting the family to arm themselves against the police (not that I would have blamed them if they did) or just a hidden terrorist group to spring out of the basement? There must have been a better way to handle this. This kid is never going to have a chance at a “normal” life."

Yes, the family had the doors barracaded and the uncle had made public statements that he would use force to keep anyone from taking the child - he was referring to using a gun. I'm not saying that the actual rush should have happened - but I understand the precautions that were taken by the officials.
*nods* it's time for the child to go to his home with his father.


Jannie
Monday, April 24, 2000 07:18:06 PM
IP: 209-144-251-229.hou.port.mytelco.com

Firestorm- I think the canon Demona like at the end of Hunter's Moon except perhaps part of the TGC episode where Angela rejects her outright.

Will everyone who expressed interest in X-Files/Gargoyles round-robin crossover please e-mail me so we could get a story outline going.
Jason Barnett - [barnett@shentel.net]
Lebanon Church , VA, USA
Monday, April 24, 2000 07:13:03 PM
IP: ha18s071.d.shentel.net

Just a quick post before sleep.

Hyperion:> Welcome here! Did you deposit your sanity in the proper brain-drainer? ;)
Oh, by the way, I like your name!

Niamhgold:> Oh, well, I'll go trekking another day. :) Angel's Monday? Yes, it is a name for the day after Easter (in Italian "Lunedì dell' Angelo"). Don't ask me the reason of the name, for I admit I don't know. Hmmm...I guess i is related with the Angel who took to Mary the New, but I say it here and here I deny it! ;)

Robby:> WHAT?! Bucky alive? Naaaaaahhhhhh...

Kit:> About that movie on your life...I was wondering...for the main part, what about Asia Argento? I don't know about physical appearance, but I think she could play your role quite good. ;)

Mecord:> I visited your site. Nice, funny pictures and links. Very well-done.

OK, nothing more. See you all!
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Monday, April 24, 2000 07:03:29 PM
IP: h255-20-187.mi2.albacom.net

Aaron- can you use it- feel free, my friend! ^_^
jenna
Monday, April 24, 2000 06:25:34 PM
IP: 161.38.1.145

CR got nuked. So I think I'll re-post my post.

Sad news: The creator of PKZIP/PKWARE has died at the age of 37 :(
Details here: http://www.jsonline.com/news/obits/apr00/KatzPhillipW041900.asp

Winterwolf: <I'm going to have to send the pic on Monday>
Don't worry about it. Computer problems or other?

Katara: <no, you didn't mis-read it, I forgot to mention that little fact>
AH... changing the facts, are you? :)

Warpmind: <I'm afraid I'll have to sic my chibis on you>
If you do that I will have to help defend Gside with the Knights who say "NI!"

David G: < You couldn't have gotten anyone's personal information off of the city web server. It's completely isolated from the rest of the computer system>
This wasn't the Web Server. It was the librarys internal network server. And the library has all of that information accessable to whoever wants to change it on a computer at a moments notice (THAT info is for the library registration)

Christine: < while my name on the big screen is a dream every author probably has, not if it's connected with _that_ movie!!!>
Why not? I am curious now!

Elian: Thank GOD it is over! I was sick and tired of that little kid on the news all the time!
He had no real right to be here, the government ORDERED him to be turned over, and the family REFUSED!
It is their fault it came to this!

Patrick Toman: <see if the hooligans in Miami use this as a excuse to break some shop windown and redecorate their living rooms with new sofas and TVs, just like the hooligans in LA did in "response" to the Rodney King verdict a few years back>
Did they? I missed the news tonight.

END REPOST//START NEW POST

Daniel Paul Hightower : <If anyone happens to have a copy of last week's CR through Friday night, email me.>
If anyone e-mailed you, can you e-mail me? I am the CR Archiver, and I need something to archive!

Doug: Do YOU have a copy of the CR from last week?

Jason Barnett: <I can't make up my mind what do you think she would do?>
That depends. What kind of Demona are you going for?
A cold, ruthless b@#% Demona, ALA Christine?
Or a reformed Demona, ALA TGS?
(Personally, I think she would vape her.)

Daniel Johnson: <If any one is interested, let me know>
YES YES YES! I am VERY interested!
(Ya know, the idea of posting them on your site was a MUCH better idea!)
(Mind if I use that for the official CR Archive page for last week? Unless someone has a later one, that is)

Skippy: <Curious idea, I'd go for the keep-and-abuse line of reasoning. Since the child is technicly her own, her maternal instincts and her desire to avaoid lonlieness might lead her to centering her rage upon the child. She would likely start out trying to love the child, but her malevolent nature would lead her to abusing the child....>
Well then, TECHNICAILLY she would have liked Delila.
I think she would see it as an abomination and kill it.
Sure, she would probally have alot of remorse (Possibly more than she had because of Wyvern), but I don't think she would think about that before she killed her.
Unless the child said "Mommy."

SJ: <"just so I don't have to hear about the situation anymore">
To clear things up, that was NOT my only reason. Sure, it was A reason, but I don't think there should have been ANYTHING about him in the news. The whole thing should have gone like this:
1. Boat Accident
2. He is picked up by a fisherman
3. He is returned to his father.
End of story.
Even though we may oppose everything Castro stands for, do we have a right to keep a child away from his son for that or any other reason?
<but goddamnit I wouldn't be surprised if it really did turn out that way>
Hell, I was surprised it DIDN'T!
<Waco was a f***ing bloodbath less in part cause of Koresh, and more in part due to the DOJ totally overkilling everything>
Oh yeah.
I think this situation could have been solved alot better. Either grab the kid at school or pump knock-out gas into the house, slip in, grab the child, slip out.
<I completely believe, with ever fabric of my being, that JANET RENO HAS A PENIS.>
Na. It is so macho it cut of it's own penis as a show of force!

To Rodlox from Winterwolfs post: <Rodlox would like some pics of the 'bit' characters. Example from Menagerie: Melchior the yeti, Darice the were-cheetah, and Li the Dragon.>
There is a picture of the were-cheetah that will be available after the update (June-ish)

Winterwolf: Got the image. Beautiful!

Aaron: <That's because the government doesn't like to be reminded of its screwups.>
True...
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Dearborn, MI
Monday, April 24, 2000 05:15:32 PM
IP: t3-88.visitus.net

**A bleary eyed Mecord stumbles through the window, looses his footing and falls to the floor.**

I have four papers to write and three finals to study for. Just two more weeks…. The one positive side to life right now is the possibility of a job. Ever heard of ZCMI? It’s the Utah version of JC Penny’s. The store manager is my neighbor, Rod. I guess last Friday, he and my father were talking in the back yard. My dad must have mentioned that I was looking for a job. Actually I wasn’t looking, but I was going to, Honest :). Anyway, Rod told my dad that they had several positions open and he would do what he could to land me a job. So Saturday I filled an application. Cross your fingers people!
Why is it I only find jobs when I’m not looking for them? I can handout resumes and applications in this valley until I’m old and gray. But the only way I find jobs is when they all but come to me.

Doug>> Is there a place I can download a gust book? Someone was trying to explain it to me, but she didn’t make it any more clear than the rest of the class she taught. Anyway here’s the URL http://cc.usu.edu/~dgh/index.html.

Hyperion>> Welcome to our little version of reality. Please see the man in the corner with the sanity sucker. Don’t worry, it only hurts for a little while. :) By the way, excellent name.

Elian>> I can understand why they did it, but come on!! Barging into a private home with a fully armed and dangerous swat team seems a little much don’t you think? Were they expecting the family to arm themselves against the police (not that I would have blamed them if they did) or just a hidden terrorist group to spring out of the basement? There must have been a better way to handle this. This kid is never going to have a chance at a “normal” life.

*****RP TIME*****
Mecord and Senthet had entered the demonic ship when the entire station rumbled. The ship’s hatch shut and sealed. Outside, in the hangar, Archwolf and the others could all sense something evil approaching. Several alarm klaxons sounded. Then the ship began laughing as it took off.
“What’s going on!” yelled Mec.
It was the ship that responded, “In mere seconds, this station will be over run with the fiercest demons Hell has to offer. The Quencher and I were sent to find the greatest threats and delay their efforts. I was surprised to find an Elf with the power to foil Mephisto’s plans. But now I will take you where you are powerless.”
Energy lanced through the elves, stunning them into unconsciousness.
The ship disappeared through a new portal. The five remaining in the hangar could hear growing sounds of commotion. If the demons were here, it was going to get ugly fast. To their surprise, several more demon ships materialized. But only three landed. The rest were headed for Earth.
“Armageddon,” breathed Archwolf.
“No, just the advance party,” Thicarrn said, “This is what we were sent here for. Lithanne, get a connection with the Guild.”
“What are you doing?”
“Calling in the reinforcements, if they get here fast enough we can keep this from getting worse.”
“It’s worse,” Lithanne pointed to the demons pouring out of the ships.
Archwolf glanced at Warfrost, “Hit and fade attacks through the corridors.”
Thicarrn nodded, “Been taking lessons from my sister.”
*****END FOR NOW*****

Mecord Lein - [mecordlein@mailcity.com]
Monday, April 24, 2000 04:49:09 PM
IP: usr42.mtwest.net

Aaron wanders in, and procedes to beat the stuffing out of DC.

(Between whacks) Honestly, I was going to do this anyway. Between Pheonix, LA, the paper I have due, and my car, I did not have a very happy Easter. (Drops DC)

Daniel Johnson> Many thanks for the archieved CRs.

Jenna><<some of the most "fierce-looking" people have contained the most gentle and noble souls- and some of the most beautiful appearances can hide the most vicious personalities.>> That was beautiful. Can I use it? ;)

FS><<But I BARELY heard about Waco the other day. It seems like people forgot about Waco and focused ONLY on Oklahoma city.>> That's because the government doesn't like to be reminded of its screwups.

Robby>"Plans to be revealed later." You've ODed on Ask Greg again haven't you? I'll have the tapes when I see you on Sunday. Thanks again for doing this. And I thought Bucky already came back as Nomad years ago.

SOROW> Parents... They mean well. I think.

Elian Gonzales> Ahhh, the Y2K equivalent of the OJ Trial. Honestly... it's playoff time. Unless somebody pops a nuke on the eastern seaboard or Gargoyles comes back on, my concentration is elsewhere.

All Evangelion fans> Does anybody know where I could get a decent pic of the NERV logo? I'm thinking of getting it tattooed on my arm.

Later.


Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Monday, April 24, 2000 04:42:19 PM
IP: ppp-88.tnt-1.sat.smartworld.net

Well, one of the cardinal rules of the Marvel Universe has been broken in the latest issue of Thunderbolts.

One of the few characters that ever actuall stayed dead, and has been dead for the last 30 something odd years,is now back.

Thats right, Captain America's teen sidekick, killed by Baron Zemo, who had a lousy costume and name, is alive and kicking.

Marvel's only remaining cardinal rule, that "Bucky stays dead", had been broken.

Bucky is back.

And I've lost all remaining respect I once had for Marvel.
Robby
Monday, April 24, 2000 04:36:35 PM
IP: spider-we021.proxy.aol.com

Top...1,000th! Oh, yeah!

** Niamhgold cartwheels in, does a double backflip and lands on one leg. She holds up a relatively _large_ cup of coffee **

Guess what, guys? Lent's over! You know what that means...I've got my precious coffee-bean caffeine back. Woo-hoo! <:D

Easter: Was fun and candy-rific. I won the egg-breaking contest (and with a brother like mine, I was lucky my egg wasn't crushed to smithereens in the first round ;). Also, my mom went all out and made me a super-duper Easter basket (awww), in which I found a shirt with Japanese writing and a &%*!load of chocolate. Yum :) I hope that all your Easter's were equally pleasing (nevermind the rain up here in the North).

Christine: Glad you finally have had closure on the copycat. And I hope she's not taking down her work because all of it was copied... Also, I'm off to read the Dissidents chapter today. I've had a busy weekend.

Doug: Thank you, and you're welcome for the feedback. I know I was more consistent in giving you feedback a while ago, but my writing has slackened. ** Gives apologetic face ** I'll try my best to keep it coming!

Winterwolf: Yeah, the Gargoyles Movie was an idea that _supposedly_ went into production about five years back, but after dissolving interest and a corporate change or whatever, it was nixed. I think it's a shame :(

Shadowrider: Sorry you couldn't go trekking because of the rain; where I live, we've been getting drenched for the past four days. Hope you get to go some other time! (Oh, and what's the significance of Angel's Monday? Is it just a name for the day after Easter?)

** Niamhgold looks over to the DC, cowering in the corner **

Yep, this coffee's so strong, so diabolically strong, that it even keeps the DC beast away. Hahahahaha. Really, though, I'm not that dependent upon coffee...really...:)

All right, guys, I'll see ya soon!



Niamhgold - [niamhgold@hotmail.com]
Monday, April 24, 2000 03:13:30 PM
IP: lac-flex112.ncia.net

Greetings all. I've been lurking about for quite some time now. Generally pacing myself so I could lurk for another week or so with still enough sullen menace left for one last bout of lurking around Sunday, however, the recent Elian debate here has sparked my interest.
Just of the record, International Custody Laws, US Federal Law and English Common Law, all of which the US upholds state clearly that if a childs parents are divorced and the parent with custody dies the child goes back to the surviving parent, unless there are unusal circumstances. (i.e child abuse etc.) being a resident of a communist country is not covered. It dosen't matter if the child is living with his mother in a Beverly Hills mansion and the father is in a shack in northern Beruit.
As for the use of force issue...I'd rater overkill, then underkill. The INS agents (not DOJ) were dealing with a potnetially hostile mob and and unknown situation inside the house. In fact, the uncle and said he would shoot anyone that tried to take Elian. True, the use of force wsa excessive, but it think marginally justified.
I think this has gone long enough off topic here. I don't really have anything on topic to say as it's finals week here and time is kind of at a premium.
But hello to you all, and if anyone wants to continue this discussion outside of the CR, you all have my address.
"Hyperion-God of the Sun, Lord of Light, Ruler of the Dawn"
"Uhh..I think your business card needs to be less pretentious"
"Really?"



Hyperion - [hyperion@justice.com]
Monday, April 24, 2000 01:44:07 PM
IP: proxyhard.idirect.com

Hi everybody! I hope I didn't miss anyone's post. Thanks for the archive DJ. At first I looked clicked on the Station 8 archive by mistake. I started looking at the posts and was trying to figure out where I left off. It felt like I had been pulled into a different reality. Well actually that was fairly accurate, it was the wrong room. I may have to check it out later. Then I tried again this time clicking the correct link and saw the majority of last weeks posts.

SOROW> Glad you enjoyed STOMP. <scanner restriction> Maybe both sides need a little time to sort everything out? Your parents want to protect you. You want to scan and post pictures. I hope you can come to a decent compromise. I'm here to offer my moral support and I'm sure others offer their support also.

Dungeons and Dragons> It'll be fun to catch this show again. So it is definitely going to be on FOX?

Gargoyles on the big screen> I remember hearing something about a Gargoyles movie in production a while back. Was that just a vivid dream I had or was this something that was being created /considered and got scrapped?

As promised Poll Final Results as of April 24:

Question: How do you feel about the amount of time it took for Brooklyn to meet Sata? (pick all that apply)

Reminder: Time can be interpreted as number of episodes (time we see Brooklyn in action), actual time (almost 20 years), or time in RL. When I originally posed the question I, like Fire Storm, was thinking in terms of number of episodes.

A. It was too quick.
B. It was too long.
C. It was just fine.
D. Don't care.
E. Shouldn't this be Firestorm's poll?
F. Who are Brooklyn and Sata?
G. I think Winterwolf is just trying to get some attention.
H. (Make up your own response.)

Final results:
A. 5 (38%)
B. 0 (0%)
C. 8 (62%)
D. 0 (0%)
E. 2 (15%)
F. 3 (23%)
G. 6 (46%)
H. 2 (15%)

H responses:
I know whats coming up and as a result think the pacing was juuuuust right.
I kinda expected it to happen in season one because we already knew about her. It was the wedding I thought came to soon episode wise.

Special request from Rodlox:
Rodlox would like some pics of the 'bit' characters. Example from Menagerie: Melchior the yeti, Darice the were-cheetah, and Li the Dragon.

Thanks to Fire Storm, Robby, Shadowrider, Green Baron, Gside, Mecord, Kyryn, Rodlox, Niamhgold, Revel, Doug, Wilek and Kitainia for sharing your opinions. I hope I didn't miss anyone. I posted names so you know if I included your input.

Winterwolf - [awinterwolf@excite.com]
Bronx, NY
Monday, April 24, 2000 01:42:41 PM
IP: 206.15.122.13

No DC CONSPIRACY SAGA for a while. Sorry about stepping on the rules about RP, Robby. I didn't know, but I know better. Click on the link to visit the archived RP. I will be updating it soon.

Thanks, Daniel J, a lot for archiving this room.

On to other stuff: I'm planning on doing a parody of a census worker visiting a house. No particular reason why.

I had new lens put in my frames Saturday (I broke my left lens in my accident). I can see much clearer now out of my left eye.


Daniel Paul Hightower - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Monday, April 24, 2000 01:06:52 PM
IP: max1-52.cwy.cei.net

I forgot to tell you how STOMP went. It was absolutely awesome! I bought the video which isn't nearly as good, but the whole idea is so creative that I'm beginning to get some new inspiration for our upcoming year in drill team.

I have some bad news. My parents found out that I want to post a pic on the net for you guys (they're so damn nosy!) and now they've restricted my use of the scanner. Then they went into one of their #$@!ing lectures about internet stalkers and how lives have been ruined and all that crap. Yes, I know that there are some smart hackers on the net and they can get into your life just by seeing a picture, but my parents cannot possibly understand the great trust and love I have in you guys. I can see where they would be right, but I don't care. I'm so mad right now! I want to smack them for all it's worth! I'll be back later. $#@^%$#%^...
SOROW
Monday, April 24, 2000 12:51:37 PM
IP: dll2a030-0722.splitrock.net

*blinx*....WHAH?!!?!?!?!? Erased?!!?!?!?!? *cryes*

OK, I read nothing!!!!! I always miss out on the fun!!!!
If anyone posted anything for me, I'd apreciate a short little repost please! :)

The Elian Case.> Ok, I agree with Sevarious Jr. on almost all he said about Elian except, no, this isn't about democrasy vs comunism, this is about the future well being of a child. Unfortunatly we are talking about two overly healthy nacional egos with plan manifest destiny still on their minds playing with the life of an inocent little boy. It eventualy has been turned into the battle of the goverments, but it shouldnt have been.
On another note of contradiccion, comunism doesnt exsist. Its a utopian goverment NEVER achieved and proabably never will be achieved, what Castros got going on in cuba is a really pathetict atempt.

...OK! I went well over my max of political babble for at least a month! :P But I was kindda upset about the whole situation so...

Thats it!!! I REALLY hope I get some reposts, and I'll see if I can squeez in some time to come back here and catch up! This is gonna be the week from Hell....

*Cali checks her long list of things to do...on the bottom is a note of encuregment for herself:

"No Mercy!!! What does not kill us, makes us sronger!!!....I'm gonna die.... :P "

*HUGZ for al and toodleloo!!!!*
Caliope
Monday, April 24, 2000 12:02:59 PM
IP: 136.145.184.127

*Warpmind enters, followed by his adopted chibis. "Benjamin, Maggie, Talon! Sic DC!" The chibis zap DC into a small pile of dust...*

DC has been playing with the CR again...

Rodlox: No, I won't really mind... I, too, always look on the bright side of life. :)

Christine: You got the submission and sent a reply? Hmmm... Xoommail has been moody lately, then...

Hmmm... gee, not much for me to comment on now, anyway... Well, at least I checked in, revealing I'm still alive. Might as well head home, and watch how old priests kill in the English countryside... ;) (No, really, televised murder mysteries are the one thing just about *everybody* in Norway have in common this time of year...)
Warpmind de InzanE - [de_InzanE@xoommail.com]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Monday, April 24, 2000 09:19:19 AM
IP: maaloeytnb-gw.online.no

I'm hoping that those "Dungeons & Dragons" reruns do well on FOX myself. If their ratings are high enough, it might actually encourage the people in television animation to create some new animated fantasy-drama series. There've been barely any around since "Gargoyles" was cancelled, and I'd really like to see some new ones, as long as they're good.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn@ninenet.com]
St. Louis, MO
Monday, April 24, 2000 07:48:37 AM
IP: 216.87.46.56.dialup-stl.primary.net

Doug: > Re: Who is Christain Bale >> He is a British Actor that made his first (I think its his first American Picture) American Debut in the Disney Musical "Newies". Currently he is the lead in "American Psycho" playing a playboy by day and serial killer by night. He also has starred in "Midsummer Night's Dream" & "Little Women".
XenaTrek - [ellislis@yahoo.com]
Orlando, FL, USA
Monday, April 24, 2000 07:40:41 AM
IP: proxy2a.lmco.com

<Shadowrider enters, carrying a sword to kill Mr. DC. He seeks him in the Room - Damn!He's already been killed! Oh, well, he'll be back, and as it will happen...<vicious grin>>

Hmm...Hell! Today I was supposed to go and have a little trekking with some friends on the mountains, but the Good Ol' Dude decided it was not the right day and sent the rain! Oh, well, I'll do something else...
Early wiping, huh? By the way, I can't access Last Week's comment, so I have no idea of what has happened starting from about 7.00 PM of Saturday to the wiping. Hope I didn't miss anything important.

Sevarius jr:> Elian Gonzalez> No offense with your comment, although I usually consider myself a moderate (in politics, at least). I agree with much of your points. That police storming seemed to me more a kidnapping than a police operation. I think the use of strenght was far excessive, as well as the risk for the child (In the by now historical picture taken during the operation, that rifle-armed man seems to me very adrenalized and altered; a overadrenalized man armed with a rifle is NOT a safe thing to me). But I think it is an exaggeration and a mistake to change this situation in a communism/democracy death match.
About Janet Reno...well, for sure she's a bit masculine, isn't it?

Doug:> I thank you for your words. Maybe I already said it, but you and Kit need not to thank me for the support I gave her; anyway, you're always welcome :). As I started connecting here, I've been amazed by seeing how so many people with so many different backgrounds can easily find common ground, shared passions and topics to discuss. I think it is a wonderful thing, something that makes me keep on hoping for this world and the people living on it and in spite of all the bad things that happen. I keep on being surprised by that, but it is a good surprise :). About Kubrick...I guess that with "his last stuff" you was to mean "Eyes Wide Shut". Hmm...I have to admit it was a little under Kubrick's standards...it was not a bad movie, but not his masterpiece for sure (His masterpiece to me is "2001", maybe the movie I've seen more times in my life). <<Mostly because the bands also usually have good tunes and meanings behind the words.>> Right! It is the reason for which I love the Litfiba! Some of their lyrycs...I've listened them hundreds of times, and I still keep on finding new hidden meanings... Oh, by the way, I like Warcraft (I and II) a lot (I love strategy games). Did you ever play "Starcraft" ?
I'm glad to know you left crime behind you. Crime is not a good thing and choosing that way is a mistake, but a person that has the strenght to leave that path and return on the right way deserves admiration. Both you and Kit are strong souls, and I guess that as you two are together nothing is too hard to handle.
Your stepfather seems a cool person, he did a lot for you. (Your mom wanted to throw away your AD&D books? Hmm...sometimes my mom would like to do the same...;)) <<...whom I have to be biased towards...>> nothing wrong with it. As I said, he did a lot to help you, and you have all the rights in the world to be proud of him. I too am biased towards my father. He is a good person who worked hard all his life to allow me and my brother to study, he has built a position for himself only by his own strenghts, and in his life he has never refused his help to the ones who needed it. He taught me a lot of things about life and persons, and I owe him a lot.
Oh, just out of curiosity, from which part of Italy does your stepfather come from?
Ronin: I dunno...I liked that movie, not only for action scenes. Yes, sometimes it was a bit confused (although I have a doubt that it was intentional...), but I liked some of the characters, as well as the dialogues. Oh, well...de gustibus non disputandum est. :) (BTW, I like De Niro a lot, so I'm a little biased, I think...;) ).
Piercings: Hmm...it is a thing I'd never do :P . I agree with you about it.
See you, Doug!

Christine:> Glad to know your problem has been fixed!

OK, nothing more I think. I wish a good Angel's Monday to you all! I'll maybe be here again later.
See you all!
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milano, Italy
Monday, April 24, 2000 06:29:04 AM
IP: h213-16-198.mi2.albacom.net

Sevarious/Offensive Comments- Just wanted to agree with most of what you said, but I think you're being a little hard on the board and perhaps overdramatizing the dilemma of Elian. WHile some people played up the communism vs. democracy angle, that was a joke and blown out of proportion. The issue was whether using political reasons to hold a kid hostage from his father was right or wrong.Whether you hate FIdel or love him, the kid belonged with his father, and the Miami's family reluctance to give up Elian was ridiculous. I agree that the amount of force and oozies were over the top and stupid, yet so was the whole issue. ANd every day the papers had it on the front page, when basically nothing new was happenning. I think it was more of a collective sigh of relieve from the board than a sign of apathy.

And again I'd like to point out that the public decides more so than the actual journalists what gets put in the papers. Since so many articles were written about Elian, it must have meant that those articles were selling papers. Profits, unfortunately is something every paper has to worry about, but, personally, I think not having state-governed press is worth that concession.
Mr. Thrugg
Monday, April 24, 2000 12:54:13 AM
IP: pbd0078.urh.uiuc.edu

Oh oh. Can't reload last week's room for yesterday's posts? I didn't know the week was *that* bad. So if I missed your post, sorry.

GREAT NEWS! My dad installed the scanner today and I just successfully printed out a scanned picture. Now I just have to figure out how to create a thumbnail from my name and how to load the pic onto that page. Hmmm...too tired so I'll do that tomorrow. So I'll hopefully have a pic ready tomorrow for you to view. Heaven forbid! Night!
SOROW
Monday, April 24, 2000 12:46:55 AM
IP: dll2a020-0756.splitrock.net

Doug > Fear not, I don't plan on doing all the Dissidents stories from Corwin's POV. This one just wanted to be that way, since of them all he was the least emotionally involved and could give the best picture of his fellow travellers. Funny, I didn't know Cassius was even going to be part of the team until I figured out what he looked like. But I am intrigued by his dichotomy of looking evil and being a good-hearted romantic. Already got some matchmaking prospects in mind, being me ; ) Thanks for the feedback! Also, I agree with you on piercings but mostly because I personally have a thing about needles and so the cringe factor gets to me. Brrrr! Ouchie! Squeamish.

Patrick > thanks for the pic on Ophelia; I use the text room so it never occurred to me to look at the ones available in here.

Update > I _finally_ heard from the person who posted the "rewritten" story. Had to send a second letter to prompt her. But she has apologized and taken it down. In an excessive gesture, she's gone the further needless step of taking down _all_ her stuff from that site, which is something of a shame. Unless of course the other stories were done the same way, in which case, that's probably for the best. At any rate, far as I'm concerned the matter seems to be closed. Thank you, everyone, for your support through this frustrating matter.

Reminder > still looking for conspiracy submissions for Sabledrake's May issue ... deadline is Sunday at the absolute lastest.

Warpmind > I got your submission and e-mailed a reply; you must not have received it?

Speaking of e-mail > I'm way behind but will hopefully catch up tomorrow, if anyone happens to be expecting to hear from me.

Christine - [christine@sabledrake.com]
Monday, April 24, 2000 12:27:21 AM
IP: 07-115.009.popsite.net

Hope everyone had a happy Easter earlier today....Mine wasn't bad. As everyone knows, the best thing about Easter--besides the whole celeberation of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ--is, of course, lots of candy! Almost as good as Halloween. I'm feeling a little hypoglycemic right now cause I ate like, a whole friggin bag of Nerds. I think there's more sugar in my veins than there is blood.

Dungeons and Dragons: I saw this pointed out on another site, and I think it bears mention in here, since the news of the D & D cartoon coming to Fox was brought up. There's a logical reason for this show to be replaying--this summer is the debut of the live-action Dungeons and Dragons MOVIE, starring Jeremy Irons and Thora Birch. Re-airing the old cartoon show is probably just a nifty bit of early promotion. This way, D & D will get more visibility, and hopefully there'll be more "asses in the seats" when the movie comes out.

***WARNING: POTENTIALLY OFFENSIVE MATERIAL ABOUT ELIAN COMING UP***
This will probably offend those of you who are "liberal-minded". It may even offend those of you who are moderate, but I've made a few observations about this whole Elian raid thing, and here's my two shiny Lincolns on the matter:

1. Forgive me, no offense, but it really does come across to me as pretty goddamn selfish to be glad the kid is gone "just so I don't have to hear about the situation anymore". Speaking as someone who spends his time saying lots of distasteful thing, I find this pretty damn revolting. This is about as serious a situation as can be. We're talking about parental custody issues, and also (whether anyone wants to admitt it) the issue of democracy vs. communism. But there's this, pardon my french, ridiculous goddamn selfish attitude of "I don't want to be bothered with that little Cuban boy any longer". Well, forgive little Elian for screwing over the front page of your morning paper for 5 months.
You want to talk "glad it's over cause I don't want to be bothered with it" ? How about this: I'm glad he's going back to his father Fidel....oops, I mean Juan Miguel.....so I don't have to hear another f***in bleeding heart bitch and moan about how he *should* go back.

2. Regardless of whether you feel the raid was necessary, I must say this: Does the Justice Department have to OVERKILL everything? I posted that Elian/Waco article last week as a joke, but goddamnit I wouldn't be surprised if it really did turn out that way. I'm not talking out of my ass here--My father works for the Justice Department. I don't think I've ever said that before, but it's true. And trust me when I say that the Justice department screws people over all the time. You never hear about it cause the press would rather cover crap like Leo showing up for Earth Day. Waco was a f***ing bloodbath less in part cause of Koresh, and more in part due to the DOJ totally overkilling everything. "There was good intelligence that weapons were in the house". That's bullsh!t. If the DOJ wants intell on you, they can get it. They'll be able to tell whether you fold or crinkle your toilet paper. I don't like waking up on Saturday morning to see an automatic weapon pointed at a 6-yr. old's head. And I blame the DOJ for that, cause they could have waited and/or not gone in with that much force. It wouldn't surprise me if they went in like gangbusters more for the reason that they were just pissed off that the family didn't kneel down and blow them when they said hand over the kid. For those who don't think the DOJ would do something like that....like I said, my father works for them. Trust me, they DO do that. They're not gestapo, but they're not always as just as they are supposed to be.

3. And finally....whether you disagree with me about points 1 and 2, you can not deny this: I completely believe, with ever fabric of my being, that JANET RENO HAS A PENIS. There's just no other explanation.....I mean, Christ, even Bill looks more feminine than she does...
****END OFFENSIVE STUFF****
Sevarius Jr. - [bpoole@mailexcite.com]
Monday, April 24, 2000 12:19:53 AM
IP: cache-2.spg.va.webcache.rcn.net

Hello all, just checking in really quick. I don't have much time .

Joy luck club-Oliver Stone is brilliant. I always liked his movies. That movie especially had superb cinematography. Plus an incredible story. So there.

Alright their yelling at me to get off. Still don't have a comp. Gotta go.

Goodnight my rookery brothers and sisters.
night walker - [goliath01@hotmail.com]
hobart, IN, USA
Sunday, April 23, 2000 11:26:12 PM
IP: liverpool-218.comnetcom.net

Jason Barnett> Demona's delima: Curious idea, I'd go for the keep-and-abuse line of reasoning. Since the child is technicly her own, her maternal instincts and her desire to avaoid lonlieness might lead her to centering her rage upon the child. She would likely start out trying to love the child, but her malevolent nature would lead her to abusing the child....
Skippy The Klingon
Sunday, April 23, 2000 11:23:21 PM
IP: uv1cisco02-23.ultravision.net

Sorry for the double post, but I decided to go ahead and make my copies of the CRs available. Click my name to go there. Good night and happy Easter.
Daniel Johnson - [danielj7@exit109.com]
Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Sunday, April 23, 2000 11:19:59 PM
IP: wc.exit109.com

*sigh*

***WARNING! BABBLING CHICK IN FULL SWING***

Another spring break has come and gone for me...*it hits her* Holy cr@p! I've got a little over a year left before college! I have been staying in California for almost 9 years. When I graduate, it will be 10 years. Such a long time. I remember when I was a kid, I hated it here because no one would be friends with me. Now, I've got good (though insane and evil) friends and the jerks I had to go to school with when I was young have grown out of their studidity enough to leave me alone.

Damn. I don't think I'll ever get back to writing my Gargs fanfic. I think I've moved past that and am now thinking about Ranma 1/2 fanfics. Got this character planned out. Just her, not what's going to happen to her (that keeps changing). I have no clue though about whether I'm going to write anything long term though. Started something a while back, but can't continue 'cause I don't have a real feel for the orginal characters of Ranma 1/2. Basically I have the layout in my head of Ranma and Akane's daughter. I know what she'll look like and some circumstances around her but a few things about her change every few weeks. Sometimes I have her be in high school, and other times she's in college. I'll want her to be in love with one person, and the next moment I'll have her be in love with someone totally different. The problem is that I need to know more about Japanese culture, because I know pretty much nothing. If I knew more I could formulate something more solid and actually stick to a story to write. :P
**END OF THE BABBLING CHICK***
Mary Flanders
Sunday, April 23, 2000 11:08:06 PM
IP: adsl-63-195-144-108.dsl.scrm01.pacbell.net

Well, it seems I started archiving copies of the TGS and S8 CRs just in time. :) I have everything up to about 5:30 pm Saturday night. If any one is interested, let me know.
Daniel Johnson - [danielj7@exit109.com]
Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Sunday, April 23, 2000 10:26:21 PM
IP: ac801d3d.ipt.aol.com

Mecord: Right, you don't have a guestbook. Sorry, I must have mixed up your site with someone else's I reviewed recently. Hope you get one soon, they're quite useful. By the way, could you please post the URL to your site once again? I forgot to bookmark it and as you know last week's CR got erased. :(
Doug
Sunday, April 23, 2000 10:23:33 PM
IP: pool-209-138-60-125.dlls.grid.net

Hmm, hope there was nothing overly important I missed in the passed day or so. Last weeks room seems to have been vaporized.

Doug> Um, I don't have a guest book on that site yet. soon perhaps, after finals week. For now E-mail is best. I have mail addresses for both Mec and David on the sites respectives photos. Thanks for checking it out and sorry for the few who had trouble getting there. Like I told Katara, the university server is unreliable at best.

Later.
Mecord
Sunday, April 23, 2000 10:18:35 PM
IP: usr20.mtwest.net

I wanted to make sure everyone knew the Gargs/X-Files round-robin crossover I started is currently posted at the CFAN Other-Fic Storyboard. It's linked below.

Also a creativity demon came out of nowhere today and I've been thinking about it a lot.

Demona crashed threw the window of Sevarious' lab, laser brandished ready to to reduce the geneticist to ash. The lab was deserted though. The cloning tanks were all filled but it was impossible to determine who or what was inside them. Brushing of one she found a clone of herself. The immortal gargoyle seethed with rage finding that and promptly fired a shot through it and destroyed the abomination. Moving to the next she found the same thing and destroyed it. She repeated this for several more.

Approaching the last tank she brushed it off and found a small human child within. A second later a tape player was activated by the contact to the tank. Anton Sevarious' voice filled the lab.

"I knew you'd check each tank indiviually Demona, to much chance you might find a unconditioned Goliath clone in one. Ever since you discovered Angela I've had to listen to you complain about your daughter being corrupted by Goliath. So since I'm sure our working arrangement is over I've decided to give you a going away present. The little girl in there is your and Goliath's daughter. The child is four years old and programmed with all the knowledge a human four year old would possess. Making her was really quite simple. During the day I discovered, much to my surprise that your DNA is totally human. IT was easy to go from there. I simply removed the gene that causes stone sleep and the one for the wings and tail, then insured that the genes for caucasean skin and five fingers on each hand and five toes on each foot were dominate over lavender skin and four fingers, three toes. She is different than a human version of Angela though."

"I have to admit I am curious about what you'll do. Kill her? Keep her and love her? I doubt that. Maybe keep and abuse her? Just imagine this little girl could grow to hate gargoyles because of what Mommy is and wipe them out or kill herself and every human in the world just to gain your approval. The possibilities are limitless and I can't wait to find out what happens."

Demona didn't notice she'd crushed the gun in her hands as she listened to his goading while looking at the innocent face within.

I can't make up my mind what do you think she would do?


Jason Barnett - [barnett@shentel.net]
Lebanon Church, VA, USA
Sunday, April 23, 2000 08:31:31 PM
IP: ha14s136.d.shentel.net

CR's back up, thank heaven. <grabs DC and fires gun into forehead, just for the hell of it> Hope it doesn't go down like that again anytime soon. And of course I'm glad I got most of this post tapped out last night before this latest forced wipe. <shakes head> Please forgive me if I miss your topic.

**RP ALERT**

"So let me see if I've got this straight," Kate Lockley frowns as Kit finishes speaking. "You're part of a top secret government-sponsored organization working to stop a bunch of terrorists and demons from taking over the world?" "That's about the long and short of it, yeah," Kit nods. There's a lot I didn't tell them though, she thinks, like about Wilek and the Avatar, how we originally got into this, or that we have prisoners. I think I'll keep that stuff secret from them, at least for now. "Then you're not a danger to anyone," Angel says to her. "Not unless they make themselves a danger to us or people we care about, no," Kit replies. "We also plan to leave town tomorrow morning, soon as we're all rested and have had a memorial service for a...passed-on friend." Kate and Angel look at each other, and the vampire nods, then turns back to Kit. "I don't think we need to ask you anything further," he says. "You're obviously on our side." "Yeah," Kate adds, "we're, uh, sorry for the inconvenience. I guess we'll get back to going after the real criminals now." Kit grins. "Give them a little extra what-for from me when you find them. Good luck." "Same to you," Angel replies. He and Kate nod goodbye, then walk out. Kit watches them for a moment, looking through the window and smiling as she hears Kate tell Angel, "I am so sick of not having a normal life." "Yeah, well," Angel shrugs, "what can you do?" Kate rolls her eyes and they walk on towards their car. "Who were those people?" Doug asks, his voice still hesitant and no longer stammering as Kit turns back to him wearing a look of relief. "They were cops," she says. "Protectors, good guys. Did you hear the story I told them?" He nods. "Yeah. Is that...all that you said, is it what we are, who I am?" Kit frowns. "What do you think?" "I..." Doug sighs. "I don't remember, but it feels right, so maybe..." "It is right," Kit interrupts him with a smile, kissing him on the forehead. "Look, everything's going to be okay. You're gonna remember, you're going to recover. I'm going to help you, so is everyone else. Just trust us, okay?" "Okay," Doug replies. "That's about all I can do." Kit nods and kisses him again. "Let's get some rest," she says, then helps him lie down once more. As she reaches to turn out the lights, the screen goes blank.

**END FIRST BIT OF THIS POST'S RP**

Happy Easter everyone! :) I hope this weekend has been good for all of you. It has for me, I've been able to rest and get a bit of important schoolwork done. I've also managed to get over a lot of the pain I was recently feeling, which you all know about. I'm not completely over it yet, but I am feeling better. I've decided to put the causes of the pain behind me for a while, and not think about them. I'm ready to deal with them again if it becomes necessary at some point in the future, but I'm just going to put things aside for right now. It may not be the best thing to do, but it is the easiest. :( If anyone's wondering, I am still writing and have made some progress on Night of the Symbiotes. I finished the wedding scene yesterday, and now have just a few scenes of tension-building to do before the story's finished. It should be out by the first week of May, hope people are looking forward to it. :) Now, on to replies.

Elian Gonzalez: I too am happy they're finally getting him out of here. Not just because he'll be reunited with his father, I'm all for them being back together and all. But also, I'm glad the huge media blitz over the boy's case is going to be over now. This story definitely went on far too long, it got to the point where I didn't care whether he stayed in America or returned to Cuba just as long as he got back with his father and I stopped reading about them in the paper almost every day. <sighs> I have no doubt the Cuban refugees in this nation are going to be mad he's going home but right now I frankly don't give a hoot. They used the kid to get attention for themselves, taking advantage of a child and preventing him from reunion with a father who loves him all so they could get a little fame. None of them, I think, really cared about the child or what was best for him, and therefore I am so glad they no longer have control of his life. <shakes head> I'm so glad the media doesn't either, or at least won't for much longer. You know, some people are already writing biographies of Elian. I don't believe it, but they are. Talk about books no one should buy, has anybody who was involved in this situation really cared about the kid enough to find out what he was really like, what he really wanted, what was really going on in that house. We can bet any biographies about him will be biased as heck, at least they'll be short. (Calvin and Hobbes- "I'm writing my autobiography." "But you're only six years old!" "I only have one sheet of paper.":) And we already know about what's happened in his story too, the media has made sure of this. Writings of events like this, which we are already sick of and have heard enough about, get noticed and published, while writings of people who know their craft and have taken the time to master creating interesting entertaining stories, like Christine and Greg, get snubbed. Truly it is a sad country we live in. On your way out of it, Elian and Juan Miguel, Godspeed and good luck. <sighs again>

Waco, Oklahoma City Bombing: <moment of silence for victims> Truly both these events were great American tragedies. They occurred within my lifetime, and every time I think of them I feel sadness and pain for the people who were lossed. For the unsuspecting innocent children and government employees, who died at the whim of a madman who unfairly blamed them for what he saw as wrong with this country and like a coward killed them all to gain himself attention rather than having the guts to really stand up to the government and call them out on their mistakes, asking them to help the nation instead and not using violence to get their attention, like a good person would. And for the Branch Davidians, who let themselves and their lives be subject to the whims of an insane and evil man who cared nothing about what they really wanted but instead wanted them only as followers and believers, a man who led them to their deaths and whose memory is still causing pain and frustration among many people seven years later. These men, McVeigh amd Koresh, were evil, and I pity the many fools out there who are still fondly remembering what they did and wanting to support it. I hope someday that they and all of us will wise up and try to live together peaceably, dealing with our problems in a manner that respects the wishes of everyone and blames no one for the problems but those who deserve it; and then we can build a world where people do not need to blow each other up, convert each other to some mad philosophy, seek out and follow such a philosophy, or lash out in any way at innocent people just to feel empowered and satisfy their egos. A world where we can all live together, tolerating and befriending each other, and not have any troubles we can't solve peaceably. Building memorials to the tragedies of the past, and reminding ourselves of the deception, madness, chaos, and death our race has brought forth will surely help to show us why this dream world is one we must create.

SJ: <grins> Lucas ever really does anything like that, I'm gonna say "Screw you too, pal" and never buy into the Star Wars franchise again. I don't think I'll be the only one either. <chuckles> God bless all the really decent writers out there who are good enough people to remember and care about their fans. :)

**SPEAKING OF WHICH, I OWE SOME OF YOU SOME FEEDBACK. HERE GOES- SPOILERS!!**

Taleweaver, Ordell: Nice job on Deals and Exchanges. The character developments on Brooklyn, Sata, and Harthoth were very well-done, even if the pacing seemed off a little on Brooklyn's and we should have gotten more of his thoughts throughout the story so as to better understand what was going on. I enjoyed the dual plots also, and the dialogue. What was done with Gwen has some very interesting possibilities, and I liked how Isfet was worked in as well. (I think her character could use a bit more development though, we should see more of her past, how her relationship with Apep came about, etc. Rather than just have her be some generic evil dragon-spawn <bleep>, we should know how she became that way. It'd make her character more interesting. Having Brooklyn find out could help develop him as well, hatred can be a good way for a hero to feel towards a villain, but having a hero pity them is much more painful. <grin>) The utopia in the 22nd century I can handle for now, I'm trusting the TGS Staff to eventually give us a "realistic in the Gargs Universe" explanation for how it all came about (you guys better follow through on that, hear? :). Thinking about all the developments and how they could have happened, brings up more than a few interesting ideas to say the least. (Also good to know great minds think alike, I've been planning to have Wei Khen-su (Harthoth's alias in my fanfic) get involved with the Three Gorges Dam in my own stories for quite a while. Blowing up the dam is also a plan of mine, I'm not going to say more than that for now. :) Didn't like how Broadway and Angela were keeping it all secret from Sata, but I'm trusting that to get explained too (along with the reference to Lex). Overall I very much enjoyed this latest episode, good writing. Hope it keeps up in what's left of this season in TD. :)

Denis: Thanks again for your e-mail, hope you got Kit's and my reply. I read Injustice 3.1 today and enjoyed it, though I was often confused and frustrated keeping track of all the new developments and bored by all the dialogue and predictable events while waiting for action I was sure was ahead. (Now I think I know how readers of my fanfic often feel. :) Hope the action is in the next part, as well as the resolution to all the big plots in the story. Don't get me wrong, I did like the story's plot and writing, it just seemed like more of an interlude than the event I expected, which I'm sure will be released soon. Enjoyed many things in the first part of it, like the revelation of Payne as Timedancer as well as the pictures and seeing Fang fall for Ivana. The bits with Carolyn and Goliath's thoughts about being a gargoyle were well-done too, though I am very pained about what's been going on with him and Elisa. I look forward to its resolution, and that of all the story's other conflicts, especially seeing Lovejoy, that cyborg whose name starts with a B, and the other Swordie murderers get theirs (please tell me that will soon be happening :). You have my assurances that I will keep reading your stories and enjoying them despite all that's happened, keep up the good work. :)

Christine: Excellent job on the first chapter of Dissidents. You managed to establish the main characters' personalities and develop them in interesting ways while also creating very interesting plot possibilities for future stories ahead. Yeah, you've done that before, but it's always refreshing to see it done again. :) Also enjoyed seeing things from Corwin's viewpoint, though I do hope all the stories won't be told that way (it would also be interesting to see things through the eyes of Tormauline, Icarus, Ezekiel, Hipployta, and my personal favorite Morgan-verse Avalon clan member, Cassius, from time to time :) Keep up the good work, and I look forward to the next story. :) Good luck to your mom also, I continue to pray for improvements in her health.

**THAT'S ALL THE SPOILERS FOR NOW, BACK TO REPLIES**

SOROW: Sorry you've been under the weather lately, hope you get better soon. <*Nothing* could *ever* keep me away from you guys! You are my family.> Good to know. :) Thanks for reaffirming it. Enjoy Stomp, and tell Joe I'm among the many who hopes to see him back in here soon. He's a friend, and friends get worried about friends, don't they? <grin> Besides, Kit and I are planning on coming to see his band one of these days and with all the things going on in our lives, someone may need to remind us of that every so often until we do it. Might as well be the future music superstar himself. :)

Kit: Elisa Dushku should play you, huh? <thinks for a moment> Okay, I guess I can see that. And I'd probably enjoy it too. If she can handle acting out Faith's life, she can surely handle yours too. Too bad the movie will probably never get made. <sighs> Ah well, perhaps some tales are better left untold. Or not. <shrugs, smiles, and moves on>

Wilek: Oh, her voice is lovely, believe me. But you're right, there's no accent. At least not to my East Texas ears. We're both from East Texas though, so maybe...Oh, I don't know. It doesn't matter, I guess. We love each other and are together, and still would be so accent or not, that's all that counts. :)

Xenatrek: Forgive me for asking, but who's Christian Bale? What movies has he been in? You mentioned he might be going to play Bond and Anakin, and I don't know who he is. This troubles me. :) I kinda agree with you about Hollywood running out of original scifi and fantasy concepts, hope they will find some new genres to handle soon. Good luck with that screenplay of yours, I hope to one day be reading a copy of it. :)

Niamhgold: You're welcome for the concern and the feedback. Thanks for the small bit of feedback on my own work you gave too, I hope to get more someday. I also will continue to enjoy reading your stories, hope you are soon able to get back to writing them. :)

Twilight Zone: I never really got into that show myself, though I do remember staying up late some nights in my youth and being entertained by bits of weirdness I saw on it because it was the only good thing on. Can't ever recall being inspired by it, yet, but I did watch and enjoy it. Hmm.

Ordell: <reads school-related rant and growls> Talk about ridiculous restrictions and instances of so-called punishment. You have my empathies, man, especially for the destroyed writings (I've gotten plenty of that in my life, more threats than actual deeds, but still I've gotten it). :( If I ever become a Texas lawmaker, you have my assurance that one of the first things I'll do is make places like your school unconstitutional, and not just for the benefit of people like you. Doing things to help stop the paranoia and desperation that lead to such places will be directly next in line on my to-do list. Glad you've been able to survive such a place so far, and remain a good person. I'm sure the many friends you've had have helped greatly, sorry some of them had to leave you behind. Also glad you're a senior and you'll soon be escaping it all. Look me and Kit up if you wind up at UT, okay? <grin>

Mr. Thrugg: <Being a victim isn't going to help you.> That's very true. Wish more people could learn the lesson. I agree with all your comments about it, and about the media as well even though being reminded of the latter didn't exactly make me smile. <sigh> Thanks very much for sharing with us your good advice and thoughts.

Dressing Differently: Pretty much agree with Katara about this, I don't like it but I can tolerate that it exists. Some ways of dressing differently I'll never understand though, like body piercings other than ears and nose. I don't know why people get them, especially when they must all hurt very badly (that's the feeling I get whenever I look at someone with a lot of body piercings anyway). They're also just plain ugly, even most nose piercings are (I can understand the good-looking ones, mostly because of Kit's, but not the ugly ones <sigh>). I definitely would not like seeing my kids get them, or bad haircuts like mohawks, but I'd probably react to it the same way Katara would to her kids getting them. If I turn out to be the good parent I hope to be, anyway. :)

GXB: <My support is there, friend> And I'm glad for it. :) Thanks again, friend. Our support is always there for you too, should you ever need it.

Mecord: Checked out your webpage, it looks pretty good. I liked the layout and the pictures, and the details about you were interesting as well. I'll give more specific comments in the guest book later, for now congrats on a good job. :)

Shadowrider: <It is silly to me judging people by the music they listen or the stuff they read.> It's silly to me too. I never cease shaking my head whenever I hear about people doing it and ignoring the truth of things. <sigh> I'm glad you're not crazy too, and that you're able to admit it and explain why. :) I have to admit, I was a bit surprised at the amount of things we have in common. I too have only hit people in self-defense, never intending to kill, and have liked many Kubrick movies, though not his more recent stuff. I also like Wolverine and music that has to do with drugs, sex, violence, anarchy, etc. Mostly because the bands also usually have good tunes and meanings behind the words. :) Doom's not my preffered game either, I've never played it in fact. I prefer games with actual plots and cool action like Warcraft, Duke Nukem, the Final Fantasy series, and Streets of Rage. I do have to admit I used to be a criminal (am no longer), and I've downloaded the Anarchist Cookbook out of curiosity (and learned quite a few things I never wanted to know :), but I'm glad to have put these things behind me long ago. I've become a better person for not doing them. You're a pretty good person too, even with all your so-called imperfections. Your recent support to me and Kit proves that, thanks for it once again. You are definitely the second-coolest Italian guy I know. (First is my stepfather, whom I have to be biased towards because of all he's done for me over the years. Which includes talking an overreacting Mom out of throwing away my AD&D books, allowing me to explore and experience many of the world's exotic places by taking me to live in them, helping me to grow up and mature by teaching me a lot about love and understanding, and always being there for me and caring whenever I needed help. We've disagreed, but Enzo Masi will never cease to be my friend. :)

Ronin: Saw that last year. It had some good action, but was IMO way too weak and confusing on character development and plot. Frankheimer, De Niro, and Reno have done a lot of better films.

Coyote: Thanks for letting us know Mara's alive, and glad that she's doing okay. Hope she will come back in here soon.

<realizes he's reached CR's top, scans again for any more topics he should talk about and finds none> I guess that's all for now, I have other things to do today and so I guess I'll go on and take care of them before I sleep. :) Thanks once again to all my friends in here for helping with my recent troubles, I hope they're fully resolved soon if any more needs to be done. You all have fun, and I'll see you again soon. Good luck in your lives, and hope you enjoy them, no matter how many trials and frustrations intrude. :) Later.

**RP RESUMPTION**

While the Ravens sleep off the pain and exhaustion that has resulted from their most recent battle, in the depths of Hell thousands of tormented souls continue to undergo similarly intense awful feelings. In the particular part of Hell that the camera is focusing on, Timothy McVeigh is screaming over and over in agony as he views the Oklahoma Bombing Tragedy through the eyes of each of its victims, from the moment they wake up on the day of the bombing to the blast itself, in succession over and over learning exactly who his victims were and feeling their pain. David Koresh is strapped to a podium nearby, screaming and crying out at people who walk by to give him attention and satisfy his many bizzare urges, but no one is even looking at his face. Beside him, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold are running from gun-wielding demons chasing them through a maze that resembles their school, wailing hysterically in confusion and fear. "Do you hate everyone?" one of the demons ask as the two are cornered, and they can't help but answer yes. The demons shoot them and laugh. On a promontory overlooking the torment, the pit-fiend Synatia smiles at the poetic justice, her grin widening when Harris and Klebold's souls are reborn to go through it again. "Soon," she says to herself, "all humankind will be going through agonies like this, dancing in plays of frustration, horror, regret, and chaos to the joy and happiness of demons such as myself. My servant Laybourne is in place to make it so, and so are Gothmenes' minion Turner and Deavik's slave Omar and all their allies. Soon the mouth of Hell in Atlanta will open, and we shall pour forth to claim what is ours. Mephisto may have failed in his plans to make demonkind realize its destiny, but we, we shall succeed! And what a proud day that will be! Don't you agree, John?" Standing beside her, Demon-Pastor John nods in agreement and smiles evilly. "Undoubtedly, my dearest," he says. "Now come, let us go down and show those damned souls some more of the joy they can never experience here. The joy of pain and sin." The two demons laugh and begin to descend the hell, smiling at the screams that echo around them and looking forward to the many more they hope soon to cause.

Meanwhile, in Thailog's secret base, General Zale is smiling also, watching as Thailog walks into the room with Jerec and Tyl just behind. "Kharsus has recovered from his recent bout of stressful spellcasting," the clone gargoyle tells the general. "Soon he will be able to fight for us once again." "That's good news," Zale replies, then bids them to sit down. "I called you here to talk to you about something, Lord Thailog. As you may know, the Ravens are currently holding prisoner some of my men. I am upset over their surrender and I know you have ordered us not to make any moves toward the Ravens right now, but I never leave my men behind. I want to get those prisoners out of trouble." "And I suppose you want to tell me you're going to go free them yourself with the few soldiers you have left," Thailog frowns, "ignoring how much I need your military expertise." "You don't need it totally," Jerec comments. "I can train our clone-troops just as easily as he can, I'm already doing that with their psychic abilities." "And I can provide the military knowledge," Tyl adds. "I've studied what's on the Internet enough." "I thank you both," Zale tells them, "but replacing me won't be necessary. I'm staying here. I have another plan to get my soldiers out. One I think you'll like, Lord Thailog." "Oh?" Thailog raises an eyebrow. "Pray tell, what is this plan?" "Well, as you know, we do need to test our clone troops somehow before using them. Best to do it now, so we can still take time to make any necessary improvements. Therefore I wanted to have Edison assemble a squad of ready made clone soldiers and send it against the Ravens to free those of my men they're holding. One of my subordinates will be in charge, but he'll be the only un-cloned thinking being I'll be sending along. I chose him for reasons that will shortly be made obvious. Colonel Hartlett!" "Yes, General?" a tall and somewhat handsome brown-haired man with a dark blue Marine uniform covering his muscular build asks as he steps in, his face darkening when he sees Thailog. "Prepare to die, gargoyle!" he roars, going for the Quarryhammer tied to his belt. "Halt!" Zale yells, and he stops. "Save your fury for those who deserve it, Hartlett, like our enemies. May I remind you that Thailog is our sponsor and our boss?" "That doesn't mean I have to like him," Hartlett growls, looking ready to spit on Thailog's suit. Thailog looks back at him with an odd smile, betraying no emotion as Zale reveals how Hartlett will lead the troop of prototype clone soldiers against the Ravens to recover his POWs, and Hartlett laughs about how eager he is to hurt them, as well as stating how he hates Thailog and would one day like to smash him during his stone sleep. Thailog chuckles at this remark, while Jerec and Tyl betray no reaction. "You're dismissed," Zale says, and the ex-Quarryman colonel leaves. Only then does Thailog stop laughing and say with a grin, "I wasn't aware you had such a man in your army, General." "Yes, well, he's an embarrassment," Zale says. "Always has been. That's part of the reason I'm putting him on this. Not only is he dedicated and capable, but should he die, we'll have lost nothing." "My thoughts exactly," Thailog nods. "I salute you, General." He shares a long bout of laughter with the others in the room as the screen's image fades.

**HAVING REMINDED OUR READERS OF THE EVIL PLANS IN MOTION, WE NOW ONCE AGAIN TEMPORARILY END THE RP**
Doug - [frostfire@mail.utexas.edu]
Sunday, April 23, 2000 06:43:02 PM
IP: pool-209-138-214-146.dlls.grid.net

If anyone happens to have a copy of last week's CR through Friday night, email me. I am trying to archive my RP and would appreciate last week's CR.

I have added credits to my RP.

BTW, how many episodes are left in TD this season?
Daniel Paul Hightower - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Sunday, April 23, 2000 06:22:42 PM
IP: max1-41.cwy.cei.net

Hmm ... another brain fart? Ah well ... Top Ten!

For those who may not have caught it from the old room ... last night Mara-ko called me for an hour, she's alive and well and misses everyone terribly. **grins** And she loved the flowers ... **floats out of the room**
Coyote the Bando
Algonac, Michigan
Sunday, April 23, 2000 06:17:30 PM
IP: zzz-209252248078.splitrock.net

Top Ten?!
Spacebabie - [LadyAndromeda@smstars.zzn]
Orlando, FL, USA
Sunday, April 23, 2000 06:16:24 PM
IP: user-37kap06.dialup.mindspring.com

Top Ten!!!
Peter - [hybridone@ignmail.com]
Kamloops, BC, Canada
Sunday, April 23, 2000 06:12:16 PM
IP: dial-191.ocis.net

Doh! 7th
jenna
Sunday, April 23, 2000 06:09:06 PM
IP: 1cust11.tnt4.houston.tx.da.uu.net

5th!! ^_^
jenna
Sunday, April 23, 2000 06:08:39 PM
IP: 1cust11.tnt4.houston.tx.da.uu.net

Number six.

Actually, wyvernweb didn't crash. The server that runs this CR and the S8 CR just maxed out. Gore posted an explanation at S8.
Patrick Toman
Sunday, April 23, 2000 06:02:15 PM
IP: abd1ebb7.ipt.aol.com

Hmm. Seems Wyvernweb went down AGAIN. But, we should have expected as much, its been almost two and a half weeks since it last acted up...

Unfortunately, it seems last week's CR has been lost to the ravages of time now...

Top ten I guess.
Robby
Sunday, April 23, 2000 05:35:28 PM
IP: spider-tm034.proxy.aol.com

Hopefully, Third.

Starsinger
Sunday, April 23, 2000 05:17:03 PM
IP: proxy-383.public.rwc.webtv.net

THIRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woohoo, I rock!

*ahem*
Entity
Sunday, April 23, 2000 05:16:53 PM
IP: nic-30-c37-089.mw.mediaone.net

top 10!! at last.

NO DC CONSPIRACY SAGA for a while.

I have added credits to my archived RP. BTW, what happened to the room? I couldn't access it for a while.
Daniel Paul Hightower - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Sunday, April 23, 2000 05:15:18 PM
IP: max1-68.cwy.cei.net

FIRST!!!!!!!!!!
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Sunday, April 23, 2000 05:12:42 PM
IP: dialin-485-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net