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Just a few quick posts.

GB- Ft. Polk? Did you type Ft Polk? I've heard some stories about that place and they say the same thing. Polk bad, Polk bad! I assume that it's not a fun place to be.

Imzadi- Sometimes Korea feels like a prison sentence and then you want it to go by as fast a possible.

Later
Jaden - [jaden12@hotmail.com]
Saturday, July 14, 2001 05:07:40 PM
IP: 211.237.77.23

Yes tis I, the married elf! Happily at that. Now if school would just roll over and die life would be near perfect. Oh well.

No time for replies today I just wanted to come in and say a lot of nothing. WE ARE FINALLY ON-LINE!!!!!! :-D It took us a while to get things arranged in our new apt. but we are slowly getting there.

Let's see what else... Ah, the Gathering was incredible! But you've probably heard all about that by now. Well we have food ready and I need to run. SEE YA! :)
Mecord Lein
Saturday, July 14, 2001 03:51:00 PM
IP: ppp7.pm5.usu.edu

Hehehehehehehehehe.

1+1=-3

Imzadi - Have fun on vacation. We'll promise to change things completely here while you're wrong. Just j/k. Now, if I can only get over this hump about keeping $3000 in my bank balance.

The economy - are there any good news for the economy? The scary part of where I am working right now is almost 100% of everything being made goes to one company. Things are getting bad. Supposedly, my plant is the most profitable division of Molex right now.

You know if I keep taking my time with this post it could be one of the longest top 10 on record.

Hmm. I'm just thinking about meeting Daniel Johnson for the 1st time as we have more in common than either of us probably knows.

**DPH deposits a rather large box of nanites [attuned to DC's DNA] around in the CR.**

Next time, DC shows up, he'll be destroyed from the inside.

Just when you thought the BFTS RP was gone, stay tuned for BFTS RP:Revelations coming soon.
DPH - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
AR, USA
Saturday, July 14, 2001 03:26:10 PM
IP: max1-18.cwy.cei.net

Does anyone have Gargoyle episodes or know where they can be D/L'ed??

Please Email if you do, I can trade if neccesary (not gargoyle episodes I don't have any yet but I have 1000's of MP3's and all the south park TV episodes to date (except last week) as well as a few other things people may be interested in)
DeRat - [derat_26@yahoo.com]
Calgary, AB, Canada
Saturday, July 14, 2001 01:20:46 PM
IP: clgr004702.hs.telusplanet.net

Josh> Awwww, I feel so loved! As I just wrote you in an email, I do live in TX. I only wish I were still in LA having the time of my life. And I'm sure you're a real sweetheart, you just don't want to admit it :) And keep complimenting pretty girls, it really will get you far.
SJ> Thank you so much for the compliment. Believe it or not, I don't get many of them. I'm glad I wasn't a disappointment to you, and thanks for the Cold Shower Award. I'm honored ;) Sorry you couldn't get a picture of my ass :P
Siofra> I hope you feel better too. I'm having the same trouble eating as well. I can only open my jaw so wide and it's frustrating. But we'll live!
Jan> Thanks for the well wishes. How have you been doing?
Lynati>*shudders with you* Hopefully I won't go through that!
Spacebabie> Ouch! I'm sorry to hear that.
Daniel> It was a pleasure meeting you too. I was keeping my eyes open for any CR members at the Gathering and your name really stuck out on your badge.
SOROW - [sorow@prodigy.net]
Saturday, July 14, 2001 12:02:56 PM
IP: a010-0466.dll2.splitrock.net

Some semi-Gargoyles related news:
My brother-in-law, who was the reason behind my story "Despair & Deliverance", has just been accepted as one of the Olympic torch bearers for the state of Texas. Since his remission, John took up running and competed in two marathons to raise money for leukemia research. To be nominated, friends and family wrote essays on why he would be an ideal candidate (and yeah, I was one of them.) so we're all just real excited!! Woo hoo!!
Spike
Saturday, July 14, 2001 11:46:35 AM
IP: adsl-64-216-238-175.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net

RE: latin: Caveat emptor is an easy one; caveat lector would be more appropriate for this CR. :)
Daniel Johnson - [danielj7@mac.com]
Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Saturday, July 14, 2001 08:32:14 AM
IP: adsl-138-89-122-113.nnj.adsl.bellatlantic.net

Just here for the latin: Caveat emptor.
Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Saturday, July 14, 2001 08:04:25 AM
IP: proxy3-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Josh> safe journey and I hope that you have a fabulous time on your vacation! :) We've decided to do a mini-vacation in August. We'll go see relatives for a couple of days and then head over to Colorado Springs. I love staying in a cabin while vacationing there. I might even get up enough nerve to ride the cog train to the top of Pike's Peak again ;)
The last time I rode the train... well, click on my name for a picture of me preparing to get on the train.... *L*
Skiing.... heh, I'm a lousy at skiing! Took a whole day of lessons, went down the bunny slope face first and then spent the rest of the day in the lodge. *L* We've been skiing at Taos and Red River, New Mexico. ohyeah, and they forgot to mention to duck your head when getting off of the lift... *smack* right in the back of the head! O.o Even with everything that happened, I still enjoyed my ONE and ONLY time going skiing. (never do that again!)

We're having a class reunion cook-out tonight! =) We had so much fun getting together last year at the "official" reunion that we decided to put together the cookout for this year. It's a chance for us to keep in touch with each other....and catch up on all of the latest gossip ;) *giggles* Did you know that Ann Wilcox lived with Randy S. ??? Mygosh! ;D
This year it's at my classmate's ranch - next year will be held at my new house =) (I have a double sized lot with the lot)
My son is home for the weekend *happy feet dance* He's been begging me to take him to an auction! *L* (he's never been to one) He'll have plenty of time to attend them after the end of this month when he moves here permanently. He's given notice at work, so he's ready to move.... at least physically. I don't know if he's mentally prepared to move here, though. He was pretty much raised in Houston for most of his life, so he's going to have to make the adjustment of moving from a million plus population down to a population of 2,300 (his high school was larger than that) He won't have the convienence of stores, malls, materials, etc. that he's used to. He'll have to drive 60 miles to either Springfield, MO or 45 miles to Fayetteville, Ark. to find most of what he's looking for.
*starts singing the theme song to Green Acres* with reversed roles, I'd be Eddie Albert and he'd be Eva Gabor. ;)

Thank you to all who gave me a kind word about my parenting skills! *hugs* You'll never know how much I appreciate it and needed it! Ya'll are great friends!!

Only 170 days till the Year 2002
Jan - [<--- preparing for the train]
Saturday, July 14, 2001 07:04:12 AM
IP: modem21-278.mo-net.com

Greetings all... don't mind the footprints on the ceiling, I'll clean them before I come down. (smiles a Totoro-sized smile)

The reason for my being on cloud-nine was that I spent the entire day yesterday with my girlfriend Heather. We went out for lunch at Chili's, then caught a double feature at the local AMC - Final Fantasy, The Spirits Within & Atlantis. From there, we had didner, then spent a couple ours admiring the view on one of the local beaches before she had to head home. It was a... intense moment. ^_^

CHRISTINE - The Demo of Black Roses was fantastic! it was great to hear your voice again, and you really did a good job making your book come alive. Why do I get a the feeling that the one officer would be done by Keith David if a movie of this book was made? ^_^ Can't wait to get the full book to listen too!

WITCHBLADE - I caught the pilot ep the other night. Interesting concept of a wepon that forms it's own armor...

Well, that's all for now... Maintain and Check Six!

Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. - [scififangargoyle@yahoo.com]
Tampa, FL, USA
Saturday, July 14, 2001 07:00:12 AM
IP: 65342hfc61.tampabay.rr.com

** Niamhgold enters briefly **

Firestorm: "Caveat emptor" = buyer beware :)

Adios!
Niamhgold
Saturday, July 14, 2001 05:29:42 AM
IP: lac-flex60.ncia.net

Gside: <Fire Storm's been rather irregular (maybe some roughage would help with that)..>
It's almost impossible for me to find some decent bran muffins around here.

BTW... whats latin for "Let the buyer beware"?
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Saturday, July 14, 2001 12:08:47 AM
IP: 206.25.115.145

YES! My dad and I left work early (one of the perks of being the boss, I guess) and we are now OFFICIALLY ON VACATION!!! Two weeks of no work. No maintaining bloatware for my dad's company, no dealing with bitchy ISP customers who yell at me like its my fault they can't spell "connect".

Friday the 13th went flawlessly for me so far...

::sees Murphy lurking around:: Hey! You! Stop right there! ::points a disruptor at Murphy. Murphy freezes, displays a "deer caught in headlights" look. Josh promptly disintegrates him into billions of pieces::

Wow that felt good.

Anyway, we've started loading up the X5 with all our crap, our family motto is "We're the Wurzels and we pack light"...unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. Oh well, if we can't get everything to fit (the X5 has much less cargo space than a Jeep Grand Cherokee, hint hint!) then we'll just take two cars. Unfortunately, this means that I will have to drive for 6 hours tomorrow, but I can live with that if it means I get to listen to my own music and have my own car up at the lake. We leave tomorrow morning.

Speaking of which, we're not actually going to Lake Tahoe. I just said that to make people jealous. We're actually going to Lake Donner, which I believe is slightly west of Tahoe. Yes, Donner as in "Donner party crossing" that ate each other while trying to get to the Pacific coast. Its much less...hostile...now. But if worse comes to worse, I'm prepared to sacrifice my brother to save my pathetic hide. ;-)

My last day of work went well, I pretty much spent it moving files around and chatting on AIM. I finished a massive change yesterday and didn't want to start the next massive one today and "have this thing hanging out there" (go on, identify THAT quote) while I was away. So I pretty much did absolutely nothing and got paid for 8 hours of work. Not bad, huh?

Hopefully, I'll have some means of net access while I'm there. Its likely that I'll be posting, less likely that I'll be around to chat (sorry Dreamie, GXB, Wolf, and Niamhgold, I know you're all crushed).

Oh, and I uploaded a bunch of model pics. I haven't put them together in a coherent site yet, but check out www.kicktothenuts.com/images/Models for some cool pics of my airplanes and some of my dad's tanks and trucks.

After a nice long chat with Niamhgold (thanks for getting me out of helping with packing!) and a decent episode of Stargate SG-1, I think I'm ready to hit the sack and go on vacation...as soon as I pack my backpack full of necessary geek toys and load my HD with |*|2()|\|... cuz I can't take my external on vacation.

On to the replies!

Gside: <<Mara's. Or maybe Robby had something to do with it>>: I'd bet all on Robby. Mara plays Marla Singer in this drama. Interesting that their names are similar, isn't it? <<<<Bow chika bow>>: Chika bow bow>>: ::breaks into wild guitar riff of porn music:: <>: If they don't produce the card, I rip the proxy in half 8-) <<too much fluffy diddly stuff>>: Been hanging out with Ned Flanders? <<As long as she stays away from flaming female gerbils>>: Now THAT would make for an interesting episode. <<Do remember taht you're talking to someone from California>>: We do have snow in California, just not anywhere near me! <<white stuff falling from the sky would scare him>>: Actually, anything falling from the sky scares me. The sky should be blue, clear, and having nothing falling from it. <<slays kings>>: And everyone else! <<ruins towns>>: And everything else! Now its starting to sound like a plague... <<we give peole a Gathering recovery period>>: Bah! I came home at midnight from gathering and posted right after! Of course, if *I* had been going home with ::cough:: or ::cough:: or ::cough::...I might not have. <<he only said something when I put a mini post up for the mp3>>: I'm more of a responder-type poster. If you don't post, I've nothing to respond to, so I don't bother. You said "I'm just posting this" so I made a comment. I can't keep track of all the people who I've met in here and bug them to post. Unless I have a specific question for someone. <<Allegedly, if you pu t away $20 a month, you'll be a millionare by 40 or so>>: That's not enough for me. At least not to retire on. We're talking about $40,000 a year in interest on that million bucks (BEFORE tax)...and I'm sorry, but I just can't live comfortably on 30k a year. <<Jersey. Give me a hard one next time>>: What's fat air? <<And since Sev. Jr. and I are part of you, we're there too>>: Not part of me. You are me. <<there's always that popular video series of women farting>>: I'm more of a "girls gone wild" fan myself. <>: GROAN. <<you're still the ones responsible for Tacoma Narrows>>: Mistakes have been made. Others will be blamed. <<Such a fun video>>: It was the first thing we were shown in our first civil engineering class at Berkeley. "Do NOT do this!" The prof said. We all cracked up. <<I'm still working an a first>>: I know, but that sets up a whole string of insults I didn't want to make or unleash. <>: Heh, heh. Near perfect physics score too. <<Yes, yes it does>>: You're supposed to say "no josh, that doesn't make you look like an ass at all. Your face does!"

Allaine: <<thoughts on the Emmy nominations>>: I haven't had a genuine thought in days. Sorry. <<despite their best season yet>>: Really? I heard from most of the fans that the season sucked.

Shadowrider: <<Any special revelation happened there?>>: Josh the idiot finally figured out that it was Winterwolf and Dreamie, not Winterwolf and Niamhgold. <>: Its just as well...my address is "the corner of first and insane"

Points to anyone who knows what "the corner of first and insane" comes from.

Daniel Johnson: <<but there will always be the memory of this year>>: That's true. All the more reason to try again next year! <<Have I mentioned lately that I have a TiBook?>>: Yes you have. But I no longer want a TiBook, as I'll have an iBook by the end of next month and a Tower by my birthday...and I'm getting developer discounts ON BOTH! (20%). Oh, also, I got near perfect scores in Physics, Writing, and American History. So ::phhhhhbbt:: ;-) <<not all of them are circular>>: Um, what part of "traffic circle" is confusing to your city planners? <<Aw, now I feel all warm and fuzzy>>: Perhaps you have a fever ;-) <<I'd miss the wide screen though>>: My Lombard has a 14.1" screen at 1024x768. The ibook has a 12.1" screen at 1024x768. I've used the iBook at max res and its fine. My beef will be getting used to the touchpad. On the iBook, the button conveniently sits right under the spot where my freakin hand rests, so I press it constantly. I'll just have to learn to use a wider hand stance. <>: See, if Apple hadn't come out with these new ones, I'd have never considered it. I REALLY dislike the shape and colors of the old iBooks. <<I've since sold it to someone>>: Know anyone who's looking for a used Lombard 333 powerbook? Mine's for sale! <<it does make you look look like an ass>>: Thanks. I try. <<I'd do better to share a room>>: I'll room with you if you want. It'll be a mac-fest ;-) You'll have to put up with my naked jumping jacks, though...

Kidding.

Christine: <<we get to meet her family>>: Are they bitches too? <<it'll probably be 2006 before he's got e-mail>>: I'd be happy to volunteer to set it up for him, since I'm in LA...but I'd have to email him my offer since I don't have his address... ;-)

DPH: <<jobs at my workplace that I think shouldn't require brains>>: Yeah, there are a bunch at the places I've worked too. But amazingly, people manage to screw them up. <<Conspiracy Theorist hasn't been around in a while>>: Perhaps he's become the target of one of his conspiracies. <<Who else is missing?>>: Chandra Levi. <>: Doing the same thing with my computers. <<There are now pictures of Todd Jensen avaible>>: There were before, too.

Aaron: <<There's a reason Future Tense is my favorite episode>>: I'm sorry, but Brooklyn and Demona...no. Unless Christine's "Temptation" episode was actually a cut scene from Greg Weisman's bible. <<Buffy's circle of available guys is pretty limited>>: I'll volunteer. <<Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!>>: I knew you'd say that. <<I'm hoping for implants like Hudson has>>: I've got some pretty cool prosthetic fangs. Chicks dig 'em. (quiet Dreamie, they do. Trust me.) <<Some obsessive fan out there somewhere will know>>: Well the garg fans don't seem to know. And who's more obsessive than us? <<Are you saying I'm nothing but a sex object?>>: Well, not to me. To her, perhaps. But it could be worse. <>: Oh, THAT's what you edited out. I thought you edited out like bad words and gore and violence and OTHER R-rated stuff. My bad. Yeah, keep that the hell out of here. Thanks 8-)

Gside: <<maybe some roughage would help>>: How would that help? <<Calm down, it's not that bad>>: Easy for us to say, we're engineers. Many people I try to explain a derivative or integral to explode into many pieces. <>: Don't ever make that mistake again, or the society will revoke your ability to consider yourself an engineer...if you're lucky ;-)

Look at me! I'm talking to treif!
-Uncle George, Duckman

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [josh@kicktothenuts.com]
Encino, CA, US of A
Friday, July 13, 2001 11:04:26 PM
IP: ppp-206-170-217-90.nhwd02.pacbell.net

My bad, it's a limit to zero. I really hate it when I think backwards.
Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Friday, July 13, 2001 09:17:13 PM
IP: proxy3-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Shadowrider> Welcome back.
<<I've just returned from Poland>>: Did you remember to bring your family some kielbasa?

Daniel Johnson> <<why should they want to give up a steady
source of income?>>: An excellent question, and one that they couldn't come up with an answer for before. Though there is always the option of trying to please the constituancy.

DPH> <<Who else is missing?>>: Wilek, Moochie, Fire Storm's been rather irregular (maybe some roughage would help with that)..

Aaron> <<Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!>>: Calm down, it's not that bad. All you do is take a limit to infinity, on the width of either a sum or a ratio or differences.

Daniel Johnson> <<has anyone seen that new TNT series Witchblade?>>: Yup. Got my father (incidentally, he's happy today because Bill and Gloin came in the mail so he now has everything for the leaving of the Fellowship. And he has a nightwatch for outside his Prancing Pony.) hooked on Solsbury Hill, and he got me on it too. It's scary how much I share my parents' taste in music.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Friday, July 13, 2001 09:16:20 PM
IP: proxy3-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Aaron:
Well, I am a glutton for punishment so I'll probably try again. :) Please don't feel bad; with the number of people around I wouldn't expect anyone to try to keep track of me. And, if nothing else, it was a learning experience. I just have to remember that I'd do better to share a room. And I DID get to California. The good thing about next year's Gathering is that I can drive there. I just wish I could have faced you in the auction. That would have been fun. >:)

Hey, has anyone seen that new TNT series Witchblade? They had the first four episodes back to back on Sunday, and I just happened to catch it. It's not too shabby. It actually strongly reminded me of Gargoyles. Set in NYC. Main character is female police detective. Involves people and objects of myth and legend. Has complex characters whom are difficult to pin done as friend or foe. I don't watch much TV anymore; Babylon 5 and Farscape on Sci Fi are the only shows I watch with regularity, but I think I'm going to add this one to that list.
Daniel Johnson - [danielj7@mac.com]
Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Friday, July 13, 2001 05:04:31 PM
IP: adsl-138-89-124-30.nnj.adsl.bellatlantic.net

Hey Everyone!
If anyone wants pics of the Gathering,please email me and Ill send you some great shots of all the guests and ones w/ Thom Adcox a/out pants! *faints*
Lots of love!

JaimeRei - [Reibebe02@aol.com]
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Friday, July 13, 2001 03:51:55 PM
IP: 1cust113.tnt4.phoenix.az.da.uu.net

GXB> Well, maybe I'm not qualified to comment, since I don't actually watch the show, but I have kept up with it through the room for the last couple of years, fanfics, etc., and from what I have learned, I know I like Spike. And I've always been a sucker for an opposites-attract romance. (There's a reason Future Tense is my favorite episode) We know Spike has some kind of feelings for Buffy, twisted though they may be. As for her... she's just died and been resurrected. That's bound to mess you up a little. She might even see herself as one of the undead now. She's lost her last two SOs, so she's probably lonely. Buffy's circle of available guys is pretty limited, considering the problems caused by her "job". She used to date Spike's granddaddy in darkness, Angel, who's an even more evil b'stard then Spike. Angel got cursed with having his soul back, Spike got a chip shoved in his head. Though one is magical and one technological, what's the dang difference? Do I think it'll work out between the two of them? No. But it'd be fun to see them try. (Oh, and thanks for sending the Demona pic. I appreciate it)

Daniel J> Gods, I'm so sorry. We did wonder a couple of times where you were, but I guess no one thought to try your room. (Group hugs) Please don't be afraid to try again next year.

FS> Hope you feel better soon.

Josh> <<All I want is for everyone to know calculus>> Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! <<Have fun gumming your food in a few years.>> I'm hoping for implants like Hudson has. Only I want really pointy canines on mine. <<Looking up restaurants by owner isn't that easy.>> True, but if I wanted to find, say, Michael Jordan's restaurant, it wouldn't be as hard as finding one owned by somebody who wasn't famous. Some obsessive fan out there somewhere will know. Hey, why don't we Ask Greg? <<Her lack of a penis.>> Are you saying I'm nothing but a sex object? (Like I mind, right?) <<Would you PLEASE stop doing that?>> But I thought that stuff skeeved you out...

Welcome back Allaine and Shadowrider.

Later.

"The few times I went to church, it did very little for my faith in God or humanity."

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Friday, July 13, 2001 02:59:55 PM
IP: 209.33.140.102

Ya know, as I sit here at work, I am reminded that all you working stiffs will be at your jobs on Monday and I'll be AT LAKE TAHOE FOR TWO WEEKS!

Neener neener neeeeeener
::makes moose-antlers with hands and blows a big raspberry::
Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [josh@kicktothenuts.com]
North Hollywood, CA, US of A
Friday, July 13, 2001 10:59:45 AM
IP: adsl-63-194-25-242.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net

Daniel Johnson, I was starting to wonder what happenned to you.

Imzadi - My complaint about Wendy's was the setup was good enough where brains shouldn't be required to calculate change: just print out a receipt everytime and you know how much change to give out.

Heck, I wish I could name all the various jobs at my workplace that I think shouldn't require brains, but obviously do because some people can't get the jobs done right.

Let's see: Conspiracy Theorist hasn't been around in a while. Who else is missing?

1+1=-3

Imzadi - when I bought this PC, {hehehehe] the check I wrote out was almost almost half of all the money I had saved up. At the rate this economy is going, I might end up with waiting until I have all the money readily available for purchasing a car.

In other news, I discovered the IRS had direct deposited my refund in the bank (I filled out the paperwork for direct deposit). Only bad thing: I still have not received a letter from the IRS yet about my income tax return.

Shadowrider - There are now pictures of Todd Jensen avaible.

Gotta go.
DPH - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
AR, USA
Friday, July 13, 2001 10:47:41 AM
IP: max1-17.cwy.cei.net

Voting is open in the June FFC: "Summer Blockbusters" --- just go to Previous Fight to view the entries and then to Discussion Forums to vote! Thanks!
Vote in the FFC!!
Friday, July 13, 2001 10:47:19 AM
IP: adsl-64-216-238-206.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net

Lynati > the great thing about Alinora is that in the next series, we get to meet her family ... ; )

Stephen > glad it got there all right; hope you enjoy the tape!

Josh > if Thom were online, I suspect he'd be in the comment rooms and reading the fanfics and generally loving every minute of it. But since it took him a full year to get his computer from still-in-the-box to out-of-the-box-but-on-the-floor, it'll probably be 2006 before he's got e-mail. I remember him asking at one of the previous Gatherings who that grey female gargoyle was in so many pf the fanart pics of Lex ; )

Aaron > I'd be game for having the infamous Other Panel, maybe some Friday night in the adult room.

Christine - [christine@sabledrake.com]
Friday, July 13, 2001 08:16:09 AM
IP: 02-071.075.popsite.net

Josh:
<<You'd be missing out on a chance to overcome your issues>> Yeah, I know. I do intend to try, but there will always be the memory of this year.
<<Heh, heh. Perfect math score>> :P Have I mentioned lately that I have a TiBook? >:)
<<traffic circles>> I know that they can be found elsewhere, but NJ has an inordinately high number of them. And not all of them are circular. The Asbury "circle", which is very close to here, is a figure eight. Much fun.
<<*I* noticed>> Aw, now I feel all warm and fuzzy.
<<I'm ordering an iBook next week>> Good for you. If I didn't already have this TiBook, I'd be tempted to get one too. I'd miss the wide screen though. I had one of the older iBooks and was very happy with it. I've since sold it to someone at work who has now "seen the light" and realized how much better Macs are. :)
Oh, and you're right; it does make you look look like an ass.
----
Gside:
Yes, I've heard about the Parkway. And yes, the tolls were supposed to be temporary, but why should they want to give up a steady source of income?

Got to go to work.
Daniel Johnson - [danielj7@mac.com]
Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Friday, July 13, 2001 08:05:21 AM
IP: adsl-138-89-124-30.nnj.adsl.bellatlantic.net

Hi to everyone! Well, I am very very happy to be here again! I've just returned from Poland (actually, I arrived in Italy about twelve hours ago), and I will be home for a couple of days now. So, anyway...everything all right here? any major event happening? And, the Gathering? How did it go? Any special revelation happened there? (eh eh eh...;).
Well, I'd like to write more, but I am a little tired (I haven't slept in 70 and more hours...and I had not a full night od sleep since...well, an long time...)...so, I think I will write more later, or tomorrow probably. Sorry.

Winterwolf, Niamhgold & Emambu:> Hey friends, how are you? Got my postcards? (to everyone else: I was going to send postcards to everyone, but I had only these three addresses...)

See later, everyone!
Shadowrider - [shadowrider@katamail.com]
Milan, Italy
Friday, July 13, 2001 07:38:13 AM
IP: h213-46-39.mi2.albacom.net

For everyone: Hi, sorry it's been a while since I've posted here. It hasn't been easy to get away from my work, both in the office and out of it, and what little time I get I try to devote to writing (and making a dent in all those Tenchi episodes I've been taping on Cartoon Network *g*).

I'm glad everyone had such a great time at the Gathering, and I only wish I could have been there too (I definitely want to attend one _someday_ *sigh*). Thanks to Christine for her report.

I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on the Emmy nominations announced yeterday morning. I was pretty steamed myself by the fact that Buffy failed to garner a single nomination, despite their best season yet and a host of people (including TV Guide) arguing it deserved to be nominated for Best Drama. There was definitely a lack of respect smelling up the noms.

I'll try to be back sometime soon *wave*.

Sincerely, Allaine

P.S. Oh btw, I saw "Unbreakable" last week on video and liked it. It was definitely better than "Proof of Life", but not as good as "State and Main" (I haven't been to the movies in weeks, so I've been hitting the new release shelves at Hollywood Video.) And hey, M. Night Shamalayan is making his next movie (with Mel Gibson this time) at a local college not fifteen minutes from where I live. See, on very rare occasions things happen here in Philly ;)
Allaine - [eac2nd@yahoo.com]
Philadelphia, PA
Friday, July 13, 2001 04:46:48 AM
IP: 64.80.115.200

Satlimboca is tasty.

Imzadi> <<So what warped mind conjured YOU up?>>: Mara's. Or maybe Robby had something to do with it.
<<Bow chika bow>>: Chika bow bow.
<<The idea is that you have the actual card in your collection>>: The idea, yes. But I am sure that there are people who don't follow it in casual play.
<>: They were at one time, yes, but I say what they've become doesn't fit the definition any more. They're too long, overlap too much, have too much fluffy diddly stuff on their edges, when they should be flater and harder.
<<Buffy is such a necro>>: As long as she stays away from flaming female gerbils.

Niamhgold> <<Ever been skiing?>>: Do remember taht you're talking to someone from California. I believe white stuff falling from the sky would scare him.

David G.> <<a riddle is allowed some poetic liscense>>: Yeah, yeah. I'm just too much of a pedant.
<<Time doesn't really "grind hard stones to meal" or "beat high mountains down.">>: You forgot slays kings, ruins towns, gnaws iron, bites steel, and eating the entirety of two kingdoms.

Daniel Johnson> Better luck next time.
<<toll roads>>: You heard they're thinking of taking the tolls off the Parkway? apparently they were only planned to be temporary until it was payed off, but now there's a good bit of bonds out on it.
<<Jug handles are also quite common>>: It really freads out of staters that you have to turn right to turn left.
<<I'm the type to be easily overlooked>>: Nah, we give peole a Gathering recovery period. Though it's easy to not notice that anyone posted on any day. Heck, I know I've missed posts since Imzadi's been here, and he only said something when I put a mini post up for the mp3.

Imzadi> <<retiring by age 40>>: Allegedly, if you pu t away $20 a month, you'll be a millionare by 40 or so.
<<Where does one find fat air?>>: Jersey. Give me a hard one next time.
<<How much can you get for a 233?>>: Now? Ten bucks. Tomorrow? Two bits.
<<Visions of me, wolf, and aaron sitting a console>>: And since Sev. Jr. and I are part of you, we're there too.
<<I'm not into that, thanks>>: Well, there's always that popular video series of women farting.
<<Gside was splitting hairs>>: No, I was splitting feathers.
<<Heh, heh. GO BOOM!>>: But you're still the ones responsible for Tacoma Narrows. Such a fun video, though.
<<I'll tell that to Gside's next woman>>: What do you mean next? I'm still working an a first.
<<Perfect math score>>: I hate you.
<<really makes me look like an ass>>: Yes, yes it does.

In the midnight moonlight, I'll/Be posting a long and lonely file. Well, it's not that long, but I like it (and I think it's a good song for the man). Anyway, the new mp3 is Here Comes My Baby performed by the Tremoloes. I rather like it over Cat Steven's version. Mostly because of the cow bells on the off beats.

Na zdoro'v ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Thursday, July 12, 2001 11:37:59 PM
IP: proxy3-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

God damnit, I wish I would stop pasting my posts into the "country" field...really makes me look like an ass.
Josh again
Thursday, July 12, 2001 11:13:54 PM
IP: ppp-206-170-217-89.nhwd02.pacbell.net

YES! I finished a massive portion of my job this summer for my dad. I originally estimated it would take me a week at least to implement these changes, instead I did it in about a day. I hereby declare myself "The Man" and have demanded that my job title be changed accordingly.

Have you ever written a check that feels like you're passing a kidney stone? Actually, I've never passed a kidney stone, but I'd imagine it feels somewhat like writing a check for 5% of your net worth. Even if the purpose of the check is simply to move money from one account to another...my GOD.

I've decided that I'm vastly overpaid. No, I'm not sharing. I've got plans for that money, not the least of which includes retiring by age 40 (guess I better get busy, huh?)

DPH: <<no person notices>>: Who says we didn't notice? Maybe we just didn't want it to go to your head. <<Don't you people know that my posts to the CR are very important?>>: Alas, I have forgotten. Since really, none of our posts are very important. <<1+1=-3 or is it $20.03-$6.13=$13.90>>: I liked the first one better. <<Wendy's finally gave me corrent change>>: Is it the end of the world? <<DPH disappears into FAT air>>: Where does one find fat air?

JackaL: <<All my lovely sex slaves!>>: Put down the acid, dude. <<Poor, poor guy!>>: HA! You can use many words to describe me, most of which aren't very nice, but "poor" is not one of them. <<How dumb are YOU?>>: Its called a joke, schmuck. And don't call me "bitch", lest I rip your testicles off and feed them to you intravenously.

Xanathar: <<It's so good to have a net connection once again>>: Its amazing that I became the net junkie that I am in as little as a few months...I don't know what I'd do without one. <<the Australian dollar is worth about half of an American dollar at present>>: Silly foreigners with your silly imitation dollars. Canada can't seem to get it right either! <<there's somebody over there who I really want to meet>>: Wouldn't happen to be a babe who goes by the name of Sorow, would it? <<sell off for a bit of money>>: How much can you get for a 233? <>: We play UT, no problems. <<*drools* T3>>: The sad thing is that I didn't appreciate it until it was gone, because I wasn't much of a net user before I had it. <<My name is Xan and I am a net addict!>>: Hi, Xan!

Niamhgold: <<** Niamhgold enters **>>: Apparently, today, for the SOLE purpose of posting to me! ;-) <<not with I straw, I will say that!>>: ::Visions of me, wolf, and aaron sitting a console yelling "Suck! Suck! Suck!":: <<those new model pics look really cool>>: Um, you're looking at the old ones. Hopefully I can snap off a few before I leave for Tahoe. Sorry. I keep meaning to do it and I never do. Okay, tonight I took a bunch of pics! I'll post them as soon as I can, but it might be a while since they're, ya know...BIG. Each one is like 1600x1200 at about half a meg (on a modem, we're talking a 1.5 minute download). Some pics of stuff you haven't seen, like our hobby room. <<Ever been skiing?>>: Yeah, a few times. I'm not bad. Never met a blue run I couldn't handle, though I have a mental block against blacks. Technically, I'm capable of skiing them, but every time I try SOMETHING goes awry and I end up on my butt. So I stick to blues cuz they're fun. <>: There's some great skiing in Northern California, but I prefer Aspen and Steamboat. I've also been to Whistler and some place in Utah (I'd go back there, but the morons, er, mormons kind of scared me). <<Well, there's that, or one of those mail bombs>>: Landing my mom a job breaking rocks isn't what we had in mind. <<it's highly possible she can use whatever information she knows as blackmail>>: Brilliant! I will pass along your advice. <<no contractual obligation>>: There was no contract in the first place. Too bad, cuz she could have nailed them on Breach. <>: The mere mention of lawyers will get people to cough up the cash. Why do you think I want to be one? <<How about socially?>>: That's the crazy thing. My brother is the macdaddy. He's popular with all the girls, he's a jock, he's funny, blah blah blah. In other words, nothing like me. <<the problem is not that they can't find them, but that they are too small>>: Took me a second to remember what you were talking abut. During that second, it sounded REALLY bad. <<that feels weird!>>: Yeah, but good weird. <>: I know what you meant. I was joking. <<morbid fascination with vomit, for some people>>: I'm not into that, thanks. <>: Sorry, I know talking to me takes WAY more time than it should, given the amount of interesting stuff I actually have to say ;-)

Jan: <<It's called undying and unconditional love>>: It is the responsibility of parents like you to make sure that people like me never become parents, by making sure your daughters never sleep with guys like me. <<Good parenting is not for the weak or lazy>>: Therefore I won't be trying it anytime soon. I just can't deal with all the stuff you mentioned. I want my life to be lived for me. Not for someone else. <<thank you for making the other females (minus Sorrow and Dreamie) feel like real bow-wows>>: um...sorry? <<simple math skills, people>>: No kidding! All I want is for everyone to know calculus! ;-) <<I'm faking it, but I don't feel it >>: Too much information for me. Though I'm sure your ::cough:: would be interested.

Lynati: <<Like her niece, Miranda>>: What's she, a palm pilot? <<we need a fandom rallying call>>: Its called "The Gathering". <<go go Nightstone laser!>>: Power ranger?

David G: <<But feathers ARE scales. Their structures are highly similar>>: That's like saying Windows is really Mac OS. <<a riddle is allowed some poetic liscense>>: Yes, I agree. Gside was splitting hairs, not you. <<civil engineering sometimes>>: Heh, heh. GO BOOM!

Spacebabie: <<never never F-----d with Eric Cartman>>: Amen! <>: Then the one that costs more is worse. <<Have you ever gone down the ocal playground slide on a hot summers day wearing shorts>>: See, I have this aversion to putting my hands or other parts of my body on hot metal objects. Its called "dumb". <<Any estiamate until the new season of Time dancer?>>: September, I think. <<No sir I didn't see you playing with your dolls again>>: Good!

Revel: <<okay second most cruel thing>>: What's the first? <<This is going to be a long weekend>>: Heh. Not for me, my friend. For me, its a two-week weekend! <<but that's not cool I bet>>: For either side. <<Work is only work if it requires work>>: No, work is defined as "anything you'd rather not be doing".

Aris: <<rather than as an anthropomorphic personification of insanity>>: Which he appears to be. <<he disliked how I once used the word "dammit">>: Well, damnit, stop using that word! ;-)

Greg: <<David Fury quote>>: LOL Brilliant! <<end up falling for a murderer who would be killling innocent people were he not suffering from chip affliction>>: In all fairness, she did fall for a murderer who would be killing were he not suffering from having a soul. <>: I think all us kid-less CR dwellers should form a community somewhere. Without kids to bother us, we might actually have interesting and productive lives.

Jan: <<for all of you sexual devients>>: Here!? No! <<the "fake it till you feel it" is actually from a workshop that I took while teaching>>: Sure it was. <<sure enough, it works!>>: I'll tell that to Gside's next woman ;-) <<have a positive attitude about something negative>>: First, I'd have to be capable for forming a positive attitude.

Aaron: <<This is why I don't go to the dentist>>: Have fun gumming your food in a few years. <<I'm going to start watching Buffy this season>>: Join us, the bad jokes only hurt the first time. <<it couldn't be that hard to find>>: Looking up restaurants by owner isn't that easy. <<My good twin, Robby>>: Now will you stop denying you're the same person? <>: He'll need it. <<until Eleanor ate a transmission bearing>>: I don't care what Boomer eats. He can eat a honda for all I care. He's not leaving my posession even if he no longer runs. <<what do I compensate for?>>: Her lack of a penis. <<"This guy's got skid plates of pure brass.">>: I should put them on my blades. <<That and I edited for content>>: Would you PLEASE stop doing that? <<the six-pack I'm drinking a day>>: Featherweight.

Daniel Johnson: <<Things have not been well for me>>: Sorry to hear that. <<Pathetic, isn't it?>>: Hopefully you'll have better luck next year. <<now I'll be wary of trying this next year>>: You'd be missing out on a chance to start to overcome your issues. <<There's a lot more than just "cuteness" to consider, anyway>>: Yes there is, but not when you're only looking at someone. <<Calculators on the SAT?>>: Heh, heh. Perfect math score. <<those abominations known as traffic circles>>: Actually, I think we have one or two. Just not near where you were. <<I've been MIA for a couple of weeks and no one noticed>>: Um, *I* noticed. In this CR, there's one person I talk to about Mac stuff, and one in the s8 CR. I'd notice if they were gone. Speaking of which, I'm ordering an iBook next week 8-) Hope you feel better dude. Depression sucks, I know.

Fire Storm: <<It was cool!>>: Good, I can't wait to see it. <<dentist>>: Bummer, dude. Feel better.

I am gonna try really hard to get my new model pics uploaded soon. I'm trying to integrate them into an actual site so people don't just mindlessly stroll through a folder without being entertained (like SOME gathering picture takers I know...ME). I'm gonna work on putting together an actual site of gathering pictures while I'm away too.

They've really got my balls in a juice maker.
-Mr. Tweek, South Park

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [josh@kicktothenuts.com]
Encino, CA, US of AYES! I finished a massive portion of my job this summer for my dad. I originally estimated it would take me a week at least to implement these changes, instead I did it in about a day. I hereby declare myself "The Man" and have demanded that my
Thursday, July 12, 2001 11:12:50 PM
IP: ppp-206-170-217-89.nhwd02.pacbell.net

::Fire Storm walks into the CR looking like hell::

Hey all. Went to see Final Fantasy with Coyote tonight. It was cool! More later.

Dentist: I went to the dentist Tuesday for fillings and I fell asleep in the chair.

As for right now... I feel like $#%7! I have felt the need to throw up for many hours. I wish the Pepto lasted more than 2 hours.
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:05:50 PM
IP: 64.109.143.22

Spacebabie- I'm not too psyched about the older Gundam series myself... But thats because I've seen them on video already! Its pretty good stuff all around, tho it takes a couple episodes to warm up, and I'm worried most people won't give it a chance due to the old 70's animation. If folks watch long enough to get into the story, well, maybe "That 70's Gundam" will stand a chance.

As far as Char Aznoble, he doesn't look like Zechs, Zechs looks like him! Char predates Zechs by about 20 years! The big difference is, Char is generally considered a villain, while Zechs is considered a hero. In fact, you'll see LOTS of similiarities between the two beyond appearances... (Gundam Wing is kinda an updated version of the original story, with more Gundams and main characters and a few significant changes and more shades of grey...) I hope we get the movie Char's Counterattack on CN someday, but I'm not counting on it...
Robby
Thursday, July 12, 2001 08:41:39 PM
IP: ac8eed32.ipt.aol.com

Well, it seems like forever. Things have not been well for me. Before the Gathering I was suffering a bout of depression and hoped the trip would make me feel better. I haven't had a vacation in years. I've never been to anything like this and would generally be too shy to try, but having gotten to know some people, I gave it a shot. My fatal error was probably that I felt too shy to share a room; that meant that when the panic attacks started, there wasn't anyone around to talk me out of it. That's right--panic attacks. Or anxiety attacks. I'm not sure what the best description is. Generalized fear of nothing in particular. The fight-or-flight response kicks in for no good reason. It's a horrible, helpless feeling. That would be why no one would have seen much of me after Friday evening. I even tried to post here, hoping I'd feel better if I could talk to some one, but I had to use AOL and, apparently, several AOL IP addresses have been banned. So I couldn't get through.

So that was my Gathering adventure. Pathetic, isn't it? I am glad that I got to meet at least some people in person. I remember Christine, Jannie, SOROW, Mecord & Cat, Dubble, Josh, and Greg B. And a few others I can't quite remember now. The staff did a great job and I'm sure I would have enjoyed things if I weren't such a coward.

Apparently, it's not uncommon for younger people on Prozac to get used to the lower dosage and need an increase. The doctor doubled mine and I'm starting to feel better. Of course, now I'll be wary of trying this next year.
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Jannie:
*Hug* It sounds like you have a really tough time coming, but I admire how you're handling it. Oh, and you have a picture which incorrectly has my name on it. The only actual picture of me that I've seen is Josh's.
<<females feel like real bow-wows>> Well, I don't consider any of the ladies I saw to be unattractive. There's a lot more than just "cuteness" to consider, anyway. That's not to say that SOROW and Dreamie aren't cute, of course. :) And you actually think that I'm cute? Umm, not to impugn your taste, but that's one term that I've never heard applied to me before.
<<clerks>> No argument here. I work in a small hardware store and was trained to always count my change rather than use the register to figure it out. Why? Because it's faster and you avoid the problem you mentioned with someone giving you additional change. :) Of course, when I was in high school we couldn't use calculators either. Calculators on the SAT? If I could have done that, I would have gotten a lot higher than 550 on the math part.

One last thing: I had to laugh when you complained about the LA traffic. I've always heard these horror stories about the traffic there, so I was curious as to what it would be like. Except for the palm trees and the cooler (yes, COOLER) weather, it was just like New Jersey. I felt right at home. :) Even better, since CA doesn't have toll roads and those abominations known as traffic circles. Jug handles are also quite common, and, of course, those are just evil hybrids of circles and traffic lights.
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DPH:
Well, I've been MIA for a couple of weeks and no one noticed. I'm the type to be easily overlooked.
----
SOROW:
Ack! Here's to hoping that your jaw recovers soon. I was glad to have met you, if only briefly.

Wow, getting caught up is a daunting task. I think I'll stop for now.
And just for the heck of it, the time is now 9:02:30 pm EDT
Daniel Johnson - [danielj7@mac.com]
Ocean Grove, NJ, USA
Thursday, July 12, 2001 05:32:22 PM
IP: adsl-138-89-125-107.nnj.adsl.bellatlantic.net

Aaron> I understand what you're saying and I admire Joss Whedon for that to. But I don't agree with this plot-point. I would if it didn't come out of no where, and made some logical sense. It was literally over night.

Maybe I'd like it more if it was handled better. They're doing good stuff with it, but the shift into it IMO was very badly done.

I like the rest of Joss's work on the show though ;)
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky
Thursday, July 12, 2001 03:21:26 PM
IP: dialin-1113-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

I've got to admit, I'm intrigued by this report about the time traveller Holst (if I got the name right) showing up in "Angel", since I recall that in one of the flashback scenes in the show, one where we saw Angelus and Darla wandering about in 18th century Europe, they were portrayed as on the run from a mysterious figure by that name who was hunting them down. I suspect that it's the same guy, and that that mention of him was a foreshadowing for his upcoming appearance. It should be interesting to see.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn1@mindspring.com]
St. Louis, MO
Thursday, July 12, 2001 03:18:19 PM
IP: sdn-ar-003mosloup197.dialsprint.net

To everyone suffering dental pain, you have my sympathy. (This is why I don't go to the dentist)

Gside> <<Going to do My !$@#'s $!#@ed Up after that? And I say we wake Paddy Murphy.>> Actually, I was going to suggest a round of "The Envoy", followed later in the evening when everyone's good and loosened up, by "Werewolves of London". Get a great howling chorus going.

SJ> HBO was showing Full Metal Jacket the other day. Made me think of you. <<Buffy and Spike... will hook up>> Okay, it's decided, I'm going to start watching Buffy this season.

Josh> <<She has one?>> Two, actually. One in LA, or somewhere thereabouts, and one in, I think, Austin. (Or maybe it was Houston) I don't think she mentioned the name, but it couldn't be that hard to find. <<So what warped mind conjured YOU up?>> My good twin, Robby. ;) <<his is the only one of my residences that you've seen!>> I have great faith in my... (Whatever the opposite of padawan is) <<My plan is to never have that happen.>> That was mine too, until Eleanor ate a transmission bearing. <> Possible, but if Mara compensates for my total lack of artistic talent, what do I compensate for? <<I've got Titanium Balls>> "This guy's got skid plates of pure brass."

Lynati> <<finished with the Itzpapolotl book yet?>> If that's Obsidian Butterfly, I haven't started it yet.

Spacebabie> <<Cyber cookis to anyone who knows what I'm talking about>> Don't forget the manga club and their psych-b!tch president always trying to take over their space. ;) <<longer report?>> Kinda sorta. I started skipping details on the post-Gathering days to save time. That and I edited for content...

Revel> Glad the CD got there okay, hope you like it as well as Josh seems to. As for the other, I'm coping. I'm irritable and not sleeping well, but that's probably partly the oppressive heat and the six-pack I'm drinking a day. (Soda, not beer)

GXB> Jeez, what a prick. Besides, he doesn't say what goes. Joss does. And one of the reasons Greg W. admires Joss so much is that he's not afraid to take chances with his characters. I hope it happens.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Thursday, July 12, 2001 03:05:27 PM
IP: 209.33.140.102

*chuckles* for all of you sexual devients... the "fake it till you feel it" is actually from a workshop that I took while teaching. It was based on how to deal with difficult students and *liking* them. The speaker said to "fake it till you feel it" and sure enough, it works! (most of the time) i.e. have a positive attitude about something negative long enough and the positive will win out. I'll have to admit that there were times when I had to fake it for a VERY long time before I started feeling it. There ARE some times when this just doesn't work... such as working under the school principal. I continued to have nightmares about her for months after leaving the job. O.o

I'm still faking it.
Jan
Thursday, July 12, 2001 02:35:59 PM
IP: modem17-83.mo-net.com

Interesting Buffy rumors, though in the past any rumors let out this early tended to be false, so I bet these will be false also.

I will say though that if Buffy and Spike get together, I will stop watching the show. Buffy and Spike just don't work for a number of reasons. First, it makes no sense at all, this is the guy who in "Becoming" Part 2, just left Buffy to die at Angelus's hands. Most importantly, he's a KILLER, he's EVIL! She FIGHTS evil. I'm not alone on this, even one of the series' writers; David Fury thinks so. Here's what he had to say...

***

"Okay, I see comments I've made in an interview have once again sparked some controversy. Let me stress these are my personal opnions and do not necessarily reflect those of management (and they cannot be reprinted without the expressed written consent of Major League baseball.) Now...

To those who feel my conviction that Spike can never be redeemed and cannot someday end up with our heroine, shows a lack of imagination of my part, I say you're right. It is beyond my limited imagination to see a strong, independant, female character end up falling for a murderer who would be killling innocent people were he not suffering from chip affliction.

I regret I don't have the creative mind that, say, Thomas Harris has when he saw fit to sell out the character of Clarice Starling by having her become lovers with a cannibalistic psychopath, charming and brilliant as he may be.

That's just one of my many weaknesses as a writer.

For those of you who fault my thinking, I can only say I'll try to be more openminded in the future.

In the meanwhile, S/B shippers, you can go back to writing your penpals, Richard Ramirez and the Hillside Strangler, and I hope they finally accept your marriage proposals.

Your simple-minded pal,
David Fury"

***

I love that last paragraph btw ;)

Spacebabie> We expect to release the first story in September, we're very excited by this season. Hope to see you at the next Gathering to, btw.

Jan> You deserve a standing ovation for all you are going through. I couldn't do that. I don't plan to ever have kids, cause I know I'd be an unfit parent, and I don't want the stress or responsibility.

Lynati> What part of New York are you in? I'm in Westchester, very close to NYC.

Be back later.
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Thursday, July 12, 2001 02:19:31 PM
IP: dialin-1049-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

Jackal> <<And screw you Aris, I don't forget!!>>

Hope you also remember that I'm one of the few people who always treated you as a human being rather than as an anthropomorphic personification of insanity.

I'm now back to lurking, Jackal. So feel free to swear, curse and threaten me without the fear of causing a flame war.

(And btw, I'm still not certain why Jackal so despises me. His most coherent explanation was that he disliked how I once used the word "dammit"...)

Aris Katsaris - [katsaris@otenet.gr]
Thursday, July 12, 2001 12:17:51 PM
IP: athe530-u225.otenet.gr

Okay, what is the most cruel thing that a teacher can do to you on the first day... okay second most cruel thing. You're sitting there listening to the lady talk, she's interesting she likes what she's doing and you start to relax thinking this class is going to be alright. Then at the end announces that she is the assistant dean that the real teacher will be back on Monday. NOOOOO! Still the chance of getting a bad one. DAGNABIT!
This is going to be a long weekend

Aaron- I got the CD and it came out perfectly, thanks a bunch. I hope you are not suffering too badly from female withdraw.
Robbie- Dude, you have the same problem I do, the three letters of evil A O L. what I usually do is test it first to see if it works because it is so erratic.

Jan- (fake it till you feel it) Um... sure, but that's not cool I bet.

Oh by the way Keith David has a small roll in Final Fantasy, which by the way is really cool.

"Work is only work if it requires work. So I guess that explains why the boss is the fat ass."

-Work Stress Relief Manual #1-

Later
Revel - [samrx5@cs.com]
the bayou city, tx
Thursday, July 12, 2001 12:08:12 PM
IP: ac823760.ipt.aol.com

Josh>>>You were right about South Park. thought the consequences were bad when you F----d with Wendy Testabuerger but never never F-----d with Eric Cartman.
Sorry to hear about your brother's teeh.
Sorrow..I'm also sorry to ehar about your wisdoms. I had four teeh pulled before me face was numb all the way up to my eye sockets. I had trouble sipping through a straw and eatin ice cream and jellow. I was also numbed up good when I had a root canal. I don't know wich is worse. They both hurt pretty bad.

Josh>>Sliding down he pole...Have you ever gone down the ocal playground slide on a hot summers day wearing shorts. The speed of your sliding plus the hot metal and plastic. Remember that pain. Thats the pain my hand felt the other day.

SJ>>>Thanks for the Buffy Spoilers..Jonathon adn the Magical users. Is the group organized? Do they have a president who looks like Harry Potter, has a long haired male, gay vice president, and a girl who is absent all the time???((Cyber cookis to anyone who knows what I'm talking about))

Mobile Suit Gundam0079,anyone else psyched about this? I know we have been expecting it for a while, and is it me or does one of the characters look like Zechs?

Green baron>>>The National gaurd call him once in a while. He was also at Ft Benning.

Jackal Welcome back>>>

Aaron longer report? Any longer and it will
seem like Doug and "Kit" were posting gain.

TGS writing staff>>>Any estiamate until the new season of Time dancer?

"No sir I didn't see you playing with your dolls again"---Coloniel Sanders Spaceballs
Spacebabie
Orlando, Fl, U.S.A
Thursday, July 12, 2001 11:28:52 AM
IP: proxy.iad3.netsetter.com

Gside> But feathers ARE scales. Their structures are highly similar.

Besides, a riddle is allowed some poetic liscense. Look at the ones from The Hobbit. Time doesn't really "grind hard stones to meal" or "beat high mountains down." Erosion (and civil engineering sometimes) does that.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Thursday, July 12, 2001 10:32:19 AM
IP: 198.215.20.3

*Enters*

SOROW: eee. I can sympathize. I remmeber when I got mine out...I wound up with a dry socket infection, and badness involving clove oil ensued for the next week .*shudders.*

DPH : I don't think there was anyone around in the CR *to* notice.

Imzadi: Aaron's "Diane" is a microcasset recorder. Like her niece, Miranda.

Christine: yeah, I guess Alinora's suffered enough...although, I don't see how she *could* suffer anymore...what with her being dead again and all. Good luck with your GURPS book attempt.

Aaron: <fandom fading peoples> we need a fandom rallying call. Bring back the gargoyles fans! ...sooo...you finished with the Itzpapolotl book yet? moved onto to other writings, hmm? ;)

*Gone*
Lynati "go go Nightstone laser!" Kshudra
NY, NY
Thursday, July 12, 2001 08:18:41 AM
IP: dialup-64.157.75.153.dial1.weehawken1.level3.net

SJ <<Frankly, I don't think I could handle it. I can just see a daughter (or son, let's be fair) coming to me, talking of an unwanted pregnancy. I'd have an ulcer so big that people would swear it was a parasitic twin growing out of my distended stomach.>>
It's called undying and unconditional love. No matter how angy, disappointed, or even times when I don't like her - I will love her with everything that I am for eternity. I would give my life for her and my son without a moment's hesitation.
She's the reason for my heart problems - too much stress and depression (back when she was a runaway). She is also the reason for my stomach problems. I have learned how to deal with her in a different way nowadays to eliminate any potiental or further health problems because of her actions/behaviors.
I know that I'm not a bad parent. I'm not a perfect parent either. Anna will even admit that I am pretty damn good parent and she appreciates that even more now.
No matter how hard we (parents) try - sometimes kids just make the wrong decisions. I know that I did the best I could, I tried to teach them right from wrong, to respect others, and to have self discipline. Some kids just take longer to figure things out.
If my son had turned out like my daughter, then yeah..I'd be the first to admit that I was a lousy parent.
Good parenting is not for the weak or lazy.

Josh> <<There were only a few cuties at Gathering>> thank you for making the other females (minus Sorrow and Dreamie) feel like real bow-wows.

DPH> hey! I missed your posts! I never know what to respond to you, but I do enjoy reading what you write! :)
Heh, on the money exchanging... what I like to do is when I see an attendant using the computer to tell them how much change to give back, I wait until it's all calculated and then dig a penney out of my purse and give it to them. hehehe you can almost see the sweat beads forming on their brows. If the computer says they are to give me back $3.59 and I give them an extra penney, they can't figure out that they give me back $3.60 instead. Have you noticed that not too many clerks these days count the money back to you? They just plop it all in your hand. pitiful... simple math skills, people. It's taught in 3rd and 4th grade how to count back change.

I'm faking it, but I don't feel it

Jan
Thursday, July 12, 2001 07:11:38 AM
IP: modem17-83.mo-net.com

** Niamhgold enters **

Hola, all, another lazy morning...I just keep praying for Saturday; it'll be my first break since last Monday! Woo-hoo!

Josh: <It must be that tooth-pulling time of the year> Generally, I've found that to be true. Last summer I had my wisdom teeth out in July, and when I had my other teeth pulled, that was in August. <How do you drink peanut butter> Well, not with I straw, I will say that! ;) BTW, those new model pics look really cool...will go into more depth when I have more time :) <Unless I need something to do over winter breaks> Ever been skiing? I haven't in a while, but I keep meaning to get back on the slopes... <Fax of a middle finger> Well, there's that, or one of those mail bombs. However, if she was doing some per diem thing to setup up, say, a company portfolio or something, it's highly possible she can use whatever information she knows as blackmail (or threaten to take it to another company). Because, if they refuse to pay her, she holds no obligation (no contractual obligation, at the least) to stay loyal to them. That's ultimately what I threatened to do with the pics I did for my b!itch's storybook; told her that I'd take the scan pics and publish them out myself unless she paid. Plus, I told her I'd sue if she published her book without paying, but that's standard fare. <Psychologically, he's 6> How about socially? ;) <How is that possible?> Actually, the problem is not that they can't find them, but that they are too small :) What I always end up suggesting is using the blood pressure cuff as a turnicate...and that feels weird! <Is that some sort of Demona/MacBeth thing?> LOL...perhaps... <You like watching me puke?!> Er, no, sorry 'bout that...I was saying D&W's displays of affection are cute. However, I suppose that there's also a morbid fascination with vomit, for some people ;)

Ugh, I thought I had a lot more time than I actually do...gotta get going!

Adios!
Niamhgold
Thursday, July 12, 2001 04:23:54 AM
IP: lac-flex232.ncia.net

Hi all!!,I'm Back!!
It's so good to have a net connection once again,and to be able to come back here. :)

Sorow:Check your email.*hugs*

Gside:<<Eh, they're both citrus.>>True.

Josh:<<If you budget well, even a minimum wage worker can make it. Its all a question of priorities. I'd rather have Cable and DSL for a year than go to Gathering in VA, but that's just me.>>There's also the fact that the Australian dollar is worth about half of an American dollar at present,but the Gathering isn't the only reason why I want to go,there's somebody over there who I really want to meet.<<That's a devolution, not an evolution...unless you've currently got something worse than a PII 333, which is hard to come by these days. You should consider selling it as an antique.>>actually it's an evolution because the computer I'm using to type this post with is a 233 which I'm going to take out and replace with the 333,I've also got a spare case,an old 3dfx card and an Awe 32 with I'm going to put together with the 233 and sell off for a bit of money. :) ).But then I've also got and Athlon 800 sitting next to it networked via an old coaxial T-junction cable.(for the purposes of file-sharing)<<I've played large multiplayer starcraft games via Airport, and never noticed any lag. Its quite fast enough.>>It does sound good,I wonder how it would handle a first person shooter like Counterstrike(but then any multi-player game is only as good as it's network code,and it would definately be better than the old direct serial-cable connection I used to have about four years ago*shudders*.)<<Bah. In the dorms I had a T3 connection. Now THAT spoiled me. Here I am posting on a slow-dem...argh.>>*drools* T3 Mmmm!!,I can't wait until I get cable!:)

Emambu:<<I'm sure there's an AA meeting for you somewhere. ;)>>*chuckles*My name is Xan and I am a net addict! ;)

Jackal:Welcome back.

Forgive me if I've missed anything but I'm so far behind with the comment room,I have to go and catch up with all thats happened.

Take care all.

Xanathar
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Thursday, July 12, 2001 03:27:54 AM
IP: melnc02.bigpond.com

Thank you for the welcome back yall!! ..... All my lovely sex slaves!!

Josh- Poor, poor guy! hehehe I have to enter the site, (make a comment), thur a server that conceals my true IP. You think I don't know how to spell "school", bitch? How dumb are YOU??

Green- Maybe we should meet sumday? That'd be fun!!! We could hang out and do crazy shyt!! :o)

Thanks for the Buff rumors, SJ!
A multicolored chemical haze sounds gud, wanna half a Sheet?!? hahaa
No, I haven't met Lain, hey Lain, what's up? I'm not bad, just misunderstood!!
And yes, I've gotten fucted up with a pet, I used to have a pug, I called him "Chinese", we'd drink crown royal together, he'd get really stupid, then go to sleep. I gave him sum xtc, and that was crazy, he was really wild! He got into sum coke one tyme and I was worried that we would die, I let him drink sum bud ice to make him pass out..., ALOT of bud ice..... Why?
JackaL - [littlelowerthanhell@satan.nu]
Ga, Korea
Thursday, July 12, 2001 12:46:11 AM
IP: 64.124.150.133.safeweb.com

What? I don't post for 2 days in the CR and no person notices. Don't you people know that my posts to the CR are very important? If anyone doesn't know why my posts are important, well, shame on you.

1+1=-3 or is it $20.03-$6.13=$13.90

Yep, that's right. Wendy's finally gave me corrent change. If they hadn't I probably would have organized a lot of co-workers to order the exact same thing (except drinks and specifications for the burger because I don't like dill pickles) and give the exact same amount and see if the idiot catches on to his mistake after repeating the same order quite a few times.

**DPH casts a spell to cause continous lightning bolts in the CR until someone mentions that he/she noticed my abscence. With that, DPH disappears into FAT air.**
DPH - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
Somewhere, out there, in some country
Wednesday, July 11, 2001 11:56:30 PM
IP: max1-4.cwy.cei.net

God, I almost feel bad posting after SJ and filling the CR with all this red.

Hmmm...my day today was...decent. I'm implementing these products in the program and its a bitch, but it works well, and I'll be able to finish it before I go on vacation on Saturday.

My dad had a meeting for the new software today, the upgraded version of the stuff I'm maintaining. Not only will I not be around to work on it, but my dad found out that all the files put together over the years won't be transferrable to the new program. So I've got job security for as long as I want it. Unfortunately, my dad can't afford me. For me to work to fix the new configurator would be a full-time job for a couple years...and I'd like to go to school after I graduate (yes, more of it). And quite frankly I'd ask $100k/year to put school off while I fixed it.

So when I leave the office on August 17, it will probably be for good.

Unless I need something to do over the winter breaks 8-)

SOUTH PARK ROCKED AGAIN. Although this time it gets an award for the most f*cked up episode I've ever seen.

Green Baron: <<I'm not a Mac person that much>>: Unlike Outlook Express, this doesn't even hurt the first time. I wasn't a mac person until 2 years ago either. <<it actually comes from the catch phrase we used in Finance school>>: Yeah, I kinda figured that.

Aaron: <>: Why not? I wouldn't trust anyone who idolized my personal heros. <<made a field trip to Marina's restaurant>>: She has one? What's it called? I am SO going there. <<I'm supposed to be Tyler>>: So what warped mind conjured YOU up? <>: I have an ear, er, eye, for personal praise. <<you just seem to be a more independent, self-confidant person>>: Wow. Thanks. <<there *is* a lot of bad fic out there>>: I don't think I'd be comfortable writing a MiST. Its more of a spontaneous thing. If I sit there and mull over it, it'll sound forced. <<Sounds like a question for Ask Greg>>: Posting it now...okay there. Now let stand for 30 days... <<condoms would have a higher tensile strength>>: Yeah, when both sides of the contact are lubricated. <<pay Hudson to go to your house and break your hands>>: Ah, but I'm not living here for much longer (and this is the only one of my residences that you've seen!). <<What about going commando under my leathers?>>: Kinky. <>: My plan is to never have that happen. I love my Jeep too much to lose it. <<Why chose? Three-way!>>: Sometimes two is just one too many. <>: I wonder if its common for people to date people who are strong in their weaknesses. <<That's why I bought Diane>>: And Diane is...? <<do you smell like Keith David yet>>: A better question would be: Does she want to?

SOROW: <>: Jeez you and Siofra. And my brother. Is it just that teeth-pulling time of year? <<that's quite a compliment for Josh>>: What can I say, when I'm right I'm right! <<I'm blushing again!>>: Heh, heh. <<I'm unable to afford such trips>>: Wait a second. Are you *IN* LA? I thought you were in Texas. As it stands, I don't think trips to either coast from TX are very expensive, at least not if book them at the right time/airport/etc. Its all a matter of priorities. <<thank you for the compliment>>: You're welcome. <<You're a doll>>: Um...no. I'm generally not even nice. But I do compliment pretty girls.

Siofra: <<able to resume normal life (with the exception of eating) the next day>>: I was out for three solid days. You are one lucky devil. <<The drugs make me feel not very inspired/creative>>: Well, that just means you are taking the wrong drugs ;-)

Jaden: Good to hear your alive. I was beginning to wonder... <<it does make time go faster>>: Who wants that? <>: Bow chika bow. <<THEY WILL KICK YOU OUT OF THE PLANE>>: If you don't jump out on your own. Either way, not a good place to be.

Jan: <<Fake it till you feel it>>: Words for women to live by!

Gside: <<You are very cute when you vomit>>: Awww, shucks. ::blushes:: <>: Every day. I don't eat anything green. <<Because you haven't yet collected that card>>: No. The idea is that you have the actual card in your collection. In fact, tournament proxy rules require that you have the actual card RIGHT THERE in a binder or backpack next to your deck. <<Say it was dark and you mistook him for me>>: Happens all the time. <<Now I'm getting predictable>>: Its a geek thing. We're predictable. <>: I say crossover cable. <<the captain's daughter is also the cat o' nine tails>>: Kinky. <>: I think the evolutionary history of birds would beg to differ. <<Hope you get some good drugs>>: My sentiments exactly.

SJ: YES! You're back! <<From the depths of hell I come!>>: How was Detroit? <>: It was a rompin' good time. <>: I know that because you aren't her new boyfriend. <<wasn't helping Congressman Gary Condit dispose of any bodies>>: That's too bad, he could use the help. <<Which is worse than anything I've just mentioned>>: So true. <<stare in awkward, uncomfortable silence at all of the individuals whom I have angered or alienated>>: hey, if they welcomed me, they'll take ANYONE. <<The pressure would be on me, though, to live up to some sort of "bad boy" reputation>>: Nonsense. The pressure is on for you to act exactly like me ;-) <<keep notes and plans on the various devious and/or delinquent acts>>: I think if you just plan to stare at Dreamie's and Sorow's chests you should be okay. <>: Well, not THAT kind...cuz Moochie. <<ever gotten high with a pet, or gotten your pet high?>>: Never gotten high, period. <<it's children like your daughter that make me want to NEVER have kids>>: Its children like ME that make me never want to have kids. <<people would swear it was a parasitic twin growing out of my distended stomach>>: AKA Josh Wurzel ;-) <<It's a widely known yet never scientifically proven fact that all dentists are sadist?>>: This wasn't a dentist. It was an oral surgeon, working with an orthodontist. THOSE are the real sadists. Not only do they cause you EXTREME pain for MONTHS on end but they manage to rip your testicles out through your wallet as well. <<shame on you for not snagging a good picture of SOROW's ass>>: Try as I might (and believe me, I did), I was unable to get ONE decent picture of Sorow. Its as if fate was conspiring against me. <<we ask so little>>: Speak for yourself. THIS single bachelor type asks for a lot! <>: No you weren't. <<Oh. My. God.>>: Exactly my words at Gathering, though muttered under my breath. <>: Its not all its cracked up to be. There were only a few cuties at Gathering. The fast majority of the fandom is, well...come on, we're geeks not fashion models. <>: Well, since you and I are the same person, you might as well just take my word on it. <<well, you people disappoint me>>: Your expectations are obviously much higher than mine, or you're just really ugly ;-) <<so never mind what I thought>>: I'm beginning to think we really ARE the same person! <<You would probably flee in horror from me>>: Why do you think I didn't say anything to her at Gathering? I'm a coward and I was too afraid of her response. Here though...here I've got Titanium Balls (TM). <<with the purest of intentions>>: You don't HAVE pure intentions. <<and refrain from babbling on to him about just how jealous I am>>: Then promptly kill him and conquer her yourself, right? <<at least one of us would probably be spending the night at the local jail. Or being served with a restraining order>>: Now wait just a minute! I've never spent ONE night in jail, nor have I ever gotten a restraining order. Generally when a girl tells me to get lost my response is "whatever, she's not good enough for me anyway" instead of "she's just playing hard to get". If we were both at Gathering 2002, I imagine I'd spend as much time trying to keep you out of trouble as you would trying to get me into it. The result would either be women all over us or women nowhere near us ;-) <>: LOL. Only Dreamie could say that. Well, actually, Sorow saying it would make me pretty happy too. <<if only they would hire Ministry to play at the Battlebots arena>>: I might actually watch the show. <>: Is that where one of your aforementioned arrests came from? <<he will have slept with the entire population of the world by 2007. Twice>>: Whoa! Russell Crowe and I have the same goals! <<There's a crooked Cupid's arrow for you>>: Buffy is such a necro. <<A LOT more powerful>>: Would she mind PLEASE turning herself straight? <<leaving Anya at the altar>>: Do you realize how dumb you have to be to leave a demon at the altar? <<Willow and Tara are Dawn's surrogate parents>>: Great. Just what the world needs. Another wanna-be magic user. <<which always seems to do the trick for me when I'm in a funk.>>: I just blow shit up. <<being a parent sucks as she has to deal with finances and home improvement>>: That has nothing to do with being a parent. I do that stuff all the time. <<Sorry, wishful thinking>>: LOL. <<as she spends Halloween cavorting with�.gasp!�.boys>>: Well, now we know that Tara and Willow aren't have TOO much of an effect on her. <<back at Justice League Headquarters>>: LOL. <<Willow zaps Tara with some amnesia magic>>: If only I could do that...I could get laid a lot more often. <<God help us all>>: Amen. <<Songs and lyrics for this musical episode written by Joss>>: Um, he's a writer, NOT a musician. <<Joss "Don't Confuse Me With Wurzel" Whedon>>: Huh? How could THAT happen? One's a brilliant man, the other works on Buffy! <<Giles says goodbye>>: YES! <<Buffy ends up in a padded room>>: Which strangely, is in a house owned by Josh Wurzel.

They've really got my balls in a salad shooter.
-Mr. Tweek, South Park

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [josh@kicktothenuts.com]
Encino, CA, US of A
Wednesday, July 11, 2001 11:33:37 PM
IP: ppp-206-170-217-100.nhwd02.pacbell.net

**"Natural Born Killaz" plays in the CR, and SJ strolls in**

From the depths of hell I come!

Yes, I have been absent for a brief while. I wasn't in rehab with A.J. from the Backstreet Boyz�..I wasn't out in Hollywood causing the breakup of the relationship between Julia Roberts and Benjamin Bratt�.and no, I absolutely wasn't helping Congressman Gary Condit dispose of any bodies (and that will remain my story for the remainder of the investigation). I've just been off dealing with family stuff. Which is worse than anything I've just mentioned. A groan of tedium escapes me, so I will move on.

Gathering Essays: I've found them very interesting and informative. It makes me tingle with anticipation for the time in which I actually, one day, do attend a Gathering, so that I can stare in awkward, uncomfortable silence at all of the individuals whom I have angered or alienated during my time here in this CR.
Then, of course, I'd think of something to do to anger and alienate those individuals even further, because hey, if I am in a hole at that point, why not dig it deeper?
The pressure would be on me, though, to live up to some sort of "bad boy" reputation. I'm going to have to keep notes and plans on the various devious and/or delinquent acts that I must commit during the Gathering weekend.

Speaking of bad boys, JACKAL IS BACK!!!! It's the Old School Explosion! Let the walls of the CR melt into a tasty, multi-colored chemical haze.
Hey, JackaL, you've met Lain, right? She's co-admin now. I envision you two having all sorts of fun together.
BTW, I don't know why this occurred to me, but I simply must ask out of shear curiosity: have you ever gotten high with a pet, or gotten your pet high? My neighbor used to get his dog liquored up, and animal cruelty issues aside, the end result of that experiment was always amusing.

Jannie: I hope you don't take this the wrong way�..I'm not implying that you are a bad parent�.but it's children like your daughter that make me want to NEVER have kids. Frankly, I don't think I could handle it. I can just see a daughter (or son, let's be fair) coming to me, talking of an unwanted pregnancy. I'd have an ulcer so big that people would swear it was a parasitic twin growing out of my distended stomach.

Josh: <<My little bro got eight teeth pulled today.>> It's a widely known yet never scientifically proven fact that all dentists are sadist? Ever seen "The Marathon Man"? They show the dentist scene to all aspiring dental hygeniests as part of their training.
And shame on you for not snagging a good picture of SOROW's ass. C'mon! There are so few of us single bachelor types in the CR as it is, and we ask so little, shall you deprive us of this small request??? Speaking of SOROW�

SOROW: First off, please disregard (or just don't read) the preceding paragraph. I was just joking with Josh. Heh heh.
But seriously, about Winterwolf's pic of you: Oh. My. God.
THIS is why I enjoy the Gathering. Cause I get to oogle all of you people out there. I may converse with you here, online, but I don't have a sense of what you truly look like. Then I get to see what you CR dwellers look like and�..well, you people disappoint me. No, wait, I'm kidding!
SOROW, however�.well, my dear, you DON'T disappoint. When you said you were cute, I thought, Okay, sure�.THEN I see your pic, and I thought��well, this is a PG-13 board, so never mind what I thought. ;)
Again, I am joking. You are, seriously, one very beautiful, lovely, attractive young woman, and I am kicking myself for not being at the Gathering to meet you in person. You would probably flee in horror from me, but alas, I won't even get that experience because I wasn't there. Oh well, there is always next time. So, I humbly give you a much belated, Cold Shower Award, with the purest of intentions. ;)

Dreamie: <<And hey SJ, this one's for you and josh: "http://gathering.art-hicks.com/g2001pics/sunday/DSCF1190.JPG" Mua haha>> Oh, this is why I love you. You have to appreciate a woman brave enough to point out the exact pic (out of the hundreds taken at the Gathering) in which her breasts are prominently displayed. Bravo! ;) Seriously, as with SOROW, I do respectfully say that you too are a beautiful young woman, and I wish that I could have met you in person, and that Winterwolf is a lucky young man indeed. And should I ever meet him in person, I would give him a friendly handshake, compliment him on his fine choice in women, and refrain from babbling on to him about just how jealous I am. :)
<<Does anyone else believe that SJ and Josh should both be at the Gathering 2002?>> I have the distinct feeling that at least one of us would probably be spending the night at the local jail. Or being served with a restraining order. Ah, one more to add to my collection!
<> I'm not going to say anything. I just put this in here to let Josh know I'm paying attention. ;)

Emambu: I'm pouring a 40 for Ghetto Sled as I type this.
Vlad is my personal fave Battlebot, BTW. But I desperately crave the days in which our battlebots will be more than just mobile wedges. Maybe I've just been watching Gundam Wing for too long. Horribly disappointing ending or not, at least "A.I." had a good idea with the whole Flesh Fair. Now, if only they would hire Ministry to play at the Battlebots arena�
And hey, good luck with the Potato Gun! I've had the pleasure of operation one before. A word of advice: NEVER use it where there is a lot of traffic around. Such as the parking lot of your brother's apartment building. Because although it is quite a lot of fun to play a shell game with the cars parked therein, it's not so much fun if those cars are occupied by their drivers at the time you're dropping mortar. But then I guess I found that out the hard way.
BTW, since you are an Italian, are you familiar with the culinary works of Mario Batali?
Oh, and if I make it to the next Gathering, I may just drop cash to see you do your Ziggy Stardust impression. ;)

Spacebabie: <<and since Sevarius jr. Has yet to report it.... Heather Graham broke up with Heath Ledger and is now dating Russell Crow. is it me or is Russell Crowe sleeping through Hollywood?>> Yes, he is. In fact, by my calculations, if Russell keeps up his current pace, I estimate that he will have slept with the entire population of the world by 2007. Twice.

And now, since I can't possibly catch up with everything else going on, I'll just dive into some ENTERTAINMENT NEWS!!!!
*************

Buffy the Vampire Slayer News: Boy do I have a ton of it.
I suppose that all of this could be called conjecture, but if true, than the following is quite interesting. Buffy on UPN looks to be as good as it was on the WB. Here's what is rumored to be the plans for next season: (SPOILERS BEGIN HERE!!!)

*Buffy and Spike will finally admit their undying love for one another by the time Thanksgiving rolls around. Well, maybe not undying love, but apparently they will hook up. There's a crooked Cupid's arrow for you.
* Willow is going to get more powerful. A LOT more powerful. In fact, all signs now point to HER being this season's Big Bad.
* By midseason, Xander and Anya will wed, but Xander will have cold feet at the last minute, leaving Anya at the altar. This will cause Anya to revert back to her demon form, and get ready to take down Xander, but in the end she realizes that she loves him too much to rip his spine out, so she turns back into human.
* There will be several "little Bads" this upcoming season, composed of several young magic users. Jonathan, aka the "Superstar" from last season, will be one of them.

And here is the synopsis the first few episodes:

Buffy 6.1: Buffy is dead, Giles heads back to England, Anya is running the Magic Box, Willow and Tara are Dawn's surrogate parents, and the Buffybot is doing the patrols. (Creativity Demon: If Joss was particularly twisted, he should have left Buffy dead, and made the Buffybot the new Slayer. Then again�.naw, that's too A.I. Before we know it, Buffy would be malfunctioning because she ate spinach, or would inexplicably go looking for a friggin' Blue Fairy.) Meanwhile, Willow resurrects Buffy (told you she was getting powerful!), only Undead Buffy (okay, Returned To Life Buffy) is a little screwy. Buffy gets better by beating the hell out of a demon biker gang, which always seems to do the trick for me when I'm in a funk.

Buffy 6.3 (since the 1st is a two parter): The Scoobies fight a ghost, and Buffy realizes that being dead wasn't all that bad. She commiserates with her new pal, Spike.

Buffy 6.4: Buffy realizes that being a parent sucks as she has to deal with finances and home improvement. Giles returns, she asks for his advice, and hilarious hijinks ensue when that gang of young magic users mentioned above unleash a demon in her house. It's just like that episode of Home Improvement where Tim dismembered Wilson with his Skilsaw. What? That never happened? Sorry, wishful thinking.

Buffy 6.5: Dawn gets her first taste of teenage partying, as she spends Halloween cavorting with�.gasp!�.boys. Buffy gets appropriately pissed off, and must play the role of the outraged parent. Meanwhile, back at Justice League Headquarters, Willow starts acting all hinky when she and Tara have a fight, and Willow zaps Tara with some amnesia magic to make her forget the fight ever happened.

Buffy 6.6: Xander, nervous over his impending nuptials, accidentally casts a "truth spell" that causes everyone to reveal their deepest darkest secrets�..in song. Apparently, this is the music episode. God help us all. Anyway, this is where Buffy and Spike realize that they really do like each other, and Tara discovers Willow's use of the amnesia hocus pocus, and promptly ends the relationship. Oh, and this is the episode where Giles packs his bags for good (off to make his own Buffy show, no doubt). Songs and lyrics for this musical episode written by Joss "Don't Confuse Me With Wurzel" Whedon.

Buffy 6.7: Giles says goodbye.

Buffy 6.8: Buffy ends up in a padded room when a demon possesses her, causing her to go a little wacky.

In ANGEL news, a new character will supposedly be introduced this new season. The character, who will be a vampire slayer of a sort, will be named Holtz. He's described as "a hard man with a hard job", about 40 to 50 years old. His gimmick is that he's a time traveler from the 18th century, out to kill Angel because, way back then, Angel killed his family. Typical revenge scenario, but not your typical villain. Apparently, he's sort of a good guy and a bad guy.

Sevarius Jr. - [sevariusjr@excite.com]
Wednesday, July 11, 2001 09:20:01 PM
IP: cache-2.lnh.md.webcache.rcn.net

Imzadi> <<How do you drink peanut butter?>>: Very carefully. Perhaps melting is involved.
<<You like watching me puke!?>>: You are very cute when you vomit.
<<Where do you think the garbage I refer to as my fic came from?>>: I thought that one day you didn't get enough roughage.
<<why would you say that a proxy isn't sporty?>>: Because you haven't yet collected that card.
<<But what if she starts to suspect something?>>: Say it was dark and you mistook him for me.
<>: Now I'm getting predictable.
<<Even then>>: But in this very room there are two computers, only one of which is connected, and there is another computer on the floor of the living room with no internet. I say floppies work in this situation.
<<Guess then we're going back to using people as bludgeoning objects>>: Perhaps, though as I learned after killing DC to the tune of Drunken Sailor, the captain's daughter is also the cat o' nine tails.

David G.> <<feathers are very thin = fine coat of scales>>: Granted, the follicles do point in the right direction, but I still don't think feathers can count as scales.

Aaron> <<What about going commando under my leathers?>>: Extremely likely.
<<Who's up for a chorus of "Roland The Headless Thompsen Gunner"?>>: Yo ho. Going to do My !$@#'s $!#@ed Up after that? And I say we wake Paddy Murphy.

SOROW> Hope you get some good drugs.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Wednesday, July 11, 2001 08:55:15 PM
IP: proxy3-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Aaron> well, if Keith David smells bubbly fresh, then I must smell like him now ;)

Sorrow and Siofra> *gentle hugs* my sincerest sympathy! Last year I went thru the final stages of my extensive dental work... at one point, I had 9 teeth removed at the same time. Then came the really *fun* part of implants, etc. I don't envy ya'll for having to go thru any type of dental discomfort. I hope that both of you have a very speedy and painless as possible recovery :)

Green Baron> yeppers, Anna is pregnant. =\ My reaction to the news was probably more than you could even imagine. For you see, not only is she pregnant - but I'm going to be adopting the baby. I have been keeping myself busy with sewing things for the baby - blankets, crib sheets, bibs, burp pads, sleeping gowns, diaper covers, etc. I have been shopping for baby furniture and have all of the major stuff purchased and in storage. Instead of decorating a guest bedroom in my new home, I will be decorating a nursery instead. But, we do what we have to do and what is best for the child. Which by the way has already been named... Steven Zachary for a boy, Katherine (Katie) Marie for a girl. The baby is due Feb. 5th. Sure wish you were available for some one on one conversation!

Fake it till you feel it.
Jan
Wednesday, July 11, 2001 08:35:00 PM
IP: modem18-136.mo-net.com

Hey everyone. I am still alive. Things have just been picking up here and time between postings just gets further apart. But being busy isn't all that bad, it does make time go faster. Kind of hard to belive that I've been here for almost a year.

Fire Storm<<But it was starting to get good at it. ;)>> Well it can be a useful skill, but I can think of better ones for a car. ;)

Green Baron- Good luck at AirBorne training. Remember: THEY WILL KICK YOU OUT OF THE PLANE!

Oops gotta go. Everyone stay interesting.
Later.

Jaden - [jaden12@hotmail.com]
Wednesday, July 11, 2001 08:30:42 PM
IP: apnc205.216.216.211.in-addr.arpa

Hi everyone! I'm feeling much better now, and thanks for all of your sympathy :)
I hope you feel better soon Sorow. I just went through the same thing on Monday, but I was one of the lucky ones that was able to resume normal life (with the exception of eating) the next day. Just make sure you don't take any of your prescriptions on an empty stomach and you should be fine. My face puffed up a little more today, but the swelling is down again already and I only look slightly not like myself. The only downside is that I have to eat slowly and with little bites, so I am constantly hungry. *sigh* Oh well, I think I'm going to stop taking the Tylenol 3 soon and only use Motrin if it still hurts. The drugs make me feel not very inspired/creative and its driving me nuts because I finally have free time. I want to sketch and stuff but it just isn't working right now. Maybe the next few days will be better...
Can't think of anything else to say right now, except that I hope everyone is having a great week!

Siofra - [siofra7@hotmail.com]
Michigan
Wednesday, July 11, 2001 07:56:26 PM
IP: aca3b9ec.ipt.aol.com

Well, I'm writing this in a lot of pain...a LOT of pain! I just had my wisdom teeth pulled and I'm not too cheery :( I hope to be back to my regular self (whatever the hell that is) soon.
Emambu> Well that's quite a compliment for Josh. I'm blushing again!
Josh> Unfortunately, LA was probably the only Gathering I'll be attending for this reason...it was in LA. Most of the guests we had live in LA, and it wasn't any trouble for them to spare a few hours. Therefore, I doubt the next Gatherings will be blessed by so many appearances. Not that I don't want to see you all, but I'm unable to afford such trips :( But you never know, and thank you for the compliment ;P You're a doll!
Warp> *smacks forehead* I'm so stupid, I forgot to give you my email!
SOROW - [sorow@prodigy.net]
Wednesday, July 11, 2001 07:01:52 PM
IP: a030-0702.dll2.splitrock.net

Ack, for got to explain...

For starters, my girlfriend Heather is finally back from her five-weeks in Gatlinberg... JUY!

However, she's not staying long. Turns out she spoke with another artist that runs a gallery in Pigeon Forge, TN. They were talking about her going back up there to work out of her gallery, and work as an assistant. It's a great oppertunity for Heather - since she wants to be a professional caramic artist - but this means that she'll have to move up there for six months (since her parents would have to lease her an appartment in Pigeon Forge)... Which means she wouldn't be back until late November for a visit, and even then it might not end there if the job turns out to be successful!

So, this weekend will be devoted to time spent together for the both of us. And my plans for a car will have to adjust to find a highway-worthy vehicle for I don't intend to go for six months before seeing her again... can you say "road trip" kids?

Anyway, that's why I won't be writing so much this weekend. But I'll try to get some done... there's a con at the end of this month with a writer's workshop that I have to attend!

Maintain and Check Six!

Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. - [scififangargoyle@yahoo.com]
Tampa, FL, USA
Wednesday, July 11, 2001 05:32:04 PM
IP: 65342hfc61.tampabay.rr.com

Greetings all...

First off, I want to say to Christine and Dubble that the package arrived safely! <clutches a yellow canister of Cadbury's Flake Bars> Thanks, Dubs! And thanks Christine for the demo tape of "Black Roses"... Will be listening to it tonight!

I had a heck of a day at work... we were expecting a major glut of biz, due to several one-day specials at work. We'd pulled all of our staff in to man the counter, bought extra supplies, etc. But then it rained, and we didn't do hardly any of the major biz we'd hoped for. Either way, i had enough going to keep me busy.

WRITING NEWS - Still plugging away. Though my writing will most likely slow down over the next few days... will explain further down.

G'2003 BID BLIP - Prorgressing as we speak. Added another staff member... will have more to say about this bid to bring the Gathering to Tampa Bay soonest...

That's all for now... will talk to everyone lateR!

Maintain and Check Six!

Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. - [scififangargoyle@yahoo.com]
Tampa, FL, USA
Wednesday, July 11, 2001 05:14:54 PM
IP: 65342hfc61.tampabay.rr.com

GXB> <<you left out my most important personal hero... DEMONA!>> Well, yeah, but I can't list *that* as a reason not to take your word, now can I? ;) <<this one of Demona I really liked where she's holding these two daggers. I think Aaron ended up with that one>> Actually, I think *Mara* ended up with that one. ;) << if I had known you weren't, I would have had an extra copy made for you. Sorry.>> Don't sweat it. It got put into her big book for safekeeping and went back to New York.

Lynati><< get a group of people dressed as gargs to hit a treckie con, just for the H#LL of it.>> Either that, or what we should have done, while we were in LA, was all made a field trip to Marina's restaurant, and refused to leave until we met the owner.

FS> <<So far, is Portland, Maine an official bid or not?>> No, just Death's pipedream. He really, *really* wants to meet Cyrway. Portland was the competing bid for this year done by a lot of people who've sadly faded from the fandom. (Cyrway, Stormy, Dylan Blaquere, Mercedes)

Josh> <<don't tell me you sell soap.>>: How hard would you have laughed if he did?>> Actually, that would have been a little creepy. Besides, I'm supposed to be Tyler, not the other way round. <<Josh was right>>: Oh, I am SO glad these things are archived!>> I knew that would get noticed. ;) <> Hmm, that, and you just seem to be a more independent, self-confidant person. And you've gone to school away from home. When I went to G99, I'd never really been out on my own before. That, and I used to be really painfully shy. <<MiSTing is now one of my favorite activities, thanks to G2K1>> Well, there *is* a lot of bad fic out there... <<Where was it? I missed it again.>> I'm not sure it happened. Christine was looking to have one in the adult chat room soon. <<He's just not depressed enough, huh?>> Nah, he's just too nice. <> Sounds like a question for Ask Greg. <<I'm pretty sure I've got a picture of that.>> You do. <<Why didn't you just use regular balloons?>> Well, I assumed, perhaps wrongly, that condoms would have a higher tensile strength. Apparently, not high enough. <<Your gathering fund was YOURS, earned and all that crap>> Well, yes and no. I financed the Gathering on a combination of inheritance, credit card debt, and income tax refund. (The latter being pretty much what I spent at the auction) <<There's a PA!??!>> Yeah, we just haven't used it in a while. <<the worst punishment I could imagine would be CENSORED>> My only words of wisdom are RADIO EDIT. ;) << how do you block someone on DSL who doesn't have a static IP addy?>> I pay Hudson to go to your house and break your hands so you can't post anymore. ;)

Gside> <<You seemed the most likely to go commando.>> Me? Dreamie was actually dressed as a commando... <<Though, on further reflection, leather would probably be more likely on you.>> What about going commando under my leathers?

Spacebabie> <<Thats what I call an in depth Gathering report.>> Would you believe this is the edited down version? << thought I was either 16 or 17>> See, I'm not the only one.

Dreamie> <<That was fun!>> Yes, it was. <<Present him with a Grover costume and plate of cajun fried roaches.<< Or get him to do the Little Nicky line...

Siofra> Ouch. Hope you feel better.

Emambu> I'm sorry to hear about the passing of Ghetto Sled. Believe me, I know what it's like to lose a car who you've been through a lot with. <> Why chose? Three-way! <<You're all going to get tortured next year at Virginia Beach then when I sing.>> Ditto. And I've changed my mind. Who's up for a chorus of "Roland The Headless Thompsen Gunner"? <<would you have still kissed him?>> No, but I might have set him on the meditation guys... <<they looked like the waiting line in an emergency room>> Heh, one of NBC's better moments was when they ran that segment called "The SixERs" (I hate NBC. I wish Turner could get to do more playoff coverage) <> At least nobody threw beer this time. <> I wanted them to at least get a game. Hey, there's something y'all can say nobody else did. <<"I wonder how many potato chips I've eaten in my life.">> "Four." "No Vyvyan, it must be more then that."

Lynati> <<maybe that is something I'm better off asking Mara.)>> Considering I can't draw stick people, yes. But I occasionally have flashes of creativity that I can't sleep until I get down. That's why I bought Diane. Much easier then scrambling for pen and paper in the dark.

GB> Sorry Airborne didn't work out, hope you get the assignment you wanted.

Jannie> <> Oh well, there's always next year. ;) <<What I did want, I purchased ;)>> To reiterate Josh's question, do you smell like Keith David yet? ;)

Wolfie> << so would that mean Mara would be Winterwolf?>> Only if you come as her. ;)

JackaL> Dude, where you been all this time?!?

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Wednesday, July 11, 2001 03:02:15 PM
IP: 209.33.140.102

SOROW> Now, I see what you look like. Not too different from my little sister, though your face is clearer (but I haven't seen my sister in half a year anyway).

Jannie> She's pregnant? I wonder how you took that. You may have been right about the Air Force. I may look into their Officer's Training after my term ends in January of 05, unless I can switch branches as an Officer.

Jackal> Welcome back, you loveable old psycho. I'm now in your state, only a few hours away.

Gside> I just hoep I get new orders soon.

Imzadi> <<Don't suppose you'd be interested in a 2-year old Apple Powerbook? No DVD, but you can get one for cheap.>>
Maybe, but I'm not a Mac person that much.

<<Spoken like a true republican.>> I am, but it actually comes from the catch phrase we used in Finance school during AIT.

I'm off again.
Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
Ft. Benning, GA
Wednesday, July 11, 2001 02:02:57 PM
IP: wcs3.norfolk.nipr.mil

Another dead day. Only one person has posted in the last 12 hours!?
Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [josh@kicktothenuts.com]
North Hollywood (No, Ho!), CA, US of A
Wednesday, July 11, 2001 11:06:15 AM
IP: adsl-63-194-25-242.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net

Don't know why I'm using Corbie today. I guess I'm just in a mood.

Anyway, I only have one reply at the moment.

Josh> Yes, the answer is a songbird. Congratulations.

Here's the breakdown on the clues, which I always do so someone can argue with me about my interpretation.

Bird feathers are very thin = fine coat of scales that would "turn no blade."

Songbirds don't talk, but they do sing. Technically, I think there are some singers who sing more sweetly than some birds, but for symbolic purposes, I think the second stanza is acceptable.

Finally, most male songbirds have very bright plumage, while females generally have muted plumage for better camaflogue. (sp?)

Please feel free to point out any major problems/ambiguities/whatever. My ultimate goal is to construct riddles that are completely obvious in retrospect, but almost impossible to solve unless you already know the answer. I always want to make sure the answers are unambiguious. If there are two things that fit the poem without stretching or resorting to sophistry, I need to fix the poem.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Wednesday, July 11, 2001 06:10:06 AM
IP: 198.215.20.3

Ooh good day at work today (is that an oxymoron?). I figured out a smart way to attack a massive problem in the company system, and though the solution will take me a while, it will take me far less time than it would have otherwise. I also found out there will be a bonus for me if I finish that and something else before I leave (about 13 working days to do that).

Mom's working today on some per diem job, and making a pretty penny to boot, and actually having fun. She'll be home late. It's nice having her working again, even if its only for the week before we go away. Things will be much calmer at home.

Great...just found out that mom worked all day and didn't get paid. Apparently there was a miscommunication and her "employer" thought she'd be working for free. Niamhgold? Need some advice here... ;-) Seriously, though, I've told her to send them a fax of a middle finger.

My bro's replacement keyboard arrived today in a MASSIVE box. In fact, the box about 24" by 6" by 10"...why does it need to be that big!? Well, anyway, I haven't tested it yet...hold on ::plugs into his laptop, plugs external hard drive into right port:: okay, that one works ::unmounts hard drive, unplugs, plugs into left port:: okay cool that works too! joy! ::unplugs everything and sets it up the way it was before::

On to replies!

Niamhgold: <<just when I thought it wasn't possible to get up any earlier than seven with an alarm clock>>: Welcome to the butt-crack of dawn. <>: That must suck. Is this a Demona-Macbeth thing I don't know about? <<is that how old he is?>>: Depends. Chronologically, he's 13. Physically, he's about 9. Psychologically, he's about 6. <<It was in preparation for...**shudders** braces>>: Same with his. <<those metallic vices have been gone for a good several years!>>: Yeah but now your teeth are damn straight. <<severe threats, mail bombs, etc.?>>: I've discovered that mail bombs often detonate in the hands of the girl I'm trying to get. First time it was a mishap of addressing...the rest just bad luck ;-) <<unfortunately it doesn't work that way (or as often) with women of the same>>: I'm a pretty big whore. I don't imagine it would take much for me to sleep with an ugly chick. <>: Probably not. Doesn't change the facts, though. <<your website is very well written>>: Awww, shucks ::blushes:: <>: Ooh, a fan! I better update it frequently! ;-) <<drink a lot less peanut butter>>: How do you drink peanut butter? <<Because they are parents and are inherently annoying>>: So true. I actually think I'm gonna draw them a diagram tonight. <<my veins are too small>>: How did that happen!? Usually people with small veins are also really skinny and their veins are REALLY easy to find (like me, course it doesn't hurt that my skin is virtually transparent. <<if you know what I mean>>: Haven't a clue. ;-) <<that's what I'd do>>: Been thinking about sharing a husband? <<Dern those Mormons>>: Jealous? <<the CR's been sorely lacking in the bright green department>>: Yeah, there is an awful lot of that blood red going on between me and SJ...not that I apologize! <<was your work represented this year?>>: It was and I bought some. Unfortunately the real "assets" I wanted were not for auction. <>: If so, then Wolf will be joining the ranks of my friends who have things for little girls. That, and it starts to reek of impure intent. <<just ignore Imzy's wretching noises>>: Good thing you told her, otherwise she wouldn't have ;-) <>: You like watching me puke!? <<public displays of affection are, after all, better to see than an all out flame war!>>: This is true...but not by much. I harbor a morbid fascination for flame wars, but not for PDA.

Lynati: <<you ever, like, want to go to sleep, but you can't because you've been divinely inspired>>: Where do you think the garbage I refer to as my fic came from? <<Tori pic>>: Ooh! Can't wait to see it. Its good that you won't be done till the end of august, because the thought of downloading your eight million MB photoshop files on a modem and working with them gives me the willies.

Christine: <<lead me to wonder if he's read some of my stuff, scary thought!>>: I know Greg isn't allowed to read our fics, but I gotta wonder about the characters. I mean, if I were Thom, I'd read EVERYTHING and I'd spend most of my day in stitches laughing at the stuff we make Lex do. <<does that mean you take back calling me a wussy>>: Yes...wussy ;-) <<in the long run we all appreciate it>>: Perhaps, but "we all" may not include the writer who incurs Emambu's dislikes ;-)

Baldy: <<Canada is still hot>>: I hope its better by August. Yeah...right. <<They're called COLLECTIBLE for a reason. *Snort*>>: Okay, confused. If you think they're collectible (i.e. they have value) then why would you say that a proxy isn't sporty? <<but... I've never USED Outlook..>>: It only hurts the first time. I remember my first time...it hurt a little, but after that I did it a little more and even started to like it. Wait, we're talking about Outlook here, right? <<that'd be a series of four standard decks>>: Oh, I am indeed old school. I remember the days when 60-card decks were just 2 rares, 15 uncommons, 20 lands, and, uh...23 common cards. No theme or idea unifying them, just 60 cards. <>: I wouldn't want my woman in armor...it'd be...uncomfortable. <<Okay, fuzzy it is... ;)>>: You and Wolf...WHIPPED! <<Hotmail's tolerable...>>: You get what you pay for. <<I've displaced your address>>: So in other words, your volume has exceeded that of Niam's email addy? Neat trick.

David G: <<riddle>>: Is it a bird of some sort? A song bird?

Green Baron: <<My running abilities are not that good after doing pullups and upper body PT>>: Many people make the critical mistake of only working one part of the body. <>: Don't suppose you'd be interested in a 2-year old Apple Powerbook? No DVD, but you can get one for cheap. <>: I don't suppose a minor accounting error can lead to that? <<Maybe you can set up a link to it >>: If not, just take my word on it. I'm always right. <>: You must not have one. <<Finance First!>>: Spoken like a true republican. Hey, now that Wolf's pics are up, I STRONGLY suggest you check out Dreamie_Sorow_I.jpg. ::pulls shirt over head, cornholio style:: BOI-OI-OING! ;-)

Jannie: <<*looks at Niamhgold and Josh* *giggles*>>: What?! WHAT!? <<What I did want, I purchased>>: Or had it flown in from Europe ;-) Email me please, as you neglected to post your addy in the CR.

Winterwolf: <<Well just for a quickie anyway>>: Here!? Now!? But what if she starts to suspect something? <<I've been delinquent with my essay but it's S L O W L Y being written>>: We don't have all week, Mr. D'Avanzo! ;-) <<Dim Sum!>>: I was expecting Dreamie to say that. <<Repeat>>: LOL. <<so would that mean Mara would be Winterwolf?>>: I don't think Dreamie could handle that anymore than you could handle him as Dreamie. <<not look directly at us when we are together>>: Okay. I'll just look at her ;-) <>: See, now if Dreamie had said that line, I would have been VERY happy ;-)

JackaL: Um, okay. <<Have I been banned??>>: obviously not... <<Hello all my lovely sex slaves!>>: You WISH! <<the excuse of a god we have>>: I'd rather believe in no god than in a pathetic excuse for a god. <<I'm old skool!>>: And obviously you forgot to go, otherwise you'd know how to spell that word. <<Ozzfest sucked!>>: WHAT!? It rocked! Linkin Park and Manson did rock, though I hate Slip Knot with a passion.

Gside: <<There's a difference?>>: I KNEW you would say that. Yes, there is a difference. One is a beautiful piece of artwork that defies every request I make, with logic that only its creator can understand, whose only hope of lasting usefulness is with constant replacement, and the other is a computer. <<Gunjack had the violent ones, these are Fire Storm's>>: As usual, I like FS's ideas better than moochies. <<driv and andriv>>: Such drivel. <<Unless you're going form one computer to another in the same room.>>: Even then. The time saved by the transfer by floppy isn't worth the price of one ($15). <<You learn something new every day>>: Guess so. <<The ones who paid for the thing, the mice>>: God, my bad. I can't believe I've forgotten that already. <>: Yeah, that. <<My mouth says things that aren't so wise>>: Heh. <<The Captain's Duaghter.>>: Guess then we're going back to using people as bludgeoning objects. <<either money or power has to come first>>: If I had the women, I might be able to sell or trade a few for the other two. <<it'd be be pretty good if it were her twin>>: I prefer me. <>: I bought a couple to complete a set, but that's it. The rest of my collection is from buying boxes and packs and crap. God I wish I hadn't.

Taleweaver: <<Now I am a henpecked husband in real life>>: Another one bites the dust...

They've really got my balls in a vice grip.
-Mr. Tweek, South Park

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [josh@kicktothenuts.com]
Encino, CA, US of A
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 11:13:32 PM
IP: ppp-206-170-218-254.nhwd02.pacbell.net

Howdy folks

I'm finally back after my computer decided not to function. It will take me a while to catch up on the posts and coment on the Gathering. The short of it is I had a great time. I met some nice people, learned a lot about animation and had a few laughs. Also got to be in the radio play, I was Brenden the henpecked husband.

We'll I'm off to read two weeks worth of posting. I would have done it last week, but I was busy getting married. Now I am a henpecked husband in real life. Talk about art imitating life.

See ya later
Taleweaver - [taleweaver@usa.net]
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 10:28:05 PM
IP: cbl007.pool002.ch001-west-covina.dhcp.hs.earthlink.net

Imzadi> <<This is a laptop, not a beautiful woman>>: There's a difference?
<<would be more fun than I can shake a really big stick at>>: And harems usually involve some form of marriage, ergo it can't all be bad.
<<Not if this is the same catgirl that's gonna remove my scalp>>: Nah. Gunjack had the violent ones, these are Fire Storm's.
<<how exactly does that work?>>: The closest I can get to transcribing it is driv and andriv.
<<As a dress>>: True, but I was refering only to undergarments in this case.
<<What are the odds that Niamhgold knows what you're thinking of?>>: Give the number of times I've talked about purple bouciness with Chingrish, if she knows what I'm referring to, she can give me an answer, and if she hasn't a clue, than the answer is no.
<<NYC and...?>>: Philly.
<<faster to send it over slo-dem>>: Unless you're going form one computer to another in the same room.
<<Didn't know you were into that stuff>>: You learn something new every day.
<<What are the other two? Dolphins and...?>>: The ones who paid for the thing, the mice.
<<Hopefully not too many>>: I still can't decide if he's saying that good days will always return, or reminding himelf that they'll end.
<<::wretch::>>: I think you mean retch.
<<Are you any less wise?>>: I've all my wisdom teeth/(two up top, two beneath)/And yet I recognize/My mouth says things that aren't so wise.
<<With what shall we lash him?>>: The Captain's Duaghter.
<<Does it have to be in that order?>>: I think either money or power has to come first, but after that, it's all the same.
<<Only entertaining if its me>>: I'd think it'd be be pretty good if it were her twin.
<<that's just... Not Sporty>>: True. Heck, I haven't even bought any individual cards, and only traded for one.

Green Baron> Condolences on missing airborne.

Niamhgold> <<it's more like go into a restaurant and ask for a vegetable>>: Who needs vegetable? Though if you want, you could corner the marked on maple frosted donuts, and ship them out to former New Englanders.
<<Is it?>>: For the record, I was talking about Xian Pu of the Joketsuzoku, not Mido Miko of LBG. However with what you said about a hat, I'm confused.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 09:41:05 PM
IP: proxy3-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Welcome back Jackal! Hope you stick around.
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 08:47:50 PM
IP: dialin-526-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

the email was wrong....
Anonymous - [blackrainbow1138@aol.com]
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 08:23:30 PM
IP: 216.104.228.154

Whoa, I went to send this post and it said "forbidden", twice..., Have I been banned??

Hello all my lovely sex slaves!!! :o)

I've missed you all very much! And can't wait to have fun with yall again!I've been very, very busy with legal stuff and hell, the devil, the excuse of a god we have and simple things like that! (In short, life).

Email me if ya want pics of me and my new son!

Hey newbies!! I'm old skool! I was hear when this CR started, check the archives, or however you spell that word...

Random thing- But then this whole post has been random, Ozzfest was recently here in Atl., it sucked! Though Slip Knot, Linkin Park and Manson were frikken great!! Slip Knot could have done better, IMO. And screw you Aris, I don't forget!! I know you're around...

Much love, like a raver on XTC, bye for now!
JackaL - [blakrainbow1138@aol.com]
Ga, Korea, byatch!!
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 08:22:17 PM
IP: 216.104.228.154

I'm back! Well just for a quickie anyway.

Well topcities was a waste of time as they trashed my site since they weren't getting enough banner ads for the bandwidth I was using. So I dug up my old school account and slapped up the Gathering pictures there. I've been delinquent with my essay but it's S L O W L Y being written.

Special welcome back to Emambu! I knew that last post was missing some important things but that is downright inexcusable not to reply your ears or in this case eyeballs off!
Emambu> **Pounce hug** Missed ya! Full reply to follow in next post.

Niamhgold> <Chow Mein or Lo Mein> Dim Sum! Err, it depends on my mood. Both are yummy, Lo Mein if I'm eating very little other stuff with it. Chow Mein if I want to have room for a wider assortment of food. Seriously Lo Mein just fills me up fast. It's all good though. Complete replies next post.

Dreamie> **kiss, nuzzle and cuddle** Repeat ^_^ Full reply soon.

Aaron> <Dress up as Dreamie> You sexy b!tch you! j/k Hum, so would that mean Mara would be Winterwolf? O.o

Josh> LOL on the gag record. I'd say you'd better limit your exposure and not look directly at us when we are together much. ;D

I'll be posting again with more replies soon. Good night everybody!

Winterwolf - [<-- New link to the Gathering pictures]
Bronx, NY
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 08:16:23 PM
IP: adsl-141-155-117-44.nyc.adsl.bellatlantic.net

Green Baron> see? you should have joined the Air Force *nodnodnod* ;) Sorry you didn't make it into the program that you originally wanted, but maybe there's a reason for that, you know?

*looks at Niamhgold and Josh* *giggles*

Aaron> I didn't give you a run for your money at the auction because I didn't see anything there that I particularly wanted real bad. What I did want, I purchased ;)

I've had a very miserable long weekend... record breaking heat wave here and my air conditioning in the apartment goes out. O.o For over 4 days, the temps in here were at 97 degrees. (the compressor went out and they had to order the part) I crashed in the empty apartment across the hallway - manager's idea since she didn't want to have to pay for a motel room for me during that time. I dragged a mattress over there and my sewing machine and spent the days and nights holed up over there soaking in the "free" air conditioning.
I do have a horrible head cold now, though. I guess from going back and forth from the heat to the cold all the time.
It's now an enjoyable 72 degrees in here. =)

Anna has quit her job as Archery Director at camp. The heat index there was hanging in the 110-115 range and it was making her too ill - since she's pregnant. She'll be home later tonight and will begin a new job search this week.

*coughsneeze* g'night all... this old dog is tired of hunting.
Jannie
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 07:56:33 PM
IP: modem17-73.mo-net.com

** Niamhgold enters for her follow-up post **

Hey, everyone, a little more awake now :) Had a good day at worked; it stormed outside all afternoon, making me feel less bad about having to be inside. Oh yeah, and plus I got a bonus for finishing the BBIM project :) Yep, yep, very good day indeed!

Emambu: <...take her for a ride, if you know what I mean> Heh, I've got plenty of those "acquaintances" in Boston, if you know what I mean ;) Then I guess the smart thing for a wife to do is get a two-headed coin (or that's what I'd do). Dern those Mormons. <Should be back soon> I know! Can't wait. Without you and him around, the CR's been sorely lacking in the bright green department ;) <So long, Ghetto Sled> I'm sorry for your loss. But, hey, it's probably not going to be long before my Oldsmobile joins it :0 I hope the rest of your summer goes well, and I know you'll be in here in spirit if you can't be here with your words! :) ** Hugs again ** Oh, yeah, and you get cool points because you share my opinion of "Deep Blue Sea"!

Christine: Great essay! I can't believe I was mentioned, too! Thanks a lot for the, once again, well written synopsis. :)

Warpmind: No problem. Will be emailing you shortly :)

Dreamie: Thank you for your compliment...was your work represented this year? (It better have been!). <Hope you're there in person next year> Me, too. Then we could meet at last! And perhaps that's why I should have put a disclaimer on my comment ;) I guess it's better to say that for _me_, love at first sight doesn't exist. However, I suppose for some people (obviously between you and Winterwolf; however, I have to ask if it was love at first _sight_, or if the attraction grew when you got into your first _conversation_...?), it can occur. :) Oh, and obviously, just ignore Imzy's wretching noises ;) I think it's cute :) The public displays of affection are, after all, better to see than an all out flame war!

Gside: <Go into a restaurant and ask for Manhattan Clam Chowder> Actually, it's more like go into a restaurant and ask for a vegetable. "Carrots, what?" <Is that what I think it is> Is it? ;)

All for now!
Adios

Niamhgold
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 03:43:56 PM
IP: lac-flex209.ncia.net

Hello all!!

First, some bad news:

My running abilities are not that good after doing pullups and upper body PT, so I could not make teh last two runs for Airborne Training, so.... I am no longer in Airborne. I will be in Ft Benning for at leats a week and a half, though probably longer, knowing how the Army takes its time.

I also will not be going to Ft Bragg. I have no idea what my first duty station will be, now. Please hope I get somewhere like Ft Stewart or somewhere in the southeast. Ft McPherson (Atlanta) and Ft Jackson would also be good, but Ft Stewart is near Savannah, which I've always wanted to see, so please join with me in hoping that I get that assignment, or at least in that area.

I don't feel as bad as I did this morning, because I realize not everyone is cut out for this training, and I now wish I never signed up for it, back when I enlisted, but it has brought some good things for me, like meeting another CR dweller (though currently a lurker) ::waves at Heather who is hiding somewhere::

So far, I like what I see in the Gathering esays and I can't wait to see Christine's photos up. Even if I get sent to Korea, I'll be going to Gathering 2002.

Sobotka> I got your e-mail. Do you still need a treasurer? I can't do too much right now, but once I get my new orders, I should be good to go in helping you out.

Firestorm> I'll be getting a laptop as soon as I finish this venture. I hope you can help me out. So far, I want something new, but a tad obsolete for prie reaosns and with a DVD player.

Christine> Well, if I'm stationed in Georgia, I'll have to make that con :)

Robby> With all the bases in Virginia, I think a full attack shoudl eb drawn at AOL HQ in Dulles, plus we got Langley to help infiltrate and destroy them :)

Emambu> Sadly, I won't be going to NC. Are you Methodist?

SOROW> Sadly, I couldn't access Winterwolf's pics. Maybe you can set up a link to it :)

Spacebabie> Is he still in the Reserves/Guard?

Lynati> Thanks. I thought you forgot the Baron.

Niamhgold> Jewish mom? I never heard that stereotype about Jewsih mothers, before. Usually, I hear the ones about Jewish mothers using guilt trips and dominating their sons, like Irish Catholic mothers :)

Mandi> Well, I'm also glad to see you back.

Aaron> I have more and more doubts about my bag. I just will be happy to be reimbursed. As for Ft Polk, it is close to home and has a Finance unit, but it isn't my top choice. That would be Ft Stewart, now.

Lexy> Let me know when you and Kaioto are getting married. I hope you have room for a Baron with date :)

Now, I'm off.

Finance First!!! :)
Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
Ft. Benning, GA
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 02:32:13 PM
IP: wcs3.norfolk.nipr.mil

Lynati> I love "The Highwayman." "Lady of Shalot" is cool, too. The version of "Greensleeves" on The Visit is awesome.

And now for something totally different. Quite a ways back, I posted a few of my riddle poems, which touched off a massive duel of riddles lasting for weeks.

I don't have enough new material to do that again, but I do have a few new ones. Here's one of my favorites:

My coat of mail will turn no blade
With scales more fine than faerie made
My voice will speak no single word
But I sing more sweet than any you've heard
My cloak and pennants are bright and gay
But my lady wears garments of dun and gray
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 10:33:36 AM
IP: 198.215.20.3

*Warpmind enters, lazily rubbing his bald scalp.*
Sheesh... Canada is still hot... But I'll be heading home soon anyway...

Fire Storm: Mmmmm... 1500mm ammunition... *Smile* Moochie shoulda seen this debate... As for the Netaddress deal - I know. I've got one Play-By-E-mail RPG addres there, too. No way I'm paying for that, either.

Gside: THAT'S a Proxy card? Tsk, that's just... Not Sporty. They're called COLLECTIBLE for a reason. *Snort*

Josh: I can pick up Hotmail from Outlook? But... but... I've never USED Outlook... *Unethical snickers in the background* As for me being a stud - just wait 'til I get the pic scanned, and you'll know what I mean. As for Mercadian Masques, that'd be a series of four standard decks (and booster packs, of course.)

Sorow: I'll be in touch once I get home, 'kay? I can't say I have much need for three identical cards in the collection series... :/

Lady Mystic: Oooh, do I see someone trying to lure the significant other into armor? Strange; I always thought it would be the other way around... };)

Lexy: The one in the audience who asked Keith about what he'd do different would be Christine Morgan... hence his response. *Chuckle*

Dreamie: Fuzzy? But... I just shaved this morning! *Begins purring quietly* Mmmm... Okay, fuzzy it is... ;)

Emambu: I know, I know, for all its faults, Hotmail's tolerable...

Well, that's about it... if I've missed anything, so be it... by the way...

Niamhgold: I have a question to ask you - could you e-mail me? I've displaced your address. (I'm pretty darn sure I had it at one time, but...)

Anyways, this is Fuzzy, signing off.
Warpmind de InzanE - [warpmind@usa.net]
Great blinkin' hot, sweaty, Canada
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 09:08:17 AM
IP: 198.96.83.38

Lynati > yep, that was me that Keith pointed at and made blush ; ) Almost enough to lead me to wonder if he's read some of my stuff, scary thought! All three books in 2 days, huh? Very good! I hope you liked them, and as for Alinora, don't you think she's suffered enough?

Stephen > has the package arrived yet with your prezzie from Dubble? I can't wait to read the rest of the Vixen story!

Josh > so, since you remarked on how long the essay was, does that mean you take back calling me a wussy when I first mentioned it was 12 pages? ; )

Emambu > it's always great to see your reviews. Comprehensive, and not afraid to say the negatives as well as the positives; whether writers _like_ that or not, in the long run we all appreciate it <g>. Dave's story, Griffon Watch, is indeed the first part of an ongoing, if I can beat the rest of it out of him.

Book news > Silversilk is at the printers now, and there's talk of me joining a bunch of folks from RAP at DragonCon in Atlanta over Labor Day weekend. Massive con with TONS of great guests, including John Rhys-Davies. And they confirmed that they are indeed looking at Knight of the Basilisk for this winter, which would be _another_ book published this year. I'm boggled. At the moment, my current project is one that's guaranteed to get me a rejection -- I'm updating, revising, and expanding my notorious GURPS Sex article to submit as a 32-page book. Har-de-har. They'll say no. But it's an interesting effort, and will be fun for February's Sabledrake if nothing else ; )

Christine - [christine@sabledrake.com]
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 09:01:12 AM
IP: 23-115.075.popsite.net

*Slips in through the fabric gate*
Heyla, everyone. Going to NY today; I guess that counts as news.

David G. : That reminds me of the first time I heard her version of "the highwayman". I hadn't read the poem since middle school, and her version gave me chills when I recognized it.

Dreamie: ooh! another cool person who thinks I cool! *giggles maniacally and does a happy dance* We didn't get to chat much, tho. maybe another time.

Aaron: AAAH! you ever, like, want to go to sleep, but you can't because you've been divinely inspired in the artistic sense and the drawing is actually coming out well? (maybe that is something I'm better off asking Mara.) *sigh* Well, something you said in the last email, relating to being a guest MiSTer...it gave me an idea. and, um, well...I'll just have to email you about that later. *looks at new pic* ...I'm going to have to send you a copy of this. It's just too funny. I can't believe it actually came out as nice as it did; I haven't been able to do any decent sketches in a while. Oh, that reminds me...

Imzadi: Hey, i finally got around to working on that Tori pic; it's almost done now, thanks to my genius inspiration of using an aquarium and a spotlamp to make a light table so I could make a final of that picture. However, I still can't scan it until I get back to school, which isn't until the end of August.

Mara, lain : check yer emails.

Gotta Jet.
*Gone*
Lynati
Northward bound
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 05:27:35 AM
IP: spendelowj.er.usgs.gov

Emambu> It's the refrain from "the stolen child" by W.B. Yeats. I fell in love with it when I heard it set to music on Lorenna McKennit's Elemental album.

A.I. reminded me of it.
David G. - [david_goodner@yahoo.com]
Arlington, TX, USA
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 05:00:56 AM
IP: adsl-65-65-211-182.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net

** Niamhgold enters **

Well, since my brain woke me up a little earlier this morning (and just when I thought it wasn't possible to get up any earlier than seven with an alarm clock), I'm gonna make a post. On my side of things, there's nothing new to speak of (or at least I can't think of anything yet ;)) so I guess it's straight on to the replies!

Josh: <Brother had four baby teeth and four adult teeth pulled> I share his pain. I had to have the same thing done when I was twelve (is that how old he is?), only it was two baby teeth and seven adult. It was in preparation for...**shudders** braces. Thank goodness, those metallic vices have been gone for a good several years! ;) <How do you think I get dates? ;)) Er...severe threats, mail bombs, etc.? ;) <Have you noticed how ugly guys can get chicks if they're rich/famous> Unfortunately, yes, I have...and unfortunately it doesn't work that way (or as often) with women of the same. However, remembering that you have high standards (and that you're a guy yourself), I don't suppose that your estimation of these "ugly" guys is the same as my estimation of "ugly" guys ;) <Know the name of my computer...> Well, your website is very well written, so of course I read everything I could! :) <Peanut butter and whipped cream together> Well, I supposed if I started to drink a lot less peanut butter and a lot more ice cream, it could be a banana split ;) <"Deep Blue C"> LOL. <Why can't my parents understand...when they go online for hours?!> Because they are parents and are inherently annoying ;) <What are the odds that Niamhgold knows what you're thinking of?> Pretty good, I'd imagine. Chalk it up to hanging out with Reuben, Gabe, and Austin. Doesn't mean that's what I'm _going_ as, but someone did last year with a hat they made in fibers. <What are the others, Dolphins and...?> Who knew they could talk? ; No, one of the others are those shifty-eyed dogs ;)

Siofra: <Tylenol codeine instead of Vicadin> Codeine's the only thing that the oral surgeon prescribed...since I didn't go to the hospital to get mine out. As for going under...knock me out! :) The only problem was that "my veins are too small" and they jabbed the needle into my left arm, then my right, and finally my left hand before they could administer the anethesia! Ouchie momma.

Ugh, lost track of time...Dreamie, Emambu, and others...will respond later!

Adios!

Niamhgold
Tuesday, July 10, 2001 03:55:22 AM
IP: lac-flex198.ncia.net

::walks into the CR, holding his hand to his back, looking very uncomfortable::

OW! I sat funny or something and I've got a cramp in my back like you wouldn't believe. Anyway, I had kind of a long day at work and I've got more work tonight...at least I'm closer to my iBook now than I was earlier. I can't wait to wrap my grubby mitts around that thing...

Okay, Josh, calm down. This is a laptop, not a beautiful woman.

Who am I kidding!?

Anyway, looks like my mom may have a job for a little while making BANK per day pitching for some company. It'll be nice to have her working again, and of course we can always use the money.

My little bro got eight teeth pulled today. Four baby teeth and four adult teeth. Apparently, as much as he talks, his mouth still isn't big enough for all his teeth. Unfortunately, the drugs and swelling haven't made him be quiet yet.

Okay, tell me if this sounds complicated to you (Aaron, don't answer, I know you had problems with math ;-) ): There are three phone lines in my house. One is the main house line. The second is connected to two things: my parents (and brother's) computers, and my phone. So I talk on the same line that my parents use to get online. The third line is my personal internet line, installed by the company I work for. I need lines (2) and (3) to do my tech support job. I need to be connected to the internet and I need to talk to my customers on the phone. So my parents can't be online while I'm working. Did I lose anyone yet?

So why can't my parents understand that I get irate when they go online for HOURS on a night that I work!?

Hey I gypped (sp?) Pacific Bell out of a whopping $0.18! My bill was for 13.31, but due to a brainless error on my part I wrote the check for 13.13. When I realized my error, I called up to check my balance (and beg them not to charge me interest on the 0.18 I owed them)...only to discover that they didn't notice! My balance is $0.00! YES! EAT THAT, COMMIE SCUM!

Gside: <<half of my responses to Imzadi were actually to Fire Storm>>: I noticed. <<every now and again it is nice to sit back and watch the scenery>>: I guess... <<But just having a harem...>>: ...would be more fun than I can shake a really big stick at. <<I'm not sure I exist>>: Me neither. <<And usually labeled geekiness>>: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. <<Yet interaction can be good>>: Not if this is the same catgirl that's gonna remove my scalp. <<one sylable derivative and antiderivative>>: Um, how exactly does that work? <<leather would probably be more likely on you>>: As a dress. <>: It is as it should be. <<Is it what I think it is?>>: What are the odds that Niamhgold knows what you're thinking of? <<We're actually a suburm of two larger cities.>>: NYC and...? <<Bow chicka bow>>: Chika bow bow. <<Quick and dirty text file trasfers>>: faster to send it over slo-dem. <<May the hand heal fast>>: Building up too many callouses? <<ThankyousirmayIhaveanother>>: Didn't know you were into that stuff. <<Not hackers, leetspeakers>>: No, its h4><0|2's. <<humanity is only the fourth most intelligent species on the planet>>: What are the other two? Dolphins and...? <<There'll be Days Like This>>: Hopefully not too many.

Spacebabie: <<Yaoi crossover fics with Lexington and Zelgadis>>: Ewwww... <<is it me or is Russel Crow sleeping through Hollywood?>>: Its more fun than driving through Hollywood, let me tell you. <<pulled out the shark>>: Not just that, but he wrestled it onto the beach. <<Never go down a playground pole on a hot day>>: I don't want to know why you were going down on playground poles... <<thought I was either 16 or 17>>: I thought chicks love being told they look young. <<as for the Pole I burned my hand going down it>>: Nor do I want to know how you burned your hand going down on a pole.

Dreamie: <<It took me quite a while to post>>: We were worried Wolf was going necro on us. <<better late then never>>: So true, and for so many things. <>: ::wretch:: <<Pig!>>: Yeah I am! And damn proud of it too! <<bounces and hugs Alex again>>: Alex sends a hug back. <>: I hope SJ saw that. Huh, huh. I bet you did, Dreamie. Does Alan know? <<Lots of that!>>: ::wretch again:: <>: I'm surprised you didn't answer this with "DIM SUM!" <<:::kisses Winterwolf::: >>: ::wretch:: <>: That it was. <<This is a cool chick.>>: I need a "this is a cool dude" air about me. <<will be met with swift punishment, and not the kinky kind>>: I'm not into that. For me, the worst punishment I could imagine would be CENSORED...so knock yourself out. <<this one's for you and josh>>: That was my entire field of vision for most of Sunday night. <>: There are so many things I could say here. <<Find what>>: Curses! Foiled again! <<Oh but it *can*>>: Not likely. Wolf is too cool to hate, even if he did snag the recipient of the cold shower award. Plus, you'd better hope it doesn't. I'm UGLY when I'm angry (uglier than normal, thta is). <<I'm seeing a scene where Sorow and Dreamie walk out of a backroom laughing>>: ::THWAP:: I didn't say I'd drop by boxers. As if you'd be that lucky. <<Good gawds... the reality just sank in>>: I, too, can think of few things scarier. <<your new nickname is not baldy.... it's FUZZY!>>: Either way, I don't have to refer to him as Warpy anymore. <<"Look at my assets!">>: Well, okay. If you insist. <>: And that's not all... <<Looking?>>: I told him he was nuts... <<you *get* one>>: Only YOU could make that sound like a gift. <<::nuzzles wolfie::: There>>: Good god ::wretch::. You've set a record! ;-)

Sorow: <<Oh my>>: Sorry, I'll try to be more...conservative...in the future. <<I'm glad I made an impression on somebody>>: Sadly, I didn't get a good picture of you, so you won't be able to leave an impression on SJ too (did you see his "thank you for a picture of Ylla's ass" comment?). Though I'm not sure that's the kind of impression you WANTED to leave (if it is...KICK@$$). <>: Note to self: speak to Sorow at next Gathering, avoid hitting on too blatantly. <<seems we caused a lot of commotion among the boys too>>: Nothing a cold shower couldn't handle. Oh, and I was kiding about the conservative thing. I may be a registered republican, but that's purely a money issue. Otherwise, conservative isn't in my vocabulary.

Siofra: <<Got my wisdom teeth out this morning>>: Are you any less wise? I got mine out and look what happened to me! <<they let me take the Tylenol 3 w/codiene instead of Vicadin>>: No, no, no. Vicodin is the privelege. Believe me. When I had my wisdom teeth out, I was unconscious for three straight days, thanks to that wonder-drug.

Emambu: Holy sh!t! Now THAT is a post. <>: Well, there's pattern baldness, then there's everything but the sides and back, then there's Warpmind. <<AvMist reviews will be coming shortly>>: Okay, I'll wait. Its not like I've got a hot date or anything. <<If you have kids>>: Quiet! Do you want to bring down a curse!? <<what do you think running away and never returning would do to your brother?>>: Keep him out of a lot of trouble. Other than that, there's certain point where the psychological scars on my brother are vastly overshadowed by the amount of damage my parents are doing to me. I'm not a punching bag. I won't sit there for immeasureable abuse just so my brother can be proud of me. There's a limit to how much I can take. <<You think he's going to appreciate it, or accept it?>>: You don't know me very well, so I'll explain a little something to you: I'm a very selfish person. This wouldn't be for him. It'd be for me. Very few people even have the ability to come before "Josh" in my book. Sad, but true nonetheless. <<when people feel justified about running away from home>>: Who said anything about justified!? I just wanted it to stop, any way I knew how. <<Your parents aren't perfect>>: No sh!t. <<you're not perfect>>: Quiet! Yes I am! <<I'm sure you've done some really stupid things in your life>>: Once, I got a speeding ticket. And then there was the time I lost my virginity, that was probably the second stupidest thing I ever did. You have to understand that I spent most of the last 20 years under my parents thumbs, a total "mama's boy" so to speak. I'm not a rebel, at least not visibly. <<do your parents disown you when you screw up?>>: Again, I don't screw up a lot. I may not be perfect, but I hardly ever do ANYTHING that warrants being yelled at. And I've NEVER done anything that warrants being yelled at the way they did when I wrote that post. <<why do you feel you should disown them when they screw up?>>: Because they've screwed up like this many times, going off on me when it wasn't right. I tell them, so they know when they've screwed up. They've had many chances. Its not a "when they screw up". Its only "when they screw up bigtime". They obviously thought they could pull off parenting, and as such I have certain expectations of them. I don't have any delusions about my own abilities, which is why I don't plan on being a parent. <<take a step back and examine the whole picture before you decide to high-tail it out of there>>: Don't think I didn't. Believe me, it was not what I wanted to do. But it was what I thought I need to preserve what was left of my stability and strength. My parents approval, for some reason, means so much to me. Thinking I don't have it breaks me down completely. I didn't speak to them for two months last year because of a similar issue along these lines. <<Do your parents care about you?>>: It doesn't matter. Its how they show it (or don't). The whole "actions speak louder than words" thing. <<Sorry if I busted your chops a bit>>: Not at all. Good points, just don't assume that I hadn't thought about them. I spend a lot of time thinking, period. I always consider all the routes (or at least as many as I can come up with), then choose based on the consequences. Nothing's changed. Every day I still think about leaving and going back to my apartment, 400 miles away from here. But the cons outweigh the pros, and I stay. And I'm not doing it for my brother. I'm staying for me. For my gains. I must be an idiot. <>: I'm sorry to hear that. <<That's why I'm sticking with the Potato Gun>>: Yes, but can it fire a battery through three 2x4's? <<I'm holding you to that>>: Me too. <<As a grouchy, jealous, and bitter individual>>: Grouch, Jealous, and Bitter Unite! <<an easy movie to MiST. Ranks up there with "Johnny Mnemonic>>: I will have to try MiSTing those two. <>: What kind of weakling couldn't take on both!? <<it's forty lashes for you then>>: With what shall we lash him? <<I'm pretty sure I exist but I have no way of proving it>>: I don't think so. After all, you weren't at Gathering. <<First you get the money, then you get the power, then you get the women>>: Does it have to be in that order? <<That's just funny, not to mention ironic>>: That was me, not FS. <<What if she was cleaning someone else?>>: Only entertaining if its me. <<that would violate the PG-13 rule imposed on these boards>>: Post it in the adult CR! <<If Dreamie attempts anything>>: Such as what, exactly? <<And if Josh thinks your cute... then you're definitely cute>>: That's right, damnit. Because I'm from LA and if anyone can identify the hotties, its us SoCalers. ;-) <<I'm happy with "Tolerance at first site" or "Indifference at first site.">>: You wouldn't by any chance, be an engineer? <>: Finally, someone I can beat up! <<but I _always_ look like that>>: You ARE an engineer, aren't you? <<you don't watch enough British TV>>: For me, any british TV is too much. <<Here we see the first ever attempt at mind melding with a potato chip.>>: ::next shot, picture of a mushroom cloud:: "The result of mind melding with a vacuum" <<Oooooookkkaaayyyy... >>: Yeah. I wouldn't want that distinction either.

TO THE ADMINS: IP blocking is interesting and all, but how do you block someone on DSL who doesn't have a static IP addy?

DPH: <<just look around at all the people fighting amongst themselves>>: What is it about Power Rangers that could POSSIBLY provoke all these people to war? <<SJ - you're MIAP>>: I'm not whole without my other personality.

Being a Linux user is sort of like living in a house inhabited by a large family of carpenters and architects. Every morning when you wake up, the house is a little different. Maybe there is a new turret, or some walls have moved. Or perhaps someone has temporarily removed the floor under your bed.
- Unix for Dummies, 2nd Edition

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [josh@kicktothenuts.com]
Encino, CA, US of A
Monday, July 9, 2001 11:34:23 PM
IP: ppp-206-170-218-158.nhwd02.pacbell.net

Christine & others - Actually, the reason I was saying Vlad and BioHazard hadn't meet before was how lump-sided the battle was IMHO. That brings to a point: I don't believe a single robot can be equipped to handle everything. BioHazard may be great against Vlad, but BioHazard isn't so great against other types of robots. What would happen if 2 spinning battlebots fought against each other? It would be a long match because neither side can get to the other. I believe that best possibility is a super-heavy weight multibot because that way you could have enough versality to handle anything thrown against you without having to do any adjustments.

I spotted DisHarmony in the Power Ranger Central Discussion Board. If anyone does not know what flames are, just look around at all the people fighting amongst themselves. It's good to know DisHarmony has left this area temporarily.

SJ - you're MIAP [Missing In Action Poster].

I did once upon a time have a sig file:
"Whatever happened to simplicity? Computers happenned to it. Yep, that's right.". I'm not sure about re-adopting it.

We haven't had a DC death in a while. Somebody please do so in honor of Robby's situation. DC is apparantly too scared of me to allow me to get close to him (or maybe that's my gentle side slipping through).

I have to make my Christmas plans pretty soon if I want to go with my brother to visit his in-laws. But there is a little part of me that wants to spend some of my Christmas vacation time visiting a CR poster (so far only one poster qualifies because of distance required to travel). But there is no one in the CR who lives in Mississipi, Louisana, Texas, Tennessee or Oklamaho who qualifies.
DPH - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
AR, USA
Monday, July 9, 2001 11:03:57 PM
IP: max1-25.cwy.cei.net

Interesting. If I go to a server alternative of AOhell, and then conect through another server through that, it seems I can indeed post. Its getting kind of annoying at this point actually, every time I find a posting method it stops working almost immediatley...

I haven't time to really post anything, (as usual) too much work to do... Have comics to write and color, am looking forward to the store release of Ninja High School #85 tommarrow, (which I wrote and colored!) and am working on getting a whole bunch of stuff done before San Diego Comicon next week... I'm busy! Mostly I'm posting to find out, is anyone else here gonna be at San Diego comicon in about two weeks? (The main reason I couldn't make it to the Gathering actually... That, and everyone I could have roomed with was a couple...) If anyone is, I'll be at the Antarctic Press table most of the con...
Robby
Monday, July 9, 2001 10:38:53 PM
IP: ac95bab5.ipt.aol.com

Spacebabie> <<Yaoi crossover fics with Lexington and Zelgadis>>: Please no...
May the hand heal fast.

In other hand news, mine looks to be mostly healed with one spot in the center that's lagging behind. With any luck, it'll be a nice little scar with no decreased flexibility.

Emambu> <>: Not if he was imaginative enough.
<<it's forty lashes for you the>>: ThankyousirmayIhaveanother.
<<how do you tell them apart?>>: I don't know. I think Japanese in more easily separatable into consonant/vowel pairs. Otherwise, I just go by the given history of the character.
<<Damn hackers>>: Not hackers, leetspeakers.
<<Here we see the first ever attempt at mind melding with a potato chip>>: Whereupon it was discovered that humanity is only the fourth most intelligent species on the planet.

And I leave you with the thought that, as always, There'll be Days Like This, by Van Morrison.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Monday, July 9, 2001 10:29:21 PM
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A little something for the soul...

"Do all the good you can
By all the means you can
In all the ways you can
In all the places you can
To all the people you can
As long as ever you can" --John Wesley

Well, I wish I could say that this marks me getting back into a regular posting routine with all of you, but I can't. I'll certainly try, but the only certainty for me this summer is that nothing is certain. Ironically, I may be able to come back regularly once school starts back up. *grin* I won't bore you with what's been going on these past two months. That's a rant that would take far too long. Poor Lain and Shadowrider have already been recipients of it. Sorry guys. ;)

Anyway, I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July. I flaunted my independance by cleaning out the garage. It never ceases to amaze me how much crap I can accumulate in such a short period of time. Hell, I still have a twisted piece of metal was part of radiator belonging to a car that ran a red light and hit me 18 months ago. My car needed $100 in frame repair. His car was totaled. The engine block was cracked and a piece of his radiator got wedged in my rear right tire well. I took it as a war trophy, though I never thought I'd keep it as long as I did.

I also found out that day that my car, despite surviving numerous hardships (see above) is now dead. The thing just kind of fell apart on me, literally. I need $1000 in parts alone, not including labor costs. *Sigh* So long "Ghetto Sled," you will be missed. The good news though is that my Great Aunt wants to give away the '88 Lincoln Towncar that once belonged to my Great Uncle Earl (recently passed on). I'm going to try and get her to give it to me because I REALLY need a car this summer (having two jobs will do that). Anyway, on to replies:

Sevarius Jr: <Warpmind was balder than I expected him to be> I didn't know there are many layers of "bald." <my rendition of the classic "Hooker with a Penis" will leave you breathless. And offended> Wouldn't have it any other way. BTW, could you post a link as to where you found out that information on a dark and violent anime TMNT by John Woo? If I ever get my hands on it, I'll be counting the number of head shots.
<For the few of you who are reading more into that last statement than you should, shame on you.> My hands are around my throat with the hope that by blocking oxygen to my brain I'll no longer have to listen to her sing.

CrzyDemona: The pictures look great. Thanks for posting them so us poor souls who didn't go to G2K1 could see what we missed. ;)

Josh: <What'dja think of my icons?> AvMist reviews will be coming shortly. I don't have time tonight to go through Sabledrake and Avmist. <I've decided I'm pretty Jekyl-and-Hyde about my parents> Welcome to the world of every other child who lives with their parents. And guess what? If you have kids, they're going to be saying the exact same things about you. <Why should I put up with this when I don't have to?> Because that would probably be one the stupidest moves you could make. In your rant, you talk about how much your brother idolizes you. And then you talk about running away?! Forgive me but what do you think running away and never returning would do to your brother? You think he's going to appreciate it, or accept it? You think you're helping him by doing that? You know, it always fascinates me when people feel justified about running away from home, especially when they admit that they get along with their parents (i.e. your Jekyl-Hyde analogy). I got news for you: Your parents aren't perfect. They're going to make mistakes. But you're not perfect either. I'm sure you've done some really stupid things in your life. However, do your parents disown you when you screw up? If not, then why do you feel you should disown them when they screw up? I do think that they are in the wrong here. It sounds to me like they're technophobes but are too stubborn to admit it. My mom's the exact same way. Now, when you're next big argument with them comes (and it will happen at some point) I'm asking you in advance to take a step back and examine the whole picture before you decide to high-tail it out of there. Ask yourself: Do your parents care about you? And I don't mean at that exact moment, I mean overall do they care? I'd be willing to bet the answer's yes. It's only when the answer's no, when you're parents stop caring about you, about your well-being, about what you do with your life, that you should consider leaving prematurely. <Parents acted today like nothing had happened last night. Punks> My mom does that whenever we have a fight and she knows that she was in the wrong (three days ago was a perfect example). I do the same thing myself. <Why can't my dad just listen to me? Is it so hard to accept that I might know more about something than he does?> Honestly... yes. Good God, your parents sound errily like mine. Sorry if I busted your chops a bit, but running away is something I always see as a final option. I guess I take it a bit more personally than I should (long story, don't ask).

Wilek: <So, for dinner, we can slather them with BBQ sauce, run them through the backyard, and let the guests tear off a piece. :)> That sounds more like Firestorm's backyard than Lain's. ;)

Xenatrek: <ESC key> They do it just to annoy you. ;) <If anyone is interested, I'll post my review> Please do. I haven't yet seen "A.I." and would love to hear some more opinions on it. So far, two of my friends who saw said it wasn't all that good and that the last 30 minutes is completely nonsensical.

Spacebabie: <She LOVES ice cream and potatoe chips> Salt and cream. Cats love the salt and cream. <She likes the lettuce leaves!> I'm guessing because they remind your cat of grass. One of my cats eats string beans for that reason. Another one loves watermelon, and another one is the physical manifestation of Garfield. He'll eat anything but loves Italian food (particularly lasagna) most of all. <My favorite is Caramel((duh)) wich is surpisingly fat free.> But gives you one hell of a sugar high if you eat too many. <Now hear is an interesting story> That's one friggin cool uncle!

Stephen: <Cool to see you here again! > Thanks! :) <Where did your reviews for the last Sabledrake go?> They went to the bottom of the page. And yes, yours is there too oh master of subtlety. ;) You know, I'm going to expect a review from you of my story if/when I finish it. :)

Kyryn: <Good to see you posting again. I was beginning to wonder where you had gone.> Thanks. My life has sorted itself out somewhat so there shouldn't be anymore two month periods of absence. To tell you everything would take too long so I'm leaving it as "I've been really, really busy."

DPH: <Obviously BioHazard hasn't fought Vlad the Impaler before and now I see why> I don't know... I thought that the championship fight between those two was pretty good, IMHO. I mean, they broke the Pulverizer. Vlad just couldn't get any lift on BioHazard but managed to stay all the through because of that self-righting feature recently installed. That's why I'm sticking with the Potato Gun that my friend and I are currently building. Too many of my friends are engineers and have these schemes for building the ultimate battlebot.

Jannie: <Proof is in the actions that you show.> You said that a heck of a lot better than I did. <I'm recovering from a very nasty virus bug. This sucks maggots and I'll be glad when I'm over it> Well, that's no good. Rest easy, and I hope you recover soon. <cross one bridge at a time, cross one bridge at a time.....> And no matter what, don't fly off the handle. As theraputic as it might be, boucing off the walls has a masty habit of dropping you right back where you started without coming any closer to reaching your goals. That's something else I learned the hard way this summer.

Siofra: <I'm getting my wisdom teeth out the next monday> Good luck, and get plenty of rest.

Sappy: <Oh, and fine then, everyone can call me "Sappy" then. :P> I'm holding you to that...

Beth: <(keeping this short so as to not make people all grouchy, jealous, bitter, etc.)> As a grouchy, jealous, and bitter individual I appreciate your thoughtfulness. ;)

David G: <Go see it. Bring a tissue.> Well, that's one for and two against now. <Oh yeah, thinking of trying out a new sig file. What do ya'll think of this:> Nice. An original or a quote from somewhere else?

Warpmind: Glad to see you survived as well. <Will I have to revert to... *Shudder* Hotmail?> Oh, Hotmail's not nearly so bad once you master the "Block Sender" feature. I don't receive anymore spam. Come on, you know you want to try it. Give yourself to the dark side. <Y'all know, I kinda like Canada... I think I'll emigrate here instead... someday> Traitor! Actually, if you find Canada hot then maybe you should move there. I'd hate to think of you going through an entire summer down here. Philly's going into the low 90's tomorrow. You might melt.

Niamhgold: <Emambu! ** Hugs ** You're back!!!!!!!!!!!!!> *returns hug* Hopefully, I'll be able to stay too... ;) <my check PLUS a little "bonus, thanks-for-waiting-so-long"> Translation: a little "bonus, sorry-for-bring-such-a-jackass." fee. <I'd of gotten my friend Paolo and Eduardo to go after the girl> I can always send my Cousin Donny up there, have him take her for a ride if you know what I mean, if she ever acts out again in the future. <whose fries do you think are the best, Wendy's, McDonalds, or Burger King?> Between those choices I say Burger King. Overall though, there's this place near my dad's new office called the Springhouse Tavern that makes the best vinegar fries I've ever had. <You know, that 'Jaws' takeoff that, although really $uck$, is really hilarious to watch."> Agreed, an easy movie to MiST. Ranks up there with "Johnny Mnemonic." :) <Can't wait until Shadowrider comes back from Poland :)> Me neither! He's supposed to get back soon if I'm not mistaken. <Project> Good luck, and I hope you can get your scanner back up and running. <(has there ever been a gathering when the experience was _negative_?)> I remember hearing talk of missing money back at G99 in Dallas. Of course, I wasn't even a part of the fandom then so I'll leave it as a rumor until an older member confirms it or tells me that I don't know what I'm talking about. Ever been to Utah? I saw one guy's family tree and he married two women on the same day. I guess for the honeymoon he just flipped a coin. ;)

Gside: <So half of my responses to Imzadi were actually to Fire Storm> Oh, well it's forty lashes for you then. <I'm not sure I exist> I'm pretty sure I exist but I have no way of proving it. <Chinese not quite succeeding at being Japanese> I know there's a difference in the language dialect, but how do you tell them apart? <it can sound almost like babytalk> Dang... now I wish I could remember the name of Fat Albert's sidekick, the one with the lampshade over his head.

Green Baron: Sweet Mother... you're back!! Stationed in NC, Fayetteville? You're not too far from where my sister lives (Out near Raleigh, quick jump to 95 and then to US 70). Now If I hadn't been so friggin busy this summer I'd have been able to take a trip down there. <Attila loved playing those guessing games> I heard about his passing on the grapevine. I wasn't able to say anything earlier, but I am sorry for your loss.

Revel: Actually, the pics I looked were pretty good, better then anything I could do at least. My brother's the photographer in the family. ;) BTW, that second pic of Winterwolf and Dreamie, were his eyes already red or was that the camera. Because whatever it was, he looked freaky... in a good way. :) <Advantage: I'm working Chirs's frozen foods in the feezers and this is Texas. Nuff said.> So do these things balance out in an equilibrium of indifference or does the advantage of beating the Texas heat outweigh the fact that your job is tedious? <with tattoos and piercings in places that I did not know could be pierced> Ewwwww... <So that was the highlight of the day.> Aw, I was hoping it ended with you taking the job, and in the span of a day becoming a world famous tatooist. First you get the money, then you get the power, then you get the women. ;) <even though I thought about it I did not
tourture the crowd by attempting to sing> You're all going to get tortured next year at Virginia Beach then when I sing. :) Even if I have to do it a cappella, I'm belting out "Changes" by David Bowie and "Sitting on the dock of the Bay" by Otis Reading.

Daphne: <definitely an option. I'll let you know.> You have a year to decide, so I'm in no rush, honest. :)

Christine: Hey, glad to know you made it back safely. I've got some belated Sabledrake reviews if that's all right with you. AvMist spoilers will be in my next post, which hopefully will be shortly.

Stephanie: Well, according to my brother who was down there, it was raining a bit down at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, but it didn't start to downpour until right after the fireworks. *shrugs* Guess he got lucky.

Firestorm: Good to hear from you as well. <Working the night shift allows me no time to post> Tell me about it. Then when you have to do both day and night shifts... that really stinks. <You got a B+ in ethics by cheating!> That's just funny, not to mention ironic. <Which she would use to clean herself. And I can't imagine anything better than that!> What if she was cleaning someone else? <1 4^^ n07 4 14/\/\3r! 1 r 1337, d00d!> *shudder* I get enough of that at my website. Damn hackers! <...and she responds by scratching you all to hell then pouring alcohol on the cuts.> Grain alcohol works best. Steel wool and matches can be an interesting combination too.

Winterwolf: Heh... I was wondering how long it'd take you to recover. *scratches behind his ears briefly* So where's MY welcome back, huh? <Hey but who wouldn't have fun cruising around in the convertible I rented> If it wasn't dead, I'd have countered your claim with the fact that I had a cop car. :) <Yes, yes it's true> I was starting to suspect it around Valentine's Day and into early March when we'd chat at 4am and you kept mentioning that you were also talking to your missus. ;) <On a side note my advice when you move out on your own is to move far enough away from your parents that they can't come by too easily> One of the reasons why I went to Pittsburgh instead of Penn State. It's just parents either. It's also grandparents, particularly Italian grandparents. That was the main reason why I had to at least head out past my local area code number. <Thanks! I take it as a high compliment. ;)> Oh, then you're going to love this... on second thought, that would violate the PG-13 rule imposed on these boards. :) j/k Seriously, I am happy for the both of you. You do realize though that this will change things a bit. If Dreamie attempts anything at G'02, I'm holding you as a collaborator. ;) <Of course he had the right bouncy stuff at standard male eye level.> ROTFLMAO!!! <Hopefully the crappy site I put it on will work> I'm getting a "page not found."

Xanathar: <I've got such a bad case of net-withdrawl right now> I'm sure there's an AA meeting for you somewhere. ;) You lucky son of a... I mean congratulations!!

SOROW: <Well, thanks for saying I'm cute! *blushes*> And if Josh thinks your cute... then you're definitely cute. ;) Now if only Winterwolf's site would get back up. I'd love to see the pictures.

Lady Mystic: Yes! You updated the archive so I can now go back and look over all the posts I've missed. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you... and so forth. :) <However, I do believe in "attraction at first sight" or "lust at first sight."> With my track record on meeting women for the first time, I'm happy with "Tolerance at first site" or "Indifference at first site." <The good news is that FS and I, work and finances pending, will be able to make it for 2002> Congrats! I hope to see you guys down there then.

Lexy: Wow... cool report. Sounds like you had great time down there. And from everyone else's accounts you thoroughly deserved that award. My congratulations! <name your baby site> Ehh... I don't put much stock in that. Erik, my first name, is Scandinavian and primarily means "strength." That's so unbelievably wrong for me, it's not even funny. I can barely bench press 80lb.

Aaron: Damn. An impressively detailed Gathering Report (I love reading these things :)). <Of course, he didn't get the ref...> Maybe you should have asked him to hit you as hard as he could. lol... if it was though, would you have still kissed him? <How many people here remember their first con?> Ask me that again in 55 weeks. <If you see someone in Virginia who looks a little dazed, a little lost or a little overwhelmed, and they're sitting by themselves> Yeah, but I _always_ look like that, newbie or not. But thanks. That little speech made me feel all warm inside. Seriously, it does buoy my spirits even more for G02. <"Gargoyles Mafia"> I don't have much black clothing but I am mostly Italian. Does that count for anything? <C'mon, you can go without food for a couple of days...> That line got me through a week of college on more than one occasion. <No, stay! And I'm sorry about the 'Sixers> Thanks, but don't be sorry. I can't recall a time I've been so proud of that team before, and I'm not talking about the fact that they looked like the waiting line in an emergency room when they were playing the Bucks and the lakers. I'm talking about the mental turnaround of this team. Allen Iverson leaving his heart on the court throughout every game (something he never did before). He has matured leaps and bounds overall, despite a few relapses. Pat Croce is now one of my heros for all the work he put in. I'm not the only one in Philadelphia either who's like this. I still see, on a daily basis, cars driving around with Sixers flags attached to their roofs. When the Phillies lost the World Series in '93 people were sending death threats to Mitch Williams the very next day. This time, we were disappointed that we lost yes, but that in no way tarnishes what the Sixers accomplished, and I think us loud-mouth Philly fans are realizing it too. Hell, we were a #1 seed that was supposed to lose to the Raptors in the second round. I'm proud of my Sixers, and I hope to see that same level of intensity next year, championship or no. Still... stupid Lakers. I wanted the Spurs to win. <Caption this> Ok...
"I wonder how many potato chips I've eaten in my life." (To get the reference, substitute potato chips with lentils. If you still don't get it then you don't watch enough British TV)
or...
"Here we see the first ever attempt at mind melding with a potato chip."

Mandolin: *munches on some whatever* Good to see you again! Congrats on the new job as well! Hopefully, you're making some good bank as well. <My roommate and I got cable modem access> Yea! Another person I can be jealous of. :) <Gathering> I hope to see you there.

Greg Bishansky: Another cool Gathering Report. Just keep 'em coming guys. ;) Likewise.

Ok... time for some long overdue reviews. You people worked hard to get your stuff up (unlike me who's _still_ working on his story) and you deserve some feedback even if it's belated.

**********SABLEDRAKE SPOILERS**********
The theme this quarter was Action, and I was impressed at how much action there was. "Tales from Transhuman Space" tells the story of a mercenary named Lopter who essentially pulls jobs for whoever's providing money. The setting is roughly a hundred years into the future where man has holdings on Mars, governments grow these ferocious bioroids for military purposes, and life on Earth seems to permeate with a seedy yet organized underbelly. Full of shootouts with cyber guards, lots of high-tech weaponry, and even a neat bit of creativity at the end, this story promises to be a fast paced one. Of course, that can be a double-edged sword because there were times when the story needed to slow down a bit for the sake of the reader but didn't. None of the characters seemed to interact with each other because they were all moving too quickly throughout the story. We are told about the camaraderie (like between Garm and Lopter) but we never actually see it. And there's a lot that's not explained. Now, the story does leave off with a "to be continued" promising more, and I understand the importance of leaving some things a secret; however, if you leave too much out, then you run the risk of alienating the reader rather than drawing him/her into the story's atmosphere. Some scenes were so quick that I didn't have time to generate any sort thought or emotion. I was just pulled along for the ride, but instead of sitting in the front seat learning about this new world, I was in the back seat as a mere spectator. There are a lot of questions left unanswered and a lot of loose ends hanging about, but I'm confident that more will be revealed in the next installment. For example, I'd like to know who Koenig is. His name is mentioned a couple time and it leads me to believe that he's Lopter's boss, but nothing else is known. I don't want to sound like I didn't enjoy this story, because I did. The writing was smart, the mechanics were perfect, and the plot, though vague, was interesting and creative. I really enjoyed how Lopter was able to cleverly secure a bag of diamonds at the very end. I'm hoping that we'll be able to scratch a few more layers off the surface in the next installment.

"In the Bonekeep" by Stephen Sobotka Jr, is a continuation of the Moray & Co. saga, a universe of magic and mages, of sorcery and spells, of elves, trolls, dwarves and enchanted weapons. It's a fun universe to immerse oneself in, and this particular chapter proves no exception. The author does a good job at explaining the backstory and gives enough information so the reader feels comfortable without actually revealing all the secrets. For example, the story opens up with the heroines, Cassia and Istara, locked in a cell by Rabon, a morbidly obese necromancer. Rabon is after the Virgin Stone because he wants to harness its power and become an essential God. This can be rather dizzying to comprehend at first, but the author meticulously reveals the power of the stone, the legend surrounding it, Cassia and Istara were hired to get it back, how they failed in their initial attempt, and the fate of Trevan, a battle axe enchanted with the spirit of Istara's uncle. However, it doesn't explain who hired the girls, or how a fat lump of crap like Rabon found out about the Virgin Stone. There are other examples, but what I want to point out is the difference between this story and "Tales from Transhuman Space." This story offers a good balance of what to reveal and what not to reveal. There's more detail in both the setting and the events. Actually this installment, despite the peril and action, is quite humorous and almost borderline raunchy. I've got three words for you: horny british skeletons. Let me repeat that because I don't know when you'll see those three words in consecutive order again: horny british skeletons... ok, they're not British but they sure sound like it. This story gives new meaning to the word "boner." Anyway, the story reveals a plot within a plot, but never strays from the overall purpose which is recovering the Virgin Stone. There's some interesting character interaction between Doove, the head skeleton, and Cassia and Istara. With all its good points, the story wasn't perfect. The ending seemed a bit too... easy. Also, the dialogue, while for the most part excellent (a trademark of the author), did seem a little scripted at times (i.e. almost everything that Rabon says). However, the author does poke some fun at this in one spot, so perhaps that character was meant to spout cheesy lines. Also, there were a few mechanical errors, but the positives far outweigh the negatives in this case. A worthy read though the last line at the end may leave you wanting to a shower. ;)

"A little Problem" by Mahspider is an interesting little story. No more than 3-4 pages, it starts off at the present, a grusome scene indeed. Then it flashes all the way back to the beginning of the problem, catching the reader up on past events before bringing us back to the present to close out the story. The plotline deals with liquor smuggling in Atlantic City, but deals more with the recent problem than the actual act of smuggling. The names and faces are pretty unoriginal and there's almost no interaction between characters. It's almost one big flashback told from the mind of Jo Jo Manti who has just recently and violently been appointed the new Capo boss. All said, it could have made for a very boring read but it didn't. What kept it interesting was the point it had to make. The story talks about rising stars in the Capo and almost lends a sense of futility to it. All the money and power can't save you if someone puts a gun to your head and pulls the trigger. One mistake, one wrong move, and you're forgotten. Jo Jo was now in charge of a large organization. Ironic how a man could be so powerful and so powerless at the same time. The story leads us to believe that there're more chapters but I don't care if there are. it made it's point in a clean and efficient way.

"The Wizard of Flaws," like "A little Problem" is also short, and its purpose is to get its message across. The message in this story is a little less serious. You might want to look at it to see what you take away from it. Though not fitting the action theme, this story is a quick and amusing interlude.

Though it doesn't follow the "action" theme of the magazine, "An Invisble Knife" by John Henry Wilson is a worthwhile read. It deals with a very heavy subject: slavery. In particular, the life of one slave named Lydia. The entire story is told from her side, delving deep into her past, and how she'd had to deal her nasty master. It's detailed and emotional. The supporting characters are pretty interesting, especially Quinterra, the paladin. Quin had grown up her whole life watching over Lydia, using her depraved life as a way of enriching herself morally. She tries to become Lydia's protector though Lydia is just as fierce a fighter, if not not better, than her. I think the best part of the story comes when the two characters interact. It begs the question: how do you define a slave? Lydia's master in the beginning, Lord Whitefire, beats, threatens, and abuses her. He violates her and uses some pretty strong language in the process. Clearly, Lydia is a slave under this man. However, even after Quin "rescues" her, she still sees herself as a slave. Quin, in all her attempts at morality, never once asks Lydia for her opinions. She just kind of gets dragged along for the ride. So essentially, Lydia's still a slave, and this creates a some powerful love-hate emotions towards Quin who both freed and imprisioned her. Of course, there's a neat twist at the end where Lydia comes to understand the importance of trust and hope. In all, a wonderful story.

The last featured story in this issue, "Griffon Rider" by David Bateman, is a bit confusing to me. The action theme is strong, but other than that there's nothing to the story. A gypsy sneaks into town, steals some silk, and beats up about half a dozen guys attacking an old man only to rescued at the end by a Griffon and his rider who were watching the whole time. It's well written and the fight scenes are detailed but there's not much of a plot, leaving me wondering what the point was. I'm hoping that the "The End?" is a true question. Left alone, this story doesn't hold. However, if it's a part of some larger series, like Stephen Sobotka's Moray & Co, then this could be something worth checking out. If this story is nothing more than an intro, then it certainly succeeds in piquing my interest the first time. Afterwards though, I just wanted to look at the cool illustrations. :)

Of course, one cannot discount all the regular articles that form the staple of Sabledrake. Also, the cover art by Marta is absolutely gorgeous, especially the long mountain spires in the background and the garments that Rycerz is wearing. It's a great first impression and puts you in the mood for some action. ;) Another fine issue by Sabledrake indeed.
*********END SABLEDRAKE SPOILERS**********

Dreamie: Almost missed your post. Glad you had fun as well I'll be sitting in a corner during the dancing then at G02. I may be Italian, but I'm whiter than wonderbread when I dance. ;) <<<I'm going to the Gathering in 2002>> YAY!> ...But I'm bringing countermeasures too. <Actually I rather like the idea.> I do as well. I ask myself, how can you rate the entire quality of a show over an idea that hasn't even been implemented yet? <He may be a bitch, but he's my puppy! ^_~> Oooooookkkaaayyyy...

Hmmm... I had thought I'd get to do AvMists tonight but it's late and I'm tired. I'll post again with the second half of my belated reviews soon enough. 'Till then take care everyone and have a pleasant week.

---Emambu
Emambu - [erikmambu@hotmail.com]
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Monday, July 9, 2001 09:16:37 PM
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testing...
Anonymous
Monday, July 9, 2001 08:41:51 PM
IP: aca91774.ipt.aol.com

Well, I'm finally able to get on the internet today, and I don't even feel like posting. Got my wisdom teeth out this morning. Don't feel all that bad, but I'm going to try and get some sleep tonight so I don't feel worse tomorrow. I was actually up and around a lot today, mouth didn't bleed much, but it just started back up again a little and I'm putting more ice on my face to keep the swelling down. (so far, so good). Just a little puffy. I think it helped that I wouldn't let them put me completely under and they let me take the Tylenol 3 w/codiene instead of Vicadin. At least my sweetie went and got me egg-drop soup from a Chinese restaraunt for my dinner and rainbow sherbet ice cream for dessert :)
Okay, taking my pain meds and then off to bed for me. Longer post tomorrow hopefully!
G'night all.
Siofra - [siofra7@hotmail.com]
Michigan
Monday, July 9, 2001 08:15:52 PM
IP: dialup-64.152.158.58.dial1.detroit1.level3.net

Josh>(birthday wish list) Oh my! I'm glad I made an impression on somebody, I just didn't think it would last!
GB> Look in Winterwolf's pics for me, they actually look good.
Aaron> I remember seeing you too, and I think I have a cute picture of you!
Dreamie> Hey girl! I had a blast meeting you too. We had a good time at the banquet didn't we? It seems we caused a lot of commotion among the boys too ;)
SOROW
Monday, July 9, 2001 06:46:47 PM
IP: a010-0055.dll2.splitrock.net

Hey hey! Hum... It took me quite a while to post, but better late then never.
I had a great time at the Gathering and meeting a bunch of great people as well! I hope to see you all again next year! I'd like to extend my thanks to the Gathering Staff, you all did a great job! To Thom, I'd like to say "Mua hahahaha...". But the absolute best part of the Gathering was seeing my love again :::kisses Winterwolf::: I love you my Wolfie Alan. ^_^

Imzy:<<Loser. ;-)>> Pig! ;) <<You guys made my gathering infinitely valuable, and its an experience I'll treasure forever.>> Aw.... <<Aaron and crew (esp. aaron) became very buddy-buddy with my little bro.>> You're little brother is awesome! A 13 year old that likes to kill pokemon! ::::bounces and hugs Alex again::: <<My mom said she wanted me to extend a hello/welcome/whatever to the four CR members that were at my house>> :::waves::: Hey hey! <<SOUTH PARK FSCKING ROCKED!!!>> It did! I think I liked C-Man the best. <<None of that!>> Lots of that!

Sorrow: Great meeting you!

Jannie:<<Winterwolf and Dreamie, thank you for also making me feel welcomed!>> Anything for you, girl! ^_^

Niamhgold: I finally got to see the map in person!! WHOO! I made Wolfie wait while I stared at it in detail for 5 minutes ^_~ I hope you get to show your work next year in person! <<but where do they want to have 2003?>> huuuuum.... :::grins and winks::: <<whose fries do you think are the best, Wendy's, McDonalds, or Burger King?>> Well I used to like Burger king's fries, which tasted just like McDonalds' fries, but since they have since changed the recipe to something rather undesireable, I'd have to say McDonalds. I dont usually go to fast food, but when forced there's always a grilled chicken sandwich without sauce. <<what's better, Lo Mein or Chow Mein?>> They both have their perks... but I think I like Chow Mein better. ^_^ <<With the exception of maybe a few good romances, the whole "love at first sight" thing doesn't really happen (or, if it does, you don't consciously _realize_ it until later)>> I do think there is love at first sight, and at least in my experience, the later applies. :::kisses Winterwolf:::

Revel:<<Great, more people have evidence of me attempting to dance.>> I liked the way you dance! It was... amusing ^_~ It was fun listening to your stories too!

Lynati:<<Getting to hang out with other cool peoples (Hudson, Winterwolf, Dreamie, to name only a few)>> It was fun hanging out with you too! You have this air about you screaming "This is a cool chick." ^_~

Emambu:<<I'm going to the Gathering in 2002>> YAY!

Lutin: <<One more reason gargoyles suck>> Actually I rather like the idea.

Lexy:<> That was Winterwolf and I! ^_~ That was a great conversation we had with the guests at our banquet table, no?

SJ:<<The Cold Shower Award>> Thanks! <<To Winterwolf, RE: being Dreamie's boyfriend---- I hate you. My jealously knows no bounds. ;)>> Please note: Any attempts on Wolfie's life will be met with swift punishment, and not the kinky kind. And hey SJ, this one's for you and josh: "http://gathering.art-chicks.com/g2001pics/sunday/DSCF1190.JPG" Mua haha <<to warpmind:Well, considering I didn't have even a hint as to what you looked like, a freshly shaved cranium was not quite what I expected. ;)>> Actually I dont think it was freshly shaved... it was soft and fuzzy! <<Aaron makes one damn fine looking woman>> He does!

Imzy:<> Find what? :::looks around innocently:::<<No use hating him. It can't last forever...or can it?>> Oh but it *can*. <<Because, Mr. Wolf, you are SOOOOO the b*tch in that relationship.>> He may be a bitch, but he's my puppy! ^_~ <<No, I won't do it for the whole crowd. Maybe for a few particular members, though (::stares at Sorow and Dreamie::)>> I'm seeing a scene where Sorow and Dreamie walk out of a backroom laughing.

Spacebabie:<<Does anyone else believe that SJ and Josh should both be at the Gathering 2002?>> Good gawds... the reality just sank in... :::hides behind Winterwolf:::

Coyote and Ravyn: So CUTE!!!!! Every time Wolfie and I glanced you two, it sounded something like this... "Hey there's Coyote and Ravyn" "Aaaaaawwww...."

Welcome back Mandolin!

Warpy: For the record, your new nickname is not baldy.... it's FUZZY! :::pounces warpy and rubs his cranium:::

Mara: Hey hey! It was fun going out with you and Aaron, we had a blast! (BTW, I started using that red pencil method I saw you use... it works great!)

Aaron:<<In fact, I christen next year to be "Everybody pretend to be someone else" year...(Unless my hair really grows out, in which case, I'm coming as Dreamie) ;)>> Now that would be a sight! Some sloppy makeup, a big long wig, a tube top and a big sign that says "Look at my assets!". That's almost a better spoof of myself than *I* could do. ^_~<<From there we went to a late dinner with Dreamie and Wolfie. "Hey, is this a double date?">> That was fun! Don't forget the small room of outdated video games we found in the backroom. I can't remember the last time I played the original version of the Simpsons. ^_~ <<Caption this>> "This is one messed up shrinky-dink."

Winterwolf: :::cuddle and nuzzle::: I love you! <> I can't believe I can stand 6 feet away, say tickle, and you fall over. I feel the power. ^_~ <<So now that we've gotten Thom to drop his pants what's next on our to do list>> Present him with a Grover costume and plate of cajun fried roaches. ^_~ <<At least I feel good as a valued employee and pleasantly busy with work.>> Well of course my love! <<Say what you will, I'm looking for a permanent relationship with Dreamie. >> Looking? Ha, you *get* one my love :::cuddles:::

I think that's about it....no wait...:::nuzzles wolfie::: There. ^_^
:::waves:::
Dreamie
Monday, July 9, 2001 06:30:45 PM
IP: acb48bf3.ipt.aol.com

Company Picnic not Company Pic, and as for the Pole I burned my hand going down it.
Spacebabie
Monday, July 9, 2001 12:30:07 PM
IP: proxy.iad2.netsetter.com

****There is a loud sneeze and Kyryn appears in the middle of the room.****

Summer colds.....bleah!

Thanks to everyone for posting the various Gathering reports. I wish that I could have gone this year, but Okami and I are planning to visit our parents in LA this fall, and the money and vacation days have to be saved for that.

Lady Mystic> Okami and I met in the summer of 1985 in high school. We started dating that fall and continued dating for two years. In the summer of 1987, Okami moved to Nacogdoches, Texas and we continued a long distance relationship (saw each other once every six months and ran up the phone bills in between) for the next three years. That third year, he had moved to Denton, Texas. I finished my undergraduate work in 1990 and moved to Denton to start my graduate work (and be near him). After two more years, he moved in with me. We lived together for the next seven years and then got married (waited until we had the cash to do it the way we wanted to, although my parents were nice about it and helped us out anyways). *grin*

Mandi> Good to see you're back. I was beginning to wonder where you'd gotten to.

Later, All!

****Kyryn starts to sneeze again and ducks out the door.****
Kyryn
Denton, TX
Monday, July 9, 2001 08:37:48 AM
IP: exofw.aicpa.org

You know I don't really give a rat tuckous if my brother has a bubble bath or not, even if its a luxirious foam bath, but when he uses MY stuff without my peremission it ticks me off. So to make sure the rest of my bath stuff I bought him a bottle of Mr. Bubble.

Green Baron>>> He was a weekend warrior for a while but not any more. He goes in once a while and he did the 2 week summer camp thing. He developed Shin splints when he was near St Louise.

Mandolin>>>Missed seeing you. Glad that your allright.

GXB>>>Nice Gathering Report...Hope to finally meet you at the Gathering in 2002.

Aaron>>>Thats what I call an in depth Gathering report. About the kiss between Crispy and Thom, I'm sure that caused creativity demons for Yaoi crossover fics with Lexington and Zelgadis.
SSJ>>>Will do

and since Sevarius jr. Has yet to report it....
Heather Grahm broke up with Heath Ledger and is now dating Russel Crow. is it me or is Russel Crow sleeping through Hollywood?

Now hear is an interesting story.A bull shark attacked a little boy biting off his arm. The boy's uncle. Reached into the water and pulled out the shark. After killing the fish they reached in to its mouth and pulled out the arm. The boy is still alive in the hospital, his arm has been reattached.

Yesterday I was at a company pic with my mom. It was ok..Free food is Free food, but I was watching the younger kids on the playground and well...Never go down a playground pole on a hot day.. OUCH

The only problem at the picnic was that The Britney Spears set"12-15" thought I was either 16 or 17.

DARN THIS DICK CLARK DISORDER!
Spacebabie
Orlando, Fl, U.S.A
Monday, July 9, 2001 06:52:00 AM
IP: proxy.ord.netsetter.com

Yesterday, once again, I forgot to indicate when I stopped responding to someone, and started in on someone else. So half of my responses to Imzadi were actually to Fire Storm.

Imzadi> <<There are much better uses for a tongue>>: But every now and again it is nice to sit back and watch the scenery.
<<I'm not actually gonna be a polygamist. That would imply marriage...>>: But just having a harem...
<<I'm not sure the people at Gathering really exist!>>: I'm not sure I exist.
<<Its not a job, its a way of life>>: So true. And usually labeled geekiness.
<<Nothing sounds good with chingrish>>: If it's chinganese (Chinese not quite succeeding at being Japanese) first, before being translated to English, it can sound almost like babytalk.
<<But it might be MORE fun watching her do it>>: Yet interaction can be good.

Aaron> <<Ozzy, Tony, Geezer, and Bill>>: Oddly enough, I had a calc professor named Terrance Butler (master of the one sylable derivative and antiderivative). Old guy, too.
<<Seriously though, what prompted that comment?>>: You seemed the most likely to go commando. Though, on further reflection, leather would probably be more likely on you.
<<which one should I end up in?>>: I concur with Imzadi.

Welcome back Mandolin.

Niamhgold> <<purple _is_ an integral part of this year's Halloween costume>>: Is it what I think it is?
<>: Go into random restaurants and ask for Manhattan clam chowder.

Imzadi> <<And its not really a suburb of a much larger city>>: We're actually a suburm of two larger cities.
<<::cue porn music::>>: Bow chicka bow.
<<why the hell do you need to be able to read floppies?>>: Quick and dirty text file trasfers.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Sunday, July 8, 2001 11:45:28 PM
IP: proxy3-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Ooh goody! Gathering Essays!

Parents are out of the house today, should be back for dinner...that means I'm in charge! And now the party can start ;-)

Aaron: <<You guys kick @$$>>: Awww, shucks. <>: Sounds like the same geo-spatial distortion that dictates that everywhere in LA is 20 minutes from everywhere else. <<And please don't tell me you sell soap.>>: How hard would you have laughed if he did? <<In retrospect, Josh was right>>: Oh, I am SO glad these things are archived! <<went on a walking tour that included five of the seven terminals>>: God, I am SO sorry. The extra $ for Burbank probably would have saved you several hours. <<do not have an easy time with metal detectors>>: Whenever I'm at an airport, I take all my metal and put it in my luggage. Sometimes my pants fall down because I have no belt buckle, but its worth it to not get hassled. <<by threatening to beat the cr@p out of them, I gave up>>: I'm gonna have to try that! <<The shuttle ride may have taken as much time as the flight>>: Welcome to the 405 freeway! <<just like New Jersey, except it doesn't smell>>: And its not really a suburb of a much larger city. <<Let's skip ahead to that evening>>: ::cue porn music:: <<how many people noticed that the logo under the room number looked like a multi-colored Hunter's mask?>>: That would be me. Sharp as a tack ;-) <<But what could leave clawmarks in solid plastic?>>: Only something as big and strong as a Josh Wurzel ;-) <<freaking the mundanes>>: Its so easy in a place like City Walk. <<LA has some beautiful sunrises>>: I am proud to say that I've NEVER seen an LA sunrise, and I've been living here for 20 years! <<Still didn't make it out of the room before ten tho'>>: ::cue it again:: <<How many people here remember their first con?>>: Any con? Or a Gathering? <<losing your con virginity is also kinda scary>>: Really? Cuz I didn't feel that way at all. I was totally comfortable with everything. <>: And I guess that's why I didn't have any problems. Ya'll were on MY turf. <<we couldn't resist MiSTing them good naturedly>>: I'm so bummed that I missed that! MiSTing is now one of my favorite activities, thanks to G2K1. <<"Other Panel">>: Where was it? I missed it again. <>: Like my MOTHER ;-) <<made his list of people he's pretty sure exist>>: Not an easy thing to do! <<Sorry Kai>>: He's just not depressed enough, huh? <<One day, I too shall be able to smite people like he does>>: And the rest of the CR trembled in fear. <<truthfully you people scare him>>: I don't blame him if he's serious. We're a scary group. <<the best gag may have been between episodes, on a joint effort between Hudson and Josh>>: Ya know, going to RHPS for 4 years has the effect of improving your ability to MiST anything, though it usually makes it pretty filthy. <<considering the cr@p Huds was giving him earlier about his Mac Geek shirt>>: I take a lot of crap for it. But I'm proud of it, so that crap usually only lasts about 12 seconds. <<started Josh picking Oberon's nose>>: I wonder what powers the "Boogers of Oberon" have... <<getting it home would have been an adventure>>: Could have just asked me to ship it. <<H-rated section for the art show>>: I think the entire con was H-rated. <<Hey Josh, I think she likes you!>>: I've never dated married women (with or without children) and I'm not about to break a perfect record. ;-) <<we all started genuflecting when they were leaving>>: I'm pretty sure I've got a picture of that. <>: That was stolen from my fic ;-) <>: We're geeks. We don't spawn until MUCH later in life. <<the show must be catching on with it's "intended demographic.>>: Not sure how, as most kids aren't up late enough to watch it, even on Toon Disney. <<a guy whose personal heroes are Xanatos and Megatron>>: GXB just earned MASSIVE respect points in my book! <>: For $320 ;-) <<you cannot fill condoms with water and then cram them into a bra>>: Why didn't you just use regular balloons? <<Don't ask me why Hudson knew that...>>: Hudson's other job is a plastic surgeon. This is what he tried before silicone. <<we had to blow dry my dress... With me in it..>>: LOL. <<Thom is the greatest sport in the history of the world.>>: And definitely the coolest con guest ever. <<An hour later we were hungry again>>: Sorry. Wait a minute...you were at my house! There was food there. <<they had this way of sitting that was almost identical>>: Very Smithers. <<I'll swap my brother for your cats>>: And I'll swap my brother for 3.50 in postage. <<an evening of two disgustingly cute couples had taken their toll>>: You have no idea. <>: Much higher than your auction bill. <<We'll try harder next year>>: I hope so. I've also never had more fun with a group of "freaks". <<Having seen what Josh drives, and where he lives, I'm going to laugh at that comment>>: The car is mine, I admit, but it was paid for with money that was gifted to me. The house belongs to someone else. Your gathering fund was YOURS, earned and all that crap. You didn't see me show up with (insert large amount here), and I didn't eat for most of the con because everything was so expensive. <<Josh's *driveway* has a gate>>: Only the second one. <>: Oh sh!t...he's gonna breed ::ducks:: <<That would have hurt>>: ::covers nipples protectively:: <<I've really got to get on ICQ>>: Please! I keep telling Mara to bug you about it. <<I'm the only person in here who's not even a little pissed off at Metallica>>: I'm not pissed at them, that's too much wasted energy. I'm just not buying their albums. Not that I would have bought them before, either. <<Josh, the God of Tact>>: Maybe that should be my title when I take over the world, instead of "Undisputed Dictator of Earth" <<no way connected to MC Hammer. Thank the gods>>: Nothing should be connected to MC Hammer. <<we skeeved out Josh>>: Not hard to do. <<Isn't that redundant?>>: Not really. They used to be hard... <<forty hours isn't much>>: Isn't much!? It's not even four days of online time for me! <<open the room, log out, read the room, and log back in to post>>: And what about all the other stuff I do online, like CHAT! <<it bans a lot of the obscenely powerful old cards>>: If you're clever, you can beat those cards. <<you have to continually evolve>>: Or, in Type I, you have to learn to evolve and beat the new cards, often with new cards. Its the same game, really. <<They quit making G4 cubes>>: Sad but true. All other things aside, it really was an engineering marvel. <>: LOL. <<Reeses pieces?>>: Not quite. <<seven out of forty-eight>>: Hope the rest were used...correctly. <<Now *there's* an image I didn't need...>>: LOL. <<Summer school interferes with my Con-going schedule.>>: I'm actually planning summer school next year around G2k2. <<Why can't a movie be all sex scenes? Because you have to have time for explosions too, dillhole!>>: So true. <<That's why you don't jest with the God of the Bid>>: Or Fox Xanatos ;-) <<In practice, it's only good for a bluff>>: Hmmm... <<which one should I end up in?>>: Both. <<What do you take me for?>>: Maybe its best not to ask that question in here. <<don't think, just come!>>: Huh, huh. <>: The problem is that people who don't know us won't be able to tell, and the people who know me haven't met SJ yet I don't think. <<I'm coming as Dreamie>>: Winterwolf's gonna have a field day with that one. <<CR PA>>: There's a PA!??! <<was certainly better then any of the sequel>>: Amen. <<So *that*'s what it's like to be tall.>>: Maybe next year I'll try it...nah. <<because Josh couldn't remember it>>: Thank you SO much! <>: So many breasts, so little time. Who can remember them all? <<Caption this>>: "Alas, poor Pringle. I knew him." OR "So, Mr. Chip, we meet at last." OR "Do you expect me to talk? No, Mr. Chip, I expect you to disintegrate in my stomach." or how about "We've secretly replaced her regular chips with olestra-made chips. Lets see if she gets diarrhea."

Lexy: <<is that a standard thing to say before you let someone get in?>>: Nope. Only the trunk of most of my friends' cars are messes, and my car is immaculate. Of course, that's because I'm the most anal person on the planet.

GXB: <<you left out my most important personal hero... DEMONA!>>: And my respect for you goes up AGAIN! <<"the world's biggest tourist trap">>: Far worse than Disneyland, IMNSHO. <<he was not offended>>: Well that means we weren't doing our jobs! <<wow, just like every other morning>>: Okay, that rules out "programming" from your list of possible future jobs. <>: Count on it.

Mandolin: <<gave us both A's since we managed to get most of the assignments done without having to be rushed to the hospital>>: That was awfully nice. Wish we had nice profs at UC Berkeley. <<at 6:30 in the morning, there's almost NO ONE on Security Boulevard?>>: I firmly believe that at 6:30 in the morning no one should be ANYWHERE but in bed. <<no help in getting our computers properly networked>>: Solution: use macs with airport! ;-)

Niamhgold: <<Another five+ hours at work and I haven't even gotten a dent into the project>>: I know the feeling. I worked 6 hours last night and made a whopping $4. <<I've got to see if CalArts will take a transfer student Junior year>>: I'm sure they will, especially one with your talent. CalArts students often came to my high school to teach art classes, and your stuff blows theirs away. <<am I really a typical "newbie", though, if I've been in here for a few years?>>: Well, yeah. A con isn't quite the same as a CR. <>: Sounds like a friend of mine. <>: Keep calling. I've learned that the best way to get what you want is to keep asking until they're so annoyed they say yes. How do you think I get dates? ;-) <<Can you be harmed/killed? If so, that's an imperfection>>: That depends on your definition of harmed. As you've seen from my posts, I am slightly susceptible to psychological damage. As for killed, well, so far I'm immortal. If that changes, I don't imagine I'll be around to let you know. <<Gets this odd picture of Josh strutting in-front of a garden globe>>: LOL. <<unless he pays to have it fixed?>>: He does. <>: I only want the first one. I could care less about the second, and even less about the third (have you noticed that even ugly guys can get chicks if they're rich and/or famous?). <<you're not bad looking!>>: Stop that. <<purple _is_ an integral part of this year's Halloween costume>>: And now you're gonna keep me in suspense until Halloween, aren't you? <<maybe 'cuz I'm one of the few that came home for the summer>>: That would explain it. Though over here, my choices are either underage girls in LA or dogs in Berkeley. Not much of a choice, huh? <<Damn that Xanatos!>>: You've been paying way too much attention to my website (or my posts) if you know the name of my computer. Speaking of which, I'm gonna take pictures of models tonight, so there should be some updates if you wanna check them out! Actually, this was on my brother's machine, which doesn't have a gargoyles theme on it. His computer is named "Deep Blue C" (get it, C, like the windows directory, yuk yuk). <<that'd make him Oberon>>: Oberon is the high king of England? <<Peanut butter and whipped cream, no secret here!>>: Together? Yuk! <<circus-seal teach him math>>: Its not that hard, I'm sure a seal could do it. <<get my Newfoundland to tow me across the parking lots>>: Mush! Mush!

Lynati: <<they still have those, right?>>: Quite frequently, and all around the country. <<get a group of people dressed as gargs to hit a treckie con, just for the H#LL of it>>: "Sorry, we thought it was a gargoyles convention. All the talent is the same." <<get Marina Sirtis to sign Aaron's Demmie tatoo>>: I imagine it would be quite a shock to her if that happened at a Trek convention. <<by his willingness to strip at the request of his fans>>: I imagine if certain female garg fans asked me to strip I wouldn't have a problem with it, either. Especially if that fan was an attractive female wearing nothing but a bra. But I'm easy like that.

Christine: Whoa. That was long.

DPH: <<What in the heck do I put in my slot in my computer that is only 3.25" big?>>: A zip drive? <<comparable to LS120s that can read standard 3.25">>: I'm sorry, but why the hell do you need to be able to read floppies? Anyway, I know there IS a similar product, its name escapes me right now. <>: Bring it on! We're not afraid of them!

Hey everyone, I made a cameo in The Barracuda's new fic, posted in GFW and fanfiction.net. A minor role, but I was there nonetheless (and playing opposite Demona, too!). Amazing how four lines in a story can make my day. Guess my life is pretty boring.

Mounting is used for three things: climbing on a horse, linking in a hard disk unit in data systems, and, well, sex.
-Christa Keil

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [josh@kicktothenuts.com]
Encino, CA, US of A
Sunday, July 8, 2001 10:44:07 PM
IP: ppp-206-170-218-197.nhwd02.pacbell.net

FIRE STORM - Yes, I am seriously considering going under the guns and put together a bid to host G'2003 in Tampa Bay... Been working out a lot of the major points of the bid, and scouting hotel locations as we speak.

TODD - Ah, then, this picture I have <holds out printout> IS you? I got it from Winterwolf's gathering pic site. ^_^

Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. - [scififangargoyle@yahoo.com]
Tampa, FL, USA
Sunday, July 8, 2001 05:49:16 PM
IP: 65342hfc61.tampabay.rr.com

STEPHEN - Yup, I'm still around. Just haven't had anything to say here lately.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn1@mindspring.com]
St. Louis, MO
Sunday, July 8, 2001 04:40:14 PM
IP: sdn-ar-002mosloup044.dialsprint.net

Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr.: So, you are shooting for Flordia 2003, correct?

Aaron: So far, is Portland, Maine an official bid or not?

Anyone else seriously considering a 2003 bid?
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Sunday, July 8, 2001 04:00:55 PM
IP: 64.109.143.22

Hmm. I heard a rumor today that LS120s were no longer being made and couldn't find them in Little Rock, AR in inventory. Naturally, I have to check out that rumor. So guess what I'll be doing online. What do you know? Imation won't be selling any more of its brand-name LS120s according to its website.

This brings a new question: What in the heck do I put in my slot in my computer that is only 3.25" big? If there is anything comparable to LS120s that can read standard 3.25" and in addition to something else, hey let me know.

Hmm. Next year's gathering is where? Virigina Beach, Virigina? Isn't that awfull close to Christian Broadcasting Network HQ (not that I agree with half the stuff they say)? I could imagine potential news stories (extremely critical) dealing with this convention coming from them.

1+1=-3
DPH - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
AR, USA
Sunday, July 8, 2001 02:58:08 PM
IP: max1-34.cwy.cei.net

Greetings all...

Good to read all the Gathering reports... sounds like everyone had a great time! Will be reading Christine's report shortly...

Writing News - Found a possible venue for my "Bloody Vixen" novel, so I'll be looking to finish the manuscript soon as I can. Also will be attending VidCon at the end of this month to take part in a writing workshop. Hopefully will learn some new stuff to round out my skills.

GATHERING 2003 - i understand some of the general statements being bruted around. but I think everyone needs to wait until the time comes when I can post the full bid before any judgements are made.

Also, if there's anyone that would like to join up on the 2003 Bid staff (we still have several key positions that needed to be filled), please email me ASAP.

MANDI - Hi there! <HUGS> Good to see you again!

SPACEBABIE/XENATREK - Hey, drop me an email sometime, k?

CHRISTINE - Expect a letter from me soonest... got something for you in exchange for a certain piece of literature. ^_^

BTW, Todd Jensen... are you around still?

Maintain and Check Six!

Stephen R. Sobotka, Jr. - [scififangargoyle@yahoo.com]
Tampa, FL, USA
Sunday, July 8, 2001 02:36:16 PM
IP: 65342hfc61.tampabay.rr.com

*Enters*

Green Baron: *waves*

Aaron: AAhh! gratification!! *dopey smile* "They like me! they really like me!" I feel extra-crispy special :D cool people think I am cool. how...cool. ;)
mmm...suuuuushiiii....I remember MY first sushi dinner. *drools*
oh...and what you said about fic MiSTing as a guest...here's a pic you should see. (and, no, right now there is Nothing BUT that picture at that site.)
http://www.geocities.com/sanchinwalker/lynatiland.html

Lexy: cooooooooooooooooool. I only got two hugs, myself. oh, and I may be wrong about this, but I am pretty sure that it was Christine Morgan who asked Keith David what he would have done differently with his character if he could...which made his response of, "you know. YOU know." just that much more amusing.

other Gathering things...I think my favorite quote of the con was Thom Adcox, after doing the line Aaron requested of him, walking away saying: "Disney's gonna kill me."
(note: that was just so great. I mean, he TOTALLY nailed that line, first go, and it was just so funny...Thom is so cool. I was really impressed by the fact that he actually agreed to do that for Aaron. and by his willingness to strip at the request of his fans.)

Let's see...I got every voice actor and all of the other signers to sign my gathering shirt; I think I eventually want every one of the show's staff (VA's and writers and such, not the overseas artists) to sign this shirt. And I'm sewing in those signatures so I don't lose them. I had Thom sign the back of the shirt, for obvious "I'm going to be putting a pic here" reasons. (obvious enough that one of the VAs sitting next to Thom said, "This one's got a plan.")

Hmm...so, I guess I'm probly going to have to go to a startreck TNG con or something. (they still have those, right?) Heh...that would be great. get a group of people dressed as gargs to hit a treckie con, just for the H#LL of it. Ooh, ooh, have Aaron and Mara in their Fox and David drag!! *LOL* yeah, get Marina Sirtis to sign Aaron's Demmie tatoo. *sighs* well, it's a fun thought, at least.

I got my tail that first morning, and put it right on. I stopped wearing it the next day, becsue I started noticing that a LOT of other people were starting to wear there own, and I no longer felt original. hanging out with Mara and Aaron was great, as I mentioned in my earlier post. It was great to talk to another obsessive ficverse writer. The fact that I seem to have somewhat impressed him with my work is just too *happy feelings* for words. Mara and I had some good chats too, and some of it was actually on topics OTHER than fics. Again, Mara, for your advice, my thanks.
I also bought all three of Chrisitne Morgan's books, which she signed for me. I finished all three within two days of my waking up from coming home from the con. ...and, you know, Alinora really IS a b!#ch.
I went to quite a few panels; I really liked Crispin's, but I kept having to struggle to keep myself from anwsering questions to the actual panel at the crossover-fic panel. "ooh, I know! I know!". technically, all I write is crossovers; just, the world that I cross everything over with is one of my own creation. and one of these days, I WILL get everything written out.
MiSTing things was great...the only things that I clearly remember contributing (which I don't even know if they're using) were to sing the patty duke theme song the first time Owen and Vogel meet, and at the very end, "The nightmare was finally over." ...which, for the life of me, I cannot remember where that quote is from. I misted 3x3 Eyes a bit, too. I swear, there is at least one scene where you could have taken the character Monkey out and put Lexington in without affecting any of the surrounding art; If you consider Monkey's glasses to be his eyes, the two look eerily alike. (minus the hair and skin tone.) (oh, so that that makes a bit more sense to those of you unfamiliar with the dub, Thom is the one doing Monkey's voice.)
Being inducted into Clan Mafia was great. too bad the pics of me showing Mara how to do that back stretch didn;t come out; they would have been...interesting.
I wound up giving Mara and Aaron some releif from my constantly following them around on the last morning, and hung out with Hudson, Zaius, and...Goliath 116, I believe?
The auction was fun; I occasionally bid against Aaron for things...If greg's necklace had been any more, um, artistically attractive, I might have tried a bit harder for it. Of course, right about the time I reached my limit was when Aaron decided it had magic powers, so it's just as well. I wound up with a lot of stuff, some neat,some...less than interesting. I guess I can always put the stuff I don't want back up for auction next year. As for what I'm keeping...My gargoyles sheets glow in the dark, isn't that spiffy? I got a lunchbox, too (no, there weren't any evil ninjas on the thermos, unfortunately.) but the little duffel bag I got...the shoulder starp broke before I even got it home. I can fix it, tho. I also got the script and the vids for 3x3 Eyes, both signed by, well, many people. One item in a set of things I bought was a gargs-book, and adaption of the first ep. for ages 3-8; it's pretty well done, but the coolest thing about it is all the art is strait out of the show's animation.
I also had great fun badgering people into reading bits of things I had wrote, and demanding feedback. most of it was favorable; but then, they might have just wanted me to leave them alone.
Oh, and was it true that they were giving away copies of pics of castle Wyvern and the Eyrie building? or, what?

Well, overall I had a good time. I got a lot of ideas for things; fic in-jokes, something for the 2002 masquerade- if it works out.

hmm, I think that's all I have to share. If I think of anything of interest that I left out, I'll put it in a future post. Oh, and in case anyone was curious, I'm the one in the pics with the darkly-tinted prescription glasses, and usually wearing snakey-print shirts. I don't believe my hair has ever looked better...

well, later.
*gone*
Lynati "Look, I'm a fangirl!" Kshudra - [Lynati_1@hotmail.com]
Sunday, July 8, 2001 02:03:19 PM
IP: 207.226.219.109

** Niamhgold enters **

Ugh. Another five+ hours at work and I haven't even gotten a dent into the project due on Wednesday. That's majorly because the slide scanner jammed today, leaving me with the HP flatbed that can only scan one at a time :( On the other hand, it gets me out of the house, and I can make prints of my artwork while I wait for the scans to come through ;)

Hey! On to the replies!

Mandi: Welcome back! <G2002> I know, I'm psyched about it being in Virginia beach next year, too. I go to school in Baltimore (August-May), so I'll probably just take off for school early next summer, drop off my stuff, and head to Va beach before the year starts, cuz one of my friends lives down there. If you ever wanna hang out (considering I don't have any major projects due), we might be able to work something out! <Looking for an apartment in Windsor Mill?> Who knows? But I've got to see if CalArts will take a transfer student Junior year... <job at the Social Security Administration> Great job! I'm glad you're doing what you like for a living, and that you're making good money/benefits your first year outta college! Additionally, kudos to having the devotion to stay up at all hours for your graduate class :) It's rewarding when the teacher notices and hands you those As!!! ;)

Aaron: Muchas gracias for that Gathering report! I'm really putting the pieces together from each person's account, and I'm glad that everyone's experience was positive (has there ever been a gathering when the experience was _negative_?) When I go next year, I'm gonna be hoping that everyone keeps your newbie advice in mind (am I really a typical "newbie", though, if I've been in here for a few years? ;)). Plus, I'm usually rather talkative/friendly, so that should help :) Plus, I wanna see this Demona tatoo in person, see Mara's art work, and I look forward to the masquerade ;) <Portland, Maine, Portland, Maine!> Hell yes! Either that, or Boston!!!!

Lexy: Additionally, thank you very much for _your_ Gathering report!!

Lady Mystic: <Lust at first site> Yes, I fully agree...people often get the two confused. I, too, believe that love can only be true "love" when you know a person (both their positive attributes _and_ flaws) to such an extent that you want them to be especially, exclusively like you (I don't berate Mormons, but I could never be/be with one. My friend Austin was a joker, though, and an artist once installed a "wish tree" at school. Though the wishes were anonymous, we knew his when we saw the one that said "I wish polygamy were legal." And it ended up in the Baltimore newspaper when reporters did an article about the installation ;))

Josh: <We should hang some time> Sure, if they accept a junior year transfer student without making me have to take all the foundation-year courses ;) I'm kinda miffed; I called an left a message two weeks ago, then last week, and still haven't heard anything :( But I wanna go there because their animation department is *prime*! <I'm genetically engineered to be perfect!> Can you be harmed/killed? If so, that's an imperfection ;) <Lo Mein> Yes, it's rather delicious. Especially if cooked by Yunghi or the Peking Restaurant :P <Convex ones, obviously> ** Gets this odd picture of Josh strutting in-front of a garden globe ** Well...unless he pays to have it fixed? Problem with me and my dad is that we're too cheap to pay money for random car troubles. Which is probably why my 1990 Oldsmobile squeaks everytime I drive it ;) <Threw it all out the window> I've never had plans... (well, like every kid, I had that whole I wanna be rich/famous/good-looking phase, but that quickly went out of fashion ;))...but I find my life starting to fall into a certain place. I just hope it's a place where I'll be happy and financially comfortable. <She keeps trying to convince me I'm good looking!> Okay, (a) She's a Jewish mom (or so you've said), and (b), you're not bad looking! <Cut my hair and dye it purple> Actually, though I'm probably not going to cut it any shorter than it is, purple _is_ an integral part of this year's Halloween costume...;)<The chicks just keep getting younger> Eh, same problem over here with the guys. But maybe 'cuz I'm one of the few that came home for the summer :) <Folder got corrupted> Damn that Xanatos! ;) Seriously, though, had one of the same problems at work. Luckily, I had the foresight to save the three hundred pages to disk. Phew! <If you were going to buy a computer, who would you trust more?...Why can't my dad just listen to me?> Because he's high king of England and knows all. Wait, that'd make him Oberon. Or, that'd just make him a regular dad (if my dad ever fully listened to me or gave credit to my solutions, I think I'd have to drive him to the hospital for a CAT scan! ;)) <Insides of the competitors> Peanut butter and whipped cream, no secret here!

Odd comment: Next year, my brother has a teacher named Lupo-simply Lupo. Making me wonder if they've given up on him so much that they're just going to let some sort of chimp or circus-seal teach him math ;)

Random comment: I want to do something utterly random this week to break up the drudgery/uptightedness off this town. I think I'm going to buy one of those cheap computer chairs across the street, tie a bone to a string, and get my Newfoundland to tow me across the parking lots. Or through the river, either or ;)

Adios!
Niamhgold
Sunday, July 8, 2001 11:50:30 AM
IP: lac-flex89.ncia.net

My essay is finally done and posted! Should be adding some pics soon, as we can pick them up today. The MageLore site is updated too, with ordering info for Archmage of the Universe.

Find it all with a click or go to http://www.eskimo.com/~vecna/new_stuff.html

Aaron > great report! And yeah, we noticed those claw marks; Becca especially was impressed -- "Is that why it's at this hotel?"

Bruce Campbell > !!!! He's doing a reading and signing at the University of Washington bookstore on Wednesday. I foresee myself getting to work early that night because I'll go down there to see him at 7. Be still my heart!

Christine - [christine@sabledrake.com]
Sunday, July 8, 2001 11:04:36 AM
IP: 16-187.075.popsite.net

**The CR door opens, and Mandi bounces in, handing out candy/cookies/whatever the CR regulars prefer and cheering at the top of her lungs.**

I have Net access! I have Net access! I HAVE NET ACCESS!!!!!

**Mandi collapses into a chair before people can threaten her for excessive perkiness.**

My God, it's good to be back.

On G2001> I've been playing catch-up, and the accounts have been a great read. Aaron, if you ever get a copy of that "Clan Mafia" shot, I would LOVE to see that. Hell, I'd love to see pics as soon as people can get them up! I'm sorry I couldn't make it this year, but I figure I would have been miserable for two reasons: 1) I was suffering from the head cold from hell that weekend, and 2) I would have had to leave at the crack of dawn on Sunday anyway. I started my new job on June 25th, and to get from LA to Baltimore and then back to my new apartment in time to get everything together (and not kill my roommate) would have taken the entire day.

And G2002 is going to be in Virginia Beach?? Only ONE STATE away?? Whee!!! Finally, a Gathering I can DRIVE TO!! (In my lovely new Honda Civic, no less!) Count me in - assuming I'll still be working around here, I'll start saving up leave to take a four-day weekend so I'll be able to finally enjoy the Gathering fully! YES!!! (If anyone in the Baltimore area needs a ride, I'm begging for a driving buddy now. I'm not a bad driver, but when it comes to a route I've never taken before, I need a navigator. Besides, it's a five-hour drive - even if I take off on a weekday and head out during an "off" traffic time.)

Anyway, I've been MIA for several months, and have only been able to sporadically catch up. My last semester of college was utter hell: I made the mistake of taking a graduate course my last semester (WWW Programming), and consequently pulled several all-nighters in one semester. Dr. Chang, fortunately, noticed that the only 2 undergrads in the class were regularly staying in the labs to work til 11:30 at night, noticed that we were both going insane, and gave us both A's since we managed to get most of the assignments done without having to be rushed to the hospital.

I do have a new job: I'm working for the Social Security Administration. It's actually a fairly decent job for someone fresh out of college - I'm working for the Office of Systems, and have to get through 7 weeks of training in Java programming using Websphere. So while training is mind-numbing (they have to accommodate for the non-CS people in the class), the job pays well, the benefits are good, it's something I'll like doing, and it's 10 minutes away from my new apartment. And once training's over, I get flex time - something I plan to take advantage of immediately. (Would you believe that at 6:30 in the morning, there's almost NO ONE on Security Boulevard?)

I have been without Net access for the past month. My roommate and I got cable modem access at our apartment three weeks ago - but she had the tech attach the modem to HER computer and was absolutely no help in getting our computers properly networked. I spent three weeks straight calling tech support and going nuts (I returned two different routers before I finally got one that worked), while she told me I was being manipulative and that this was a problem we had to work out "together." Ha. In the meantime, she had the internet all to herself, although she said I could check my e-mail on her machine (then set up a password protected screensaver). Anyway, last night, while she was out at a party, I spent three hours on the phone with tech support and FINALLY got both computers connected to the Net. She came in and was mildly grateful. Mildly. I attribute that to the fact that she was dead tired (it was after midnight), but if something goes wrong with her connection and she calls for help, I'm going to hand her the phone and tell her to call tech support herself.

Out of curiosity: anyone here live near Security Boulevard? Almost everyone I've talked to at work lives nowhere near me (the closest person lives in Columbia) and the weekends here are deadly dull with no one to hang out with. (Said roommate has her own life and her own friends and generally ignores me.) BTW, is anyone going to be looking for a nice apartment a year from now in Windsor Mill, MD? I have the feeling that once our lease is up, I'll be looking for another roommate.

'Tis all for now; I have to go let some of my e-mail buddies know I'm still alive.
Mandolin
Sunday, July 8, 2001 09:16:08 AM
IP: cc300246-a.catv1.md.home.com

Here's my Gathering Journal

Day 1

Well, having graduated the previous day, I thought the Gathering was the perfect way to celebrate. I loved the timing of the con. The night before I left (after the graduation ceremony) I had a big Chinese dinner and felt quite sick the next morning, but I got up and came anyway, and thankfully had recovered before I got on the plane.

I landed safely and quickly found a good cheap shuttle to take me to the hotel. When I arrived, I saw Greg and Thom going into the hotel, and I was at first quite shy but then I just told myself to go up to them and reintroduce myself, and I'm glad I did.

I went down to the audition for the Radio Play, and read for Xanatos, and quickly learned to project my voice during it. I personally thought I sucked, but in hindsight I should have read for some of the other characters, and I later realized I could do a good Scottish accent. Oh well, there's always next year.

I attended a few panels and met and made some new friends like Josh, Revel, Aaron and Mara. The Writing Crossover Fanfic panel was quite fun. Especially the talk of the mysterious �Other Panel�, and some time during this I saw Aaron�s Demona Tattoo for the first time. I don�t know how I missed it at G99.

Later I sat down for the Opening Ceremonies, which were quite fun. And Greg shouldn�t worry about being clumsy with Ed Asner's letter, I've made even sillier mistakes than that in my time. It was fun to see the pitches and promo again, as well as the �Bad Guys� Leica... how much would I have to bribe Greg for copies of those???

I went up to City Walk to eat dinner, or as I liked to call it... "the world's biggest tourist trap" with Josh and Revel, and ran into Blaise while up there. I got charged $10 for two slices of pizza and a soda. The food was good though.

I came back and caught the end of "Awakening" and sat down for the MSTing of "The Gathering" and Greg was standing next to me through the whole thing, and it was funny being one of only a couple of people who knew he was in there. For the record, he was not offended� or so he says ;)

I finally found my roomates; Chris, Laura and Rebecca (who played Bronx in the Radio Play)... all extremely cool people btw, and went to sleep.

Day 2

I woke up, took a shower and went down stairs to sign up for the Mug-A-Guest, and was the first person to sign up to mug Greg. I noticed a lot of people got there early and Jeff Bennet filled up right away. I had this Apple Muffin for breakfast and went to the first panel, which was the Series Development panel. Unfortunatly I didn't have my schedual with me, and missed the Brynne Chandler Mug-A-Guest I signed up for, and I regret that.

That was a fun panel, and it was great to meet Tad Stones, someone who's work I admired for a long time. A lot of great stories were told, and after the panel I had to ask him the origin of the second Negaduck... it was interesting to discover that they're both the same character. I had an Evil Emperor Zurg question for him also, but forgot about it at the time.

Next came the Writing for TV Animation panel, which was great cause I got to meet Michael Reaves, who has been one of my favorite writers for ages. Learned a lot about the business, and I really hope we can get him to another Gathering.

Next I went to the Writing for Gargoyles panel, which I enjoyed immensly. it was great getting to meet the rest of the Writing Staff, and hearing about their experiences on the show, and they were all a pleasure. I hope we can get all of them back also.

I wondered around for a while and ended up in the Art Room chatting with friends like Aaron and Mara, Josh, and a lot of other people. I met Greg�s wife; Beth and kids; Erin and Ben for the first time in front of Erin's art. I encouraged her to keep drawing, cause I think she has some real talent. Her art was very cute as well.

The rest of the art was great as well. There was this one of Demona I really liked where she�s holding these two daggers. I think Aaron ended up with that one.

I went up to dinner later and had Chinese food, then we realized the time and hurried back just in time for the Radio Play. I really enjoyed it, and "Hunter's Moon" was always one of my favorites. I really regreted not trying a Scottish accent at the audition, cause now I think I could have been a great Canmore.

After the Radio Play, I went and watched some 3x3 Eyes for the first time, and now I am actively searching for the set. I'm having trouble finding it though. MSTing it was fun, I believe it was Aaron, Mara and I who were MSTing it the most, but I forget.

I went up to my room and I forget what I did then, I think I watched a "Fraiser" re-run before my roommates came back, and we stayed up later just talking before we hit the sack

Day 3

I got up and showered and quickly rushed down to Greg�s Mug-A-Guest. It was interesting hearing how you got your start at DC Comics (feels the urge to track down old Captain Atom issues), and finally learning how you ended up writing a JEM episode of all things. I seem to recall also answering a few questions for him when someone there asked about 2198, but I forget if I did.

After that, I went to the Series Production panel, and had fun there, it was great to see all the character models out and after it was over, I asked Frank Paur "I don't suppose any of this is for sale", he said no of course, but he later let me make a photocopy of this erotic picture of Demona that he drew, and I never stopped thanking him the rest of the time he was there. I later gave Aaron, Josh and Jen copies. Mara for some reason I assumed you and Aaron were living together, if I had known you weren�t, I would have had an extra copy made for you. Sorry.

I went to lunch then and came back just before the Voice Actors panel. The key to my room wasn't working and I was having it replaced, and when that was done, in came Elisa Gabrielli, who was looking for the panel. I escorted her down and made some small talk with her on the way. She was an extremely cool person.

The Panel was fun and I was the one who asked Greg to do the "nice mask" line. Just seemed funny at the time. If I had it to do over, I�d ask Keith to do a conversation between Goliath and Thailog, and that the over Vas should feel free to jump in. Especially Jeff Bennet.

After it was over I ran back upstairs and got my Gathering calendar to be autographed, and ran back down and got at the back of the line as Cree Summer was leaving, she was nice enough to sign my calendar for me, and have a brief conversation. As we got in, Keith David left. I was a little disappointed, but I got the chance to meet him last summer when he performed "A Winter's Tale", and I wanted to see if their was a chance that he remembered me. But I understood his reasons for leaving early and respected them.

Next came the auction. I had set my eyes on the Art Bible that had everyone's autograph, but couldn't afford it. I ended up buying a copy of the "Hunter's Moon" Radio Play script (which Aaron cost me an extra $15 on), the script for "The Journey", and the print of the Eyrie Building (which Siryn and I had a bidding war over), which I then had signed by Frank, and attempted to bribe him to send me a copy of the Art Bible. Frank's a cool guy and Siryn and I had a nice conversation with him.

Next came the Awards Banquet, which I quickly went to after depositing my Auction Bounty in my room, and ended up sitting at a table with Noel Leas, Todd Jensen, Patrick Toman and of course Greg and Beth Weisman, and a couple of other people who's names unfortunately escape me right now. The food was good, and the desert was better. And yes, the antics of Thom and Crispin were hilarious. At one point, Greg looked over at Thom and said �I�m not getting involved�. Also, since Carl Johnson didn�t make it to the con, Greg said it was because his wife went into labor. So we had a toast to Carl Johnson.

The Masquerade was great, and I wish I entered. I was dressed as David Xanatos, and everyone told me I looked great, and that if I dropped some weight, I'd be the spitting image. The other costumes were great, Jen was a very sexy Fox, Alex and Batya's Cosplay was hilarious, Aaron and Mara's Fox and David were also great. The whole thing was great. I wish I entered though.

After that was over, I went back to my room and crashed.

Day 4

I woke up and showered (wow, just like every other morning ;), and came down, and was sad. Things were being cleared out and that was the sign that the Con was practically over. I chatted with Montana Joe Lawson briefly before the next panel started.

My roommate Laura and I attended the Starship Troopers panel, and I watched an episode (before the panel started) for the first time ever... it was shown for only a few days in New York apparently and in a horrible timeslot so I missed it. I did like what I saw, and having only seen one episode, I still found the panel interesting and entertaining.

I next had to take a journey to the Post Office, which went on even longer than I anticipated and missed a panel I myself was supposed to sit on. I bought a dagger in the Dealer's Room the previous day, and since I only had carry-on luggage, I knew I'd get in trouble if I tried to bring it on the plane, and the post-office near by took forever to get the thing actually mailed.

I came back, to find out when I should leave for LAX, since my plane was leaving at 3PM, and I learned I had to leave before the closing ceremonies. I found Greg and said good-bye, and said good-bye to Jen and thanked her for the great weekend before my roommates and I left and dropped me off at the gate to the airport, where I had a pleasant flight home. Read the scripts I bought at the auction and watched this movie that starred Freddie Prince Jr. and involved fashion models and an episode of �Third Rock from the Sun� on the plane before landing at 11:30 PM and talking non-stop about the con.

It was a great weekend, and I made some great friends and met some great new people, Aaron, Mara, Josh, Revel, Lynati, Warpy, my roommates, Kai, Todd and a lot of other people. Also got to see some old friends again though a good portion of them were on the Con-Staff and quite busy, so I regretted not having as much time to hang out with them. Well, there�s next year.

It was a pleasure and I look forward to seeing everyone next summer

Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky - [Madoc55@hotmail.com]
Sunday, July 8, 2001 08:41:06 AM
IP: dialin-124-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

Nice Gathering Report Aaron, but you left out my most important personal hero... DEMONA!

Still very nice, I enjoyed reading it. And I'll put that script up as soon as I get permission to do so. I hope everyone understands why I'd rather not do so until then.

LEXY> Another nice Gathering report.

Hey everyone, keep them coming. Mine is in Ask Greg, but it's written to Greg, so I'll have to edit it a little before I post it here.
Greg "Xanatos" Bishansky
Sunday, July 8, 2001 08:09:33 AM
IP: dialin-124-tnt.nyc.bestweb.net

Okay, the Gathering was both a blast and a blur for me, (And I spent the whole con in close proximity to Mara, so I was a little distracted) so if I'm leaving someone or something out, please remind me. Thanks. And before we go any further, I'd like to give mad props to all the Staff, volunteers, and guests, who made G2K1 such a special event. You guys kick @$$.

Thursday.

I managed to grab five hours of sleep by virtue of sleeping through a ringing alarm for an hour, before being shaken awake by my mom. I throw on my clothes, stagger downstairs with my one giant bag, (Which, by virtue of being older then me, has no wheels on it) and go tearing off to the airport. And I was off... To Houston that is. For those not familiar with Texas geography, I had to fly east before I could fly west. Fun huh?

The flight to LA was the longest two and a half hours of my life. (Heh, that's what the lady on the plane said it was. I realized after some quick calculations (Bear in mind, I suck at math) that she wasn't factoring in the time difference between Houston and LA, so the flight was more like three and a half hours. And they showed "Air Bud: World Pup" for most of the flight. (Shudder) I was finally so bored I turned to the guy next to me and said "So, what do you do? And please don't tell me you sell soap." Of course, he didn't get the ref...

In retrospect, Josh was right. I should have shelled out the extra $ for tickets into Burbank instead of LAX. Between scrubbing our initial approach for reasons I could never find out, being towed to the gate, baggage claim, etc., I started looking for Mara about thirty minutes late. Little did I know that I would still be looking for her two hours later. LAX, if you've never been, is a big place. I know, because I got some bad directions, and went on a walking tour that included five of the seven terminals in it.

Much later, having been all over the place, having tried to drag a hand truck up a flight of stairs, paged Mara several times, dealt with the mind-numbing stupidity that is the Spirit Airlines staff, been back and forth through security, (people wearing black trenchcoats, collars, finger armor, and carrying three pairs of sunglasses, a minitape recorder, a minimaglite, a lighter, and a lucky coin do not have an easy time with metal detectors) made an urgent phone call to New York to make sure Mara'd even gotten on her plane in the first place, and fended off religious types intent on pressing books on meditation on me by threatening to beat the cr@p out of them, I gave up. I was wandering aimlessly somewhere in terminal six when some impulse turned me back the way I had just come. And then I saw a figure in a black trenchcoat walking toward me...

Cue the Romeo and Juliet music, slow down the film, do the scene that's been parodied a thousand times. I had a brief thought that with my luck, I was probably running toward Hudson, but that was dispelled as she started running toward me. I still have no idea what I did with the hand truck, but I had other things to think about at that moment. Like my first kiss. :)

Robby, I understand now what you meant by total mood shift. I went from bummed to wonderful, and stayed there. That was the last time I would feel more then mildly vexed for a week. This is also when life took on a faint air of unreality...

After some time sitting on a bench catching up, and a quick call back to NYC, we grabbed a shuttle and headed for the hotel. The shuttle ride may have taken as much time as the flight. Highlights I can share included a sign that said LA, Population: Way too many, and Mara's remark that LA looks just like New Jersey, except it doesn't smell.

After check in, the first Gathering attendee we ran into was Slash's mom, followed by Demona May, who had a room right down the hall. She seemed geared up for a loooooooong conversation, but we declined, having been up since early that morning. So we finally found our room, and... Let's skip ahead to that evening. (Heh. BTW, how many people noticed that the logo under the room number looked like a multi-colored Hunter's mask? "But what could leave clawmarks in solid plastic?" ;) )

Eventually, we wandered back downstairs, in search of sustenance, and decided to cheat a bit, and see if we could find a Pizza Hut instead of letting one come to us. We were sent off in the direction of the City Walk, a five minute ride away via a trolley with really bad shocks, and wandered around the place for a bit, freaking the mundanes and taking in the local color. Eventually we discovered the world's only grilled pizzeria, and decided that there was a reason it was the only one, so we headed back to the hotel.

Returning, who do we find waiting in front of the hotel but Hudson and Zaius, (Whose name I can finally remember after three Gatherings. Sorry Z) who were waiting for their own pizza, from Pizza Hut no less.

So we shot the breeze for a while, which the hotel staff must have loved, (Four people in black trenchcoats hanging out in front of the main doors) and caught up generally, before leaving to order our own pizza. When the gargfans are hungry, the pizza will appear... On the way back, we ran into Warpy, and had a short conversation, during which I was mostly marveling at how cool Warpy's accent is.

Friday.

It was the weirdest thing, being in the west. I kept waking up at like seven a.m., due to not being adjusted to the time change. LA has some beautiful sunrises. (Got some nice sunsets too) Still didn't make it out of the room before ten tho'... Heh. "Every time I try to leave... Someone keeps pullin' at my sleeve..."

Anyway, we went in search of registration, and found it, along with Jen, and one of her twin daughters. Which still freak me out. Jen doesn't look like she's had four kids, nor does she look old enough to have had four kids. Not only that, but her eleven year old is *taller* then me. (Future WNBA standout, I guess)

We also ran into Warpy, the Cutest Couple from last year, (Who were sporting a great "Let a gargoyle sit on your face" button) Vatana, my old auction partner from G99, who I don't keep track of well enough, and Lynati, who we would end up adopting, and spending most of the con with. Lynati's cool.

Which leads me to another point. How many people here remember their first con? (If G2K1 was your first con, then obviously you do) I remember mine. (G99 in Dallas) It was fun, but like most firsts, losing your con virginity is also kinda scary. I remember being on my own in a strange city, not really knowing anyone, feeling kinda out of place. I mean, I met people in Dallas, but I felt a little too intimidated talking to *The* Greg, or even *the* Christine Morgan, to really do more then sort of float around their periphery. (Heh, that was when I even knew who people were. When I met Jen in Dallas, all I knew was that she was a pretty lady who responded to my offer to split a pizza with the words "F**k yes!") I know Mara had a similar experience when she first got to Orlando.

I know I'm supposed to be talking about *this* year's con, but bear with me, there is a point to this.

The point is that we, the people who've been here before, the older guard, (I wouldn't call myself old school, since it's the people like The Morgans, The Andersons, and the Wittenbergs, who were going to Gatherings when I didn't even know there *was* a fandom who deserve that distinction) need to do some more voluntary newbie adoption. If you see someone in Virginia who looks a little dazed, a little lost or a little overwhelmed, and they're sitting by themselves... (Had to include that. If they look all of the above, but are surrounded by people, they're probably Con Staff, not newbies) Anyway, if you see someone like that, go over and say hi. Introduce yourself. Invite them to join you. Make them feel welcome. Because we were all newbies once. And because newbies *are* the lifeblood of the fandom. Without them, there is no growth, and really, no hope of getting our beloved show back. And they're more likely to keep coming back, and bring others with them, if they have a good time. So adopt a newbie, and eventually they, in turn, will adopt their own. And then, to quote a movie nobody saw, they won't pay it back, they'll pay it forward.

Whew, I didn't expect to get so into that. But anyway...

Right next to registration there was a nice big TV showing garg eps, and well, we couldn't resist MiSTing them good naturedly, along with a group of about twenty or so. Eventually the tape ran out, and since no replacement seemed forthcoming, I grabbed something I'd brought, a tape with a bunch of fan videos, mostly by Brad De Moss. We got to watch about half of them there before decamping to the con suite to watch the rest. (BTW, could someone who was on staff remind me of that one staffer's name? She was about my height, i.e., short, kind of curly brown hair. I was supposed to see about getting her a copy of that tape)

While we were in the con suite, Thom and Greg showed up, and, to me at least, it looked like they'd come as each other, since it looked as if Greg had taken off his beard and given it to Thom. When I remarked on this, Greg misinterpreted, and said, "When did I wear khakis?"

We made a quick trip back to the room to dump off our registration stuff, and then hit Crispin Freeman's panel. I wish Greg could have made it, because I think he really would have appreciated a lot of what Crispy said about the hero's journey, mythological archetypes, historical gargoyles, and such.

(After the panel, Crispy also told a story that might be of some interest to Slayers fans. Apparently, due to recording schedule, Crispy was supposed to do a bit where Zelgadis says "That... is a secret." like Xellos does. Only they hadn't done any recordings with David Moo yet, so Crispy had no idea how he was supposed to deliver the line. So the Voice Director, (or VD as Warpy would later remark) told him, "Don't worry, just say the line however you think it should be done, and we'll make him do it like you did it." So Crispy does the line, and it sounds pretty cool when he does it. Not quite as cool as when Akira Ishida does it, but pretty cool. And then they called him back the next day... (Insert hilarious impression of David Moo by Crispy here) and said they'd have to do it again. Yes folks, bad as he was, David Moo could, and did, do worse.

Conveniently, the "Writing Successful Crossover Fiction" panel featuring Mara, Christine, Tigris Euphrates, and Gencie Salter was in the same room, so we didn't have to move much. Not having a set agenda, the group wandered merrily for over an hour, entertaining the masses and making a lot of humorous references to the "Other Panel" which is apparently extremely entertaining if you can find out where and when it's being held. (I think I showed off my tattoo for the first time this con in here. I seemed to be showing it to more people then last year, but then I think Mara just likes any excuse to have me take my shirt off in public) We also met Josh, and made his list of people he's pretty sure exist.

After the panel broke up, we took a quick look around the dealer's room, and then ran into Hudson, who told us he was forming a "Gargoyles Mafia" out of everyone who brought enough black clothing. After happening by accident at the last two cons, Clan Mafia now officially exists. And, even better, it's integrated now, Mara, Lynati, and (I think) Kanthara being the female contingent of CM.

A quick run back to the room to change into more evil-looking outfits, and Clan Mafia assembled, waiting to make an entrance at Opening Ceremonies. (Poor Kai. He tried, he really did. Black T-shirt, slacks, and wingtips, but I don't thing he's really cut out to be CM. Sorry Kai) While we were waiting I had kind of an interesting Admin to Admin to Admin talk with Kai ("Oh, so you're the sucker that got my job.") and Hudson, who has made me his Padawan. One day, I too shall be able to smite people like he does. ;)

I love hotels with mirrored walls, and CM looked pretty cool, if I do say so myself, doing that Reservoir Dogs walk down that wide hall, all of us flanking Hudson. (BTW, if anybody has a picture of that, or of later, when we're doing the group photo, please contact me, because mine didn't come out)

Opening ceremonies were their usual blend of old and new. (Hee-hee, I wonder how long it'll be before Greg starts making *us* tell his stories. We know them better then he does) The highlight was Lexy receiving her "Warpy" (As we nicknamed the little bald statuettes later) for being Fan Guest of Honor. Congratulations Lexy. No one deserved it more.

Other notable points included Greg's ace podium-moving crew, (Can Patrick Toman supervise or what?) a really nice letter from Ed Asner, who said he wanted to be there so bad he considered crawling to LA, and a message from Frank Welker. The original was lost, but Greg summed it up in his usual inimitable manner. "Frank says he doesn't do conventions, because truthfully you people scare him." I'm not sure if he was kidding or not. Greg also showed off one of his contributions to the charity auction, a shrinky-dink Brooklyn, which would come to be known as The Eye of Greg.

And I want to echo Patrick's thanks to Scott Sakai and his crew. The AV setup rocked! (And it's probably be the closest we'll get to seeing gargs on a big screen anytime soon. Sigh)

After OC, a showing of Awakenings was scheduled, but most of CM decamped after being told it was the movie edit. We again adjourned to the courtyard in front of the hotel, and hung out by the "Mountain Dew fountain", so named because of the color of the water in it. (The observation was made that for their prices, we should get an *actual* fountain of Mountain Dew) Ordering pizza for twelve is always complex, but we managed. While we were waiting, Hudson regaled us with stories of how the dotcom fallout affected he and Chris, and a really funny one involving Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It!" and a patrol car... Another one of my lost pics, Mara and Lynati doing a really, um... interesting looking stretching exercise happened somewhere in here.

Eventually, the pizzas arrived, and we returned to catch the last of Awakening Part V while scarfing pie. And then it was time for the moment I'd been waiting for, Garg MST3K.

I admit to a bit of professional jealously here. I wondered at first why, if gargs were to be MiSTed, Mara and her trusty sidekick (That'd be yours truly btw) didn't get to host. But Jade Griffin and Beedoo! do episodes, not fic, and do them pretty well, so it worked out. Eventually and appropriately enough, The Gathering, Parts I and II, were MiSTed. If anyone knows where the final script wound up, or if it's even up yet, please direct me to it.

Gargs fans tend to be pretty funny people, and this group proved no exception. The two episodes were MiSTed with much hilarity. Although I think the best gag may have been between episodes, on a joint effort between Hudson and Josh. (Which is funny in and of itself, considering the cr@p Huds was giving him earlier about his Mac Geek shirt) The blue screen you get from an empty VCR came on, and Josh shouted "It's a blue screen of death!" Hudson promptly responded: "This con has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. Please reboot your con head, or strike any attendee to continue."

Again, much appreciation for the big screen, since it made physical comedy possible. At one point, I simply reached up and made it look like I was groping Titania. Which started Josh picking Oberon's nose. I'm told that Greg, who unbeknownst to us, had been watching the whole time, put his hand over his eyes and shook his head at that point.

Saturday was hang with Lynati day. We got to make a much more thorough creep through the Dealer's room, where I bought Mara a pair of little black wings, which she wore the rest of the day, Lynati got herself a tail, and I had to talk myself out of buying a pair of really cool gauntlets on the grounds that the claws were made of plastic, and therefore useless. I also spent waaaaaay too much time at the edged weapons rack. In retrospect, I kind of wish I had bought that giant broadsword, even if getting it home would have been an adventure, if only because the picture of me holding it didn't come out. (That would be the giant broadsword I tried to lift one-armed and nearly dropped on Kanthara. Sorry Kat) Then we realized that Mara hadn't put up her art yet, so we hauled over to the art room and started hanging stuff. (Next year, we have *got* to get an H-rated section for the art show)

During most of the time in the art room, we'd been having a great conversation with Lynati about her ficverse. I am *really* impressed. My ficverse is kind of like a puzzle. Occasionally, I get a few more pieces to fall into place, and it sheds some light on things. Lynati... Lynati has notebooks devoted simply to the bloodlines of her characters. Can you imagine trying to keep bloodlines straight in a *multiverse*? Lynati is mad cool.

We wandered from there until we ran into Jen, (Who did ask if she could kick Josh's @$$. Hey Josh, I think she likes you!) and got sent over to the storyboarding panel to fill in the audience. (Poor guys, they got stuck in the hardest to find room, no wonder they were lonely)

After that, it was back to that art room to make sure we weren't being outbid on anything, and eventually we gathered a bunch of TGS posters around us. It was kind of like having a live TGS room. Greg came through with his family, and we all started genuflecting when they were leaving. Greg's response: "Don't do that in front of my kids, guys."

We made a quick trip back to the room for lunch, if you can call one piece of left-over pizza each lunch. We had to, since it would be the only food we ate all day.

And then it was time for the radio play. Hunter's Moon Part III, the expanded version, reedited by Greg for the occasion. (Hmm, I don't remember Demona grunting and groaning so much in the TV version) It was a blast to listen to, especially with the presence of actual gargs VAs, (and Crispy's impression of Broadway is scarily accurate) and full of material I expect to see start turning up in fanfic soon, like Charles Canmore's line about "We can no more stop hunting The Demon then breathing the air.", and Jason's admission that none of them even know *why* they hunt gargoyles, aside from family tradition. GXB would eventually end up with the script, and hopefully he'll be putting it up soon, so you can all see it.

I spent most of the Radio Play listening while splitting between watching Mara draw, and watching the little girl in front of us watch Mara draw.

(Another thing about this year's con: There were kids! And they didn't belong to Christine or Greg. I know the fandom hasn't spawned that much since last year, so the show must be catching on with it's "intended demographic." Kick@$$!)

After the radio play, we got another example of why Thom is the coolest guy in the world. If anybody knows about cleaning up audio, I have a kinda scratchy minitape recording of Thom saying one of Pest's lines.

3x3 Eyes was showing in one of the video rooms, so Mara, Lynati, Warpy, and I followed Greg, who declined to stick around and watch it this time. Unfortunately, either the staff forgot the second tape, or it grew legs and walked off. (I hope not) So that makes twice I've seen the beginning, without ever seeing the end. I guess I should just give up and buy the DVD, now that I *finally* have a player. Warmed up from the night before, and working with material we'd seen already, we were soon MiSTing it in fine form. We were on a serious roll, which carried on through the first four eps of the Utena dub. I'm beginning to suspect that, like with Thom and Lex & Pest, Zelgadis sounds like Crispy, but Touga *is* Crispy.

With the credits rolling, and Spawn apparently cancelled, we were turned out. But nobody wanted to go to bed yet, so the four of us ended up deciding to check out the roof garden where the banquet would be held the next day. Heh. I'm not sure what I had pictured, something open-air with potted palm trees all over the place maybe, but it was a little less roof, and a lot less garden then that. The floor to ceiling windows did provide a pretty nice view of LA at night, however.

So we stayed there for I don't know how long, having one of those wonderful non-linear conversations, mostly between Lynati and I, about our respective ficverses. So here we are, having this loud conversation about fic, and even acting out some of it, when who walks in but Greg himself, followed by the rest of the con staff. We stayed for a while after that, trying to be quieter, but eventually we all grew tired and went our separate ways.

Sunday.

Sunday was a weird day. As I kept remarking to people, �This four day con schedule is really throwing me off.� (This was in no way a bad thing, it�s just that all the other cons I�ve been to have been three day affairs, so I felt like I should be rushing to things that weren't happening yet)

Mara and I wandered over to City Walk and spent too much time and money on souvenirs for other people, and T-shirts with witty saying on them. We also spent most of the time sharing a really great slushy from a little shop nestled in between two huge ones. If you�re ever there again, I recommend the place highly.

We thought we got back to the hotel in time, but, um, various factors made us really late to the VA autograph sessions. (Had I but known Cree Summer was going to be there... I would have had her autograph that picture of a drunken Hyena cuddling up to Death) By the time I got there, Cree and Keith David had left, and Jeff Bennett had to run off to his Mug-a-Guest. (Again, I kept forgetting most of the guests actually *lived* in the city we were in. It wasn�t like previous years where they�re trapped with us for the duration) Warpy and I were actually supposed to be the last people in line, but a few more people showed up and I didn�t have the heart to turn them away. I lost Mara and Lynati for a while here, but found them again by the time I was near the finish. The remaining VAs, Crispy, Elisa, Neil, and Thom were all still signing away tho', and I got some more names for my giant puzzle. Neil and Elisa especially seemed really tickled that this many people would line up for them. For my part, I thought they were both very nice, and I was impressed that Elisa recognized her character. Thom looked like he was going to fall asleep in his chair, and complained of being hungry.

Thom also, at that point at least, had apparently seen Moulen Rouge three times. Mara'd seen it four times, and the two began an animated conversation about it.

And then... The auction!

I'd like to thank Myhr for being such a great auctioneer, and Draconis for stepping in when Myhr's voice started to give out.

I have, apparently, gotten a reputation as something of an auction maniac. "God of the bid", I believe was the phrase. I don't know how that happened. ^_^ I certainly wasn't close to Demona May and Heather Rice, (Two big spenders who were conspicuously absent from the auction this year), or whoever bought The Mirror for eight hundred odd dollars. But I do love an auction. Always get a good seat down front, and bring some pretty girls to distract the auctioneer if you can.

I was bidding for myself, Mara, and (sometimes) Lynati, and eventually for a pool to get one of the Carl Johnson CDs, so it might have looked like I was rolling in it.

I did mess with Jannie a little, as she'd promised a couple of weeks before to give me a run for my money. I did *not* bid against Siryn, (Don't annoy next year's con head) but anybody else was fair game to be bid against. And bid I would.

Apparently, there was some feeling that I was simply raising the bids for the sake of doing so. I swear that I bid on nothing I wasn't interested in, I simply wasn't *as* interested in some things as I was in others. And anyway, it is for charity after all. And since I wasn't allowed to give blood, I let myself go a bit at the auction, along with encouraging others to do the same. "C'mon, you can go without food for a couple of days..."

I have no idea what our final haul was since I lost track of what I bid on vs. what I actually got, but there is one standout: The shrinky-dink Brooklyn, a.k.a. The Eye of Greg, acquired for a meer three times what Greg thought it would go for.

The two stories I know are going to make the rounds are:

A. When I'd gotten up to get autographs from the crew, but was still multitasking on the auction. I'd just finished thanking the crew collectively for their autographs and the work they did on the show when I heard one of a pair of bidders who'd been going back and forth go to $35. So I yelled $40. Apparently I don't multitask as well as I thought I did, because I outbid Mara. Oops. (She got me back later) It wasn't my fault, Draconis was standing between us. And then I got outbid by a young woman sitting in the second row. So I stomp toward her, mock-angry, still going back and forth, making "Smite" gestures at her every time I outbid her, walked past her, all the way back to my seat, and then asked "What are we bidding on again?" Which broke everybody up. (Except maybe her) So I turn to look at the items on the block, some of the Hardwired action figures, and say "Oh, I don't want that. You can have that." (If you're reading this, I'm sorry, I thought it was a different set of action figures)

B. The script for Hunter's Moon Pt III, the radio play version comes up, and I want it, because it dovetails so neatly with my first fic, Love and Affection. (This has been a shameless plug) ;) Naturally, I'm not the only one. Sadly, the auction was winding down, because it really only came down to me and GXB. He bid fifty bucks, and I asked him if he got it, he'd put it on the internet for all to see, right? And he says no! And to me, in auction mode, he sounds sincere. So I do the only thing I *can* do under the circumstances: Put the bid up to $60. And he's like "I was kidding! Of course I'll put it up! Sixty-five!" So I made him swear on his word of honor that he would put it up for all to see, (Of course, I don't know if I should have trusted the word of a guy whose personal heroes are Xanatos and Megatron... Just kiddin' Greg) and quit bidding.

After that, we scarcely had time to pick up our things before running back to the room to change for the banquet. We came in late, and ended up at a table with a bunch of people we didn't know, Lynati, and I'm afraid I've completely blanked out on the name of the gentleman who was our guest.

Dinner was interesting. Definately the fanciest meal I've ever been to. (I really should have remembered to grab a coke out of the minibar) During the meal, we could see Thom and Crispy getting up and going back and forth between their tables. This was the subject of much debate at our table, so I got elected to go over and find out what was going on.

I have no idea what started them off like this, probably something at a panel earlier, but they were one-upping each other. At least that was what Thom told me. As near as I could piece together, Thom went over to Crispy, pretending to be a waiter, and said "I'm sorry sir, your Visa has been declined. You'll have to leave." So Crispy comes back a bit later and says "FBI sir, you'll have to come with me." So Thom thinks about that for a minute, and goes back with "Don Johnson wants his outfit back." (And, to be fair, Crispy *did* look kinda like something off Miami Vice)

So Crispy goes over and kisses Thom. And everybody claps. Including, after a moment, Thom. Sort of acknowledging that Crispy had won. So I, hating to see Thom lose, go over to and tell him to go lick Crispy's ear. That should guarantee a win. Thom kinda thinks about it for a minute, and then says that he'd already given Crispy his due. "But that would have been good tho'."

On the way over to the dessert buffet, (my favorite part of the meal) we pass Greg's table, and he notices that I have The Eye of Greg on, and asks how much it went for. I tell him $65, and he says that it "wasn't worth anywhere near that much, but thank you." I protest that it's a Greg Wiseman original, and besides, I'm sure it has magical, creative powers. Greg says that he'd gotten kind of used to wearing it, and I offer, in all sincerety, to give it back to him. (Lest he, I don't know, try to reclaim it later, Odin-like. How he'd do that I don't know. Write me into Team Atlantis at the Vinnie character, maybe. I didn't say any of that to Greg tho') Greg says, no, for me to keep it, and then says "You know I licked it, right?" "Really?!?" "No, not really."

We stayed, probably too long, for the artist awards, and then ran down to get changed. Really, we should have practiced this before. Various problems, mostly with my costume, took forever. (For all would-be Gorebash award contestants, you cannot fill condoms with water and then cram them into a bra. They WILL break. Use jello. Do *not* use pudding, because it has oil in it, and that will eat the latex and make a huge mess. Don't ask me why Hudson knew that...) Anyway, then we had to blow dry my dress... With me in it...

So we get in the elevator with two norms, one of whom says "Do I even want to know?" I just tell him that cross dressers always get great responses, and leave it at that.

When we get there, horribly late, but Slash is still playing. Thanks for stalling for us, and the other late arrival Slash. We get to go on, to much applause, and I get a little silly, performing for the crowd. Thom starts yelling for me to come over and give Lydia Moreno a lap dance, and I act like I'm going to do it, but at the last minute I sit on his lap instead. So after that photo op, I slink over to Greg, he says that he's "not as good a sport as Thom is" so I don't sit on his lap. Seth comes running out of the crowd, and stuffs a dollar down the front of my dress, and we leave the stage. There's one more act, and the judges leave for a bit. I've got some great photos of "Dueling Foxes" in here, along with pics with Patrick "Reno" Chavez. Jen remarks that she "can't wait until these hit the 'net."

The judges come back. Wolfie and Dreamie have won the Thom Adcox Memorial award, Mara and I have won the Gorebash award, "Because no one worked harder for it." as Greg put it.

And then I got to spring a gag I'd been planning since before G2K, giving Thom a pair of official Backstreet Boys underwear. I meant to do it in Orlando, but I chickened out. But I figured I'd already put on a dress and fake boobs, so what did I have to lose? Thom accepted them with a smile and a laugh. Thom also promised to record a line from Rocky Horror for Lynati the next day. Thom is the greatest sport in the history of the world. :)

After the dance broke up, Mara, Lynati, and I drifted back to our room, and had a long conversation about fic before turning in.

Monday

We head down in time for the 3x3 eyes Q & A to look for Thom. But Mr. Punctuality is nowhere to be found. Turns out he left earlier to feed his dogs. So we stake out the only way in or out and do eventually waylay him for a bit, ostendably so he can pick up the stained glass Lex he bought. (And so he'll do the line) "C'mon, Greg's already going to rag on you for being late anyway." ;)

Thom does eventually record the line, so I also have a recording of Thom pretending he's Riff Raff, which I need to get to Lynati.

We attend closing ceremonies, which are always kind of bittersweet, and get pre-reged for next year.

After that, we sadly see Lynati off in a cab, and Wolfie, Dreamie, Warpy, Josh, Mara and I all piled into Wolfie's convertable and headed off to a chinese place Josh recommended for lunch. (Funny thing though. An hour later we were hungry again)

The meal was great, and I actually successfully used chopsticks for the first time in my life. I guess being in the presence of five people who could use them helped.

Afterward, we dropped Warpy back at the hotel to catch a cab, and followed Josh home. We were killing time until the next showing of Evolution, and ended up spending most of it talking to Josh's little brother Alex, who was really cool. (It was funny, he and Josh really don't look much alike, but they had this way of sitting that was almost identical)

I have a brother named Alex too, and I made the offer to swap mine for his. (I've since changed my mind. Josh, I'll swap my brother for your cats)

Evolution was... better then I thought it would be. Still kind of a pastiche of homages, tho'. (Heh. That sememter of film critique is *really* paying off)

After the movie, Josh made us drop him off, because an evening of two disgustingly cute couples had taken their toll. From there we went to a late dinner with Dreamie and Wolfie. "Hey, is this a double date?" Again, I'd like to say thank you for the transport, and the wonderful time we had. Thanks you guys.

Tuesday.

What *did* we do Tuesday morning? Hmmm. Oh well. We spent most of the day hanging with Zaius and Goliath 116 (Scots Boy), first at City Walk, and then back at their room, watching something Robby gave us.

Mara and I ran back to City Walk to catch Moulen Rouge, (Which kicks @$$. Everybody go see it. Preferably with a date) and Mara's first sushi dinner. It was a truely wonderful evening.

Wednesday.

Wednesday, we came to the crashing realization that the vacation was over, and we had to go back to reality, where we live at opposite ends of the country, more or less. Wednesday kinda sucked.

Eventually, we made our way back to LAX, via a shuttle with a really rude driver. (We tipped him a dollar and both gave him the finger as he drove off)

And so we parted, both of us being kind of silly to avoid getting maudlin. I got home after a long flight, a long layover in Houston, and started writing this report, which I just finished fifteen minutes ago.

Random Stories: I don't remember exactly when or where I heard these, but I thought they should be shared.

Crispy apparently had a running war with the hotel staff. He emptied his mini-bar and put his own stuff in it, which you weren't allowed to do. The staff takes it back out, and restocks the minibar. Crispy re-empties the minibar, and puts his stuff back. The staff swaps it again, and leaves him a note to cut it out. I don't even want to *think* about his minibar bill.

Why does Duke L'Orange sound just like Brooklyn? Apparently, when they created the character, he was supposed to be *French*. But they didn't like that, so they made him English instead. Apparently, they didn't like that either, so Jeff, just goofing around, starts doing his Brooklyn voice, and they're like "That's it! That's perfect!"

What were all those norms in formal wear doing at the hotel? On friday, they were there for a wedding in the Roof Garden. A wedding that, according to Greg, trashed the place. On Saturday, I was heading up the escalator to get my auction cash, when I passed Myhr going down. He asked if I knew what was going on, and I guessed it was a wedding. He shook his head and said "It's somebody's 18th birthday." Which blew me away. I said "When I turned eighteen, I got a cake and twenty bucks." Myhr says "I got thrown out of the house." "You win."

To sum up...

1 Coke from the hotel minibar: $2.65
Sushi dinner for two: $40.00
Eye of Greg: $65.00
One week of Mara's company: Priceless.

And now, replies.

(Moment of silence for Jack Lemmon)

Okay, um, there's been a little misunderstanding. The pics I posted a link to weren't mine. I only took three rolls of film, one of which was defective. (Grrrr) The photos I've linked below were taken by Jerry Shaw, who kindly supplied copies to the Gathering 2001 convention staff. I apoligize for any confusion I may have caused. I'm currently going through them and picking out all the ones with Mara and I in them, just 'cause I'm a massive egotist. And assigning funny captions to any that seem appropriate. I'll hopefully be posting the caption list when it's finished.

Josh> <<I've never seen a freak show quite like the Gathering crew>> Thank you. We'll try harder next year. <<that guy has more money than god>> Having seen what Josh drives, and where he lives, I'm going to laugh at that comment. My neighborhood has a gate. Josh's *driveway* has a gate. But really, since God would have no use for money, don't we all have more then him? <<My brother thought you were the coolest guy!>> I thought he was pretty cool too. I hope my kids (the hypothetical ones from 20 years in the future) are like that. <<If you're on AOL or AOL IM>> Only in my disguise as Robby. ;) One of these days, I really have to get on IRC. <<at least its centered.>> I'm glad it didn't go over my nipples too. That would have hurt. <<What's your screen name on>> MrNoying@... Oh, wait, that's my other personality. One of these years, I've really got to get on ICQ. And get a web page... And get over this fear of CDs I have... Speaking of which... I bet I'm the only person in here who's not even a little pissed off at Metallica, aren't I? That's 'cause I've never been to Napster, and don't have one mp3 to my name. I'm not on any lists. Plus, I love watching two hundred or so congressmen try to figure out who Lars is. ;) <<aka bigger crap than Backstreet Boys.>> Hmmm, another example of Josh, the God of Tact. We'll work on it. And for the record, not all Jpop sucks. Had you arrived a little earlier, I would have played you a really kick@$$ Jpop/techno remix of Phantom of the Opera... Not to mention that there are some really sw33t anime themes, like NG:E, Slayers Next, Revolutionary Girl Utena... (I dream of a day when Metallica will do a cover of the Utena theme. Probably like waiting for my dream about Marilyn Manson doing a cover of Pat Benetar's "Hell is for Children", but I can hope. And if anybody knows someone who knows someone who knows Marilyn or Lars... Pass on a good word for me, would ya?)

<<We didn't stay for Black Sabbath>> I think I'm going to turn this one over to Death...

(The little clone, clad in leather pants and a Black Sab T-shirt runs up to Josh and pulls a giant megaphone out of hammerspace) (Hammerspace is in no way connected to MC Hammer. Thank the gods)

"YOU DIDN'T STAY FOR BLACK SABBATH?!?!?!?!? What the f**k was the point of going to *Ozzfest* and not staying to see Black Sabbath?!? After they finally started touring again after three f**king decades! Just once in my miserable life I'd like to see Ozzy, Tony, Geezer, and Bill take the stage and crank up "Iron Man"! But you, you leave early to beat the traffic! This must be an LA thing! This is why the crowd at the Staples Center shows up at Lakers games halfway through the second quarter and leaves halfway through the third! I can't-"

At this point, V-chan and Deli-chan dump a sack over the irate chibi and make off with him.

Sorry about that. Gotta remember that for Death, Black Sab is forever tied to a beaked Mainer that he has a bad crush on, even if he won't admit it. I really should thank Cyrway for turning us both onto Black Sab. And Metallica.. And Monster Magnet... And Rob Zombie... (Arty, if you're reading this, come on back, we miss you)

<<And this is why I made you guys drop me off at home on monday>> Hee hee, we skeeved out Josh. :) <<a whiny version of Stabbing Westward>> Isn't that redundant? ;) <<giving republicans a VERY bad name.>> I think the Smirker's handling that on his own... And I'm sorry your parents are being such dicks right now, but at least you have a place to vent, right? If you can't get around the AOH parental controls, I still recommend NetZero. I know forty hours isn't much, but it is free. And you can use it like I do, open the room, log out, read the room, and log back in to post. <<Playing Type II tournaments (the new stuff, I don't know if its still called Type I and Type II)>> Type II. <<is the sign of not only a limited imagination, but a desire to limit your opponents. There's no skill there>> Ooooh, I know some people who'd dispute *that*. Because not only is type II what the pros play, but it bans a lot of the obscenely powerful old cards. Plus, as things cycle out of legality you have to continually evolve, and learn to do without something that was a power card last month. And every cycle changes the metagame in subtle ways too. Sorry, but remember I live with someone whose ambition is to play Magic professionally. <<In more Apple-related news>> They quit making G4 cubes. ;) <<Mercadian Masques>>: Is that a card or a deck name?>> Actually, it was an expansion set about eighteen months ago. <<For a second I thought you actually took the picture while he was in midair.>> Thank you. That's so much cooler then my friends opinion that I looked like I'd been hit by the car. <<Pieces of what isn't important>> Reeses pieces? <<Waste of perfectly good condoms, eh?>> Eh, seven out of forty-eight...
Beth> Congrats on the semi-finals appearance. Hope you go all the way. (With the contest, not with David. Well...)

FS> <<Imagine how different the shouw would have been if he turned into SHE_man!>> Now *there's* an image I didn't need...

Welcome back to juliaexia, Cyborg, and XenaTrek

GB> Congrats on the graduation, and I hope you can get back here on a regular basis soon. I hope they find your bag too.

Alan> <<I'm never going to take summers sessions again.>> That's why I always tell people: "Summer school interferes with my Con-going schedule."

David G> Hope you feel better soon.

Gside> <<Yea verily. Though things blowing up are also nice. >> "Why can't a movie be all sex scenes? Because you have to have time for explosions too, dillhole!" - Beavis & Butthead. <<What is it with no one wanting to finger me? It's both safe and fun, I'm telling you.>> Fun for *you*, maybe. <<But better make sure Aaron is hearing underwear>> (Aaron holds a pair of "Love Leopard" boxers up to his ear) What's that boy? Timmy fell down the elevator shaft during the power outage? Go get help? Okay! ;) Seriously though, what prompted that comment?

Daphne> Yikes! (Hugs)

GXB> <> That's why you don't jest with the God of the Bid.

Baldy> <<Aaron is, in my book, the undisputed Badmutha of Auctions>> Thank you. <<that guy would be DANGEROUS with an unlimited credit card!>> In theory, my AmEx has no limit. In practice, it's only good for a bluff.

Lain> Moochie vs. Dad. This seems like a no-brainer to me... But then my relationship with my own dad may be coloring my perception.

SOROW> Whoops. Sorry I missed you. <<You may have seen me in my sparkle red dress at the banquet?>> I'm pretty sure I did see you. Wish I'd realized it was you. <<she had a really good time anyway>> Hey, one new fan a year!

Jannie> If she couldn't afford it, she would have dropped out. And (sheepish look) I thought I was bidding on a different lot of action figures. Hope everything works out for you, your daughter, and your new arrival.

Revel> <<was the disc worth 200 big ones>> Would you believe I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet? You'll probably get to hear it before I will. <<no offense to people with tattoos and piecings (Aaron)>> None taken. <<I'm not exactly interested in drawing on peoples' bodies in places that a doctor would be afraid to touch.>> Don't dismiss it out of hand. The money's pretty good, and you can meet all sorts of interesting people. ;)
Emambu> <<I'll come back later then.>> No, stay! And I'm sorry about the 'Sixers. I rooted for them, I really did. Maybe next year.

SJ> <<a full pictorial of the babes>> It's often been remarked that we should sell "Men"- and "Women of the Fandom" calendars to finance The Gathering... Of course, which one should I end up in? ;) <<Was Mara's beard drawn on with a magic marker?>> No, eyebrow pencil. $8 eyebrow pencil, by way of the hotel gift shop. <<Aaron makes one damn fine looking woman>> RuPaul, eat your heart out. I'm available for lapdances, you know. ;) <<karaoke>> I'm not as good as my brother, but I to a pretty good Eimenem. Or maybe I should wear the dress and do the Dido/Elton John parts on "Stan". <<followed the script of Perfect Blue.>> You are a sick individual. And I mean that in a good way. ;) And your dog sounds like my old dog. He could eat anything. Plastic... Tin cans... Wood... Broken glass... (And for the record no, I never intentionally fed him any of those. What do you take me for? But sometimes he'd chew through the fence and get into the trash)

Sappy> <<"Asuka" sang "Fly Me to the Moon.">> Ignoring the people down front yelling at her to sing some Rammstein, I might add. ;)

Spacebabie> <> Yes! Everyone think about coming next year! On second thought, don't think, just come! <<they can both dress up as conjoined twins>> I think they should come as each other. In fact, I christen next year to be "Everybody pretend to be someone else" year. I'm coming as Hudson. I just need some more finger armor, and to tie my headscarf really tight, so no one can see that I haven't shaved the sides of my head. (Unless my hair really grows out, in which case, I'm coming as Dreamie) ;) <<my cat has a strange appetite>> Mine likes Pringals, lettuce, and live mice.

Gathering 2003> At this point, Death, having escaped the females momentarily, starts chanting "Portland, Maine! Portland, Maine!" over the CR PA before having to flee again

Niamhgold> <<Best Fries> MickeyDs. And for the record, I thought Deep Blue Sea, if not quite as good as the original Jaws, was certainly better then any of the sequels.

GB> <> GB, from one who lived there... Do everything in your power not to get sent to Fort Puke. I'm serious.

Wolfie> <<Josh and Aaron> <people who are shy about this stuff don't yield much benefit when they stop being shy about it> Actually, it was Josh that said that. I agree with you. <<the right bouncy stuff at standard male eye level>> Heh, three-inch platform shoes help. So *that*'s what it's like to be tall...

LM> For what it's worth, I've been with Yahoo for about three years, and I only remember it being down once in all that time. A coworker of mine has been on Hotmail for about the same length of time, and he's had problems signing in on numerous occasions. <<Him finding any "paraphernalia" around the house>> (Laughs uproarously for a few minutes) Sorry. Private joke, not at your expense. Just reminded me of something...
Lexy> <<if I had asked Greg who Lexington's mate was going to be>> You should have done that. ;) <<After apologizing like 200 times that his car was a mess, ( for those of you with cars..is that a standard thing to say before you let someone get in?>> Pretty much. Especially if, like my car, it really is a mess.
And, because Josh couldn't remember it...
"I got pistol whipped at laser tag." - Aaron Wheeler

http://members.tripod.com/revel8/id145.htm

I don't remember doing this

http://aimeemajor.com/images/g2k1/schip.jpg

Caption this.

http://gathering.art-chicks.com/g2001pics/

Many pics.

Later.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Sunday, July 8, 2001 02:37:51 AM
IP: dialup-64.154.225.201.dial1.sanantonio1.level3.net

Well, I think I'm gonna skip out on RHPS tonight...and maybe forever. It's just not the same as it used to be. There's all these twerps who think they own the joint, and seniority just doesn't matter anymore. We used to get respect for having gone for years, now some kid who started showing up when I was at college gives me a hard time and I just want to beat his @$$. The chicks aren't as hot anymore, and they're just getting younger (which is a serious problem, despite all my jokes to the contrary). So I think the RHPS chapter in my life may be over, at least at this location. If I'm elsewhere and there's a show, I'd love to go, just to see knew stuff, but I'm not gonna go out of my way to show up every week at the cast in LA. It's just not worth the trouble anymore.

Ran into some MAJOR trouble today with my brother's iMac when I tried to update OS X. The download was interrupted and I think the system folder got corrupted as a result. I had to restore it...I blame the problem on my dad, who interrupted the download by trying to connect on another computer. I was able to fix everything, though, in about 10 minutes. Cheers to professional tech support!

Other than that, not much doing today. Just kinda hanging out at home, working the phones (although tech support on a weekend is usually pretty dead, which amazes me).

If you were gonna buy a computer, who would you trust more: a) the salesman, b) the guys who you pay by the hour to do your computer stuff, or c) your son who keeps up with current technology, professionally works with computers all day at two jobs, and has no monetary interest in what you buy at all? Does the phrase "letting the fox guard the hen house" sound familiar?

Why can't my dad just listen to me? Is it so hard to accept that I might know more about something than he does?

DPH: <>: And who'd pay for that? <<$100 a whack for waking me up early when it is not an emergency>>: Oh you're a softie. I'd charge $1000.

FS: <<How many frigging batteries did you go through?>>: Ah, I love the recharging battery on my digital. <<do you have one of those cool little IBM microdrives?>>: Wouldn't surprise me. That guy spent $$ like he really WAS Fox Xanatos ;-) <<not as cool sounding as I had hoped>>: Was mine any better? <<The head includes the tongue. Which she would use to clean herself>>: There are much better uses for a tongue. <<wouldn't it be like doing it with one of those inflateable rafts>>: Probably not, otherwise there'd be no market for them. <<It just isn't natural!>>: No, a 1 pound heat sink (P IV) isn't natural! <>: For a small fee, you could have a kicktothenuts.com email address... <<you little guttermind!>>: Thank you. <<5% of the population, 100% of the money and control>>: Yeah, probably. <>: Me either. I'm not actually gonna be a polygamist. That would imply marriage... <>: I know what you meant. <<Those things DO have experation dates>>: Yeah, but they last a long time. ::checks stock:: <<Is there a conversion to convert a metric assload to a standard imperial assload?>>: Well, yes. Since the populations of countries that use the metric system have smaller asses than the populations of the countries that use imperial units, we will call one imperial assload = 2.385 metric assloads. Not quite the same conversion as pounds to kilos, just to piss people off ;-) <<Check the link I sent you!>>: I did. That was quite disturbing. <<1 4^^ n07 4 14/\/\3r! 1 r 1337, d00d!>>: Riiiiight. But 1 0\/\/|\|5 j00! <<My computer sounds like a jet engine>>: LOL. <<picture>>: link didn't work.

Christine: <<Or at least sparks, smoke, and flying bits of tattered metal!>>: Well, same thing. I was saying that the best competitions show us the insides of the competitors.

Green Baron: <<Too bad, my job won't be too challenging mentally>>: I feel your pain. <>: Yes you do! Sorry I don't have one for you. I think Winterwolf does.

LM: You live too! <<FS take note!>>: Does he wear a lot of chain mail? <<What city are you in?>>: She's in London, about two hours from Toronto. <<Now I *really* want to hear you sing>>: Um, no you don't. Trust me. <<probably be how it'll happen one day for FS and I>>: Another one bites the dust... <<definition for the term "emergency">>: Someone is injured or dying and cannot be helped unless I'm awake. Or my computer stops working. That's an emergency. <<quality of service is for Yahoo! or Hotmail>>: As far as I know, hotmail is usually up and running. <<FS and I will never get married>>: are you two even engaged? <>: Its all about priorities. Personally, I'd rather go to hawaii for gathering then get a new computer. <<my father is a bit conservative when it comes to sexual practices>>: I think all women's fathers are conservative like that. They just don't want to think about their daughters doing anything kinky. <<THAT'S all that it'll take for you to believe I'm not real>>: Hey, I'm not sure the people at Gathering really exist! <<Why do you think I hold consequences over Fire Storm's actions and beliefs/viewpoints?>>: Um, because you're his woman. <<Hello, *waves* I'm right here>>: Hi! Yes, well you weren't until you posted! Haven't heard from you in weeks. So I just send all my questions about you to your other half. <>: Liar. <<given that he has no formal schooling/training in the field>>: Its not a job, its a way of life. ;-)

Lexy: <<santimonica beach>>: That's "Santa Monica". Otherwise, glad you had fun!

Gside: <>: Doesn't ring a bell. But thanks. <<Especially if combined with bounce and chingrish>>: Nothing sounds good with chingrish. <<it'd be a mite embarassing to be the only person wearing pants>>: Unlikely. <<just make a buzzsaw launcher>>: Ouch! <<You would have woken up wearing a bikini in Tiajuana with a panda, a clown, and a smallish mexican fellow>>: Sounds like an evening in Berkeley. <<Though It might be fun cleaning her yourself>>: But it might be MORE fun watching her do it.

Until tomorrow, folks!

...and scantily clad females, of course. Who cares if it's below zero outside?
- Linus Torvalds

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [josh@kicktothenuts.com]
Encino, CA, US of AWell, I think I'm gonna skip out on RHPS tonight...and maybe forever. It's just not the same as it used to be. There's all these twerps who think they own the joint, and seniority just doesn't matter anymore. We used to get respect for having go
Saturday, July 7, 2001 11:31:13 PM
IP: ppp-206-170-218-219.nhwd02.pacbell.net

Imzadi> <<Huh?>>: I though we'd already covered this. A glomp is an exuberant hug on one person's part, usually using four limbs.
<<Say no more?>>: Say. No. More.
<<The first two sound kinda cute...>>: Especially if combined with bounce and chingrish.
<<A fan!? Not in *MY* resistor!>>: Depends on if you want the heat to circulate better.
<<Can we do one thing at a time please?>>: No.
<>: Very much so.
<>: Oh well, I tried.
<<I've run into some nuts in the CR, does that count?>>: Close, but not quite.
<<Even then>>: but I'd think it'd be a mite embarassing to be the only person wearing pants.
<<And if I want them to eat tin?>>: I'd say forget about the bananna cream, and just make a buzzsaw launcher.
<<What would have happened if I drank any of it?>>: You would have woken up wearing a bikini in Tiajuana with a panda, a clown, and a smallish mexican fellow.
<<But that much heat from a little 16-pin IC?!?!>>: Oh, yes.
<<Heck, turn right at Toledo and head up here to Detroit>>: But could you direct me to any interesting sights roundabouts there?
<<once Ranma starts getting hormones>>: But judging by the appearance of R-chan, he should already have a goodly amount of hormones.
<<we already have someone in Ranma with tentacles>>: But he seems too focused on Happosai to get his mack on.
<<The head includes the tongue. Which she would use to clean herself>>: She'd better be quite flexible then. Though It might be fun cleaning her yourself.
<<wouldn't it be like doing it with one of those inflateable rafts used at the beach?>>: You mean the rafts never turned you on?
<<Thanks!>>: Not a problem.
<<Seperating the smoke from the components is WAY too easy, isn't it?>>: True, true.
<<Is there a conversion to convert a metric assload to a standard imperial assload?>>: 3.225. Royalty doesn't tend to get much roughage.

Jannie> <<Firestorm, your link doesn't work for me>>: Copy it, then paste it twice. Geocities doesn't like you going directly to a file from an off server site.

Lady Mystic> <<What, the center of Michigan?>>: Nope, center of Hell (due to the beating of Satan's wings).
<<Where are you going?>>: Suburb of Chicago to visit family.
<<bring a few Ukrainian things>>: Don't think we have that much, other than pictures of relatives. Though I could pick up a good kielbasa.
<<Why don't you ask me directly instead of asking FS to relay messages>>: Because you rarely post, and you're more likely to get a response from someone who you've replied to more frequently and recently.
<<Another conspiracy so soon!>>: Nah. I was just trying to expand my reputation as a guttermind.
<>: If you're a good enough actor/author, it might be able to be faked.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Saturday, July 7, 2001 11:23:21 PM
IP: proxy3-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

***** TGS CR INFO UPDATE *****

CR ARCHIVE:

The archive has been updated to include weeks up to Friday, July 6, 2001 for a total of two weeks added to the database.

>> http://tgs.gargoyles-fans.org/cr/archive/2001/

CR IMAGES:

I received confirmation on a few previously unknown artists of the CR pics' original illustrations.

- Christi Smith Hayden confirmed that she was the artist of the original illustration for Young Danu (available CR pic and B&W cut version), with which she was formerly considered, with uncertainty, the artist of.

- Batya "The Toon" Wittenberg (nee Levin) confirmed herself as the artist of the original illustrations of the available CR pics of Corbie, Rhea, and Wisp, and of the cut (unavailable) pics of Glaistig, Glaistig in Water, and Redcap. All images were previously labeled with "unknown artist."

Additional information was given suggesting:

- Amber as the artist of Egyptian Sekhmet and Tony Dracon, and possibly a few others.
- Flynt as the artist of Hyena (Post Upgrade).
- Laurean "Siryn" Broadbent as the artist of Apep, Deborah, Deborah (B&W), Goliath in Stone Sleep, and Quarryman Elisa

Since I don't have direct confirmation form the creators of the artworks, images within the CR Image sections have been labeled with said artists and question marks, as I am not yet sure on the data. I will be sending emails for confirmation within the next few days. I have Siryn's email address (siryn7@aol.com) but can anyone give me the addresses for Amber and Flynt so that I may contact them?

Remaining images:

- Bronx by unknown artist
- Delilah (Full Shot) by unknown artist
- MacBeth by unknown artist
- Peter Mason by Christi Smith Hayden ?
- Peter Mason (B&W) by Christi Smith Hayden ?
- Puck by unknown artist
- Rory by unknown artist
- Titania by unknown artist

Please email me at lady-mystic@usa.net if you are the artist of any images mentioned above or have any useful information. Thanks. :)

An updated list of Unknown Artists of TGS CR Images is available here:

>> http://tgs.gargoyles-fans.org/cr/images/unknown.html

All pages within the CR Images and Other CR Images sections have been revised to accommodate new data.

>> http://tgs.gargoyles-fans.org/cr/images/
>> http://tgs.gargoyles-fans.org/cr/other/

***** END TGS CR INFO UPDATE *****
Lady Mystic - [<--- TGS CR INFO UPDATE !!!]
Head Admin of TGS CR Info
Saturday, July 7, 2001 10:40:37 PM
IP: 64.109.143.22

Hey guys..check THIS out. I found it on some name your baby site. This was in with the African Male Names. I think that _most_ of it nails Lex's character to a board!

The name Lex gives you a strongly independent and highly creative nature, with drive and ambition to have experiences and accomplish things out of the ordinary. You can work intently at whatever is new and holds your interest at the moment, but your interest wanes quickly when drudgery and monotony set in. Obstacles to your progress or restrictions on your freedom to act create a sense of frustration which may cause you to feel resentful and even rebellious. You can then become intolerant of others, and caustic and belittling in your expression, thereby imposing stress on your personal relationships. Although you have a clever, quick, capable mind, your progress in life is restricted by instability in your affairs and misunderstandings with people. Your impulsive nature can lead to actions which you later regret taking, or to accidents. Relaxation is elusive, and depletion due to nervous tension can develop to the point where you become subject to moods of depression and morbid thoughts.

I think the morbid thoughts is pushing it..but the rest is pretty interesting..
Lexy
Saturday, July 7, 2001 08:32:52 PM
IP: ac8ccbc1.ipt.aol.com

A couple replies ... I have to get up waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too early tomorrow. :P

FS: Geez, you took *that* many in '98? Gawd, I feel like a slacker now, I didn't even *fill* one of your cards. (BTW, Thursday is the best day this week to get the cards back to ya. How's that sound? E-mail your reply, please. :)

LM: Might I say that I'll go into detail when I come to deliver FS' cards, but suffice to say ... the week I spent in Hollywood with Ravyn was absolutely *wonderful.*

And yes, we got a pic of all three of us (me, Ravyn and Lexy) wearing the G2004 shirts.

Winterwolf: Eeh ... we've got to get the survey *up* on the website first. I'll be discussing it with FS and LM when I see them next. I have a pile of the surveys still in the pocket of my leather trench from those who were kind enough to fill them out. (THANK YOU O NAMELESS COOPERATIVE-TYPE PEOPLE!!)

'Sall for me tonight.
Coyote the Bando - [gathering_motor_city_2004@hotmail.com]
Algonac, Michigan
Saturday, July 7, 2001 08:10:37 PM
IP: 64.243.214.74

WOW I didn't know I changed my name! :P
Lexy
Saturday, July 7, 2001 07:31:46 PM
IP: acacc628.ipt.aol.com

OK Last year I wrote a HUGE Gathering report. Then my comp fell on its face, and I lost all of it:P So this year I am going to just write about the stuff at the GATHERING instead of including all of my vacation. I will include a _few_ highlights, but that is all.
I went on this trip with three other ppl. Kaioto, Marisa and Jamie. We spent a week in California. Four days were for the con, two days before the con, and two days after. For the two days before hand we went to Little Tokyo, A Japanese Museum, and Santimonica beach. It was at Santimonica Beach that I A) picked up that Kimono I wore to the dinner and B) Got a definitive answer. I CANT swim in ocean water. When I was really young I went to the Pacific ocean , and I remembered breaking out. I went back, and it happened again. Doesn't that suck?? :(
Day one of the con: I remember things in sort'of a blur. So here they are that way! I signed up, and then asked if I could help. I was supposed to be volunteering after all! But everyone was really busy. All I really got to do was fetch some soda from the con suite. Greg popped in at one point while I was sitting on that couch near the gift shop. He waved and said hi, and I replied. After he left my friend JT, it was her first time to the Gathering, looked at me like,"who was that guy?". My third Gathering, and the third time I have been able to turn to a traveling companion and say, "Oh him? That was just Greg Weisman." *L* I never get tired of the reaction!
The next thing I remember I was setting up my sketches in the art room. Crispin Freeman was there with Izobel. One of my favorite memories for this con then occurred. There was just something about hearing Crispin explain to someone the story of Gargoyles that made me laugh. It was so great.
Right before opening ceremonies, Bill Fagerbakke came over after work to do some signing. He was so great! I got to hug him a lot longer then I had planned since Kaioto couldn't seem to figure out my complicated instruction of, "push the button". Thom and Greg arrived around that time, and I got my first G01 hug from Thom!*beams* *L*
Opening ceremonies. Hey what can I say that hasn't been said? I suppose I was just as eager as everyone else to find out what Thom had under his shirt! *L* I was fiddling with my tape recorder when my name was called. *sits trying to figure out what to type next* Geez. I'm still in shock. I seriously don't remember much exactly what happened. I remember getting my second hug though! Yea! Afterward a friend of mine said she thought he gave me a kiss on the cheek. Can anyone verify this? I was in lala land:P I'm sorry I had to make everyone suffer through, quite possibly, the worst Gathering speech ever! I had no idea what to say! -_-; I suppose I could have been even more annoying if I had asked Greg who Lexington's mate was going to be. I am, however, glad that Crazy D stepped in to tell everyone I wasn't really the worse speech giver ever, just surprised. *thanks her* My friends made sure that there were lots of pics of me recieving the award.-_-; yea... *hides face* I'm not fond of the pics of me, but Marisa caught a shot of Thom and Greg that is so perfect! The looks on their faces really ARE priceless. To me anyway. They are just smiling to eachother. SO CUTE! It just slays me to remember those first Autum days when Gargoyles premiered. *seems like only yesterday..* I could have _never_ imagined getting to meet those names flashing down the screen. To find out they were such great ppl is even better!
The rest of opening ceremonies was a blast. I never get sick of Greg's videos, or stories. Do any of us? After the ceremony I got Thom to sign my hat. I had it made in a Santimonica mall. As Thom was signing my hat I recieved a quick spank from Crazy D. Geez, Day one and I could already brag 3 VA hugs, a possible kiss and a spanking from the hand that has..well spanked a lot of cool ppl;) I can't remember anything much after this so I guess I must have gone to City Walk for some food.
After some excellent Chinese food Kaioto, Marisa, JT and I ran into Crispin Freeman and Taliesin Jaffe in front of Hot Topic. Kaioto had a lengthy conversation with Taliesin while JT got yet another picture of her with Crispin.
Day Two- ..duh Oh man. I can't remember! *checks her schedual* OH YA I went to the Voice Acting Technique 1 panel. Got to see Thom, Crispin, Taliesin, Jonathan Klein and Morgan Sheppard. Wow what a group! Crispin had brought some funky software with his comp, on accident, that would let ppl in the audience do some dubbing of their own. We ran out of time, but that was so cool of him to set that all up for us! Morgan, as he told us to call him, was a blast! What a cool guy! I loved that panel. At the end I finally gave Thom the Kimba pin and pen that I had bought him, but had forgotten to give him the day before. I got my third hug for that. :)
I can't remember where I went after that. I think there was Mug-A-Guest with Thom soon after this panel. Anyway I did get to go to that, and it was great. Thom told us about his past gigs, and even though I knew from last year that he had danced in some music videos I didn't know which ones to look for. Now I do! You can all check out Janet Jackson's video "Nasty". Thom stated that there were two guys, one on each side of her. He was, as he put it, "the white guy with a spikey hair doo". Crazy D came in at some point, and gave Thom a personalized Gathering T-shirt with the excellent picture of Lex that I purchased from the Art show. I'm sorry I can't remember the artists name right now:P But your pics ruled! Greg's wife Beth, and their son Benny came in also, and Beth chatted with us for a while. After this was all over with I got my forth hug. Not long after this we were all at the Story boarding panel. TONS of guests there! Getting to see those Storyboards was awesome!! Getting to see so many ppl that worked on the show was great. Knowing that it was only a fraction was even cooler. (Was it just me, or did that sound like Master Card commercial?) A little after this I was dead tired. I don't know why. I was fine the other days. But anyway I had to go back to our hotel and pass out. We were all rooming at a Holiday Inn not far from the con hotel. I passed out for a few hours and missed the Radio Play! Well actually we came back in time for the tail end of it, but I didn't want to barge in, and be annoying. While everyone was filtering out though I got to run into Thom and Crispin again. I got my fifth hug then. My friends and I got some more pictures of them, and apparently Kaioto asked Thom if he would go out to eat with us later. He agreed. What a sweet heart! I think by then Thom probably was figuring out who Kai was. Apparently Both Greg and Thom didn't know who he was for most of the con, and poor Kai kept scaring them by shaking hands, and giving Thom that hug. Now they know who he is..yup..now he's Lexy's boyfriend *LOL*. Guess he is in the same boat with Izobel who is now referred to as, "Crispin's Girlfriend." Hey Greg, if you are reading this, Kai was the guy who wrote that report on Brooklyn. I don't know *shrugs* I never got to read it, but he told me, back when he wrote it, that you made a comment in S8 that you liked it. I don't know if you recall this though:P
Day Three- Again. I can't remember anything! Highlights would be getting to "mug" Greg, and going to the VA's Q&A. Boy was that a riot. Everyone was great! Cree Summers *SP* showed up as a surprise, and it was cool hearing her story about how she landed her first gig. Apparently her father played the voice of Doctor Claw on "Inspector Gadget". The little girl who was supposed to play the voice of Penny didn't show up so Cree was given the role, and did so well she kept it. Jeff's stories about how he got started were a hoot. I think everyone got a crazy little mental image of Chibi-Jeff driving his parents nuts with his Dizzy Duck impersonation, and I'm glad somebody asked why Duke, from "The Mighty Ducks", sounded just like Brooklyn, because that was bothering me too. *L* It was great when ppl would try to ask Jeff questions about his characters, or, "what was it like switching between voices like that?", and poor Jeff is just like , "I..I don't remember.. Did I play that character?" *L* Keith got to field a lot of questions about the differences between Voice acting and other forms of acting. Loved his cute little roar;), and I couldn't help but wonder what that panel of doctors in the adjacent room were thinking when they heard someone bellow, "I've lost everything..EVEN MY REVENGE!" I suppose I have to mention Thom's input on how Sally Richardson (is this last name correct!?) bragged to him, so he says, that the animators used her 'eh hem' back end as a model for Elisa's. I believe it was Jeff who put in something to the effect of, "Yup, those guys love doing their research." Somebody from the audience asked Keith what he would have done with his character if he had had the chance. Keith just grinned and said, "You know." "-And it wouldn't have been a dream either." Somebody from the audience also asked Keith if anything about Goliath had rubbed off onto him. Jeff, once again, interjected with something I am not even sure I can say in Ask Greg. *wonders* Oh geez..better safe then sorry! (appologizees to all who weren't there) Hey! Someone with guts can fill that part in. Afterward was the autograph signing. Everyone who had gotten to the last panel early, including myself, ended up in the back of the line. By the time we got up to the signing a lot of ppl had to book it. While Crispin was signing a poster I brought from Slayers Keith David, just three guests from me, had to leave. I probably did not make some ppl happy when I left my poster with Crispin and ran over to Keith with the poster I had brought. I don't think I have ever groveled that bad in my life *L*. "Um..Please Mr. David..Sir..could you PULEEZ sign this for me?" *LOL* He was cool about it of course. I loved watching Jeff inspect that Owen doll someone brought to get signed. I really should know her name:P He thought that thing was great! "Oh man. Hey guys look! It's the Owen doll!"
After the VA's got their chance, the writers and I think some artists came up to sign. I got that panel to sign my poster as well. It looks great! I wake up to it right near my bed:) Now the first thing the sun hits in the morning is Brynne Chandler's golden autograph of , "Jalapena!"
After the autographs my friends and I prepared for the banquet. I didn't get to sit with Thom this year *L*, but I still had a good time. My table was near enough to Thom's and Crispin's to get the jist of what was going on. Boy, *shakes head* those two! They just kept going at it. First Crispin would brag about his excellent imitation of Broadway, then Thom would pick on Crispin's shirt. It escalated until the next time I turned around Crispin was sitting in Thom's lap, and this was after I had missed Crispin planting one on Thom. *shakes her head* wow..must have been a hoot to be at one of those tables!
After the, what? SIX COURSE? meal was done I believe the art show winners were read off, and Mhyr called!off ticket numbers for raffle prizes. I'm still not quite sure how I got an award for art, but it was funny that both Kaioto, JT and myself won raffle prizes. I had to laugh when Kaioto's number was called off, and I heard Thom call from behind me saying, "So Lexy, I guess you won twice!" I figured at that point he knew who Kai was! *L*
Next was the cosplays and costume show. Not as many ppl seemed to dress up this year, but we still had some good costumes. I think I lost a good portion of my film when two of the contestants, sorry I don't know your names!, forced Thom with a net, and by fake gun point, to take his pants off. I also spent a couple shots taking pictures of our "Best Couple". IE: Thom and Crispin. A prize well earned!
After the awards were given out ,and ppl were beginning to dance, I asked Greg and Thom if they would be interested, if they could make it, in attending a party I would be having in honor of my wedding which would be taking place around the gathering of 2002. They both agreed that they would come if they could. I earned yet another hug from Thom AND a kiss that I can verify _did_ occur:D Asking Greg if he would come was pretty amusing. It took me a while before I could get up enough nerve to ask him. After I asked him he smiled at us with a surprised look and said, "What are you guys?? Like twelve?!" *L* I tried to explain that we were a bit older then that, though I am certain I sounded confused. (FYI We will be 22 and dang near 20) ^_^V Soon afterward my traveling partners and I went back to our hotel to sleep.
Day FOUR!!- I remember getting up, going to the 3x3 eyes panel and hitting closing ceremonies. After closing ceremonies my friends and I met up with Thom and we all went out to eat. We weren't sure where to go so Thom suggested a Thai place not far from the hotel. He asked us if we had a ride, and we had to admit we didn't. (We had been thinking we could go to City Walk, and just take a tran. Thom was cool about it though, and said we could just use his car.*pauses for a brief moment to remember* EEEEEEE! As most of you may imagine, I felt guilty yet strangely happy with the situation;) After apologizing like 200 times that his car was a mess, ( for those of you with cars..is that a standard thing to say before you let someone get in? It seems to be to me! *L*), Thom took us on what I like to call the "Thom Tour". I joked with him that he could have made a couple of bucks putting that one the scheduled events. He showed us where he buys his dog food, where he used to get his hair cut and where Kath Soucie used to live. As we were driving Thom mentioned that the studio where they recorded Gargoyles wasn't far, and then decided to take us there! What a sweetheart! The studio was almost empty that day, and some friendly ppl out front told Thom he could take us right on in. We got to take pictures of where the VA's stood, and see the place where Greg set up the pictures for the VA's too see. We also got to go in back and see a poster with the autographs of many who worked on the show.
Afterward we went out to eat, and had a general good time doing so. Thom was kind enough to take us back to the hotel so we could wander off to Universal studios. There you have it folks..my disjointed and rambled G2001 diary!
A few last things I should mention:
Christine Morgan- You wanted one of my pictures from the art show. I will mail that off to you if you email me with your addy:) (izzolexington3@yahoo.com)

Favorite G2001 quotes that I can actually say in Ask Greg:
"I've lost everything, EVEN MY REVENGE!"-Keith David
"Thom Adcox everybody. A man who never misses the opportunity to take off his pants."-Greg W.
"Your going to be even sorrier when those pictures are all over the Internet!"-Greg W.
"What are you guys? Like 12?"-Greg W.
"Master of advertising."-Jeff Bennet
"Did I play that guy?"-Jeff Bennet
"Mommy...what's a 'con virgin'?"-Little girl sitting behind me
"I've got something under my shiiiiiirt."-Thom A. (fallowed by)
"Well at least he didn't say he had something in his pants"-Greg W.
"He got to look!"-Keith David
"Ya right. If I had gotten to make changes Lex would have been second in command. NOT Brooklyn."-Thom
"Thank you for giving that award to Lexy. It really meant a lot to her." *Hugs Thom* -Kaioto (fallowed by)
"Who _was_ that guy?"-Greg W.

izzolexington3@yahoo.com - [izzolexington3@yahoo.com]
Saturday, July 7, 2001 07:30:41 PM
IP: acacc628.ipt.aol.com

Xanathar: <<Thanks bunches for all the work that you and Fire Storm are doing here,the place looks so much better than when I left,all those months back.>>
You are very welcome. And thank you for the praise. :)

Warpmind: <<Oh, and for anyone interested, wearing chainmail is a bit heavy, even if it's a lightweight metal. BUT, it's not as heavy as carrying it around. Trust me.>>
Hey, FS take note!

Lain: <<howzabout we have the gathering at MY house next year, huh??>>
What city are you in? I'd like to know how close you are to Detroit.

XenaTrek: <<Great to chat with you guys. Also I'm sorry to have missed you when I was up your way a few weeks ago. I thought I had mentioned it or that Coyote has mentioned it. Then again, he did forget twice that I was up that way. :oP @ Coyote>>
*L* Don't worry about it. I'm sure we'll meet someday. I just hope it's sooner than later. Next time you know when you'll be in our area just email me beforehand and if our schedules permit we'll be able to meet you somewhere. :) Will you be attending G2002?
<<Why is the Esc Key set for Clear the Post?>>
For this CR? It'd be best to ask Gorebash since he's the one who wrote the script for his boards.

Coyote & Ravyn: YAY! You finally got to meet IRL! How was the trip to the con? Did either of you wear costumes at G2001? And thanks for wearing the GMC2004 shirts. :) Did Lexy wear the blue logo shirt? What day(s) did you wear the shirts?

Ravyn & Lexy: What did you think of the designs?

Coyote: Congrats on the selling of your house and receiving ASE certification. When will you be moving? And to where? Need help?
RE: karaoke: Now I *really* want to hear you sing.

Jannie: <<just a few days ago I bought Gargoyle items for my own personal collection and now I'm buying baby strollers.>>
That'll probably be how it'll happen one day for FS and I. *L* Hope everything goes well with the adoption and other related events. :)
<<This is going to be a long road ahead of me>>
At least you recognize that effort and hard work are involved in this situation contrary to the idea that "all will work itself out on it's own." :) *pats on the back*

DPH: <>
That reminds me of C.Y.B.O.R.G. :)
http://www.brunching.com/toys/toy-cyborger.html
<<Parent/Child - Actually, I'm in favor of when a child is still living at home AND starts off to college or starts working , for both parent and child to sign a contract detailing where the rights of the parent ends and where the rights of the adult child begins.>>
Good in theory until one or both parties start disagreeing over undefined areas (there's always something forgotten or unanticipated). That is, if they can even get the contract written up in the first place. :/
<< The real sticklier would be including punishments for breaking agreed rules>>
And what if you broke a rule, presumably unintentionally or through uncontrollable circumstances?
<<(maybe $100 a whack for waking me up early when it is not an emergency.)>>
Then you'd have to clearly state a definition for the term "emergency" in the contract as a safeguard since the concept is subjective.

Free Email Services: Does anyone know how the quality of service is for Yahoo! or Hotmail (or any other companies) concerning such things as reliability, downtime, etc?

Kyryn: <<16 years of knowing him and we still love each other.>>
Wow! And people around here drop their jaws when FS and I tell them we've known each other for 6 years (in relation to our ages). But then again, when they find out that we've been dating for 5 years they tend to think that FS and I will never get married. (Most of the people we know commented that we should have married after going out for only one year! Marriage at ages 19 and 20... *no* I don't think so.) *L* How long have the two of you been married now? And how long did you date each other before marriage? Sorry, curiosity got the better of me. ;)
<<Our friendship came first and that remains a prime basis for our relationship.>>
I personally believe a romantic relationship is much more... fruitful, I guess you could say, when spawned from friendship as compared to one that lacked friendship pre-romance. :)

Niamhgold: <<With the exception of maybe a few good romances, the whole "love at first sight" thing doesn't really happen (or, if it does, you don't consciously _realize_ it until later)>>
Yes, definitely more true to reality. Although, I don't believe there is such a thing as "love at first sight." However, I do believe in "attraction at first sight" or "lust at first sight." Love is more than a feeling, more than hormones, and requires respect, compassion and knowledge of the object of affection. How can one love someone else they know nothing about? Lust and attraction are another matter. Sadly, too many people confuse the two with love.
<<cruising to Hawaii for 2003>>
Then FS and I will be missing the con we DEFINITELY need to attend. I don't think there is much of a possibility in FS and/or I being able to afford a trip oversees. Yet, anyway.

G2002: The good news is that FS and I, work and finances pending, will be able to make it for 2002... with my sister! I talked to my family about the location and she expressed interest in visiting the area. I know it's too early to make any definite plans but I just had to announce it. (Sorry FS.)

Winterwolf: <<Hey can I get a copy of that Gathering 2004 form to fill out. I forgot it in the hotel. Is it up on the site?>>
If I can't get it uploaded this weekend I'll email the questions to you. Just so I know which form you are talking about (we had two): Did you stay at the con hotel or at the alternate (ie: separate from the convention) hotel? In case I need to send it via email could you post your addy so I know I'm sending it to the correct one?

Gside: <<Because the blow up doll in your closet is slowly deflating.>>
Thankfully there is none here. Even MORE thankfully, he doesn't and has never owned or used any. *PHEW* For the record, neither have I. Besides, we share our living space with my sister and my father. (NOTE: We have very little to no privacy.) And let's just say that my father is a bit conservative when it comes to sexual practices. Him finding any "paraphernalia" around the house would put him into a raging fit and cause a few things to occur that none of us here want.
<>
What, the center of Michigan? Upper and/or Lower Peninsula?
<< ...then I realized that IL is WEST of Cedar Point! Heck, turn right at Toledo and head up here to Detroit! ~FS>>
Where are you going? If you do visit us, don't forget to bring a few Ukrainian things, if you have any. Even photos of things will do! :) (I'll explain if you don't understand.)

Imzadi: <>
THAT'S all that it'll take for you to believe I'm not real or that a conspiracy is involved?! *L*
<<Put one in your apartment and use it as a heater.>>
I like to keep FS's computer on during the winter, especially when I'm in the room -- keeps the coldest room in the house comfortably warm. :)
<<Don't worry, it'll be legal when I rule the world...everywhere. But only for my friends.>>
Even if you have friends in every city of every country, it's still not "everywhere." It's not in every residence.
<>
Read it. So what? Why do you think I hold consequences over Fire Storm's actions and beliefs/viewpoints? I know you are most likely joking but after reading these responses so often I feel the need to understand your POV.
<<Does LM think so too?>>
Hello, *waves* I'm right here. Why don't you ask me directly instead of asking FS to relay messages.

Gside/Imzadi: <<Maybe it's Fire Storm who doesn't exist, and she's been primarialy posting as him to throw us off. ~Gside>> <<That would mean that LM is really a female engineer. You know how hard it is for a non-engineer to impersonate an engineer, even Levar Burton doesn't pull it off too well. That means that LM's 1-to-10 rating just went up a couple points! ~Imzadi>>
Another conspiracy so soon! *shakes head* I have more important things to do than post in forums. FS, on the other hand, has much more time on his hands and can't find anything else to do. Besides, I don't think FS and I are alike enough for us to be considered one individual posing as two. Or do you disagree? This discussion already happened concerning two other *former* CR dwellers. FS and I could give you a whole slew of legitimate/legal information and documentation, even meet you IRL on numerous occasions. But none of that may alter your judgment, let alone opinion on the matter.
Although, I'm very happy that you'd consider FS an engineer, given that he has no formal schooling/training in the field. :)

Lutin: <<One more reason gargoyles suck
There are actually amphibious gargoyles with manta ray fins as wings lower bodies resembling dolphins.>>
In your opinion, why does this make gargoyles "suck"? And are you speaking of the species or the series?

A TGS CR Info update may occur later tonight, pending a working DSL connection. Ameritech was down for 8 hours earlier today.
Lady Mystic - [lady-mystic@usa.net]
Dearborn, MI
Saturday, July 7, 2001 04:06:05 PM
IP: 64.109.143.22

Christine - actually Battlebots could be playing favorites to ensure a better fight and a certain victor. How many times has the Pulverizer been tempted and never gone off? Too many. How many times has a driver just missed the kill saws only to see his opponent get hit? Quite a few. Either that person has been distracted, he/she has been playing favorites, or he/she has been ordered to help some certain bots throughout the tournament. Obviously BioHazard hasn't fought Vlad the Impaler before and now I see why. The worst means of cheating (from the inside) would be picking out who plays against whom. I have the designs (in my head) for 2 battlebots but lack the funds to build them and travel to Las Vegas to have them compete.
DPH - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
AR, USA
Saturday, July 7, 2001 12:06:02 PM
IP: max1-18.cwy.cei.net

Winterwolf> Tis good to be back. Only three more weeks and I'll be in New Orleans. I hope Greyhound finds the garment bag they lost when I arrived last Friday. That was a miserable day. I left Ft Jackson on Thursday and get hit by a downpour. When I finally arrive at Columbus, I have a bag missing with over $600.00 worth of stuff, including most o fmy uniforms. I hope I get it back or get reimbursed. My class A uniform was among what Greyhound lost. The bag was undoubtedly lost, because the claim ticket was hit by the downpour. That weekend was much better since Heather lives two hours away and her mother picked me up from the PX/Commissary area. I am so glad to have met her.

Gside and Niamhgold> Tahnks. I'll need good luck.

Josh> Well, the ARMY did get me in the best shape of my life physically. Too bad, my job won't be too challenging mentally.

Lynati> What? No hellos for me?

Spacebabie> I'm glad to see you, too. Is your brotehr a weekend warrior?

SOROW> I want to see this pic of you :)

Aaron> That's a lot fo pics. Too bad there are no labels to say who they are.

There's a long line of people needing the comp. I'll be back on later.

Airborne!!!
Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
Ft Benning, Georgia
Saturday, July 7, 2001 09:07:41 AM
IP: wcs3.norfolk.nipr.mil

Revel > LOL, sorry about that ... I have heard from a couple of people who've chosen my books to do book reports on, which is a rather weird feeling, but I can see why a history teacher wouldn't be interested.

Josh > <<As we all know, the best competition involves blood and gore!>> Or at least sparks, smoke, and flying bits of tattered metal! ; )

DPH > From what I've seen, it looks to me like the Maze is the spot that gives bots the most trouble, getting hung up on those risers just before the waterfall or two-wheel bots trying to get up that ramp at the beginning. I also wonder about the guy with his hands on the buttons to control the killsaws and the pulverizers; it would be easy to play favorites.

Christine - [christine@sabledrake.com]
Saturday, July 7, 2001 07:17:52 AM
IP: 15-127.075.popsite.net

=( Firestorm, your link doesn't work for me.
Jannie
Saturday, July 7, 2001 06:50:06 AM
IP: modem25-296.mo-net.com

Ok... Links help! (Gathering 1999 pic)
Fire Storm - [<--- Ok... THIS is the link]
Saturday, July 7, 2001 02:28:58 AM
IP: 64.109.143.22

Aaron: <Gathering pics>
Now THATS what I am talking about! 1233 pictures! 67MB worth! Makes me proud! It also puts to same the 500 I took at G98.
Question: How many frigging batteries did you go through?!?!?
Also: Did you have a laptop to transfer those pics to when your card was full? And how many MB was your card?
Or do you have one of those cool little IBM microdrives?

Winterwolf: <You know that had to be some really good potent beer to make you forget who made it. Mmm-heavy gravity beer... I remember the beer... who are you again? ;P>
Names. Faces. They are all the same to me. Unimportant. ;)
Hell, I didn't even DRINK the stuff and it made me forget! What would have happened if I drank any of it?
<Hey can I get a copy of that Gathering 2004 form to fill out. I forgot it in the hotel. Is it up on the site?>
SLAG! KNEW we forgot to do something! I'll probally have LM upload it to the site Saturday.

Gside: <Ad mortem>
Hmm... not as cool sounding as I had hoped.
<That's why they're called heat sinks. And opamps can also get hot if you plug them
up wrong.>
But that much heat from a little 16-pin IC?!?! I burned my fingers!
<Thanks anyway>
...then I realized that IL is WEST of Cedar Point! Heck, turn right at Toledo and head up here to Detroit! ;)
<Would you want a castle that could very well join its ancestors under the swamp?>
YES! It would be a tourist attraction! The sinking castle of Python!
<He doesn't usually do it by choice, doesn't gain any power (speed, yes, but not power), doesn't have a big honking sword, it ignores the second half of the she-man label, and isn't hentai enough.>
Hmm... once Ranma starts getting hormones he will start to notice his girl side a little more. THEN the fun can start! ;)
As for Hentai... well, we already have someone in Ranma with tentacles. The Hentai part can't be too far behind!
<A tail should be good enough. And some fur>
And striped. BUT a head would be nice. The head includes the tongue. Which she would use to clean herself. And I can't imagine anything better than that!
<Because the blow up doll in your closet is slowly deflating>
I never understood those things. I mean, wouldn't it be like doing it with one of those inflateable rafts used at the beach?
<If it were, I would definitely have zipped it. Does it work?>
Yep! Thanks!

Seperating the smoke from the components is WAY too easy, isn't it?
<But which level is that from? I know the center is practically arctic.>
50 miles outside of Detroit. So that would make it the undeveloped 15th ring.
<Maybe it's Fire Storm who doesn't exist>
LM is real. And I am a mouse in a robot suit. Isn't that right Pinky?

Imzadi: <No sh!t. Put one in your apartment and use it as a heater>
Na. Thats what my computer is for. And I just don't trust a computer without at least ONE fan! It just isn't natural!
<But its so much more fun to be hypocritical>
But not in this situation.
<The only catch is that your email addy will be @mac.com>
Na. I don't want a fruity e-mail address. And it seems wrong. Just like I will NEVER have a e-mail address @gateway.com or @packardbell.com

Ah, I hope she does! ::looks to his right:: Yep. She did.
She knows EXACTLY what I am talking about, and it isn't what you think, you little guttermind!
<If it comes when I yell "PUSSY" then it is>
...and she responds by scratching you all to hell then pouring alcohol on the cuts.
<Don't worry, it'll be legal when I rule the world...everywhere. But only for my friends>
...And equality for none! 5% of the population, 100% of the money and control.
And the idea is interesting... but I really don't think it's for me.
<Blowing stuff is cool>
I meant blowing up stuff (with explosives) is cool.
<Do you have any idea how much energy it would take to propell a 1.5m projectile to .5c?! (I'm sure you do)>
1.5 meter projectile... about 1 ton... More than the energy production of the earth in a year.
<But yeah, its a good reason for protection too...and I rarely leave home without it.>
Remeber: Those things DO have experation dates!
<we'll both be in a metric assload of trouble>
Is there a conversion to convert a metric assload to a standard imperial assload?

Check the link I sent you! ;)
<Pay no attention to them. They're lamerz ;-)>
1 4^^ n07 4 14/\/\3r! 1 r 1337, d00d!

DPH: <Last night I was told there was a possibility of working overtime on Saturday. now, this leaves me confused.>
There will be a sacrifice. One will die.

Xanathar: <Purrs like a kitten don't they,or at least hums like a humming bird,either way the dual fans sound cool! :)>
My computer sounds like a jet engine on startup thanks to that little puppy!

Coyote: I REALLY gotta read all of the posts! I read the part about you getting your ACSE cert but didn't notice the part RIGHT NEXT TO IT that said you sold the house. COngrats!

Me and LM being real: Yeah, we both do exist. Sorry to shatter the conspiracy. ;(
(The link is a image of (From left to right) Coyote, LM and me)
Fire Storm - [<--- OMG! I really *DO* exist!]
Saturday, July 7, 2001 02:14:04 AM
IP: 64.109.143.22

I believe most battlebots (those with decent speed) could make it through the Maze and the raceway. It's the Gauntlet that eliminates most Battlebots because they just can't push a giant safe. Battlebots is bigger and will continue to be bigger (IMHO) because the versality allowed. I mean there are 4 classes (based of weight) of Battlebots, with each class having at least 24 competitors, thus making it each class as big as the entire Robotica short tournament. I believe Vlad the impaler could make it through Robotica, but a bot like BioHazard would have serious problems handling the safe. I'm willing to bet most of the Robotica bots have problems with the safe in the Gauntlet. The biggest problem most Battlebots face is . . the arena. I believe the arena should be more automated to be fair to the competitors. The guy controlling the arena hazards can make or break a battlebot, Is there someobody whom the arena controller has to answer to just to ensure he isn't helping some bot(s) throughout the tournament? I would propose making the ground based obstacles (when activated) sensitive to weight and making the pulverizer (when activiated) work off of a motion detector.

Imzadi - Yep, If I had such a contract, I would take parents to court for breaking the contract. The real sticklier would be including punishments for breaking agreed rules (maybe $100 a whack for waking me up early when it is not an emergency.)
DPH - [dph_of_rules@yahoo.com]
AR, USA
Saturday, July 7, 2001 01:17:48 AM
IP: max1-64.cwy.cei.net

::Staggers into the CR, holding head in agony::

Head...hurts...brain...trying...to climb...out...

Sorry, I just spent the past 4 hours straight staring at a computer screen for business purposes (which is MUCH more straining than staring at it for eight hours playing starcraft, believe you me!). Anyway, the good news it that I finally managed to beat this problem in the company software that's be bugging (no pun intended) me for the last month. The previous guy thought he was fixing it, but all he really did was make my job harder. Bastard.

In other news, it will take Apple approximately 20 days to ship me an iBook, which means I have to order it ASAP just to get it before I leave for school. Unforunately, I'll feel like an idiot if I order it now and something new comes out at Macworld on the 17th, so I'm gonna wait. 20 days to ship! That means that Apple can't keep these things in stock. In fact, no one can. "Selling like hotcakes" no longer means anything. Welcome to "selling like 2001 iBooks! (because the old ones didn't sell for sh!t)"

I hope to have one in my hands...soon. I also might have a couple more people interested in my laptop. This is good, because the people interested are family. That means that the sale will be hassle-free and they won't complain. Complaining is bad (and as a member of a Jewish household, I know how bad it can get).

Okay, confusing: It rained yesterday. It was overcast and sprinkling today. It's July in LA. SOMETHING IS HORRIBLY WRONG! Isn't this one of the signs of the apocalypse?

I got my CD from Aaron! Now all I have to do is find time to listen to it! Wait, I'm gonna do that right now ::puts cd in::

Lynati: <>: Where?

Jannie: <<the least little thing will throw it out of focus>>: Fortunately, I have young, nimble hands. <<If you don't like the pictures, bite me>>: Thanks, but no thanks. I'd rather just bitch. And I wasn't referring to you. I was talking about ANOTHER picture-taker at Gathering. <<It's even harder for a parent to see their child make mistakes or fall on their face>>: I've never made a mistake, though. At least not one so serious that it would imply that they're afraid to see me make it. Once, I rear-ended another car. I think that's the worst mistake I ever made. <<cross one bridge at a time>>: Unless you're Rosanne Barr, in which case use two ;-)

Spacebabie: <<my brother messed up the somputer so it had to be in the shop for a whole week>>: Very impressive! Ask him if he wants a job! ;-) <<It's like have a cube of gelled fat on my toungue>>: What a delightful thought ::gags::. <<BIG HUG>>: BIG HUG back. Thanks. <<GLOMP>>: Huh? <<Sorry if this is a double post>>: What if its a triple post?

DPH: <<for both parent and child to sign a contract>>: Have you ever tried to get YOUR parents to sign anything!? I have, and its damned near impossible. Also, what are you gonna do if they break the contract? Take them to court? With whose money? <<it takes weeks just to get over that hump>>: I know exactly what you mean. <<what's up with people spelling 'cool' 'kewl'?>>: Pay no attention to them. They're lamerz ;-)

Christine: <<I'd rather watch gladiatorial combat than track and field events>>: As we all know, the best competition involves blood and gore! <<mine is almost done and will hopefully be posted tomorrow>>: Take your sweet time, why don't you! ;-) <<12 pages, almost 8000 words>>: Wussy.

Lutin: <<One more reason gargoyles suck>>: I wouldn't call it that. I'd just say "Greg Weisman's lame idea of the day"

Greg: <<Look at Zafiro>>: ::looks at Zafiro:: Um, so? Look, its gargoyles and fae and cyborgs. A snake-shaped garg really isn't all that interesting in this universe.

Niamhgold: <<feel like a reject from the 90s>>: Join us. Don't be afraid. ::zombie stare:: <<needed some "time" together>>: They're 3000 miles apart! <<Wink wink, nudge nudge>>: Say no more? <>: I said the same thing to my dad. He laughed at me. <<I'm looking at Calarts>>: Yeah!? Hey that's not far from me. We should hang. <<free and easy>>: Not a good way to describe your mother... <<it still made me a net of about $1500, which is a lot for a kid>>: By now it would be double or quadruple that amount...not bad for a 10 year old. <>: As you should! I'm genetically engineered to be perfect! <<what's better, Lo Mein or Chow Mein?>>: Depends on who's cooking. Usually though I vote for Lo Mein. <>: Alright! That's two points from Niamhgold today! <<What kind of mirrors do you have in _your_ house?>>: Convex ones, obviously. But just for you, next time I'll use "Tall". <<depending on what they drink>>: Rarely anything more illegal than coffee. <<my dad fixes all my car/computer problems>>: My dad tells me to take it in for service. I don't think that counts as "fixing" even if he does pay for it. <<comes as close in volume of workers/public popularity>>: Well, its not THAT many works, maybe 100 or so, and as for public popularity...well, not public enough... <<you've carefully planned out the path of your life>>: I did. Then, about six months ago, I threw it all out the window. Now, I know less about what I want to do than ANY of my friends, where I used to know more about it than anyone before this point. <<Your perfectionism comes very close to your father's>>: Again, genetic. <<he's a little more "structured.">>: His newest stuff has rust, dirt, mud, even windshields where there's a little half circle where the dirt was wiped by the winshield wiper! <<have a bit more of a stylistic flair>>: I disagree. Mine are more "by the book", look far more like brand new jets than his weathered stuff. <<your father has a right to be proud, as do you!>>: Don't worry, we are ;-) <<my tape recorder ate them>>: High in fiber? <<Don't you mean boyfried?>>: No, but I think SJ and I will refer to Winterwolf as "Dreamie's Boyfried", since SJ will probably nuke his ass out of sheer jealousy. <<Nobody's parents can be depended on to give an honest opinion>>: Would you explain that to my mother? She keeps trying to convince me that I'm good looking! <>: The first two sound kinda cute... <<something that throws banana creme pies>>: Like Mr. Carter? Ask Vinnie. <<just lopping off her head?>>: Off with her head! <<I'm all for cruising to Hawaii for 2003>>: I'll see you there! <<that was a long post!>>: I'd say tall.

Xanathar: <<you are as beautiful as I dreamed!>>: You haven't seen her in person! Quite the babe!

Sorow: <<Well, thanks for saying I'm cute! *blushes*>>: No problem. You made my birthday wish list, not an easy task ;-)

Revel: <<I'm not exactly interested in drawing on peoples' bodies in places that a doctor would be afraid to touch>>: But are you interested in doing it for a lot of money? <>: Another bad singer? You and me should do a duet next year!

By the way, I listened to the Carl Johnson limited edition CD that I helped pool money for. IT FSCKING ROCKS!!! Thank you SO much Aaron!

Aaron: Jeez, take enough pictures!? As much as I like seeing gratuitous shots of Dreamie's boobs...I'm not gonna go through all of yours when I have an admirable collection of my own ;-)

Dreamie and Wolf: <<then start kissing each other>>: None of that!

Gside: <<Expansion, or whatever they call it>>: Whoa. I *AM* gettin' old. <<You do realize that electric heaters are just big honking resistors, maybe with a fan>>: A fan!? Not in *MY* resistor! <<Are you sure you're not me?>>: I'm still trying to figure out if I'm really SJ. Can we do one thing at a time please? <<Depends on the mass, and also the medium>>: Even a buckyball in a vacuum would take a massive amount of energy. And we have to assume he's referring to a terrestrial slug of some sort. So some metal, moving in air, at .5c. Lots o' energy. <<So what could I get off of you?>>: I should have been more specific. I prefer to exchange expensive things for sex with beautiful females. <<Good deal>>: That, and the Charizard was worth $100 last I saw. <<Expecially if they're incriminating>>: The best details always are. <<every now and then you'll run across a macaroon or two>>: I've run into some nuts in the CR, does that count? <<Wouldn't we all?>>: If I had huge tracts of land I'd never leave the house ;-) <<Maybe it's Fire Storm who doesn't exist>>: That would mean that LM is really a female engineer. You know how hard it is for a non-engineer to impersonate an engineer, even Levar Burton doesn't pull it off too well. That means that LM's 1-to-10 rating just went up a couple points! <<Even if they're all doing it at the same time?>>: Even then. <<if you wnat the top of the pie to hit the person>>: And if I want them to eat tin? ;-)

Okay screw it I'm not staying up just so I can post NEIN! I'm exhausted. Been a long day, and I have two days of hard-core relaxation planned.

I suspect all fortran programs look like 'firsts'.
- Olaf Kirch

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [josh@kicktothenuts.com]
Encino, CA, US of A
Friday, July 6, 2001 11:53:23 PM
IP: ppp-206-170-218-167.nhwd02.pacbell.net

Imzadi> <<DEFECT!>>: Nah, just a New Hampshirian. They like to make fun of us flatlanders.
<<Is that a card or a deck name?>>: Expansion, or whatever they call it.
<<Put one in your apartment and use it as a heater>>: You do realize that electric heaters are just big honking resistors, maybe with a fan.
<>: Why, yes I do. Are you sure you're not me?
<<You can never separate the blue smoke from the component>>: Well, you can. Quite easily, in fact. You just usually don't want to.
<<Do you have any idea how much energy it would take to propell a 1.5m projectile to .5c?>>: Depends on the mass, and also the medium. It's a big difference if you're throwning a giant hollow buckyball (C10^23 or somesuch) through space, or a lead ball through the ocean.
<<And give your father a needed rest. Its a game the whole family can enjoy>>: Every girl and boy.
<>: Really? So what could I get off of you?
<<Guess I'll have to trade him to a 5 year old for a Charizard>>: Good deal. No more brother, and you get an autoambulant flamethrower. Fire is always fun.
<<Time to stop using him as a bludgeoning object, is it?>>: Never.
<<Details! We want details!>>: Expecially if they're incriminating.
<<Chocolate. Duh>>: You never know. Chip is rather common, and every now and then you'll run across a macaroon or two.
<<I'd rather have huge tracts of land>>: Wouldn't we all?
<>: Maybe it's Fire Storm who doesn't exist, and she's been primarialy posting as him to throw us off.
<<Believe me, its less challenging than getting ME to drop my pants>>: I meant someone posted a picture of him dropping his pants for the rest of us to see.
<>: Even if they're all doing it at the same time?
<>: I thank you.

Lynati> <>: Sorry, extra spaces get condensed.

Niamhgold> <<what's better, Lo Mein or Chow Mein?>>: General Tso. That or Joketsuzoku ramen.
<<something that throws banana creme pies>>: Rather hard to do, if you wnat the top of the pie to hit the person.
<<how about just lopping off her head?>>: Been done, quite well too, by a dentise, I believe.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Friday, July 6, 2001 11:35:55 PM
IP: proxy3-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

Top Ten! Woo Hoo! Number six. ^_^
Sixth goes to Dreamie and Winterwolf.
Stay tuned Dreamie post coming soon!
Gathering report also coming soon.
Love ya!
::Dreamie and Winterwolf wave then start kissing each other before disappearing out of sight from the CR::
At the tone the time will be : 2:36 AM ET ::BEEP::

Dreamie and Winterwolf - [<-- Gathering Pictures]
Friday, July 6, 2001 11:05:46 PM
IP: adsl-141-155-117-164.nyc.adsl.bellatlantic.net

I claim fifth for me and my mate!

Looking for pics? Clicky my name.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Friday, July 6, 2001 11:04:40 PM
IP: dialup-64.154.224.195.dial1.sanantonio1.level3.net

Foirth!

2:32am
Fire Storm - [Night-Flame@usa.net]
Friday, July 6, 2001 11:02:14 PM
IP: 64.109.143.22

3rd.
Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Fair Haven, NJ
Friday, July 6, 2001 10:48:43 PM
IP: proxy3-external.etntwn1.nj.home.com

second?
cherry
Friday, July 6, 2001 10:43:26 PM
IP: stpa-cas1-cs-24.dial.bright.net

First!
Josh
Friday, July 6, 2001 10:39:17 PM
IP: ppp-206-170-218-167.nhwd02.pacbell.net