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***WARNING LSAT RANT***

Long day. Woke up at 7AM to drag my ass to the other side of campus for the LSAT, only to have them tell me "you're in Hearst Mining": on the other side of the campus. So my day began with a brisk 20 minute walk. Then the building was locked, which really sucked.

Finally got in and sat down and what happened? Construction. Right outside the testing building. No one wanted to move because our alternative was the hottest building on campus.

Some girl came in who was totally unprepared for the test, obviously wasn't familiar with the testing procedure or anything. She walks in and says "wait, its not computerized?" she's later asking all kinds of questions about whether mechanical pencils are okay, etc. Did you not show up for the SAT? If you're this stupid when it comes to standardized testing, how do you expect to get into law school?

The actual test was pretty rough. I can't go into much detail without violating contract agreement with LSAC (el Sack). I had an easy time on one section, but with my luck that section will be the experimental one that doesn't count toward your score. Bastards.

Oh well, Law school is a tertiary option at this point.

***END LSAT RANT***

Gside: <>: Kill the bitch. <<Well, I was raised Catholic>>: And I was raised Jewish. What's your point? <<You haven't been listening to the right music>>: I maintain that I have, and that everyone else has been listening to the wrong kind of music. <<you missed me on that one>>: I was wondering if anyone had heard from Mooncat since she posted about the storm. But she posted. <<It also bothers me that I must decide what spells I'll want that day before I need them>>: Welcome to strategy. On the other hand, my group always used spell points. <<where'd you get the batter?>>: Do we really want to know? <<So that's what I've been doing wrong>>: among other things.

Silverbolt: <<I've seen kids as young as 10 smoke>>: My dad started when he was 10. Stopped about 15 years ago.

Lain: <<theres a note on my door complaining about (non-existant) cat litter smell that my landladys superhuman nose can apparently detect>>: I know you're highly non-confrontational, but have you ever thought of calling her on it? Or pointing out that her cigarette smoke is invading your apartment?

DPH: <<Add that story to your resume. Companies will be impressed you're looking out to save them money>>: Sadly, I don't have a "stupid engineering stubbornness" section on my resume. <<Babies are innocent until they reach the point of knowing right from wrong>>: Whoops, YOU'RE wrong. Unbaptized babies go to hell. That's why the other person at birth was usually a minister or someone who could baptize so that if the baby died soon after birth (which used to be quite common), it wouldn't die with original sin and go to hell. Unbaptized babies go to hell. <<How did the amount get so big?>>: Jury hates Cigarette companies.

Okay, I'm REALLY tired. Time to crash.

9. I will not include a self-destruct mechanism unless absolutely necessary. If it is necessary, it will not be a large red button labelled "Danger: Do Not Push". The big red button marked "Do Not Push" will instead trigger a spray of bullets on anyone stupid enough to disregard it. Similarly, the ON/OFF switch will not clearly be labelled as such.

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [ATkicktothenutsDOTcom]
Berkeley, CA, US of A
Sunday, October 6, 2002 04:45:14 AM
IP: 64.160.47.240

Well I passed my finals, but as usual I got sick right when I need my brain. Oh well.

Christine- Yeah I loved the Mountain and since the temperature dropped like a rock the next day I felt lucky. I almost enjoyed it too much. Almost went on a six mile hike.

Aaron<COOL> Yeah I really like it.

Green Baron- Having that extra pay is nice. More to save in the bank. By the way great tests; I'm a Phoenix on both quizes.

Well
Later.

Jaden - [Jaden1444@aol.com]
Sunday, October 6, 2002 02:50:47 AM
IP: 172.193.245.38

Gunjack> <<The King of Sling>>: I'd rather be the King of Swing. Or Spain, I'd get free pizza that way.

Lain> <<a bouquet of balloon-shaped fish>>: So all it takes is fake fish to get a girl? That's what I've been doing wrong.

And I'm a bit late with mp3 300. So I'll get to it right now. It's Right Now, by Van Halen. And it comes with an anime music video on my eden account (that's "www.eden" instead of "remus" in my link).

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Piscataway, NJ
Saturday, October 5, 2002 11:58:59 PM
IP: 165.230.240.116

Gunjack> Pssht. That's what I call being prepared. Espically if you throw a Taurus Millenium in one pocket and a Hibben Claw in another and strap two ASP batons to your belt.
Why, you ask? Because I 6'4". walk like I know what I'm doing and I really doubt that anyone's going to walk up and say "Gee, sir, if it's not too much trouble, please give me your wallet." Yeah, surprise, motherfackle...

BTW, something else to irritate you: News report I heard today referred to an "assault pistol". I think I need to hit someone in my local news station. I think I'm going to start referring to my weapons of choice as "Homeland Defense Weapons". That should keep people guessing.

*****************
-I'm waiting for an apology.
-You'd better check the temperature in Hell first.

Hyperion
Saturday, October 5, 2002 09:15:27 PM
IP: 151.199.239.235

DPH>> <<No offense, but I used to have dogs and can't smell after a while because I was used to the odor>> that was why i included the part about going out of the house for extended periods of time, and then coming back. duh. also, all the people who come to VISIT my house, and are actually IN my house cant smell anything either. *watches DPHs theory crash and burn*

i came in my house today, with my super-sniffer on, and i smelled the PLASTIC INFLATED BALLOONS from the fish-balloon bouquet that val sent me yesterday to cheer my life up. (thanks mooch, you are the GREATEST!) i can smell PLASTIC BALLOON when i come in my door, but not cat litter. strangely enough, it does smell funny out in the hallway. wonder if it has something to do with her STINKY ARSED YAPPY AS HELL PET DOG.. hmmm..

shes ALSO decided to do "annual inspections" now, even though i just moved in.. what.. 4 months ago? didnt she just inspect this place? sheesh. shes obsessed with people taking of their shoes (they must take them off ALWAYS NO MATTER WHAT) and its really REALLY annoying. shes obsessive. maybe she shouldnt be renting out her precious house to people if shes THIS obsessed.. :P

put her on the list of peoples whos necks i should wring.

my list is getting long...

..but it doesnt include:
GUNJACK VALENTINE!!!! who is the best boyfriend-type-thing on the face of the planet!!!! what could be more cheerful than a bouquet of balloon-shaped fish??? with BIG EYEBALLS. they radiate fishiness. and plastic balloon smell. yaaaaay!!! *smoochsmooch* thank you soooooo much!:D
mmmmmmromanticboyfriendmmmmyummm :D

more later. or something.
lain
Saturday, October 5, 2002 07:57:19 PM
IP: 65.93.76.168

Two bits of gun-related news...

First, y'all heard about these smart cookies out in Maryland? Someone decided to go varminting in Suburbia. Six shootings so far, all from a 5.56mm weapon (for the uninformed, that's the issue round of the US military, and one of the more popular chamberings for "assault rifles"), and all from outside 100 yards.
Predictions: the killer is most likely using a semi-automatic magazine-fed weapon equipped with a telescopic site. He will most likely double his count before the police catch up with him, and he will probably take a few officers with him (see: Miami-Dade incident) when they finally do.
Following his capture or death, we will have yet more calls to ban these vile weapons... And the 1994 "assault weapons ban" expires next year. Following the bloodbath, the vote probably won't even be close.

Just watch...
Gunjack "The King of Sling" Valentine
Saturday, October 5, 2002 07:52:21 PM
IP: 192.133.129.3

Damn upset stomach to go with sleepiness.

Lain - <at litter smell that my landladys superhuman nose can apparently detect. in my apartment> No offense, but I used to have dogs and can't smell after a while because I was used to the odor.

Imzadi - <Dude, disconnect your phone and put a lock on your door.> Actually, I would have to *change* the locks out so he has a key. I thought locking a screen door would keep him out, but that doesn't work. <The bitch grader in my steel design class took 10% off my homework for failing to use the lightest member in my design. I know typically you design for the lightest member to save money, but the previous problem actually asked for the lightest member and this one didn't, so why would I waste the effort? The whole point of the prof's lectures was that material is so cheap that no one cares. As an engineer you bill $200/hr. That's a lot more than a few pounds of steel per linear foot.> Add that story to your resume. Companies will be impressed you're looking out to save them money. <Dude, don't you read up on Christianity? Babies aren't innocent. Original Sin.> Whoops, you're wrong. Babies are innocent until they reach the point of knowing right from wrong. (A two year old baby who is killed would go to Heaven.) <So you can fight the networks in court?> If the networks are that brave; I know the show would be politically incorrect, but all the same, I can think of quite a few groups interesting in watching that show.

Fire Storm - <Some woman won $28 BILLION dollars because she has cancer and is dieing because she smoked.> That's ridiculous. How did the amount get so big? It's not like she was a millionaire, or anything, right?

Happy birthday, Patrick.

Gunjack - I'm jealous.

Spacebaboe - Not as tired as I was on Thursday.

Patrick - <And it looks like the Ezboard servers are finally back up after being down for over a day. Yay! I was starting to go through withdrawal.> Ezboard's ads make yahoo look tame.

Spacebabie - < -_-!> *orders his holgrams to stay 10 meters away from Spacebabie at all times unless they are keeping a bullet from hitting Spacebabie.*

DPH
AR, USA
Saturday, October 5, 2002 05:53:10 PM
IP: 204.94.193.79

oooo and now as if things couldnt be better....

theres a note on my door complaining about (non-existant) cat litter smell that my landladys superhuman nose can apparently detect. in my apartment.. no smell. ill go out and work for a day, come home, and STILL smell *nothing* but the clean air coming in my open window. now she says if i dont clean it up, shes gonna get rid of my cats for me.

niiiiice.

speaking of smells and cigarettes, its funny that shes complaining about smells when she smokes outside under my window and it wafts up, or when its coming through the ventelation system and my showers smell like benson and hedges. HA, and shes complaining. :P

im sensing a move-out...
lain
Saturday, October 5, 2002 10:17:16 AM
IP: 65.93.76.168

Firestorm> Yup smoking sure is bad, but people do it because... I don't know actually but I don't, I've been raised to know had bad it is and seeing an infected lung in biology REALLY puts you off smoking (and eating). But the thing that gets me is that I've seen kids as young as 10 smoke and that just makes me sick!
And thats my two pence.

"Do you realise that paper you're reading is upside down?"
"uh... So are my eyes"
Silverbolt
Saturday, October 5, 2002 04:49:54 AM
IP: 62.7.56.135

Imzadi> <<The bitch grader in my steel design class took 10%>>: I know the feeling, but in my case it was over a third.
<<All the christians are gone>>: Well, I was raised Catholic.
<>: You haven't been listening to the right music.
<<Hey, has anyone heard from her?>>: Sorry, you missed me on that one.

Warpmind> <<With a bit of training, they can cast MANY spells each day>>: It also bothers me that I must decide what spells I'll want that day before I need them.

Happy birthday Patrick.

Fire Storm> <<FS is about to wheel in a Buk Kake when he realizes that it may not be a good idea>>: No, no it isn't. There where'd you get the batter? And can you cook neatly?

Imzadi> <<One shouldn't post naked>>: So that's what I've been doing wrong.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Piscataway, NJ
Saturday, October 5, 2002 03:46:12 AM
IP: 165.230.240.116

Spent most of today doing prep work for the LSAT, as I had little else to do. I'm not really looking forward to it. Nor am I looking forward to law school applications.

GB's Quizzes: I'm Michael, Max Schrek (sp?), and Hellsing's badguy.

Warpmind: <<Just substitute the obvious>>: You mean warpmind? ;-) <>: How exactly did you prove that? <>: Yeah well you can probably get your rent lowered for that. <<Grins and shows off a set of impressive fangs>>: I'm not impressed. <>: Good idea. One shouldn't post naked.

Patrick: Happy birthday. You're old ;-)

Kathy: <<Don't answer that>>: You are no fun! <<Good luck on your LSAT>>: Thanks, I'll need it. I can't seem to break 90th percentile. <<Why again are you taking it? I thought you wanted to be an engineer>>: I don't know what I want to be, so LSAT helps me keep my options open. <<Why am I less interested in how this vamp with a soul gets out of the briny>>: Because you know he can't die?

Spacebabie: <<Scantily clad femals come dancing into the room>>: Do they like cross dressers?

Gunjack: <>: You die screaming now.

DPH: Dude, disconnect your phone and put a lock on your door. Your dad has no rights. You may want to clue him in to this fact.

Archwolf: <<my GRE's have been canceled>>: That sucks! I am so sorry. I heard about that. On the plus side, that means most grad schools will be looking at things that actually matter, like essays and grades.

Fire Storm: <<so I should avoid them at all costs, eh?>>: Just like the cops. <<a loophole>>: And THAT is why I'm applying to Law School 8-) <>: I guess I don't need my computer to be an extension of my penis 8-) <<Nothing good here>>: M$ office and windows aren't real useful. <<Buk Kake>>: That's not funny. And he might like it, he is a cross dresser. <>: And that's why evil will always win. Because good is dumb. But the natural selection thing is dead on. And I like to see it in action!

Time to sleep before that screwy LSAT tomorrow. Think happy thoughts!

8. After I kidnap the beautiful princess, we will be married immediately in a quiet civil ceremony, not a lavish spectacle in three weeks' time during which the final phase of my plan will be carried out.

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [ATkicktothenutsDOTcom]
Berkeley, CA, US of A
Saturday, October 5, 2002 02:16:55 AM
IP: 64.160.47.240

My link is a story that kinda pisses me off.

Some woman won $28 BILLION dollars because she has cancer and is dieing because she smoked.

Personally, I say the cigarette companies should get off ALOT easier than they are. I mean, we have known about the dangers of cigarettes for how many years now? 20? 30? More? Whatever.

Now, these people who have smoked for years are sueing.
I am sorry, but the cigarette companies have put the health warnings on their cigarettes for YEARS. There are health warnings GALORE! Kids are taught that cigarettes are bad from an early age. And yet people still smoke.

Screw the sick people. This is natural selection. My parents smoke, my sister smokes. I don't smoke. *I* care about myself. If my sister gets sick because of it, the first words out of my mouth will probably be "you dumb $h17!"

Hell, I half want to start a cigarette company for the money! Make a brand that people like, TRY to remove the bad stuff from it, and make my company motto "Helping speed up Natural Selection one pack at a time."
I WON'T say they are good for you. Quite the opposite! On every pack of cigarettes will be the following warning:
"WARNING! The surgeon general has determined that if you keep smoking, it WILL KILL YOU! If you smoke while pregnant, you could KILL YOUR CHILD! Second hand smoke could KILL YOUR CHILD! Think about this before you smoke!"

And you know the sick, sick thing?

I would make billions.
Fire Storm
Saturday, October 5, 2002 02:13:51 AM
IP: 66.72.176.40

Revel: <Morals, oh, those are just like the wake up strips on the freeway of life>
Oh, so I should avoid them at all costs, eh?

Aaron: <Children are not innocent. And I consider there being less of them around a Good Thing. (TM)>
Wow! I am happy now!

Imzadi: <Dude, don't you read up on Christianity? Babies aren't innocent. Original Sin>
Hmm... a loophole... I like it!
<That's a thrill?>
Oh hell yes!
<And if I had a superdrive, I'd use it for everything. That's the POINT>
I just like the idea of multiple drives.
<Like everything on your HD?>
::looks around::
Lets see... 3d Studio, AutoCAD, Many adobe stuff, a few versions of M$ office and windows...
Nope. Nothing good here! ;)
<You always ask that. Its an expression>
I know, I know... I am just making a little joke!

Patrick: <But anyway... you can wheel in the big cake with the surprise inside any time now. ;)>
::FS is about to wheel in a Buk Kake when he realizes that it may not be a good idea::
Fire Storm
Saturday, October 5, 2002 12:08:10 AM
IP: 66.72.176.40

*comes in growling*

I could soooooo go for nuking most of asia right now. Cause of them, my GRE's have been canceled. Jerks.

Anywho, just popping in to vent, look around and what not. Gotta run back to the real world...acutally, i think i'll just finish off that next fic...after almost a year...sheesh.

Archwolf
Friday, October 4, 2002 11:35:24 PM
IP: 137.148.203.38

Yep, DPH sent me, his hologram. He hasn't had much sleep recently due to a certain moron. In fact, yesterday, he had a grand total of 5 hours of sleep and was minimally functional. He is trying to recover from no getting enough sleep for the past 3 nights. It's worse. The moron will probably wake him early up on Monday.

He's a tad bit curious about anonymously hiring security to beat the moron if the moron tries to wake DPH up early again. Other than that, he's afraid he might not be able to offer a coherent response to other people's posts.
DPH's Hologram
AR, USA
Friday, October 4, 2002 11:15:35 PM
IP: 204.94.193.50

Happy birthday, Patrick!
Todd Jensen - [merlyn1@mindspring.com]
St. Louis, MO
Friday, October 4, 2002 06:54:20 PM
IP: 67.28.94.254

Happy Birthday, Pat

Many joyous returns.

does this mean you have to pull the easy chair up to the keyboard? <grin>
Taleweaver - [loremaster27@hotmail.com]
Friday, October 4, 2002 05:43:46 PM
IP: 24.205.119.135

*tries hard to take his eyes off the cake whilst wiping the drool off his mouth* Ahem... er yes... nice cake I would say it looks tasty but that might be misinterpreted, ah who cares?! *looks at the cake for another half an hour.*

Yes Happy Birthday Mr. Patrick sir *salutes*

Just make sure that the Delilah who's dancing round you doesn't have any hidden assets ;P.

Spacebabie> <<Ah my plans for taking over the world are working. >> the squirels have been bombarding me with acorns from their trees lately, evil things!

Aaron> <<A new study from Denmark suggests that scolding your children can be as bad as spanking them. >> oh for �@(!$ sake! What the heck are we supposed to do then? Oh here's a good idea, do nothing! Let them run rampant and cause havoc because we can't do anything to stop them. It's like those bloody 9 years olds who destoryed those babies grave stones, they were too young to go to prision so they were let off scott free! FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!!!!!! WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO????

lain> <<Jesus will help me>> he will? where is he? Is he gonna come along and say some kind words?

Christianity sucks! And my views were proven when I went to a bible camp for kids thing. "God will come one day and kill us all" And is this a sin for him to do? NO! because he 'created' us so it's ok for him to do it.

Ok angers gone.

He he I was watching Bush making a speech and he was making hand gestures like Blair. Our Prime Minister seems to be having an influence on your Prez.
Silverbolt - [silverbolt2012@hotmail.com]
Friday, October 4, 2002 04:22:23 PM
IP: 213.1.117.16

I slept in till 12:30 toay. Life is soooooo good...

And click the link for a bit of real world munchkinism. Does anyone need this? No way... But that ain't gonna stop me from making one...
V
Friday, October 4, 2002 01:42:50 PM
IP: 192.133.129.3

Spacebabie:<<Gee I wonder what kind of chocolates.>>

Well, Ma-maw always sayud, Life is like a box a choc-o-lates, you never know what yer gonna geyat.
Leo
Friday, October 4, 2002 01:19:22 PM
IP: 172.164.234.4

I am sooooo tired.

Happy Birthday Patrick!
:::The Chibis bring in a cake shaped like a naked Demona:::

Okay Ladies go! Scantily clad femals come dancing into the room..Demona, Elisa, Fox, Delilah, Angela, Ophelia, Maggie and Sata dance around Patrick...Christine's Godiva appears with a bottle of champagne and a box of chocolates:::

Gee I wonder what kind of chocolates.
Spacebabie
Friday, October 4, 2002 10:31:05 AM
IP: 67.25.49.218

Patrick:> Happy Birthday. You're now just 2 years away from being 30.
Leo
Friday, October 4, 2002 09:38:51 AM
IP: 172.143.18.90

Patrick > Happy Birthday! I'd say I'd send Godiva right over, but now that we've got someone going by that name it might lead to confusion. How about a free weekend at the Coventry? ; )

Warpmind > sure, go ahead, and have fun!

Spacebabie > yep, I've seen the ads for the Gold stuff. It's all neither here nor there to me since I'm not much of a drinker, but it's amusing.

Christine
Friday, October 4, 2002 09:13:55 AM
IP: 65.239.13.182

drat... that sent before I could add any more text. sigh...

again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Patrick =) :: dons party hat, blows whistles and shakes noise makers :: I'll let Spacebabie describe your cake and filling, as she's been doing an absolutely yummie job of it so far. I'm trying to think of a good birthday gift for you =)

lates
MC
>^,,^<
MC
Friday, October 4, 2002 08:49:06 AM
IP: 68.102.23.36

Patrick --- HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!!
Mooncat
Friday, October 4, 2002 08:45:27 AM
IP: 68.102.23.36

Friday? How'd that happen? (Don't answer that. I know it comes after Thursday, which comes after Wedsnesday and so on down the line. It was a rhetorical question.)

General stuff...

Good luck on your LSAT, Josh. Why again are you taking it? I thought you wanted to be an engineer.

Buffy was brilliant. But as usual, it's the stuff that they don't show that seems most intriguing. What didn't we see after the scene faded to black? It's the stuff of fanfic, has to be, because, misleading promos not withstanding, I doubt they'll actually show how Spike got off that cross.

Angel premieres on Sunday. Why am I less interested in how this vamp with a soul gets out of the briny?

Boomtown. I really like the premise for this new cop drama. All those different points of view in round robin format. I hope this one sticks around.

Happy Birthday to all the Libras (including you Sept. babies from the last week week or so!!!)

::Sticks a candle in a SnoBall, lights it and hands it off to Patrick.:: Cheers and many happy returns.

Waiting Sucks.
kathy
Friday, October 4, 2002 08:42:59 AM
IP: 66.32.85.55

Happy birthday to me today. I'm 28. Wow. When I first found the "Gargoyles" fandom I was in my junior year of college. Now I've just passed the five year mark at work. Where does the time go? But anyway... you can wheel in the big cake with the surprise inside any time now. ;)

Not much else to comment on right now. I haven't read any of the new Timedancer yet. Sekhmet is gone? That's a shame. I really liked her, too.

And it looks like the Ezboard servers are finally back up after being down for over a day. Yay! I was starting to go through withdrawal.

:: heads off to check a few boards before work ::
Patrick Toman
Friday, October 4, 2002 07:15:07 AM
IP: 67.38.253.97

Early morning greetings to one an' all....

Andrea>>> My mom has the same problem, only with mice. They seem to migrate from the basement to the upstairs...and lucky her, she has two kitten-sized mousers in action for such a disgusting duty...ugh... One tie, she stuck her hndino the bad of dofood (ya know, the *big* bag) and pulled out a bowlful of kibble--and a mouse jumped outta the bowl and right onto the back of one of the kittens. ^_^;;; Needless to say, it didn't last long in the light of day...

Now, my female cat is the National Champion of Ladybug Catchers, and runner-up in the Fly category. Don't have many around once Saturn discovers their existence. Although, the grossest part of it is when she catches them and then you hear a *smack smack smack* Gak...

My other one just think that he's a dog (he fetches playing cards and the plastic milk rings) and seems to want to be attached to my neck at all times. Gotta love 'em ,ne?

Speaking of Halloween (as well)...does anyone know of a website that shows how to make gargoyle-esque costumes?

Ja matte ne, minna-san!

DIA...who blanches more than Son Goku at a needle... although it's the other kind..
dark iridescent auburn - [phowah@cs.com]
Land O' Cheese
Friday, October 4, 2002 06:18:26 AM
IP: 152.163.189.68

Yo, folks. As some of you may notice, new e-mail addy. Just substitute the obvious...
Gah, over a week since I posted last already? Damn, how time flies...

On the just about passed subject of bloodlines... I ceased searching through my family tree when I discovered I descend from Adam and Lilith... True, just about eight generations or so past, but still... };)

Oh, and Christine? I hope you don't mind my D&D Necromancer being called Solarrin? :) (Incidentally, the name and the Necromancy are the only thing they have in common - my character's a decent, law-abiding guy, with a preference for life over death, a special fondness for bunnies and a Ryoga-esque lack of direction... which explains him having had seven mentors over an impressively short time...)

Gside: Not enough spells? Bah, 'tis just when the wizards are too low-level. With a bit of training, they can cast MANY spells each day. :)

Josh: Family that needs tech support? *Sigh* I think you can add the landlord to that list... And, around the 15th, when I start working at an advertisement agency, I fear you may add employer and cow-orkers to the list, as well... :p

Welcome to all you new posters. We need some fresh blood here. *Grins and shows off a set of impressive fangs.* Don't worry. I won't bite... unless asked. };)

Spacebabie: Stop you before unleashing The Boy? *Laughs evilly* Go for it, girl! }:)

Green Baron: Nice quizzes there, on yer LJ - for some reason, I turned out to be Lucifer. Which seems strangely appropriate... ��

Aaaand... on that note, I might as well end the post and go get dressed... (Don't ask.) Later on, everyone.
Warpmind de InzanE - [warpmindATtiscaliDOTno]
Middle, Nowhere, Norway
Friday, October 4, 2002 05:41:23 AM
IP: 213.142.68.14

Be very afraid :) Click on my name to see why. It seems I just couldn't rsist the new trend :)

BTW, thanks to Greg Evil for all those quizzes.
Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany
Friday, October 4, 2002 04:53:31 AM
IP: 136.220.126.242

Good god that day was long. All my classes actually TOOK all their allotted time (for the record, that rarely happens). That means I had 9 hours of class today. That's like work! Without the nice paycheck.

The bitch grader in my steel design class took 10% off my homework for failing to use the lightest member in my design. I know typically you design for the lightest member to save money, but the previous problem actually asked for the lightest member and this one didn't, so why would I waste the effort? The whole point of the prof's lectures was that material is so cheap that no one cares. As an engineer you bill $200/hr. That's a lot more than a few pounds of steel per linear foot.

I convinced her to give me half the credit back and that I'd look out for optimization in the future. Way too anal retentive.

Spent a long time today working on our design project, which we had to start from scratch because we'd done the column design incorrectly. That sucked. And we're still not done.

LSAT is Saturday, and I had no time to study today. Guess I'll be doing that tomorrow.

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Fire Storm: <<the slaughter of the innocent is a GOOD thing?!?>>: Dude, don't you read up on Christianity? Babies aren't innocent. Original Sin. <<The thrill of their blood draining through my fingers and teeth>>: That's a thrill? <<Say no more>>: PLEASE! <>: That's lame. I have a burner that I use for burning, but I have no problem using my DVD drive to read CD ROMs. And if I had a superdrive, I'd use it for everything. That's the POINT. <>: No, not really. All the christians are gone. <<they haven't done a piece on the space shuttle recently>>: Probably because its not really an airplane 8-) <<find stuff to put on it>>: Like everything on your HD? <<To a point>>: Obviously you've never been a contractor. <<Why damn the Klingon?>>: You always ask that. Its an expression. <<until our gas IS a nickel!>>: Hell, for that price I'd bring my car up here.

Revel: <<you know you want this place to be a dating service, it's free and you meet peopel you won't find anywhere else>>: Both are true, but there aren't many people in this fandom I'd date. <>: Do they have the many guns necessary to fill their racks?

Aaron: <<A new study from Denmark suggests that scolding your children can be as bad as spanking them. To me, this suggests that you might as well spank your kids>>: Time outs and groundings made me the man I am today. <<offense magic lets me target specific threats and/or wipe out huge numbers of enemies at a time while preserving my own troops>>: Who cares about the troops? <<If somebody like Mara, who'd never played a RTS game in her life can pick up the undead and smash face with them, they must be pretty good.>>: Any force in quantity will trample. That's the goal of multi-player starcraft. <<And I consider there being less of them around a Good Thing>>: Amen! Annoying whiners.

Spacebabie: <<my class was canceled today>>: I am so jealous. <<She doesn�t sound emotionally stable>>: She doesn't sound intelligent enough to live on her own. But Lain isn't responsible for her. And its high time Lain stopped being a bleeding heart. <<somebody want to stop me before I unleash evil on this poor kid?>>: Which one is the poor kid? <<I�m as sure as Florida has democrats that don�t know how to vote>>: Obviously. They vote democratic! <<That is cause you sat up straight and paid attention>>: I rarely sit up straight. <<See even you make mistakes>>: Actually I'm perfect, its everyone else who makes mistakes interpreting my work. <<an alteration of one of Josh's more famouse quotes>>: Is it one of my more famous ones?

Gunjack: <>: I didn't know music could do that. <>: I had the same issue with my first stat midterm. Then I got a perfect score. <<Went back over the test, worked a few problems again just to be sure of 'em... and no one else was finished>>: Did that too. Obviously its better to feel confident, but like me there's not much you can do if you're paranoid. Try not to think about it. <<You die screaming now>>: You mean you won't "Kill Me With Your Guns" (TM)? (backdoorjesus.com) <<Isn't the stereotypical jewish nose hooked?>>: I wouldn't know. I don't have it, and all the rich jewish people I went to high school with had nose jobs. <<^#$%! !@@$ ****kicker mac hippy scum>>: I am NOT a hippy! <<Bitter? Me? Why, no>>: Why on earth would you be bitter? <<My roomie and best friend are both Macdaddies>>: I like that. Makes me sound cool 8-) <<then I killed it. It came back yesterday, but I killed it again>>: A virus that rises from the dead, eh? We don't have those either. <<Hopefully I can manage the reformat sometime soon anyway>>: What a hassle. And a waste of time. www.apple.com/switch <>: Actually, it *IS* stealing if you tape off the radio. But you pay an extra license fee on blank tapes so the RIAA doesn't bust you. Also, the RIAA can control the quality and quantity of music that goes out over the airwaves. You can't get a whole album from the radio (well, you can, but its difficult). On Napster, you can get a whole album without paying for it, instead of just hearing a sample and buying from that (which is what we all did before Napster, if you recall). I'm not saying its right, I'm not saying its wrong, its just how it is in the eyes of the law. The RIAA says that if you want an album you should pay for it. I tend to agree. If you want to buy an album and try it and return it if you don't like it, you can do that too. <<"Smooches" are not open-mouth>>: Really? I thought they were.

Taleweaver: <<something about them knowing the future makes them dull>>: But they don't. They only know a few snippets. <<Classic Villain Mistake #3 Employing Incompetent Minions>>: Actually no. Mistake #3 is not killing your noble half-brother whose throne you usurped and instead keeping him anonymously in a forgotten cell of your dungeon. I just posted it a few days ago. Yours is rule #88, by my best approximation. <<The Bell Curve>>: I'm not touching this one with a 10 foot pole.

Gside: <<you concievably want to go back below deck after the storm passes>>: Boring. Hey, has anyone heard from her? she still alive? <>: I doubt that. I'm pretty sharp.

SLEEEEEEEP.

7. When I've captured my adversary and he says, "Look, before you kill me, will you at least tell me what this is all about?" I'll say, "No." and shoot him. No, on second thought I'll shoot him then say "No."

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [ATkicktothenutsDOTcom]
Berkeley, CA, US of A
Friday, October 4, 2002 02:57:44 AM
IP: 67.113.3.117

Imzadi> <<Nails sound more effective>>: Yes, but you concievably want to go back below deck after the storm passes.
<<Well what is?>>: I belive it is impossible to explain ni a way your brain can understand.

Fire Storm> <<Say no more, say no more!>>: Very well, I shan't.

Aaron> <<But offense magic lets me target specific threats>>: And passive bonuses let you do the same with your normal attacks (no defense plus everyone doing extra damage? nice).

Gunjack> <>: What about the toccata?
<>: Yes. It gets worse in episode 26. Everything gets much worse in episode 26.
<<What is this Puni Puni Poemi?>>: The next thing the production crew did after Excel Saga. I think they did it that night after much sleep deprivation already. Only two episodes, but it left me thinkning "What the $@!#?" Contains a magical dead fish, Nabeshin, rapid fire fourth wall breaking stream of consciousness, large breasts, small breasts, and more parodying of power rangers and magical girls.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Piscataway, NJ
Friday, October 4, 2002 01:39:27 AM
IP: 165.230.240.116

Hello all,
Time for the Thurs. TD review.

<Warning Spoilers Ahead!> <Warning Spoilers Ahead!>
Timedancer Review: �The Eye of Ra�
Tagline: Old war goddesses don�t die. They just want to fade away.

Plotline: Nick Jr. goes on a recruitment drive, but fails to sign on Sehkmet. Brooklyn butts head with the Egyptian goddess, but figures he can live and let live.

Review line: Like others, I noticed the typos and spelling errors, but no complaints from me on this. I�m sure TGS will proofread future stories with more care. That�s all I will say on the technical part.

I really liked the pacing in this story. Things moved along at a good pace and more of the story was told through the characters actions and their dialog. Definitely thumbs up on that. While I wasn�t crazy about Alex�s mannerism, it did set him up as a distinctive character. He still seems a paler clone of Xanatos, just as Nick Jr. seems a paler clone of Madoc. While I�m not crazy about the result, I�m glad the attempt is made to give him some color. Plus, Brooklyn and Sata showed more life in this outing. I don�t know why, but something about them knowing the future makes them dull. Maybe it�s a reminder of the meta-fact, that everything winds up hunky-dory in the end. *shrugs* In this story, since they are learning these things at along with Alex and Angelica, it seems to give them more freedom to respond and react.

Finally, the good guys get wind of this new Unseelie War. It�s about time! But I can�t help but wonder about the points Sehkmet made. In the UW II, Madoc and Oberon couldn�t mix it up because of some vague �mutually assured destruction�. Nick Jr. isn�t anywhere near that power level. What�s to keep big blue Obie, from smacking him down the minute he gets too uppity? Of course that might not save the good guys. The whole world could be enslaved before Oberon decides to make a move. I hope Nick Jr. has something other than megalomaniacal aspirations for dealing with that obstacle. And another quick tip: if your flunkies fail an assignment, punish/destroy them and get new flunkies. Classic Villain Mistake #3 Employing Incompetent Minions.

Sorry to see Sehkmet go. Of all the Unseelie, she had the most personality. Maddox lost most of depth when he reverted to Madoc. Maeve had some promise. Garlon succeeds at being nondescript, so nondescript I don�t care what is in it for him to serve Nick Jr. Maybe Sehkmet can join Demona at the old villains� home? They can reminisce about their glory days. �Ha! You call that bad once I turned an entire city to stone.� �Stone? Why when I slaughtered an entire nation.� Ah the good old days before they traded in their villainy for some crotchety, world-weary lameness. I might feel sad about losing yet another villain, but with Nick Jr. trying to get the Unseelie band back together, Harthoth and Apep making plans of their own and the extra-terrestrial Space Spawn still waiting in the wings, I doubt there will be a shortage of antagonists anytime soon.

One more thing before I�m out, the Gargoyle Education League. I really like this idea. Like Todd pointed out, it does parallel the intellectual route hate groups are taking. *coughs* �The Bell Curve�. But considering how similar hate groups meet their demise in the TGS universe, I pull back for fear of disappointment. In the main cycle, the gargoyles did very little to oppose the Quarrymen. The clan did not speak out. Same thing happened with the congressional hearings. The clan fell silent while others decided their fate. This GEL seems an interesting challenge, but after three odd years, there�s no word on what Alex or the future clan is going to do about it. It seems like they want the rights and privilages due to all sentient beings, but don�t want to do the work to achieve it. What happened to �all evil needs to succeed is for good men to do nothing�? Where are the counter arguments, the debates? Something more active than the gargoyles hoping that people will come to their sense and see through the lies and discover the Golden Light of Truth. I always get charged by those stories, because it is an unknown. While the big picture of happily ever after are answered, the smaller question of how happy is everyone? How does everyone get along?

<End of Spoilers!> <End of Spoilers!>

Well, that�s enough from me. Time to shut my yap.

Taleweaver - [loremaster27@hotmail.com]
Thursday, October 3, 2002 07:34:54 PM
IP: 24.205.119.135

Hello all,
with all of the Halloween stuff around; I remembered something I saw a few years ago, that I still find disturbing to this day. It was a stone gargoyle pi�ata. Now, I have had my share of beating various popular and cuddly creatures to pieces without a care in the world. But for some reason I am completely bothered by the image of that one pi�ata. Perhaps it wouldn�t bother me so much if it hadn�t been stone in color. I figure, if there is anyone in the world who might not think me completely bonkers, they�re in here.

Well, have a good evening.

Story
Thursday, October 3, 2002 07:06:17 PM
IP: 192.63.70.59

Oog... so tired... but my weekend started two hours ago, and I have Bach's little fugue to keep me warm. I'm going to name my next big design after that tune...

Just finished my Stats midterm, and I'm rather nervous about it. I think I got everything right, but when I finished, the entire rest of the class was still hard at work. Went back over the test, worked a few problems again just to be sure of 'em... and no one else was finished. So either I'm much better than I think I am, or else I missed something really important. Time will tell.

Gside - Well, as it turns out, I only have Excel Saga up to ep 24... and the last couple of those are missing the subbing. Gah. I did manage to get far enough to be profoundly disturbed by the implications of that robot designer guy's behavior....
<<Couldn't tell you, but if he is, he has some freaky hair. Oh, and he makes a return in Puni Puni Peomi.>> What is this Puni Puni Poemi? I feel rather in the dark... <<Which is not quite as wrong as episode 26, but close.>> "I don't like eggs scrambled that way..."

Ravyn - Thanks for the offer of the Viruschecker, BTW... I appreciate the thought. : )

Josh><<Giggles it is!>> You die screaming now. <<Jewish?>> Not to my knowledge, no. Isn't the stereotypical jewish nose hooked? <<HAHA stupid windows box.>> ^#$%! !@@$ ****kicker mac hippy scum... ; P ...Bitter? Me? Why, no. My roomie and best friend are both Macdaddies. <<Reformat.>> I was going to, but then I killed it. It came back yesterday, but I killed it again. Hopefully I can manage the reformat sometime soon anyway. <<Congrats, "moralist". You stole something.>> To make a long story short, Bull. I used to tape music off the radio, and that wasn't stealing. So if I get the same music off Napster, what's the difference?

Godiva><<Smooches and other things. ;-O>> "Smooches" are not open-mouth.

...And that's all for now. Goin' off to eat, and then I'm gonna see if I can scan some weapon designs. Peace, or something like it.
Gunjack "Vid Boi" Valentine
Thursday, October 3, 2002 06:52:22 PM
IP: 192.133.129.3

Not much happened these past few days. Well I got a blister on my toe and my class was canceled today

Buffy Spoilers******************************************************

Did that worm look like a smaller version of the type from Dune? The end with Spike. Just beautiful.
Firstorm<<<That LOOK Xander and Spike give each other when the girl asks: Which one of you haven't slept together?>>>I know LOL
********************************************************End Spoilers

Mecord�s Cat<<<until late October? what's up with the light white dusting on the pretty fall leaves?>>>Well it looks my Global warming worry is about to go out the door again.

Lain<<<well, at least then the creditors wouldnt be coming to MY house..>>>She doesn�t sound emotionally stable.

Amy<<<hello babe im 20 yrs old and need a b/f really bad>>>I do have a 20 year brother�(somebody want to stop me before I unleash evil on this poor kid?)

Todd>>>Thanks for the behind the scenes bit.

Christine<<<, Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum.>>>Captain Morgan has its onw drink. Like Smirnof has Ice and Bacardi has Silver. The Captain has Gold.

Gside<<<Are you so sure?>>>I�m as sure as Florida has democrats that don�t know how to vote.

Josh<<>>That is cause you sat up straight and paid attention.<<<You must be blond>>>Um ya.<<<He looks like Fox.>>>Not at the gatherings I went too.<<<Apparently.>>>See even you make mistakes.<<<fosters is Australian for beer!>>>My Australian dog likes beer.<<<You know you love them.>>>Everybody loves them.<<<"Mac and cheese is neither mac nor cheese. Discuss" >>>Ah that would be the crap they served us at the banquet.

Andrea<<<Killer squirrel in my basement!>>>Ah my plans for taking over the world are working.

DPH<<<*sends holographic guards to protect Spacebabie*>>> -_-!

Revel<<<"It's the Vam-pire. Jake, get the Diesel fuel." >>>Works better than flaming hot peppers

Aaron<<<To me, this suggests that you might as well spank your kids.>>> 1. Tell em no. 2. Stick their nose in the corner 3.send them to their room 4.spanky spanky

And I'll leave you with an alteration of one of Josh's more famouse quotes.

"Friends don't let friends drink Mr Pibb."
Spacebabie - [LadyAndromeda@smstars.zzn.com]
Orlando, Fl, U.S.A
Thursday, October 3, 2002 06:46:19 PM
IP: 67.25.49.116

A new study from Denmark suggests that scolding your children can be as bad as spanking them. To me, this suggests that you might as well spank your kids.

Gside> <<Passive abilities are more commanding economical.>> But offense magic lets me target specific threats and/or wipe out huge numbers of enemies at a time while preserving my own troops.

Josh> <<God forbid you should develop skills!>> I'm just arguing the superiority of the undead. If somebody like Mara, who'd never played a RTS game in her life can pick up the undead and smash face with them, they must be pretty good.

FS> <<You mean the slaughter of the innocent is a GOOD thing?!?>> Children are not innocent. And I consider there being less of them around a Good Thing. (TM)

Revel> <<the ocasional four player Halo deathmatch with my old roomie and a few others.>> Sw33t! Halo is the truth and the love. I was introduced to it's majesty last weekend and I am hooked. I'm actually thinking about buying an X-box now. One thing I was impressed with was how quick the learning curve is. The first game I played I was paired with another first-timer against two vets. We got dismantled 50-11, but almost all our kills came in the final five minutes. The second game, my team took on another pair of first timers, and we were spanking them at a 3-1 margin when time ran out. <<"It's the Vam-pire. Jake, get the Diesel fuel.">> "D-wayne? You know D-wayne?"

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Thursday, October 3, 2002 04:10:43 PM
IP: 66.142.70.253

Let's see, I've been around, had a few test, done two paintings and school life continues on. I've managed to keep a grip with my usual means of fic work, drawing and the ocasional four player Halo deathmatch with my old roomie and a few others.

Josh- Oh c'mon, you know you want this place to be a dating service, it's free and you meet peopel you won't find anywhere else.

Lain- This is where I would normall insert a line that says, "I know guys who know guys who take care of people like that" but unfortunatly I don't. I do have a buch of hick friends with trucks and gun racks though.

Andrea- you need a cat

Aaron- I have not tried the Necromacer on D II yet, so far all I have is my barbarian, a paladin, and a new amazon. The undead maybe stronger at night, but that's waht Diesel is for. "It's the Vam-pire. Jake, get the Diesel fuel."

FS- Morals, oh, those are just like the wake up strips on the freeway of life. ];)

That's about it.

"What do I need church shoes for, Jesus wore sandles."
"Maybe if he had better arch support the wouldn't have caught him."

-Bart and Homer, The Simpsons-
Revel - [samrx5@cs.com]
denton, tx
Thursday, October 3, 2002 12:51:27 PM
IP: 129.120.231.165

Aaron: <Eat some babies. It'll pass>
You mean the slaughter of the innocent is a GOOD thing?!?
<Thrill of being naughty?>
The thrill of their blood draining through my fingers and teeth

DPH: <Hmm. I may want to get the copyright on that idea and drop the PPV part so I can pitch it to the networks and see who bites and rake in money>
I doubt the networks would be brave enough for that at first.

Gside: <Oh, but I shall. Wink wink nudge nudge>
Say no more, say no more!

Imzadi: <Dude, have you ever heard of a combo drive? Saves a lot of juice>
It's not like my DVD CAN'T read CD-ROMS... I just don't trust using a drive for multiple things. I just don't use my CD-RW as a reader. I JUST use it as a writer. And I usually just swap disks on the other two drives.
<Actually, they aren't bad. A bunch of fat christians just told us they were>
True, true... Hmm... The second coming of Jesus:
"Hey, you know everything I said before? Kidding! Do whatever you please!" ::Jesus grabs a beautiful lady out of the crowd, grabs her @$$ and kisses her. "If you will excuse me, I am eat, drink, and be merry!"
(I am SO gonna get flamed for that!)

I know... But I noticed that they haven't done a piece on the space shuttle recently.
<True, but you'd get lots of stuff if you made uploads required. That's like leeching but without the effort>
Just the effort to set up a FTP server and find stuff to put on it.
<Not like that matters. Cost is important too>
To a point.
<Damn skippy!>
Why damn the Klingon?
<This country will do anything to save a nickel per gallon. Scary>
I say we attack other countries that have gas until our gas IS a nickel!
Fire Storm
Thursday, October 3, 2002 12:51:16 PM
IP: 66.72.176.40

Score. We get a break on our design project. Due to lack of information (and availability for consulting), we get an extra few days. Just as well, since we really have to re-do our analysis.

Did some LSAT prep today. Not that I think it matters, since I'd rather get a grad degree in CivE than in law.

Fire Storm: <<1 DVD-ROM, 1 CD-ROM, 1 CD-RW>>: Dude, have you ever heard of a combo drive? Saves a lot of juice. <>: Not much. How do you do it? And is that more or less than your salary? <<why are the things that feel so good the ones that are so BAD>>: Actually, they aren't bad. A bunch of fat christians just told us they were. <<Discovery Wings comes to mind>>: I was so excited about that channel. But within a few weeks they completely ran out of new material. Face it, every single aircraft has its own show. They're out of planes. <>: True, but you'd get lots of stuff if you made uploads required. That's like leeching but without the effort. <<A virus that exploits>>: Yes, I know what it is, I was just mocking all the windows users. <>: Welcome to OS X. <<strongly in favor of over-engineering>>: Not like that matters. Cost is important too. <<More power!>>: Damn skippy! <<As long as we get cheap gas>>: This country will do anything to save a nickel per gallon. Scary.

Silverbolt: <<this isn't a dating agency>>: Its not!? @#!@$~!

Lain: <<this is the sort of thing that really makes me angry with christians>>: Kill them all.

Aaron: <<The undead are stronger at night, you know>>: Anyone who watches buffy will tell you that. <<You don't *need* skill to use the undead>>: God forbid you should develop skills! <>: I figured you wouldn't be too offended. <<But think how impressive it would be>>: True, true.

DPH: <<a certain moron needs to use his brain>>: If he did that, he might not be a moron anymore. <>: So you can fight the networks in court? <<people shouldn't be on mandatory drugs to keep you from getting someone pregnant or becoming pregnant>>: Help me take over and it will be so. <>: And must then answer me the questions three. Makes it easy if I'm the only one that wants to get into the box.

Gside: <<Upset over txt? Anything can read txt>>: But most people don't know that. <<To hold a death star>>: No, that's what the roof is for. Or Mandar's house. <<Fasten them with pieces of wood>>: Nails sound more effective. <<Not cosmic enough to be under the scope of my powers>>: Well what is?

Okay, sleepy time.

6. I will not gloat over my enemies' predicament before killing them.

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [ATkicktothenutsDOTcom]
Berkeley, CA, US of A
Thursday, October 3, 2002 02:30:17 AM
IP: 67.113.3.117

Imzadi> <<People get all upset when I sent .rtf or .txt files>>: Upset over txt? Anything can read txt.
<<What do I need a room for, anyway?>>: To hold a death star.
<<How does one do that, exactly?>>: Fasten them with pieces of wood.
<<Go to McD's>>: Nah, go find a nice barish type place, maybe down by the water with good quality unlean beef and a nice cheddar sauce.
<<when I run across them you'll be the first to know>>: And when will you allow yourself to run across them?
<<Okay, so conjure two single females>>: Not cosmic enough to be under the scope of my powers.
<<Then I'd better get to writing about my hot sex life with Eliza Dushku>>: Good plan.

Fire Storm> <<Help him clean up>>: Oh, but I shall. Wink wink nudge nudge.
<<has no offense magic>>: Passive abilities are more commanding economical.

Masamune> <>: I belive that is Weissman's standard response when he doesn't want to give too much away.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Piscataway, NJ
Thursday, October 3, 2002 12:38:25 AM
IP: 165.230.240.116

Clickie for a peek at the Black Roses audio book cover and some other updates and such.
Christine - [< --- site update]
Thursday, October 3, 2002 12:14:08 AM
IP: 65.239.62.131

**WARNING: Incoming Rant**
Ok, a certain moron needs to use his brain. I have fell asleep behind the wheel once and said moron knows it. Yet, said moron insists on waking me up early so I can drive off to fill out job applications while I'm sleepy. Can anyone say "another accident waiting to happen"? or "I'm not presenting my best face because I am so sleepy"?

Fire Storm - <Hmm... if and only if you also have hungry attack dogs or panthers or something also on patrol on the border.> Hmm. I may want to get the copyright on that idea and drop the PPV part so I can pitch it to the networks and see who bites and rake in money.

Lain - <BASTARD RANT> Things like these make me wonder if people shouldn't be on mandatory drugs to keep you from getting someone pregnant or becoming pregnant.

Gunjack - <*I* KILLED NIMDA!!!> You are under arrest for the murder of NIMDA. You have the right to . . . receive congrats for purging your computer of that virus.

Aaron - <Ah. I understand.> Thanks.

Spacebabie - <Darn Skippy! Even the holographic mistletoe tried to cause mischief. Now as for the holographic hentai tentacles�> *sends holographic guards to protect Spacebabie*

Guandalug la'Fay - <Well, depends on what you want.> Microshaft likes to add Microshaft only codes to documents and that's 99% of what I removed. I haven't used notepad in years ever since I discovered Editpad, not a Microshaft product.

**CELEBRITY BOOT CAMP Spoilers**
Somewhat interesting. Of course, I have a problem with the "most improvement" [referring to a certain Gauntlet competition] when it comes to timed events. That's very subjective. It's like asking who is going to get the most improvement: the guy who makes an "A" or the person who makes a "C" or "D". The guy literally beat the lady's time by over a minute both times, but was penalized because he had such a good time on his first try. If you are going to have a "Most improvement" category, there should be some weight given to how much improvement is left to make after the 1st attempt. Also, that was bull in hiding the results of the Gauntlet. If any of them stopped to think about it, he/she could have guessed who won the Gauntlet overall, without knowing individual scores.
**End CELEBRITY BOOT CAMP Spoilers**

Imzadi - <So unless you have a license to make infinite copies.> I only made ONE copy and that's all I will make because I have deleted the files. Each time a copy is being made, it is being counted. When all the copying is completed, the payments will be made. :p <Netscape will never remove the suckiness.> So, I'll keep using NC 4.7 then. <5. The artifact which is the source of my power will not be kept on the Mountain of Despair beyond the River of Fire guarded
by the Dragons of Eternity. It will be in my safe-deposit box. The same applies to the object which is my one weakness.> Hmm. I guess your home security system must be full of redundancies so that if an intruder got past security level A, he still has to get through levels B, C, and D just to get to the security box.

DPH
AR, USA
Wednesday, October 2, 2002 09:38:51 PM
IP: 204.94.193.49

Augh! Killer squirrel in my basement! And my computer room's down here!

About 2 weeks ago, we caught a baby. last week, we caugh an adult. Now there is a 3th adult squirrel. and this one looks like #2, and it might be, since it has outwitted the trap, TWICE, and had not gotten caught in it yet. it's been in the basement for 6 days. but we haven't heard nay noises from it since yesterday. It may have gone out the window we left open (we hope, the other day, it was int eh window wide open, and ran back inside). We know they come in through the chimney, and we are getting a cap for the open side in a few days (its capped, but we have two flues, and the one that's not capped is the way they are comming in). Augh!

Ok, I'm done my rant. Sorry for grammar errors. I was too busy ranting. I needed to vent about it for the 5oth thime this week.

Anyone else have this problem? We get them occasionally, but 3 in less than 10 days is ridiculous!
Andrea - [Takari2002@aol.com]
Wednesday, October 2, 2002 07:13:59 PM
IP: 209.110.19.158

Gside: <Masamune>: <<No reason why every bloke in mythology has to be real>> <Gside>: <All stories are true> I really hope not, especially considering how many there are. Besides think of all the horrible crossovers. In any case, I have no problem with say, Atlantis, being real in Gargoyles. But it would be extremely unrealistic to say that -every single- Norse god is a fay of some sort.
Masamune
Wednesday, October 2, 2002 05:27:53 PM
IP: 168.91.4.66

Look I AM A HUGE GARGOYLES FAN!!! I heard that there used to be a game for Sega Genesis. The only thing I know about this game is the 1st level. I heard there are more. If they are can somebody tell me if: Demona, Xanatos,The Pack, and MacBeth are in this game. Also can you loyal fans out there tell me how many levels there are and the names of the levels and please e-mail them to my email adress. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
Adam - [forrestgenki@cs.com]
Wednesday, October 2, 2002 05:17:12 PM
IP: 152.163.189.68

Silverbolt> <<yes, and also I like the night elves because they look cool>> I'll give you that. <<have cool heroes>> Uh, what? Both the ones I've go so far suck. The archer chick is weak and has no offense magic, and the other guy's not a melee fighter, even though his special ability only works in melee fighting. <<(Plus I prefer night to day)>> The undead are stronger at night, you know. <> It's not my game. I'm only playing my brother's copy. (He sat down and whomped through it in four days) << Good for you obviously you do not have the skill to use the night elves>> Or the patience. I don't like losing half my troops in every little skirmish. Slows things down. <<like I have hardly any skill using the undead.>> You don't *need* skill to use the undead. They're a beating stick. Assemble farms/the best base defense in the game, manufacture ninety food worth of the best troops in the game, upgrade liberally so you get more bang for your buck, and roll over opponent. Works every time. <> Well, to each their own. I liked actually being able to win the game on my own terms. And the story line's still not there. It's not like it changes if you lose. You just keep trying the mission over and over again until you win. When Blizzard makes a multiple-path RTS game, then I'll care about the story.

Josh> <<Yes but he doesn't. He looks like Fox.>> I can live with that. <<Now if only Sony would do that.>> They'd have to be going out of business first. <<What do I need a room for, anyway?!>> But think how impressive it would be.

FS> <<Lately my morals have been slipping away.>> Eat some babies. It'll pass. <<but why are the things that feel so good the ones that are so BAD?>> Thrill of being naughty?

Slow day today.

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Wednesday, October 2, 2002 04:27:00 PM
IP: 66.142.70.253

::Green Baron arrives in leiderhosen, a monocle, and an accordion::

Greetings from Bavaria. I am currently getting my Reserve Pay training for my deployment to Kosovo. Just wanted to say hi and let you all know I'm not dead or anything.

Lain> Poor dear ::hugs:: Take such tracks in the intent they were given, even if it was by a holyroller. They usually mean well...usually.

Siryn> So we're cousins. I guess that's why I never flirted with you ;)

Heather> I wouldn't be happy about having King Henry VIII as an ancestor either. I am distantly relatd to Wallis Simpson and she's the black sheep of the family, the little Nazi whore.

Political News> Hey all you NJ guys, Torricelli just dropped out of the Senate Race. Lautenberg will run. That's a riot. NJ Democrats had to get a guy who retired (well, Bradley dclined to run) as tehir candidate. That's just plain sad.

German Elections> I'm not German, but I live there. Schroer's re-election and colaition with Green Party makes me glad I will be out of Germany for six months and be out completely in August.

Bye bye
Green Baron - [greenbaron@hotmail.com]
Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany
Wednesday, October 2, 2002 09:37:43 AM
IP: 136.220.126.242

and, as if things couldnt be better, my friend left a tract on the kitchen table to comfort me.

****WARNING! I HAVE AN OPINION AND IM NOT AFRAID TO USE IT!!!****

this is the sort of thing that really makes me angry with christians.
"jesus will help me" my arse :P

***********END OPINION**********

it wasnt even a chick tract. how boring is that?
lain
Wednesday, October 2, 2002 08:02:09 AM
IP: 65.93.75.47

Whoops sorry to double post like that. My bad.
Silverbolt
Wednesday, October 2, 2002 05:53:50 AM
IP: 212.50.183.100

amy: <hello babe im 20 yrs old and need a b/f really bad> Good for you, but this isn't a dating agency.
Silverbolt - [silverbolt2012@hotmail.com]
England!Wednesday, October 2, 2002 05:40:50 AM
IP: 212.50.183.100

*MAINFRAME: ONLINE!*
I got most of my computer from the storage unit! MOST because I am missing my secondary power supply that I usually use to power my drives. Without it, I am maxing out my power supply. (1 DVD-ROM, 1 CD-ROM, 1 CD-RW, 3 HD's, and a ZIP drive will do that)
SHODAN and Prometheus are still off-line, but I hope to bring them up soon.

Let's see... strong fear of losing my job (it passed. They do realize I save the company THOUSANDS!)
Lately my morals have been slipping away. I tend to think it's a bad thing... but why are the things that feel so good the ones that are so BAD?

Gside: <What if it's a dirty vicar?>
Help him clean up.

I hear that is pretty impressive. Like if the boiler at school blew it would take out most of the building.

DPH: <You inspired me: PPV Border Patrol with Mexico. Let's see if the illegals can cross the border and surive.>
Hmm... if and only if you also have hungry attack dogs or panthers or something also on patrol on the border.

Yeah, I know...
Hell, most of the cool channels on TV are niche channels. Discovery Wings comes to mind.
<How did you learn that?>
The very hard way.
Fortunately, it hit a wall and not me.
<*pulls out his forms for allowing him to rampage in any dimension, any universe, any time period. And no, those forms never goes out of date because interdimensional and intertemporal*>
*FS sites the ruling of the Temporal Council ruling on him* I can pretty do as I please.
THAT, and I just eat the police.

Imzadi: <Anyway, Carlin's idea was that there be a little tiny gate that opened once a month for a few seconds>
That would work too. But I would have the prisoners separated from each other for about a week without food so they will be hungry and cannibalistic when they enter the arena.
<Please don't sing>
KARAOKE TIME!
<Run a server, ass>
Two problems with that: I lost my static IP address, and that would mean I would actually have to "share" instead of "leech" like I normally do.
<You do? Go to McD's>
ICK! No! If I REALLY wanted one, I would find a grill and make my own.
<What is this NIMDA thing?>
A virus that exploits one of the many, MANY security holes in M$ Winblows.
I SO want UNIX now. I have been using it so much at work that I miss it at home.

Silverbolt: <how do you americans stand them?>
Apathy
<Why do disney think we want to watch cartoons of that quality?????>
Powerpuff Girls, Johnny Bravo

Patrick: <In particular, it's become a case study for engineering ethics and design constructabilty.>
It's stuff like that that makes me strongly in favor of over-engineering.

Aaron: <Nuke their @$$ and take their gas, huh?>
An unused weapon is a wasted weapon.
<You're right. South Park rules, and that link proves it>
I know! I saw that and I HAD to laugh!

Mooncat: <[<-- ohhh! Nyago!!!]>
How could they be the official site? They don't even have the vibe! :p

Spacebabie: <This has been a tip from Fire �The tool man� Storm>
*grunt* More power! *hooks his drill up to his 40KW generator*

Green Baron: <I'd like to redraw the Middle East to older maps>
Actually, that would make a lot of sense. I would be for that. As long as we get our cheap gas and the ability to enslave another country, I am all for it.

Siryn: <Just some henry 8th info. *british pride! heh*>
I like what Eddie Izzard said about him.

Heather: 
Most fan-fic writers say 40 chrono, 20 bio, but Greg says 50 chrono, 25 bio
Fire Storm
Wednesday, October 2, 2002 03:41:48 AM
IP: 66.72.176.40

Woohoo! I got a perfect score on my morning wood midterm. Guess all those long nights finally paid off...hehehehe.

Then I royally shanked my structural analysis assignment by not noticing that it said "draw the shear and moment diagrams". Oops. Oh well. At least I'm done with my homework for the week and I can devote the rest of my time to my design project and studying for the LSAT. No joy.

Smallville ROCKED. Buffy was !@#$ed-up.

Guandalug: <>: Fair enough. I think this CR could do without a platform war. <<it's sufficient for those not knowing any better>>: I find I wind up using it just so PC users will be able to read my files. People get all upset when I sent .rtf or .txt files.

Spacebabie: <>: You must be blond. <<Nicky is Malfoy to Alex's Potter>>: Well then it should be entertaining as story lines and quotes get directly jacked. <<Is it safe for her to be on her own>>: No, but at some point she needs to be out of lain's hair. <<Well Aaron is trying to look like David Xanatos>>: Yes but he doesn't. He looks like Fox. <<Oh and LOL you copy and pasted wrong>>: Apparently. <<You add more curve to a baseball so you can strike out the player of the opposing team>>: Ah. wrong balls. <<You like to play with ponies?>>: Not really, no. <<Just one can, and not a Fosters can>>: But fosters is australian for beer! <<as for the holographic hentai tentacles>>: You know you love them.

Cat: <<works well for those of us who want to use decent programs but are programming inpaired>>: Not really. I don't program, and I have three other fully functional word processors. BBEdit, AppleWorks, and Mariner.

Godiva: <<Is it possible to be a slut in spirit?>>: No. We call people who are slutty *and* monogamous: "horny". <>: Not really. But I won't get into that.

Aaron: <<announce their new "steal all you want, we don't give a sh!t>>: Now if only Sony would do that. <<don't feel like getting lagged to death>>: Actually you'd be the one lagging everyone else to death. <<you better have a melee attack, or it's over>>: Or quick feet. <<South Park rules, and that link proves it>>: As if it needed proof. <<Night Elves are weak, forest-dwelling creatures whose only defense is to hide in the shadows when anything comes along>>: Sorry, I confused Night Elves with Dark Elves. My bad. Been a while since D&D. <>: No, you should have said "same scale" ;-) <<as in a Death Star in the same scale as the Star Destroyer model>>: What do I need a room for, anyway?! <<Huh?>>: I have no idea what I was trying to comment on. <<I'm glad somebody got it>>: I love that ad!

Lain: <<at least then the creditors wouldnt be coming to MY house>>: Great idea! <<hahahahahaha>>: Maybe we need to tag team to replace SJ. <<BASTARD RANT>>: Kill the bastard. Or at least sic the cops on him and make him pee his pants.

Mooncat: <<batten down the hatches>>: How does one do that, exactly?

Amy: <<im 20 yrs old and need a b/f really bad>>: Get a life.

Gunjack: <<*I* KILLED NIMDA!!! Clean system, baby!>>: What is this NIMDA thing?

Fire Storm: <>: You do? Go to McD's.

Todd Jensen: <<It's based roughly on those organizations who claim that the Holocaust never existed, in much the same way that the Quarrymen were based on the Ku Klux Klan>>: Its a clever plot device, and just in the right time that everyone who remembers the truth is long dead.

Gside: <>: He did. But what he said didn't mean that. <<will you really care to go looking for them?>>: Looking for them, no. But when I run across them you'll be the first to know. You'd better be a good programmer. <<My powers are beyond that>>: Okay, so conjure two single females. <<But I like exhibitionism>>: So wouldn't forced exhibitionism be like rape? None of us want to see it. <<Fear and fright are harmless>>: Yes, mostly. <<mac and cheese made with beer and optionally hot dogs>>: "Mac and cheese is neither mac nor cheese. Discuss" <<All stories are true>>: Then I'd better get to writing about my hot sex life with Eliza Dushku.

6. I will not gloat over my enemies' predicament before killing them.

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [ATkicktothenutsDOTcom]
Berkeley, CA, US of A
Wednesday, October 2, 2002 02:10:24 AM
IP: 64.161.25.127

Happy birthday Coyote.

Imzadi> <>: I think he meant to the same scale as the star destroyer.
<<And if you work for them, I'm submitting every bug ever directly to you>>: And will you really care to go looking for them? Best thing though was after I returned, when one of my roomies passed by and randomly shouted "Heathen," I responded with "So I gave my resume to Microsoft..."
<>: That's my brother. How about Bill?
<<Yet I haven't seen you conjure a single female>>: My powers are beyond that.
<<get a room, you two>>: But I like the exhibitionism.
<<Rommell quote?>>: Me quote.

Ulster> <<Most of them are almost harmless and not really evil>>: Fear and fright are harmless?

Spacebabie> <<Still it won�t work>>: Are you so sure?
<<Well you take chicken pieces>>: Ever have saltimboca? Good stuff. Fold thin veal or chicken around proscuitto and mozzarella, then cover it with flower. In a pan with a good bit of some oil type substance (butter, olive...) cook it however you like. Then take a bottle of wine, pour half to a quarter in, scrape anything sticking to the pan and let it reduce to a quarter.
<<Just one can, and not a Fosters can>>: Somewhere, my father picked up a recipe for mac and cheese made with beer and optionally hot dogs.

Masamune> <<No reason why every bloke in mythology has to be real>>: All stories are true.

This should have gone up Sunday, but I was lazy and/or forgot. By request, Wrong Thing Right Then, by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Love the horns.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@eden.rutgers.edu]
Piscataway, NJ
Wednesday, October 2, 2002 01:04:17 AM
IP: 165.230.240.116

*************WARNING, BASTARD RANT*****************

well well well, the bastard called me. i was in the middle of spending my one free night (4 hours) with my friends for buffy. he called right after the show. we made with the small talk, my cat is sick, you should take him to the vet, hows your classes going, when is phire-kat moving out, etc.

we got onto the subject of my coat and the photographs, and he said i should just "get over it" and "holding anger because of it isnt going to help anything" (naturally, i know this is right, but i sure as HELL dont need to hear it coming from HIS smug little mouth).

he said i had had all the opportunities i could have wanted to come home and help with the house, i just never took them. my "excuse" being that i had work and school at the time. he reminded me that he had offered to pay me minimum wage, and i responded that i had, you know, ASSIGNED hours on weekends, and i dont get to just DROP them whenever HE feels like i should. cos you know, jobs mean responsibility.

then we went on this big kick about how his job is so much harder than mine, and how HE still found the time to do everything that was needed (and this escalated into a big yap about how i have no right to feel sad about the house because he lived there for longer than me and will therefore miss it more. this mentality also encompasses the "fact" the he loved my mother more than i ever could have because i didnt know her as long as he did. basically, it boils down to me never being able to do, think, or feel anything NEARLY as well as he can. because of course, he is SO much superior to me in every way.)

this then somehow meandered to the topic of "why didnt you go and see gunjack when he was in a car accident and there was nothing wrong with him?"
"well, because I was working, too, and didn't have the money."
"no, because you didnt have the money and were working."
"okay, whichever order you want to put it in, same thing."
"i think you need to get your brain organized because you dont even know what you think"
"you dont know what i think, either, so please dont pretend that you do all the time"

and then he hung up.

i am supposed to retun the call, which is funny, really, because whenever *I* was angry and hang up the phone, it was always *my* responsibility to call back, and apologize, too.

he didnt even give me a *hint* of an apology for throwing away MY BELONGINGS WITHOUT MY ASKING, only a "get over it."

charming.

somewhere in there was the phrase "im trying to move on with my life"

yeah well, i think i get the message.

if he wants to play power games with me like this, he can forget it. im not playing.

**************END BASTARD RANT**************

i would post spoilers but i think theyve already been said. i would post something else useful, but there isnt anything else right now. maybe later. im going to bed.
lain *name change pending* iwakura
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 10:13:59 PM
IP: 65.93.75.47

Spacebabie > yup, Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum. That's the ad campaign with bonfires that can be seen from space, aerobics as a spectator sport, etc.

Godiva > I suppose it's okay with me, if you don't mind the connotations (as sweetie Josh has already pointed out <g>) it may have on your reputation.

Mooncat > thanks for the announcement. Been meaning to mention that and it kept slipping my mind.

Fanfic update > I'm about halfway through a new Dissidents story called Fear of Gliding, which will focus on Icarus and a new clan with a tragic secret past.

In other news > finally saw the cover for the audio book version of Black Roses! I'll post it when I do a site update Thurs or Fri. With any luck, the tapes will be out in time for the NW Bookfest later this month!
Christine - [christine@sabledrake.com]
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 09:47:03 PM
IP: 65.239.47.124

BUFFY SPOILERS!!!

That LOOK Xander and Spike give each other when the girl asks: Which one of you haven't slept together?

END SPOILERS!
Fire Storm
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 09:36:11 PM
IP: 66.72.176.40

Buffy spoilers...
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oooooohhhh kewl.... My eyes are still red with the weeping. Powerful dramatic finish. Spike fans, grab the hankys because you will need them. Yow. Powerful.

End spoilers

lates
MC
>^,,^<
Mooncat
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 09:22:44 PM
IP: 68.102.23.36

* BEHIND-THE-SCENES AT TGS *

Something that I thought I'd mention about the Gargoyles Education League (GEL) that we introduced in "Timedancer" recently; it was something that I suggested for the series. It's based roughly on those organizations who claim that the Holocaust never existed, in much the same way that the Quarrymen were based on the Ku Klux Klan. (The name itself is inspired by the way that such organizations go for such innocuous-sounding names as "The Journal for Historical Review").

* BEHIND-THE-SCENES COMMENT ENDS *
Todd Jensen - [merlyn1@mindspring.com]
St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 07:32:06 PM
IP: 65.57.59.33

amy: <hello babe im 20 yrs old and need a b/f really bad>
Well, I need a cheeseburger, but here we are.

x/q/2^7 looking for same
Fire Storm
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 06:54:08 PM
IP: 66.72.176.40

Who killed NIMDA?

*I* KILLED NIMDA!!! Clean system, baby!! Oh, YEAH!!

*ahem*

...Which, of course, means I have no excuse to stop workin any more. Yeesh.
Gunjack "W007!!!" Valentine
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 06:53:59 PM
IP: 192.133.129.3

hello babe im 20 yrs old and need a b/f really bad
amy - [missoklahoma@usa.com]
okla
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 06:21:30 PM
IP: 64.219.43.26

Aaron> Silverbolt> <<And that would be why they take heavier casualties then any of the other races, and their basic fighting unit gets it's @$$ kicked by the basic fighting unit of every other race?>> yes, and also I like the night elves because they look cool, have cool heroes and they live in shadow (Plus I prefer night to day) <<I'd love to, but I've only got a 30K connection, and don't feel like getting lagged to death.>> fair enough <<Plus, I'd like to beat the game first.>> I already have :P (that last level was a bugger) <<I'm moving the slowest on (what else?) the Night Elves.>> Good for you obviously you do not have the skill to use the night elves, like I have hardly any skill using the undead. <<Honestly, I've been rather disappointed in WCIII. I miss being able to win as any race, and not being tied into one single story.>> I hated that the story was never there in warcraft 2 and 1, i like stiry lines it makes it flow.

Actually I prefer to fight in teams than single player anyway.
Silverbolt
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 05:09:29 PM
IP: 213.123.53.40

Valiant Mirri - Oh! Almost forgot to wave hi! ::: WAVES FURIOUSLY ::: Hey! *^_^* Good to see you here too.

Got to run and batten down the hatches. Storms brewing.

lates
MC
>^,,^<
Mooncat
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 05:07:19 PM
IP: 68.102.23.36

spacebabie>> <<Is it safe for her to be on her own?>> well, at least then the creditors wouldnt be coming to MY house..

josh>> <<Heather: <<TGS SPOILERS>>: Okay learn to use periods, commas, and perhaps correct spelling if you want your comments heard>> hahahahahaha! <<Our country is SO screwed>> you JUST noticed?

Valiant Mirri <<Hi everyone! New in here! ;) Actually not really. Have been reading TGS ever since Timedancer season 1. Didn't notice that there was a comment room all along! DOH!!!>> ha ha. *cough* yeah, i did that for awhile, too :P welcome.

mecords cat>> <<what's up with the light white dusting on the pretty fall leaves?>> ha! it was hotter than HELL here today :P whats up with THAT?

oh well. buffy night tonight.
lain
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 04:30:35 PM
IP: 65.93.76.156

MoonCat> <<Getting ready to go see Tuxedo tonight :)>> And damn, but wasn't it cool? <<The clerk clued me in>> The Disney Store staff, knowing the end is coming, announce their new "steal all you want, we don't give a sh!t" policy.

Silverbolt> <> And that would be why they take heavier casualties then any of the other races, and their basic fighting unit gets it's @$$ kicked by the basic fighting unit of every other race? <<Of course if you ever want to settle this...>> I'd love to, but I've only got a 30K connection, and don't feel like getting lagged to death. Plus, I'd like to beat the game first. I'm moving the slowest on (what else?) the Night Elves. Honestly, I've been rather disappointed in WCIII. I miss being able to win as any race, and not being tied into one single story.

DPH> <<It's the joy of having the permit.>> Ah. I understand.

Gside> <<Melee is for ignorant brutes. Range is what it's all about.>> Only if you can run away fast enough, like the D1 rogue. But the Night Elves can't. Range is a wonderful thing, until the enemy closes. After that, you better have a melee attack, or it's over.

Jaden> <<but then I almost have 20/10 vision now so I like that.>> COOL!

FS> You're right. South Park rules, and that link proves it.

Josh> <<The drow would kick your ass if they heard that.>> But I wasn't talking about the drow. I have great respect and affection for our underground brethren. (One named Viconia in particular) But the Night Elves are weak, forest-dwelling creatures whose only defense is to hide in the shadows when anything comes along. <<I'm sorry, I was under the impression that an in-scale Death Star would be the size of a moon. That's usually what in-scale denotes.>> Whoops. I'm not up on my modeling terms. I guess I should have said *to*-scale, as in a Death Star in the same scale as the Star Destroyer model. <<<<One of the Lego theme park>>: She's too friendly.>> Huh? <<So what you're saying is that she knows how to treat a lady...and her friend...and her roommate...and someone she kind of knows from the gym?>> I'm glad somebody got it.

Greetings Valiant Mirri

Aaron - [JCarnage@Yahoo.com]
San Antonio, TX, USA
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 02:24:03 PM
IP: 66.142.70.253

Renee/Godiva -- Love the new handle. Yup, that is what I love about Godiva too. She is just... FUN!!! The ultimate fantasy of (sexual) power. I liked the android from Sex Machine, but I became an absolute die hard fan when Sabra took over the android in Indigo. It's Sabra's persona in Godiva's artificial flesh that really makes the character "live".

Christine M. has very kindly opened up a Round Robin starring Godiva and the environs of Coventry in the Round Robins section of Gargoyles X. Only her characters of Godiva and her adult clan members are allowed for play, but the set up is fantastic, where space and time are bent to allow any other fictional persons (or historical personas) to show up in Coventry.

Christine has written a mouthwatering intro passage for the Round Robin, it's a short story in it's own right. Just fabulous. I can't wait to jump into the RR myself, once I get a spare moment to sit down and write.

okay, later people!
Mooncat
>^,,^<
Mooncat
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 01:38:42 PM
IP: 68.102.23.36

There really is not much reason for all Lesser mentioned gods to be fays (or similar beings). While making legends and myths real, at least some of it has to come from the imagination of men. No reason why every bloke in mythology has to be real.

About the episode, I wasn't exactly pleased when I read it yesterday. Some of it was really out of character like others have said. I'm not against a change of pace in stores (from dramatic to light hearted), but as long as it's consistent.
Masamune
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 12:55:35 PM
IP: 67.233.82.82

Josh - <<So you're saying you're a slut? Great, like the fandom doesn't have enough of THOSE ;-)>> LOL! Well, I don't know if I'd still qualify as a slut, per se. I've only been with one man in the past fifteen years and I'm married to him. Is it possible to be a slut in spirit?? What I really like about Godiva is her attitude. And I love her ability to seduce both human and gargoyle (male and female) to the point where they're begging for it. That's power.

Godiva - [renees.prater@verizon.net]
Montclair, California, US of A
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 12:13:28 PM
IP: 67.224.56.42

isn't it not supposed to snow until late October? what's up with the light white dusting on the pretty fall leaves? *grumbles* and not enough milk to make cocoa...

MS Word is an ok program if you know how to use it. Turning off settings like autocorrect (evil!) make it a lot nicer. it works well for those of us who want to use decent programs but are programming impaired. *shrug* so says the tech writer and all her teachers.
Mecord's Cat
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 11:40:29 AM
IP: 12.255.11.48

man I can't wait for Angel to return. I know it will be on Sunday now. Well I watched an edited version of the Matrix while stapling papers.

*****************TGS SPOILERS******************************
The art work is once again beautiful. Good plot development. Need to rework the dialogue. I can see Alex say "Fasinating" Like his father but not "IIIInteresting"

Good to see Sekky again. I wonder if we shall see her again in the future.

and it appears Nicky is Malfoy to Alex's Potter
*****************END SPOILERS*******************************
Replies

Lain<<<phire STILL hasnt gotten her apartment yet. were workin on it ;) >>>Is it safe for her to be on her own?

Gside<<<Always that.>>>Still it won�t work.

Josh<<>>Well Revel started from the Dallas Airport then landed in the Atlanta one and then finally at the dinky lil Newport News-Williamsburg <<<And why does Alex look like Aaron?>>>Well Aaron is trying to look like David Xanatos.<<<Hopefully greg will wear that shirt next year.>>>Hopefully he will tuck it in. Oh and LOL you copy and pasted wrong.<<<What did that have to do with putting it on your balls? >>>You add more curve to a baseball so you can strike out the player of the opposing team.<<<And then I took them all.>>>You like to play with ponies?<<<Soon, my friend.>>>Or maybe to some space station, or a lab under the sea.<<<Giggles it is!>>>I think I shall stick to calling him Ooboo

Rene<<<Whazzat? I love to cook, and "drunken chicken" sounds...entertaining. J>>>Well you take chicken pieces, boneless and skinless. With chopped up bits of bell pepper and onion and cook it in sauce pan with a can of beer. Just one can, and not a Fosters can.<<<I've decided to use Godiva as my screen name>>> Well I guess I won�t dress as her next year then.

DPH<<<Are you still scared of the holographic mistletoe?>>>Darn Skippy! Even the holographic mistletoe tried to cause mischief. Now as for the holographic hentai tentacles�

Gigatron<<<Antonio was the winner, holding one of the fireworks in his mouth a bit too long, and thereby earning praise for his "courage" at his funeral>>>And winner of the Darwin award.

Spacebabie - [LadyAndromeda@smstars.zzn.com]
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 10:16:34 AM
IP: 65.57.81.236

Voting has now begun for the September MGC topic!
Everyone is allowed to vote! (even if you didn't enter) So enjoy!

Congrats to the artists too! We've got a lot of great entries and its going to be tough! :)
Siryn - [ekkapinto@yahoo.com]
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 07:39:41 AM
IP: 129.21.145.6

Lesser Egyptian gods> Check out Sun & the Serpent. I used a lot of lesser known Egyptian gods, though not all were deities. Khensu, Geb,& Nuit were names of mortals. Isis, Bastet, Ra and Ptah were gods. Probably don't see them so much, because there are a lot of competing pantheons to draw characters from. Greek, Japanese and Arthurian mythology top the list.
Taleweaver - [loremaster27@hotmail.com]
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 05:53:00 AM
IP: 24.205.119.135

*peeks in from work*

DPH> <> Well, depends on what you want. I took the code on the webpage, erased all the stuff that's not to be in there (like this crap), converted all Windows-only-characters to characters browsers on all operating-systems should be able to show and changed the look of the story to fit into the common style I used, just because I think an ongoing storyline should have a consistent look and feel, not changing styles and fonts every story.

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel> <<You've confused Word with... notepad.>> *laughs* Not really, but I didn't want to start a rant about Word (or Windows, or even Microsoft) here. I fr myself prefer other tools and a free Operating System, but that is not what I wanted to say. You're right, of course - Word ain't the best program to use, but it's sufficient for those not knowing any better :)

*poofs back to work*
Guandalug la'Fay - [Guandalug@gmx.de]
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 05:45:08 AM
IP: 134.147.82.247

You know, getting into school after even a short vacation is really hard. Thank god I only had one class today. Had to spend the rest of the day working on homework assignments. No fun at all. And the LSAT is still coming up on Saturday and I haven't had any time to study yet. Guess that's what Friday is for.

The good news is that despite my dismally low GRE verbal score, I still scored in the top 5% of all students taking the test. This means that 95% of students thinking about grad school have even less of a command of the english language than I do.

Our country is SO screwed.

The really funny part is that I actually got lower percentiles on the math and analytical, despite getting high 700's on both. Weird.

Well this room sure sucked today.

Heather: <<TGS SPOILERS>>: Okay learn to use periods, commas, and perhaps correct spelling if you want your comments heard. Authors will respect it more if it sounds collected and thoughtful. <<when is usually a female's age of their first breeding season>>: 20-ish. Garg years. AKA 40.

Mooncat: <<All that school work and study paying of>>: True, but I often wonder what might have happened if I'd turned away from this crap. After all, I used to be a best friends with a kid who did that. Now he's a pop icon (Alex Band of The Calling). Yes, I am bitter ;-) <<Snag yourself one of those young, upwardly mobile hotties>>: You have no idea. I met this cute redhead. Brilliant mechanical engineer, worked on DARPA projects. Cute. A mac user, no less. And she's even jewish so mom would approve. But I'm never going to work on that side of the country, so no joy.

Guandalug: <<Who generated the HTML-code for the last story>>: A bastard. <<Word is a fine program>>: You've confused Word with...notepad.

DPH: <<asked to burn a CD of an existing tape and my church does pay for copyright licenses for music>>: doesn't matter. You didn't pay for THAT copy of the music. So unless you have a license to make infinite copies (which I'm sure you don't), you're stealing. HAHA. <<Was it Shush that had that much paperwork>>: Yes. <<Has Netscape removed the suckiness from Netscape 7.0>>: Netscape will never remove the suckiness. Use Mozilla if you want the browser.

Sleepy time.

5. The artifact which is the source of my power will not be kept on the Mountain of Despair beyond the River of Fire guarded by the Dragons of Eternity. It will be in my safe-deposit box. The same applies to the object which is my one weakness.

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel - [ATkicktothenutsDOTcom]
Berkeley, CA, US of A
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 02:26:39 AM
IP: 64.161.25.127

Hi everyone! New in here! ;) Actually not really. Have been reading TGS ever since Timedancer season 1. Didn't notice that there was a comment room all along! DOH!!!

Silvadel - Ditto! Exams are back again and I'm mentally beat from all the hours of revision. Hmmmm....gotta go. Chemistry papers tomorrow.

::Gives a big wave to Mooncat:: Hey know you from a certain group =P
Valiant Mirri
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 01:21:27 AM
IP: 203.124.2.55

I cant believe it is October already...

Man has this year gone by fast...

In a lot of ways it feels like summer should be starting not ending.

Wont be very long until we will be sweeping up leaves then shoveling snow...

silvadel
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 12:33:01 AM
IP: 208.59.247.9

(1 January 2002, Brazil) Russian Roulette has always been a breeding ground for natural selection, but the men involved in this story deserve extra consideration for their unique approach to this self-destructive game.
On New Year�s Eve, Antonio and his friend were befogged by a traditional Brazilian liquor called pinga, when they began playing Russian roulette with holiday fireworks. Their version of the game consisted of lighting fireworks, and holding them in their mouths to see who could delay longest. The man who discarded the explosive closest to the point of detonation was the victor in this battle of wills.

Their blatant disregard for personal safety was matched only by their foolish bravery. Antonio was the winner, holding one of the fireworks in his mouth a bit too long, and thereby earning praise for his "courage" at his funeral.
Gigatron
Monday, September 30, 2002 10:33:56 PM
IP: 209.25.130.194

Guandalug la'Fay - I took an RTF file generated by Word, manually converted into HTML, AND cut the file size in half by removing all the extra codes from Word. Plus, my version looks nicer.

Imzadi - <Congrats, "moralist". You stole something.> No, I didn't steal anything and I knew that you would jump to conclusions so I left out details DELIBERATELY. The music minister at my church asked to burn a CD of an existing tape and my church does pay for copyright licenses for music. :p <Very darkwing duck.> Was it Shush that had that much paperwork?

Spacebabie - <All of them.> WHat? Are you still scared of the holographic mistletoe? I assure you that people have been examining and re-examining ways to corrupt my holograms to keep that from happenning.

Patrick - <A word of warning to anyone pondering an upgrade to Netscape 7.0.> I never upgraded to Netscape 6.0 because it sucked. Has Netscape removed the suckiness from Netscape 7.0?

I turned in my admissions form today to go back to college next semester and I have to fill out paperwork for money to go. Joy!! Rule #1 on my list is never take more than 15 hours of classes per semester unless you're extremely well-organized.
DPH
AR, USA
Monday, September 30, 2002 08:14:03 PM
IP: 204.94.193.14

TGS question: I know you guys have gone away from some of the "world wide breeding season" with gargoyles but how old is Ariana, Graeme, Lucy, Musgrave, etc of the hatchling pre-teen per say? I mean, when is usually a female's age of their first breeding season?

I know it is a touchy subject but I want to know. :D
Heather - [Kheetor84@cox.net]
Warner Robins, Georgia, USA
Monday, September 30, 2002 07:59:58 PM
IP: 68.99.148.20

Godiva: So you're saying you're a slut? Great, like the fandom doesn't have enough of THOSE ;-)
Josh
Monday, September 30, 2002 07:23:43 PM
IP: 64.161.25.127

Well, after much deliberation and thought, I've decided to use Godiva as my screen name...assuming that no one has this name and that no one objects. (Christine, that means you. After all, Godiva is _your_ creation.) Godiva is a gargoyle after my own heart. ;-) And with that, I'll leave you all to ponder just what I meant by that. hehehe

Smooches and other things. ;-O

Ren�e a.k.a. Godiva - [renee_prater@rocketmail.com]
Montclair, California, US of A
Monday, September 30, 2002 07:13:04 PM
IP: 67.224.56.30

1. How exactly did deimos, phobos, anath, huitzilipochtl and ictinke fit into the whole unseelie thing? Most of them are almost harmless and not really evil. Ictinke is benign compared to the shit that Coyote and Raven pull off.

2. What is Kunkung? I don't recall him from chinese myth.
Hound of UIster
Monday, September 30, 2002 05:38:23 PM
IP: 67.233.23.25

Greg Bishansky> nononono! I meant when you use gods from Eygyt you only use the more well know ones like Anubis and Skehmet, How about a few others? like Horus, Baset and Buto? But you've probably used more Eygptian gods that I havn't noticed. (I did know you used other Gods BTW!)
Silverbolt
Monday, September 30, 2002 05:05:25 PM
IP: 62.7.21.114

*peeks in*
Just a short TGS-comment (I haven't even really read the story):

I think we had something like this before: Who generated the HTML-code for the last story? It consists of more ugly stuff than I can name, starting with all the Tags of Word 97 to mark Grammar- and Spelling-Errors (or what Word thinks are those errors). Word is a fine program (well, most of the time, but that's beside the point), but a poor HTML creator. A very poor indeed.

It took me quite some time to 'clean up' the HTML for the mirror site. For all of you outthere who have problems with the formatting of the story onthe main page, try the mirror or click my link to reach the story directly. Should be clean.

And now I'm off to READ the story....
*poofs*
Guandalug la'Fay - [Guandalug@gmx.de]
Monday, September 30, 2002 02:37:54 PM
IP: 145.254.97.172

SILVERBOLT> <<Actually there's one thing I do want to ask... how come TGS only use famous Eygptian Gods, it would be nice to see some lesser known Gods once in a while>>

Umm, what are you talking about? Only Egpyptian Gods? Let's go through the list, shall we?

Loki: Norse
Anath: Canaanite
The Moorigan: Irish
Huitzilopochtli: Aztec
Ictinike: Iowa
Surter: Norse
Rangda: Japanese
Phobos & Deimos: Greek
Kunkung: Chinese

And that's just a few, I haven't even gotten into the Celtic, Irish, Scottish and other British deities, plue many more.
Greg Bishansky
Monday, September 30, 2002 02:34:34 PM
IP: 216.179.1.50

Josh "Imzadi" Wurzel> <<And probably makes it hard to get away with stuff, huh?>> You have NO idea! (Well you know the old saying of teachers having eyes in the back of their heads... <<I'm jealous. I'm thinking of restarting my lego collection.>> Yeah I colect Lego as well, though it's just classic Star Wars (though I did get the Episode II Slave 1 *Whoo! Boba Fett!!!*) that and also Bionicle. (I'm a saaaaaaaad little boy :P)

Actually there's one thing I do want to ask... how come TGS only use famous Eygptian Gods, it would be nice to see some lesser known Gods once in a while *hands off Wepwawet though, he's my God!* (ties up Wepwawet in silver chains)
Silverbolt
Monday, September 30, 2002 01:08:35 PM
IP: 213.122.247.201

An itty-bitty Timedancer comment - *loved* Sekhmet and