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Graymonk: <That still leaves the question of who to wear the head dress, my brain says Rory but my gut says Brooklyn.>
Brooklyn: "Look, I am getting a little tired of your little fetishes!"

Bud-Clare: <Funny link of the day:>
Hmm... interesting... especially on how many bids it got!
<Don't be nosy. :P>
It's my nose and it'll be there if I want to!

Well, sell a single home made chocolate chip cookie on eBay! And to make sure it sells, send the link to all of the people that bid for the sandwich!

Gside: <And they always kill their creator>
But they do a poor job of it. I just don't understand why robots in those type of stories simply do not go for avoidance (move off world). I mean, with all the fiction devoted to the subject, the robots should realize that killing all the humans may be more trouble than it's worth. And in the case of the Matrix, space = 24x7 sun!
<Tuppence A Bucket, Well Stamped Down!>
For a minute there, I thought you put it through the "Lost in translation" link on Kungfool...
<Give it time>
::waits:: Oh, here it is... nope, nope. Sorry. Wasn't even gas.
<At least they made better off than the Carters. Because girls can be named after virtues doesn't mean boys can be named after vices. Poor Beastiality.>
"Sick thing is that is his favorite vice too."
Fire Storm
Sunday, August 31, 2003 04:54:28 AM
IP: 65.114.91.3

Gside> <>
I'll tell, unless you pay me.
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Josh> <<In time, everything comes to me. Just ask amazon.com.>>
It'd be easier to ask you.

<<Hope I lived up to it.>>
Eh. I've had better.

<<That's why I show up and get the syllabus (they rarely change).>>
I had a class once that didn't even have a syllabus, unless there was one and he just didn't bother giving one to me (even though I specifically _asked_ him for it). Showing up twenty minutes late for an 8am class and finding that there was a test which I was completely unprepared for = bad. Another class moved a test up one day and they forgot to tell me. Fortunately I still got a 90, in spite of being twenty minutes late yet again. (The lateness is kind of a recurring theme in my life.)

<< <<ebay link>>: Cute.>>
I always have to ask myself why people don't throw money at _me_ for no good reason.
Bud-Clare - [budclare@yahoo.com]
Sunday, August 31, 2003 04:09:48 AM
IP: 66.67.201.63

Well, I finally made my contribution to Red vs. Blue. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out: redvsblue.com. It's a web cartoon done in Halo. I also read the entire Penny Arcade archive. And did some homework. But only a little.

I saw "the kiss" on the MTV VMA. That was WAY too short to justify even turning the show on. I was very disappointed.

Graymonk: <<my bed was not a place of sleeping>>: I understand your pain.

Niamh: <<Quick and easy network connection through Windows XP, good>>: No, the dumb blonde took the money because the other three don't exist!
<<Bigger apartment room that fits items that I own, priceless>>: I'm jealous. I'm officially out of space here.
<<my neck/back muscles can relocate to where they need to be>>: Mine too. I'm not gonna be able to start my gym routine tomorrow if I can't get this kink worked out of my neck.

Bud-Clare: <<At you? Inconceivable>>: I know. I'm usually so charming.
<<How's she supposed to get there?>>: Don't care.
<<I'd think that the spanking should occur on neutral ground>>: In time, everything comes to me. Just ask amazon.com.
<<I'm all aquiver with anticipation>>: Hope I lived up to it.
<<except when you end up not knowing when the tests are>>: That's why I show up and get the syllabus (they rarely change).
<<ebay link>>: Cute.

Gside: <<you shouldn't repeat yourself so soon>>: I'm stretching my cycle by adding more great quotes.
<<Subliminal learning>>: I don't think that actually works.
<<We call them Ceramics and Materials Engineers>>: Interestingly enough, we have MSE's, MechE's, and CivE's. And they can all work on materials (though CivE's are slightly more specialized in WHICH materials they work on).

Tired now.

219. I will be selective in the hiring of assassins. Anyone who attempts to strike down the hero the first instant his back is turned will not even be considered for the job.
Josh - [ATkicktothenutsDOTcom]
Berkeley, CA, US of A
Sunday, August 31, 2003 03:32:42 AM
IP: 64.170.155.177

Graymonk - <*walks out of cr scratching head and wondering why DPH had to surpress his(her?) emotions*> 1st, as Gunjack can verify [I visited him in person], I am indeed a guy. I'll be able to answer your question in a few weeks, after a story is released.
DPH
AR, USA
Sunday, August 31, 2003 12:30:13 AM
IP: 204.94.193.35

Fire Storm> <<Way too many...>>: And they always kill their creator.
<<NO CREATION WITHOUT INDUSTRIALIZATION!>>: Tuppence A Bucket, Well Stamped Down!
<<Funny, I don't feel like chili...>>: Give it time.
<>: United we stand.
<<Those poor boys>>: At least they made better off than the Carters. Because girls can be named after virtues doesn't mean boys can be named after vices. Poor Beastiality.

Imzadi> <<But that means that ONE of you has it>>: We've been over this, but besides Mozilla, I have never clicked on an emailed pif.
<>: No, but you shouldn't repeat yourself so soon.
<<I'm not a piece of meat!>>: Yes, you are.
<<Why bother going if you're just going to sleep through them?>>: Subliminal learning. That, and if there's anything really new, I can try to stay up through it.
<<In this state they have to be between 18 and nineteen-and-a-half>>: I promise not to tell if you won't.
<<Where do you think new concrete mixes and steel alloys come from?>>: We call them Ceramics and Materials Engineers. And boy, do they make a lot of money for the school.

Niamhgold> <<And my neck/back muscles can relocate to where they need to be>>: May I help?

DPH> Just so you know, I haven't started working on anything yet because I don't believe I have anything to work on yet. Let me know if it was othewise at the time of my post.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:26:39 PM
IP: 68.37.214.227

Josh> <<Gotta keep on top of this stuff or it'll be my undoing.>>
Been there, done that. *yawns*

<>
I got one from Green Baron. And... someone else. Forgot who.

<<You laugh. I'll wallow in being spoiled.>>
It's a deal. :)

<<Though he did lose his life's work in programming projects.>>
HAHA!

<<Women have been known to do so in the past.>>
At you? Inconceivable.

<<Yeah, those. You should see the poor kitty now.>>
It's a proportional thing. The cubes that made the kitty fat would not make me fat unless I ate a hell of a lot of them.

<>
How's she supposed to get there? I'd think that the spanking should occur on neutral ground, midway between each of your homes... Like Iowa, or somewhere.

<<But to shut the two of you up, I'll post TWO gems of wisdom tonight. Okay?>>
I'm all aquiver with anticipation.

<<Why bother going if you're just going to sleep through them? Wouldn't it be better to stay in bed?>>
Yes, it is better... except when you end up not knowing when the tests are. Showing up for class is good, whether you pay attention or not.
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Fire Storm> <<Any news on the new Avalon Mists?>>
Don't be nosy. :P
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Funny link of the day:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2945231713
Bud-Clare - [budclare@yahoo.com]
Saturday, August 30, 2003 08:38:17 PM
IP: 66.67.201.63

Quick and easy network connection through Windows XP, good. Free electricity/water/heat/air, also good. Free chinese food from roommate's parents, better. Bigger apartment room that fits items that I own, priceless ;)

A few more things to do, and then I can rest. And my neck/back muscles can relocate to where they need to be ;)

Adios,
Niamhgold
Saturday, August 30, 2003 05:45:34 PM
IP: 209.143.83.90

Can't post for a few days, I need to pack today since I leave first thing in the morning for college. So nothing fun until I return, k? (as if you'll listen anyway...lol)

I also finally finished a new fanfiction that has been in the works off and on for months. It's Kim Possible, not Gargoyles though. Clickie my name if you actually want to read it.

And I keep forgetting to check the credits before I delete The new KP i record on the satelite, I'm still trying to find out which one Greg worked on. I'll be utterly disappointed if it's the episode I HATED of the new ones that have aired thus far.

So don't have too much fun until I get back!

Don't worry Niamhgold, I'll let you know if either rommate is a druggie or anything. I never did get a call back from the other one, but she only lives like 20 minutes from campus anyway, so if we need something like a tv, she can go home and get hers.

I have to go now, I need to pack!
Andrea - [takarifreak@dark-stars.net]
Saturday, August 30, 2003 12:36:15 PM
IP: 209.91.49.213

Josh - <<Why bother going if you're just going to sleep through them? Wouldn't it be better to stay in bed?>> My bedroom is located next door to my little brother's drum set and directly below my parent's bedroom, and our house is built in such a way that I can hear everything going on above my head, including when they get up at 4:30am to go running (outside, in the winter. In the CANADIAN wainter.)
These two factors, combined with the fact that for much of my academic career I either had an 8:30am class or 6:00am work shift, ensured that my bed was not a place of sleeping.

Firestorm - <<<*Graymonk pauses to shake the lingering mental image of Colin dancing to the YMCA dance out of his head*>
Well, you need the whole crew! Griff is the biker... Arthur dons a hard hat...>>
Actually I think Colin would be most likely to wear the hard hat and Arthur would be more inclined to be the cop. That still leaves the question of who to wear the head dress, my brain says Rory but my gut says Brooklyn.

Graymonk
Saturday, August 30, 2003 06:14:50 AM
IP: 156.34.233.242

Only one class today, so mostly homework and TV. Almost done with next week's work already. Gotta keep on top of this stuff or it'll be my undoing. Saw Bad Boys II again. Still funny.

I finally started getting sobig/MSblaster emails from CR members today, including Greg X, Gside, Daniel Johnson, SJ, Lain...Daniel is a mac user so I'd guess he's being spoofed. But that means that ONE of you has it.

THREE DAY WEEKEND!

Fire Storm: <<You did that one in your last post!>>: Sorry.
<<the newest worms and virii are sent by people with Outlook>>: Outlook ON WINDOWS (outlook for mac doesn't have nearly as many flaws). The comment stands, the junk mail is sent by windows users.
<<Those poor boys>>: HAHAHAHA.

Bud-Clare: <<That would be very, very funny to watch>>: You laugh. I'll wallow in being spoiled.
<<That's an alarming idea.>>: Only if your mouth is large enough for them to fit.
<<Would it be mean to laugh at him?>>: Nah, it was a while ago. Though he did lose his life's work in programming projects.
<<As opposed to getting mad at you?>>: Women have been known to do so in the past.
<>: Yeah, those. You should see the poor kitty now.
<<You probably shouldn't have reserved the room until she actually agrees to the spanking>>: Well, when I say "reserve a room", I mean "continue paying rent on a place I'm already living in" ;-)
<<Which is an endless source of amusement for us, I assure you>>: Glad to be of service.
<<you posted that one yesterday>>: Damnit, I can't be expected to deliver original material every day! I'm not a piece of meat! But to shut the two of you up, I'll post TWO gems of wisdom tonight. Okay?

Mooncat: <<pictures>>: Thanks.
<<Christina>>: She's skanky.

Todd: <<There are penguins on Pluto? When did that happen?>>: Futurama.

Graymonk: <<Is it any good?>>: No, it's terrible. Now go see it.
<<What do you think lectures are for?>>: Why bother going if you're just going to sleep through them? Wouldn't it be better to stay in bed?
<<why be concerned about the size of something that can grow and shrink so easily?>>: Well, if it grows and shrinks at the wrong times, it could certainly be an embarrassment. Also, I don't think the fact that it changes size is relevant to the insecurity. Unless it doesn't, in which case you've got a problem.

Niamh: <<teeth>>: What on earth were you cleaning with your teeth?
<<ate at the Cheesecake factory>>: First time eating there?

Green Baron: <<kitty>>: That picture was AWESOME.

Gside: <<eight score young blondes and brunettes, all between sixteen and nineteen-and-a-half>>: In this state they have to be between 18 and nineteen-and-a-half.
<<you just look at materials, you don't make your own>>: Where do you think new concrete mixes and steel alloys come from? That would be structural materials, a division of Struct. Eng/Materials/Mechanics, my major.
<<even cursed me to a future of cancer>>: No, they've cursed you to a future of worrying about it! You were cursed to a future of cancer long before they came along.

217. If I'm wearing the key to the hero's shackles around my neck and his former girlfriend now volunteers to become my mistress and we are all alone in my bedchamber on my bed and she offers me a goblet of wine, I will politely decline the offer.

218. I will not pick up a glowing ancient artifact and shout "Its power is now mine!!!" Instead I will grab some tongs, transfer it to a hazardous materials container, and transport it back to my lab for study.

Josh - [ATkicktothenutsDOTcom]
Berkeley, CA, US of A
Saturday, August 30, 2003 04:49:14 AM
IP: 64.170.155.177

Gside: <You know that there are many scifi movies that start off with that plot>
Way too many...
<Yeah, who ever heard of self replicating molecules. It's just an abberation>
NO CREATION WITHOUT INDUSTRIALIZATION!
<but if you are what you eat, wouldn't that make you a vegetarian?>
Funny, I don't feel like chili...

Niamhgold : <Uh, sure! A Thailog/Goliath would be cool, but, uh, not so much my type ;)>
See? DETAILS! Can't remember them, so they must not be important!

Any news on the new Avalon Mists?

Josh: <Additionally, our mailboxes are still flooded with junk mail sent by all you windows users>
Actually, the newest worms and virii are sent by people with Outlook. I use Netscape, so that's not a problem for me (THAT, and I actually use an anti-virus program, just incase)

Graymonk: <*Graymonk pauses to shake the lingering mental image of Colin dancing to the YMCA dance out of his head*>
Well, you need the whole crew! Griff is the biker... Arthur dons a hard hat...
<Doi? What the frell is a Doi?>
Nukes go boom, and so did she.

Lain: <but dont worry, we might invent some more fionas.. just to make things MORE confusing>
Next on Pendragon: (At Mary and Merlin's wedding)
Mary: Aunt Fiona! How are you!
While Mary and her aunt talk, Arthur and Merlin start talking to each other.
Arthur: Is this the one that is the daughter of the hunter?
Merlin: No, that's her great grandmother's first cousin... or her mother... Well, there was her GREAT aunt... and don't forget that she named all her kids Fiona.
Arthur: Those poor boys.
Fire Storm
Saturday, August 30, 2003 03:24:31 AM
IP: 208.143.21.10

Niamhgold> <<it's definitely not fun to scrub a bathtub in this weather>>: Don't just scrub, use something that scours.
<<My one roommate wouldn't even get into one of those>>: But I was talking about the other X2 costumes, which are rather skimpy.
<<Sometimes I blow myself up>>: Artistically, or in the name of discovery?
<<Like making FF9?>>: I thought they were more hated for 8. Besides, sometimes it's nice to have set classes.
<<Up, up, and away!>>: Into the wild blue yonder!
<<Um...the limit is two>>: But I've always thought it was a group activity, especially involving eight score young blondes and brunettes, all between sixteen and nineteen-and-a-half.
<<Don't think about purple zebras!>>: Mmm... Zebras.
<<And there are so many FF weapons to choose from>>: The broadswords, staves, rods, whips, axes, and hammers I can see. But not the katanas, knives, spears, lyres, bells, bows, and shuriken. And what is a RisingSun anyway?
<<Do you know the character Sephiroth? Talk about big swords!>>: It may be long, but is it bigger than Cloud's?

Imzadi> <<Unfortunately, by going to all the lectures you'll also be sleepless, and that's clearly unacceptable>>: What do you mean sleepless? I got plenty of sleep. In the lectures.
<<What is this "we" you speak of?>>: Wishful thinking?
<<I'm IN materials>>: But you just look at materials, you don't make your own.
<<someone would have to admit to looking at your package to make fun of you, in which case they would instantly be labeled gay>>: Okay, maybe not lockerroom, but it's still a well used insult.
<<Did I make the cut?>>: You're the one who proposed it.
<<Did I make the cut?>>: Maybe Neptune'll be good enough.

Bud Clare> <<We can travel back in time and kill the bastard responsible for the whole damn "genetics" thing, preventing it from ever existing>>: But I like Mendel (and Watson and Crick). They're good people. And they've even cursed me to a future of cancer, too.

Niamhgold> <<12 more hours until DSL>>: Broadband is a wonderful thing.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Saturday, August 30, 2003 12:04:30 AM
IP: 68.37.214.227

Click on my name. My chief Colonel has just been located.
ghost of Reverend Attila
Cleveland, Hell
Friday, August 29, 2003 11:08:46 PM
IP: 68.161.82.9

Well, now deities are blogging :) I wonder if Jesus has a blog, now.
Green Baron
Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY
Friday, August 29, 2003 10:58:26 PM
IP: 68.161.82.9

Lain - DPH sent me to humbly request that you read and respond to his latest email - sent today.
dph's hologram
AR, USA
Friday, August 29, 2003 10:25:40 PM
IP: 204.94.193.19

::Comes in singing::

12 more hours until DSL, doo-da doo-da...

Sadly, I'm not much in the mood to finish a complete post. We went to the Aquarium today, oohed and aahed at sharks and seahorses, ate at the Cheesecake factory, and then I had to trudge back here and clean some more. I swear, I'm paranoid that my sublord is just going to nitpick with the cleanliness :P

One year, when I have the spare change, I'm hiring a maid of some sort. My neck/back/arms/stomach/teeth hurt too much to ever want to clean again ;)

Everyone have a good night
Niamhgold
Friday, August 29, 2003 09:03:00 PM
IP: 67.74.232.189

VASHKODA - [Or does she share with Merlin her secret fantasies about one day riding a white charger and winning fortune and glory as a knight?]

For my part, I think that she does.
Todd Jensen
St. Louis, MO
Friday, August 29, 2003 08:59:23 PM
IP: 171.75.194.14

gabe>> about as well as mooncats.. which I would say is "fairly well" :) you should be getting it shortly.. by which i mean.. ooo.. a couple more weeks :) gunjack thinks its a riot ;)
lain
Friday, August 29, 2003 02:44:06 PM
IP: 67.69.172.13

Lain> So, how's my commissioned picture coming along? >:)
Gabriel
Friday, August 29, 2003 12:30:23 PM
IP: 129.120.86.89

*********Spoilers for "Out of The Frying Pan"*********

Ahhh, Bercilack :) I love "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" so the twist at the end put a smile on my face, even though some parts of the story before that point weren't as much fun. Josh and Vashokda have covered most of the major problems, vague descriptions, the hyperconfusing Griff/Bri/Giant/Surtur sequence, etc. When I re-read the story that sequence came off a little better because I knew what was coming, but during the first reading until Thor showed up I wasn't sure if it was just bad writing or if Ed was screwing with my head.

Additionally, the test, up until Bercilack told Griff to kill Arthur, felt a little too much like "Mists of Eynhallow." I didn't mind Ed recycling the mist-becomes-tangible-objects gimmick in "Ride the Wild Wind" because his well written characters but it definatley feels too soon to use the people-from-the-past-are-mysteriously-coming-out-of-nowhere-to-cause-trouble plot again.

Something I didn't understand was why Griff was surpirsed to find the Grail Gargoyle. While he and Arthur were searching for him their dialogue seemed to imply they expected to find him alive.

The idea of a gargoyle guarding the Grail in itself was an interesting idea. For a while I thought the quest was about to pick up and Arthur would find aclue that would lead him on a chase for the Gargoyle for the rest of the season.

Regardless of how the quests ends it's looking more and more like Merlin's poisoning won't be the only problem plaguing Arthur the grail will cure. I'm really enjoying how Arhtur's sense of purposelessness has intertwined with the quest this year. I hope he finds his new role (Fisher King maybe?) when this season is complete.

A few members of the London clan will probably be glad to see Art get his act together as well, if that Worry Wart cartoon is anything to go by. Considering how long he's been forced to rely on the clan I'm glad to see at least a few members getting fed up with him, although I found Briana's opinion of him a little jarring. Briana's attitude towards humans in general is understandable given her background but this is the first time, as far as I know, she's voiced such extreme opinions about Arthur. Perhaps if there had been some forshadowing in earlier stories, (like Griff telling Arthur "she's starting to get upset with you for taking me off on all those adventure" or some such) it might have seemed more natural but this just seemed to come out of nowhere. I would expect Briana to be a little more understanding considering it was another of Arthur's quests that brought her together.

It looks like I was wrong about the "Arthur Exposed" plotline in my "Home for the Holidays" review. It's back and with a plausible reason why it hasn't been a huge factor yet. Goood work Ed.

Not much else to say other than I enjoyed some of the smaller details sprinkled throughout the story like Mary's duties getting defined, Kevin, the prune juice.

7 pentagram marked sheilds out of 10.

**********End Spoliers***********

Lain - <<graymonk>> <<MARY AS A CANMORE: More heavy handed hints that Mary's mom was a hunter>> i believe youre mistaken there and its quite an important point. the reference is not that marys MOTHER was a hunter, but that her great grandmother (hinty hinty) was.>> And this is a wonderful example of why you shouldn't get up at 4:35am, you make all sorts of stupid typos. I understood that Mary's grandma was the one who might be a Canmore but my tired little brain screwed things up and spit out "Mary's mom was a hunter" because of Greg's Team Atlantis story. Sorry about that. Nice Briana/Griff pic in "Frying Pan" BTW.

Josh - <<Saw LXG, finally. It was funny>> Is it any good? I heard James Robinson wrote the screenplay and he's one of my favorite writers.

<<Soulless is fine. Unfortunately, by going to all the lectures you'll also be sleepless, and that's clearly unacceptable.>> What do you mean sleepless? What do you think lectures are for?

Nimahgold - <<sometimes the testosterone IS wrong>> blastphemer.

Bud Clare - <<A lot of men are insecure about it, but they can't all have been mocked, right?>> We're raised to feel insecure about it, although I don't understand why, I mean why be concerned about the size of something that can grow and shrink so easily?

DPH - <<Graymonk - *temporarily supresses emotions* Interesting review. Really, it was an interesting review.>> Uh, okay, thanks. *walks out of cr scratching head and wondering why DPH had to surpress his(her?) emotions*
Graymonk - [mmckinnongra@hotmail.com]
Friday, August 29, 2003 09:40:01 AM
IP: 137.149.84.20

Andrea: <You have a "weird" imagination> Hehe. For once, that wasn't my imagination. That was my roommate, Athena, from freshman year. She even cleared out her wardrobe and made it into a cubby that she could sneak into and drop acid in peace ;)
Niamhgold
Friday, August 29, 2003 09:24:32 AM
IP: 67.74.232.22

Niamhgold> Exactly. He was hilarious last night. I need to find some quotes of his for my signature...
Heather - [neo_digi@yahoo.com]
Warner Robins, GA, USA
Friday, August 29, 2003 09:10:55 AM
IP: 68.98.197.174

There are penguins on Pluto? When did that happen?
Todd Jensen - [merlyn1@mindspring.com]
St. Louis, MO
Friday, August 29, 2003 07:27:29 AM
IP: 171.75.194.104

Josh - Well, if you reeeeally wanna see "the Kiss" go to the Gargoyles X message board and check out the Off Topic forum -- I just posted some pics of Spears and Madonna, as well as Madonna and Christina, which we only catch a glimpse of because the camera coverage cuts to Justin Timberlake's rather sour expression instead of staying glued to the girls on stage ((boo hiss!!!)) ... who wants to look at JT pouting when Madonna is snogging with Brittany and Christina? tsk...

Later I may post some other pics. The crowd reaction at the MTV MVA was interesting watching too. Who smiled, who frowned, and the blonde guy from "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" was having happy conniptions.

Though as delightful as the music piece "Hollywood" was, Metallica's homage to 20 years of rock at the end was pretty spiff too.

Mooncat
>^,,^<

Mooncat
Friday, August 29, 2003 06:01:49 AM
IP: 68.102.0.23

Gside> <<Never underestimate the curelty of a lockerroom.>>
Noted.
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Niamhgold> <<Though you'd have to make a full time job of sucking up to the woman.>>
That would be very, very funny to watch. As long as it wasn't literal... nevermind.

<<We should move to Pluto and join with the penguins, while we have the chance!>>
I haven't got any wool socks, though.

<<Thankfully someone noticed.>>
It was kind of funny to not point it out.

<<How about wheels of cheese?>>
Whole? That's an alarming idea.

<<And Samuel Beckett said, "Oh, boy.">>
Ooo, yummy... *slaps self*

<<Me, I'd just like to have any grandparents, period.>>
I've got some grandmothers that I could offer you. What have you got to trade?

<<plus a lifetime of fear of cancer>>
Don't do that, you'll jinx yourself.
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Josh> <<Unfortunately, the keyboard was part of a $3k laptop.>>
Would it be mean to laugh at him?

<>
As opposed to getting mad at you?

<<Then you, too, could weigh 500 lbs.>>
Oh. I meant cubes of cheese, then. The little ones on toothpicks?

<<Already done.>>
You probably shouldn't have reserved the room until she actually agrees to the spanking. :P

<<I'm a grad student who still looks like an 8th grader.>>
Which is an endless source of amusement for us, I assure you.

<>
Right! We can travel back in time and kill the bastard responsible for the whole damn "genetics" thing, preventing it from ever existing. *laughs maniacally*
(This is what happens when I drink alcohol while posting. Two sips and I'm insane.)

<<216. If my Legions of Terror are defeated in a battle, I will quietly withdraw and regroup instead of launching a haphazard mission to assassinate the hero.>>
Either I'm suddenly psychic, or you posted that one yesterday.
Bud-Clare - [budclare@yahoo.com]
Friday, August 29, 2003 05:05:08 AM
IP: 66.67.201.63

Imzadi: <216. If my Legions of Terror are defeated in a battle, I will quietly withdraw and regroup instead of launching a haphazard mission to assassinate the hero.>
You did that one in your last post!
Fire Storm
Friday, August 29, 2003 04:47:57 AM
IP: 208.143.21.10

God I'm tired. Stupid 8AM classes. I'm glad to be done by 11AM, but then I spent the rest of the day trying to do my homework assignments. As usual, I made only incremental progress on them, forcing me to go to office hours. I swear my dynamics homework covers nothing we've done in lecture so far.

Bud-Clare: <<The human race is doomed>>: I wish.
<<That reminds me of the guy who spilled beer on his keyboard>>: My roommate spilled soda on his keyboard. Unfortunately, the keyboard was part of a $3k laptop. Needless to say, it was the end of his motherboard.
<<A lot of men are insecure about it, but they can't all have been mocked, right?>>: I suppose they could have been, but that's not very likely. What's more likely is that they are actually able to use their various compensations to get women to sleep with them. Once they get in the sack, size only determines whether or not the women come back ;-)
<>: I was looking at the quote. It's alphabetical. ABST.
<<*L*>>: I was hoping you'd find that amusing.
<<She was talking about fruit>>: Oh. Nevermind then!
<<Are you sure you're not a woman?>>: Hold on, let me check...
...
...
Still a man. I know some very attractive women in CivE grad school that are going to be doctors in a couple years...so it does happen.
<>: Then you, too, could weigh 500 lbs.
<<Keep this up and we'll have to tell the two of you to get a room>>: Already done.
<<If I pretend to be your long-lost sister, will they give me some, too?>>: I think my mother would remember a third child. In any case, I don't think they would. I'm the only grandchild to receive this boon, so I guess I'm special.

<<Brittany giving Madonna tongue>>: Hmmm...I need to see that.

Gside: <<I'm a soulless tool who goes to all the lectures>>: Soulless is fine. Unfortunately, by going to all the lectures you'll also be sleepless, and that's clearly unacceptable.
<<Of course you don't, you're too busy slitting throats>>: I didn't get to where I am today by being friendly!
<<then do we get to participate in the traditional traditional post spanking activities?>>: What is this "we" you speak of?
<<you're fantasizing about it now>>: Actually, right now I'm fantasizing about passing Advanced Mechanics of Materials and Structural Dynamics.
<<talk to someone in materials>>: I'm IN materials (okay, so they're CivE materials, but the principles are the same).
<<Never underestimate the curelty of a lockerroom>>: Unless you were seriously defective, someone would have to admit to looking at your package to make fun of you, in which case they would instantly be labeled gay.

Niamh: <<transfer while you can>>: Scare the freshmeat!
<<they kept assuming I was a freshman and ushering me into the orientation programs/activities>>: I got you beat. I'm a grad student who still looks like an 8th grader.
<>: Or any dress, for that matter! Nothing beats a naked maid.
<<Quicktime problems on my machine>>: problem: Quicktime was on your machine, and your machine runs Windows. Bad combination, especially on Win2K.
<<one roommate wouldn't even get into one of those>>: Prude.
<<Sometimes I blow myself up>>: I bet you do.
<<Like making FF9?>>: HAHAHAHA.
<<the limit is two>>: Did I make the cut?
<<unless you're talking about just you two>>: Uh, no.
<< Though you'd have to make a full time job of sucking up to the woman>>: Only part-time, really. Doctors work many hours.
<<And ravioli, and meatballs, and pizelles>>: That's a healthy animal.
<<Our group's Flash always had a crush on Christine (still does), so she isn't unappealing>>: Eh, not my type.
<<there are so many FF weapons to choose from>>: Warmaster!
<<And it shall be silver. Oh. And it shall be a Mercedes>>: Which one?
<<Not until you have to wear a splint for three weeks can you say that>>: Bah.
<<You already are>>: You have no business criticizing!
<<Do you know the character Sephiroth?>>: No.
<<you can never say I didn't offer>>: yes I can. An offer made when you can't pay doesn't count 8-)
<<But do you say it?>>: No. I keep my mouth shut until someone specifically asks how I did.
<<We should move to Pluto and join with the penguins>>: but they've started killing each other!
<<I'd just like to have any grandparents, period>>: They do come in handy.
<>: I think we were much happier before genetics.
<<an acid-dropping, wax-boiling GFA major with an affinity for getting STDs>>: And if they are, all you have to do about it make sure not to share undies with them.

Andrea: <<her roomate is going to be this 400 pound black lesbian who's going to rape her>>: Sounds like my roommate...or not.

Vashkoda: <<And she calls Griff soft-headed>>: She's a woman. Nuff said.
<<TGS Comments>>: Yeah, I agree with almost everything you said here. Especially about the action moving too fast.

216. If my Legions of Terror are defeated in a battle, I will quietly withdraw and regroup instead of launching a haphazard mission to assassinate the hero.

Josh - [ATkicktothenutsDOTcom]
Berkeley, CA, US of A
Friday, August 29, 2003 03:32:56 AM
IP: 66.125.229.79

TGS: OotFP> (spoilers ahead) This fic had its good points, but it also suffered from trying to feature too many characters/plot points at once, without giving any of them the focus they deserve, leaving the reader confused at the end of the tale and wondering "er, what just happened?"

The good: Cameos/mentions of characters we don't see any more (Dorcas, Caspian, Jane). I think using the clan's ancient library as a resource for the hunt is an interesting idea. I also thought it was clever having the GK slip that scroll into the library to start the whole affair. I like how Merlin is immunosuppressed, showing that the poison is doing more thna just giving hom a limp and white hair. His delirious state actually made him seem more in character to me; I could picture him more as the addle-brained old man he really is. It's also nice to see that Arthur's high tab with the clan isn't going unnoticed. It's also nice to hear opinions about Arthur from a gargoyle who doesn't worship him, although Brianna's reasons for disliking him seem rather weak. It boils down to petty jealousy over the time Griff spends with Arthur. And she calls Griff soft-headed! Also, although I appreciate Mary mentioning her squire duties at last, it would have been nice to include a scene where Arthur sits down with her and actually explains what she has to do, perhaps with her enthusiasm/awe dwindling as the long list of chores sinks in. She readily offers to prepare maps for Arthur before they leave (is this normally a squire's duty?), but how does she -really- feel about being made squire? When she's alone, does she grumble about the extra work? Or does she share with Merlin her secret fantasies about one day riding a white charger and winning fortune and glory as a knight?

The confusing: I thought it was a bit of a stretch to say the holy grail looked like an emerald (I can see why the scroll said that, especially since the scroll was false to begin with, but still. I am curious whether there really is a tie between legends of griffins and emeralds, though). Also, although I realize in English a flashlight is called a torch, it adds to the confusion of which kind is actually being used. Finally, I'm afraid Griff's trial was just WAY too hard to follow. Just as one enemy appears (with only a brief description), some crazy elemental attack (floods, fire, electricity) drives him or Griff off just as a new danger approaches. Out of the frying pan and into the fire, yeah, I get it. But what I don't get (until the end, by which time my eyes are all swirly @@) is how they are all connected. In "Mists", there was the mist and previous mention of a ghost that explained how all the phantom enemies were connected. In "Hunt", there was the ghostly oak letting the reader know there was more going on than met the eye. But in this fic, although you know all these appearing and disappearing friends and foes can't be simply coincidence, you're offered no hints or reassurances(it would have been nice if all these characters were wearing something green, for example). It just seems like the author is randomly pulling enemies out of a hat to make the adventure more exciting. What makes it worse is that none of these enemies is given much character or obvious motive. In fact, sometimes the enemies contradict what little we're shown (at the beginning of the fic, Brianna admits she isn't the adventurous sort; then when she reappears, she asks, "why should I let you have all the fun?". The giant's diction shows him to be more than the stereotypical moron--until he reverts to a "Hulk smash!" comment. The green gargoyle begins as a mysterious figure, then tugs at the reader's heartstrings with tales of his murdered clan, then starts laughing evily (only the word 'cynical' is later added, so maybe he's not evil, just misunderstood), and then he laughs while torturing Griff (at which point you know he's evil), then reacts nobly to Griff's sacrifice...and this whole time I'm left trying to figure this guy out and whether I should be sympathetic or rooting against him. Only towards the end does Griff remark that he's insane. Since I don't automatically jump to the conclusion that any character I can't figure out is insane, it would have helped to remark on this earlier). I think the big problem with this part is that there are too many characters making brief appearances, and the action is moving too fast (while the dialog/thoughts are too slow. Griff really should have figured out something was wrong when Thor first appeared. And to have him then casually chat with Taliesin about the first Unseelie War while all this was going on was really stretching it).

My final thought--this was obviously a test for Griff and not Arthur. It was also mentioned that Arthur drowned babies and tried to burn his wife. Is the GK hinting that Arthur has no hope of finding the Grail, and that their best chance lies with Griff? Or if Mary had come along, would he have tested her instead?
Vashkoda
Friday, August 29, 2003 02:56:37 AM
IP: 129.98.127.164

MTV video Music awards...I remember the days I used to watch all the award shows. I think they suck now. I can just look in the newspaper tomorrow to see who won (though I don't really give a rat's ass).

Niamhgold - <<this would be the time to see if they're an acid-dropping, wax-boiling GFA major with an affinity for getting STDs... ;)>> Gee, THAT made me feel a lot better...:P (you have a "weird" imagination!) I actually tried to call her tonite, but she wasn't home, I left a message with a family member, so hopefully she'll call back tomorrow. I'll be too afraid to call her back, since I don't want to seem like I'm harassing her or anything. The other rommate I did talk to (and both have talked to each other, but why not me, I have no clue) seems nice, we seem to have a few things in common (she's a fellow KP fan, though not as diehard as I am).

That also reminds me of someone I work with (or used to, since we're both on leave for college) who is (or was, I don't know about now) afraid that her roomate is going to be this 400 pound black lesbian who's going to rape her...

And I am FINALLY able to edit my video clips! I used 2 different programs, though I don't really know what the first one did, it was recommended by someone else. I tried it in the editor (the one I recommended to Lain), and it works. But I still need to test it again and try a different one to make doubly sure.

Damn those .ogm files. Great Quality, but hell to edit. Why can't they actually HAVE info online about it? I thought the internet was supposed to have everything! (/sarcasm)

Andrea - [takarifreak@dark-stars.net]
Friday, August 29, 2003 01:16:12 AM
IP: 209.91.49.213

Ooo... MTV Video Music Awards... I recorded it for the Evanescence performance, but was pleasantly surprised by Madonna, Brittany and Christina getting all femmeslashy on stage. Christina looks totally different with dark hair and I didn't recognise her at all, and I thought she was a light skinned black woman. She looked sultry and ultra lovely though, it's a good look on her. Madonna's sleek masculine black suit attire was very sophisticated, and she was very center stage among the virginal white bridal attire of the younger pop singers. Oh la la lah! Missy Elliot added soul and energy to the piece as well. Very divalicious.

Well, Thunderstorms. Later!
Mooncat
Mooncat
Friday, August 29, 2003 12:47:31 AM
IP: 68.102.0.23

Today turned out to be one of the muggiest of the year. It also turned out to be the day of Freshmen orientation (and Paul and I yelling "transfer while you can"!), which made getting a parking pass very difficult. Plus, they kept assuming I was a freshman and ushering me into the orientation programs/activities. Eh. It was a free lunch ;)

I also had to start cleaning today, and it's definitely not fun to scrub a bathtub in this weather. At least I don't have roommates so that I don't have to be in good dress when I do clean ;)

Also cleared up some Quicktime problems on my machine. Yep, that about does it.

Gside: <Unless you're going for X2 costumes> My one roommate wouldn't even get into one of those. Though I've heard that she's lost weight this summer, so who knows?
<You have left brained friends that blow you up regularly?> A few, yes. Sometimes I blow myself up.
 Like making FF9?
<May the force be with you!> Up, up, and away!
<Yes. I would> Bwhahahahahha.
<How'd you know what the mascot class looked like?> *L* Wait until you see Fozzie's head on Selphie ;)
<But they get to laugh it up because I'm a soulless tool who goes to all the lectures> But it makes it easier to skip, because then you have a good record behind you.
<And then do we get to participate in the traditional traditional post spanking activities?> Um...the limit is two ;) No "we's" unless you get someone else to spank, or unless you're talking about just you two...? ;)
<Admit it, you're fantasizing about it now> Quick! Don't think about purple zebras!

Imzadi: <He has my dream job. And I don't surf> Though you'd have to make a full time job of sucking up to the woman.
<Does she feed it blocks of cheese?> And ravioli, and meatballs, and pizelles ;)
<Comments reserved for later.> Our group's Flash always had a crush on Christine (still does), so she isn't unappealing.
<You should be spanked.> And there are so many FF weapons to choose from...
<But it would be a lie 8-)> One day. And it shall be silver. Oh. And it shall be a Mercedes. ;)
<My AFK message> ::cue music:: Oh Campus Safety...
<Mine is harder because you are a hippy ;-)> Not until you have to wear a splint for three weeks can you say that ;)
<well, I could, but I'd be one sick puppy.> You already are ;) I can't even picture this image myself.
<It's too heavy> Do you know the character Sephiroth? Talk about big swords! ;)
<Yes, it was> I try.
<Save yours> Well, you can never say I didn't offer ;)
<Uh...not that I hear that one very often...> But do you say it?
<Grrr. Argh. Boobies> Heh. Good point. But then again, I'm known to say my share of Mmm. Good. Monkeys.

Bud-Clare: <The human race is doomed. ;)> We should move to Pluto and join with the penguins, while we have the chance!
<She was talking about fruit.> Thankfully someone noticed.
 How about wheels of cheese?
<Keep this up and we'll have to tell the two of you to get a room. ;)> And Samuel Beckett said, "Oh, boy."
<If I pretend to be your long-lost sister, will they give me some, too?> Me, I'd just like to have any grandparents, period. I royally got the shaft on that one, plus a lifetime of fear of cancer ;)

Andrea: Well, you're going to be living with them, so you can't let yourself get nervous about a phone call ;) Plus, this would be the time to see if they're an acid-dropping, wax-boiling GFA major with an affinity for getting STDs... ;)

Heather: <Why I watch this show I don't know> For me, it was Chris Rock.

DPH: <Hey. One of my cats just gave birth to 4 kittens either late Wednesday night or early Friday morning.> Congrats!

Adios
Niamhgold
Friday, August 29, 2003 12:37:49 AM
IP: 67.74.232.26

Imzadi> <>: This time, of course.
<<But they are macs>>: Better safe than sorry.
<<Until they slit your throat for "wrecking the curve, you bastard">>: Until there's a group project. But they get to laugh it up because I'm a soulless tool who goes to all the lectures.
<<Uh...not that I hear that one very often>>: Of course you don't, you're too busy slitting throats.
<<Um...>>: All right, all right, Dr. Honeydew didn't blow Beaker up every time, but something disasterous always happened.
<<You should be spanked>>: And then do we get to participate in the traditional traditional post spanking activities?
<>: Admit it, you're fantasizing about it now.
<<But I couldn't walk around with a sword that size killing everything in my path. It's too heavy>>: So talk to someone in materials.

Bud Clare> <<A lot of men are insecure about it, but they can't all have been mocked, right?>>: Never underestimate the curelty of a lockerroom.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Friday, August 29, 2003 12:01:45 AM
IP: 68.37.214.227

Hey. One of my cats just gave birth to 4 kittens either late Wednesday night or early Friday morning. Yes, Lain, it was the one I called "Hunter".
DPH
AR, USA
Thursday, August 28, 2003 11:28:49 PM
IP: 204.94.193.26

Mtv Music Awards Update...

Why I watch this show I don't know...

Anyway...

Maybe Jennifer Lopez had the right idea with not appearing with Madonna and Brittany Spears at the opening ceremonies of the VMAs BECAUSE... They replaced her with Christina Aguilera and when the three were on stage... Trio kiss fest... Brittany giving Madonna tongue...

*shudders and walks out* Had to get it off of my chest...
Heather - [neo_digi@yahoo.com]
Warner Robins, GA, USA
Thursday, August 28, 2003 10:02:11 PM
IP: 68.98.197.174

Why I am speding time trying to get Gargoyles episodes in german I don't know...But I'm sure having a good time laughing my ass off while watching them! The voices are just so WRONG!! After actually paying attention, I found out the names ARE in fast the same, but pronounced the german way. They toom out the Jalepenia line(s) though, that was a disappointment...as with some lines they really screwed up (like they say entirely different things than from the original, it isn't even remotely similar).

I tried to Get Akakening Part 1 in french, but couldn't. Maybe it'll appear again sometime...

3 days until I leave for school...I still have to get the guts to call my other roomate...
Andrea - [takarifreak@dark-stars.net]
Thursday, August 28, 2003 06:44:38 PM
IP: 209.91.49.213

Niamhgold> <>
The human race is doomed. ;)
_________________________
Josh> <<Or never used a floppy before. There's a whole generation of upcoming computer users who've never seen a floppy.>>
Eh... probably not. This was years ago. Early '98, I suppose.

<>
Ideally no. (That reminds me of the guy who spilled beer on his keyboard...)

<<It's a reason not to be insecure about that particular aspect.>>
I don't know... A lot of men are insecure about it, but they can't all have been mocked, right?

<<It applies so frequently.>>
I know. Unfortunately, I can never remember the words in the right order when I need to. One of these days I'm going to have to buckle down and memorize the damn thing. ;)

<<Grrr. Argh. Boobies.>>
*L*

<<Yes, but not a subclass.>>
If you're still referencing the comment that I think you're referencing, you misread the comment in the first place. She was talking about fruit.

<<He has my dream job. And I don't surf.>>
Being married to a doctor? Are you sure you're not a woman?

<<Does she feed it blocks of cheese?>>
I wish people would feed me blocks of cheese.

<<You should be spanked.>>
Keep this up and we'll have to tell the two of you to get a room. ;)

<<I've gotten a fresh infusion from the grandparents.>>
If I pretend to be your long-lost sister, will they give me some, too?
Bud-Clare - [budclare@yahoo.com]
Thursday, August 28, 2003 05:34:08 AM
IP: 66.67.201.63

Well, my solid mechanics class is looking like it's gonna suck ass. All kinds of complicated array math...hell, we've spent the first two lectures on notation ALONE. On the plus side, Civil Engineering Materials is looking like a nice easy class (the whole "no final, no homework") probably contributes to that.

Bud-Clare: <<Best guess is that she'd never actually _used_ a computer before, and just picked her major at random>>: Or never used a floppy before. There's a whole generation of upcoming computer users who've never seen a floppy.
<<Remind me to post more often>>: I guess blogging doesn't get the keyboard sticky.
<<That's no reason to not be insecure>>: It's a reason not to be insecure about that particular aspect.
<<Are you sure?>>: I realize that it's difficult to tell. But yes, I am sure.
<<You get a lot of use out of that one, don't you?>>: It applies so frequently.
<<It's communication skills are limited to grunts anyway>>: Grrr. Argh. Boobies.

Gside: <<That definition supports the validity of calling the desktop an Apple>>: Yes, but not a subclass.
<<So stop telling everyone>>: I think it was someone else who started this thread.
<>: But they are macs.
<>: Until they slit your throat for "wrecking the curve, you bastard". Uh...not that I hear that one very often...
<<You have left brained friends that blow you up regularly?>>: Um...

Niamh: <<she's a doctor; he's a surfer bum>>: He has my dream job. And I don't surf.
<<and very fat>>: Does she feed it blocks of cheese?
<<my roommates are afraid to dress in anything revealing>>: Comments reserved for later.
<< I'm a bad, bad FF player>>: You should be spanked.
<>: But it would be a lie 8-)
<<you're supposed to be the key!>>: Ironically, if I don't post, there is less of a reason for me to post the following night!
<>: My AFK message.
<<trying to compare an art school workload to an engineering grad school workload is difficult, if not impossible>>: No its not. Mine is harder because you are a hippy ;-)
<<Unless I wear a big Beaker foam-head...and dress as Lulu from the neck down>>: stop that! I can't fantasize to that! well, I could, but I'd be one sick puppy.
<<The shades, I guess>>: But I couldn't walk around with a sword that size killing everything in my path. It's too heavy.
<<It'll just be an open-face sandwich. Aack. That was bad>>: Yes, it was.
<< It won't be that full for much longer>>: I've gotten a fresh infusion from the grandparents. I have my finger on quite a bit of the green stuff, actually. Save yours.
<<for people who like using chickens>>: That guy in South Park?
<<sometimes the testosterone IS wrong>>: I've done well for myself.
<<you've mastered the fine art of conjunctions!>>: I'm just that good.

216. If my Legions of Terror are defeated in a battle, I will quietly withdraw and regroup instead of launching a haphazard mission to assassinate the hero.

Josh - [ATkicktothenutsDOTcom]
Berkeley, CA, US of A
Thursday, August 28, 2003 02:25:20 AM
IP: 66.125.229.79

Spent a good bit of the day on the roof of a three story building fiddling with a weather station. Doesn't work again yet, but they're sending us free parts.
And then I had some codec fun. It annoys me when the files play differently in different players. !$#@ green blobs.

Andrea> <<Maybe if I can find an encoder>>: divx-digest.com ?

Niamhgold> <<That, and my roommates are afraid to dress in anything revealing>>: Unless you're going for X2 costumes (I have an artbook that has them all; but why'd they have to make a Mascot class?), it's only really Lulu that's bad.
<<But Beaker sounds more like me>>: You have left brained friends that blow you up regularly?
<<Crap! I'm a bad, bad FF player>>: You're forgiven. I think even Square has messed up on occaison.
<<Beam me up, Scotty>>: May the force be with you!
<<Stuffed 'em with...wouldn't you like to know?>>: Yes. I would.
<<Unless I wear a big Beaker foam-head...and dress as Lulu from the neck down>>: How'd you know what the mascot class looked like?
<<In all fairness, sometimes the testosterone IS wrong>>: Never.
<>: I thought that was progesterone.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Thursday, August 28, 2003 12:40:43 AM
IP: 68.37.214.227

Last day at work, and out with a bang. A nice, two-hour comic book Wednesday, complete with a visit from the man who founded it ;) He came in with his wife from San Diego, where he apparently moved to this summer to live with his sugar momma (she's a doctor; he's a surfer bum ;))

My boss rescued a kitten from a dumpster the other night and has decidedly taken it under his wing. I hate it when people abandon/abuse their animals...but it's so much nicer when somebody better rescues it. Our dog has gotten very mellow (and very fat) since my mom adopted it.

I'll be moving to a new home on Saturday. I'd also like to thank Mandolin, IRCGoliath, Stephen Sobotka, Leo, and those whose names I can't quite remember off hand for purchasing my artwork at the Gathering. Much appreciated! ;)

Andrea: Soundforge also opens .ogg vorbis audio (which is being called the new .mp3 format). I do recommend that program over the one you're using, if this project is something you plan on devoting your time to.

DPH: <Don't you mean 75%-90% of the civilians?> Right, I wasn't counting Margot or Brendan ;) And Elisa and those folks don't count ;)

Gside: <Infidels> That, and my roommates are afraid to dress in anything revealing. They even like to stay home and work during the party ;)
<Meep! Though I do like them both> I'm going for Gonzo (if I decide for the muppets) over Beaker, due to overall weirdness. But Beaker sounds more like me ;)
<As long as there aren't too many yous> Thankfully for all, there is only one.
<Chibikkos! Though Mog is an individual, Moogles are the race> Crap! I'm a bad, bad FF player ;)
<Read my lips!> Beam me up, Scotty!
<Ooh. What'd you do to them?> Stuffed 'em with...wouldn't you like to know? ;)
<But with Apple, the manufacturer name is on practically the same footing as the product name, so which one you use doesn't matter much.> Yes. And it is as valid as calling a Ford a Ford. For example, I can say I own a BMW, without having to give away a make and model.

Imzadi: <Boring. Clearly no reason to post tonight> No kidding. And you're supposed to be the key! ;)
<Saw LXG, finally. It was funny> I'll settle myself with the graphic novel and cable, when it comes out.
<The latter part was very easy, but the troubleshooting sucked> "I have no idea what's going on!"
<and the other has no final exam and no homework> That's not too bad. However, trying to compare an art school workload to an engineering grad school workload is difficult, if not impossible ;)
<Either way, I want pictures!> Unless I wear a big Beaker foam-head...and dress as Lulu from the neck down ;)
<That is a myth told by men with small penises.> And often artists, when their computer crashes and they go back to the pen-and-ink routine.
 The shades, I guess.
<Sorry, that would violate the rules> All right, all right. It'll just be an open-face sandwich. Aack. That was bad.
<Maybe...> Well? It won't be that full for much longer ;)
<Interesting....> Eh, for people who like using chickens.
<And being told it's wrong> In all fairness, sometimes the testosterone IS wrong.
<And? So? But? Therefore?> Congratulations; you've mastered the fine art of conjunctions!

Bud-Clare: Haha.
<That's no reason to not be insecure> That's apparently what my ego says!
<It doesn't really matter, though... It's communication skills are limited to grunts anyway> Eh. I couldn't imagine estrogen getting along with more estrogen in place of testosterone, since that just creates a lot of bitchiness. ;)

Adios

Niamhgold
Wednesday, August 27, 2003 05:08:49 PM
IP: 146.145.186.33

Andrea: If the files weren't open because their extension was renamed, you may be dealing with some corrupt files. Do they open *anywhere*?
Niamhgold
Wednesday, August 27, 2003 03:49:16 PM
IP: 146.145.186.33

Lain, I found a program called Blaze Media Pro that opens all my garg episodes in the editor! Yeah! Clickie my name for the link to the website. I have no idea how to use it, lots of complicated controls! I still have to look elsewhere, my KP files don't open (I think it's because they are really .omg files renamed as an .avi). Maybe if I can find an encoder to make them true .avi or.mpg files, maybe then it would work. My search continues!

4 days until I leave for school...

I'm guess the problem with them not opening it up in any other editor is because not many support .ogg vorbis audio (this one does!), and I think that's what the sound was on all the files
Andrea - [takarifreak@dark-stars.net]
Wednesday, August 27, 2003 12:18:18 PM
IP: 209.91.49.213

Boring. Clearly no reason to post tonight. Saw LXG, finally. It was funny.
Josh
Wednesday, August 27, 2003 03:47:10 AM
IP: 66.125.229.79

Imzadi> <<Apple is a subclass of "computer manufacturers">>: That definition supports the validity of calling the desktop an Apple.
<<That is a myth told by men with small penises>>: So stop telling everyone.
<<An Apple is a 20 year old computer, not a semirecent desktop>>: But with Apple, the manufacturer name is on practically the same footing as the product name, so which one you use doesn't matter much.
<<and what about iBooks/powerbooks, btw?>>: I don't see Mac anywhere in those names.

Bud Clare> <<she was apparently a (first-semester) CS major>>: Ah, people who get into the field for the reputation it has without thinking of their own strenghts. I like them; they make things easier for me.
<<I've never heard anyone throw resolution into a random conversation before. Good for you>>: Thank you.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Tuesday, August 26, 2003 11:28:26 PM
IP: 68.37.214.227

Josh> <<Right, because windows users never do stuff like that.>>
I saw a girl trying to put a disk in backwards once. Took her the longest time to figure it out... and she was apparently a (first-semester) CS major. Best guess is that she'd never actually _used_ a computer before, and just picked her major at random.

<<Blogging is a substitute for masturbation.>>
Remind me to post more often... ;)

<<I've never had any complaints. Or giggles.>>
That's no reason to not be insecure.

<<Actually, I was serious.>>
Are you sure?

<<And? So? But? Therefore?>>
You get a lot of use out of that one, don't you? Not complaining or anything, it's just an observation.
_________________________
Niamhgold> <<Testosterone doesn't talk--it's too busy being nagged by the estrogen>>
It doesn't really matter, though... It's communication skills are limited to grunts anyway.
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Gside> <<But as long as you know you're talking about a semirecent desktop, Mac and Apple have the same resolution.>>
*L* I've never heard anyone throw resolution into a random conversation before. Good for you. ;)
Bud-Clare - [budclare@yahoo.com]
Tuesday, August 26, 2003 02:50:59 AM
IP: 66.67.201.63

I've spent most of the evening watching TV and playing with iChat AV beta. It's buggy as hell. Problems with adding buddies. I figured out that the problem was a conflict with the AIM server, which iChat wasn't kind enough to figure out. Solved it by opening up AIM and manually deleting the entire buddy list, then reinstating it via Address Book. The latter part was very easy, but the troubleshooting sucked.

Today was the first day of classes. I only had two lectures, both were thick-accented profs from my undergrad career. I wasn't looking forward to taking these classes, but it should be interesting this time around. One class has no midterms (but the grade is 50% open-book final, 50% really hard homework), and the other has no final exam and no homework.

If you haven't seen the latest Red vs. Blue PSA, I suggest doing so. Immediately.

***TGS COMMENTS***

No real comments on the latest episode. Brianna is whiny. Also, it didn't feel like whatever was playing out in Ed's imagination was sufficiently transferred to text. Better, longer descriptions (especially of environment) are necessary to truly immerse the reader in your world.

***END TGS COMMENTS***

Jaden: <>: I probably would.

Andrea: <>: Final Cut?

Niamhgold: <<I'm torn between going to our annual Halloween party as Lulu...or as a Muppets character>>: Either way, I want pictures!
<<somebody will find a way to start attacking Mac OS, because it'll be an even bigger challenge>>: I won't lose any sleep over it.
<<Technically, in botany, a mac is a subclass of apple. So this could be valid>>: I don't think so. A mac would be a subclass of computers. Apple is a subclass of "computer manufacturers".
<<it all comes down to *how* you use the tool...not which tool you own.>>: That is a myth told by men with small penises.
<<Don't get excited>>: Who's excited?
<<Seymour and Auron, I can see>>: I can't see Auron.
<< I'll have to meet these guys, and make a sandwich with them>>: Sorry, that would violate the rules.
<<My checking account>>: Maybe...
<>: You like Jews.
<<And the difference between kinky and sick is the difference between using a live chicken and a using a cooked chicken>>: Interesting...
<<Testosterone doesn't talk--it's too busy being nagged by the estrogen>>: And being told it's wrong.

Todd: Thanks for pointing that stuff out. Though I think the writers were being brain-dead if it didn't occur to them that Mary and Merlin might want to point out to Arthur Morgana's whereabouts.

Graymonk: <<putting Mary and Merlin in opposite wings? Real subtle Nige>>: He's still a father! I'd expect any girl's parents to do the same thing.
<<Merlin or Arthur need to have a talk with Mary "loose lips" Sefton about why it's not a good idea to tell strange women you're pretty sure are homicidal maniacs your plans>>: Good point.

DPH: <<Interesting>>: And wrong.
<<who much goes to the book company in terms of profit vs how much the researcher gets paid?>>: Most for the publishing company.
<<t was the number of files on my computer that were scanned for a virus>>: No, we don't.
<<this guy who knows more about computers got one on his pc and then removed it>>: And? So? But? Therefore?
<<I've heard one of the teachers is out to discourage students from taking that major>>: Because it's not a real major?

Gside: <<They hadn't quite mastered ship launched underwater explosives yet>>: Cool.
<<as long as you know you're talking about a semirecent desktop, Mac and Apple have the same resolution>>: That's just it. An Apple is a 20 year old computer, not a semirecent desktop (and what about iBooks/powerbooks, btw?). It's like saying you drive a pinto.

And on that note, I crash.

215. If I ever MUST put a digital timer on my doomsday device, I will buy one free from quantum mechanical anomalies. So many brands on the market keep perfectly good time while you're looking at them, but whenever you turn away for a couple minutes then turn back, you find that the countdown has progressed by only a few seconds.

Josh - [ATkicktothenutsDOTcom]
Berkeley, CA, US of A
Tuesday, August 26, 2003 02:37:22 AM
IP: 66.125.229.79

andrea>> <<Lain - tried all my garg episodes. None work, I get the same error: Audio format not supported. My guess is that it's .ogg vorbis>> stink!

graymonk>> <<MARY AS A CANMORE: More heavy handed hints that Mary's mom was a hunter>> i believe youre mistaken there and its quite an important point. the reference is not that marys MOTHER was a hunter, but that her great grandmother (hinty hinty) was. fiona sefton (nee not canmore), marys mother, is/was not fiona canmore and would have been too removed to have been "called to duty" (as it were). that said, marys mother was named "fiona" after that grandmother.
but dont worry, we might invent some more fionas.. just to make things MORE confusing ;)
mwa ha ha!

lain
Tuesday, August 26, 2003 01:10:14 AM
IP: 65.93.87.73

I'm currently previewing my downlaod of Awakening, Part 2..in German (there is still about 17 megs of the 89 meg file to go). It's rather funny I think...the some voices don't really fit some of the characters. I'm sitting here laughing my ass off (well, silently, since everyone else is asleep up here). I can understand a good deal of it, partly because I have half the episodes pretty much memorized, and partly because I took German from 7th to 12th grade (I suck at speaking and reading it, but I RULE at the grammar portion and listening). Most lines are pretty much literal translations, and those that aren't pretty much deliver the same message. No subtitles though. It's a good think my knowledge exists, otherwise I'd be half cluless (is that an oxymoron I Just made up??).

It downloads in sections rather from start to finish. Part of the video got stuck, while the audio still played (I'm missing a big middle section). When the video caught up, it also played the audio, both in super speed! Gargoyles Meets the Chipmunks!

I really should be getting my room cleaned fo school, but this is much more entertaining. (for the record, I'm going for Computer Science. As far as I know (from orientation attendance), I'm the only freshman for that major who's female...)
Andrea - [takarifreak@dark-stars.net]
Tuesday, August 26, 2003 12:49:17 AM
IP: 209.91.49.213

TGS proudly presents a Pendragon Season story . . .

Out of the Frying Pan

Written by Ed Reynolds

Outline by Ed Reynolds

Original artwork by Lain

Click my name, go to the link at the top of the cr that says "Current Episode", or visit http://tgs.gargoyles-fans.org/ce.html to
read this week's story.
DPH - [<--Click here to read this week's story]
AR, USA
Tuesday, August 26, 2003 12:03:32 AM
IP: 204.94.193.39

Bud Clare> <<That's not impressive>>: It was the book I did probably out of. The engineering probability course might've had a better sounding text.

Happy Birthday Siryn.

Imzadi> <<Original creations in FFX>>: But will the ability carry on into the following incarnations?
<<Was he?>>: That's what I heard. They hadn't quite mastered ship launched underwater explosives yet.
<<Real linux users only really care about security flaws in Linux>>: Yes, but I'm sure they also worry about the machines inbetween them and where they want to go, as well as potential flooding of datapaths.
<<It leads to confusion, especially since Apples aren't made anymore>>: But as long as you know you're talking about a semirecent desktop, Mac and Apple have the same resolution.

Niamhgold> <<the cast of FFX due to their disinterest in the game>>: Infidels.
<>: Meep! Though I do like them both.
<<Actually a little earlier than that>>: V is the earliest I know of them, but I don't remember the Karma ability.
<<Not so much with the Cid>>: All Cids are engineers, so all engineers a a little Cid.
<<Monkeys!>>: We've already been there.
<>: As long as there aren't too many yous.
<<Mogs!>>: Chibikkos! Though Mog is an individual, Moogles are the race.
<<No new taxes!>>: Read my lips!
<<And wait until you try the *corn dogs*!>>: Ooh. What'd you do to them?

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Monday, August 25, 2003 11:54:45 PM
IP: 68.37.214.227

*wonders if this is the last post before this week's story is released*

Graymonk - *temporarily supresses emotions* Interesting review. Really, it was an interesting review.

Niamhgold - <Technically, in botany, a mac is a subclass of apple.> Interesting. <Like half of the civilians in Gargoyles?> Don't you mean 75%-90% of the civilians?

Happy B-day Siryn.

Imzadi - I just want to know how the pay cut goes for each book: who much goes to the book company in terms of profit vs how much the researcher gets paid? <Wrong question. Do we care?> It was the number of files on my computer that were scanned for a virus. Speaking of virii, this guy who knows more about computers got one on his pc and then removed it. <How is that a major?> It's within the Management Information Systems Major, one of the options. I've heard one of the teachers is out to discourage students from taking that major.

I met my advisor today. He's an interesting guy. Can't wait to drive him nuts.

*goes off to get ready to release a story*
DPH
AR, USA
Monday, August 25, 2003 11:14:45 PM
IP: 204.94.193.81

Thanks for the review, Graymonk. In answer to your question about Colin Marter, yep, he has children. We got in at least one mention of them in "Night of the Weird" (Season Two) where they're collecting weasels to deal with basilisks and Marter mentions about this reminding him of one of his sons' animal-collecting phases.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn1@mindspring.com]
St. Louis, MO
Monday, August 25, 2003 07:05:36 PM
IP: 171.75.195.4

Doi? What the frell is a Doi?

*****SPOILERS FOR HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS*****

THE GOOD:

-Nigel's Christmas presents. Besides being LOL funny, these were a great way to show Nigel still cares for Mary without sentimentalizing the scene. This epsiode did a lot to humanize Nigel for me. In the past he came off as cold prick, still does to a certain extent(putting Mary and Merlin in opposite wings? Real subtle Nige). However, I'm starting to understand him a little bit better. He came off more as an inexperienced father who's not ready to deal with an admittedly outlandish situation (how many dads find out their daughters are reverse werewolves?)

-The tension between Morgana and Merlin and Mary (hereafter collectively referred to as M&M). I nearly fell out of my chair laughing when Nigel said Morgana was coming over. Did the dinner scene remind anyone else of the POwer Puff Girls episode where their next door neighbor becomes a supervillain and when the ppg come over for a dinner party spent the entire dinner w/a gun to the Professor's head? Seriously though, I loved th tension throughout those scenes and it really is a riveting situation. Mary knows what Morgana is like and really should warn her father but she's seen how miserable he was after losing his first wife and seems reluctant to take away his second shot at marital bliss. Morgana has an unenviable position as well. She obviously doesn't want Merlin seeing Mary but if she pushes Nigel too hard to break M&M up she might provoke Mary into spilling the beans, thereby denying her a chance at a new family. Of course if Mary did out Morgana, Morg could always try to get Nigel on her side by offering to cure Mary.

-Naturally I'm ecstatic that Merlin appologised to Morg but Taleweaver more or less sumed up my feelings on it already so I don't see much neeed to say anything further.

-Boz's arguments in Jenifer's favor. They were quite shrewd and reasonable. Certainly a rich and presumably powerful human like Jennifer would be a desireable ally.

-Jennifer in general. She really grew on me this episode. She showed an impressive amount of concern and empathy for the Gargoyles' plight during her date with Arthur. More welcome than that, however, was her Monty Python jokes. This helped her and Arhtur seem more relaxed and natural. In the past Art and Jen's realationship has seemed rather formal and stiff, more akin to a medieval knight trying to win his lady's favor (which is an understandable motif to slip into but it started to wear thin after a while). Jen's jokes, and Arthur's responses allowed them to feel more like two regular people on a date.

-Merlin saying the Grail quest might take them outside of the UK. Pendragon going international sounds good to me. It'll be a nice change from the last two quests and ties into the Lady in the Lake's statement that "this is not Britain but a far larger stage" in "Pendragon."

-KEVIN! I don't rightly know why but I love Kevin! From now on every episode w/Kevin gets an extra 1/2 point.

THE BAD:

-There was very little grail questing in this ep. A break is nice but Merlin's life is on the line. a line about Dulcy or Arthur going over possible clues to a new location or something like that would have been nice.

-Merlin or Arthur need to have a talk with Mary "loose lips" Sefton about why it's not a good idea to tell strange women you're pretty sure are homicidal maniacs your plans. First Demona, now Morgana, Mary might as well take out and ad in the times proclaiming "Hey bad guys! We're looking for the Holy Grail!"

- Apparently dropped plot lines. I am a little sad nothing seems to have come of the Arthur exposed plot line. I understand that interest in Arthur would have dropped off after several months but still, that pleasant chat at the savoy seemed out of place considering what a big deal "Out of the Blue" made of it. Additionally, it would have been nice to see Duval's accustations re:Art and Jen from "Iris, Lily, Rose" addressed. The idea that Jennifer bore an uncanny resmblance to Guinevere added a neat wrinkle to the realtionship and cast some interesting doubts on Arthur's interest in Jen.

THE MISC:

-SPEAKING OF UNSELOVED PLOTLINES: Michael's mention of Briana's friend Jane reminded me; Whatever happened to the Ifset in London plot line from last year's "Reluctan Theif?" we never did find out exactly what she was up to.

-HOSTILE TAKEOVER? It'll be interesting to see where the Camford/Montrose thread goes. It may just be the fact that I recently read the poem but Montrose is reminding me more and more of Maleagan from "The Knight of the Cart." He's arrogant, amoral, lusty (his pursuit of Angela), comes off as a spoiled brat and his name starts with an M. Going after Arthur's new love (who has a name similar to Guinevere) just solidifies the resemblance in my mind.

-DOES COLIN HAVE ANY KIDS? This occured to me when Arthur introduced Colin, if Colin is the herditary guardian of the London clan who is he going to pass his duties off to when he dies?

*Graymonk pauses to shake the lingering mental image of Colin dancing to the YMCA dance out of his head*

-MARY AS A CANMORE: More heavy handed hints that Mary's mom was a hunter. I'm almost inclined to belive it but Todd pulled a bait and switch earlier this season when he implied Art, M&M and Griff were in for a world tour. He's pulled the wool over my eyes before in season 3 (I nvere would 've guessed Morgana was the connection, seemed too obvious). I'm beginning to suspect Mary's grandma was actually fighting the Hunter and protecting Gargoyles.

Whoops, shift's almost over, time to kick all the customers out of the building :))
Graymonk - [mmckinnongra@hotmail.com]
Monday, August 25, 2003 06:39:00 PM
IP: 137.149.84.20

Re Nicholas Maddox and the Quarrymen: I'm sorry if this didn't come across at the end of Season One as clearly as we had intended, but the concept here was that it was revealed to the general public and the authorities that Maddox and Castaway had actually been working together, Maddox being specially commissioned to invent and manufacture the Quarrymen's hammers - the parallel was not a gun manufacturer selling guns to people who would later on use them for committing crimes so much as a company working hand in hand with a terrorist organization and knowingly supplying them with the tools that they needed to get the job done, at said organization's request.

As for why Merlin and Mary never told Arthur about Morgana - that's simply because it never occurred to the production staff that that was something that they ought to do. And if it doesn't occur to the production staff, it doesn't occur to the characters.

Another element that we should have been clearer on: Arthur and Co. are fully aware now that the Grail is the *only* thing that can save Merlin's life, because it's the only thing that Morgana's poison can't withstand, being divine. There are no other options. I'm sorry if we didn't make that sufficiently clear in past episodes; it's possible that we simply took it for granted that the audience would realize it.
Todd Jensen - [merlyn1@mindspring.com]
St. Louis, MO
Monday, August 25, 2003 06:30:46 PM
IP: 171.75.195.4

Another busy day at work, and I'm hoping that the pace keeps up even after I leave my internship on Wednesday. Because if they continue getting swamped into September, that means they'll have room in the budget for a freelance artist and I won't have to run the blasted campus print lab again... ;)

I'm torn between going to our annual Halloween party as Lulu (with the threat of having no other folks interested in joining me as the cast of FFX due to their disinterest in the game), or as a Muppets character, since about 22 of my friends are thinking about banding together to do that. I would, most likely, get Beaker or Gonzo ;)

Spacebabie: <Don�t worry about it. I didn�t patricpate at my first gathering> Then there's hope for me yet!
< hope you do make it again> Aww, thanks. I do, too...but for what I'd be missing it for, it might be worth it. However, I'll try my best ;)
<Tofu sucks> If it's in miso soup as an appetizer, I can stomach it. Otherwise, I agree.
<Virus gets released, attacks windows, people get rid of windows and buy apples> If that's the case, somebody will find a way to start attacking Mac OS, because it'll be an even bigger challenge. There just simply is no utopia, not even in the computer platform world ;)

Imzadi: <Finally, the computers are "macs". Apple hasn't sold an "Apple" in 20 yeras. The company is Apple. The product is the mac> Technically, in botany, a mac is a subclass of apple. So this could be valid ;) Otherwise, you're correct.
<Also, its a lot easier to get people to give up windows and switch to Linux than it is to get people to switch to a mac> I agree. You know, it all comes down to *how* you use the tool...not which tool you own. Gads, I'm becoming a softie...
<Original creations in FFX> Actually a little earlier than that. Though the in-battle pause absence is freaking frustrating.
<Wow, a blonde who can count> They learn with frosted flakes ;)
<You mean you can't do that on windows?> Don't get excited ;)
<Cid. Or Auron. Or Seymour> Seymour and Auron, I can see. Not so much with the Cid.
 I'll have to meet these guys, and make a sandwich with them ;P
<Brittany Spears> She'll have fun taking all that morphine.
<Depends on who's paying> My checking account.
<Right, because windows users never do stuff like that> Given. Probably the Windows users who switch and then become those mac users trying to jam their zip disks into floppy drives ;)
<This test makes no sense.> Monkeys!
<Also started watching Futurama DVD's> Awesome!

Jaden: <That's fun too. You can't imagine how quiet it is up there and the view is great too. I saw a group of sealions under the water> Curses, makes me want to go up there even more. Must...add...to...neverending...to-do...list.

Todd: <They must have been people who either didn't watch the news much or had poor memories for faces. :)> Like half of the civilians in Gargoyles? ;)

Gside: <Don't lie, we all know you were looking for Digimon porn.> LOL
<Smash?> That, and a little bit of Link and Halo. Halo, because my friend had just watched some of the Red vs. Blue Blood Gultch stuff and was willing to duke it out ;)
<Cid Highwind. I'm happy at being a Cid, but A bit disappointed that there wasn't a monk option in the weapons list> Yeah.
<You're responding to yourself? > I often do ;)
<Espers> Mogs!
<Flay the infidels!> No new taxes!
<Hey, you got extra pickles out of it> I'm certainly not complaining :) I like Jewish delis.
<Excellent. My pulse will be quickenin' with each drop of strychnine> And wait until you try the *corn dogs*!
<They make good top and bottom cushions for shipping> Hmmm...interesting idea :)
<The difference between erotic and kinky is the difference between using a feather and using a chicken> And the difference between kinky and sick is the difference between using a live chicken and a using a cooked chicken ;)

Bud-Clare: <*L* That's the spirit> Not always...
<How do you know that that's not just the testosterone talking?> Testosterone doesn't talk--it's too busy being nagged by the estrogen ;)

Adios
Niamhgold
Monday, August 25, 2003 06:03:47 PM
IP: 146.145.186.33

Andrea: What college/major are you going into?
Niamhgold
Monday, August 25, 2003 01:01:34 PM
IP: 146.145.186.33

Lain - tried all my garg episodes. None work, I get the same error: Audio format not supported. My guess is that it's .ogg vorbis.

While I like .ogg since it has MP3 quality at like half the size, it's annoying since I can't find any video editor that support it. I'm taking the sound out entirely and overwritting it with music, but I can't do anything if the ediot won't open the file.

Someone elsewhere recommended something to change the sound format to wav...I'll try it, and let you know if I can get it to work.

Niamhgold - don't worry, I'm not going as the sisters, I won't be so cruel to steal your idea! I stil have plenty of time to think of a new idea though...

6 days til I leave for college...

Andrea - [takarifreak@dark-stars.net]
Monday, August 25, 2003 12:42:41 PM
IP: 209.91.49.213

andrea re: music videos>> that "city of stone parts 1 & 2" that you have.. let me know if the file will work in your video editing program thingy. ive downloaded that file numerous times and been unable to get it to work. it says it's "corrupted" - it will PLAY fine, i just can't edit with it. if you have the same problem, let me know and I can fork over some that DO work (i had to search for months for them :P)
if it does work then.. :P to you, you lucky little stinker! ;)
also. sound forge is gooooood stuff. :)

lain
Monday, August 25, 2003 11:21:12 AM
IP: 65.93.87.73

Actually...SoundForge isn't too bad if you go to creationengine.com and check their student discount prices: http://creationengine.com/html/action.lasso?-search or click my name, and if neither works, just go to creationengine.com and type in soundforge. It's about $160 to $250 (if you want the sound reduction feature).

Oh, and I hope you have a PC ;)

If not, there's SoundEdit for PC/mac (made by Macromedia). It's a tad more expensive, and though personally I don't like it as much, my friends working in FinalCut don't seem to mind it.

Andrea: <My costume plans for the Gathering next year are trashed now..it's just not working, it's WAY more complicated that I can handle. So I need to come with a new idea.> As long as you're not the Weird Sisters, go for it ;)

Possibly a longer post later
Niamhgold
Monday, August 25, 2003 10:35:47 AM
IP: 146.145.186.33

Andrea: There's a godsend of a sound program called SoundForge. However, you may also want to invest on some line-in recording devices (a good microphone, etc). But soundforge is pretty good at extracting sound from a variety of sources, and is very intuitive when using it in conjunction with Premiere, Final Cut, etc.
Unfortunately, it's pretty expensive ;)

Hope that helps.
Niamhgold
Monday, August 25, 2003 10:21:19 AM
IP: 146.145.186.33

Bud-Clare<AAAAAHHHHH> Actually, I think very few people actually scream. It's just so amazing looking down from 13,000 ft.

Josh<As long as it shows up in the time slot of something I'm already watching> Ah! but this show has audience participation that will slowly drive you insane.

Niamhgold <Parasailing> That's fun too. You can't imagine how quiet it is up there and the view is great too. I saw a group of sealions under the water.

Green Baron- Don't get lost. Or maybe you should. I've had a lot of fun while getting lost, hardest part is finding your way back to where you were ;)

Gotta go.
Later.

Jaden - [jaden1444@aol.com]
Monday, August 25, 2003 02:54:56 AM
IP: 4.46.142.216

Went to a Gypsy Kings concert today. Not bad music. Also started watching Futurama DVD's.

Thanks to those who posted XE spoilers.

Happy B-day Siryn.

Niamhgold: <<Which Final Fantasy character are you>>: Cid. Or Auron. Or Seymour.
<>: I know of at least two.
<<who needs the back pain?>>: Brittany Spears.
<<I've got squeezable pb these days>>: Truly a godsend.
<<not good enough to rule out things like sushi or chicken teriyaki>>: Nonsense.
<<you don't accept checks?>>: Depends on who's paying.
<>: Right, because windows users never do stuff like that.
<<which Office Space character you are>>: This test makes no sense.

Spacebabie: <<He doesn�t. He�s ungrateful>>: Oh shut up. No one likes you.
<<My math skills may be weak but that would average 100 per book>>: Wow, a blonde who can count.
<<Were they new or used?>>: New.
<<What I post is mild compared to what I keep in my locked parts of my LJ>>: Fortunately, we don't have to read your LJ. Blogging is a substitute for masturbation.
<<promptly get your ass kicked>>: I fear no one.
<<Wimp>>: It's called sarcasm.
<>: Now why doesn't that surprise me?
<<�Copy any DVD to CD� mail>>: You mean you can't do that on windows?

Green Baron: <>: DISAFAN. Dees-a-fan. Sounds like Jar Jar. Nevermind.

Gside: <<The difference between erotic and kinky is the difference between using a feather and using a chicken>>: Amen.
<>: Original creations in FFX.
<<You know he was talking about mines>>: Was he? I'll remember that.
<<Warpmind.>>: He could move here.
<<most of the other guys fix their stuff too soon to make scripts last long>>: Exactly.
<<Statics and Mechanics of Materials, and Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications>>: Pretty much, yeah.
<>: I suppose so.
<<they probably wouldn't go for something so widespread>>: That's true. Real linux users only really care about security flaws in Linux.
<<It's a good enough way of referring to it>>: Not really. It'd be like ford making a car called a "ford". It leads to confusion, especially since Apples aren't made anymore. For other products, using the brand name is sufficient because there isn't a model with the same name.

Bud Clare: <<You first>>: I've never had any complaints. Or giggles.
<<How do you know that that's not just the testosterone talking?>>: Many years of experience has taught me to separate them.
<<Don't forget the funny smell... (Of the silly putty, not... nevermind>>: Either way, the joke was funny ;-)
<<Your sarcasm is almost tangible>>: Actually, I was serious.

214. If a malignant being demands a sacrificial victim have a particular quality, I will check to make sure said victim has this quality immediately before the sacrifice and not rely on earlier results. (Especially if the quality is virginity and the victim is the hero's girlfriend.)

Josh - [ATkicktothenutsDOTcom]
Berkeley, CA, US of A
Monday, August 25, 2003 02:38:23 AM
IP: 66.125.229.79

Josh> << <<I'm not even close to being that well-endowed>>: There are some amazing people who can fix that.>>
You first. :P

<<Not really. They have a huge amount of overlap.>>
How do you know that that's not just the testosterone talking?

<<Some people like dead lays. Not me.>>
Don't forget the funny smell... (Of the silly putty, not... nevermind.)

<<HAHAHAHA that was good.>>
Your sarcasm is almost tangible.

<<Apple hasn't sold an "Apple" in 20 yeras.>>
*gets vaguely nostalgic*
__________________
Niamhgold> <<It's easier than generating a type from a sample set of >1.>>
*L* That's the spirit.
___________________
Spacebabie> <<Heh just me rib boning him for his typing skills.>>
You misspelled someone's name in the very same post. I was too polite to point it out at the time. ;)

<<Try donating it to the library>>
Some bastards highlighted in it...

<>
I didn't participate ever...
__________________________
Gside> <<Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications.>>
That's not impressive... (Hell, I ended up with TWO discete math textbooks. Transferring is a b*tch.)
Bud-Clare - [budclare@yahoo.com]
Monday, August 25, 2003 02:07:13 AM
IP: 66.67.201.63

Hello one and all,

I've got some time so I thought I'd post my thoughts on 'Home for the Holidays'

*** Warning! TGS Spoilers Warning! ***
Home for the Holidays

THE GOOD: The London Clan. Seeing them is always a treat. I'm glad they've moved up the rift between humans and gargoyles to treating the ignorance. In seasons past it was treated mainly as gargoyles look like demons that's why human fear them. A good evolution. I hope this isn't the final stage of this development. It is a problem with many faces and many sides certainly worth exploring.

The Romance. It started slowly, but the affection shines through. I especially liked Merlin's explanation over his lack of experience. It makes sense that he wouldn't be looking for love out of fear what he might bring into the world.

THE BAD: The Sunnydale Syndrome. This one involves Nigel Sefton. Mary and Merlin dance on tiptoe on eggshells supposedly because if Nigel found out the truth his head would explode or something. I would think if everyone is so concerned what the public opinion would be if they learned Mary was a werewolf, they'd be even more concerned that Morgana set up this gun smuggling ring. I think marrying a terrorists is higher up on the scandal scale than a daughter with lycanthropy. Morgana has no problem outing Merlin and Mary and yet they hold back all for Nigel's ignorance.

The Maddox connection. Can someone explain how supplying electrified hammers makes Maddox a leader of a terrorist ring and world reknowned criminal? The way I see it Maddox Technology, the company mot the man, are cupable if that much. I mean we don't hold gun makers accountable for gun fatalities, nor the manufacturers of bullets. It doesn't seem compatable with the rest of the gargoyle universe. Xanatos served time for receiving property. That didn't make him public enemy #1. It was comparable to buying a stolen TV. Some emphasized it, but many let it go. Maddox wasn't really convicted of anything and suspected of less. Bottom line, the Unseelie War was a secret one, so inspite of how evil Madoc might have been, treating Nicholas Maddox with such infmay seemed turmped up.

THE OTHERS: Some miscellaneous thoughts while reading this story. Inducting Jennifer into their circle was interesting, but since we didn't see a similiar initiation for Rory, Kevin, Dulcinea, Leba and Mary, not to mention Jane Nelson, it was kind of out of place. I liked that they would take the time to consider it. I think Michael could have given more of an argument. It isn't an inevitability that the London clan will be outed. If they've remain in the heart of a heavily populated urban center like London for centuries and keep the secret, it seems reasonable that they could keep it for another century or two. With Jennifer, since she knew so much already, it didn't see like that big a risk.

I was curious why Merlin or Mary didn't call Arthur or the estate and alert them to Morgana's presence. They may not have gotten anything out of her, but the Holy Grail as the solution would feel more compelling if they were trying other avenues. It felt like the Holy Grail was the only solution and everyone is turing a blind eye to other possibilities.

Merlin's apology was nice. Definately long over due. His melancholy and self-pity was starting to bug. If he thinks Morgana's in the right, then he should find a quiet place and die. Since he isn't and he knows the quest will put the lives of friends and loved ones at risk, Merlin knows this isn't right. I'm waiting for a time when Arthur or Merlin deal with Morgana beyond guilt trip. Arthur especially, he's a knight errant after all and as such he shouldn't shirk facing unpleasentness.

Well, that's all for now. Look to see where the quest takes the Merry Persons next.
Taleweaver
Monday, August 25, 2003 01:22:43 AM
IP: 24.205.177.107

Small favor to ask, but first a backstory...

I'm going to attempt to make a music video. I have an AVI maker from a few years ago which I plan on using to make the video (it's going to be Kim possible. Maybe if I can get more Gargoyles epsiodes online, I'll make for that too). I have a bunch of epsiodes, and the list of time clips I want to cut from it.

Problem: Al files are in .ogm format. I can save them as a playable .avi file. BUT, although the video fomat has changed, I need to change the sound format, since my current AVi maker does NOT suppose OGG Vorbis.

Soo...anyone know of a program that can either extract the sound entirely or change the format to .wav? (either will suffice, the sound is going to be overwritten anyway), or even better, a movie maker that supports .ogg sound? I'd LOVE you forever!

In other news, I got City of Stone 1 & 2 (in the same file) the other day...and it's not edited! (the word "terrorist is in there. Curse you Toon Disney for blocking it out, it sounds so akward now!)

So far I have all 3 Avalon epsiodes, Awakenings PArt 1, City of Stone 1-3, The Gathering parts 1 & 2, and Ill met by Moonlight. Progress is slow, some I've been trying to get for days. I can't imagine how much longer it would take if I DIDN'T have a cable modem...

My costume plans for the Gathering next year are trashed now..it's just not working, it's WAY more complicated that I can handle. So I need to come with a new idea.

Gotta go...Cleo's attacking my Peacock feather (Dropped 6 inches from me last year by a real peacock at the local amusement park. My friend and I said to each other "he's going to srop a feather!" and 3 seconds later, he did. It's been on my doorknob ever since. It's getting a little worm out though. Too bad it wasn't one with an eyespot..that would ahve been cooler). Gotta stop her before she kills it!
Andrea - [takarifreak@dark-stars.net]
Monday, August 25, 2003 01:02:36 AM
IP: 209.91.49.213

For future reference: The difference between erotic and kinky is the difference between using a feather and using a chicken.

Imzadi> <<Uh oh, this is getting messy>>: I know, I hate enemies that you almost have to break the game to not get regularly killed by them (!@$# Karma).
<<Damn the torpedos! Full speed ahead!>>: Ah, Admiral Farragut. You know he was talking about mines.
<<AOL CD's only>>: I always microwave my misburns. They make good top and bottom cushions for shipping.
<<Who needs Europe, anyway?>>: Warpmind.
<>: Yeah, most of the other guys fix their stuff too soon to make scripts last long.
<<But then, I have "Engineering Mechanics of Solids" and "Probability Concepts in Engineering Planning and Design">>: Statics and Mechanics of Materials, and Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications.
<<And we've missed them so much. Not>>: I know, but it's still something that you don't have.
<<They do, but we don't want to encourage them>>: Excellent work.
<<Chocobos>>: Metal Slimes.
<<???>>: He posted in here for a while.
<<Ethics *are* overrated>>: I thought it was safe to use singular when referring to a field. Like "Mathematics is of great use."

Niamhgold> <>: Smash?
<<Which Final Fantasy character are you>>: Cid Highwind. I'm happy at being a Cid, but A bit disappointed that there wasn't a monk option in the weapons list.
<<Niamhgold>>: You're responding to yourself?
<<Aeons!>>: Espers.
<<Pupus!>>: I could go for a good old puff-puff.
<<Curse the unbelievers!>>: Flay the infidels!
<<Hermit Crabs!>>: Humpbacked whales.
<<Ah, yes, the pickle aversion>>: Hey, you got extra pickles out of it.
<<I'll set the building on fire. And put strycknine in the guacamole>>: Excellent. My pulse will be quickenin' with each drop of strychnine.
<<see which Office Space character you are>>: Quizilla was down when I tried, but I'd probably come out as Milton.

Greymonk> <<Lucky bastard>>: I know. Unfortunately, it was only one hole.

Spacebabie> <<My fianc�e got me hooked on Machall�It�s so addictive>>: Don't lie, we all know you were looking for Digimon porn.
<<cool project. What you making>>: Not much, just putting in a dehumidifier. So we need a nice level place rough floored area, and a hole to pass a hose.

Imzadi<<You've ignored Linux, BSD, HP/UX, AIX>>: As well as ITS, TOPS-10, TOPS-20/TWENEX, WAITS, CP/M, and Multics.
<<hardcore linux users pointing out genuine security flaws>>: And they probably wouldn't go for something so widespread.
<<the computers are "macs">>: They're still Apple products. It's a good enough way of referring to it.

Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Monday, August 25, 2003 12:08:48 AM
IP: 68.37.214.227

What is the website to gargoyle new legends
bristopher - [bristopher@cox.net]
topeka, ks
Sunday, August 24, 2003 11:50:35 PM
IP: 68.102.188.123

GB: The Harbor's a bit of a good way from the airport; you have to get onto 295 North, which should take you onto 95 north very briefly and then onto MLJK Blvd toward PsiNet stadium. You'd definitely need a cab, but it's about 30 minutes max from BWI (50 if you hit it at rush hour). It looks like that day I won't get out of class until 3, which means I probably wouldn't make it to the harbor until 4 (by foot or by light rail, it takes a little bit of time). Depends when you need to return to the airport. Or, you could have the cab take you somewhere I can walk to on Charles Street (a little more north of the Harbor), and we could grab coffee/food at someplace out there. But I think you'd like the harbor better ;)

Anyways, give me an email sometime: fluff_astrid@yahoo.com. I'll know more about my schedule as the week progresses.

adios!
Niamhgold
Sunday, August 24, 2003 09:35:38 PM
IP: 67.74.232.172

Imzadi> Sorry, I don't follow the insult about Jar Jar. Neitehr deos Fan.

Niamhgold> I'll be in BWI by noon or 1, so I can dump off my main suitcases. How far is the Harbour?

Lain> No one knew where the Kinkos was, actually. I arrived at about 10, so few people that could help. Rest were travellers or spoke no English
Green Baron - [greenbaron]
Queens, NY
Sunday, August 24, 2003 07:27:13 PM
IP: 162.83.175.127

GRAYMONK - I look forward to seeing your regular review of "Home for the Holidays".

X-MEN: EVOLUTION: I liked yesterday's episode, but did find myself wondering how it was that the rest of the passengers only knew about the X-Men being mutants after they started using their powers, in light of the fact that their faces had been plastered all over the news just after mutants were exposed to the world. They must have been people who either didn't watch the news much or had poor memories for faces. :)
Todd Jensen - [merlyn1@mindspring.com]
St. Louis, MO
Sunday, August 24, 2003 06:34:24 PM
IP: 171.75.194.97

Eleven as usual.
silvadel
Sunday, August 24, 2003 05:24:32 PM
IP: 24.225.133.97

Spacebabie: That's an interesting theory except for it being retarded. You've ignored Linux, BSD, HP/UX, AIX, and a host of other operating systems that are immune to the virus as well. Additionally, our mailboxes are still flooded with junk mail sent by all you windows users.

The type of people who write virii are usually either going to be script kiddies (windows users, who will loudly proclaim in chat rooms that "macs sux!" and "windows roxors because it plays all my gamez") or hardcore linux users pointing out genuine security flaws.

Also, its a lot easier to get people to give up windows and switch to Linux than it is to get people to switch to a mac.

Finally, the computers are "macs". Apple hasn't sold an "Apple" in 20 yeras. The company is Apple. The product is the mac.
Josh
Sunday, August 24, 2003 05:19:35 PM
IP: 66.125.229.79

Sorry for second post..but this is the main post.

I have a conspiracy theory about the recent bout of viruses.
My theory is that is caused by an Apple employee.
Think about it the only computers that are immune are apple.
Virus gets released, attacks windows, people get rid of windows and buy apples.

My fianc�e got me hooked on Machall�It�s so addictive. �Damn you Mconville� er I mean Damn you Anson!

I uploaded another fic to GFA archive on Friday
Title: School days
Alex Xanatos attends preschool, but he must promise not to use any magic.

I also made gingerbread from scratch.

Lain<<<yo>>>Heh just me rib boning him for his typing skills.<<<?<<<gj and i have been doing our best to keep out snoochiefests out of the CR. i hope you appreciate it>>>He doesn�t. He�s ungrateful�wait a sec, snoochifests?<<<squids!>>>clamari and cthulu plushies

Firestorm<<<You know, when I said that Mary was a Canmore a few weeks ago... I swear I was joking.>>>I wasn�t

Gside<<<in a small uncomfortable place today.>>>cool project. What you making.

Josh<<<so we should be able to merge our asses to our sofa for the next few days.>>>At pants less o clock?<<<For two books>>>My math skills may be weak but that would average 100 per book. Were they new or used?<<<You don't keep your obnoxious revel-mush-fests to yourself>>>What I post is mild compared to what I keep in my locked parts of my LJ.<<<You and everyone else.>>>It�s called sarcasm doll face<<<Hmmm...maybe I should walk into the english building and say that to the feminism class�>>>and promptly get your ass kicked.<<<That means its not even worth my effort to drool anymore. >>>And Sorrow<<<Fortunately I use a mac and I'm immune. Now if only all you would stop using that grotesquely insecure operating system>>>See it�s comments like these that back up my theory<<<Getting ready for school is SO exhausting >>>Wimp

Bud Claire<<<but so far I haven't done a damn thing>>>I get mental block sometimes too.<<>>I suually sell it back unless I want to keep it.<<<Now I don't get the money AND I'm stuck with a book that I have no use for>>>Try donating it to the library

Niahmgold<<<Oh, well. Just entering the contest would put me a step above my involvement in the one from G2003>>>Don�t worry about it. I didn�t patricpate at my first gathering.<<<Montreal *is* within good distance of my NH home...but part of me doesn't think I'll be in NH next summer.I hope you do make it again.<<<Probably some soy-based-whatnot. Blech ;) >>>Tofu sucks. I rather have the real stuff.

DPH<<<One of my yahoo email accounts was overfull because of emails with attachments because of the virus.>>>That is getting annoying. I miss the days of �In crease your breast size� and �Copy any DVD to CD� mail.

Spacebabie - [LadyAndromeda@smstars.zzn.com]
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A
Sunday, August 24, 2003 04:58:29 PM
IP: 4.72.73.50

10th?
Bud-Clare
Sunday, August 24, 2003 04:27:34 PM
IP: 66.67.201.63

Top 10!!
DPH
AR, USA
Sunday, August 24, 2003 04:23:40 PM
IP: 204.94.193.16

8th.
Na zdorov'ya.
Gside - [gside@comcast.net]
Fair Haven, NJ
Sunday, August 24, 2003 03:57:04 PM
IP: 68.37.214.227

Oy, I'm so embarrassed. Oh well, 8th.
Graymonk
Sunday, August 24, 2003 03:40:13 PM
IP: 156.34.235.241

Hmmm, I had been planning to post a review of "Home for the Holidays" but since the room hasn't been wiped yet I guess I'll just go in for some random commenting.

Tim Polluck - <<As German I can say vaguely, the Romans have called the area of the German tribes Germania and their conquered land in England Britania, by Denmark I'm unsure if they even knew it or if they counted it as Germania, too.>> Neat, thanks.

Ed - <> Don't be. With appologies (sp?) to the season 2 writing staff, I liked your Herne better. He was just vindictive and smart enough to be entertaining. I think you've created a character who could potentially be an interesting recurring character. Perhaps not as deep and challenging as Demona but certainly as enjoyable to watch/read as Dracon or the Pack. Besides Rory vs. a silent, unstoppable Unsilee would have felt too much like the "Dinas Bran" fight.

Robbie - <<Vinnie and Chavez. Wow, I don't think I've ever heard that pairing the entire time I've been in the fandom. Neat.>> I think Christine Morgan paired Vinnie off with Chavez's daughter at one point.

Todd - Todd: <> Really? I always saw them as being on the same level as the Trio and Hudson.

Vashokda - <<Also, I'm surprised it didn't occur to Mary or Merlin that Morgana might be invited for the holidays. I mean -come on-, she's engaged to Mary's dad!>> Maybe they thought Morgana and Nigel weren't seeing eachother anymore. In the end of season 3 Merlin seemed to assume that Morgana wouldn't be able to maintain her cover identity in the aftermath of the Connection scandal.

<> I think it was Griff, IIRC he made some comments in "The Tain" that implied he and Arthur had gone to see it during the Merlin quest.

Josh - <<Morgana is probably of the attitude that Mary's affection for Merlin will pass shortly after he does, since she's just a teenage girl (and we all know how fickle they are). The problem with Morgana's logic is that SHE is the one who caused the death, ensuring that Mary will remain angry at her long after her love for Merlin dies.>> True, but Morgana's only a speech about bodily fluids away from being as crazy as General Ripper in "Dr. Strangelove," crazy people and logic tend not to be bossum pals.

Happy Birthday to GXB and Siryn

Gside -<> Lucky bastard.

GB - <<In Newfoundland, I had cod tongue (quite good but littel flavor) and I had a pint of Screech, so I just needed to kiss a cod to be an official Newfie bye.>> Sounds like you enjoyed your time in NFLD more than I did mine.

<<Greetings. I am now in Flushing, Queens, NYC staying at the Y....M......C.......A,>> OK, I now have a mental image of Colin Marter dancing with the village people.

Talemeaver - <<Merlin & Mary seem OK, but I'm mindful that they are barely halfway through their teens. It feels like Save by the Bell naieve that they'll stay together forever.>> We don't know they'll stay together forever, only that by 2017 or so they'll be married with kid. For all we know next season they could break up and spend a decade hating each other before they get back together. That being said Merlin and Mary are one of my favorite couples, although I do prefer them when they are teasing each other (ala Mary's hermit crack in "Dinas Bran") as opposed to sappy "I love you" scenes.

<<Arthur & Jennifer are a question mark. I thought Jennifer was a woman of the 90's. The only women I've seen who would wait for months to just hear from a guy they have a crush on make frequent appearences on Ricki Lake. I understand Arthur has a lot on his plate, but is a phone call really that hard to make?>> From what I can tell Jennifer has more on her plate than Arhtur. The lack of Christmas Cards from people outside of the bussiness community in H4TH and comments made by her cousin in "Watching Eye" gave me the impression that Jennifer is a workaholic without much of a personal life. IMIAO Jennifer isn't waiting around for Arthur to call, she's just too busy working to meet anybody else.
Graymonk - [mmckinnongra@hotmail.com]
Sunday, August 24, 2003 03:38:23 PM
IP: 156.34.235.241

I went to a really nice cookout at my friends's three-story townhouse last night. It was the guys's end-of-the-summer, congrats-on-finishing-at-Big-Huge-Game's-internships dinner, and more people than expected showed up. Luckily, they have two Xboxes, two game cubes, and a PS2, so I found an easy way to escape from the jello-shooter line. It was fun getting into arguments comparing the new Xmen to the older Xmen and other geeky topics ;) And after 10 when a TV baseball game became the main attraction, I found it easy to walk a block back to my place and chill ;)

More quizzes: Which Final Fantasy character are you (this will take knowledge of more than one of the games)?: http://www.quizilla.com/users/rainecloud/quizzes/Which%20one%20of%20my%20favorite%20Final%20Fantasy%20characters%20are%20you%3F (or click my name)

I'm pleased to find that I'm Lulu. "BLACK MAGIC!!!"

Niamhgold: <Uh oh, this is getting messy.> Moombas!
<BBQ baked Lays.> Baked Lays are good. But I didn't think guys liked them.
<There are some amazing people who can fix that.> No, I'll accept what I have. Changing those would be the same as getting a permanent tatoo, and that's silly. Besides, who needs the back pain? ;)
<Can you generate a type from a sample set of one? ;-)> It's easier than generating a type from a sample set of >1.
<PB&J is a vegetarian sandwich.> I've got squeezable pb these days. No need to put it in a sandwich.
<Only if they're the same animated funnies that I like.> If the remote does not alternate between the Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central on Sunday midnights and Wednesdays 10PM, I can't accept them.
<Thursday is YOUR day in the barrel...> And that will be the day when even the *monks* move to the corn dog line ;)
<Turkey pastrami. Boar's Head brand. There is no other food.> It's good, but not good enough to rule out things like sushi or chicken teriyaki.
<I'll see what I can do.> Yeah, we'll see. Maybe.
<Lulu has seriously inflated exterior lungs.> BLACK MAGIC!!! ;)
<Who needs Europe, anyway?> Just Portugal, aye!
<Spearmint, actually, but I'm amazed you remembered that.> Me too. I hate remembering stuff, and I think a labotomy is in order.
 What, you don't accept checks?
 Ice cream works better and has no alcohol content.
<And we've missed them so much. Not> Though I hate the silly mac users who have tried to jam a zip disk (equally as ridiculous as a floppy) INTO a floppy drive.
<Chocobos> Aeons!
<Anyone want to post XE spoilers?> I shall oblige!
::Xmen Evolution Spoilers:: This week's episode was placed out of order according to the series sheet. It was supposed to go *before* the Apocalypse story arc, but came the week after he was unleashed, so it was odd to see the crew chilling on a spring-break cruise ship in the Carribbean without a care in the world. Basically it focused on Amara's magma powers getting out of control when she discovers the ability to command a volcano on a tropical island. Tabitha makes for an annoying presence, as does Iceman, and of course there's the silly "can't we be alone" angst from Scott and Jean. Then the X-kids getting some god-like praise from the island people when the volcano erupts. It wasn't wonderful and was more like an episode of MTV's Spring Break ;) ::end spoilers::
<GB is channeling the spirit of Jar Jar!> LOL
Bud-Clare: <Get a dog> Mine always ate the funnies :(

Gside: <Then they'd just write virii for whatever would be the new OS of choice (Linux), and you'd still get mass mail> This is the thinking behind not legalizing marijuana, and I believe it. You stop one thing and another, perhaps worse, problem will crop up.
<It may be fun early on, but it may also be more trouble than you want.> Thus, the sledgehammer.
<Cactuars!> Pupus!
<Send in the clowns!> Curse the unbelievers!
<Ring tailed or non? Yea: Spider monkeys; nay: Stoats!> (ring-tailed) Hermit Crabs!
<Mostly good, but it needs some cheese and I'd pass on the pickle> Ah, yes, the pickle aversion ;)
<Start burning things> I...I'll set the building on fire. And put strycknine in the guacamole.
<But what if a funny funny are on the other side from a stupid funny?> Acceptable.
<Tingly fresh is nice, but is it supposed to be Wint-o-Green?> Nope.
<Ethics is overrated> Aye, Cap'n
On a related note, see which Office Space character you are: http://quizilla.com/users/heidib23/quizzes/Which%20Office%20Space%20Character%20are%20You%3F%3F/
I'm Michael Bolton ;)

GB: Did you still want to try and meet up next Tuesday?

Adios all
Niamhgold
Sunday, August 24, 2003 03:32:19 PM
IP: 67.74.232.124

Sex! Er..sixth!
Niamhgold
Sunday, August 24, 2003 03:21:52 PM
IP: 67.74.232.124

Fifth, I believe. Back to cleeaning.
Gunjack "Murderous Filigree" Valentine
Sunday, August 24, 2003 03:10:33 PM
IP: 65.93.84.108

Third I mean
Spacebabie
Sunday, August 24, 2003 03:04:31 PM
IP: 4.72.73.50

or forth rather
Revel
Sunday, August 24, 2003 03:04:30 PM
IP: 172.169.69.242

*steals Patricks flag*

Third

Josh- I like eeewy revel-mush ]:)
Revel
Sunday, August 24, 2003 03:04:06 PM
IP: 172.169.69.242

refreshed while I was working on replies...2nd
Spacebabie - [LadyAndromeda@smstars.zzn.com]
Sunday, August 24, 2003 03:03:23 PM
IP: 4.72.73.50

Second!
Patrick
Sunday, August 24, 2003 03:02:27 PM
IP: 65.43.161.221

First!
Josh
Sunday, August 24, 2003 03:01:48 PM
IP: 66.125.229.79