Crimson>>So that's why you wanted the ibprofen! We really need to get to the library.
Everywhere is most gorgeous rain. Hometown had first rain after 47 days without, in the Willamette Valley this is a long-long-long dry spell. Am hoping roses survived. Saw pretty roses at Grant Park. Smallish rose garden, all tried and tested breeds. Must ask parents to send pictures of the RoseGardens back home.
Sapphire
For ember, quazy and others in the Seattle area who asked: we are having a screening of NIGHTERS, made by my "Making Movies" class, at Bellevue Community College - The Carlson Theater - on Saturday night, September 26th, at 8:00 pm. Sorry not to get back to you folks sooner, but I've had a 'ellish week and a half, and am finally almost fully recovered from some emergency oral surgery (just in time to begin teaching tomorrow - whooppee). Noticed Boiled In Lead mentioned in some of the posts here - BIL allowed us to use a number of their tunes in NIGHTERS. In any event - if any of you do show up, please feel free to introduce yourselves to me either before or after the showing. Should be a fairly informal event and you'll know me since I'm the guy who's gonna get on stage and thank some of the faculty and staff for supporting the project (I would guess this is the only state sponsored vampire film ever made). MK
hmm wonder if i should feel dumb by following simple instructions to get meself added on to the ML and getting uh..rejected..twice :) oh well some kind soul will point me in the right direction
Okay, I just caught up with the Mailing List, will try to catch up here in a bit. I love seeing all this activity on both list and board!!! Anadara, good to see you back; welcome to all others as well.
Was is Dallas this weekend visiting family and brother; good but exhausting. Meant to go to sleep much earlier, but didn't work out that way; am catching up and think story-ish thoughts. Best to you all,
--Cat
quazy, will look into it...
Michael, ouch! oh, most sincere wishes of fast healing and health to you!
Quaz: unfortunately, because of the high amount of spam that comes from hotmail.com, as well as the tendency of their server to go down and cause nasty bounces all over the list, hotmail.com addresses are blocked from the ML. So, I would recommend getting a free account from somewhere else (myownemail.com is nice, or xoom.com) and trying again. Gomen nasai!
does that mean I should change, too, (from hotmail?)
Quaz, I just noticed your MUD remark. We actually got started building a Bordertown zone at AnimeMUSH (199.245.105.29 port 6260), but never finished due to an overwhelming lack of interest (read: players).
Well, hm, Crimson, if it let you sub, then it should let Quaz sub. I hate to say this, but 99% of the problems subscribers on any of my...6 or 7 MLs have, it's because they Did It Wrong. ;p So, Quaz, try again. Crimson, btw, some people do have hotmail set reject anyway, so now you know. *g*
thanks, Claris....
I think Imust have lost a six-leaf clover because today I just started feeling like trash. I'm definitely not in the best health, and way things are going (I feel too acutely sensitive to many things and every breath is like in a bodice...) I think I'm gonna be away a few days. Sapphire'll check in, of course, I'm going to finish the damned paper and go drink tea in bed.... may your days be full of what you want, and your nights full of what you wish...
Crimson - now it's my turn to say get healthy soon and feel better as soon as possible. MK
Crimson, hope you get better soon!! Drink lots of tea!
Poor Crimson, I have herbal teas, peppermint and such. Get much rest.
I thought she was just tired, stayed up all night or somesuch. She looked like I was pretending not to feel.
Michael>>All better? Glad if you are.
Wish I could remember who was going to find the knotwork embroidery stuff for me, (corva?) well, whoever, consider yourself reminded.
Need suggestions for a good female barbarian name.
Huggles, Sapphire
Hiya folks! Crimson, get well soon! Healing Vibes are coming your way. Corva, you're new nest sounds delightful! Willow trees are lovely - like leafy drapery tapestries of cool, caressing shade. Perhaps your shy feathered freinds will begin chatting more once they get to know you? When we get there for RainyCon we'll have to pillage that tea drawer of yours, and have a kettle concert! And yes, chalk on the sidewalks in honor of the rpg!! Well, I'm in a creative/destructive mode right now- beseiged with ideas that threaten to undermine my sleeping schedule and energy level. But I've been sketching and designing and making notes all over the place, ideas coming fast and blossoming explosively. I'm working on conceptual stuff for our new game world, Seventh Sea, and it's a total blast! I get to design countries and places and cultures and characters and creatures and everything! Much fun! If only my brain would wait till decent daylight hours to go into hyper-mode. Ah well. Twas kind of nice to watch the blue morning creep between my blind slats as I feverishly designed armor and dragons. Got 5 hours of sleep. Now I better drink some caffine, go to work and attempt to get on a decent schedule again. Luv, Elly
i didn't lose anything hehe that i know of but im like getting a fever or something ahhh!! i been having lots of home work lately hehe so better go finish it PEACE LOVE DR PEPPER TO YOU ALL!!
Crimson//Last night my temp hit 102.2, broke my thermometer. Thanks for healing vibes between them and amoxicillan (antibiotics :-) oughta get well by Friday.
Sapphire//Which, considering how much slower I'm getting this, means I'll be better sometime late next week. *sigh* I suppose I should be grateful I'm getting small doses rather than Crimson's misery. Don't think I'll run the 1.5 tomorrow.
Wishing your healths are better than ours, cyber-huggles so you don't catch this, Love and Luck to you all, Crimson and Sapphire
Hello. and speaking of temps and get well wishes, is anyone else in L.A. feeling like the creeping-crud is creeping upon them? I woke up this morning and felt like a cold was coming on. (Pounding vit-C and echinacea dn mint tea as I write this...). Quite a few folks I know said they felt icky today... was wondering if it was a very local phenom or not. At least now I can curl up on the couch and read.. phew. Crimson & Sapphire, here's a get-well for you. I'll raise a glas 'o tea for you as well.... -argus
healing teas on the way tomorrow AM friends!!! be happy to introduce you the drawer anytime! late afternoon sun touching the last of the yellow roses above my window. Seasons and changes of light to come to know. Another place to be home. This place for a long stay...three new books cases were lead in last night; printed friend coming out to play. Gotta find the deLint so Savaha can be reread! boxesboxesboxes...
this will be short as my cat has decided this is the purrfect time to show me how much he loves me by curling up on me as i try to type! big hugs and well wishes for all those sick, getting sick or not yet fully recovered. Along with the echinacea I'd like to recommend usnea and golden seal for colds or infections. Something else which is supposed to work but is kinda strange is to put sliced, steamed onions on the soles of your feet! I've never tried it but I know a few people who swear by it! <
NRL <eiposte@earthlink.net> Wed Sep 23 22:55:10 EDT 1998
argus, got sick friday. Getting better now. I read once a little saying. "If you leave a cold alone it'll last seven long days. If you doctor it with herbs or medicines it'll go away in just a week." G'night all, and get well soon.
NRL: Aha, just as I thought, its a scandal. Rats... that means it's taking over L.A. I don't know which is better.. the seven days or the week.
Feeling not so well in a way altogether different than the germ based ailments many of you seem to be suffering from.....went to that concert last night ready to take some of the best damn concert photos in recent history.....spent many hours on line in order to be able to get the right positioning inside.....all this only to end up in a rather unpleasant fight with a scalper who tried to rip me off.....not stopping to give rational thought to the situation (such as considering whether or not he happened to be working alone or if perhaps he might be armed) i reacted with my emotions (fun to watch for bystanders i'm sure but not a particularly smart decision on my part).....anyhow, i'm actually trying not to dwell on this, so perhaps it is not the best of ideas for me to be fanning the flames by writing about it.....hopefully it will not add to my determination to go back there for tomorrow night's show and turn the tables by catching HIM off guard this time.....something i have been seriously considering i am afraid.....but hopefully writing this will just let me get it out of my system and consequently keep me out of trouble.....well, that's enough from me for now.....sorry to burden you all with this business but thank you for listening.....hope you all feel better soon ---Pollux
Ah, yes. The change of seasons is upon us; I can tell from all the coughing and wheezing. This last month has been a big transition in all sorts of personal ways too, but I think (I hope) that it's starting to settle down. Here's hoping that those who need to, feel better soon, and those who are healthy stay that way.
--Cat
We will be on an archived board before the end of this year, we will be on an archived board before the end of this year, at least I really hope so...
Pollux>> Stay cool, man. Once is good, twice you will not like yourself for. The scum isn't worth it. But I sympathize with your righteous wrath! And dump to us anytime. *g*
Argus>> As a garlic lover, I find your cold remedy tempting regardless of being sick or not.
Poor Annie the board...Stickman, what happened to our own server????
ethereally, Grey
what happened to out Stickman for that matter?!?...hope this season will linger long enough for all who are ill to have a chance to enjoy the pleasure of it before it departs...lovely changable autumn! walking on sidewalks that don't yet know the rhyphm of my steps, breaking in new boots and wondering at the multiples of shadows cast by me and my hat and all these funny yellow/white lamps overhead. so glad to have gotten the chance to party with a few of you good folks last evening before my longlong walkings about and around! has anyone gotten any list messages today? drop me a note is you have 'cause nothing this one sends is coming back to her. Tea is off to you crimson, hope the steam at least is of help. What time might there be a greylady about in the mornings? might be able to offer the Bear a PBS show in return for some chat time...good travels to all!
Y'know, autumn has always been my favorite season. But then, I always liked Hallowe'en better than Christmas...
Corva>> I've gotten messages from the list, but the web was doing something odd yesterday; several sites just weren't there when I tried to access them.
Sleep? I used to do that...
--Cat
ergh, 'kay, thanks, be hanging in there then, awaiting the opening of the flood gates
Well, its been a day of much tea and much garlic. Crimson, I hope you're feeling better.. it seems the whole country has the sniffles and is hacking up a half a lung. The web has been weird the last few days as well... sympathy maybe??
Ah yes, Halloween is a wonderous thing!! This year one of the guys at work is getting married on that magical night when the ghosts walk among the living and the monsters hunt for sweets. It should be fun! Last year we had a "come as your favorite god" party. My freind Dave and I came as the 2 modern gods that most folks won't admit to worshipping but do - Sex and Money. He was in a top hat and tails with a monacle a-la the Monoploy guy and I was in a sexy black seaquinned torch-singer dress slit up to the equator. It was great fun. But my fave costume of the night was our buddy Rich's, who wore a toilet seat around his neck and carried a plunger sceptor as the Porcelain God. It was great!! I dunno if there's gonna be a costume party around this year or not, but if so, I better find out soon and start getting an outfit together! To bad we can't all get together for Halloween - a BTown masquerade would be a blast!! Luv, Elly
For this year I'm trying to get my blood brother (SaintRaven, he stopped by here a while back) to make me a fox mask out of leather. He's very good at that sort of thing...
--Cat
I'm going to be doing the mulitple costume routine. Unfortunely the only one I'm really sure of is a cheerleader rig as part of my sorority. Perky Goth will not be a cheerleader, neither will a couple other people, Coaches! Personally, I get enough painkiller for the headaches shouting causes, I'm good.
Cat, mask sounds great.
halloween costume?
Hmmm, the medieval dress just doesn't *feel* like a costume anymore, but Perky Goth will steal my black velvet/red velour lining opera cloak, sure as the moon rises....
any suggestions on costuming?
Cat, as a fox.... sounds like it would be wonderfull.
this one has been wearring the same mask every Halloween for nearly a decade now. it/she is a blue lady half mask with leaves and berries. the costumes revole and change around her but she is always i as we go out on/with the night. the last two years, three?, have found me/us as the spirit of Sherwood to my Bear's Robin Hood...again? yes, most likely. Keep saying to myself that i am going to stop coming here and go and post at Claris' new board, but keep returning...used to have this problem with NYC.
Okay, just gaining some strength before typing up 5 C++ labs, a couple physics labs, an excel worksheet thing, and a Maple Worksheet before I get around to reading a book (Moral Mazes, very dense) before the test on it in my sociology class on Tuesday, while somehow at least glancing at my calculus book before the test on Monday. *gasp* Sometime tonight I'm going to a dinner, which is good, because otherwise I'm not eating. Then tomorrow it's m'18th b-day *grin* (I'm an adult, can't I take a nap?) Hopefully, I'll get to bed at like 8 because I have to be up on Tuesday by 630 to go to PT. Okay, need to stop thinking about that, going to reload the page and glance at random posts, then to work.
Perpeptually yours, Sapphire
Happy Birthday Sapphire! I'll stick you on the b-day list.
Last year I was a 'snake lady'. I took my python trick-or-treating with me, and wore my favorite velvet dress and a string of skull beads around my waist... that was definitely an interesting costume.>g< I don't know what's going on this year. My sisters are getting too old to trick-or-treat, so does that mean I can't dress up anymore? sigh.
happy 18th, sapphire! (better say it now in case I don't see you over the books we both have to study today)
Sid, if your excuses grow too old to trick-or-treat with... babysit! "Yes ma'am, I'll make sure he doesn't get into any trouble...." or just go out with a bunch of wacky friends your own age. I'm considering a crow from one of the comic books for this year. (The movie The Crow is only one of several comic series on it, and one has a female 'crow' with the coolest facepaint.) No idea where I'd go trick-or-treating, but it'd be fun to run around in all day. ;->
the dorms. talk with your RA. we could also do the randomly around town handing out candy thing. we'll see. to all: what funnesses are you planning for the 31st? (which happens to be my little brother's birthday...)
Sapphire>> Happy birthday!
Hallowe'en>> Dunno what I'm doing, exactly, but at least I know how I'll be dressed!
i should be in bed but instead i will wish Sapphire a happy birthday.....a friend recently reminded me of how much fun a birthday should be and i hope i don't soon forget.....so in keeping with that attitude, have a great birthday.....'night ---Pollux
Happy Birthday, Sapphire! May your coming year fulfil many dreams, and "may the stars shine on your face."
--Grey
Thank you muches for wishes of happy birthday, support is helping make it so. Have done all work except reading 100 pages of Moral Mazes. Hideous book, supposed to be study of the failure of ethics in the work place and nasty peoples have taken it as a training manual for "working the system"
On costumes:vampire cheerleader? we will have to make masks, Crimson...
cheerfully not doing C++ labs because they're finished
Much love and huggles to all, Sapphire
Heppy B-day Sapphire. Congrats on the C++ labs as well... almost as much fin as calc. (eek!). Moral Mazes.. sounds like good reading to prepare for working in the corporate battlefield; how *not* to act and what to expect from those who have thrown ethics and community contract out the window. Hope all who have been fighting the buggies are feeling much better. seeya -arg
A vampire cheerleader? Oh my. I must protest.*g*
I won't protest too much, though, if I get pictures.
Okay, break's over, back to work! Fun work! Really! :)
Hey, any of you guys who read comics know anything about one called "Aria"? I saw an ad for it in a magazine, but it had no info, just a really cool picture.
Many B-day wishes to you, Sapphire! Arg - glad you're feelin' better! Luv, Elly
letsee. i'm feeling almost good and Crimson almost has her voice back, we're better!
Hey, happy day to everyone, just gave this adress to a really bored friend who has tea so she can goof off in the computer lab and get to know us...I'll scrounge up BTown next and give it to her, methinks...
Stash tea catalouge came, and *they don't have rosehip! waah!* On the other hand, Sapphire clapped her hands and giggles with delight when she saw the honey sticks...then m' boyfriend pulls out the red pen and starts marking honeysticks to order when I show him... I missed this addiction, somehow.
Other than that, no news. Corva, will e-mail addy mine to you if Sapphire's didn't work for tea.
*waves smelling salts*
Honey sticks rule!!! Luv, Elly (who's been vaguley wondering what Phouka was right about and what NRL's riddle was but is too lazy to rifle through the archives...)
Elly, I don't think you'd find out what my riddle was anyway. I believe there's a big gap in the archiving. A few months lost at least. Happy Birthday Sapphire. Angel, if you're still around, I think I just saw an anime version of that comic you bought for Van. The one with all the beautiful magic people some of whome have tattoos on their foreheads and walk around the roofs of skyscrapers in cool suits looking pensive. Great animation. Costume. Hmmm. Working on it. I'll let you know when I know. Past 800k. Whew! "night!
The board is up and running still... Sapphire tried to post this afternoon and we kept getting told "internal server error" and it wouldn't let us post. must...bookmark...new...board......
Still here... Wow. I've caught some sort of mild bug m'self, not quite enough to justify calling in sick to work. Knew it was coming... just a matter of time... Actually, I'm surprised I didn't catch something about two weeks ago. {sighs} Ah well, anybody who wants to light candles, send warm thoughts, or perform healing rituals, this would seem to be the time for it.
Huggles (just to borrow the line),
--Cat
elly> i looked at your last post and thought it said "Honey, sticks' rules!" *LOL* I was ablout to get all mshy and grateful! *grin*
re: the ferret server... apologies on that.. the people supposed to put it up are playing games, as is internic (I just registered www.2020hindsite.com and that took ages.. apparently it's 'cuz i have other sites, and the database gets frazzled, but DAMN this is taking too long... I will get on them ASAP... (just been going a little crazy with bermuda.com... too much work, not enough pay...
I have another project.. it's the first *drumroll please* interactive (sort of) DHTML BTown story!!!! it'll be up soon...
peace all...
Cat, I just went and got out a big bulb of garlic and waved it in the air in the direction of Lawton, intoning, "Tea, lemon, honey, and garlic." Hope that helps. Get better quick!
Actually (and I blush to admit this) sometimes being sick--if one doesn't feel too disgusting--can be kinda nice. Having an excuse to slow down is good, and I'm not very good at just giving myself one if I'm "perfectly healthy," know what I mean?
--ethereally, grey
(and Annie is alive!)
Grey>>Yes, I know what you mean. It's good to just lay in bed, or even just not start any new projects. What's awful is when you haven't been keeping up, and when you decide "okay, now I'll finally catch up" you get sick.
Huggles (because I like it), Sapphire
Is it really strange that I've gained to older sibs since coming here?
Grey>> Thanks. I actually went home from work early today (I was off yesterday)-- I was the only one there in the morning, but once they other two got there for afternoon, I asked if I could go and they said 'sure.' Very understanding, I thought. So I went home and slept, and dreamed-- long overdue for that-- and got up and started writing a big piece of something I've been meaning to get back to for a long, long time.
Yeah, I'm not *very* sick, and it was good (needed) to slow down-- but I still tire out fast when I try to do anything that takes energy, like writing.
Sapphire>> Only two?
--Cat
well two I've started really thinking of as being siblings. Most of the people I know who are older have that, "Let's teach the young one, let's tease her" attitude, which is the one I have with my little brother. I guess you could say I have more....
Poor Cat... I didn't catch that. If you get tired when writing, what do you think *very* sick is?
Hoping you get better, healing thoughts your way, Sapphire
Here's an interesting thought/question: Corva and I were talking about how "liberal" and "conservative" aren't adequate descriptors. Anyway, what would make someone "conservative" in Bordertown? Or "liberal?" Besides all the trueblood/human/halfie stuff, that is.
--Grey
ergh, grey, this one thinks that it would well depend on what circles that the folks were playing in...where they hip or behind the times? following the push of the stream of things or moving against it? hmm, this will take some thought and some hot sauce! pass the hot sauce! where is TLO when you need her!?! ... conservative would mean simply following the old guard perhaps? liberal? it is all fucked up because some ideas that "belong to" one of those labels really have little to do with the meaning of the lable! Think i need some more chipotle(sp?) chili peppers here...
Seeing as my mother is this earth-mommy type who calls herself closest to conservative (when she has to idenitfy herself like that), but is against the current policy makers, I have to agree that the labels are stupid.
Got to play "Find and Disarm the Nuclear Device" today, running around in uniforms, got a lot of "what are they doing?" looks from the civs. Fun, fun! Gasp! Too much running.
Off to the Alien meeting!
Extra huggles for everyone, Sapphire
**putters up in her RIN mobyl** Hye everyone!! how are yal? yeah i havent been around much, school, homework, doc's, etc..but hehehe..i got some contacts hehe, speakin of which i should take em out now but oh well, im not done seeing hehehe..and yup....lol OHMY on my biology test, i made a 19!! AHHHHHHH but hey i was the second highest grade hehehe **smile**..it was a hard test and she didn't give us notcie and she didn't give us notes or give us homework or nothing!! i mean shiesh she let us use our books but lazy ol me didn't wanna carry 5 thick heavy books around all morning do i left a few behind..**grin** bad me hehehe..well....were doin this Greek Mythology stuff in english its purdy interestin' hehe...well i better go ya know hehe..have a nice nite/day eveyrone!!!just wanted to let yal know im still living!
PEACE LOVE DR PEPPER!!
¥ {•¿•} ¥ <3 DR-PEPPER
One comment: having your shirt off makes the warm people quite comforting
After leaving Crimson's boyfriend's room (where we went *after* the meeting) I ended up playing 4D chess, cool game, difficult, worse at 3am.
er, crimson? um, lost me there somewhere...but my passport has been stamped that way alot so no worries really i guess.
"our buddy Rich's" i LOVE Buddy Rich... awesome drummer! *grin*
my wife and i (still getting used to that word! *LOL*) and a couple of friends were going to do the Scooby Doo gang, but no-one wants to play Velma *pout* dunno what i'm gonna do... prolly stick horns high on my head (my rapidly receding hairline allows for this! *G* put on some red powder, just to redden a BIT, and go as the devil.. actually, i might get a fat suit, dress as rush limbaugh and do the same... or a suit, pair of glasses and go as Ken Starr and do the same! (OK, enough of my foreign political opinion! *smile*) ok.. outtie...
peace
hehe..but having a sweatshirt on when its hot makes people suffer **grin** and im one of them people that isn't effected by being hot..MUHAHAHHAHAHAHA...lol...lala..goin out tonight yeah woo..lalala laters HAVE FUN!!! HEHEHE
Corva? What's confusion?
(must sleep soon...)
went to the symphony, walked in the rain to get to it and wet black velvet is very cold... music was wonderful, violin soloist a true prodigy...Maxim Vengerov of Russia, and our music students grinned a sthe violin player in our group turned from shy into happy idolizing babbler.
but it's been a strange few days; the members of Alien participated in or refused to stop me getting "slightly" smashed ( a project done for the sheer heck of "whaddya mean, you've never drunk before") at the meeting, and I am still regretting things that, in the sober cold day, are nothing at all but still hurt me... not that every member of Alien had their shirt off and we were piled on a couch, but that I was flirting with our president when I know he has a girlfriend (he was flirting back, but MY actions hurt my concience).
Ah, well, tis an experience I think I don't care to repeat. So I shall continue to work lights in a bar and not touch alcohol...and ignore jibes about working for free drinks. Is the purpose of shots to get the poison down without instinctive rejection at taste?
I'm off to see if I'm on a road trip tomorrow or going to a formal dinner and dance... I think I'd prefer the road trip...
Wear fortune like a coat, my friends, and may the moon light a long path, and the wind guide you where your soul wants to go...oak and ash and clover's luck on life's long road.
Crimson
Crimson: My advice is to write it off as a learning experience. I can assure you that you're neither the first nor last to embarass yourself while 'under the influence...'
Sapphire>> Really sick is when I can't write at all. Also, back on the topic of military life, I did some math the other day and came up with the following: Carol and I have spent somewhere between 1/4 and 1/5 of our married life living in completely different cities b/c of the Army. Pretty scary realization, neh?
--Cat
What's an Alien meeting? (Okay, there's a lot of punch lines to that, but...) Crimson, I'm 35 years old and I've never had a full drink and I've never been drunk. Not from any religious convictions, just because I saw what it did to my friends and because I didn't like the taste. There were a few moments of rather nasty peer pressure and "friends" trying to spike my sodas, but now I find it's a great conversation starter and a way to make perfectly ordinary social drinkers feel uncomfortable and guilty. Hee hee hee. Don't let anybody push you. Take the steps you want to take when you're good and ready..... Conservative and Liberal in Bordertwon. Conservative in it's most basic sence means to me someone who believes that humanity is born bad and must be given a set of rules to live by. Liberal means the opposite. Someone who believes in the basic goodness of man and who thinks if you leave them alone they'll do alright by themselves. I think somewhere in the middle.. In Bordertown I would think that the people who want to maintain the old ways of life, (Human or Elvish) would be conservative, and those who are willing to get along with whatever combination of elf/human/whatever comes along would be Liberal. So the Packs and the Bloods are conservative, even though they hate each other. Well, off to work. Bye.
Alien Sound and Lighting Ltd. is the group I work with...we do lighting and sound for live bands, graduations, very large frat parties... excuse me, fraternity, and when it's kareoke night we're six miles away at a crewmember's house...I don't know. I had decided that if I should do such a thing, it would be with Alien 'cause I trust them more than my family. No one found any offense at any actions of mine that night that I've talked to, sort of a "well, that's it. Now you can get drunk, or stay sober and laugh at the drunks"... yeah, learning experience. Next time I'll stay sober and tease the drunk people...
And now for something completely different...I agree with NRL. Conservative seems the people who change not with the border... say the suburbs where people try to mimic reality, and up The Hill, and the gangs...
Cat>>ouch. Yeah, scary indeed.
Crimson - much thanks for the note and the clovers. A very nice surprise during a very stressful and busy week. School goes well except for one crazy SOB of a student in one class. Auditions moving along for a short film we're shooting late winter, early spring concerning an alternate earth (it's an earth where everything is exactly the same except that I'm really really rich - no, no - only kidding). Again, hope all's well with everyone, and thanks again, Crimson. You can audit my classes anytime. MK
hiya kids! I think NRL's got a pretty fair overview of the liberal/conservative issue. There's an odd mix of rules and tradition and anrachic freedom in BTown. It's all in who and where you are, I guess. I met Argus this weekend - we hung out in Pasadena, ate great Vietnemese (sp??) food and slunk about in musty old bookshops. We had a blast, but the day got off to a rocky start when I blew a tire on the way. Everything worked out and I ended up leaving a message for him at the meeting place, saying: "Damn B-Town technology. Guess I need to get that spellbox recharged!". So it wasn't too bad. And it was seredipitous cuz we stumbled upon the bookshop I found my 5-year-quest copy of Borderlands at. We had to dodge ucla-crazed frat boys downtown, but we managed to survive. Micheal - what kinda trouble is this kid giving ya? You want I should kick his ass, boss? ;) Sounds like a nice alternate earth to me! And of course you invite all of us B-Towners to smashing hi-class parties, right? Crimson - I wouldn't worry too much about the drinking incident. We all have our experiemental moments, and if you learned something from the experience, it was well worth it. I don't drink much, but I occassionally indulge with good freinds in a safe environment. A lot of folks I know don't drink, and we're all cool with it. The key is moderation. It's cool to cop a pleasant buzz once in awhile but to drink yourself sick and stupid, is well... sick and stupid!! And indeed, you are not the first to have gotten a bit toasty and act less than refined and elegant! By the way, sober drunk-teasing can absolutely be a worthy and entertaining passtime! Just don't annoy the violent drunks - they can get a bit surly. Tea and hugs to all! Luv, Elly
What's with the Btown 'burbs? Are they actually on the Border or are they nearby in the World? Can elves/halfies live there? (or rather, survive, if the politics wouldn't work) Do they have the same problems with magic/technology not working? Who lives there? Are they cookiecutter-on-a-pogo-stick subdivisions, or more like normal residental areas?
Trying persona idea...
huggles and much love, Sapphire
same questions on the business district... Townhouses? Upscale apartments? Plants, grass, trees on sidewalk?
Sapphi
*TLO sidles in, huddled in a bigbig fleece blankie* Gah... cold. Cold. It's barely 70 here in the SUN, for ghods own sakes... *TLO grins* Glad the board's still here, since it crashed the cluster Mac-beastie when I tried... *TLO waves to all the new folx* Elly, Arg, sounds like you had much fun prowling... mental note to self: go visit used SF stores hereabouts soon... *chuckle* I'm in a good mood despite freezing my fingers off here -- ran into a friend of mine today, chatted for awhile, and it turns out she's the set designer for Gaieties this year. (Gaieties (n): Annual play put on by Stanford folx that attempts to skewer Cal with varying degrees of success every year before the Big Game in November) And when she heard I'm in Makeup for the Stage, she wanted me to run makeup. *grinning happily* First experience actually doing drama stuff for real, with a cast of approx 60 folx... should be interesting. :) (:
Later, TLOTLO>> Sounds like fun. Tell us more about play, how makeup works for it, how you handle 60 people's makeups....
Myself, life is not so interesting, will have the Thursday from hell filled with fun things tomorrow. Besides my normal schedule, ROTC and Alien stuff, my one free period will be spent doing auditions for the MC for the annual Dining In.
Love,
Sapphire
hiya hiya hiya....this is texas..it got to like 50 this morning and the high was 80 and i was cold!!!..im pathetic and this morning my mom made me get up and like im all brain dead and she washed my hair in the sink!!.. =( i hate having my hair wet anyways PEACE LOVE DR PEPPER
Paper Angel <> Thu Oct 8 00:09:58 EDT 1998
NRL, I exist, you need to move nearby, must go. Meetcha at at the Taco Bell across from the KU Med. Center. ^_~
Oh, and remember the $500 bonus which made my La stay so short? The 15 of Oct. is the last day. If I miss one more day I don't get it (actually, I would have to fight for it and still, maybe, not get it). 20 people of the former 250 are qualified. My supevisor just crapped out on it last night. Wish my car good health.
lyrin, you can help me with my Biology. I have a low D.
Go back to April 14. What's the answer to Annachie's riddle? "imagine you're in a room with three switches...."
Elly - the kid ain't a kid; he's a guy almost 60 who got laid off by Boeing and was in the school under "worker retraining." He has a thing about women in power (he stalked one of the media instructors at one point) and why he hasn't been kicked out, only the state of Washington knows. He'll raise his hand at the slightest provocation and make statements with no bearing on either the lesson or reality. He's sickeningly sweet to people, then says awful things about them behind their back. By all means, kick his ass, but wear large boots - it's a very large ass. And the alternate earth might not be as nice as you think (the bomb not working forced us to invade the Japanese home islands - the War In The Pacific dragged on until the early 50s. There was a land war with Russia in '62, and a National Police Department is hoping to overthrow the civilian government in the U.S. Not a place to spend a holiday. MK
A buddy of mine has just introduced me to the Borderlands phenomenon, and I have to say I'm quite taken with it! I plan on reading the books in the near future, but for the time being I'll have to settle for roleplaying in the Borderlands setting. My friend, and Gamemaster, has chosen the GURPS system in which to run our Borderlands game and I'm looking forward to it immensely! Anyone else out there done something similar? I have heard that Borderlands roleplaying is nothing new, but I haven't found any web resources for these games yet. Any ideas on where I can find this stuff? My GM ran a copy of the intro sections from the new anthology, "The Essential..." where it talks about the elvin-human relations, the gangs, the city layout, the music scene, etc. and I read the Danceland short story (which was *very* cool, BTW), so I feel that I have a "pretty good" feeling for what the Border is all about. I have chosen to play a Dead Warlock, however, about which precious little is said in what I've read this far, so if anyone has any roleplayig suggestions or general comments about the Warlocks, I'd greatly appreciate it. I am a veteran roleplayer, and could "wing it" comfortably, but the more I have to go on, the more enjoyable it will be. Thanks a lot for your help! - Jason
Michael>> So sorry about your troublesome student. I just finished library school, and it seems like we had one of those in every class. I know it's difficult for older people to come back to school, but the way they always rag on us and talk about how much better behaved students were in their day, you'd think they could at least be semi-polite. And BTW, I'm not ageist, we also had older folks as students who were great, dedicated, and lots of fun. I *would* have to say, however, that I get a bit unreasonable where misogynists are concerned. Ok, rant is now over.
Hey there, Jason, welcome. I hate to say it, considering how they can be tricky to get, but your best info will come from earlier BTown books. There's quite a bit about Dead Warlocks in them. Try interlibrary loan at your public library, and used bookstores. The novels are NeverNever and Elsewhere by Will Shetterly and Finder by Emma Bull, and the short story antho's are Borderland, Bordertown, and Life on the Border, as well as the new The Essential Bordertown. Some folks here and elsewhere also have web sites with fanfic on them, particularly TechWolf and Stickman, but I just moved and haven't unearthed my list of golden websites yet. Help, anyone else? Good luck to ya.
Ethereally, Grey
Angel, meet at the Taco Bell? I'll be right there, just as soon as this Clinton thing is settled... You move here. So there! Off to work. Bye.
no, I want the angelfriend!!!...carefull though what sorts of things are said and asked for the; the Lurker and i once flew to NYC for dinner(on about three hours notice)on of the proceeds of selling off all his old Magic cards! hey to Jason, and welcome. Luck and some of Crimson's fourleaffers to you on finding the older books but the Shetterly ones are in print last time this one checked on such things...ah, TLO, it seems like there are more and more of you desert rat types that cannt dwell in the same climate as the crowmama-who just starts to melt at temps much higher than 70...ergh, happy and cool up here though and waiting to make further raniy-con plans when emberly and/or didi and i can find each other at the Kuan-Yin!
http://www.endicott-studio.com/brdrlnd1.html is a site for jason to visit!
Heya! Greets, Jason! TLO: 60? Whew. Congrats!! Sounds like a very cool time! Michael: That student sounds 'orrible. One of the reasons I gave up on teaching (computer programming & design) is the frequency of students who bark at the slightest imaginary provocation. One every other term or so, and I was ready to seriously consider bodily injury as a teaching device!! Ah, memories. Phew.. must run. Gotta finish a re-mastering of some music for a documentary.. "100 Visions". If anyone sees it, please let me know when and where and what time it aired.. I'm fighting ascap for $$$.. they owe and I want. whooooohoo. -arg
Angel>> hey i'd love ta but lol...didnt i tell yal i made a 19 on one of my tests and the one i took yesturday i got a 63 on and i hope i didn't flunk the one we took today too..lol...i have no idea what my grade is and im afraid to know..hehe..we can raise our grades together hehe =)
i just wanna know why i cant make a grade in bio like the one i have in geometry!!...94 in there....why why why????
Michael>>quite welcome, and may they work well. If I'm ever up your way (who knows?) I might take you up on that offer...
TLO>>way cool! tell us all about it sometime when you can...
lyrin>>80? Lucky! high of 59 today.. want heat back...oh, lucks to you on grades..I'm doing poorly in calc and chemistry, m'self...bad for a freshman engineer...
Jason>>welcome! come on in, have a cup of tea, e-mail your snail adress to me and get an envelope with four-leaf clovers if you do it before winter hits Chicago...beware, the early books are out of print. If you want to buy, used bookstores and amazon.com are your friends...back-up board at members.xoom.com/wherehouse I think. somebody check me on that...also a mailing list if you're interested... and quite a few of us have ICQ chat...
Argus>>never see tv anymore...good luck on the $$ getting...
It's 3:35 am. good morning!
crimson
posting again at 0445 wheee!
Crimson>>I thought you were going to bed....
Sapphire
over 800 now!...poor annie, maybe if someone yelled "FIRE" and started to run for the backup board, we might go play there for a while?...thinkthinkthink
Micheal - don' you worry 'bout it, k, Boss? I got my ass-kickin' boots on! Man, it's such a shame when folks have to act like such jerks. Too bad there really isn't a way to instantly set him straight. Sigh. Oh well, at least we know there are still good folks in the world! Hey Jason! Welcome! I've heard of other folks using the GURPS system for B-Town and they seem to dig it. I work in the rpg industry and I'd love to do an official Bordertown game! Unfortunately, it's complicated, with liscencing and whatnot , besides I have too many things to do already, but I know it would rock! Corva - wow! Spur-of-the-moment dinner in NYC!! Now that's the high-life!! A freind of mine supported himself for about a year and a half playing Magic tourneys and selling cards. That' pretty amazing! Off to get some echinaciea - cold rocked my world yesterday, went home, slept, read, did some drawing. Lots of tea, some sympathy (thanx Arg!) and a Nyquil nightcap. Hopefully I'll kick this thing soon. :P Luv, Elly
Ran the 1.5 on Tuesday got a 14:31, needed under 14:24 to pass, so yesterday I got to run it again, 14:13!!!! And that's down from 16:20 a month ago!!!
Elly>>As always, if you'd like an extra set of hands, I'd be happy to help "deal" with Micheal's problem.
Micheal>>How exactly is this guy an SOB? Nothing dangerous to anything but your sanity, right?
I've solved Annachie's riddle, from April 14, it says "you find *yourselves* in a..." so we send one person down the hall and then they shout which light bulb turns on.... (By the way, if there is another solution....)
Huggles, Sapphire
excuse me, members.xoom.com/wherehose/board.html
aaack.... have gigs thursday (6:30-3), work friday(5-8) and gig(7:30-12:30/1), AND saturday(8-2) nights this weekend...then I work sunday (3-8)... is there something wrong with this picture? Insomnia's no fun when it's forced... yes, I should be at the party now, but I have an hour until tear-down and the lights are in so basic a set-up i can't do anything but dance...got paid a half hour today for doing alien; I'm paid to set up and tear down for functions in one building, and the party is in that building...
don't you love loopholes?
Michael, I don't do violence unless very provoked, but I sympathize muchly. May your days be better after this...
Elly>>sending healthy wishes and happy thoughts your way...
when I left the party, i asked a friend if he wanted to be signed into the dorms (where his girlfriend lives) [rather than go back to the fraternity] He flashed this intensely-gratefull-happy look at me, and as we walked back, I got hugged. So MUCH affection from him for such a little favor...
(rather bemused)
crimson
which girlfriend he had not been with all week, they're a close couple...
*laughing at the mental picture of the look on the LoD's face...*
love to all, Sapphire
Ah, Dormitory life. I could almost miss it...
Much thanks for the kind words, support, and ass-kicking boots. Sapphire - this fella, I don't think, is dangerous. He has the equivalent of tantrums, but seems to back down if he sees it's having no effect. He does tend to file grievances, however (these days, it seems if a student gets an A- or lower, he or she ends up filing a grievance), which is no big deal either. The guy isn't so awful (at least, not yet) that he's making life miserable, though the students will be doing group projects and I know this guy cannot work well in a group situation, so, I'm expecting other students to complain. In any event, this was not a great week (was it the full moon, bad tarot readings, inflamed sinuses or what - everyone I know seems to have experienced negative things this week) and this student's antics certainly didn't help, but I doubt there's any danger and thank you for your concern. Elly, Sapphire, Crimson all coming to kick some obnoxious guy's ass. Sounds like the plot of a B-town story. Or a Beavis 'n Butthead episode. Sending good thoughts to you all. MK
Speaking of Annachie, anybody heard from the lad lately? Day started off bad, got worse, then was saved from disaster at the last moment. Been waiting on a check from a guy I did some writing for. Didn't get it. Had to withdraw money from my account sending it into the negative so I could go to work. Work slow and long. Then, just as I dropped off my last client, I got stopped by a cop for speeding. 47mph in a 25mph zone. A ticket would mean I would lose my job and be damn close to losing my licence. I told this to the cop and wonder of wonders..... he let me go. I almost kissed him. Must have been on loan from the silver suits. G'night all. Sweet dreams.
Amtgard today, fun stuff. Darkness (Perky Goth) and I dragged Crimson along. She's up to 1 week now, I have 8 and Darkness is up to 10. We then came back here and set up lights etc for this Chinese student gig.
emberlyn has spoken with annachie and says he is veryverybusy but well...guess they are living at the same speed seeing how little/much we hear from them as of late but this one thinks they will soon return. NRL, hope your good cop gets back to BTown before LaLaLand drags in downward... Dorm life?!?! ergh, never did but the Lurk and did or a while when we were first doing the "getting to know you better" thing...don't the security people at NYU thought very highly of me. Um, there is a very funny story about one Valentines's day with Lurk returning to the dorm with me slung over his shoulder...guys at the desk were down right displeased with us that drunken night...time goes by, don't it? Elly, lemme know about that tea when it comes to you. Crimson is a good crimson!
Nathan - Wow! Whattaya know, a decent cop in L.A.! That's great! Hope you get that check soon! Never expereinced dorm life, but I've seen all those movies from the 80's ;) I'm feeling much better, thanx to all the lovely thoughts I'm recieveing! The echineachia and Nyquil didn't hurt niether (man, that stuff knocks me on my ass! I was trying to have a serious phone conversation after a swig of that stuff and I was totally drifting. :P). Time to jump back into that old work grind and get stuff done! Looking forward to tea!! ;) Weeeeeee! {{{{{{{{BTowners}}}}}}}} Luv, Elly
*is experiencing dorm life* Here we get all sorts of amusements living in the dorms. Tonight I will sleep in my own bed. Friday I slept in Crimson's and she slept in mine, from 6am to 9am on Sunday I rested on a couch at her boyfriend's house (then went to church with his father later Sunday morning), then last night I slept in her boyfriend's bed. Yes, we (though mostly, I) tend to sleep wherever it's easiest. Usually, I'll drag myself up to the 4th floor, but not always.
hi everyone.....i've heard the riddle in question before, but it was slightly different i think.....you are in a room with 3 switches.....there is another room with a lightbulb.....you can make only one trip to the room with the lightbulb and cannot see that room from the room you are in with the switches.....you must determine which switch turns on the light.....the answer is this (and do not read further if you are still trying to figure it out on your own) : turn on one switch.....wait several minutes.....turn that switch off.....now turn on another switch and leaving it on go to the room with the lightbulb.....if the light is on, then the switch you just turned on is the right one.....if the light is not on, feel it to see if it is warm.....if it is warm, then the first switch (the one you left on for a few minutes) is the right switch.....if it is not warm, then the last switch (the one you didn't turn on at all) is the right switch.....simple once you have the answer.....'night ---Pollux
Oh, so that's how Annachie's riddle is really solved. Turn one on for a long time, then turn it off and turn another one on and leave it on, then go to the three light bulbs, one will be on (2nd switch) one will be off and hot (1st switch) and one will be off and cold (3rd switch)--ye gods I feel silly...
Thanks Pollux!
Huggles and I think night-night, Sapphire
O, lovely lovely foggy morn! I wish it would stay like this all day. ;) I think the verb "Pop" at the top of this thing needs to be ammended to: "Be slowly dragged along". :) But it's worth the wait! Luv, Elly
HOLA!! just got my new hard drive, (6.4 gig) YAAY! so I will be back with a vengeance soon!
just emailed the people re: dancingferret.com, and they have REregistered it, so it should be in shortly.
miss y'all... peace.
Yay, Sticks! Good to see you back. NRL>> How're you doin'? Hope the money thing is straightening out for you. I hate being that close to empty--I'm rooting for you to GET THAT CHECK. Thanks be for decent police. Money (and the lack of it) can be so dull and dreadful. Rant, mumble... Pollux>> Thanks for solving the riddle. I was dreadfully tempted to set my mind to it, but that would've been a disaster, as I seem to have so little mind left these days. It's blowing around in bits like the leaves. Maybe that's not so bad, after all.
Ethereally, Grey
evening everyone.....just finished "essential bordertown".....what do you all think of it.....i was happy overall i suppose but thought it a little inconsistent.....oh well.....perhaps i'll be more positive on a day where i haven't been choked repeatedly.....Jiu-Jitsu has its drawbacks occasionally.....'night ----Pollux
Lyrin: I missed 12 hours of lecture by forgetting I had class all weekend. There goes my A in Foundations of Sociology right down to a F. >sigh< Biology: F Sociology: B. This is the worst semester of my life. I want to cry. I will sooner or later. Yay.
NRL, thank the powers that be, you were let off that ticket!!! I'm sorry, it is too expensive to live in La or Seattle. You must all move here to Kansas City, were I can set you up in local homes and apartments. (My apartment is only $325 a month! One bedroom, trees outside, park in walking distance, neat area. Artist area.)
Hi everyone, I'm still alive but duties have multiplied... My zine is headed to the printer, probably this weekend. It'll have Cat's really awesome story in it, as well as a Shadowrun story and some other stuff. If you want a copy send $2 &/or something for the next ish to: T. Khadro p.o.box 24708 brown deer, wi 53224-0708 thanks
Angel>> So sorry to hear about your bad semester. I hope it gets better. Is there any way your foundations grade can be redeemed? Hang in there. Your paper crane and I said a prayer for you.
Pollux, I agree w/ you about TEB being inconsistent, but I actually thought that was a positive thing. It made it feel more like a compilation of stories from people living in a city. Even in my small town, the feel is drastically different depending on whether you live near the university or across the highway in the burbs.
--Grey
Angel, got your postcard. I'll send something back soon. Wow, mail. What a concept. Sorry to hear about your grades. Don't lose heart. Grey, things are working out. Supposed to get my check today, though I'm not holding my breath. Later, all...
hey, all; I have tea!!!! Package of rosehip and others from corva...came in the same day as honey sticks from stash tea, so sapphire n' me are very, very happy (and she's hyper)
angel>>oh, best of luck to you, m'lady!
sid>>happy birthday!
gotta run...chem homework calls...
well, it's finally here! That's right, THE NAME GOT IN!!!! Now we can all have @dancingferret.com email addy's attatched to our regular ones (i think) *grin* whoo hoo
peace....
Yay, Sticks! Can't wait for the Dancing Ferret's Grand Opening! How ya been, stranger? ;) Angel - chin up, lass! It's been a long time since I had to worry about grades, so I don't have any advice to offer you, but I know you're brilliant, so it shouldn't be too hard! Your neighborhood sounds lovely. I have to ignore my own white-trash surroundings - complete with big rigs, trailers up on blocks and chicken coops. :P But my rent's cheap, too, so I can't complain, and once I get inside it's not too bad! ;) Luv, Elly
Sticks can you e-mail me that addy. There's a glitch in the way the board works for me. I can't link out once I'm here. And thanks and congradulations. Later, all.
::Big huggles and smoochles to all as she bounces and jingles like mad.::
Finally!!!! I got here without timin' out!!!! WooHoo!!!!
Jason, been gamin' B-Town in GURPS since '86 when the books first hit the shelves! Love that system as it really lends itself well to role-play and not dice. I and my little group have been living and gaming in the B-Town world of the books and our own making since '86. It's a blast and so much fun that once we found Role-playing online we brought the Border to AOL an' now play the Bloods in it's online world. ::Grins.::
Right now I have a "Dead Warlock" character I play who is actually a founder of the group, so that makes her an ancient.
My take on it is this: There was a war between the Architect of Eternity's children in the newly burgeoning spired cities, it was a war over free will. Once won in bloody battle the victors remained and continued their work on the cities, the loser and his his followers were cast to the Depths. However there was a third faction, one which "chose" not to fight. For their choosing they were not allowed to stay yet could not be banished to the Depths. Instead they were given a third place, a borrowed world which they were to see to maturity. However, things don't always go as they are planned.
This third faction became enamoured and protective of the world they were borrowing and a pact was eventually made with the children that sprang forth from this world, the children of man. They, the third faction, were a fallen race. It was from the original fallen that the race of Fae were birthed.
The pact did not work out and as things go Magic (Faerie) was taken away from Life (World) but there was a group who fought hard through the eons to bring it forth once more (Warlocks).
When the struggle was over and the Change happened these ancients realized that what they had returned to was perhaps as bad as what they had been living in (Stagnation, predjudice, apathy) so they became apathetic as well and turned to alternate ways (pecca, suicidal mage machines) to relieve some of the badness they had over the winning of the battle. for a battle won is not always neccessarily a victory.
The character I play is an ancient an' one of the original fallen. She is, as all the ancients are (to me) one of the parents of the race of Fae. In actualtiy she is the Goddess Manon or Orddu (Goddess of Innocence, beauty and joy, Mistress of the dance), or Llilith or Fauna... one of the three sisters (Manon, Mab, Hellené [Eve]) who were set to guard the boundary of Faerie and the World when man's children first emerged and before the pact was broken.
She is in hiding so to speak.... not given to reveal who and what she is she goes by the name of Sid or Obsidian. She still watches over her charges, Truebloods and Fae with a mother's eye but she works as a tender in the Red Dragon Inn of Rhydin (AOL's world, I am a CL and work as an RDI Host under Sid's character). She came to Rhydin to consult with another ancient (Lankyn) and has stayed to keep an eye out on the Bloods who now reside within this realm.
Okay sorry for the long drawn out diatribe but I love Sid... she's a card... apathetic an' a functioning pecca junkie, wheel less mage bike an' all. She flies her colors proud and slings the best if not the bitchiest drinks and tender talk in town! An' the take on the "Dead Warlocks" is my own but if it sounds like somethin' any of you could work with be my guest.
Oh an' my muse came back from her vacation an' my writin' is once again in swing... hence the diatribe on Sid an' the "Dead Warlocks". ::Grins and tosses her head with a jingle.:: Oh an' Sid's hair is done all in elflocks which I picture as multi-colored hair wraps threaded through fetishes an' bells. Like my own!!!
Sid an' Fuchsia... my two online B-Town inspired characters both have wonderful pictures of them drawn by an excellent artist friend of mine who games with us online an' off. No places on the web for them but I have them on disk should anyone like to see them. ::Shameless plug.:: This friend will also consider commisioned work for a minimal fee and she is a B-Town fanatic so has the style!
Well, enough of my late night (early morn) ramblings. I have missed you all muchly an' am jus' happy I have the mail list to run to when the server times out on this board.
::Grins and huggles them all up tight smooching their cheeks then pouncing them with mirth and glee before bounding away jingles raucous in her wake.::
Nite and bright blessings.... May Faeries light your Path!
Jingle
NRL> it's http://www.dancingferret.com ... there are 2 boards there, if we want to use them
elly> glad to be back! i've been good, just way too busy! i WILL be getting in touch with you about my portfolio and the possibility of maybe some freelance work... the theatre job is over in 3 weeks (doing the last week of the odd couple now... it's a sad time... we have to close the theatre 'cuz the hotel where we are was sold, and it would be silly of them to allow us to stay in the room, which has GORGEOUS views of the harbour etc, but goes unused most of the time. ANYways *grin* (rambling) I'm gonna be out of THAT job soon, and i've decided (actually, SHE-WHO-MUST-BE-OBEYED decided) that I shouldn't get another shitty job that i hate, instead, do what i want. ANYways (i gotta stay on topic! *grin*) I'm taking a TONNE of little freelance onetime jobs, doing what i want. dat's where YOU come in! *grin* we'll talk...
grand opening soon, the design is done, i just gotta actually do the work and get it done! *grin*
peace all..
A rainy, muddy, Ren. Faire is a fun Faire...! Unless you dyed your hair purple and it is trying to run. >grin< Went to Faire to do Christmas shopping. Got three people covered and bought myself yet another hat! Heh, I'm wearing it inside, I'm pathetic. Taking a break from Biology labs to write. Heck, I even had a blast evading sobriety checks on the way over (forgot my license...again). It was fun, secret-mission-like. Heh, have to love Van's sig. other for working nights, too, so I can drive over at 2AM. I'm getting a bit of help with the Biocrapology.
I can't find my link to Claris' board, can any provide it here? I think it might be in the same place as my license. Hey, and thanks to all of you for the well-wishing! Sticky, miss you, kiss you! She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed is a rare find! You two are very lucky!
Elly, I grew up in white-trash hell. I feel for you. Hell, my mom is an over-the-road trucker. My old house has had a Monza Spider on blocks for the better part of ten years... Eek.
Nathan, glad you got the card. ^-^ I have found post cards are very useful and easy to write. I love them. I write about 5 or more a week. I have one for Sid, but I can't find her address. I also have an oldie (Sept) for Grey I need to send!
HIya kids! Jingle, the BTown game sounds GREAT! God, I'd love to get this group together in one place and play a table-top game in BTown! Whoo hoo!! Sticks - cool man, send the portfolio when ya can. ;) Angel - ooog! Truckers! No offence to your Mom, but our office is around the corner from a huge truckstop and there's no way to avoid passing it and I have to deal with trucker stupididty everyday. :P Don't they teach the drivers that thier vehicles are BIG is trucking school? If I had a penny for everytime one of those idiots blocked traffic I'd be a millionaire. Between trucker idiocy and the train tracks, getting to work can be an adventure, to say the least. But at least we always have a viable excuse for being late to work. "Um...long train stopped on the tracks, and a truck was blocking both lanes - had traffic backed up for two blocks - took me 20 mins to get through the intersecition. Yeah, that's it ...that's why I'm late!" They'll believe it everytime, cuz it's usually true! Well, I'm off to paint goblins and zombies and Shadowlands baddies! Whoopee! {{{{{{{{BTowners}}}}}}}} Luv, Elly
Hey, Jingle, Sounds great!(Another Sid, too!!>g<) Angel, hopefully you have my addy now, thanks to Corva! Hope everyone had a good weekend, we're almost to 900k!! Wow. When this blows, it's gonna take everything out with it!!
...Hmm. Anybody want to start a pool on how long this will go before it crashes?
Well, it's been a terrible couple of weeks. Is it the moon or television radiation or what? Even Terri's been having a bit of a rough time in jolly ole England. I've had stuff go poorly at work, on freelance writing jobs, on dates, etc. but never all at once. What should I do? Resort to Tarot cards? Drink lots of vodka? French Ken Starr's bed? I'd take a one way trip to the Border but I don't think they let guys my age in. Any suggestions other than not to go on dates with waitresses and that writing for a computer company is equivalent to writing for Satan? Hoping all you folks are having better weeks than I... MK
Sorry about your bad week Michael! Maybe hold out and hope for the best? Don't let them turkeys get you down?*grin* Hope it all turns out well enough, but I can't help you about the waitresses or writing for Satan!(about him, perhaps, but that was fiction...) I will send good thoughts your way, cause other than this cold, I've had a good enough week.
Cat, I'm game! What're we pooling?
all i have to say is that..its huge..it could crash any moment...hehehe...i've been busy..grrrrr school...someone save me someone take me away from this aweful..er world lmao..lala..anyways..see yal people laters..
We could pool btown books, except those are too rare for a intraBulletin board pool.
Had most lovely time with Techie this morning. He decided to take a break from the hell that is his school.
Love, Sapphire
i dunno if i have a mental problem or what but..hehe ever sence i read my two btown books i've wanted to be there as in like living there not just in the imagination or something..i was talking to my mom..cause heh i dunno why..but i was..and she was like i could get to be as close to it as possible by writing but that doesnt help because i cant really write down what i dream/day-dream/or wish..and..its so aggrivating and i feel as if it is out there all someone has to do is find it on their own..but with everything being so complecated theres school and you need money to live and you need this and that and so on..and i wouldn't feel so weird about being this way if there was a whole group of people that had the same view i did..and somehow theres no one..why do the things you want have to be fictional? why why why..and yes i am whining..itd be nice if there were a whole group of people that would ditch the world and like set out with me on tryin to find something that will possibly never be found..but im thinkin that'll never happen either..cause heh..other people..unlike me..acutally have kewl enjoyable lives..but oh well..just thought i could share wiht some people..cause i never tell anyone anything like this lala
too tied by worldly concerns, and tangled in dreams reality spurns, but oh, oh, I want to go... set me free, let me be, give gas in my tank a map you can't see, by oak, ash, rowan and clover, let a city rise the next hill over...the highway sings sweet promise, don't make me turn away! I want to go, I want to leave, no matter what you say...
crimson hehe..thats exactly what im thinkin'/feelin' whered that come from? hehe....but i guess for a while my only way out isto just listen to my music and just become unaware of the world around for hours on end and just sing along --not even daydream during then..
Michael, sorry 'bout your bad days. I know the feelin'. As for takin' that trip to the Border, I'm with ya sweet!! Been there!! An' trust me they will let ya in. Can't be much older than meself, dux. The Jingle will be 36 come aroun' next March an' if'n they let me ramble the streets an' party an' dispense wiseish words o' wisdom to the youth... ::Chuckles.:: they'll let anyone come!
All you youth rattin' the streets, be careful o' wiseish words o' wisdom that come from a halfie with fangs a hundreds of bells jingling her coming!!
Lyrin, there are those out there that think an' feel as you! Trust me on this. I've had the bus packed since I read the first book in '86. ::They think she's kidding about this, she's not.:: Until the "Change" does take place, hon, we have to make our own Bordertown, our own little corner where the like minds can cluster. You've found some of us an' our little space within realms electric. Trust me there's more out there you just have to sift through the Plastic to find the Pearls, luv.
An' as for not being able to write down what you think/day-dream/dream, I'm with ya. My mind sometimes runs too fast ::Sometimes?:: for a pen to be of any use. Get a hand-held tape recorder. Keep it with you at all times. When you delve into your mind's world an' begin to construct those dreams grab it an' gab up a storm!!! Don't worry that it doesn't make sense, if you wan' to put it to paper eventually you can always clean it up later.
Sticky!!!! Hey sweet!!! Missed you somethin' awful. ::Big huggles.::
Until the road winds 'round this way again my thoughts an' energies are with you all.
May Faeries sing you to sleep and waken you with feather kisses of sweetened dew.
Blessed be
Jingle
::Huggles and smoochles them all then bounces off elflocks jingling up a storm.::
Lyrin... Let me assure you that you are far from the only one to feel that way; both about the writing, and about life in general. I've been looking for a better place to live for years, and my conclusion is simply this: I'll have to build it. I don't know how. I don't know where. I have some ideas about what I (we, whoever 'we' turns out to be) will need. I've seen it under different names, too: Midian and Callahan's both come to mind. In the meantime, I wait impatiently, and try to be ready.
And no, often writing *isn't* enough. It helps, but not as much as being around other people who share your views. Not as much as finding out that you *aren't* the only one 'like that.'
Sid: I was thinking of a betting pool on how soon the Board will crash!
Michael>> I've been having one of those months, sort of-- while not everything is going wrong, the things that are have been big enough to make everything else feel like it is! That said, you have my sympathies. Mercury must be retrograde...
Crimson>> Clovers and poetry... I've said this before, but I admire your talents, and your timing.
Micheal - my sympathies over the tough times. We all have our rough patches. May I suggest tea, a warm bath, candles and a great book? Those usually cheer me up- or at least help me escape for a bit. I wouldn't reccomend vodka, waitresses or Mr. Star. Those will end up causing more trouble in the end! Try doing something unexpectedly nice for someone - can't hurt to have some good kharma in the pipes! And I've no doubt they'd let you into Bordertown! It's an all-ages club, from what I have gathered. We need some older, wiser folk around to keep the chaotic children from causing utter destruction. ;) Besides, age is a state of mind! Sometimes, when life's a bit less than perfect I imagine that I'm in BTown and it adds a little romance to the situation. It maybe dorky, but turning adversity and struggle into something a little more noble and adventurous can help. And it also helps to be thankful once in awhile that we don't have to deal with elvin gangs or backfiring magic. Sometimes mundanity (is that a word?) can be comforting, too. ;) But if you decide to head out to the Border, give me a shout and I'll be your trevelling buddy! Luv, Elly
**smiles** thats a good idea jingle next time i get money **grin** i'll try and get a hand recorder....i know from what i've read that b-town isn't the safest most secure place to be but it seems comforting to be there ya know?
..and that sounds about it here Cat...
hehe..okay Elly, sounds good, i had one but she moved away with her family and i don't have her addy or anything that i can get in contact wiht her with!..but its nice to know i have someone willing if i ever decide to! =)
you've got another one on that long wander to the Border, friends. There are many of us trying to make it to that place...agree with out Cat that we must make that place but some days the magic seems too far or too wild to possibly be what we were looking for! hmf! possible, there is a large part of the proplem!!! all so programed, by our lives by others by the press of the mold around us! ...often not let out the things that i know are so that i will not be judged and removed, learned that fairly early on...autumn brings these wants for wanders, in the woodsmoke/maplegold/rainwashed air. "places of departure"...just saw What Dreams May Come, after all the rainting about it on the ML. wow, found myself repeating again again again taht i hope someone has gone in after a dear one that is lost to this place before i get to that place, 'cause (though don't want to be the one to do it) i would have too...Elly, there is a place for the tea and for the vodka, different cures for the pain though with different costs...I WANNA MEET TECH!...um, lost it there a bit...wanna have timeandhoursanddays with so many fo you! Luck be turning Micheal, when it will.
When I want to get to the Border so bad, I come here. Because it IS here, you know. Not fulltime, but we get snatches of it. But I'm with Cat, planning toward a house/neighborhood. If I plan, I know it will happen. Some may think I'm crazy for not leaving all this in my imagination, but when I said, "@#* it!" and went looking, I found y'all. So I know I'm not so crazy. We'll take the next step, someday. Blessings, Michael. It will get better. Lyrin, keep dreaming, and get that tape recorder!
Grey
okay hehe..ne money first..i ahve some but not enuff..i already check..arg hehe..lala..i been writing a lil story when i finish it i'll put it somewhere and give yal the link to read it..its not long or anything and it really doesnt have a point except that i was bored in class and started it =) but anyways..have a nice night!!
I love those stories, the ones that don't matter in the slightest, but still have some good lines. Where you can decide to wake the main character up to end the story and not care. Definitely post it, with your stream of conciousness posts, I'm really curious to see a rambling story of yours.
Love, Sapphi
Can I break the camel's back, though? As a straw, I am not very heavy, but am I enough? And if I am not the one, who will be the Fabled Last Straw? Will we know? I suppose there will be conjecture for many years and we will all wonder, especially those who think they were the last to see the Fabled B'Board. Ye Olde Scratching Post. Ah, how we will miss thee. My eyes shimmer with yet unshed dew for thee. Yet you will not truly die, for you will be in all our hearts. We will wander the corridors of our hearts, saying; 'Was not this first board, this True thing, was it not a thing transcending time and space? Was it not a place made magic by those who looked 'pon it?' But, no, friends, we should not weep, for it wouldn't want us to do so! It would and will happily pass the torch onto Claris' board [Insert plug, Claris...] and smile in it's own odd-gigged heart. We have all touched and been touched here (some were already 'touched') in some way. I know my life has been forever enriched by every wise word given to me here... Especially the phrase: Angel, you really should consider sleeping and eating like everyone else. And; Angel, are you really only typing with six fingers? Wait, maybe those were outlou
Angel, did you stop in the middle of that on purpose? Or did the board go *gulp*?? But your words are true, my friend. I will miss this place whence it is gone for good.
You folks are all very cool and your messages have somehow made me feel much better. Maybe there's something to all this digital technology after all. Jingle - 36? You're just a lass. Actually, I'm not much older than you, though oftimes of late I feel about 70. But your message blew the years away like magic and now I feel at least 30 years younger than 70. Cat - don't know about Mercury, but my moon must be in retrograde or something. Elly - all excellent suggestions - romantic, relaxing, and I've heard Truebloods often take baths surrounded by candles, though they'll say different if you ask 'em. And you sound like you'd be a lovely travelling companion. (and if "mundanity" isn't a word, it should be). Corva, Grey - much thanks for the kind words and thoughts. Hoping to see "What Dreams May Come" this weekend. Always loved Matheson's work - read the book when it first came out twenty years ago. Met the Executive Producer of the movie version some ten years ago when I worked as a student intern and extra on "Somewhere In Time" (based on Matheson's much more beautiful title from Shakespeare - "Bid Time Return"). Many good fantasy films out of late. Does my heart good. There was a time you couldn't pay people in Hollywood to do fantasy (I know - I tried to get the B'Town books made into a series of films). In any event - thanks once again - if my spirits still aren't flying, they're certainly lifted. Luv to all. MK
Lyrin, what the others have said I have found to be true; and it's even in the books. The border is where you find it. I lived in a boring little town in a boring little state, but with a friend or two and a little imagination we turned it into what ever we wanted. Fire flies in a summer glade became the lights of a fairy prosession, an alley behind a restaruant became the back streets of Paris, the buildings of the Campus became palaces and enemy forts. There is magic in every mundane thing, and the gift that our imagination and our youth gives us is the ability to look at the street we've seen a thousand times bafore and see something new. And it is when we can no longer do this that we know that we have become old. Don't worry. The border is where you are. G'night all.
angel> agreed. Verily, it shall, in fact, be a sad day when Annie here finally shuffles off this mortal coil. But take heart! Claris' board shall be a new incarnation, as will the 2 boards at the Ferret. This SHALL go on, even after that sad day.*grin*
In other news, the new Ferret site is coming along, with a whole new look and logo. Probably by Monday.
peace all... have fun stormin' da castle!
amen NRL!
Michael>> I *knew* there was a reason I like you! Somewhere in Time is one of my favorite movies. I have spent many a lazy evening with friends, discussing the whereabouts of "the watch." What Dreams May Come, while very different, has a similar flavor. Now I understand the connection--Matheson's imagination. NRL>> Right on! Angel, you are a true poet.
Don't wanna migrate from this board, but I will if I hafta. Hate change!
ethereally, grey
Enough of this melencholy rumination! No use mourning what is still alive (so far). And when it does crash - it shall not die, but simply be riencarnated into the new boards - new life, a clean slate! Just like in B-Town. We can start over! Although, Angel, your eulogy was truly beautiful! Remind me to ask you to speak at my funeral when it's my time to pass from this mortal coil! ;) We must all accept and adapt to change. That's what it all about - taking the imperfect world around us and making it our own by altering perspective, improving what we can, evolving to survive. Otherwise we just stagnate and wither. But we must make a pact to stick together through the change - I just finished Elsewhere and it reminds me of what happened at Castle Pup (I won't spoil it for those who haven't read it yet). No running off to join the Bloods or Pack after this place burns to the ground! We have a new haven waiting for us, so all is well! Micheal - glad you're feelin' better! ;) Hope you spirit doesn't bump it's head on the ceiling! NRL- you mean fireflies AREN'T fairie lights? Awww... :( Luv, Elly
No Elly, that is not what he ment!!! NRL would never say anything like that! not to us anyhow...gonna go try and hunt down your film suggestion Greylady.
AMEN ELLY!!..hehe..don't speak of things that have not going to happen and we cant tell when!!..I SAY! ANNIE SHAAAAALL LIVE IN THE HARMONY OF THE VEGGIE!! FEEL THE POWER OF THE SALAD!!..I SAY THAT SHE SHALL LIVE IF SHE EATS RIGHT!!..feed her nothing eeevil..okay enuff of my personality Bishop Squash talking..**grins** She seems to preach too much..hehe..but any how!!..i got a few stories posted here..Lyrin is NOT finished..hehe but heres the URL http://www.angelfire.com/tx/LiFeZaBrAT
any how..NRL--i'd stll be out and runnin around the neighborhood saying things aren't what they are...and what i want them to be...i just don't wanna have to mkae up my own people to talk to...cause then my mom would like take me to a mental ward or something thinkin i was crazy..so hehe..
>grin< I find it hard to comprehend you guys took me seriously. I hadn't slept for many long long hours when I wrote that. heh heh. I was laughing hysterically the whole time. Sid, you caught me out, that was on purpose.
All: Age. Who cares? Those who do will be consumed by it; those who don't will grow with it. I'm 24, and realised one strange day that I was not 'young' any more. How silly. How repulsive. At work I have a friend named Boone, who is old enough to about be my grandfather. He is not 'old' he is Boone. I think it is all over when we define ourselves by our age, rather than the vitality of our (I know this sounds corny) souls. As the Dead Can Dance song goes: 'As long as the veins in our arms still stand up, the spirit of life will keep living on.'
Jingle, when I read your words and look at your ideas, I don't think: what an old chick she is. I think of you as no older than me. Same to you Mr. Korolenko (I use Mr. out of respect for your academic position and such, not age).
Elly, you don't want me to speak a eulogy for you. Last time I did was at a birthday party after a couple cups of vodka. What I said can't be repeated since we have an unofficial Pg-13 rating here. Those who were not sickened to the core laughed until the alcohol sickened them. Still am amazed I said it.
Sid, you get the post card? I'm trying something new. Much needed practise.
Ah, maybe Annie grows old and long, but maybe, someday, she will be archived...if not, just look from Feb 1 hereon, at the rich tapestry of conversation, bright and dark threads weaving a picture of the borderlands, mayhaps a map that shows the way? And some strands spin away, to dancingferret.com, to the other board, the wherehouse, the Mailing list, the icq chats that happen sporadically as the Mock Avenue theatre.... but, come, the night's still young, mourn not the coming dawn, but drink and dance away!
Angel, not yet, but I'll check the mail when I get home from work!
More later, when I have more time...
i have tons of chocolate...m&ms,, hershey kisses, little hershey bars...**shakes her head** why cant we have money?? lol..as much as three is chocolate....if i find the Elflands Express wont have to worry about being broke..got plenty of chocolate.
grey (and others who may like Matheson's work)>>you might also try Alan Brennert's work; particularly "Time and Chance" and an anthology of short stories under the title "Her Pilgrim Soul" (which was also a wonderful piece on the 1980s "New Twilight Zone" show). TOR had published both books back in the early 90s; don't know if they're still available, but you'd definitely enjoy them (there are also the wonderful books of Jack Finney - like "Time and Again" - which, if you haven't read, run dont' walk to the bookstore and pick it up. Elly and Paper Angel>> much thanks for the kind thoughts - you don't have to refer to me as "Mr. Korolenko." Korry will do. Or Michael. But not Rabbi Silverman. He was someone I went to high school with and I'd never want to be mistaken for him. M. Korolenko
grey (and others who may like Matheson's work)>>you might also try Alan Brennert's work; particularly "Time and Chance" and an anthology of short stories under the title "Her Pilgrim Soul" (which was also a wonderful piece on the 1980s "New Twilight Zone" show). TOR had published both books back in the early 90s; don't know if they're still available, but you'd definitely enjoy them (there are also the wonderful books of Jack Finney - like "Time and Again" - which, if you haven't read, run dont' walk to the bookstore and pick it up. Elly and Paper Angel>> much thanks for the kind thoughts - you don't have to refer to me as "Mr. Korolenko." Korry will do. Or Michael. But not Rabbi Silverman. He was someone I went to high school with and I'd never want to be mistaken for him. M. Korolenko
moshi moshi?
okay i have a question...any of you read nevernever?? cause like i wanan know what that thing is called that that dude pulls out on stage when he goes up after Linden..and he cuts strider with it...description would be...looks like a really long metal antenae and very sharp..looks like something a Wharf Rat or the worts of the Packers would have..Strider called it a dueling toy from the Elflands....and i wanna know if it has a name hehe..cause i wanna use it in a story..
big ass mosquitoes, sucking on my blood ok that was an an attempt at a poem, then i settled for a couplet and thought for a bit, before finally settling on this one line. always wondered why one line couldn't be considered a poem. anyways, that sums up my disposition, mosquitoes having a field day, as for myself i've been in the philipinnes for close ta 2 weeks visiting my grammy. found Finder in a bookstore in the philipinnes of all places and now that i've read it cover to cover, why does the Ticker have to kick the bucket?been away from here too long and the thought of this huge ass page loading up what they call ISPs here makes me shiver, had to wait a half hour the other day for it to call up my hotmail account *grin* geez travelling sucks the life out of you. anyways s'good to be here reading bout all yo slices of life. ok just read a kickass book bout a punk vampire slayer called Sonja Blue and ya gotta be impressed when one Nancy A. Collins can breathe fresh life into yet another schpiel on vampires and their existence. Book's called the Midnight Blue Collection. ok nuff ramblings, i've accumulated ten more bites since i've started this blurb so thas it from me fer now. Quasy ps Lo Crimson
new design coming today or tomorrow... with all new, all different things!!! a dancing ferret hat for one! fully embroidered in a number of styles! (ordering it today.. there will be a link for those that wish to order it) cool, no... looking into tshirts that can be ordered online as well...
peace all... just a note to let you know the progress...
Quazy, Loved Sonja Blue!!!! (tho' I might be a bit biased.>g<)
Thanks for the hot book tips, Michael. I grabbed a stubby pencil and scribbled them down on the back of something--hope it wasn't a bill...
Ethereally, Grey
Lyrin -I dunno if that Elflands dueling toy has a name - I think it's maybe a Bordertown thing. That means you can name it yourself! Quasy - your mosquito story made me think of that tobasco comercial where the guy's eating pizza wit tobasco sause on it and the mosquito sucks his blood and explodes. :D Maybe you can try that?? And I think a poem can be only one line long! I feel the same about the Ticker. Expressed my extreme dismay to Emma Bull at the rave. It is a testament to her skill to have created a character that illicits such emotion from the readers. She's still alive in my stories. ;) Maybe I'll check out the Midnight Blue collection. Anyone read Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite? Ghost is such a cool character! Well, off to reality. Luv, Elly
Mann, im not good at that..god any ideas for me?? hehe ..
hey der! I LIVE<< Eddie Murphy as Mushu the Dragon voice>> "Travel sized for your convience." My Zine is back from the printers, I sent out several already and should get the major batch out this week or next. Cat should have his copy by now... Glad to see everyone is doing fine. be back later.
Michael..... Big huggles an' smoochles, dux!!! Glad you are a bit brighter.
Angle.... you too sweet!!!! ::Huggles her all up and hands her a sno-cap.::
Love Sonja Blue an' Nancy Collin's stuff!!
Poppy!!! Did someone say Poppy, Elly? ::Grins.:: She lives here an' is so wonderful!!! I have read all she has done... You like Lost Souls? Run right out now an' get Drawing Blood an' or Exquisite Corpse!!!! Awesom.. a truly Dark Lady with an incredible talent!!
Lyrin, Big hugs for you too, luv!!
In fact... ::Just huggles them all up tight and gives them all sno-caps.::
Gotta jet, lads an' lasses!!! Oh!! I wanna hat Stick!!! Where to be orderin' from??
May all your joys be hangin' till tomorrow an' may ye cup nae e'er hol' the dregs o' sorrow!!!
Blessed be!!
Jingle
::Wavies and blows kisses as merry jingles resound in her wake.::
Michael..... Big huggles an' smoochles, dux!!! Glad you are a bit brighter.
Angle.... you too sweet!!!! ::Huggles her all up and hands her a sno-cap.::
Love Sonja Blue an' Nancy Collin's stuff!!
Poppy!!! Did someone say Poppy, Elly? ::Grins.:: She lives here an' is so wonderful!!! I have read all she has done... You like Lost Souls? Run right out now an' get Drawing Blood an' or Exquisite Corpse!!!! Awesom.. a truly Dark Lady with an incredible talent!!
Lyrin, Big hugs for you too, luv!!
In fact... ::Just huggles them all up tight and gives them all sno-caps.::
Gotta jet, lads an' lasses!!! Oh!! I wanna hat Stick!!! Where to be orderin' from??
May all your joys be hangin' till tomorrow an' may ye cup nae e'er hol' the dregs o' sorrow!!!
Blessed be!!
Jingle
::Wavies and blows kisses as merry jingles resound in her wake.::
any anime fans out there that are looking for anime stuff in general that is hard to find in the states lemme know an stuff. posters t-shirts and the like videos even....manga and all that.. lyrin, shouldn't be too hard to come with a name for that elf dueling weapon. just make up a name that sounds like a weapon and describe it to the reader, and voila, you just made your very own definition... sid: still no luck with stuff bout mordred in general but i'll be on the lookout. hope da manuscript is writing itself :) q.
hey! everyone is getting dancingferret.com emails! *YAY!* keep 'em coming! just send me the email that you want (i.e. sticks@dancingferret.com etc) and the email you want it attatched to, and away we go! *grin*
also, most of you have a directory on the ferret that you prolly don't even know about. it's for you. if you want to put up a website, page or whatever, get in touch with me and we'll do it! i'd like to keep it related to BTown, but that ISN"T a rule.. just a guideline.*grin* as i said, this is OUR site.. not mine... if there is something you'd like to see on the site, let me know... anyways... motoring...
peace all... miss you...
what directory? er, brighten the dimness here please of great and fun Stickman! can we link up to terri's site? that has many finesnesses on it and good explanings...can't get into the stories yet...are they the old fanfic or something new of you creations? Elly's Dragon needs a home.
can and will link to Terri's site... soon...
stories are the existing ones, but they will now all be in one place, which will make life easier when cataloguing them! *grin*
directories are the bit after the name... i.e. there is a place called http://www.dancingferret.com/corva... there's nothing there... yet. I THINK everyone has one... you WILL get a doesn't exist message when you check *grin*... leave messages on any of the ferret boards if ya wanna put something up...
peace all
what can we put up? pictures, photos, jottings and ramblemumblings? are you on the ML Sticky? i wasn't getting beyound the corva picture to my story when i was trying earlier; is it moving about or somesuch thing?
Michael>> Thanks much for reading suggestions; will check out bookstore tomorrow. It's amazing how much syampathy helps, even typewritten online sympathy... And it's even more amazing how often I forget that the thoughts and sentiments expressed here are typewritten and online!
Trinlay>> Got the 'Zine, and am perusing it as we speak. I like what I've read so far in there, am now wondering what I can come up with to contribute to the next one so I can get another issue! {grins}
Stickman>> How much space do we get, exactly? I have a project I've been working on for several years now, off and on, and while I have good reasons not to put it online, I must confess that I'd love to have this B-town community's input on it...
Heyla, been playing lurker lately. Live is wonderful/awful. Have boyfriend now, who happens to be Crim's boyfriend's bestfriend. Parents have already said "yes" to him coming home with me over winter break. So happiness. Only problem is he's only around on weekends since he's in Indiana. *whimpersigh*
Like all the book/site suggestions. Sticky, great ferret pic, by the way. Owned four of them, mama and three babies, now down to one cause of theft and deaths =(.
Wondering whether she could subscribe to the ML using ferretmail?
Crimson is a sickie, so she won't be in for a good while. Her mom called and told me to play Mommy Hen since she couldn't be here.
Other than that I'm trying to figure out how to get my mother to allow the internet into our house.
Good luck to all,
Sapphire
Poor Crimson! Send our love and healing vibes! Saphire - congrats and good luck with the new beau! (sp?) Sticks - yes, the ferret is great, got an LOL out of me! Question - how do we retreive our ferret mail? I'm wondering if its more bother than not to have a seperate address. I'm such a lazy bum! One mailbox is enough! I think... But I do have an ICQ # now: 22062732, so put me on your lists, folks! Cat - what several-year project??? I wanna input!! ;) Have fun, kids! Luv, Elly
thanks for the interest y'all.. warms my heart to see you all so excited about this...
the email is pointing to your regular email, so when you get mail sent to whoever@dancingferret.com, it goes to your regular email... no changes necessary..
re: directories. anything you want to put on, you put on... i fell comfortable saying that, 'cuz no one here is inconsiderate... i do ask that pix be relatively small (under 50k for pix that WON'T be on a page (i.e. "hey, wanna see a good pic of me?" and under 15K for pix that will be on a page.) i can help with this, getting the pix smaller, filesizewise, i just made up that word.. *grin*, so it's not REALLY a problem. also, it doesn't have to be linked anywhere... cat, if you're hesitant to put something up, don't worry.. the only people that will see it are those you show it to... corva, anything your heart desires! *grin*
i am not currently on the mailing list as the bank f**ked up out credit card and we owe our ISP about$800... no email=no ML. soon be fixed tho...
the boards.. NRL had an idea... we use the bbs board, (part 2, i think) for a storyline, and the regular one for this kinda stuff... lemme know what you think...
peace all...
Elly>> YOU GOT THE ICQ TO WORK!!!!! happyhappy
Sticky/NRL>>Yes a storyboard (ouch, just got a flashback from doing movie workshops) would be a good idea.
Doing html projects in my ECE100 class, supposed to make a webpage, I hate the usual "here's my page, this is my life" stuff, so I threw together a list of three songs relevant to physics teachers and gave reasons for including them. Stupid, but then so's the entire class.
Does the board automatically asterisk or did you watch your own mouth, Sticky?
Sapphire
one way to find out...fuck...
so neat!! hehe..i think he was watchin his own language sapph hehe..uhm..yup..
just had to try that! hope did not wig anybody out. Hey Sticks!!! they are singing your praises back on the ML where you can't hear 'em...like NRL's idea as well...who is gonna spring us off or are we already sprung?...keep coming back here, i do...gotta drop this habit and go and play in the nice safe Ferret...
'kay, "blinded me with science", "particle man" and what other ones Sapphire?
Actually, "Falling Down on New Jersey" by (I think) Frank Hayes, "The Worst Job There Is" by Tom Smith, and "Phoster's Phantastic Physics" by myself--I'm into filk, remember? Those songs are too mainstream (also, I didn't think of "Particle Man") I actually made a tape of a lot more songs for Mr. Foster, but most of those were specific to his life in general.
and I hadn't heard of "blinded me with science" What's it about?
thomas dolby...early to mid eighties, very silly song "science!..she blinded me with science, she tricked me with technology!!!"
Partical Man is They Might Be Giants. Very silly, fun band. Got to see them live at GenCon - they were great! I like Universe Man - size of the entire universe man. Ususally kind to smaller men. Heh heh. And Person Man, hit on the head with a frying pan, lives his life in a garbage can. There's a track on a collection I have that has a 3rd grade class singing that song. It's great! She Blinded me with Science is great, too. Storyboard sounds good. And if Ferret mail comes to our regular mailbox, shoot, sign me up! :) Sounds easy enough! Even I can handle that. Erg, I'm late for work! Bye! Luv, Elly
I'm your only friend, I'm not your only friend but I'm a little glowing friend, but really i'm not actually your friend, but i am...
one of my favorite songs of all time...
IstanbulnotConstantinopleyesIstanbulnotConstantinople...
Greetings. I'm a fan of the Borderlands series; I got hooked on War for the Oaks by Emma Bull, read all of her books, and then got into the Borderlands series. I'm also a big fan of Will Shetterly's books, and Midori Snyder, and Steven Brust, Terri Windling (both as an editor and as an author), Kara Dalkey, and a horde of other Minnesota authors and related Scribblies. I branched into the music often referred to in these books (Cat's Laughing, Boiled in Lead, Steven Brust, Raven's Tir/Morrigan, Moggenahf, and others...), and got more hooked. I'm also on the Signal-to-Noise mailing list (which discusses the Flash Girls and related subjects - Borderlands books come up every once in awhile, since Emma Bull is both an author in the series and half of the band), and have met a few of the authors I so admire. I wrote a Borderlands zone for an AberMUD which links to a Ren Faire zone on ArgentMUD, and would like to compare it with the MUSH zone that someone created (I saw it referred to on a website, but don't remember where). Otherwise, I'll just lurk around here and read the board when I get a chance. -Trent
welcome trent... glad to have one more! *grin*
been a long time gone that constantinople, why did constantinople get the works? that's nobody's business but the turks...
...that song is bouncing about this brain casing gleefully and showing no signs of leaving! won't pack it bags, won't clean up its mess, fear it may start throwing wild parties next!!!!...argh!
Hey, there, Trent. Welcome. Lurk away, but feel free to join in, too. We're a lively but friendly group.
Sticks, a web of my own at the D-F? Sounds like fun! Thanks a bunch. Now I want a scanner....*pout* Guess I'll have to settle for a baby instead. *gets wild image of self at hospital, saying, "I changed my mind, I'd really rather have a scanner"*
ethereally, Grey
Grey>> couldn't stop laughing when I read your post... hmm, your child would have some self-esteem issues, what would you name her/him? laserjet? no, wait, that's printers... *grin* You'll be a good mommy.
Seattlites>>Going to be heading up your way sometime during the end of December start of January. Suggestions, things to visit, places to do, and people to be? My b-friend plays a lot of Shadowrun so we'll be hitting the main places for that game. Am somewhat hoping to make it a couple day trip if one of you has room. *hopeful look* I can cook, I'm good with children, I know how to program a VCR...
My friend at MIT has been telling me about the "furry fish" they have in their dorms. You see, they aren't allowed (as is true with most college dorms) to keep pets other than fish in their rooms. So, since they would *never* even *think* of breaking the rules, there are a lot of fish with fur and claws and long thin tails...
well, Sapphire if i am doing well enough(post surgery), and my house is fixed enough(wallls and floors and pipes oh my!) you may certainly come and visit a few days towards the end of the year! drp me a letter or give me a call when plans start to clear up for you as the when and i will od the same. Where are you going to be staying in the area? lemme know...Grey...think have hurt self laughing on that one...but labor?!? ergh, don't wanna think about that, better than being pregnant though and the end is in sight!!!
Hiya, Trent, welcome to B-Town! We're all big fans, often yearning for the Border, but this bunch also tends to get off-subject, as you can see. But it's all good- everyone here is wonderful - creative, caring, supportive, sometimes neurotic and always entertaining. We're glad to have you aboard! Feel free to comment, querrie or vent as you see fit! Grey - Scanners are good and all, but they just aren't as cute! I think you made the right choice! Corva, if Constantinople throws a bash, I'll get an invitation, right? Sapphire - I have a couple of those fish who stalk the crows in my yard. Interesting species, as they seem to hate being wet. Luv, Elly
Hallowe'en went well, am back in town but gone again this weekend.... Here's hoping everyone had a good weekend, & welcome aboard to Trent!
--Cat
Corva>>offer is most appreciated, this one is visiting family (dear gods, did I just say that about going home for winter and seeing my parents, yes, I did)in Portlandtown. Methinks the first week of January. Will plan such things
Elly>>Strange how that works... Gotta wonder how the poor fish survive...
Sapphire
and from the depths I emerge... I am bouncing happy; though I still a bit trashed, the docs say it's not, as they first thought, mono. Thus, I get better fast
>>Trent, you are most well-come to this group! Chat away on anyone, anything...
>>Wind-chill got here to 23 in daylight. Chicago fall, brrr. But I'm not as bad off as my roomie from hawaii; today I showed her what a sweater is. Culture shocks are such funny things...
loaned out my copy of Bordertown to a friend, will get the results back on friday... and my precious book... I want the money to go buy emma bull's bone dance so I can memorize it... I straightened out the dog-ears in Falcon so it'll last longer. *sigh*
Heya folks! Just stopped in to find out the name of that wonderful book I read last year (Eslewhere) and Shazam! I find a whole series......this is way too spiff......so I thought I'd say hi, and perhaps I'll stop in from time to time! Bye! (Sorry, bit hyper......6 am and I'm wired on Kool-Aid and Nicotine.......appy-polly-loggies to all!) -Pooka Pooka
Greetings, and thanks for the welcome. Rest assured, I'll speak up every once in awhile. Just, at the moment, I don't have much to say. :) -Trent
HEya, Pooka!
wired is fun... coherent is fun. Incoherent is fun to play with.
so is snow. 12:45 at night, my roomie yells, "IT'S SNOWING!" at the top of her lungs as she races down the hall. So many international students here, and hawaiians, texans, warm-climate folks ...they were out in the snowfall playing, trying to catch flakes, marvelling at this stuff they've never seen before... bringing in snowballs to fight in the lounge... the upperclassmen grumble; I just smile and cut them all the slack I can. It's so fun to watch two hundred folks see their first snowfall, and play like we used to before we deluded ourselves into thinking we're too old... I want more snow so I can go out and make snow angels.
crimson
That's fantabulos! Man.......I wish it would snow here already......we have this wicked (I can't believe I used that word.....) sledding hill over here. Steep, but not too steep. Short, but not too short. I can't wait. I'll miss the colors of Summer, but I never feel quite as peaceful and happy as when I wake up early in the morning, before the sun comes up, on the night of the first big snow.......it's quiet, and beautiful......moon reflecting on the snow, breath making a fog.......Ugh, I'm getting far too mushy over weather. Ah well. Expect it from me, I suppose. Have a wonderfl (insert anything here) -Pooka Pooka
Crimson>>you won't get your book back on Friday, probably Sunday when I get back, if he's done reading it, I'll come by your work and drop it off
well, Tropical Storm Mitch (nee Hurricane Mitch) has decided to visit bermuda before it dies. not too much to worry about but HOO BOY is it blowin'!
Just was hanging out with Elly and her man, and Rayvn, and the Lurk watching the planes go up, doing a stuff your face gleefully brunch, and laughing about the deaf ducks. Then got to see the Arg and to hear his tunes! He was not floating in a lotus position in his sanctum, all incircled by keyboards when we were there but this one rather imagines that he often does such!...Bear sleeps and LaLaLand chokes...no NRL, sadly.
nrl, happy belated b-day!
bad, bad news... the administration put down broadleef killer, and my clover patches are gone... if you don't have clover from me by now, needs must wait while I find first free time, then more clover off-campus...
:O Aaahhh! We mourn the clover patch!! Oh, woe to us! A curse upon the dreaded exfoliant! Foul murderer of fortune! Slayer of good luck! (tearing hair and throwing ashes) May the blessed quadrapetals find thier place in heaven among the angels! And pray that thier benign influence does not forsake us!! Wahhhhhh! Sob! Sniff! Wail!
Crimson, then I will hold what clovers I have from you even more dearly to my heart!
Welcome, all you brave new people! Glad you decided to stick around for the Loading of the Board!>g<
Sticks!! You out there? Did the hurricane get you? Sent you an email, but got no reply... figured maybe the server was down?
I haven't read any of the official books, but a friend of mine has written a couple of short stories based on them and they got me interested. I've also checked out some of the Bordrlands sites that interested me. I would like to read some of the stories so if any one would tell me where I could buy or borrow a copy...?
read none of them?!?...welcome though, welcome! at least a few are in print, try your local independant bookstore. Um, for the out of print ones, eyes will be kept out for you! Bordertown is in print as Essential Bordertown. As for the CLOVERS, Elly said it all but a moment of silence, for their silenced russelings...my thanks for the dear folks that have given such green gifties to this one who has never had the luck to find one herself. Luck to have such friends! Have the new folks seen our fanfic?...there was a note from Sticks on his board saying that there is much blowing but that they are safe and well. --Good Travels to All--
thank ye muchly for your concern for m'clovers...
tonight no snow again, but wind, oh, wind!
the air is alive, and dancing, and it pushes and shoves like a mosher, moaning and wailing around the buildings, flinging leaves and papers and clothes until I feel like a picture-book wizard, hair and coat and scarf streaming back behind me as the wind tears my clothes back. In a playfull afterthought, a whirlwind is flung into the doors I open, sending a shower of leaves in brown and gold into the warm, quiet building's blue carpet. I walk to the inner door, feet crunching on leaves and seeing the piles in the corners almost big enough to fall in like children do, where they rest exhausted from the wind's tango.
>>angelica, welcome!!
oh grand and wonderfull leafings!!!!!
I have *got* to g