OOC chat thread (Participants only pls)

[chalice]

Tamarind is unnaturally quiet today because he's is off at a client's in London and has no comp access until this evening

[Wired*Nun]

Near Real Time. Military terminology for a very fast, if not immediate, update.

Back! All's well. BRB

[Shutter]

Ah, I was close...just couldn't figure out the "N"

Glad to hear that all is well. One wonders when there is artillery involved.

[LynMars]

Sister just called; remember how they said almost no one ever survives?

Jimmy's fighting, and pulling through. There's a still a chance we'll lose him, but the doctors are much more optimistic. They have a lot of work to do, and some of his organs are pretty bad off, but if anyone can sneak away from Death, Jim can...

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers; I think they're helping. :)

[Wired*Nun]

Cheesy small artillery. 60mm and 82mm mortars. The 60mm are pretty wimpy, the 82mm a little more dangerous. As long as it doesn't land right next to you, you're fine. It's the Katyushas that are dangerous.

http://www.veteranen.info/~cedarsouthlebanon/kat/kateng.htm

These things will punch through a wall. They mostly hit the hotels with these, since they are so inaccurate when fired by the insurgents that a huge building is all they can expect to hit.

But's it's the planted or suicide bombs that are really dangerous. That's what we are really careful about. Personally, I don't mind wearing the body armor any more, I figure it's worth the pain in the ass, and besides, it burns calories. I try to stay inside as much as possible. Lots of people hang out by the embassy (formerly Saddam's)pool. That's Russian roulette as far as I am concerned.

We hear the booms or pops just about every day but only one was near enough to really feel it, that was the one that blew up the Green Zone Cafe last week. I was eating lunch about 200 meters away, but inside a guarded compound. Everyone felt that one.

C'est la Guerre! And now, for something completely different...

[LynMars]

...Glad I got out. In August of 2001. My mother was so afraid they'd try to drag me back in...Luckily I was discharged for being a gimp...

[Wired*Nun]

Heh. Career is career. Not a "lifer" but I plan on retirement.

I keep trying to go on with the Dunstan line but I'm in a room full of noisy debating officers. I can't hear myself think. Have patience, Lyn, I'm trying!

[LynMars]

:calm: Just waiting here; not really going anywhere. Don't let those silly officers catch you "goofing off" and end up getting your online time restricted! :tsk: :roll:

[Wired*Nun]

I am sorry, it's impossible. It's a madhouse here. I can't possibly concentrate enought to get a line down, plus they are harassing me to get off and let them use the comp. Sorrryyyyyy! I may come back later, but don't hold your breath.

[LynMars]

Later, Dave; have a good evening. :)

[LynMars]

:fun: Ebil. But so cute and perky...


http://www.fenrisweb.com/~talesin/bishounen-chibi.swf

sharing the pain... http://www.online-roleplaying.com/forums/images/smilies/smiley%20-%20wink.gif

[chalice]

Um..you know when you post something in GM Comms and the GM goes 'heheheh...'


....is that usually a Good Thing?:paranoid:

[TreyKincaide]

In my experience it usually foretells distaster. At least it has everytime Dave has done it to me. =)

[LynMars]

well, over at Gaming Guardians, it usually foretells what has been affectionately titled "Brain 'Splodey". This is usually in occurance with a devious twist in the plot by our dear, twisted writer...

[Wired*Nun]

Nite all, bedtime for me. I have a half-day off tomorrow, so that may mean lots of on-time, if I am fortunate.

[Thanos]

WOOOOOT!


Also, glad to hear about your Uncle doing a bit better Lynmars :-)

[Icebird]

Well, my lots of computer time I was having at school has vanished this quarter. I've got no insanly easy class that spends lots of time in the lab. I'v still got an easy class (math) and one that's in the lab a lot (tech), but in tech I'm teaching myself to program C++ on a Linux box. No internet there...

Good to hear about Jimmy- I'm sure, having made it this far, he won't break his 100% record on not dieing.

[Wired*Nun]

:calm: Just waiting here; not really going anywhere. Don't let those silly officers catch you "goofing off" and end up getting your online time restricted! :tsk: :roll:
Good thing I am one of them...heheheh...and I have a great boss.

[chalice]

He will awaken from it underneath Jasra as she laughingly tells him that the seed of Amber will once again be hers to control.Of course, since Roland took advantage of the brunette courtesan so kindly provided by Dunstan on his first visit, this may already be the case:evil:

[LynMars]

Dave: And here I thought you worked for a living... http://www.online-roleplaying.com/forums/images/smilies/smiley%20-%20wink.gif (Mm, lame military humor)

chalice: Scary thought...eww...

[TreyKincaide]

That sounds kinda familiar actually...

[TreyKincaide]

Well, my sick ass is off to class. I hate graded attendence in college courses. Later all.

[Shutter]

Of course, since Roland took advantage of the brunette courtesan so kindly provided by Dunstan on his first visit, this may already be the case:evil:

:o

Damn.....I hadn't really thought about that at all....Just saw a pretty brunette and, well...ya know....Maybe Thanos was more on the money than I'd thought....hrmmm.....

[LynMars]

So I'm wondering if we can sue...

The original specialist said it was just really bad heartburn, and a gas bubble, so just "take Tums like they were candy." Since a doctor said it was okay, Jim did that; his calcium levels are over 16--normal levels are 8.25. His pancreas is 3/4 dead, and (excuse this; but it's what's happening) his bowels are twisting and he's still not stable enough for surgery, so they may just have to do a colostomy. His heart rate's down a bit; still faster than normal, but down, at least...

So still not quite out of the woods. Least the doctors are giving him a chance, though.

[Wired*Nun]

It depends on if you/he thinks the doc was negligent or did everything he reasonably should have. If not, personally, unless he's wealthy anyway, I would sue, aiming for a settlement, 100-200k or so plus costs. If you do, make sure you get a lawyer that isn't pushing too hard for a big settlement or court, because that's what they tend to do, since they will get 40% normally. Might be worth it.

Of course, the most important thing is he is alive to do it.

[LynMars]

Considering another uncle is a lawyer, with lots of lawyer friends, our family's usually pretty well covered when it comes to legal matters. It just makes me mad, I guess. So long as he keeps improving, though, that's all that really matters.

[Wired*Nun]

Landon/Rebis, who's waiting on whom?

[TreyKincaide]

Giving Tamarind a chance to respond. He must have had to take off.

[Wired*Nun]

OK, he must be stuck at work or something. You could go on if you like, I don't think it will be a perfectly linear conversation anyway, and I will be getting off-line in a half hour or so.

[Icebird]

Arrotel was tempted to try to 'peal' Sidomak's mind earlier, but he's just to nice a guy to actually do it.

I'm not that big of a fan of going through the legal system, but do what you think is right.

[chalice]

Tam and I have lost the ability to log in at once, but we are both around and following events - whoever gets a post to follow up next, gets the computer:\

[Wired*Nun]

Nite, all, see you tomorrow!

[LynMars]

Night, Dave! I needed to stop feeling like I was bullet-posting anyway...yeah...

I just found out today Raevyn's the type that likes scary movies, for the safe thrills they provide...weird...comes from being sheltered, I guess... ;)

Edit: And wow; I figured Heldrik was stepping a bit close there with that little comment...:O

[Thanos]

/me grins and glides around about 1 inch off the ground.



I just know that stuff is going to rain down on Heldrik like a mansoon, but heck if that wasn't a good guess....or perhaps it was the wrong guess and Flora wanted to propogate it?

[LynMars]

/me isn't going to say anything, except that someone else has been spending time on IRC ;)

[Thanos]

yes, yes I have. The kingdom I play in for Utopia uses IRC more often than ICQ so I had to get used to it....I still hate it, but thats life right.

[LynMars]

So I have another NPC card to show off...I think, if I can get the hang of the GIMP's ins and outs, I can maybe make a composite of the pets...maybe...

[Shutter]

Back now I am. So, if I'm holding up a thread and seem clueless, poke me and I should be able to respond.

[Wired*Nun]

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I just know that stuff is going to rain down on Heldrik like a mansoon, but heck if that wasn't a good guess....or perhaps it was the wrong guess and Flora wanted to propogate it?
Maybe, true or not, it was just flat out insulting and too personal for their acquaintance?

[samirah]

Morning Dave!:P

[chalice]

Maybe, true or not, it was just flat out insulting and too personal for their acquaintance?
It was sort of unkind, too, what with Landon being missing...how could Heldrik be mean to poor ickle Flora?

[LynMars]

Yeah, accusing an aunt of doing nasty things with her brother isn't exactly a good way to start off a relationship...Especially when she can twist any of her brothers around her little finger...

[chalice]

Looking forward to the chat later:

"But why is Flora mad at you, Heldrik?"

"Well, I accused her and your dad of incest, you see, and she just lost it...":x

[LynMars]

LOL

[Thanos]

Maybe, true or not, it was just flat out insulting and too personal for their acquaintance?

As if her comment was anything above the board ;-)

Heldrik can be civil, perform his duty, and even be social on occation, but business is business. Perhaps Flora will keep to business and not make it into a game of trading favors and information.....at least with Heldrik. Not that Heldrik really thinks that she will as Elders in any society tend to be set in their ways.

[LynMars]

...You do realize this is Amber, right? Trading favors and playing social and political games is what people do here.;)

I think I'm gonna sit back and watch the fireworks now...:smiling:

[chalice]

Really like Helena! Can we have one of Roland and Lester now? Can we? Huh?

[Thanos]

...You do realize this is Amber, right? Trading favors and playing social and political games is what people do here.;)

I think I'm gonna sit back and watch the fireworks now...:smiling:

Some people just get what needs to be done, done. Lets name a few; Gerard, Benedict, Random (now), Corwin, ect. Heldrik is certainly more in the Get Things Done section of the family ;-). That he gets a dank dusty room bothers him not at all, he has no intention of staying there.

[LynMars]

:worry: They get things done, but they still know how to play the Games, even if their methods vary a bit. Maybe I'm just not sure how saying that to her was getting the group closer to its objectives...Other than maybe attempting to clear up what is "known" to be the case and what poor, confused, newly awakened Gray thought...:paranoid:

[Thanos]

If she took the bait or the bouncing of the low blow or whatever it might be called, then she could have had a good discussion with Heldrik about the Family (and his thoughts). She could have just said it was a cover, never indicating that Landon was hers, his, or theirs and it would have been back in Heldrik's court. Just as well, though, allows Heldrik to get to some things he has been meaning to do while the others are distracted.

[chalice]

Other than maybe attempting to clear up what is "known" to be the case and what poor, confused, newly awakened Gray thought...:paranoid:
'Confused'. I like that. I like it much better than 'mad as a bucket':)

[LynMars]

Perhaps; it may have come across as forward, or blunt, though...Ah well; it generates plot in an interesting manner, any way you look at it. http://www.online-roleplaying.com/forums/images/smilies/smiley%20-%20happy.gif

...Why not just walk down the stairs to the Pattern, instead of trying to use energies someone's likely to notice? I doubt the guards would really stop him; enough word's likely gotten around that Heldrik's Family.:?

[chalice]

Um, Shutter - could you clear some PM space? My reply bounced!

[Wired*Nun]

As if her comment was anything above the board ;-) .You need to examine her quote veeerry carefullly to see how it was crafted to mean any number of things, all of them deniable. This is how the Amber Conversation Game is played - not "Hey, did you and he shag?"

Perhaps Flora will keep to business and not make it into a game of trading favors and information.....at least with Heldrik. .
HAHAHAHAHHHHHHA. Um yeah, right. Remmber, people who have a lot invested in a certain way of thinking will stick to their paradigm almost beyond sanity, because to change their paradigm is to implictly admit they were wrong in the first place, thus voiding their investment. Witness how both our and the French government have been operating for the past few years...Also, she was being pretty businesslike, for her. She was just making conversation.

[Pygysys]

Is it just me, or did anyone else laugh when Heldrik drew his blade down at the Pattern and went Directly to Jail without Passing Go?

I have to admit, I'm curious about the defences they have around the place to prevent 'bloody' accidents abounding. ;)

[Wired*Nun]

He never even got to the Pattern. Sorry that wasn't clear. His teleport bounced him into jail. Ever since the discovery that anyone with Amber blood can bleed all over the Pattern and nuke the multiverse, one needs permission to go to the Pattern, and there's only one way in.

[Pygysys]

Well it still kind of answers the question regarding how well protected the Pattern is these days. Poor Heldrik, but I suppose someone had to be a guinea pig at some point.

Now to test the wards around the other Patterns... any volunteers? :)

[LynMars]

*Hands chalice an extra spoon* My reply bounced, too, Shutter.

I kinda figured there would be wards to prevent magical entry to the Pattern...I'm sure someone would have been fine with it if asked.

I do find I watch very carefully for how, exactly, Dave words what the NPC's say; heck, I tend to carefully word what I say, not so much with Raevyn--she's not tricky enough, usually--But with my other Amber char, and with my current Vampire LARP char, I've gotten people in so much trouble by pointing out, "No, I said this, and you took it the wrong way..." It is something like an art one must pick up over time; took me five years of LARP and ADRPG to figure it out, and that's only cuz some of my friends are very tricksy peoples, who embrace that Machiavellian aspect of the games, sometimes just so they can be nicer people IRL, getting all their deviousness and meaness out through RP.

And if I make no sense, I was up late, am awake semi-early, and the world seems a shade of periwinkle this morning...odd...I think I'll try sleeping a bit longer; I have a busy night tonight. Since There's no space in Shutter's inbox, I'll post here and go :sleep: some more...

:P 2am is a fun time...Yeah, that's my PC, although Staff can end up being ordered to do something by our Storyteller, and we comply cuz that's part of our job; we're there to make his work easier, and the story better for the rest of the players (we have something like 40 that show up pretty regularly). In over five and half years of playing, I've never been Prince, though I've come close on occasion; now WG thinks it works for him to have my ruthless little Regent in charge. I's scared! :O

[Wired*Nun]

I'm working late today, which means as soon as I go, I'm probably done for the night, just so everyone doesn't expect me back. That will be in 1/2 to 2 hours, depending.

[LynMars]

Cute bantar over there in the Landon and Rebis thread...

And now, let's make the new kid bait! yeah...it's just Bleys and Fiona, Rebis'll be fine!:smiling:

Landon: He's the lost son of a former King of Amber; Rebis: He's a shapeshifting sorceror from the Courts--They cause crime!:fun:

[TreyKincaide]

Woohoo! In Amber it pays to be proactive. :)

[Thanos]

You need to examine her quote veeerry carefullly to see how it was crafted to mean any number of things, all of them deniable. This is how the Amber Conversation Game is played - not "Hey, did you and he shag?"

If Flora would have said "Tough falling in love with a relative?" instead of "Object of desire" things would have been different. Boats, castles, and jewels are objects to Heldrik. Gray is not an object, but a person and he strives to treat her as such. What Flora said was an insult to Gray and/or to Heldrik, and it was returned in kind, with a compliment to soften it at the end so that things could get back to being civil and perhaps the conversation could be turned to where Landon was.

[Tamarind]

Cute bantar over there in the Landon and Rebis thread...

And now, let's make the new kid bait! yeah...it's just Bleys and Fiona, Rebis'll be fine!:smiling: . I'm sure they're both really nice people and would never be mean to an ickle Lord of Chaos :paranoid:

Landon: He's the lost son of a former King of Amber; Rebis: He's a shapeshifting sorceror from the Courts--They cause crime!:fun:Oops - our secret's out! :fun:

Off to feed kitties now before there's a riot - back in a few minutes!

[Shutter]

:∙ Oops....Inbox is now open for business.

[LynMars]

If Flora would have said "Tough falling in love with a relative?" instead of "Object of desire" things would have been different. Boats, castles, and jewels are objects to Heldrik. Gray is not an object, but a person and he strives to treat her as such. What Flora said was an insult to Gray and/or to Heldrik, and it was returned in kind, with a compliment to soften it at the end so that things could get back to being civil and perhaps the conversation could be turned to where Landon was.
:worry: Hrm...Sure she wasn't talking about herself? Flora is rather vain, and knows the effect she has on men, including her relatives. She cultivates it, even.:)

That's what I took it as possibly meaning; while Gray and Heldrik are pretty close--she tends to lean on stronger relatives, though, notice her initial meeting with the family, where she clung to Landon--they haven't shown much else in plain sight of the rest of the family; Arrotel certainly hasn't mentioned it out loud yet, and even Flora can't see everything (though she likes to pretend she can!).:smiling:

[Thanos]

Certainly a possibility LynMars, but Heldrik has a heart right now for only one...thus the thought about shapeshifting forms (to an overly attractive one) but not actually thinking about the original per se. Anyways, it happened, its over...or well for the time being.

[TreyKincaide]

Seems that chalice and Tamarind can be online at the same time again. Yay!

[Tamarind]

Seems that chalice and Tamarind can be online at the same time again. Yay!
Indeed - found the wireless network card works a whole lot better with an aerial attached :∙

[TreyKincaide]

Gotta love wireless.

[chalice]

even Flora can't see everything (though she likes to pretend she can!).:smiling:
Well, if this was me playing Flora (she's the character I play most in Elder games), it would be as follows - suspect attachment; make comment that will be taken badly by someone if they have the suspected feelings; get definite answer from reaction; feel smug.

[TreyKincaide]

Wash, rinse, repeat as needed.

[LynMars]

I was bored...So I put all the avatar images into one post in a kind of Gallery. No one needs to say anything there; it's just for show, all of them in one, easy-to-see space.

I went with the first version of Joshua, until I can make a version with shorter hair I'm happy with. Tamarind, since the PC's know Rebis is Chaosite, it's up to you if you want that Alternate up yet or not.

Also, I went with the smaller PC images, cuz some of them, I don't have larger versions of; it just got easier to do one image instead of 2.

[Icebird]

Sorry I haven't posted much recently- many things are going on right now, and although I've been keeping up with the reading, I haven't had much time.

[Shutter]

Hey Icebird, hope life's going well, even if it is busy. I've found a few times when I'm too hectic to get a post all nicely composed that a brief pm to another player or the gm. Then they can pretty it up and get it out there if time's an issue....but, you haven't exactly been holding things up, so I wouldn't worry about it....I was close to doing that last week when I was off on a trip and distracted...probably should have 'cause I think I just got Roland in trouble. oops. :nervous:

[Icebird]

Honestly, it's as fast for me to type IC as it is a rough OOC PM, although for a long post that wouldn't be the case. And yes, it is going very well, if quickly.

Except for puncuation. I have to go back and edit punctuation.

[Wired*Nun]

If Flora would have said "Tough falling in love with a relative?" instead of "Object of desire" things would have been different. Boats, castles, and jewels are objects to Heldrik. Gray is not an object, but a person and he strives to treat her as such. What Flora said was an insult to Gray and/or to Heldrik, and it was returned in kind, with a compliment to soften it at the end so that things could get back to being civil and perhaps the conversation could be turned to where Landon was.Whoever said she was talking about Gray?

This is exactly why Heldrik isn't playing the game right. If he thought it was about Gray, he immediately loses the game if he lets on that that is what he believes, and comes back with a direct answer and/or question.

And don't bother saying "Heldrik doesn't play those games," because they will be played on him whether he likes it or not.;)

[Wired*Nun]

Well, if this was me playing Flora (she's the character I play most in Elder games), it would be as follows - suspect attachment; make comment that will be taken badly by someone if they have the suspected feelings; get definite answer from reaction; feel smug.
Precisely. This is a standard tactic, raised to an art form by Flora. Ambiguous comments are much more likely to elicit new and unexpected information than direct questions.

[Shutter]

Yeah, we've already seen Roland's utter lack of skill at this game.

[chalice]

Yeah, we've already seen Roland's utter lack of skill at this game.
Have to say, a lot of the most fun scenes I've enjoyed watching in various campaigns have arisen from characters who refuse to play the game, or try but are not suited to it. It can add a nice 'spark' - wouldn't want everyone to play 'mini-Elders':)

[Tamarind]

Tamarind, since the PC's know Rebis is Chaosite, it's up to you if you want that Alternate up yet or not.
Oh yes please - I'll add it to the public knowledge bit too, after all it's bound to make an appearance sooner or later :evolved:

[chalice]

I'm betting on Kat:smiling:

[Wired*Nun]

off for a bit.

[LynMars]

Rebis' other card is up; I'm going back to bed now; long LARP night...:sleep:

[Thanos]

Well, if this was me playing Flora (she's the character I play most in Elder games), it would be as follows - suspect attachment; make comment that will be taken badly by someone if they have the suspected feelings; get definite answer from reaction; feel smug.

And Chalice hits the nail on the head, at least for me. Of course Heldrik doesn't play those games, he has never had to and it will be along hard journey full of bumps and bruises while he learns. Any engagement with an elder is going to be a lost cause unless the Elder wants the younglings to have a confidence boost or something weird.

[Wired*Nun]

Actually, I divide Elders/NPCs up into some basic categories: those for whom the 'game' is a way of life (Flora, Bleys, Dara, Mandor, Llewella, Rinaldo/Luke, Jasra, a few others), those who play it well when they have to (almost everyone else) and a few who just won't, but have enough status or power or both that they can get away with it (Gerard, Merlin kinda, Coral). If you have to deal with one of the "always on" folks, you just better learn to play the game, or get enough of that power and status to opt out.

[Wired*Nun]

Tam going to post?

[chalice]

I'll go poke him!

[LynMars]

Take a fork!

[chalice]

Ah - he was already typing...shouldn't be long now...

[Wired*Nun]

Said the moil...

[Tamarind]

"Ow!" :hurt:

I've posted, I've posted - put the fork down... :eek:

[Wired*Nun]

Going off soon...nite all.

[Tamarind]

'Nite Dave :)

[Wired*Nun]

Get ready to edit your post a bit.

[Tamarind]

Okay...

[Wired*Nun]

Done

[chalice]

Trey, I 'borrowed' Landon's saying re the women of the Family and put it in Gray's mouth. Thank you. I really felt that it deserved to be a 'family saying', and it was just what I wanted:nod:

[Icebird]

Benedict doesn't fit into the 'opt out' catagory of people? I can't think of any time he's played the game (in the books), but he could just be so good at it that we don't notice... That would be scary.

[LynMars]

If Trey's good for anything, it's clever cliches...He's the idea man in our usual group. :)

Hrm, Ice may be right there bout Benedict; he does seem to opt out more often than not, though he may also fit into that "when he has to" category, if only to keep the rest of his bratty siblings in line. :)

[chalice]

If Trey's good for anything, it's clever cliches...He's the idea man in our usual group. :)
It was a good saying. Up there with one of my fellow players dicta: 'Shapeshifters don't have bad hair days' (copyright, Nicobrus).

[chalice]

Cursing and yells of such like, "Gods, that's a big rat!" can be heard.That is such a mean thing to say about Roland....

[LynMars]

Isn't it, though! :fun:

[Wired*Nun]

I'll try to do one more post for each person/thread or so, then I'm heading to bed, folkses.

[Wired*Nun]

I'll be packing up early this evening. Off soon, take care everyone.

[LynMars]

Have fun, Dave. :) I think I'm kinda just enjoying reading along for the time being; can't think of much else to do yet myself until dinner except maybe wander around more and try to stay out of trouble--unlike some people..

*peeks at Shutter*

[Shutter]

What? Don't look at me, I'm not doing anything!:nervous:

Luckily so far Roland has kept himself from Sketching any of these interesting things...what he does with that fountain though....I just don't know.

I have this vision of Lester diving in to the Fount and becoming a sort of a Lester-Brand hybrid....that'd be bad news I think.

[LynMars]

:fun: I can just see this rat swan-diving into the Fount now-- "Wheeee!"

[Pygysys]

Maybe Lester's already taken a swan-dive into the Fount?

[Tamarind]

Scary. Maybe he has and he's just hiding out as Josh's sidekick...remember the rat in Harry Potter...:paranoid:

[Icebird]

And then, when we have a super-super rat intent on destroying all of creation, we cna have Telloth take a bath too, and have the super-super hawk chase the super-super rat. Hehe.

[Shutter]

I think I saw that cartoon once.

Edit: We could dip the Orphans and then have them set up ACME Corp to supply Super Telloth and Super Lester with equipment.....ok...ok...I'll go home now.

[LynMars]

Let's not forget Arthur! Oh, wait, he's the Super Sleuth Hound...Archnemesis!

[Shutter]

Aha! I knew there was another fuzzy companion....I just couldn't remember who....clearly time for a new brain.

[LynMars]

Or more coffee...Now that you're a Mohrg. What is that, exactly?

[Icebird]

Undead thing that sucks souls and uses them to power its magic, in order to suck more souls...

[Shutter]

Heh, yeah, that sounds like me:)

[Shutter]

Just a quick fairly uncalled for note saying I'll be away from reliable internet for another day or so. I'm driving down to portland pretty soon to visit my dad, who is recovering from surgery well. I'll see if I can hijack his ancient machine for posting a bit while they're sleeping....but no guarantees.

Also, Good morning Dave and Beth!

[Wired*Nun]

Morning, evening, whatever. It's dinnertime here, more or less. Since my food doesn't want to stay inside me, it's Amber time instead. I'll be on for about 3 hours then off for the evening.

[Shutter]

Are you sick Dave? That can't be fun....isn't there some song about the misery of food poisoning in a war zone?

...no?

Well, there should be.

[Tamarind]

Definitely not fun :( hope you feel better soon Dave...

[LynMars]

I'm pretty sure I partially recall some cadence about military food...

Get better soon, Dave. :)

[Wired*Nun]

Thanks all. The food here isn't bad, but it's not great, and it's all the same, all the time, since the same people are making it over and over. Who knows where these things come from. The water here is not potable, of course, so we drink bottled water, but who knows? Maybe those drops from the shower that get in your mouth have enough bacteria to cause mild dysentery...or maybe it's just basic food-service errors in cleanliness back there in the kitchens, who can tell? I'll make it, thanks for the good wishes.

[Wired*Nun]

I'm off to try to eat something, if I can stomach it...heheh...not sure wheter I'll be back on again or not.

[LynMars]

Nothing too fancy, Dave; stick to simple. I like toast and chicken noodle or tomato soup when I'm ill...

Also, added a new pic to the NPC section of the Gallery! Tam and I agreed some "artistic license" had to be taken with it; we also agree that with Corwin and Landon around, she's just "safer" this way!:fun:

Tried making a better smile on her, at your request, Tam. :)

[Tamarind]

Nothing too fancy, Dave; stick to simple. I like toast and chicken noodle or tomato soup when I'm ill...

Also, added a new pic to the NPC section of the Gallery! Tam and I agreed some "artistic license" had to be taken with it; we also agree that with Corwin and Landon around, she's just "safer" this way!:fun:

Tried making a better smile on her, at your request, Tam. :)
Like lots - thanks Lyn:P

[chalice]

Sorry I missed most of you today - slept for nearly all of it. Hope you feel better soon, boss.

[Thanos]

I have been in an out, if you could not tell, with personal issues plaguing me. To list them:
Court is tomorrow for the big ticket, a lot of options depend on if I have to pay or not.
My big client (the companies biggest) at work is being moved to a different service center and I am getting a new set of clients. I have to transition the old while taking on the new and train the people who will be taking it over, all at the same time.
My roommates are screwing me over. They said they would do a 6 month lease renewal and now one of them wants a year or nothing, while the other still wants 6 months or nothing. I am very likely going to have to find a new place to live over the next 3 months, I did not expect it, and it screws me from being able to save up enough cash for a down payment on a condo.

I have not been posting in OOC, cause I do not want to get on anybodies bad side.

Good luck with the food over there Dave. Never drink water in foriegn countries.

[chalice]

Ouch! Some day, there.

Best of luck for tomorrow, Thanos:nod:

[Tamarind]

I have been in an out, if you could not tell, with personal issues plaguing me. To list them:
Court is tomorrow for the big ticket, a lot of options depend on if I have to pay or not.
My big client (the companies biggest) at work is being moved to a different service center and I am getting a new set of clients. I have to transition the old while taking on the new and train the people who will be taking it over, all at the same time.
My roommates are screwing me over. They said they would do a 6 month lease renewal and now one of them wants a year or nothing, while the other still wants 6 months or nothing. I am very likely going to have to find a new place to live over the next 3 months, I did not expect it, and it screws me from being able to save up enough cash for a down payment on a condo.

I have not been posting in OOC, cause I do not want to get on anybodies bad side.

Good luck with the food over there Dave. Never drink water in foriegn countries.
We'll be thinking of you tomorrow Thanos - hope it goes your way :)

[Wired*Nun]

I'm pulling for you, Thanos - when I can get off the porcelain! Roomies suck, unless it's your SO. Nice avatars, Lyn. I can barely put a sentence together, and I have to do some work, so don't expect much out of me until I get better, sorry.

[Tamarind]

No need to apologise Dave, getting better's the important thing :)

[Thanos]

I second and pass Tamarind's remark. Get better, I am pulling for you. I would much rather be doing what I am going to be doing at court than going through what your going through or well whats going through you ;-)

[chalice]

Get better, Dave! Stay cool, Thanos!

[Pygysys]

Best wishes to all - Good luck with the ticket/court and house living arrangements Thanos. Hope you make a swift recovery Dave.

For everyone else - Hope you all have a good day and weekend. :)

[chalice]

Hey, you too, Pygysys!Anyone else carving pumpkins this weekend, then? very therapeutic, pumpkin carving:nod:

[Tamarind]

Certainly is - wielding wickedly sharp knives against helpless vegetables...:evil:

[Thanos]

Ah...... /me dances a jig.

Went to court, less than a 3rd of the people showed up on time, so I got through in less than 1 hour. The judge said that since I took care of the insurance the same day as the ticket and registered my vehicle the first day possible after the ticket that he would wave all but the court admin fee of $187. It didn't hurt that the 11 people in front of me failed to say "Good morning, your honor." and I did.

I appreciate the concern and support you lads and ladies have given me :-)

[Tamarind]

Excellent news Thanos! Really glad it worked out well for you:smiling:

[chalice]

Yay! Good news, Thanos! Why not celebrate by killing your annoying housemates?:evil:

Just need to hear Dave is all better now...

[Thanos]

Well, considering that one of them ...is... my best friend and in the same line of work as Dave (ie in the military) I would really rather not kill him. The other roommate, the one with the 2 cats, well he could go.....especially the two cats ;-)

Looking forward to Dave being up and about as well.

[chalice]

hey - no fair being mean to cats!

[Shutter]

Hey, congrats on that working out for the best Thanos! I always love it when the world supports my belief that civility is worthwhile. Now good luck with the housemates...

Good luck to you and your stomach too Dave!

Last of all, Awesome avatars Lynmars:)

[LynMars]

*feels all happy people love her stuffes*

Sal'wey's smaller than the other NPC pics, cause she had way too much background space; when I have to do a lot of alteration (or they make no real sense/don't match up), I tend to end up recoloring the backgrounds. Heldrik's card was a simple recolor, so I left the background (cuz man, it's cool), but many of the others had weird stuff that got chucked. Like hearts on some of the girls'.

Sal'wey's template had the girl holding a flaming sword. That just didn't say "Leader of the Lake People" to me...but it left a big hole that I didn't know how to fill, and there was way too much empty space, so I trimmed it; it's much more obvious on the full sized cards; not all of them are the same size to begin with. I've noticed this when chopping down to the 60x60 pixel requirements for these boards.

Maybe someday I'll play around with creating better backgrounds...I practiced a bit on a card I made for a DnD game here, but nothing spectacular.

[chalice]

oooh - BIG thunderstorm. Going to switch off the computer! Night guys!

[Pygysys]

Glad to hear it turned out for the best Thanos. It pays to be polite, I'm sure the Judge appreciated it. Funny how a kind word and friendly smile can make a big difference in today's world. It always amuses me and saddens me when (for example) you ask a stranger for the time in a polite fashion and they seem taken aback that someone can be nice about it. What a strange world we live in these days.

Anyway... congrats again on the court stuff Thanos.

I forgot this weekend was halloween, it's not that a big deal here Down Under unfortunately. So here's spooky fun filled wishes to you all. Don't scare all the ghosts!

[Wired*Nun]

I'm back up off the commode now, so this evening I should be on for a full session. This next four or five days are probably going to be big bad ones, with the US elections coming up. The insurgents and terrorists here will probably try something spectacular to influence things, like they did with the Madrid bombings.

Later all.

[chalice]

Hey - really glad to hear you're feeling better, Dave:)

[Tamarind]

Seconded :)

[LynMars]

Glad to hear you're up and about again, boss.

Stay alert and safe during the next few crazy days, 'kay? :)

[Wired*Nun]

I'm on, will be posting soon.

[chalice]

Hullo Dave - nice to have you back :D

[Wired*Nun]

Thanks. It's good to be back.

[TreyKincaide]

Well, done with class work for the day. I'm off for lunch and driving home.

[Wired*Nun]

With the permission of the principals, I have merged Landon's and Rebis' threads into the public one - so you now have a bunch to read about what happened to them up until now.

[Tamarind]

Time to drive home for me now - should be back in an hour tops. Looking forward to reading Landon's tale...

[TreyKincaide]

Nicely interweaved, Dave!

[Shutter]

Welcome back Dave. Glad to hear you're feeling better. Stay safe over there.

[Wired*Nun]

Thanks!

[chalice]

With the permission of the principals, I have merged Landon's and Rebis' threads into the public one - so you now have a bunch to read about what happened to them up until now.
Much enjoyed - thanks!

[Shutter]

Now that's an interesting GM challenge, having a trial between two npc, both of whom are vastly more in the know than the pcs, and keeping the pcs involved....glad Dave's in charge not me....

[Wired*Nun]

I'll take that as a compliment, so thank you...I imagine it's not that different that writing a story - the trick, as you implied, is keeping the PCs relevant.

[Wired*Nun]

Going off now, see yas!

[LynMars]

Later, Dave! Enjoyed the interweaved threads a lot. Two very different stories, converging in an interesting manner when they did. Rebis' half seems dream-like and fariy-taleish, while Landon's is full of dirtiness, grime and rough edges, eventually smoothing down a little. I liked the Creation story Ygg gave to Rebis, and still twinge at the ways Ghost-Eric (Corwin through him) carefully tortures and tests Landon. Nicely done, all three of you.

[chalice]

Ok, it took too long to type, so I missed Dave for the night, but I think I did my level best to piss off Random...sigh:\

[LynMars]

:worry: Gray strikes me at times as being almost purposefully contrary. There, she comes off as a bit self-righteous, almost as if she thinks she knows more than Random, and is criticizing how he runs his end of the universe, thinking she could, and maybe should as her father's daughter, do better. Or maybe that's just me reading it after a class where we tend to closely analyze and pick apart short stories...:nervous:

:S Hrm...Not much to compare how Gray saw Eric's reign, though, to compare; is she a realist about Eric's own methods and reasonings, or does she view him through rose-tinted shades? Did she even get the chance to see much of her father in a leadership capacity, or only while in her home Shadow, and then, of course, the Curse...

Like I said, I'm analyzing characters and motivations, and how players view their own style of RP and what they try to accomplish with their characters and how they portray them. We've had some interesting pseudo-philosophical questions in that vein in the other forum I frequent. I think it's an interesting thing to explore and think about, to better understand my own RP style and improve it, as well as writing stories, where I have to take several different characters and weave them all believably into a coherent story.

Unlike my posts, which tend to ramble.:paranoid:

[chalice]

:worry: Gray strikes me at times as being almost purposefully contrary. There, she comes off as a bit self-righteous, almost as if she thinks she knows more than Random, and is criticizing how he runs his end of the universe, thinking she could, and maybe should as her father's daughter, do better.
:S Hrm...Not much to compare how Gray saw Eric's reign, though, to compare; is she a realist about Eric's own methods and reasonings, or does she view him through rose-tinted shades? Did she even get the chance to see much of her father in a leadership capacity, or only while in her home Shadow, and then, of course, the Curse...:paranoid:Contrary ...yes, she thinks she has the freedom to be that.

She doesn't necessarily think she could do better...but she's trying to tell Random she thinks he could...or at least, that she needs to believe that, if she's to reconcile her loyalty to her father with serving Random...

Rose-tinted shades about Eric? - hardly. This is the father who chose to put Gray in a possibly permanent nightmare-wracked coma rather than throw all his time into curing her....so that he could devote his time to defending Amber. Clear priorities. She just wants it to have been worth something.

There is another level, at which she is empahasising her 'clash' with Random in case that might prove useful for infiltrating Amber's enemies, too...she wants to look 'usable' to possible enemies...so she's empahasising the bits of truth and reaction that suit her best.

Sometimes it's liberating to have nothing left to lose:smiling:

[Thanos]

I totally agree with your last sentiment there Chalice. The Marvel comic book character The Punisher is based off of a man who has had everything that matters in the world killed, in front of him. Now he just goes and lays the smack down on criminals with reckless abandon. A man without fear or a reason to live can be exceptionally dangerous.

[LynMars]

Hrm...Intewesting...:P

There are times I must wonder about her Curse. Is it merely her loss of firm control over her shapeshifting power; kind of like Chaos having gotten a bit strong in her, the shapeshifting occassionally, by necessity, affecting her brain (even to the point of reacting poorly to Trump contact)? She often seems in control, and one must wonder how much of her madness is purely psychological, making her unsure and timid (told often enough you're crazy, you start to believe it, after all, not to mention her relative age and inexperience), how much is an act to off-set possible enemies, and how much is really part of the Curse.

Or is that a secret? http://www.online-roleplaying.com/forums/images/smilies/smiley%20-%20wink.gif

And yes, liberating can be one effect of having nothing left to lose, but in The Punisher's case, it consumes him rather thoroughly. It can easily lead to destruction in extreme cases.

[chalice]

I'm guided more by DareDevil: "A man without hope is a man without fear"

[Thanos]

Nice post Chalice :-)
I am glad I only had to deal with Flora.... :-O

Not that I know, but my guess is that Gray has something like ADD (or whatever that attention deficite disorder acronym is). However, because she is a shape shifter it does not only effect her attention span, it effects her entire body. One moment she wants to ride a bike, so her butt is flatter, and her body is more aerodynamic. The next she is thinking about swimming and her fingers and toes get webbing. If you had to constantly concentrate to keep your body from being reactive to every thought you have, but your thoughts regularly jumped from one channel to another, it would be very hard.

Thats my impression, right or wrong ;-)

[chalice]

Get out of my character creation thread, Thanos;)

Lyn, the biggest secret about Gray's Curse is dead simple; it may or may not still be 'active' (I don't know that as a player) but either way it is now the strongest link she has to her dead father, the person she best loved. She doesn't know how to let go of it. Maybe she can learn to, if she finds other ties to put in its place...

[Wired*Nun]

Great discussion, folks. This type of thing helps me too.

In looking at some potential next scenes, as well as generally for the future, I would like everyone to try "forget" on their character's behalf that it is unlikely that the GM will kill off a PC without extremely supportable reason. The PCs don't have this view, except in that they think the immortality of youth applies to them. I find sometimes this makes PCs braver than they would be otherwise, which in essence calls the GM's bluff and loses the game for both parties.

I'm not saying this because I disapprove of anything that anyone has done until now, just that in the near future, this principle may be particularly important to keep in mind.

[Wired*Nun]

and by the way I won't have time to do justice to the next scene right now so I will do it this evening.

[Wired*Nun]

Bad news guys. One of my buddies (and remember, buddy is only half a word - you former military types feel free to explain that to the rest) just sprayed me with some cheap cologne his daughter sent him - right in my ear. The allergic reaction is already starting, and I need to go shower and change uniforms, ASAP. I had Random's response partially built, but it's not done. This puts me out for the night. Well, he got a facefull of cheeze-whiz for it. This is what passes for entertainment in Baghdad. Sorry again. See you all tomorrow.

[LynMars]

Ewwww.....Well, good luck with that, Dave. Geez....Yeah, sounds familiar there.

We would get bored and make MRE bombs and leave them somewhere in the camp of whatever unit we were attached to at the time. Really funny if it was scouts or tankers; make it big enough (using 5 gallon plastic water jugs and several MREs) and the sound would be loud enough to make them think they were under attack.

I've also been locked in my own shelter before...

When your job is to sit in a little box waiting for people to ask you to route their calls...yeah...

[chalice]

Ick - see you later then, boss!

[Tamarind]

Sounds like suitable vengeance ;)


See you tomorrow Dave

[Wired*Nun]

Sorry about all that last night. I was stunned that this guy would do that. I mean, what if I had turned toward him at the critical moment? I'd have been blinded for an hour or two at least.

Since it's half a mile from my trailer to the room where I have web access, and we have to wear the battle rattle (body armor etc.) any time we are outside of a building, it's not worth it to go back, shower, change, put it all back on, walk back, etc. Really annoying. I'll be on sometime today and/or tonight to get things moving again, since I have a lot of work to do right now.

[LynMars]

I certainly don't blame you; I remember wearing all that stuff, and what a pain it could all be to get in and out of, not to mention the restriction it put on movement (which I found a little odd, but maybe it was just me). So I hope the guy who did it got chewed out a bit. Nice that it wasn't more serious, though.

[LynMars]

Bwahahaha! New pic in the Gallery! This one for Gray...As always, comments/suggestions welcome.

[Tamarind]

Like a lot - colours work well and it's definitely fierce enough

[Tamarind]

Added a little bit of info and some piccies to Rebis' public knowledge post...

[chalice]

Thanks, Lyn - I like the weir form a lot.

[Icebird]

When life hits you, hit back. I was going to mention lemons, but that's boring and overused. Sorry about yesterday's (two days ago now?) incident.

[chalice]

<bounces excitedly>

Ooooh, I love Hallowe'en! They let me play with matches and sharp implements!

And there's candy....

[Wired*Nun]

I had a loooooong day at work today, it's after 2230 here and I'm just finishing. On the other hand, the boss gave us all the morning off, so I am going to stay up late tonight and bang this stuff out...barring another bizarre chemical weapons attack on my person.

[chalice]

If you need light relief, I've popped a couple of 'spooky' character diary things into Amber Fiction in honour of Hallowe'en, since two old 'Con games happened to involve ghosts and a vamp:worry:

[LynMars]

I love Benedict. He's got to be one of my favorite characters. Nice one, Dave.

[Wired*Nun]

Thanks. Hope chalice and ice like it too...this line will split off Arrotel for a while, so I am going to start a new thread, too.

[LynMars]

Maybe a good idea; if he's back in school now, I think, his posting time's a bit less, so it could let you two move at his pace, without holding up Heldrik and Gray, at least until he has a bit more free time, maybe.

[Wired*Nun]

Yes, that and it will give me a chance to give him the attention he deserves. My understanding of this medium is evolving and I am starting to believe that one or two PCs in a thread is at least as good as three, and four is too many. It allows me greater depth, I think.

[chalice]

Gosh. Bye for now Ice - have fun! Benedict is just very cool. And wish me luck...

[LynMars]

Wow, there goes Gray again!

And now I, the player, am very curious as to what that rat may have said... ;)

[chalice]

It's a cute rat. Cute, cute, cute...

[Wired*Nun]

Yeah, Gray wouldn't have any trouble relating! Hey, why couldn't Heldrik have had some cool critter?

[LynMars]

I thought about it, briefly. In the meantime, I've got Trey here making smarmy comments as to what our favorite rodent may have said...enough to turn my ears red.:P

[chalice]

Hey, why couldn't Heldrik have had some cool critter?
Doesn't need one. He has a...sympathetic attitude....;)

[Thanos]

I must have missed something......cause I am lost as to Heldrik and critters and erm....well what a rat said....Hehehee....

[Wired*Nun]

Go read the other thread, dude.

[Thanos]

Ah, yes yes.....well I will refrain from commenting on it if it made Josh look like that.

Critters are an interesting option. I did play one game with a husky half wolf as a companion, but getting stuck in the abyss as Brand's mind slave ended that little venture.

[LynMars]

but Josh blushes so easily, it seems...I still wanna know...and it still goes over Rae's head...Unless he'd ever say something about it outloud, which he likely never will, but I'm waiting for Roland to come in, see Josh a brilliant shade of red, and Rae looking all innocent and stuff as she cuddles the sneaky giant rat, who just looks smarmy.

[Wired*Nun]

chalice needs to edit her post.

[chalice]

chalice needs to edit her post.
chalice has edited her post

[Wired*Nun]

Lester's comment had something to do with a comparison of his and Josh's presumably desirable positions vis-a-vis Raevyn, petting tummies, etc., all with an element of good-natured gloating. You can fill in the blanks.

[LynMars]

:O Yup, naughty little rat...:fun:

[Wired*Nun]

0230 here, time for my beddie-bye. Good thing I don't have to be in until 1130. Night all.

[LynMars]

night, Dave! "See" you tomorrow!

[TreyKincaide]

G'night =)

[Pygysys]

G'night Dave and to any others soon to follow suit...

To those who still have plenty of hours left in the day, have fun. :)

BTW All, my exams begin in 22 days, so I won't be overly active as I get bogged down in the ritual of study.

P.S. The cast comes off in 8 days... not that I'm counting.

[Thanos]

Yeah, right, your not counting.....glad to know things are going better Pygysys.

Also glad to hear that Dave's chemical terrorist didn't cause any permanent damage.

[Icebird]

I can't think of anything to post right now, so I'll be back on in an hour or so with (hopefully) an idea. Probably a good idea, spliting me off for a while. Also, my home internet is slow, so it's sometimes just a pain to get anything done and keep up with the other story lines.

[Shutter]

I go visit the in-laws-to-be for one day and you people go crazy with posting. Oh well...back now. Finaly about to have some time to read the Landon/Rebis intro.

[Icebird]

I like fall setback- as far as I'm concerned, it's all for the good. I get to get up an hour later, go to school an hour later, stay up an hour later... and don't bring any of your silly logic into this!

[Wired*Nun]

I think this breaking up of the secon group will help things a lot. I already find myself more interested in each storyline. Principals, does this fit with your feelings?

[chalice]

Will miss Arrotel (especially his sense of humour!) but I think this is a good split - it's appropraite that he should deal with his brother's storyline, and while there are so many NPCs involved, it is easier to have fewer PCs in a thread.

[Thanos]

Heldrik can be put anywhere you like as long as its not with Flora alone ;-)
I intentionally made the character relatively unhindered so that he could get put where you need him :-)

[Icebird]

Arrotel is the same way- he's confident that he can handle himself (possibly a touch of developing arrogance?), and flexible to all situations. It seems like a good idea to me to split us up.

[Wired*Nun]

I'll be back on later, crashed last night early.

[LynMars]

*Watches Flora's antics*

*snerks*:P

Wow...Remind me never to get on her bad side; I get the feeling the worst is yet to come, too...One long string of "How miserable can I make Heldrik's life for the time being"...

[Shutter]

I guess you can buy bad stuff with points or with actions...:paranoid:

[samirah]

Hi everyone!:D

I talked to Dave a few minutes ago. He said he doesn't think he'll be able to log on tonight. Sorry! You guys have fun in Amber!

[Shutter]

Noooooooooo!

Thanks for the update Beth:) I guess I'll have to content myself with watching election results in abject horror. [edit: politics neutral statement there, 'cause really, I'm pretty sure both sides are on the verge of horror and tears right now.]

[samirah]

I refuse to turn on the television and watch the circus.:x-eyed: I'll find out what happened in the morning.

[Shutter]

Morning? I hope so...one way or the other, I'm looking forward to having the madness over with. A part of me (the part that's not as good at math) fears though that we'll still be wondering at thanksgiving again.

[samirah]

A part of me (the part that's not as good at math) fears though that we'll still be wondering at thanksgiving again.

True, this is a possibility. I just hope it doesn't happen! NOOO!!!! NOOO!!!
I'm all for being done with it!

[Shutter]

Off for a good while now. Dentist and then voting. I hear there'll be a long wait for the later...in the rain...fun.

[LynMars]

Got my voting done! Yay, one of two evils! er, anyway...have fun at the dentist, there; hope he doesn't find anything that will require a drill. :)

[Pygysys]

I just got my early morning lesson on how the American voting system works. It's very strange to me, interesting but strange. I'm glad we have the system we do, less complicated. ;)

[TreyKincaide]

Yeah, the electoral college is great. The founders' answer to the layman being too uninformed to vote. Our founding fathers believed we were dumb...true for the most part. Funny thing is the electoral representative can ignore his constituents. They're supposed to take the majority vote of their state and then pick one candidate who gets X amount of votes (A number figured from the population = to the number of House Representatives a state has), but in many cases, historically, they have picked contrarily aligning to their own party affiliations.

Furthermore, historically, there are candidates that have won the electoral vote becoming President when they had lost the population's majority vote for reasons stated above. There has been many a cry to change it, but it appears we're sticking to it for the forseeable future.

*steps down from his soapbox*

Any more and I'll break the cardinal "No politics" rule.

Landon for President!

[LynMars]

I'd vote for him! :fun:

[chalice]

Me too - as long as Arthur got to be Vice-President....

[Wired*Nun]

Historically, since all the electoral votes of a state go to the same candidate, there have been few recorded cases of electors changing their votes on their own. Reducing the votes to 585 electoral votes, in state-sized chunks, simplifies things dramatically

The positive side-effect of the electoral college system has most often been that it produces an electoral mandate. Since even a "landslide" in the popular vote is rarely more than a 70/30 split, having a "landslide" produce a 90/10 split of the electoral college produces a much better mandate and dramatically reduces the incidence of recounts. If the "horror" that people on all sides of the plitical aisle dislike is throwing it into the courts, the electoral college's historical ability to keep elections out of the courts is a good thing.

[Shutter]

Ah, the eternal struggle between sleep, and hoping Dave is about to post something for me to respond to...

bah..screw sleep. been there, done that.

[Wired*Nun]

Vain hope, haha. Harder to post at work. Go to sleep, dude.

[Wired*Nun]

Also, unless I interject with a "it's time for dinner" or Josh shows up, the ball is in your guys' court. In any case, no time right now.

[LynMars]

I think we said bout all we want/need to say at the moment, though, and are pretty much waiting for that "it's time for dinner" or "Josh shows up" to occur to give us something new. But there are lots of threads to read in the meantime!

[chalice]

I hope it doesn't count as too political to say how amazing it has been to see polling stations having to stay open extra hours to cope with the turnout. Wow. Just, wow. I would be very, very proud if that ever happened over here!

[Shutter]

That is indeed pretty amazing...people standing in line for 13+ hours to vote.

[Wired*Nun]

here's a link to a few cute comics of a local cartoonist

http://intranet.iraq.centcom.mil/KILJOY/KILJOYs%20by%20Chip.htm

[Shutter]

Um...I don't think I'm being allowed to access the iraq centcom intranet.

Oddly enough....heh. Can you copy and paste it maybe?

[chalice]

You know when you have a nasty cold and a bowl of hot chicken soup can be soooo comforting? And then your cat decides to climb on your lap and stand in the soup bowl? Well, I hate that:tsk:

[Shutter]

Aw, poor sick Chalice:(

Aren't kitties great though?

[chalice]

Yeah, I guess I love the little furry fiends. Even when they paddle in my comfort food.:cat:

[Tamarind]

Having a cat put her paw in your soup is clearly a great honour too :cat:

[Wired*Nun]

Um...I don't think I'm being allowed to access the iraq centcom intranet.

Oddly enough....heh. Can you copy and paste it maybe?
not worth my time right now...no biggie...

[Icebird]

Well, I had an 18-hour day working the election booth here in Colorado yesterday, so I'm about zonked out.

I have a cat sitting on top of my monitor right now, in fact.

[chalice]

Ooooh - what is the kitty like?

[Tamarind]

Can you post a piccie? :cat:

[Icebird]

I don't have a digital camera- your imagination will have to suffice. Her name is Cotton, and she's still almost a kitten. She's black, except for her paws and belly, which are bright white.

[Icebird]

Sorry Dave- I should be paying more attention. I'm going to edit, because Arrotel wouldn't have forgotten- just me.