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Post by Dalton on Apr 23, 2004 19:39:47 GMT -5
Alexandra said: And Betsy said, ..."black speedo..." to which I reply, "Think about a white one instead. Wet." ;-)
Ladies, ladies...have some RESPECT for the man! Speedos are demeaning! So...OFF with the speedos!
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Post by Dalton on Apr 23, 2004 19:40:13 GMT -5
David said: As I recall, the only link made to Angelus was done by Spike, with the line "You were my sire, my Yoda." No link prior, no link since. And that particular line is open to interpretation.
And boy, has it been....
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Post by Dalton on Apr 23, 2004 19:41:03 GMT -5
Night Betsy. You'll love the new board when you've fiddled with it awhile. It was good talking to you!
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Post by Dalton on Apr 23, 2004 19:41:34 GMT -5
David said: But it's getting mighty scary how much you and I seem to think alike. I'm telling you folks, I've become a bad influence on this once sweet, chaste flower of unspoiled innocense.....
I'm still sweet and I plan to be unspoiled anew in the fall. (I"m sure Joss can think of a way...)
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Post by Dalton on Apr 23, 2004 19:42:02 GMT -5
David said: You know that and I know that, but we were mere minutes away from Alexandra buying a Greyhound ticket to San Antonio before Spring fessed up.
LOL! Oh, good one!
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Post by Dalton on Apr 23, 2004 19:42:36 GMT -5
Doesn't work like that, Betsy. And not really worth explaining why, unless somebody is interested in the tangled world of genre publishing. Basically, they tell you what to write, and are very strict about what may and may not be done, and then you do it and maybe they pay you. And you don't own the book--they do. Anyway, I'm glad you find it of publishable quality and are enjoying it. This is all in play, and for love. So that people are enjoying it, and I'm limbering up my storytelling muscles again after all this while, those are all that's important.
Nan
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Post by Dalton on Apr 23, 2004 19:43:21 GMT -5
Alexandra said:
Thank you. Pee Wee Herman isn't on my see-at-all-costs list. Of course, I guess other 'lucky' people got to see him for free (smirk.)
Alexandra, I didn't know you and Patti had been separated at birth. Guess they *had* to, but....
Nice, nasty line. I'm impressed.
Nan
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Post by Dalton on Apr 23, 2004 19:43:43 GMT -5
Rusty has submitted for your perusal another fine chapter in her Legions of Gorath saga.
You can find Chapter XII and all her previous chapters on the 86 Legions of Gorath 5/29/2003 2:59:21 AM Vlad I Rusty has submitted for your perusal another fine chapter in her Legions of Gorath saga.
You can find Chapter XII and all her previous chapters on the 87 Legions of Gorath 5/29/2003 3:00:33 AM Vlad I Rusty has submitted for your perusal another fine chapter in her Legions of Gorath saga.
You can find Chapter XII and all her previous chapters on the S'cubie Website in the Fanfictional! area.
Thank you again, Rusty, and I apologize for the goofup earlier.
Vlad, TA ,tp
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Post by Dalton on Apr 23, 2004 19:44:16 GMT -5
*growls* left out a comma...twice!!! You can't even edit that mistake WITH an edit button.
Sorry for the triple posting.
Vlad, TA, tp
Edited By Vlad I at 5/29/2003 3:01:00 AM.
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Post by Dalton on Apr 23, 2004 19:44:42 GMT -5
Tomorrow, on e-bay, a signed script for BtVS 7/22 is to be sold. The current bid is over $10,000. I saved a picture of the script to my hard drive. When we get moved, I'll send it Vlad; it might be nice to have it presented somewhere on our site, but I can't link to it as the online picture will probably be removed in a day or two.
Nan
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Post by Dalton on Apr 23, 2004 19:45:07 GMT -5
New on the 91 The Greater Capacity for Good by Therese Blanco 5/29/2003 3:21:08 AM Vlad I New on the S'cubie Website, Ms. Blanco's interesting take on Angel/Spike comparative goodness. Give it a read. Thank you Nan for submitting it.
Vlad, TA, tp
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Post by Dalton on Apr 23, 2004 19:45:34 GMT -5
Sounds like a neat artifact to place on the site, along with a copy of Patti's signed pic of JM and my signed pic of Kennedy and anyone elses "memorabilia." Definitely something I had planned on in the future. Thanks for saving a copy of it Nan.
Vlad
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Post by Dalton on Apr 23, 2004 19:46:33 GMT -5
So I need a little help here guys-
I am talking about my 10 year old *adopted*son. *adopted b/c he is the son of a 29 year woman with whom I work who has 8 other children. I once jokingly said to her that as she had so many I should just adopt one - which one could I have?*
Pikey*pseudonym*is small for his age, alert and very cute. You would never guess to look at him how volatile and aggressive he can be. He has changed schools and classrooms 12 times and he is just in 4th grade .He is a twin, his sister has never missed school and has attended the same one since beginning.(my daughter insisted that one cannot in all conscience adopt 1 twin and so Molly* is part of the package but she is not the one I for whom I am requesting your attention.
Pikey has shown himself to be solicitous and courtly, standing up quickly for ladies on the subway and scolding drivers who veer too precipitously in pedestrian's pathway-a common occurrence in NYC where crossing the street often resembles a free for all.
He has never once fought while in my company- that is not to say he has not shown the proclivity to do so. Whenever we are at the playground he comes over asking if he SHOULD fight this or the other one. I always encourage him to think of a more creative way to solve the tension and if confesses himself perplexed and shuns any of my solutions than he agrees to leave the vicinity or play with another child. So- he is obviously capable of restraining himself. He just has difficulty exercising that restrain from w/I himself.
I have always been drawn to bad boys (duh Spike!) as friends.(when I was a child in Denver I perplexed my mother no end by befriending a small Mexican kid with haunting eyes and the whitest teeth I had ever seen who belonged to a gang, sported a ring in his ear and carried a knife.
His mother made me home made tortillas and xxx and showed me how to genuflect before the cross. She told me her son was good at heart but needed guidance and a good girl. As I was but 10 I placed no importance on that comment. Diego never bragged to me about his escapades *his other friends did though* I asked him once why he liked fighting so much and he placed my hand on his heart and said "because it is written here-so" I nearly swooned.
His family was eventually swept up in a illegal immigrant sweep and b/c his mother was not a citizen Diego who was went back to Mexico with her. I cried for days. Hence began a lifelong fascination with boys from the wrong side of everything but I never again felt any romantic attachment to any. Until Spike. Back to Pikey* he has all of the usual accouterments of a NYC education for a child displaying his problems. (Individualized education plan-smaller class size with a paraprofessional on site to help the teacher).
Part of the problem is his young mom who tends to always take his side in a dispute. She means well but it is detrimental to Pikey* b/c she seems incapable of seeing how dangerous his behavior is for his future. She is a little firecracker herself but has learned to curtail her temper in order to retain her job and friends.
I have no intention of getting too close to the family. An anecdote will illustrate why. Much of the family's furniture and electronics were stolen (they live in a rough neighborhood) I expressed concern and she told me that her boyfriend had put out the word as to whose stuff had been stolen and she fully expected much of it to be returned.
AS indeed it was a few days later. I have NO intention of ever meeting her boyfriend. I always meet her and the twins well away from my own apartment and have not taken them to visit my place.*I am not insane*
My daughter tells me to resign myself to visiting Pikey* in Sing Sing some day and I cannot say I disagree. I still feel that whatever positive experiences he has with his family (and there are many- they seem a large and rollicking group) and the outside world will help to ground him.
This is a child who has never been to the beach or Central Park or the Bronx Zoo( to be rectified this summer by me). His mother was given free tix by his school to see The Lion King and Pikey* walked on air for 2 days. Art can save us all.
So my question is simply whoever has any wisdom to share as to what and how I can proceed to help Pikey* cautiously( bearing in mind I do NOT intend to get close to his family). In terms of things to say to him and interesting and educationally helpful to disturbed children places to take him.
(I raised a boy and so I know the typical things- this is for a more specialized situation such as I have described. )
Pikey's mother will pretty much grant me free rein as she has a lot on her plate. She does not rely on me in any way- she is jolly and independent and has a nice relationship with her kids from what I have been able to observe when she brings them to our job site. They are nice bright kids and most do not seem to share Pikey's* proclivity for violence.
So - any ideas?
ellie
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Post by Dalton on Apr 23, 2004 19:51:02 GMT -5
I have a suggestion, Ellie. Why don't you start a thread on this topic on Newboard, beginning with this post #93 of yours here? You do know how to copy, then switch boards and paste, I trust. Then whoever wanted to chip in on the discussion of this topic could do so in relative privacy, rather than before the whole board and lurkers, etc.
Alternatively, it could be done by e-mail. Just make sure your e-mail is visible somewhere (I haven't checked to see whether it is or not) and invite people who are interested in discussing it to drop you a post and begin it.
The reason I suggest this, beyond the obvious, is that I grew up a violent child in NYC (Staten Island, in my case), among other violent children. I'd had knife fights from which I still have scars, and been given a concussion, before I was 8. Fortunately weapons (beyond a knife) were less common then than now, or fewer of the combatants might have survived than did. What I remember of these times may or may not have any bearing on "Pikey's" attitude and situation, but it certainly sounds more normal than strange to me, and I'd be glad to throw things out in the hope that there might be some insight or some application to "Pikey" to be gleaned from them.
But it's not something I'd want to bore the S'cubies with. The required frankness can be awkward on everybody's part, and without frankness, everything becomes theoretical and pretty useless.
On the theory that others with applicable experience of any sort might also prefer to chip in someplace, some way, beyond our general discussions, I suggest..."taking it outside" in one way or another.
In any case, you have my respect for wanting to salvage this bright young life. I hope you find a way.
Nan
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Post by Dalton on Apr 23, 2004 19:51:33 GMT -5
I like what you're doing and how you're doing it. I like that your story doesn't rely on "are they or aren't they" to be emotionally gripping. You are don't what Joss couldn't or wouldn't: you're presenting the Scoobies in loving, stable relationships that support each other without sacrificing either storytelling or suspense.
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