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Post by Sara on Jun 13, 2004 18:23:14 GMT -5
Rather than playing my 1000th game of Snood, I decided a recap would be just as effective a distraction for my brain this evening. Plus--lots more productive. So, without further ado: -The boad is now on mountain time, which I suppose is an improvement over the WTF time it used to be on. -Many of us want a hippogriff for our very own. And if I could get mine to eat gray squirrels instead of ferrets, we'd probably go through a lot less birdseed at my house. -Sometime we need to have a group viewing of The Princess Bride. -Becky and Caraleigh weathered (heh) the storms that hit their area safe and sound. Becky also noted that she wasn't able to get into Dorothy Dunnett's Niccolo books too much, in part because of her love of Lymond, but as the two apparently get tied together she may give Niccy another whirl. -Although suffering from some sleep deprivation, Julia shared what's bloomed since last she posted: www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/roses/salet.htmwww.justourpictures.com/roses/ghislainedefeligonde.htmlwww.ars.org/explore.cfm/rom03mar/www.roseinfo.com/lamarque.htmlwww.rosegathering.com/ambridge.htmlwww.justourpictures.com/roses/thedarklady.htmlwww.rosegathering.com/prospero.htmlhome.hiwaay.net/~oliver/rosederescht.htmlwww.rosegathering.com/celeste.htmlwww.californiagardens.com/Plant_Pages/Roses/the_nun.htmwww.rosenfoto.de/Rosen_jpgs/S-Z/SissinghurstCastle2.html-Kudos to Linda and Sue for their summary judgements--well done ladies. -Today's installment of As the Wheel Turns found a slow leak in Rachael's new bike tire. She also debated the pros and cons of the Haight Street fair (although she wasn't sure which category naked people squished together by sardines belonged to. This would not be a debate for me.). Good news is she got done with work early today. -Sue shared more missives from Uganda on page 20, including the marriage proposal her daughter Carolyn received. Dad's response to said proposal goes down in the annals as best dad lines ever. -KMInfinity came in with a monster post touching on a wide array of topics, including TFE, the WB's idiocy (sorry, redundant phrase), thanks to the technopagans for their hard work, and some speculation as to what a DNA test on Connor would reveal. -Ocular migraine suck. -To the shock and surprise of no one, Rachael weighed in with a thoughtful post on the matter of Connor's DNA and if his abilities are coded to his DNA or are mystical in origin. Diane wondered if Connor was even fertile, given that most hybrids aren't, but Rachael said there's no biological reason he wouldn't be able to reproduce. Most likely with a slightly older woman. (Sue found a link to another conversation on Connor similiar to ours here: www.voy.com/14567/11187.html) We also got into some speculation as to what changes, if any, happen to the human body when it's taken over by the vampire essence. -Mmmm....Twinkies. -Matthew and Rachael both have issues with the sounds of claws clicking on floors. Guess we all better trim our toenails before S'cubiefest. -Matthew's friends need to have a can of whupass opened on them. Or maybe a lesson in manners applied with a sledgehammer. -Erin and Matthew, as 3:50pm EST, had not yet had breakfast. It may be your first meal of the day, but at that time of the day I still think you should be calling it lunch. -Sue also paid homage to the awesome work done by the technopagans. Well done, folks. -Sue provided a link to an interesting review of Angel season 5: www.buffy.nu/article.php3?id_article=4936 Rachael and I got cranky over those who backhandedly compliment AA's acting skills through their amazement of how good she was as Illyria, leading to some complaining in general as to how few folks seem to recognize that playing a good, nice character can actually be more difficult than the showy villain role. -Matthew asked to reminded why killing his mother is a bad idea, then dropped offline shortly thereafter. Cue ominous-sounding music here. -We realized there are some phrases which have been forever ruined for casual usage, including: "I've got a theory," "Who're you gonna call?", "Can you hear me now?", "Where's the beef?", "Is that your final answer?", and Matthew's least favorite: "I've fallen and I can't get up." -Sue announced that in two years there will be another Slayage Conference on the Whedonverse. She encouraged all of the writerly folk to send in papers and suggested we time S'cubiefest 2006 to coincide with the event. -Eating food--it's a good thing. Rachael and Erin said they forget/neglect to ingest food for long stretches of time; personally, it's easier for me to imagine Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell vacationing together on Fire Island than it is for me to wrap my mind around the concept of forgetting to eat. -Welcome Bonita and anniem--post lots! -Anne. Patti-itis. Page 26. -Caraleigh's kids were driving her insane Sunday night, while Julia's family was getting on her last nerve. And it was a very twitchy never too. -Caraleigh also posted a link to info about what JM has in the works: www.slayerverse.net/tanet/net_buffy_us/index.php?navi=news.php&id=9096-Sue is twelve posts away from the big 3000. Be sure to keep your eyes on her numbers, folks. -Verb tense--it can be a deal breaker. And that's where we stand on a Sunday evening. I hope everyone enjoyed their weekends, and maybe saw some of the spectacular weather we enjoyed here in the Northeast. Stay well, keep in touch, and remember that matricide is generally frowned on as a means of expressing frustration. Your scribe, Sara
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Post by Sara on Jun 14, 2004 7:35:48 GMT -5
Looks like it was a fairly mellow Sunday evening on the S'cubie board, so in anticipation of activity kicking up a notch as folks settle back into work on Monday I thought I'd bring us up-to-speed: -Patti let us know that -Caraleigh and Anne had children issues; they've founded a movement to determine the feasability of Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal," which you can read here: art-bin.com/art/omodest.html. -Sunday evening folks kicked back and relaxed with their favorite virtual beverages. -annieem and bonita--one and the same. Also: Ben is Glory. -Vocabulary changes in HP when it moved across the pond: why? -Julia had nothing but empathy for a kid she saw yesterday; superficially he resembled Spike, but was stuck in a tar pit of self-loathing Julia found almost painful to see. -Sue reposted the famous "prolific posting guidelines" on page 31. -We can now use parentheses and ds. Very exciting. -Erin:'s sarcastic voice sounds strangely like her regular one. -Never, ever touch Diane's pool cue. -A new chapter of "Changes" is finally posted, for those of you so inclined to care: www.catbones.com/scarecrow-horses/fanfiction.html-Matthew liked Sue's reasoning best when it came to reasons not to kill his mother--the thought of how well his convention costumes would go over in prison. As for mommie dearest, Matthew's looking to abdicate his role as parental go-between and mighty tired of watching his mom ignore the advice that he and countless others have given her. Matthew received lots of hugs and moral support from his fellow S'cubies. -Matthew contributed an amazing paen to Amy Acker, Winifred Burkle, and Fresley on page 2. -Linda chimed in with an insightful post on the pivotal basement scene in Sleeper. -Be sure to check out our Scabie photo album--or maybe not... -becca has returned. First order of business: sleeping. Followed by a convention report for our enjoyment. -Julia tells us the pig has returned. Yeah, we have no idea what that means. And that's where things stand for right now. Hope everyone had a great weekend. Your scribe, Sara
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Post by Sara on Jun 14, 2004 11:45:44 GMT -5
As I expected, as we got into workday hours in all time zones board activity picked up tremendously. Let's see what's been on tap today: -Congratulations to Linda on achieving Master S'cubie Status! -The S'cubies felt Matthew should offer his AA/Fred post as an essay to the mother ship site. -Shanno's back, and as sedate and reserved as ever. Meanwhile, the fleet left San Diego with some very happy sailors onboard. Karen recounted how her antiquing group got banned from next year's bus trip--she feels very lucky to have escaped her excursion into Amish territory without acquiring a tattoo of a plow. Ah, good times. -Erin pointed us toward a couple of very interesting articles about Gunn: www.slayage.tv/essays/slayage11_12/Simkin_Wayne.htmwww.slayage.tv/essays/slayage11_12/Simkin_Gun.htm-Cher rocks. -Sue, Rachael and Matthew cleared up who was criticizing what regarding the season 5 summary Sue posted a link to a few dozen pages back. -Carolyn had a bit of a crisis when an ATM ate her card, but thanks to a mother's tears and the wonders of FedEx she'll have a new one tomorrow. -makd offered this bit of scenic randomness: www.vancouverscenes.com/, while Erin posted a link to photos of the Firefly gang in front of a fan-made banner: www.buffy.nu/article.php3?id_article=4927-Step into my parlour, said the British spider to the fly... -Matthew thanked the S'cubies who'd taken the time to offer him advice on his parental situation, including Shanno, Rachael, Spring and Julia. -Once seen, slashy subtext can never been unseen. -Matthew stockpiled some Cuervo in hopes of getting Shanno and Rachael to recreate the Chocolate Dance Shanno performed in San Diego. Shanno worked frantically to water it down so as to prevent herself from once again feeling the need to cut off her underwear. -Repossession 111 is online. -Sleep--it's a good thing. -Anne provided a link to an unusual story (with graphic photos) at story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1516&e=3&u=/afp/20040612/od_afp/afplifestyle_russia_rasputin_sex_040612223046. The topic? A Russian pickled pecker. I just want to know how they went about ascertaining the provenance of this particular museum piece. Then again, maybe I don't. -Shanno and Matthew filled Anne in on the hard return. Really, the sentence is its own punchline. -Sometimes, you just have to step aside and let people get all their crap out of their system-- without trying to fix it or them. Truer words... And I think I'll get this recap on the books before another page gets filled up on me. Meanwhile I'll keep my fingers crossed that everyone makes it through their Monday with whatever sanity they began the day with still intact. Stay well, eat lots of chocolate, and keep being excellent to each other. Your scribe, Sara
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Post by Sara on Jun 14, 2004 15:47:28 GMT -5
And we're still with the talking: -duh duh duh duh da da duh duh, duh duh da da duh duh duh: TEQUILA! -Miss playing with your dolls? Try this on Orlando for size: dsturku.net/liisa.wrang/orlando.swf-Love is complicated--don't let anyone tell you otherwise. And when you have moments when you've got that fact sitting on your face and wiggling, it's good to have a place to go to with friends who will understand. -Shanno's finally moved on to foods that don't involve animal shapes. -Most anything you are gonna get billed for is, in the grand scheme of things, small stuff. -Lots of love for Shanno--both for staying and for knowing when it was time to let go. -Season 7--big with the eyes. -Matthew is here to serve. Like that's a surprise... -Please check out the three polls currently in progress and chime in as to whether and what kind of discussions we should have about the three Jossverse series in the months to come. -Erin posted a lovely passage from The Beauty Myth about the effects of aging on a woman's body: page 16 -Julia posted another wordstorm on page 17 about BDPs, how Buffy always ended seasons on a postive note while Angel usually ended with the gang in a deeper hole, and whether Angel was pushing on the lever or just a piece of grit in the works. Good stuff. -Matthew's mom: fighting the aging process tooth, nail and scalpel. -Thoughts of AH, AA, ED, and AB starring in a women's prison movie are the main feature at the cinema in Matthew's Happy Place, currently the size of Wyoming and moving up on Montana. Upon hearing this Shanno threatened him with a beating, and not the good kind. -Shanno reminded us of how she feels about raw wood, particularly in her mouth. A line like that just kinda stands alone, doesn't it? -*beeeeeeeep* (that's the sound of Nan's brief flatline as her job momentarily bored her to death) -Lots of S'cubie hugs for Erin, who didn't make it into Glitter Train yet again. Asshats don't know what they're missing. -Even more hugs for Cal as she and her family face some difficult times ahead. -Ringing cellphones--grounds for justifiable homicide? -Matthew wants his pelt brushed. I just bet you do... -Shanno needs to kick some asses--someone spilled the underwear-divesting details of the Women's Weekend. It'd be cool if the word "fink" appeared on their forehead, just to speed things along a little. -Erin dreamt of drowning in footwear. Not that she spends too much time with the Jossverse or anything. -Barbalurina tried posting on-topic about "Judgement," the tribunal, and W&H, but most of our brains were too tired to go anywhere with it. Erin, however, noted that the season opened with a judgment and ended in a world full of absolutes and judgement. -Shanno needs to be posting the pictures of her weekend. Stat. And I'm posting this little darlin' before I fall another 10 pages behind. Stay well, keep in touch, and I'll see you all later. Your scribe, Sara
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Post by Rachael on Jun 15, 2004 21:01:26 GMT -5
Okay. . .the opening of Part 200 caught some folks by surprise. . .posting was happening at such a furious pace that it seems folks were always at least a page behind. Sarah lost a post in the shuffle, much to the chagrin of all S’cubies, who will now never know what she had to say about Diane’s fanny pack. Barbalurina started Part 200 worried that she’d said something to offend Sara, since that’s how she’d read Rachael’s last post. She was immediately reassured (?) that, if Rachael meant to chastise her, she’d know it. Once again, there was brief discussion of the origin of Matthew’s Master name, and Shanno countered that no chastising was possible, since the outfit was at the cleaners, and the backup was. . .broken. And early Wednesday continued apace. Discussion of the Sexiest Giles Moments Ever continued, with Anne contributing the chainsaw scene. . .all agreed that Giles with chainsaw is much superior to Angel with chainsaw. Much love and support for Sara, who wrote a moving description of her grandfather’s memorial service on page 3. It coincidentally, and appropriately, turned out to be her 2,000th post. Later, on page 13, Sara’s personal memorial to her grandfather stands as the most moving post in my history at S3. Check it out. Seriously. {{Sara}} Rachael inquired as to whether Riff was ticklish or not. The motivation for said question is still somewhat mysterious, although not entirely. Riff later said he doesn’t think she’s odd, proving that he may not know her as well as he thinks he does. Shanno and Barbalurina engaged in some flirting, which ultimately came down to, “Is that a corset under there?” Yup, the better to show off the rack. I couldn’t make this stuff up, people. Riff incurred the wrath of HWSNBN by commenting that the board will likely - let’s just not repeat what Riff said about the board doing tomorrow, huh? Someone press “1” for goats, please? Still with the cricket hatred. How bad could it be? Apparently, says Patti,” it’s the noise their little legs make”. Hee. Rachael made mention of her seemingly endless (and somewhat embarrassing) verbosity; Patti encouraged her to please, talk away. This recap is NOT helping the situation, BTW. Patti mentioned some actual important Stuff: According to Diane, men’s pajamas work best when the man wears the bottoms, and the woman wears the tops. And it’s economical, too! Len contributed a long post on page 9 about the merits of the Jossverse by comparison to Star Trek. Go check it out. Rachael and Julia discussed how baseball isn’t either boring. Lots and lots of sports-related injuries. Golf balls to the eye are particularly nasty. Sue is trying to make Slayage II an all-S’cubie affair. Go Sue! Julia spoke of singing America the Beautiful with Ray Charles of late, and also of the loveliness of Mt. Rainier on a clear day. She’s not wrong. Nan had a WAY better day at work, and wonders if her silly “superiors” will figure out that her high completion rate has much to do with the extra prep work that slows her down in the beginning. Probably not, sorry. But we do. Erin provided a link to Firefly transcripts for those who want to play, but don’t have the DVDs yet: www.twiztv.com/scripts/firefly/index.html Stoicism doesn’t get you chocolate. We decided to all chip in to help do the recaps. . .then, to preserve Sara’s sanity while she does the Firefly reviews, she and Patti decided that the best thing would be for Sara’s Summaries to morph into Sara’s Snapshots - all the fun of the Summaries, with less brain fry for Sara. And she might even get to keep her job. Her real job. You always get points for intent. Much love from Rae for the Bravo series “Blowout”. VERY different from the movie of the same name. Anne declared today the first unofficial, unscheduled S’cubie Appreciation Day. Wow. Dude. I’m - well, not speechless, ‘cause that would never happen. But touched, nonetheless. It totally sucks when you fall in love with a series and then it ends. Yeah, we were talking books, but it kinda applies to all sorts of stuff, don’t it? Caraleigh’s going to take us ALL to S’cubiefest. . .when her Harry Potter royalty checks start rolling in. Or, you know, when pigs fly. Whichever. O-Kay, then. Damn, baby, this ain’t easy. And it’s way too long. But too bad.
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Post by Barb on Jun 15, 2004 21:17:33 GMT -5
It suddenly occurred to me...hey, put it in the Summary thread! Part 198 pages 24-31 June 14, 6:48pm EST to about 12:30 am EST, June 15th.--Shanno draws the line at having 15 people in a store room with her at S’cubiefest. Bet some folks will be disappointed. --Shanno also tells about the wood featured over her weekend…as in the boat she was on. --Sara shared a disturbing dream, her dad, a large cat, and a rude awakening where skull meets wall. Ouch! Erin gives her an icepack, and sympathy. --Patti enlightened us on her prescription procedure. Are your eyes rolling up, yet? --Matthew demands a stroking brushing. Anne obliges, but asks for help. Now Matthew’s eyes are rolling up. --Nan showed up and made many people feel better, then took off for a nap. --Matthew assured Nan she would make it at her job, and explained why he had to leave his job, but not before telling his boss to rot in hell. Ah, Matthew, don’t sugar coat it…. --Rachael is the one to go to for PCP and cocaine at her job. Apparently, dealers and makers abound, so no one overly impressed. Rachael did assure me the first one is ALWAYS free. J --Ironically, Rachael supposedly works in a drug-free workplace. --Patti tries to bribe Rachael into attending S’cubiefest, but Rachael holds firm to her “sister commitment”. (Straightjacket?) --Patti backpedals by sayin’ she was kidding….Rachael assured her she knew. (Sure… ) --cal appreciates all the good thoughts for her and her daughter. {{{cal}}} --Rachael and Erin both appreciate Erin’s avatar of Wes, who looks sad with a hand over his eyes. Rachael said it was probably for the best since she found it difficult to look at Wes’ eyes for the last few months, anyway. --Patti asked Sara about oxycotin, a drug stolen from her father’s pharmacy (I presume, since his drugs are legal). Here is her response: It's a very powerful painkiller used mostly by cancer patients and migraine sufferers, containing a time-release element that delivers sustained pain relief. It's also an opiate, and when the tablets are crushed the time-release mechanism is destroyed; it can then be inhaled like cocaine or made into an injectable liquid, resulting in both cases in a high similiar to the one provided by morphine. You can read more about it here: headaches.about.com/cs/druginfo/a/oxy_sav_kill.htm--Karen tries not to burn her burgers….we’ll see. Patti likes hers well done. J --Julia tells us that bottle water has caution labels, which sparks a discussion about warning labels and urban legends. --Sara made a blue funny, watching Emeril cut the cheese…but acknowledged it wasn’t her best work. That’s okay, Sara, we know what your best work is. Patti asked if he took it up a notch….not her best, either. Still amusing, though. --Shanno and Sara agree subtle is not Matthew’s middle name. Shanno is also thankful that she doesn’t need painkillers. --Shanno, don’t eat what Emeril was cooking. Cream, cheese, butter, truffles, and crab meat. Sara says it will kill you. Oh, too late….she’s in the hospital…. Patti diagnosed the Dairy Death Diet. --Anne’s seen some odd labels, too, such as: bags of mixed nuts labelled "Warning: May contain nuts”, and car windshield shades that say in big letters "Do not drive with shade in place". --Erin and Sara discover they are alone…..hmmm…(get your mind out of there, Matthew!) --Rachael had a close call with a car, while cycling. {{Rachael}} Sara had one a while back while running. Drivers who try to scare you, SUCK! Pedestrians and Cyclists not safe in Rachael’s, Sara’s, and Karen’s towns…and in Anne’s town, she expects to get pushed into traffic for following the law. --Speaking of drivers, Patti has useful information on traffic and road construction in the “There and Back Again” Thread of the S’cubiefest board. --makd brought the news from Betsy at ANC who gleaned from the official JM site: To all fans of the band Ghost of the Robot, After two great years of music making and touring I have decided to dissolve the band Ghost of the Robot. This was not an easy decision to make but one that was thought out thoroughly with consideration to you, the amazing fans and my amazing band mates. There are no bad feelings or creative differences that lead to this decision. I have always given 100% of myself to my craft and I felt that the band and the fans would suffer now that I will be devoting all my time to new film and television projects since “Buffy” and “Angel” are no longer in production. Please know how much I have appreciated everyone’s support of me and of the band. I hope that you will continue to support me in my future film and television projects. This decision will not affect me participating in or attending any conventions. I love the feedback I get from my fans and look forward the next time I see you. All my best, James Marsters For any press inquiries please contact: Jenni Weinman - jenni@plpr.com --Sue dropped by to inform us (Laura) that there’s another Slayage.tv conference in Nashville in 2006. Karen appreciated the info, and wants to know what Sue’s doing then? --Rachael has theorized that when people get behind the wheel, they turn 16 again. Grrrr. --Karen extolled the virtues of riding a bicycle… --While Erin despaired of riding the bus. Karen gave her a pink drink, and was sure she would rock this quiz: wgntv.trb.com/entertainment/wbnetwork/stv-angel-pkgsaveangel.special?track=bnb, while Karen herself scored 54% -- suntanned – break out the sunscreen, you got a little singed, but only took half the quiz. Patti got hired. Matthew, too. Erin is a CHAMPION! --Anne finished Matthew’s manicure….pedicure?….and wished us all a good night. J --Patti took the other view on bicycles…she doesn’t want to ride a bike to work. Plus, she doesn’t seem to think the cyclists in Houston are very bright….Rachael assured her she didn’t bike like that. Patti assured her she didn’t go looking to hit bikers….though she’d want to. --Julia found a bottle of water that had a warning about getting it in the eyes. For real. --Emily’s dumb warnings site: www.dumbwarnings.com/warnings.php?site=warnings Anne says enjoy at your own risk. --Matthew was looking for prequel to a fic for his mom, featuring Archangels, and an avatar of death, with very little luck…(Rachael, I thought YOU had that avatar… ) He wants to know what its like to have a parent who doesn’t call for fic. Rachael tells him. --Nature pretty. Pink sunset. (Not a drink) --Different grading systems? Make my head hurt. --Matthew will be missing Erin when he plays with his new part….Heeeeyyy. That’s where we stood at about 12:30 am last night! Remember…don’t hit the cyclist if ya drive….and don’t tease the driver if ya cycle. Let’s all just get along. And also remember: Nature Pretty. Sara, can I just tell you how you you flippin’ RAWK for doin’ this before? This was HARD! I can only hope I did it half as well. J Your temporary summarizer, Barbalurina
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Post by Queen E on Jun 15, 2004 21:20:25 GMT -5
--Sue, our resident statistician, hit 3000, and Barba, our own Drama Queen, hit 1000! Rawk! -As my mom always says, “Don’t should on me.” Julia is in emphatic agreement; shoulds bad. --Erin suffered brain melt when trying to rhyme the word “moon.” Rob, Barba, and Diane jumped into the breech with the following: Good night, S'cubies, this night in June The morn approaches ever so soon Wrap tired bones in their nightly cocoon Perhaps this weekend you can howl at the moon Enjoying the fruits in your local saloon And....Rachael's a goon loon. --Rob She ate a big macaroon. And was careful not to swoon, While stealing a gold dubloon, And searching for a magic rune, Many of which were strewn. And all the while she crooned. --Barba eg needed help, and soon searching for a rhyme with moon all of a night in June by the crying of the loon. Along came a helpful raccoon carrying a red balloon eg asked the raccoon a boon to help her find a rhyme for moon The raccoon hummed a merry tune and pointed to a tall sand dune he said, "Oh you silly human goon, "Your answer comes tomorrow, noon; "If there is no monsoon. "There you'll find the rhymes for moon" --Diane (Bloody Awful) Poet in Residence Discussion ensued about the goons, loons, boons, and Bunny Foo Foo. --Kenny reappeared briefly, but is definitely in need of some new moves. --Proboards clocks: Not Old Reliable, Old Faithful, or Old Yeller. --makd requested some archangel info mentioned in a fanfic; the elusive gaya came down from on high and pointed her in the right direction. --We’re #2! We’re #2! --From the file marked “nyah nyah nyah: Jordan Levin stepped down as CEO of the WB (AKA Evil Angel-hiatiusing bastards. There was much rejoicing in S’cubieville, and Erinland, mitigated slightly by the fact that it should have happened 6 months ago. --Caraleigh requested being bopped on the head as cure for her insomnia. Matthew attempted shoulder rub, but it was Barba’s suggestion of Buffy’s Season 7 speeches, combined with making avatars for her LJ that did the trick. --Barba wondered if she might have a body odor issue, when Matthew disappeared again just as she logged on. It was decided to be merely coincidence, although she did smell like a computer monitor. She then proceeded to work on her twinkie. --Beccaelizabeth awoke from a sleep of the dead to do a happy dance about the Hyperion convention she attended this weekend. Check out pages 4-10, and page 14, but here’s a hint of what’s in store: Julie Benz remembered her and she was kicked by Connor! To check out pics from this momentous event (tip, flash off works best): www.geocities.com/beccaelizabeth/MyConventions/hyperion/hyperionpictures.htmThe first part of her con report is here: www.livejournal.com/users/beccaelizabeth/40663.htmlAll agreed Becca looked awesome in all her incarnations. --Barba dazzled us with a new avatar of herself, quoting Abba. She also provided tips for effective gambling. --Matthew gave Left Hand of Darkness mad props, suggesting wide reading and syllabi --Anne avoided potential stove cleaning by discussing, well, “Potential” and the unproclaimed extraordinariness that is Xander. Shanno offered reasons why stove-cleaning is unnecessary: 1. Like a good pan, it will gain flavorful seasoning. 2. It will only get dirty again. 3. It's someone else's turn to wash it. 4. S'cubies Anne rebutted with: 1) Last time it got way past seasoning and into petri dish (see 3) 2) Good point 3) No one else washes it, no matter how long I wait 4) Another good point --Erin got her rhyming mojo back thanks to the efforts of the S’cubies and offered up the following: Kisses to Diane, for her effulgent verse,. to help me find rhymes for moon. Your facility with words is not a curse; in fact, had me laughing like a loon. And Laurels to Rob, for his valiant rhyme Your gifts suffer not from progeria But be leery of taunting Rachael at this time She may have to morph to Illyria They may have been sorry to help. --Shanno offered up the following visual: “Construction grade all leather work boots that are at least 6 inches high and fit over the ankle must be worn at all times by all on site workers,” leading to Village People flashbacks, among other horrors. Except Matthew, who wondered where he could get some. J The idea of construction workers fallen and unable to rise, led to S’cubie chortling. Becca answered Matthew’s call for help and provided boot links on page 7. --Anne provided more background on Levin, and the general head up the assness of network executives, a favorite topic here, was again discussed. --Riff contemplated the sadness that is latter-day Anthrax. --The size of Matthew’s happy place was debated (state-sized was the final analysis). Rachael’s happy place was also brought up, but found to be more of a boroughs, with librarians. --Lola brought up the excellent point about the differences of Buffy vs. Angel; the Scoobies usually win their apocalyptic battles, and the amount of “players” in the battle of good vs. evil in the Angelverse. It all boils down to the Angelverse providing more questions than answers. --Matthew may accidentally come across as a “disaffected obsessed loonball.” --Erin brought up the similarities of dragons used in “The Gift” and “Not Fade Away.” Most S’cubies fell in the category of “continuity” rather than “convenience. Speculations about where it was during those 3 years were offered: Cleveland, Disneyland (“Disneyland is hell,” says Anne), and the Drew Carey show were the most likely candidates. --Shanno wanted a Tardis tent when she was 8. Those who attend Dr Who Conventions are seriously people. Appreciation for Anne in a Leela costume was expressed. Basically, Dr. Who, good. Cricket bad. --Rachael, Riff, Sarah, cal, and others discussed the merits and demerits of cricket. And one-day matches are not the real thing. --Farscape was discussed. I’d say more, but I know nothing. --There were general objections to and discussions of the origins of the phrase “wife beater” to describe a sleeveless white lightweight undershirt. --Experience the British total immersion experience. Believe me, it’s worth it. If you need a demonstration, ask Rachael. --Father Ted was remembered fondly. No, not an old parish priest; a popular, seemingly wacky British program --Gerard Dippity-doo gives many S’cubies shudders. And not in a good way. --Diane asked whether her car should be put out of its misery. Matthew answered with an emphatic yes. --Adult Children of Jazz Musicians (is there a support group for that) are crazier than Julia. --Matthew has been mostly cured of furriness, except when sneezing (like Doyle). Anne took one for the team and spent much time grooming him. And this is in no way was a ploy to avoid cleaning the stove. No sir. --We love you, Sara, and send many good wishes your way. --Anne provided the sickening news that the hot new graduation gift is breast implants. After we finished vomiting, the S’cubies discussed the myriad of things we’d’ve rather had or were more important to us at 16: cute boy in trig class, avoiding evil boys and girls, getting out of high school, not to be fat anymore, not to be so thin. We also agreed parents need to learn to say no, and the various reasons why these girls would do this. Barbie gets some of the blame. Erin offered this piece of not-wisdom: “My breasts were the furthest thing from my mind.” Some rat bastard hunting was also offered. -- A related discussion of the evil of Barbie and the difficulties of large breasts sprung from the above. --Barba made drinks, Erin dj-ed, and Rachael and Riff did a sexy dance to “Black Magic Woman.” --All of us shared a giggle over Giles Ripper-like: "So, I'm evil if I bring a group of girls camping and DON'T touch them?" --Matthew and Julia debated over the term assimilation. --Dancing is sexy. Ask Spring. And Rachael. And Riff. --Erin’s Freudian slip was showing. --It’s very bad to go out in Britain without your pants. Be warned, travelers. --Sara suggested and all agreed that Giles doesn’t do “false bravado/macho crap. Ee-fricking-tah. Yay, Giles! --Adding “in your pants” or “under the sheets” makes, well, everything funnier. --We still love you, Sara. --Wednesday came early. And often. --Erin prematurely closed the board due to HWSNBN, thereby eating Sarah’s post. Oops. Dude, Sara, damn. This is hard. Kudos. And some dark chocolate. As our inimitable transcriber would say: Eschew the badger Embrace the bonobo Enjoy your inner bitca Assume the IMO Defy the chicken Eat some chocolate And always be excellent to each other. Neck-crinkingly yours, Erin
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Post by Linda on Jun 17, 2004 5:10:34 GMT -5
Linda’s Substitute Summary: Part 200, pg. 20 - 36: Please let me know of any errors or omissions... - Thanks to Lola and some strange tea -- Makd could picture James D. Morrison doing the polka. Makd blamed Lola for the polka and her daughter for the tea. Uh huh. - Many thanks to Erin, Barba & Rachael for their most excellent Super Summaries covering parts 198 – 200 (pt. 1). A bit of alcohol was suggested as a cure for their aching fingers & necks. (I feel your pain. Really. Really.) - Beccaelizabeth had a few issues with insomnia and Amazon (the store, not the river). - Len (of the most excellent Star Trek & Buffyverse post) may rearrange his schedule to participate in the S3 watch and post festivities beginning next week (mark your calendars: Monday, June 21, 2004, 7 pm central for Firefly: Serenity, Part 1, Tuesday, June 22nd for Buffy: Welcome to the Hellmouth and Wednesday, June 23rd Angel: City of. See the Episodic Elaborations threads for more detail. ) - Rob got a double happy: Erin’s poem & the Lakers’ bein’ whupped. - Much goodnightage amongst the S’cubes. - Beginning on page 21, Techno-bot did a convincing imitation of Patti doing her Patti-itis thing… - According to Julia, relatively speaking, we S’cubies and the Frell Me Dead folks are mature & civilized. (Yeah, that scares me, too.) - According to Caraleigh, the phrase “Let me do something to your computer, it'll only take a minute” ranks right up there with “You won’t feel a thing.” - Matthew’s bout of Patti-itis begins on page 22. - Caraleigh wondered about the first Terminator time loop paradox. According to Matthew, Skynet (the bad guys) tried and failed to create a divergent timeline. In the second movie, it’s the good guys who try and apparently succeed in opening up their destiny. And, IMO, the third is a sign of the Apocalypse. Lola says the paradox is just something to make your head hurt. Barb just blames John Connor. - On page 23, Matthew posted a thoughtful sociological comparison between baseball (agrarian society) & football (industrial society), which he attributed to his sociology professor, who acknowledged a debt to George Carlin’s stand-up routine. On page 24, Diane posted said routine. Hee. George Carlin. Sara posted a link to a similarly themed book: www.publicaffairsbooks.com/publicaffairsbooks-cgi-bin/display?book=1586482521 . Basketball was later posited as a game of the urban or suburban (or both?) communities. - Diane posted a fitting & thoughtful post on the S’cubie milestone of 200 threads. With flashing boobies. And Lola giggled. - Beccaelizabeth measures the amount of fun she had at any given convention by the post-convention un-fun. From her preliminary reports, she’s in BIG trouble now… - Sarah makes a valiant effort to convince us that watching a 5-day test cricket match is fun and exciting. Which is a near-impossible task considering not all of us have the patience for nine innings of baseball. Short-attention-spans-r-some-of-us. - Lola’s Patti-itis is on page 24. - be has a Wednesday moment. With sausage. - Diane no longer contemplates purchasing a car that is too slow to get out of it’s own way (hee.) Although Matthew would like to know the final verdict on her current car’s problems. Causing Shanno’s Wednesday to start screaming…or something like that… - Anne’s Patti-itis is on page 25. It includes the list of "What I Want in a Man". And be sure to check out Diane's revision. - Oh, and another reason to party: the 100th Anniversary of Bloomsday. Yeah, I got nuthin’. - Joyce Summers loses some weight by changing dimensions. Would that we all could change our weight so easily… - Los Angelenos have seen enough street violence to make the end of Not Fade Away seem normal. - Giles in chains…mmmm…. - Kennedy: Not so bad? Annoying brat? Work-in-progress? Loyal kite-string? Rebound girl? Political statement? You get to decide. - Congratulations to Anne’s Kitsa, who graduated from the 6th grade. - Erin shamelessly uses the word “retrogressive” to try to induce people to make the linguist joke. So far no one took the bait. - Willow: Gay? Bisexual? Or just falls for inner beauty, regardless of their physical presence? You get to decide. And, as Rachael points out, sometimes their physical presence has a PENIS. She just wanted you all to know. - Julia posted a link to Wisteria’s take on Fool For Love: www.livejournal.com/users/wisteria_/376867.html#cutid1 - Shanno posted a link to an article about James Marsters’ Scottish Play movie project: www.slayerverse.net/tanet/net_buffy_us/index.php?navi=news.php&id=9096 . There was some concern expressed for JM’s career, but no one said they weren’t going to watch it when it was released. Julia posted the following link at which reviews of his theatre performance as the lead of the Scottish Play can be found: www.morethanspike.com/timeline.php . - Kenneth Branagh’s Shakespearean movies were also brought up. Admiration for his dimples were expressed. Oh, and the movies were excellent, too. Regarding Mel Gibson’s Hamlet: his costars were wonderful. - Sara had an all-too-rare life-doesn’t-suck moment. - Shanno had heart palpitations, and not in a good way. Luckily, we did not need to trot out the “not worth the jail time” arguments for her. - Sara wonders how a coworker could possibly be personally annoyed by an automated phone system, when her irritation will have absolutely no impact on the speed of the transaction. Shanno theorizes that said coworker is just not happy unless she has something to be angry about. OR, perhaps it’s because every automated phone system’s settings are defaulted to “Malevolently Evil” and you have to pay a huge consulting fee to some third party to get the system’s settings back down to “Annoyingly Evil”? Press “one” for goats… ;D - On page 32, Sue posted more on her daughter’s African Adventure. There was some stress & homesickness, but also new experiences & independence. Much admiration for both Carolyn & her surpressedly worried mom. - Matthew’s happy place also includes Claudia Christiansen being pulled naked out of a hotel swimming pool (unfortunately imagined, rather than witnessed.) Rachael once gave her ex naked pictures of Claudia C as a present. Both Matthew and her ex went to the happy place at that thought. - In case you haven’t bookmarked it, Matthew’s mom’s art can be found at: photos.yahoo.com/mcamason under the folder Dragonart. - Rachael & Riff have some difficulty in expressing their happiness at seeing one another online. But they persevere. Riff inspires Anne to a fit of poetry: And the women, Riff will wow...Should we all kowtow, now? - Happy Birthday to Karen! - And Wednesday avatars were changed more frequently than Anya’s hairstyle. I believe, however, that Barba was the champion of the day. I took one look at the next thread (201 - 28 pages? ) and thought: Matthew volunteered to recap. I saw it. Somewhere. You all are way too talky. {{{Sara}}}, this is for you: Summaries are very, very, haaarrrrrdd. As Sara would say: Eschew the badger Embrace the bonobo Enjoy your inner bitca Assume the IMO Defy the chicken Eat some chocolate And always be excellent to each other. Aloha and good-night, Linda, yay! Still not 3 am yet!
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Post by Matthew on Jun 18, 2004 6:20:03 GMT -5
So, Linda gave me a boot to my rear reminded me of my statement that I'd recap sometime soon here... ;D Part 201-be updated her convention photos webpage with links to both parts of her complete convention review (mit corsets):http://www.geocities.com/beccaelizabeth/ MyConventions/hyperion/hyperionpictures.htm (Folded uncomfortably to avoid board wonkiness: copy the second part, that isn't highlighted, into the new browser window that opens after the address in the address bar) -Matthew and Shanno expressed their wishes for eventual marital bliss to Rachael with threats and shovel-wielding directed at her hypothetical suitor. -Erin's French Roast (or Snidely Whiplash, your choice) coffemug, and the wednesdification of the name of the bitter bean tea, were discussed. -Anne may eventually offer the love token of nekkid Kate Bush photos to her husband.. -Riff hit the ground running with the first of a series of librarian and scholastic innuendos with Rachael: browsing. -Karen arrived, quoting EVERYONE that wished her a happy birthday, just to rub it on our faces that she was getting cake and presents, and we weren't. Yes, she was a brat. But no spankings (Birthday or otherwise) were forthcoming. Though she did receive assurances that she should act as young as she damn' well feels like acting. Unless she feels six, in which case she might be punished like Julia was by being made to dine with eighth graders. Much like sleeping with the fishes, but less with the calm restfulness. -K8 returned for a sporadic visit, and mentioned that the British BtVS magazine had an interesting article about the series pilot of same, featuring interviews with the director of The Harvest, Julie Benz, and Todd McIntosh (the makeup guy). (Recappers' note: Anybody know if this is the same BtVS mag we get here in the states?) Details include: Joss's direction in both hours of the pilot limited to how Luke said "Next!", Darla was kept on instead of dying in the pilot, the fact that Jossvamps are similar to Lost Boys (the vampires, not Peter Pan's flunkies)was intentional, to emphasize that Buffy was a slayer, not a murderer, and Todd's cat resembles Fruit Punch Mouth. -Matthew noticed this piece of foreshadowing in That Old Gang of Mine: Cordy: "Sure I like her. What's not to like? (Looks out at Fred) She's sweet and adorable and - seems to be laughing at something that shrub just said. " Matthew survived the bookalanche that resulted from being distracted by this. Many "whoa" posts ensued, but Riff, whose ears were attuned to bibliosalaciousness by this point, jumped the gun(n? ) and inadvertantly made (then immediately retracted) a pass at Matthew. Many noticed, and Matthew declined, anyways, citing a bad experience with Jane's Fighting Ships(the damned thing weighs thirty pounds!). -Rachael: "Library time" -Riff: "Intensive research" -Sue weighed in on JM doing the scottish play as a movie: interested, but nervous, like many S'cubies. -Rachael: "I like... research" -We have at least nine S'cubies in the British Isles. -Riff: "Data-gathering" -debate as to the appeal and merit of corset-inclusion to S'cubie website-posted con reports.. (and if the answer's "not acceptable" Matthew may just have to forego writing up his Dragoncon report right now) -Riff: "(on "Data-gathering")Quantatative and Qualatative" -there was much transatlantic waving to and from be. -K8 made Patti's month by actually reading the FAQ. There's a FAQ? Who knew? -Cameras in the new library annex were discussed. It was much like a discussion of the nature of god: non-existence vs. existence, and if existence, then debate on the nature of same, as well as how they might be influenced. -R & R moved on to the uh, "linguistic" definitions of "Hello" in Britain and the varrying American states. Riff mistook the Golden State for the Sunshine State, causing Rachael to briefly wonder 1) who Riff was thinking about, and 2) if he could handle a Sunshine State greeting without his head 'sploding. -on Smutday, we like baiting the many masters we serve.. -AtS episode The Trial recieved much love for, among other things, its "Perfect Jossverse Ending: Good rewarded with pain" (Though I suspect that Erin was being sardonic...I know, hard to believe: facetiousness is so not in her nature, is it?) -Rachael: "Late Book Penalties" -Riff: "Reshelving" -Nan has been sometimes defined by her work, but never by her relationships. -be is the First Sister of the Church of Our Guy David Duchovny: www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/4315/talkedto.html and spoke to him on the phone without her head 'sploding. Many S'cubies were envious. -Barba brightened things sporadically with some of the funnier and cooler AtS quotes from eps she was ripping avatars from. She tested out many on the board, to the delight of the S'cubies present. Most of them were very Wednesday, to the shocked surprise of the multitude. -Riff: "Tutoring" -Julia went to the Worst Primary School on Earth, run by people who wanted to work as Dementors, but were regarded by the Dementor hiring office as "too dedicated to the work". This sparked memories of other school hell by various s'cubies, culminating in be's statement: "boarding school. theres a level of hell where its always half way between holidays and never sunday." -Rachael: More "reshelving": (with gusto) -Lola waved madly (or was drowning) at be, and indicated that she may wish to start going to cons again, thanks to all the positive press here -Riff: "Reshelving" (with abandon) -R & R: Coffee Spillage leading to "Stiff Penalties" and... oh god, I can't go on... and neither could Riff nor Rachael, being too busy laughing, themselves... -"Cup o' tea. Cup o' tea. Almost got shagged. Cup o' tea." -Subtle is Barba's middle name. -And then they moved on to "tea" and recreational desk defilement. (Yes, I'm jealous -"Guestage" Hee! -Barba has not seen nekkid CC, Riff stumbled across the pics by "accident", Cal and Matthew went looking for them: Matthew with the enthusiasm of a floppy-eared hound after a rabbit. Cal, (presumably) less so. -Rachael, with the help of Photoshop, did a Very Bad Thing to her Grad School advisor. But fessed up to it when said advisor clutched chest, and started calling out "Elizabeth! Elizabeth! It's the big one, I can feel it!" -There are many reasons to dislike Kennedy. Iyari Limon, not Ted. wait... -Patti posted a Paen to Kaen Karen in honor of her birthday.. page 19 -Patti busted out with all sortsa new avatars for everyone -Riff is going in to meet with his Thesis advisor tommorow (no, really! they dropped the scholastic innuendo prior to this), drawing near the culmination of two years of research and writing efforts. -Theses: insane making no matter how you have to write them. Cont'd
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Post by Matthew on Jun 18, 2004 6:21:51 GMT -5
Cont'd -Joss Whedon: Bastard. Some add the modifier "Magnificent" -Rachael expressed a need for sympathy for the funnelcake that is her work. She recieved it immediately, as well as a request for more details, which she gave. Matthew almost understood, and asked only two dumb questions out of five, which Rachael patiently answered, proving again that she is a kind and tolerant person. Others expressed that the impression that they got might best be summed up, as Sara put it later: "blah blah blah blah genes blah blah flies blah blah genes..." -Rob expressed some thoughts about theories of causative influences on bisexual sexuality, in relation to Willow, which were discussed for the rest of the thread: conclusion: Willow loves who she loves, television politics be damned! -Erin finished the chapter she was working on: Rob was working on getting motivated to write more on his. Praise of Rob (and one instance of Scary Mom-voice praise) came forth in abundance. -Rae popped in and posted this link to a writing competion for our many S'cubie writers: www.glimmertrain.com/fictionopen.html-Scheduling for the viewings and discussions of episodes 1 (June 21)and 2(June 28) of Firefly, Episode 1 of BtVS and Episode 1 of Ats were posted. (no, they weren't: sorry, see next thread) Sara will be reviewing Firefly: reviews of AtS and BtVS will rotate amongst various S'cubies. Firefly Transcript site: www.twiztv.com/scripts/firefly/index.html for those who do not have the DVDs and wish to refresh. -NWHepcat is much loved for her Xanderfic www.echonyc.com/~stax/Buffy/nwhepcat/index.htm-Anne vents about her daughter in order to quash her desires to perform a 36th (or so) trimester abortion(still not legal, despite the efforts of Cartman's mother father parent). I did the same thing as her daughter, back then: "Just one more minute of reading, then I'll get back to cleaning my room" *looks around, considers changing tense of "did" in that sentence* Anne confiscated the books in question: Julia counsels Momly blackmail. -AnnieM jumped in, quite suddenly, with a thoughtful post on Reality TV and its hideousness in general. Oh, and WB management = Asshats. Page 26. Replies wondered if the Network's ratings people aren't cooking the books, and painting themselves into corners. "Bread and Circuses" was also referenced. -Nan came in with a pre-bedtime post concerning the works of Metaforgirl: she reccomends, despite the author's problems with homonyms: "lathed" for "laved" Personally, having something lathed that I'd rather have laved would be very much a mood-killer. www.geocities.com/metaforgirl/home.html-Caraleigh continues to annoy us by not being here enough, dammit. This time, her DSL is to blame. -Shanno was a social liberal at age 4. -Watcher's guide Vol 3 is appearantly out, but not as thorough in its coverage as 1 and 2 were: possibly because of the addition of an extra season. -Linda came, saw, and summarized. -Diane is trying to make herself care that S'cubiefest is only eight days away. -Doyle-love and Doyle (and Glenn Quinn) absence-sorrow was expressed. -be marvels that grants are issued to observe the sexual habits of various animals.. -Jane Goodall is a goddess -Nicki's absence explained: her computer offended Thor or Zeus. She'll be at S'cubiefest. -Vlad popped in, to make the following announcements: Chapter Two of Forest for the Trees can be found in the Round Robin area on the S'cubie website. Erin's review, Lonely Hearts: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places, can be found in the Angelphile area on the S'cubie website. Anyway, Becca's terrific Hyperion report can be found in the Articles area o nteh S'cubie website. We miss ya, Vladdie. -K8 and Riff were happy about the results of the footie match with Switzerland. Who won? They're not Swiss. Riff handed out beer, though Rach' feared having shaky hands while disecting Fly brains. How? Very carefully. -at Rachael's mentions of her "inebriometer" Shanno and Matthew conspired to have it shipped to S'cubiefest for uh.... "research" purposes. Not that kind of research.. oh, hell with it. Rachael apologetically maintains that it's too fragile to be shipped. When you need glassware that large, the cheapest way is to blow your own. -Riff posted a beautious thing about the kerfuffle between a lit critic named Leavis and a physicist/author named Snow, which culminated with Snow calling Leavis "the eunuch at the orgy". Context? see page 35. And with that, I'm done. In the tradition of Linda, I'm gonna name my succesor. Using the time-honored standard of peer-pressure, I'm gonna suggest inflicting this on Yola, for the next non-Sara written summary;) Hopefully, she will know more what to cut, and what to leave in, than I did. I knew this was gonna be hard even before I started it... Sara, I'm buying you a couple of beers at S'cubiefest.
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Post by Lola m on Jun 18, 2004 17:21:11 GMT -5
Part 202 – The Summary. (Cue dramatic music.) OK, this is gonna be a two parter for sure, but dayum – it’s for a whole 36 page part! I think that’s pretty good! **Lola slinks away mumbling to herself** * following up on drunkenness at S’cubiefest thoughts from the previous part, Shanno posted (see page 1) some simple non-tech ways to determine inebriation levels – culminating in a fine list of things that are downright impossible to say when impossibly drunk. Much giggling floor rolling and hilarity ensued. * other conversation rolling over from part 201 included: spiders spinning drugged webs; the Rachael and Riff show, now featuring actual discussion regarding the merits of combining scientific and liberal arts education; the glory that is a Doyle avatar; and one of Rachael’s experiments that was just not cooperating. Periodic encouragement to Rachael, in the form of virtual shoulders to lean on, encouragement to eat before she fell over and a general “you can do it” enthusiasm continued to pop up throughout the part. * Stupid? Don’t make us laugh! Ignorant? How about “human”. Just ask Matthew, Shanno, Rachael, Sara, * Matthew dealt with the Client Who Has No Brains. Patti empathized. * Which is your new favorite line? “Rugged, manly paisley” or "blah blah blah blah genes blah blah flies blah blah genes..." Vote early and often. * Barba opened up a page of icons for S'cubie public use. Go – look – use – pretty! img78.photobucket.com/albums/v293/Barbalurina/* Diane (among others) helped Riff answer that eternal question, “how do you disect fly brains?” “Carefully.” * Julia was happy that Rob had mentioned NWHepcat's post Chosen Xander/Willow story previously in the discussion of Willow's sexuality. Find it here: www.echonyc.com/~stax/Buffy/nwhepcat/index.htm Much sighing over WIP fanfic that may never be finished – Kimi’s “Wolf” causing both Julia, Matthew and Patti to clutch at their hearts and wish for a 12 step group. * Patti kindly reminded folks that Tuesday 06/22 is the time to watch Welcome to the Hellmouth and come discuss it on the Buffy Episodic Elaborations thread; Wednesday 06/23 is the time to watch City of and discuss it on the Angel Episodic Elaborations thread. * Erin is a sick sick person. Or as she put it: "My name's Erin. My turn ons include deconstructionism and editing; my turns offs are adverbs and dangling modifiers." All this because Riff presented an elliptical quote from Derrida, translated from the French of course. ‘Cuz otherwise we might have had a shot at understanding it. Page 8 - go see for yourself. Surprisingly, it did provoke some thoughtful posts on philosophy ultimately culminating in a recommendation for the “Buffy and Philosophy” book. Of course then we all got distracted by the Matrix around pages 13 - 15 and that was enough of that. * Matthew put on his tin foil hat but didn’t crawl in the microwave (luckily) although he did distract Shanno, Julia and Anne by being a bright shiny object. * Sara came across an intriguing article about Angel's message and morality here: www.ak13.com/article.php?id=209 She found that its ideas on how the way things ended for Spike in each show exemplified the differences in the shows' messages was interesting. Cal found it interesting. Spring also thought it was interesting, but didn’t like that the writer did not take into account that Joss ended BtVS the way he wanted to but was forced to end AtS earlier and differently than he wanted to. What do you think of it? * Rachael, Riff, Matthew – leather attire, chains, riding crops and world domination plans. But NO cigarettes. Well I for one will sleep easier for sure. * Caraleigh announced her paper plus a staple (one year and six days) Postiversary. Go her! * becca and Erin agree – there are worse fates than a brain full of Giles. * Anne kept us up to date on Lord of the Peeps action figures. Frodo, With Staring Action! Gandalf, With Hat-wearing Action! www.lordofthepeeps.com/lotp/merchandise/af.html* Cats? Not so much with the alphabetizing. See page 10. * Erin suggested a boater and seersucker suit to go with Riff’s rugged manly paisley cane. Yeah. Like seersucker wasn’t gonna send a few folk’s minds a little further into the gutter than usual. * Real life and work continued to be the funnel cake kicking Nan’s ass 'til she combusted. When the s’cubies are a sane refuge from the world, you know things ain’t right. Many hugs for Nan followed. Nan rebounded with a lovely post on how much she and becca look alike, although she claimed she “glittered less” than be. * Sharing brains. It’s what all the cool kids are doing now. * Wes. Fantasies. No – not our fantasies about Wes, his fantasies about … well, not us. I guess. Oh, just go read page 12. * Happy Shanno appeared with her bottle of Sam Adams, Diana Krall CD and a ‘puter just where it OUGHT to be. Ahhh, the simple joys of life. Lola On to the second half of part 202......
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Post by Lola m on Jun 18, 2004 17:23:35 GMT -5
Part 202 – The Sequel (Cue even more dramatic, possibly menacing, music.) * Is there really such a thing as innocent browsing, data collection and “collaboration” on a “project” when it’s Riff and Rachael in the Thrall Room Library? No. We didn’t think so either. * Patti re-introduced us all to “Hi, my name’s Larry, this is my brother Daryl and this is my other brother Daryl.” Brought back happy memories for several folks. * Barba compared Laurence Kohlberg’s theory of moral reasoning to various characters from the Jossverse. Really. I wouldn’t lie about something like that. Page 17. * Baseball and football (soccer to us Americans) wins and losses were briefly cheered and mourned by Cal and Riff and Rachael and Sara and Julia. * Rob announced that he wished to discuss Willow and bestiality. Then he proceeded to talk about poker with Sara and Erin. Way to get our attention, fella! Seriously, he wanted to thank all those who shared their thoughts about bisexuality the previous night. And said he promised himself to finish a chapter that night! Woo – you go, Rob. Plus, he’s counting the seconds to his vacation. * Patti asked for advice in re-using her old cell phone. Anne mentioned donation to a battered women’s shelter or a local charity. Julia suggested contacting the YWCA. This led to a spirited discussion of cell phones, the highlight of which was Erin’s subway story. Page 21 – read it. * Anne posted an email from makd who is very busy with her fandom survey. Go to page 21 for the full post and go here: www.livejournal.com/~makd to be kept up to date on here work. * Erin brought us another exciting quiz – Which Firefly character are you? Go here: quizilla.com/users/craezame/quizzes/Which%20Firefly%20character%20are%20you?/ and find out. Results so far: Erin is Simon. Caraleigh, Barba and Sara are Wash. Julia and Matthew are Mal. Rachael, Cal and Shanno are Inara. becca is Book. Rae is Kaylee. Anne is River. I was Jayne. (Don’t say it, just don’t say it! Although it did net me a very nice Erin poem.) Much discussion, quotage and love of Firefly from page 22 to the end of the part. Merciful Zeus – it’s a good thing we’ll all be watching and discussing these eps starting next week! * For a brief time, there were two Matthews on the board. Diane quickly instructed us to look for Toth. * Speak of the devil and she appears! Makd swung by to thank Matthew for his post providing a sociological comparison between baseball and football; Diane for her post of the George Carlin stand-up routine that started it all; and Sara for link to a related book. Check it all out – including link – on page 23. * Diane. Patti-itis. Page 24. Oh, and she hit 4000 posts, too. * Shanno’s son hurt his toe rather badly when he slipped off his scooter and gave her quite the exciting evening. Much sympathy and mom-ish advice followed. * Classic Barba and Matthew conversation. Barba: It’s hard to settle down after a wild night of …. animating. Matthew: So that’s what the kids are calling it nowadays? Hey, baby, c’mon up to my place and I’ll show you my … cells. Barba: Ooo…rock my JPEGs. * See more fab becca pics of cons and costumes here: www.geocities.com/beccaelizabeth/MyConventions/Harvest/harvestindex.htm and here www.geocities.com/beccaelizabeth/picsofme.htmlAnd don’t forget to read her report on the Hyperion Con on the main S3 site. * Julia and Anne formed a “oh how nice it is to have a full nights sleep, why the hell can’t I get one” support network. * Matthew has a very lovely geiger counter. Someday, he’ll take a picture of it and show it to us all. I’m leaving that sentence right there and walking away now. * There was stuff about AC and drying clothes and fuzzy black sweaters and mid-day snacking and putting the smackdown on your annoying co-workers, but it all started to blur before my eyes at that point and when I came to, the part was closed. * Finally, Spike pretty. Spike abs very pretty. Go, seek out the pretty Spike abs on page 33 thanks to Sara. As always, Eschew the badger Embrace the bonobo Enjoy your inner bitca Assume the IMO Defy the chicken Eat some chocolate And always be excellent to each other. Lola, your humble temp OMG! I’m finally freakin’ done! Sara you should be worshipped as like unto a Goddess. Me – I’m gonna go lie down for a while. ***pant pant, quiver quiver, twitch twitch**
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Post by Sara on Jun 18, 2004 18:39:43 GMT -5
Well, I'm not sleepy and there's nothing good on t.v. Let's see if I still remember how to do one of these things and find out what part 203 has brought us thus far. -Barbalurina's gotten even more animated. No, I didn't think it was possible either. -Diane observed her quad-millenial, then felt slightly miffed because Cal got pretty pictures for her 2000th and all Diane got was a lousy t-shirt. It's actually very easy to explain, Diane--we like cal better. Later on Erin took pity and posted a smoldering picture just for Diane. Meanwhile, we have to find some way to get Diane more excited about S'cubiefest... -Erin giggled. Yes, that upset feeling in your stomach earlier was from the Earth momentarily pausing in its rotation. -Irons and dryers and fixtures, oh my! -Does slinky always equal slinky? Well, for sure it's a wonderful toy. Fun for a girl or a boy. -Respect the jaw--visit the site: www.bruce-campbell.com/-Matthew got back on one of his meds today, meaning anyone who was around him today saw an excellent impersonation of a hummingbird on amphetamines. -Many thanks to Matthew, Linda and Lola for stepping up to the plate and knocking their summaries out of the park. Erin even composed a poem in Lola's honor--enjoy her rhythmic stylings on page 14. -Karen experienced meeting hell, a redundant phrase if ever there was one. -Patti, Patti-itis, page 5. Enter at your own risk. -The discussion thread for Erin's latest excellent analysis is now open for all to enjoy. Post early and often. -The eyes have it. Prominence in season 7, that is. -S'cubiefest webcam is a go. Non-attendees have their screen capture programs revved and standing by for the start of Operation Blackmail. -cal reported that JM and DB are set to do the Halloween convention in London. Details can be found here www.jamesmarsterslive.com/index_1.shtml, but you'll need to contact your bank about interest rates on the loan you'll have to take out in order to attend. becca suggested the Starfury White Room con as a cheaper Halloween con alternative: www.starfury.co.uk/-Spike pretty. David Boreanaz pretty. Wesley pretty. Spike pretty again. I'm sorry, where was I? -Men can own a month's worth of underwear if they want. It helps that many only wear one pair a week. -KMinfinity posted a link to what appears to be Nathan Fillion's Serenity blog: forums.prospero.com/foxfirefly/messages?msg=15921-Sue provided another update from Uganda at the bottom of page 9. -Lots of hugs for Erin, who went home because she was feeling not-so-hot and discovered a mess that was once shelves, books, and a beloved figurine given to her by her sister. Sending all good thoughts your way. -Anne tried to convince someone, anyone, to write an essay about the eye thing. -Lauren Graham cleaned up at the poker table last night. Amateur, huh? We don't think so. Meanwhile, poker talk? Kinda stimulating, if you know what I mean. And if you're reading this, of course you do. -Spike pretty. -Rachael is either really old or really weird. I'll take... door number 2, please. -Yet more talk of the eyes. -Lola posted a link to a Japanese name generator: rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/969/ Lola's was Saruwatari Chiaki - or monkey on a crossing bridge; very fine in autumn. Mine, interestingly, was Saruwatari (monkey on a crossing bridge) Michiyo (three thousand generations). Must have been a really long bridge. Hey Lola--looks like we're related. -Nan is picking the bones of her local Thriftway clean (or, as she termed it, vulturing the store); the chain is leaving town, so everything is priced to sell. She justifiably reveled in the excellent savings. Bringing me current with the board on a Friday night. I hope everyone has a tremendous weekend. Stay well, stay cool, and remember: if Lauren Graham asks you to play poker, don't even do it. The gal's, like, a whiz. Oh, and of course--keep to the code. Which, if memory serves, is: Eschew the badger Embrace the bonobo Enjoy your inner bitca Assume the IMO Defy the chicken Eat some chocolate And always be excellent to each other. Your ever humble scribe, Sara
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Post by Sara on Jun 19, 2004 12:13:48 GMT -5
A little more to catch up on than I thought there'd be on a Saturday afternoon, but still doable nonetheless: -Japanese names: Anne: Fujiwara Michiyo Erin: Watanabe Michiyo Rachael: Nakamura Kazuko Barbalurina: Saruwatari Yumi Caraleigh: Saruwatari Sachiko Becca kept trying different variations on her name, so she ended up with: Hasegawa Yumi, Kuroda Kumiko, Hasegawa Kumiko, Hasegawa Michiyo, Watanabe Kumiko, Minawa Miharu, Sakamoto Kumiko, and Watanabe Miharu. -Uganda pics in the photo album--be sure to go check 'em out. -Rae was trying to figure out who else it was that said they had the OMWF scriptbook. -The Red Sox were playing the Giants. Only a few people cared. -Because apparently her day could get worse, Erin cut her toe open on a blowfish. In her apartment. On dry land. -Caraleigh's house was clean and the kids were quiet--the posting party was on. -Barba spent the evening working on yet another animated avatar, this time of Doyle passing the visions on to Cordelia. Is that what the kids are calling it these days? Meanwhile, it appears she's open to requests, so if there's some action you're dying to see be sure to let her know. -Erin was sharing her brain with many S'cubies, which apparently led to an outbreak of klutziness: both cal and a friend of Erin's hurt their toe, while Patti took a nasty fall that left her with a sore head, a sprained hand and a twisted knee. All good thoughts go out to everyone nursing injuries for a speedy recovery. -The mug in "Something Blue" says "Kiss the Librarian." Many folks chimed in with that answer for Rae within moments of it having been asked; Patti rang in a few pages later. -Erin got her bookshelves back up and has begun to suspect someone from management came into her room and caused the accident. Several options were considered as to how to deal with this possibility; I say recreate the "penitent man shall pass" booby trap from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, myself. -Caraleigh provided a link to Alexis Denisof Daily: www.livejournal.com/community/alexisdaily/-Taye Diggs pretty. -Wesley? Not dead--just resting. -Links to videos were offered by Erin upon learning Caraleigh lost all of hers in the computer kerflooeyness: www.headtilt.com/, www.dreamvision-entertainment.com/videoelite/resources.html. Caraleigh in turn pointed Erin toward www.kaydalia.com/Music_vids.htm and janus.netfirms.com/vids.html-Caraleigh's new avatar--awesome pic of a beautiful family. -Linda stopped by with a hit-and-run funny. -Julia described Anna's new dress, which was oohed and aahed by all. Julia also has new empathy for those still suffering through the miseries of dialup and AOHell. -Fried chicken and chocolate--good for what ails you. -cal. Patti-itis. Page 23. -Rachael steeled herself for the weekend and a conversation with her father. Lots of S'cubie hugs and best wishes went out to her. -What's up with the cold weather? asked many. Come take some of our humidity away, says I. -Karen. Patti-itis. Page 24. -Rachael noticed that Fred and Wesley's fathers share the same first name, but little else. This led her to ponder the ways in which each "died," as their farewells reflect the way they lived. Meanwhile she and Patti are now tied in their posting numbers, which makes us all a little concerned about the stability of the universe as we know it. -At the convention in England last weekend AA shared some insights that reignited your recapper's hatred of the WB: Wesley would have been back in season 6, and Joss was on-set during Wesley's final scene and gave them directions as to how to play it, saying the scene was very much about how Illyria had fallen for Wesley. -Happy 20th birthday to Karen's youngest! -Happy 29th birthday to Shanno!! And I think that about does it for now. I hope everyone's having a great weekend. Stay well, have fun, and if you're anywhere near Erin be sure to wear plenty of protective gear. Scribblingly yours, Sara
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Post by Linda on Jun 25, 2004 3:20:56 GMT -5
Hi all! I haven't caught up yet, since funnelcakes currently abound in my life, but I thought I would do something useful while I try to: another substitute summary. I kinda get the feeling that I'm inflicting this stuff on you guys, but I just wanted to complete the set - or move it further along, at least. I apologize to everyone I have left out or incorrectly paraphrased. It was unintentional, I assure you. Please IM me with corrections, as this summary was rushed. (A fact that seems to be disproven by the wonky board clock - that can't be the right time!). Gleh. Substitute Summary of Part 203 pg. 28 thru Part 204. - Sara's Super Summary rocked. - beccaelizabeth made an extremely strong case for Joss being evil by listing some of the AtS Season 5 notes Joss had on his whiteboard back in the "End of Days" convention (May 2003): puppets, show not gay enough, Wes must die, etc. - Wes lives, however. - mmm shopping - mmm Spike - Sue's updates on her daughter Carolyn's African Adventure (6/16 - 6/18) on Pg. 30. - Many more hugs to all the walking (and hobbling) wounded S'cubies. For safety's sake, the following were suggested: Xander's puffy suit, Matthew's phallic geiger counter, goat sacrifices, painted eyes to scare away both birds & evil, lavender amulets. The wounded were also immortalized in poetry by Josh on pg. 31. - The UK may get Firefly on SciFi UK. - Many more "Happy Birthday" wishes to Shanno. According to Shan, your 30's are more fun than your 20's. Uh huh. Or perhaps all the pleasant 20's memories were fogged out by the tequila... - Sue's random link of the day: www.takeourword.com/index.html- Barba has kindly offered avatars (including the jazzy coooool animated ones) to the S'Cubies from her own webpage: img78.photobucket.com/albums/v293/barbalurina/. At the time of this summary, she was taking requests. - Rachael's using Erin's brain, since Erin wasn't using it for her weekend shopping & coffee drinking. - Non-smiling teenagers: just a phase, right? Right? Erin, Caraleigh & Anne form a mutual support society. Joshua and Matthew later join, with the caveat: sometimes there are good reasons not to smile, such as people exhorting you to smile with Kathy-like cheeriness & platitudes (check the toenail clippings, people). Matthew's favored response to being harassed into smiling: "How many muscles does it take to shut the f@#$ up?!" - Erin claims that the management is not responsible for accidental gay subtext on the board. (Yep, just the non-accidental stuff...) - Erin also tries to convince everyone that she's evil by (among other things): her smiling Kaylee avatar and saying the nicest thing anyone's ever said about Josh. - Cordy's happy clothes dance and Angel's reaction to it in Disharmony: shallow and smug OR relieved/near-forgiving and grateful? Erin & Barba discussed. - My understanding of Erin & Joshua's (& then Matthew's) next discussion: blah, blah, blah, fin de siecle, blah, blah, blah, Buffy, blah, blah, blah, Oscar Wilde, blah, blah, blah, post-post-modern genetic fire flies pretty... oops, wrong discussion The discussion begins on pg. 2 - Recommended BtVS essay links: www.slayage.tv ; www.geocities.com/shadowkatbtvs/ ; www.atpobtvs.com/ (caveat from becca'liz: this site takes a rather one-dimensional view of Ethan Rayne, ignoring his thematically important and entertainingly ambiguous role(s). ) - South Park movie: funny, but unquoteable. (Except for: Through the eyes of a child, the world seems magical/There’s a sparkle in their eyes, we’ve yet to realize/The bastards they really are.) George Clooney kills Kenny, causing Rob to express concern for S3's own Kenny the Kuke. Despite Sunshine's & Carmen's lack of jazz hands or spirit fingers, Kenny remains on the board. - Indian food & acid reflux: unmixy. Among the recommended treatments: Pepcid Complete, curling in a fetal position & emoticon therapy. - Rob leaves, promising another chapter & death to Sunshine. Later note: Rob delivers on his next chapter, but Sunshine survives, as Anne proves on page 12. - Joshua ascends, thus redeeming 12,000 years of human civilization with his humble acceptance of his deification. He is also immortalized in poetry by Barba on pg. 8. Diane discreetly mwha ha ha's the fact that his soul hasn't been his own for a long time... - Buffy & the Pentagon report (really) link from Matthew: www.csis.org/burke/hd/reports/Buffy012902.pdf - Matthew expresses his admiration for beccaelizabeth's insights regarding Giles/Ripper and Ethan. The fact that she said "Faith is like Ripper with tits" is incidental to his point. - Karen lives up to her S'cubie Sweetheart master name. And then tries to claim the traits vain & ignorant. Erin counterclaims arrogant & annoying. Shyeah. Right, you guys. - Erin finally proves she's evil by saying she watches figure skaters in the secret hope that they'll fall, and then disproves it again by feeling guilty about it. - In retrospect, Erin is thankful that she never learned to be anyone but herself in high school hell. For which we are all grateful. - Caraleigh says Jordan Levin needs to have Angel's Nielsen ratings stapled to his forehead. Oooh! Who has the staple gun? - Patti is beginning to recover from the S'cubie spazzy curse. Just in time for S'cubiefest. - The Onion: funny. - Rae has a handsome 3mo Gollum action figure nephew. Musta been the hat. - Cal's daughter felt much better. - Sara, despite her pain & grief, produced a beautiful "Thank You" on behalf of her family to the rest of the community for their support and condolences on the passing of her beloved grandfather. The text is on page 15. Much S'cubie admiration and support were expressed. {{Sara}} - be and Sara both admit to having days when everything, including breathing, annoys them. That said, be still has problems with the fanfic "Changes." - Caraleigh's Patti-itis, page 17 - Julia's moment of clarity at the big weekend party: Angel was channelling Animal House's Bluto when he made his "motivational" speech at the end of Power Play, with the SPs/Hamilton standing in for Dean Wormer and the Circle of the Black Thorne as Greggie & Dougie and the rest of the "Hitler Youth". - First Day of Summer traffic: bleah. - Julia's tasteless joke: "I'm into sadisim, bestiality and necrophilia. Sometimes I think I'm beating a dead horse." Rachael's atrocious counterjoke: "What do a washed-up boxer and Dracula's girlfriend have in common? They both go down for the count." - Rachael's weekend get-together included an adorable 3-year old niece and some honest, blunt words with her father. - Julia's weekend party was a combination of shindig & hootenanny (described in the next part as a nice party with trees.) And that's all she wrote tonight. Not gonna mention anyone's name here, nope, not me. Since, to the untrained eye, it may seem like pressuring someone into doing a summary. Although all such resultant summaries were excellent. Just sayin'. As Sara says: Eschew the badger Embrace the bonobo Enjoy your inner bitca Assume the IMO Defy the chicken Eat some chocolate And always be excellent to each other. Aloha and goodnight, Linda, only 4.5 parts and 4 episode discussions behind (yay?)
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