Netscrape 2008. Role Call!
Ce`
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NAME: Natalie K. Sutherland
YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: lalajia most places nowdays, Ce` here.
WEB PAGE URL: http://www.livejournal.com/users/lalajia/
AGE: 30 *sobs for her lost twenties*
BIRTHDAY: September 28th 1977
GENDER: Female
LOCATION: Perthshire, Scotland.
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5 foot 2 1/2 ish and a BMI of over 25, so work it out
yourself.
CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE: Reddish, necklength, curly. Still aiming for
the long copper curls :)
NATURAL HAIR COLOR: brunette
EYE COLOR: hazel
RELIGION: solipsistic
SIBLINGS: one sister, two brothers
CHILDREN: none living.
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married. Just now. It's Complicated.
OCCUPATION: queen bitch from hell. (aka University Exams Officer and
local Union rep)
PETS: Chloe the rescue mog, Ed the Maine Coon cat, and Jake the Border
Collie. He's the best dog in the world (tribute)
COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: some old crappy laptop nicked from my hubbie when
he upgraded
FAVORITES:
What are your favorite:
BOOKS: Robin Hobb and George RR Martin in particular still. Plus
Steven Brust and whoever wrote Temeraire and Lies of Locke Lamora and
oooh, poor George Macdonald Fraser, and Pterry and....
MOVIES: Rocky Horror, Heathers, Labyrinth, Lost Boys but recently,
Hairspray, Shoot 'Em Up, Stardust etc. And they're making Lost Boys 2
- go check imdb :)
POEMS: Invictus. Still. I thank whatever gods may be.
TELEVISION SHOWS: Buffy, Angel, Dead Like Me, Lost, Veronica Mars,
Firefly, Scrubs, Alias, anything with Jim Robinson in it, Dr Who,
Torchwood, Ugly Betty, 24, etc
SONGS: everything on Amy Macdonald's album. And Sycamore Tree by
Seanan. Wake it Up. Tongue Tied. The Rattler. The End. It's a Sin.
Getting away with it. Vienna. American Pie. Belgariad Pie ;)
BANDS/MUSICIANS: Medieval Baebes, Seanan McGuire, Sisa, Sylvia Barnes,
Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, Isa and the Filthy Tongues, random filky stuff,
random rocky stuff, and random folky stuff :)
BOARD GAMES: None really
COMPUTER GAMES: Building the exam timetable with Scientia's Syllabus
Plus ;)
OTHER GAMES: political activism. hacking Excel into shape.
MAGAZINES: .Local newsletter, The Bridge, that I just submitted an
article to and will be published in March! :)
PLACES TO VISIT: Kiruna in the Spring. Far East. South Island, NZ.
Somewhere in Australia that I might see the afe contingent. :)
FOOD: Pizza! Pasta. Curry. Walnuts. Curly fries. Grilled halloumi.
Feta cheese. Peppers. Pickles. Olives. Raw garlic cloves. God I'm
hungry now.
COLORS: Purple, black, red, silver.
DRINKS:
Non-alcoholic: Schloer, Ame, lots and lots of water.
Alcoholic: Lager shandy, real ales, wine, single Scottish malts.
Unchillfiltered and cask strength.
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ: none.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE: 4th July 1997, on and off since
then. Hang on. OVER A DECADE. I'd have gotten less for murder,
honestly....
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: Filks and flamewars. tEC
reviews.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES: Reading, bitching, knocking things down
(aka
DIY), gardening, ebaying (selling as well as buying), writing,
redecorating, planning parties :)
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: "Dear 2018 Natalie.
You had better have gotten your arse in gear and made a decision by
now. You know what I mean. You're as bad as the Seers/Seeresses of
Kell, sitting on that fence for millenia. It's been ten years. Love,
2008 Natalie."
Sorry, I mean living in my own home, by the river, with the man I
love. Ideally with a rugrat or two or three. Working for employers who
respect me, and pay me enough that I can do my yearly jaunt to see
friends and family in US/Aus. Having the authority to be taken
seriously and not be called "hen" "love" and "pet" by the patriarchy
who just see me as a redhaired, large breasted, hysterical bimbo.
Being physically well, having overturned my recent health problems and
challenged my current diagnosis.
Being in control. Being the master of my fate. :)
WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
YOU
POSSESSED: The ability to not want to punch people who tell me to calm
down, not worry so much, and not to let things get to me. See above.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU: I lie. I cheat. I
backstab. I bitch behind people's backs when I don't get my own way.
Which is worst? *shrug*
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: the words "I support you".
HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: a bar I used to love. The windows are dusty,
the shutters are half closed, the dishtowel is draped over the taps,
and the chairs are stacked in the corner. I'm ringing the bell in the
hope that the bartender will appear, and as if by magic the old
regulars will pour back through the doors laughing and arguing over
whose round it is, and bring some new friends in with them. But I'll
sit here and sip my pint alone in the meantime.
DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Will Big Dave ever write a decent book
again?
WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE: Livejournal, facebook, and
another two I won't admit to in public ;)
Ce'Nedra - Queen of the World
"A terrible fury suddenly filled her.
'Kill them!' she hissed from between clenched teeth.
'Kill them for me!' And then she could weep."
krager
> NAME:
Neil
>
> YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: krager, stealth banana, vedavox, and many others
>
> WEB PAGE URL: Not telling
>
> AGE: old
>
> BIRTHDAY: 16 jan
>
> GENDER: male
>
> LOCATION: Scotland.
>
> HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6 foot, fat
>
> CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE: brown, variabke length, goatee occasionally
>
> NATURAL HAIR COLOR: brown
>
> EYE COLOR: greenish
>
> RELIGION: pastafarian
>
> SIBLINGS: none
>
> CHILDREN: none known of
>
> RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Complicated.
>
> OCCUPATION: variable
>
> PETS: Sally, Shadow and Jamie (cats)
>
> COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: This one (Linux Laptop)
>
> FAVORITES:
> What are your favorite:
>
>
> MOVIES: Changes
>
> POEMS: Being a phillistine I do not read any.
>
> TELEVISION SHOWS: Life on Mars / Ashes to Ashes, Top Gear, the news
>
> SONGS: No real list
>
> BANDS/MUSICIANS: Jethro Tull, Ozric Tentacles, Half Man half biscuit,
Boards Of Canada, Zappa.
>
> BOARD GAMES: chess, scrabble
>
> COMPUTER GAMES: Guildwars
>
> OTHER GAMES: life
>
> MAGAZINES: The Angry Corrie, New Scientist
>
> PLACES TO VISIT: The local shop, I ran out of milk
>
> FOOD:Curry,
>
> COLORS: All of them, except maybe brown.
>
> DRINKS:
> Non-alcoholic: Fresh Orange, coffee
> Alcoholic: yes
>
>
> MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
>
> WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ: some
>
> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE: Too long
>
> WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: I forget
>
> WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES: Tinkering
>
> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: living
>
> WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
>
> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU: Nothing, I am perfect :P
>
> WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: The ability to stand their round in
the pub
>
> HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: A geriatric hospital
>
> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: why?
>
> WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE: Some, but I am not social
>
Krager
Troels Forchhammer
<news:0d82c72c-b8b3-4ae6...@n75g2000hsh.googlegroups.c
om> "Ce`" <lal...@googlemail.com> spoke these staves:
> Repost with your own answers if you dare :)
How could we refuse ;-)
> NAME:
Troels Forchhammer
> YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME:
Troels Forchhammer
I once did post here under the name of Beldin
> WEB PAGE URL:
None
> AGE:
41
Chuckles satisfied at the loss of his twenties . . .
> BIRTHDAY:
27 October, 1966
> GENDER:
Male
> LOCATION:
(Old) Zealand, Denmark
> HEIGHT/WEIGHT:
Just short of 1 favn, and about 14 lispund.
> CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE:
Does that include facial hair, of which I have more than the average,
though not excessive. The rest is kept shortish and greying.
> NATURAL HAIR COLOR:
Same as current, though with less whites ;-)
> EYE COLOR: hazel
Blue-ish sort of . . .
> RELIGION:
None, really
> SIBLINGS:
None
> CHILDREN:
4 . . .
> RELATIONSHIP STATUS:
Married -- on the nineteenth year.
> OCCUPATION:
Professional nerd (statistical test data analysis)
> PETS:
None intentional.
> COMPUTER YOU'RE ON:
Right now? The work T61P Thinkpad
> FAVORITES:
> What are your favorite:
>
> BOOKS:
Differs from time to time, but overall it must be LotR
And I'm too lazy to even list the authors that come up in the
favourites list ;-)
> MOVIES:
The Caine Mutiny, Willow, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Dead Poets'
Club, The Wall and others I can't recall off the top of my head . . .
> POEMS:
Landet Atlantis, various Grooks
> TELEVISION SHOWS:
The news . . . ;-)
Inspector Morse
Some Danish shows
> SONGS:
I Got the BP Spirit
> BANDS/MUSICIANS:
Oh dear -- as if I hadn't dated myself already ;-)
Mike Oldfield, Metallica, The Tolkien Ensemble, Dire Straits, U2,
Iron Maiden, Simon & Garfunkel . . .
(consistency is for fools <G>)
> BOARD GAMES:
Chess
> COMPUTER GAMES:
World of Warcraft
> OTHER GAMES:
Scouting, discussing Tolkien
> MAGAZINES:
Magazines of the Danish Physics Society and the Danish Society of
Engineers, and the journal Mythlore from the Mythopoeic Society.
> PLACES TO VISIT:
I'd go along for Kiruna in the spring ;-) and around Sweden and
Norway any time.
I'd also like to go to Helsinki and Oulu without having to work, but
showing the family around.
There is so much to see, and so little time to see it -- all of
Europe would be a good start, though.
> FOOD:
Yup, that's my favourite! ;-)
> COLORS:
Blue, dark blue, navy blue
And of course blue
> DRINKS:
Alcoholic:
Glengoyne, Glenlivet
Non-alcoholic:
Water, coffee, 7up Free
> MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
>
> WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ:
alt.fan.tolkien
rec.arts.books.tolkien
lurking (mostly):
alt.fan.pern
alt.books.raymond-feist
alt.books.pratchett
alt.fan.pratchett
sci.physics.research
sci.physics.foundations
alt.sci.math.statistics.prediction
dk.fritid.spejder (Danish scouting)
> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE:
2nd August 2001 (thanks to Google for 'reminding' me)
> 4th July 1997, on and off since then. Hang on. OVER A DECADE.
> I'd have gotten less for murder, honestly....
;-)
For me the really scary thing is to search for the posts listing me
as author.
> WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE:
Mostly the 'what are you reading now' threads
> WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES:
Family, reading, scouting,
> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW:
Having fewer kids living home ;-)
Two at the most, and one of them having plans to move.
> WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU
> WISHED YOU POSSESSED:
Immunity to diabetes.
> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU:
I think I'll have to insist on the right to privacy on that one.
> WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND:
Friendship.
> HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: a bar I used to love. The windows are
> dusty, the shutters are half closed, the dishtowel is draped over
> the taps, and the chairs are stacked in the corner. I'm ringing
> the bell in the hope that the bartender will appear, and as if by
> magic the old regulars will pour back through the doors laughing
> and arguing over whose round it is, and bring some new friends in
> with them. But I'll sit here and sip my pint alone in the
> meantime.
I'll accept your picture.
> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION:
Is usenet ever going to be the same again? The lively place it was
some 5 - 10 years ago (depending on which group you think of).
> Will Big Dave ever write a decent book again?
It seems increasingly unlikely. I might even say that the hypothesis
that he will not do so cannot be rejected.
> WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE:
--
Troels Forchhammer
Valid e-mail is <troelsfo(a)gmail.com>
In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead
of being instructed.
- Lord Robert Baden-Powell
Teut
Repost with your own answers if you dare :)
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NAME: Jamie Cooper
YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: Teut
WEB PAGE URL: http://www.teut.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk - there's some
photos there (me and the wife, no AFE phots), and you can download my
utterly incredible version of Hangman, written in TCL. If you like.
AGE: 32
BIRTHDAY: 31st July, 1975
GENDER: Male
LOCATION: Plymouth, UK
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5ft9", Ooooh, about 14 stone, probably.
CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE: Black, short
NATURAL HAIR COLOR: Black
EYE COLOR: Greeny
RELIGION: None
SIBLINGS: One of each
CHILDREN: One daughter, Rhiannon.
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married.
OCCUPATION: Field Service Engineer.
PETS: Morgana and Mogget, both cats.
COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: A relatively spangly one. I can run Crysis with
max settings, without dropping below 30fps.
FAVORITES:
What are your favorite:
BOOKS: I still love the Bel/Mal, actually. Recently, I've been reading
more sf stuff, Alastair Reynaulds is good.
MOVIES: I fidn myself caring less about movies and TV the older I get.
POEMS: I'm not that fussed about poetry, either
TELEVISION SHOWS: I like the half hour comedy shows I can watch during
my dinner - pretty much the only TV I get, unless the cricket it is. So,
Have I Got News For You, Never MInd The Buzzcocks, that sort of thing.
SONGS: Many rock songs :)
BANDS/MUSICIANS: The White Stripes have invaded my music collection in
a big way sicne the last time I did this.
BOARD GAMES: Carcassonne, Pillars of the Earth.
COMPUTER GAMES: Oblivion, Armageddon Empires, Supreme Commander
OTHER GAMES: Yahtzee?
MAGAZINES: PC Gamer, Private Eye
PLACES TO VISIT: Anywhere I haven't been to. I loved Crete when I went.
FOOD: Have just ordered Chinese.
COLORS: Any of them, really.
DRINKS:
I drink a lot of Badger beers these days.
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ: I barely read this one, to be honest!
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE: Since February 1997. Before Ce'!
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: The filks were awesome. I
might hunt them down on google groups and repost them, and then make more.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES: Playing computer games, playing with my
daughter (she's 2 now, you know. Two!)
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: I don't really look
that far ahead, to be honest.
WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
YOU
POSSESSED: A volvo XC70
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU: I'm lazy.
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: Someone who actually takes the
effort to contact you regularly ;)
HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: I don't anymore, really. AFE is now a
collection of friends on Facebook, along with a few closer friends.
DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: No :)
WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE: Facebook
--
Teut, Draconic Defender of the Alias Scrolls.
[email address and webmail deleted]
AFE dg+ ka+ d+ m++ ot+>- b- tq- i+ c l>+ afec++ a? f++ fsBM
gilmae
> NAME: gilmae
> YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: gilmae. Or avocadia.
> WEB PAGE URL: http://blog.avocadia.net
> AGE: 33.../me does some quick subtraction...yeah, 33
> GENDER: male
> LOCATION: Sydney, Australia
> HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 171 centimetres and entirely too much
>
> CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE: not bald
> RELIGION: militant anti-theist
> CHILDREN: one wild monkey
> RELATIONSHIP STATUS: married. just now. we eloped
> OCCUPATION: software engineer
> PETS: one wild monkey, one rabbit
> COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: err...toshiba satellite p100, beyond that I forget
> BOOKS: Richard Morgan, Robin Hobb, Lovecraft
> MOVIES: Once Upon a Time in the West, The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
> POEMS: I'm a philistine
> TELEVISION SHOWS: Firefly, Lost
> BANDS/MUSICIANS: The Howling Bells, The Cure, Nirvana
> COMPUTER GAMES: America's Army, Civ 1-4
> MAGAZINES: The Atlantic, Wired
> PLACES TO VISIT: San Francisco, Maui
> FOOD: Pizza. Any pizza will do, but I am here to tell you that New York is
ambrosia. I suppose nachos and burritos and medium rare steak as well
> COLORS: Green. Swampy green to be precise.
> DRINKS:
> Non-alcoholic: Water.
> Alcoholic: Corona. And Asahi.
> MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
>
> WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ: comp.lang.ruby
>
> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE:
I've lost track. Sometime in March through April in 1997 seems the
likeliest but I'm not interested eough to trawl the archives
> WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: My most favourite thread was one I didn't really read - except long
enough to find the one post I was nagged into responding to - but
derived fresh amusement from each and every earnest and angry post
either castigating me or castigating the ever-nebulous Cabal. Good times
:- )
> WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES: Lazing, relaxing, procrastinating, sleeping
> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: Living in the United States.
>
> WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
> YOU
> POSSESSED: Typing. Oh god, I wish I could learn to type. It never really seems to
stick, no matter how much I try.
> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU: See hobbies
> WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: Someone who laughs at me as much as I laugh at me. Sending me teddy
bears with 'Cancer' written on them is a good start.
> HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: http://blog.avocadia.net/images/afe.png
> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Does anybody know the correct ratio of flour, sugar and butter to make
crumble topping?
> WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE: gmail.com
I deride Facebook, does that count?
g. (the charming mr anti-afe :( )
Mandorallen
> Repost with your own answers if you dare :)
Ah, cock.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> NAME: Andrew (Andy) J Stanford
>
> YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: Here, I'm Mandorallen/Mandy. Elsewhere, Andy
> and/or Phoenix, depending on how I'm feeling.
>
> WEB PAGE URL: http://www.andystanford.me.uk - Yes?
>
> AGE: 28
>
> BIRTHDAY: August 1, 1979
>
> GENDER: Male
>
> LOCATION: Bristol, England. For now, at least
>
> HEIGHT/WEIGHT: A smidgen under 6', and about 12 stone. Physically, I'm
> in the best form I've had in at least 5 years.
>
> CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE: Dark brown, longish, a couple of inches past
> the shoulder line. The last cut was for a job interview, so it may be
> coming off again sooner than I'd like.
>
> NATURAL HAIR COLOR: As above
>
> EYE COLOR: Er, grey/blue, with flecks of everything else.
>
> RELIGION: complicated.
>
> SIBLINGS: one sister
>
> CHILDREN: none yet.
>
> RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married. Coming up on 4 years.
>
> OCCUPATION: Software engineer & procrastination master.
>
> PETS: Misty, Jemima & Chester, all cats.
>
> COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: My work P4. connected to my P3 server at home
>
> FAVORITES:
> What are your favorite:
>
> BOOKS: George RR Martin, Terry Goodkind. I haven't been reading much
> recently, so that's about it.
> MOVIES: Serenity, Star Wars, Cloverfield, Hot Fuzz
>
> POEMS: Pretty much all my poetry comes to me in song lyrics.
>
> TELEVISION SHOWS: Dr Who, Torchwood, Firefly, Heroes. That's about the
> extent of my tv watching these days
>
> SONGS: Amaranth, 7 Days to the Wolves, Seven-fingered girl, Nemesis,
> Testament
>
> BANDS/MUSICIANS: VNV Nation, Seagull Strange, The New Root, Within
> Temptation, Nightwish (plus most of whatever I said last time)
>
> BOARD GAMES: Descent, Talisman, Arkham Horror
>
> COMPUTER GAMES: Lord of the Rings Online, Guild Wars, Warcraft 3
>
> OTHER GAMES: Munchkin, D&D, Werewolf: The Forsaken
>
> MAGAZINES: Linux Format
>
> PLACES TO VISIT: Japan, Rome, Lords
>
> FOOD: Meat! Cheese. Cheeseburger. Pizza
>
> COLORS: Black, Red, Blue, Silver
>
> DRINKS:
> Non-alcoholic: Coffee, tea
> Alcoholic: Real Ale, Single Malt Whisky, Mead
>
> MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
>
> WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ: none with any regularity
>
> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE: Since sometime in late '97, I
> think.
>
> WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: Vying with Walker for teh
> affections of our Dryad Queen
>
> WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES: Reading, complaining, drinking,
> computer games, otehr gaming
>
> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: Living in Yorkshire,
> spending time with the kids, and in a job I feel satisfied with.
>
> WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
> YOU POSSESSED: Patience & idealism
>
> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU: I'm a fundamentally
> lazy person
>
> WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: Acceptance.
>
> HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: My old local, that got turned into a wine bar.
> Some of the old faces are still around, but it's not the same any
> more.
>
> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Am I allowed to meet people at festivals
> who actually live within an hour of my home?
>
> WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE: Livejournal and (when I can
> be arsed) Facebook.
--
Mandorallen, Baron of Vo Mandor, Knight Protector
(Sometime) Champion of AFE
Mandy at the weekends...
Ce`
wrote:
> In message
> <news:0d82c72c-b8b3-4ae6...@n75g2000hsh.googlegroups.c
> om> "Ce`" <lala...@googlemail.com> spoke these staves:
>
> > Repost with your own answers if you dare :)
>
> How could we refuse ;-)
Some try. They're learning the old afe motto - Don't Cross The
Queen ;)
> > YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME:
>
> Troels Forchhammer
> I once did post here under the name of Beldin
Is there any reason you stopped?
> > CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE:
>
> Does that include facial hair, of which I have more than the average,
> though not excessive. The rest is kept shortish and greying.
I think we'll stick to top of head hair, otherwise I dread to think
what answer krager would give....
> > NATURAL HAIR COLOR:
>
> Same as current, though with less whites ;-)
See above ;)
> > BANDS/MUSICIANS:
>
> Oh dear -- as if I hadn't dated myself already ;-)
>
> Mike Oldfield, Metallica, The Tolkien Ensemble, Dire Straits, U2,
> Iron Maiden, Simon & Garfunkel . . .
*nods approvingly*
Nice... :)
*wanders off to google the Tolkien bods*
> > PLACES TO VISIT:
>
> I'd go along for Kiruna in the spring ;-)
I saw it in winter :)
http://www.alpinist.co.uk/Photography/Wedding/RobNat/index.html
(only very brave or very foolish people call me Nat. Live and
learn) ;)
> Alcoholic:
> Glengoyne,
Been there, it's near me :)
First distillery I ever went to!
> For me the really scary thing is to search for the posts listing me
> as author.
I don't do that. I just remember who topped the posting lists for most
of the 90s ;)
>
> I'll accept your picture.
Wise man :)
>
> > DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION:
>
> Is usenet ever going to be the same again? The lively place it was
> some 5 - 10 years ago (depending on which group you think of).
I don't think so. But I live in eternal hope :)
> > Will Big Dave ever write a decent book again?
> It seems increasingly unlikely. I might even say that the hypothesis
> that he will not do so cannot be rejected.
See above ;)
Ce`
'There was a time I thought you had the strangest hold over me,
But now I'm miles away from there,
And I'm still doing just fine...' Seanan McGuire, Sycamore Tree.
Ce`
> On 2008-02-28, Ce` <lala...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > Repost with your own answers if you dare :)
>
> Ah, cock.
*raises eyebrow*
A doodle do?
> > HEIGHT/WEIGHT: A smidgen under 6', and about 12 stone. Physically, I'm
> > in the best form I've had in at least 5 years.
And you declined the offer to come to a meet and prove that, oh
kniggetly one ;)
> > RELIGION: complicated.
I've got a lot of time on my hands right now :)
*sits back with popcorn*
> > MOVIES: Serenity
"I'm a leaf on the wind, watch me soar!"
*sob*
> > WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: Vying with Walker for teh
> > affections of our Dryad Queen
Yeah, who won that one? :P
> > HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: My old local, that got turned into a wine bar.
> > Some of the old faces are still around, but it's not the same any
> > more.
*looks around thoughtfully*
I've got a crowbar. Fancy renovating the place? I've got minions ;)
> > DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Am I allowed to meet people at festivals
> > who actually live within an hour of my home?
Is Joust near you? :)
Ce`
'Well, I'm a modern sort of mystic and a little solipsistic,
And I guess it's true, I sometimes go too far.
You can tell me I'm a liar -- I won't question your desires,
I just wish I knew exactly what they are.' Seanan
Mandorallen
> On Feb 29, 4:36 pm, Troels Forchhammer <Tro...@ThisIsFake.invalid>
> wrote:
>
>> For me the really scary thing is to search for the posts listing me
>> as author.
>
> I don't do that. I just remember who topped the posting lists for most
> of the 90s ;)
ISTR that I was right up there with you for some time as well.
Admittedly, given the low traffic levels these days, I'm probably
*still* near the top, with 1% of the post count I once had. :-p
Mandorallen
>> On 2008-02-28, Ce` <lala...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Repost with your own answers if you dare :)
>>
>> Ah, cock.
>
> *raises eyebrow*
>
> A doodle do?
Just a little dismay at having to embarress myself in public again. That
and realising how little I've changed (in some ways) in the last 10
years.
>
>> > HEIGHT/WEIGHT: A smidgen under 6', and about 12 stone. Physically, I'm
>> > in the best form I've had in at least 5 years.
>
> And you declined the offer to come to a meet and prove that, oh
> kniggetly one ;)
I didn't decline, I was booked at a Burlesque night by Mrs Mandy. And
besides, given that none who would be there have seen much of my
physique in the last 5 years, there wouldn't be much to compare with.
I'm certainly not in the best form of my life, but I was 10 years
younger when *that* last occurred, and there's still a ways to go for
that to be the case again. On the other hand, I do have a holiday in the
sun at the end of april to work towards, so who knows what I might
achieve with the right incentive...
>> > RELIGION: complicated.
>
> I've got a lot of time on my hands right now :)
>
> *sits back with popcorn*
Raised nominally christian, now I just take a little bit of whatever
feels like it makes sense. Some christian, some pagan, some buddhist,
and a smattering of random crap ideas that I don't have a source for
(possibly my own diseased imagination).
>
>> > WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: Vying with Walker for teh
>> > affections of our Dryad Queen
>
> Yeah, who won that one? :P
You tell me. :-p
But the fact that I'm still here, while he's wandered off into the
wilderness may make me the winner by default. Clearly I have more
staying power. :->
>
>> > HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: My old local, that got turned into a wine bar.
>> > Some of the old faces are still around, but it's not the same any
>> > more.
>
> *looks around thoughtfully*
>
> I've got a crowbar. Fancy renovating the place? I've got minions ;)
Sounds like a plan to me.
>> > DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Am I allowed to meet people at festivals
>> > who actually live within an hour of my home?
>
> Is Joust near you? :)
That the one at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire? Then yes. Bizarrely
(or perhaps not), the festival website - www.joust.info - now redirects
to the Mediaeval Baebes website - http://www.mediaevalbaebes.com/
Sephy
>WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: Someone who laughs at me as much as I laugh at me.
>Sending me teddy bears with 'Cancer' written on them is a good start.
*smirk*
~Sephy~
Sephy
AGE: Old. Just ask gil.
GENDER: Female
LOCATION: Sarsos
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: Rotund
CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE: Meh. Long. Curly. Reddish brown.
EYE COLOR: Green / hazel
RELIGION: Styric :D
SIBLINGS: Two
CHILDREN: Offspring, yes. Children, they are not... not any more
(pushing 20, and 18)
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Blissfully happily married to the Preceptor of
the Pandion Order ( we just had our 10th wedding anniversary)
OCCUPATION: Baby Whisperer
PETS: One cat, one bird, one fish - the rest of the menagerie died of
old age
COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: Dell XPS laptop
FAVORITES:
What are your favorite:
BOOKS: The Belgariad and the Elenium are still up there with The
Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the first few of Ray Feist's
Magician saga, Philip Jose Farmer's World of Tiers. To Kill a
Mockingbird. The Getting of Wisdom. Ian Rankin's Rebus series.
MOVIES: Serenity, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,
The Lost Boys, Die Hard, Peter Jackson's Lord Of the Rings Trilogy,
Van Helsing, The Frisco Kid, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Blade,
Daredevil, A Knight's Tale,
Ten Things I Hate About You, The Fisher King, Troy, The Usual
Suspects, the Star Trek movies, Zefirelli's Romeo and Juliet (somebody
else just asked me the same question lol)
POEMS: Most stuff by John Donne
TELEVISION SHOWS: That are currently on tv? Sara Connor Chronicles,
SG:Atlantis.House, Dr Who, Torchwood. On DVD: Quantum Leap, Stargate,
all the Treks, Blackadder, Red Dwarf, Bab5
BANDS/MUSICIANS: Jackson Browne, Styx, Talking Heads, George Michael,
Bon Jovi, lots of Australian stuff
BOARD GAMES: Been known to play chess and scrabble...
COMPUTER GAMES: More Xbox games these days. Online Halo with Mandy.
Rainbow 6:Vegas. LEGO STAR WARS!!
OTHER GAMES: See above :D
PLACES TO VISIT: The Victorian coastline. Planning a trip to the US
next year.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE: My good friend was pregnant with
her first child when I first used to AFE on her internet connection.
Said child is now in secondary school... so 13, maybe 14 years
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: The original casting
thread...
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: Still making super
hero and sidekick jokes with gil....
WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
YOU POSSESSED: Next week's Lotto numbers
HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: Can I pinch gil's answer?
~Sephy~
Ce`
> On 2008-03-07, Ce` <lala...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Feb 29, 4:36 pm, Troels Forchhammer <Tro...@ThisIsFake.invalid>
> > wrote:
>
> >> For me the really scary thing is to search for the posts listing me
> >> as author.
>
> > I don't do that. I just remember who topped the posting lists for most
> > of the 90s ;)
>
> ISTR that I was right up there with you for some time as well.
There are few who can keep up with me, dear kniggetly one. Most of
them are tinafec ;)
> Admittedly, given the low traffic levels these days, I'm probably
> *still* near the top, with 1% of the post count I once had. :-p
Ah, that way lies danger. We're all too competitive for the posting
stats threads to start again!
Although it might bring some life back to this place...?
--
Ce`Nedra, Guardian of AFE
"I was wiser than I could have been, I could have played the fool,
I learned the lighthouse keeper's lesson well,
I learned the sea is cruel, so cruel" Seanan, Stories Told.
Aquarion
> Repost with your own answers if you dare :)
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: Aquarion pretty much everywhere.
WEB PAGE URL: http://www.aquarionics.com
AGE: Maintaining 25 until I get around to celebrating it. Technically
27.
BIRTHDAY: January 26th nineteen hundred and eighty one.
GENDER: Male
LOCATION: Leyton, London, England,
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6 feet, Too Much.
CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE: Mousey blonde, Almost long enough to ponytail.
NATURAL HAIR COLOR: Purple.
EYE COLOR: Blue/Green depending on lights.
RELIGION: Metagnostic
SIBLINGS: Two brothers.
CHILDREN: Zero
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Absolutely and unavoidably single.
OCCUPATION: Er. I think it's currently "Web Developer" officially. I
work for trutap.com.
PETS: None. Not even by proxy anymore.
COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: Tsunami. A Core 2 Duo. My powerbook broke :(
FAVORITES:
What are your favorite:
>
BOOKS: Neil Gaiman, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Terry Pratchett, Michael
Marshall Smith, Stephen Fry, Iain M Banks, Douglas Coupland, Neal
Stephenson
MOVIES: Usual Suspects, Stardust.
POEMS: The Raven.
TELEVISION SHOWS: Doctor Who, Torchwood a bit, Firefly.
BANDS/MUSICIANS:
The Divine Comedy, Barenaked Ladies, The Arrogant Worms, I'm Sorry I'll
Read That Again, Paul and Storm, Dire Straits, Original Broadway Cast,
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Johann Sebastian Bach, Voices Only: A Cappella
Originals,
Check out my music taste: http://www.last.fm/user/Aquarion/
BOARD GAMES: Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, Holy Grail
COMPUTER GAMES: Currently playing City of Heroes, Lord of the Rings
Online, Tabula Rasa, Dawn of War, Team Fortress 2 and Audiosurf.
OTHER GAMES: LARP though Treasure Trap & Maelstrom
MAGAZINES: PC Gamer
PLACES TO VISIT: Distressingly, every time I plan to go somewhere it
gets cancelled right now.
FOOD: Too Much
COLORS: Blue & Silver
DRINKS:
Non-alcoholic: Squash, Water, Elderflower, Aloa Vera juice.
Alcoholic: Real Ales, Spezial Hell, Port
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ: alt.fan.pratchett,
alt.sysadmin.recovery
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE: Er, since about two months before
tEC2? So since mid '98ish? Sodding hell.
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: tEC recoveries
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES: Reading, Writing, Coding
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: An Author Tour.
WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
YOU POSSESSED: Dedication.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU:
I'm fundermentally useless.
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: All of them.
HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: I mostly agree with Ce`, I think
DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Yes?
WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE:
All of them. Occasionally professionally. See
http://hol.istic.net/Walrus
Yours in total sincerity
Aquarion
--
Aquarion - http://www.aquarionics.com - http://www.factionfiction.net
Famous Last Words #184: "Cool! Demon tracks! Let's follow 'em!"
Ce`
> >> Ah, cock.
> > *raises eyebrow*
> > A doodle do?
>
> Just a little dismay at having to embarress myself in public again. That
> and realising how little I've changed (in some ways) in the last 10
> years.
You and me both. Looks like I'm still making the same mistakes I
started back in 1997! :)
> >> > HEIGHT/WEIGHT: A smidgen under 6', and about 12 stone. Physically, I'm
> >> > in the best form I've had in at least 5 years.
>
> > And you declined the offer to come to a meet and prove that, oh
> > kniggetly one ;)
>
> I didn't decline, I was booked at a Burlesque night by Mrs Mandy. And
> besides, given that none who would be there have seen much of my
> physique in the last 5 years, there wouldn't be much to compare with.
> I'm certainly not in the best form of my life, but I was 10 years
> younger when *that* last occurred, and there's still a ways to go for
> that to be the case again. On the other hand, I do have a holiday in the
> sun at the end of april to work towards, so who knows what I might
> achieve with the right incentive...
Good luck with that :)
(afe ibiza meet?) ;)
> >> > RELIGION: complicated.
> > I've got a lot of time on my hands right now :)
> > *sits back with popcorn*
>
> Raised nominally christian, now I just take a little bit of whatever
> feels like it makes sense. Some christian, some pagan, some buddhist,
> and a smattering of random crap ideas that I don't have a source for
> (possibly my own diseased imagination).
Sounds familiar. I like the Christian ideals, and try to live by them
myself, but as I don't believe he was anything apart from a wise
hippy, I don't call myself a Christian. A few people out there have
come back from the dead, but I don't know if he was one of them, and
I'm too sceptical to be a believer :)
> >> > WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: Vying with Walker for teh
> >> > affections of our Dryad Queen
>
> > Yeah, who won that one? :P
>
> You tell me. :-p
Didn't you hear? We all did :)
http://xkcd.com/391/
I'm as surprised as you are ;)
>
> But the fact that I'm still here, while he's wandered off into the
> wilderness may make me the winner by default. Clearly I have more
> staying power. :->
Ah, but maybe you're the glutton for punishment, and he escaped the
Evil Bitch Queen's clutches?
I think the only winner out there is Garion.
;)
> >> > HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: My old local, that got turned into a wine bar.
> >> > Some of the old faces are still around, but it's not the same any
> >> > more.
>
> > *looks around thoughtfully*
>
> > I've got a crowbar. Fancy renovating the place? I've got minions ;)
>
> Sounds like a plan to me.
/me gets out the paint charts.
Purple Passion? :)
> > Is Joust near you? :)
>
> That the one at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire? Then yes. Bizarrely
> (or perhaps not), the festival website -www.joust.info- now redirects
> to the Mediaeval Baebes website - http://www.mediaevalbaebes.com/
Dates TBC :)
--
Ce`Nedra, Queen of the World
'Did you ever love me for myself; was I ever not a tool?
I have learned your lessons in my way;
The sea's forever cruel.' Seanan, Stories Told.
Ce`
> YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: Sephy
> MOVIES: A Knight's Tale,
> Ten Things I Hate About You,
*sniff*
RIP Heath :(
> BANDS/MUSICIANS: Jackson Browne, Styx, Talking Heads, George Michael,
> Bon Jovi, lots of Australian stuff
I ended up crying to an Aussie country song on the plane away from
Adelaide :)
(poster girl/wrong side of the world!)
> WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: The original casting
> thread...
Which year did it happen in?
*curious*
--
Ce`
"And so they must depart, too many more are broken hearts,
But I've seen that all before, in TV, books and film and more,
And there's a happy ending, every single day" Mr Rock And Roll
Ce`
> Beware the Ce` who stalks alt.fan.eddings thus:>
Nah, it's the Ce` who stalks afers who's the scary one ;)
> BOOKS: Michael Marshall Smith,
Ah, I forgot about him!
> MOVIES: Stardust.
*swoons*
> PLACES TO VISIT: Distressingly, every time I plan to go somewhere it
> gets cancelled right now.
Call it.. postponed due to ill health? :(
Sorry :(
> WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
> YOU POSSESSED: Dedication.
's what you need...
> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU:
>
> I'm fundermentally useless.
Not from where we're sitting. I'd never have started reading CavLec if
you hadn't linked to the grunchy stuff for one!
> HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: I mostly agree with Ce`, I think
Fancy a pint? My round :)
> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Yes?
42 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7287255.stm
--
Ce`
Mandorallen
>
> COMPUTER GAMES: More Xbox games these days. Online Halo with Mandy.
Only occasionally. Pre was very pleased when he beat me (marginally) at
Halo 3 last time...
Mandorallen
> On 10 Mar, 10:08, Mandorallen <Mandoral...@Vo.Mandor.Ar> wrote:
>
>> Just a little dismay at having to embarress myself in public again. That
>> and realising how little I've changed (in some ways) in the last 10
>> years.
>
> You and me both. Looks like I'm still making the same mistakes I
> started back in 1997! :)
Look on the bright side - you should have some warning of how things are
going to end up by now. I'm just making a batch of new ones.
> (afe ibiza meet?) ;)
I think that's probably one of the places on this world that you're
*least* likely to find me.
>
>> >> > WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: Vying with Walker for teh
>> >> > affections of our Dryad Queen
>>
>> > Yeah, who won that one? :P
>>
>> You tell me. :-p
>
> Didn't you hear? We all did :)
> http://xkcd.com/391/
>
> I'm as surprised as you are ;)
Excellent. Well done us. :-)
>
>>
>> But the fact that I'm still here, while he's wandered off into the
>> wilderness may make me the winner by default. Clearly I have more
>> staying power. :->
>
> Ah, but maybe you're the glutton for punishment, and he escaped the
> Evil Bitch Queen's clutches?
Surely not.
> I think the only winner out there is Garion.
Y'know, I wanted Garion as my nick when I first arrived on afe, but it
was taken. :-p
>
>> Sounds like a plan to me.
>
> /me gets out the paint charts.
>
> Purple Passion? :)
Would probably fit the mood of the place. Or the mood it once was,
anyway. ;-)
>
>> > Is Joust near you? :)
>>
>> That the one at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire? Then yes. Bizarrely
>> (or perhaps not), the festival website -www.joust.info- now redirects
>> to the Mediaeval Baebes website - http://www.mediaevalbaebes.com/
>
> Dates TBC :)
It's usually in July, IIRC. I know on at least one occasion it was the
last weekend before my birthday.
One of these days I might actually get around to going there.
Mandorallen
>>
>> ISTR that I was right up there with you for some time as well.
>
> There are few who can keep up with me, dear kniggetly one. Most of
> them are tinafec ;)
Oh, I'm sure I could make a decent stab at keeping up with you. :-)
>
>> Admittedly, given the low traffic levels these days, I'm probably
>> *still* near the top, with 1% of the post count I once had. :-p
>
> Ah, that way lies danger. We're all too competitive for the posting
> stats threads to start again!
>
> Although it might bring some life back to this place...?
And at least it wouldn't be *too* difficult to get into the rankings.
Initially, at least.
So, who was running the stats posts before? Kam? Aq?
gilmae
> YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: Sephy
>
> AGE: Old. Just ask gil.
Somewhere in the vicinity of 40, I believe.
Sephy
> I ended up crying to an Aussie country song on the plane away from
> Adelaide :)
> (poster girl/wrong side of the world!)
Ah, yes. Beccy Cole. Very interesting lyrics: shame some people have
taken offence to it. Rather silly, really.
>
> > WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: The original casting
> > thread...
>
> Which year did it happen in?
>
> *curious*
I got off my bum and checked; Ruth was born in August 94, so I began
posting here in April / May 94. Blimey. The first casting thread
would've been mid 94 somewhere.
~Sephy~
Mandorallen
> Quoth Ce`...
>>
>> Which year did it happen in?
>>
>> *curious*
>
> I got off my bum and checked; Ruth was born in August 94, so I began
> posting here in April / May 94. Blimey. The first casting thread
> would've been mid 94 somewhere.
Erk! I was still yet to take my GCSEs at that point, and Mrs Mandy
wasn't even a teenager yet. :-p
Aquarion
> On 10 Mar, 13:02, Aquarion <aquse...@mailinator.com> wrote:
>> Beware the Ce` who stalks alt.fan.eddings thus:>
>
> Nah, it's the Ce` who stalks afers who's the scary one ;)
>
>
>> BOOKS: Michael Marshall Smith,
>
> Ah, I forgot about him!
I have beside me as I type, a copy of MMS's The Servants.
>
>> MOVIES: Stardust.
> *swoons*
>
>> PLACES TO VISIT: Distressingly, every time I plan to go somewhere it
>> gets cancelled right now.
>
> Call it.. postponed due to ill health? :(
>
> Sorry :(
Not just that.
I was going to go to Austin for SXSW. Cancelled due to me being
fundermentally useless
I Was going to go Scotland. Posponed due to ill health.
I was going to go Bermonsley, which is less than an hour away, cancelled
due to miscommunication.
I'm sensing a pattern...
>> WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
>> YOU POSSESSED: Dedication.
>
> 's what you need...
Nah. A pile of vinyl discs and a hammer
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU:
>>
>> I'm fundermentally useless.
>
> Not from where we're sitting. I'd never have started reading CavLec if
> you hadn't linked to the grunchy stuff for one!
I'm not sure providing distractions to other people count as not being
fundermentally useless.
>> HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: I mostly agree with Ce`, I think
>
> Fancy a pint? My round :)
Sure, there's a wonderful pub just down the road from me. :-)
>> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Yes?
> 42 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7287255.stm
SO MANY PEOPLE MISSING THE POINT AT THE SAME TIME!
Oh, Have your say. How it makes me want to emigrate.
See also: http://ifyoulikeitsomuchwhydontyougolivethere.com/
Yours in total sincerity
Aquarion
--
Aquarion - http://www.aquarionics.com - http://www.factionfiction.net
Famous Last Words #279: "Don't worry, it's safe."
Ce`
> On 2008-03-10, Ce` <lal...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>> On 10 Mar, 10:08, Mandorallen <Mandoral...@Vo.Mandor.Ar> wrote:
>>> ISTR that I was right up there with you for some time as well.
>> There are few who can keep up with me, dear kniggetly one. Most of
>> them are tinafec ;)
>
> Oh, I'm sure I could make a decent stab at keeping up with you. :-)
Only if Mrs Mandy let you come and play. Kam, Aq1, Mrs Kam and I were
here this weekend, where were you? ;)
>>> Admittedly, given the low traffic levels these days, I'm probably
>>> *still* near the top, with 1% of the post count I once had. :-p
>> Ah, that way lies danger. We're all too competitive for the posting
>> stats threads to start again!
>>
>> Although it might bring some life back to this place...?
>
> And at least it wouldn't be *too* difficult to get into the rankings.
> Initially, at least.
>
> So, who was running the stats posts before? Kam? Aq?
Gaia? Haven't heard from her for over a year though....
Ce`
Ce`
> On 2008-03-10, Ce` <lal...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>> On 10 Mar, 10:08, Mandorallen <Mandoral...@Vo.Mandor.Ar> wrote:
>> You and me both. Looks like I'm still making the same mistakes I
>> started back in 1997! :)
>
> Look on the bright side - you should have some warning of how things are
> going to end up by now. I'm just making a batch of new ones.
Oh, I'm open to that possibility too. Who knows, but it's all a
learning
experience, right?
>>> But the fact that I'm still here, while he's wandered off into the
>>> wilderness may make me the winner by default. Clearly I have more
>>> staying power. :->
>> Ah, but maybe you're the glutton for punishment, and he escaped the
>> Evil Bitch Queen's clutches?
> Surely not.
It's a possibility. Unless he shows up next in this thread and proves
us
wrong ;)
>> I think the only winner out there is Garion.
>
> Y'know, I wanted Garion as my nick when I first arrived on afe, but it
> was taken. :-p
Story of your life, mate ;)
>>> Sounds like a plan to me.
>> /me gets out the paint charts.
>>
>> Purple Passion? :)
>
> Would probably fit the mood of the place. Or the mood it once was,
> anyway. ;-)
I'll get my paintbrush & roller out. You'd be amazed at what I can do
given the right tools!
>>>> Is Joust near you? :)
>>> That the one at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire? Then yes. Bizarrely
>>> (or perhaps not), the festival website -www.joust.info- now redirects
>>> to the Mediaeval Baebes website - http://www.mediaevalbaebes.com/
>> Dates TBC :)
>
> It's usually in July, IIRC. I know on at least one occasion it was the
> last weekend before my birthday.
>
> One of these days I might actually get around to going there.
Well, post to afe if you see dates please, and we can have a mini
meet :)
Ce`
Ce`
> Quoth Ce`...
>> I ended up crying to an Aussie country song on the plane away from
>> Adelaide :)
>> (poster girl/wrong side of the world!)
>
> Ah, yes. Beccy Cole. Very interesting lyrics: shame some people have
> taken offence to it. Rather silly, really.
*puzzled*
What's offensive to them? Yes, it's in your face patriotic, but hey,
nothing wrong with loving one's country.
(Oh Flower of Scotland...) ;)
>>> WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: The original casting
>>> thread...
>> Which year did it happen in?
>>
>> *curious*
>
> I got off my bum and checked; Ruth was born in August 94, so I began
> posting here in April / May 94. Blimey. The first casting thread
> would've been mid 94 somewhere.
Eeeek! 1992!
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.fan.eddings/msg/8faa5578b641cd27?dmode=source
Ce`
Amy Sheldon
wrote:
Good heavens. That dates back to when *I* was posting here. Dinosaurs
were still roaming the earth!
Signed,
Amy, who put together the Recommended Author List back in those long
ago days
gilmae
> > taken offence to it. Rather silly, really.
>
> *puzzled*
>
> What's offensive to them? Yes, it's in your face patriotic, but hey,
> nothing wrong with loving one's country.
It might be because it redefines patriotism to mean "People who
support the occupation of Iraq". It is not very subtle in it's
conflating of 'Support The Troops' with 'Support the War/Occupation'.
If you are the kind of person liable to get upset at what other people
think of you...
g. (the charming, collapsing-wave-form-patriotic mr anti-afe :( )
Teut
> On 2008-03-10, Ce` <lal...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>> I think the only winner out there is Garion.
>
> Y'know, I wanted Garion as my nick when I first arrived on afe, but it
> was taken. :-p
You know, I really, really don't see you as a Garion. But then, I don 't
suppose you're much like the books Mandorallen either, I s'pose.
--
Teut, sometime holder of the Alias Scrolls that would have denied Mandy
his nick (although I suspect that Aslade was probably holding them at
that time)
Teut
>
> Eeeek! 1992!
>
> http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.fan.eddings/msg/8faa5578b641cd27?dmode=source
For what it's worth, I think Steven Seagal would make a rubbish Hettar.
--
Teut
Mandorallen
> Mandorallen wrote:
>> On 2008-03-10, Ce` <lal...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> On 10 Mar, 10:08, Mandorallen <Mandoral...@Vo.Mandor.Ar> wrote:
>>>> But the fact that I'm still here, while he's wandered off into the
>>>> wilderness may make me the winner by default. Clearly I have more
>>>> staying power. :->
>>> Ah, but maybe you're the glutton for punishment, and he escaped the
>>> Evil Bitch Queen's clutches?
>> Surely not.
>
> It's a possibility. Unless he shows up next in this thread and proves
> us
> wrong ;)
Nah, that just proves him the cowardly knave we always though he was.
After all, when the time came to face the paramount knight on life in
single combat in the wilds of Maeshafn, what did he do? Hide behind
Zubby. :->
>
>>> I think the only winner out there is Garion.
>>
>> Y'know, I wanted Garion as my nick when I first arrived on afe, but it
>> was taken. :-p
>
> Story of your life, mate ;)
Yeah yeah, don't I know it.
> I'll get my paintbrush & roller out. You'd be amazed at what I can do
> given the right tools!
I can well imagine what you're capable of...
>
>> It's usually in July, IIRC. I know on at least one occasion it was the
>> last weekend before my birthday.
>>
>> One of these days I might actually get around to going there.
>
> Well, post to afe if you see dates please, and we can have a mini
> meet :)
Will do.
Mandorallen
>> On 2008-03-10, Ce` <lal...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> On 10 Mar, 10:08, Mandorallen <Mandoral...@Vo.Mandor.Ar> wrote:
>>>> ISTR that I was right up there with you for some time as well.
>>> There are few who can keep up with me, dear kniggetly one. Most of
>>> them are tinafec ;)
>>
>> Oh, I'm sure I could make a decent stab at keeping up with you. :-)
>
> Only if Mrs Mandy let you come and play. Kam, Aq1, Mrs Kam and I were
> here this weekend, where were you? ;)
At a burlesque night. I told you that before. :-p
>
>>>> Admittedly, given the low traffic levels these days, I'm probably
>>>> *still* near the top, with 1% of the post count I once had. :-p
>>> Ah, that way lies danger. We're all too competitive for the posting
>>> stats threads to start again!
>>>
>>> Although it might bring some life back to this place...?
>>
>> And at least it wouldn't be *too* difficult to get into the rankings.
>> Initially, at least.
>>
>> So, who was running the stats posts before? Kam? Aq?
>
> Gaia? Haven't heard from her for over a year though....
Then we'll just have to badger someone else into doing it then...
Teut
Actually, what is scary is the post just after that one in the
discussion, where it lists the suggestions made in rec.arts.sf "some
time ago".
--
Teut again.
Mandorallen
>
> It might be because it redefines patriotism to mean "People who
> support the occupation of Iraq". It is not very subtle in it's
> conflating of 'Support The Troops' with 'Support the War/Occupation'.
> If you are the kind of person liable to get upset at what other people
> think of you...
Ah, *that* kind of patriotism. Of course, with the recent problems here
with people in uniform, I wouldn't mind some of that sort of patriotism.
After all, there's a massive difference between respecting the fact that
some people are willing to put their lives on the line to protect ones
way of life, and supporting the decision to be putting those lives on
the line. A decision, which is usually made by people who've never even
contemplated that level of self-sacrifice. Bastards.
Mandorallen
"Garion's Aliiive?"
Mandorallen
> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:18:30 -0700 (PDT), Sephy <gird...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>I got off my bum and checked; Ruth was born in August 94, so I began
>>posting here in April / May 94. Blimey. The first casting thread
>>would've been mid 94 somewhere.
>
> Good heavens. That dates back to when *I* was posting here. Dinosaurs
> were still roaming the earth!
Nah, you were still posting when I arrived in late 97, although not much
at that point. Unless you're suggesting that you *outlived* the
dinosaurs through greater intelligence. :-)
>
> Signed,
>
> Amy, who put together the Recommended Author List back in those long
> ago days
I remember that. I was actually using as a basis for my "who should I
read next" list, which I suppose was part of the point. I vaguely recall
querying something on there at one point too. Damned if I can remember
what.
Mandorallen
>> On 2008-03-10, Ce` <lal...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>>> I think the only winner out there is Garion.
>>
>> Y'know, I wanted Garion as my nick when I first arrived on afe, but it
>> was taken. :-p
>
> You know, I really, really don't see you as a Garion. But then, I don 't
> suppose you're much like the books Mandorallen either, I s'pose.
Feh. Since when has that made any difference? :-p
Hmm. There's an idea. Not quite a casting thread, but a "What character
from the books are you most like?"
Belzedar
> On 2008-03-12, Teut <te...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>> Mandorallen wrote:
>>> On 2008-03-10, Ce` <lal...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>> I think the only winner out there is Garion.
>>>
>>> Y'know, I wanted Garion as my nick when I first arrived on afe, but it
>>> was taken. :-p
>>
>> You know, I really, really don't see you as a Garion. But then, I don 't
>> suppose you're much like the books Mandorallen either, I s'pose.
>
> Feh. Since when has that made any difference? :-p
>
> Hmm. There's an idea. Not quite a casting thread, but a "What character
> from the books are you most like?"
Belzedar, apparently.
Though I did go as Belgarion for a while, didn't I?
Yours in total sincerity
Belzedar
--
Aquarion - http://www.aquarionics.com - http://www.factionfiction.net
Famous Last Words #282: "The DM won't let us die!"
Teut
>
> Then we'll just have to badger someone else into doing it then...
There's not so much traffic that you couldn't just keep a count of the
posts on a tally sheet!
--
Teut
Simon Challands
Amy Sheldon <amyir...@adelphia.net> wrote:
> Good heavens. That dates back to when *I* was posting here. Dinosaurs
> were still roaming the earth!
> Signed,
> Amy, who put together the Recommended Author List back in those long
> ago days
Wow, that brings back some memories. I don't think I ever did find the
title of one book I was trying to find for you for that!
--
Simon Challands
Mandorallen
William Marnoch
<lal...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>Repost with your own answers if you dare :)
>
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>NAME: William Marnoch
>
>YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: I've tended to abbreviate it to williamjm on most online places recently, since when I use my whole name some people insist on always using the whole name ;)
>
>WEB PAGE URL: http://www.voidhawk.com
>
>AGE: 26
>
>BIRTHDAY: 29th April 1981
>
>GENDER: Male
>
>LOCATION: Cambridge
>
>HEIGHT/WEIGHT: About 5 foot 7/11 stones
>
>NATURAL HAIR COLOR: brown
>
>EYE COLOR: brown
>
>RELIGION: none
>
>SIBLINGS: two brothers
>
>CHILDREN: none
>
>RELATIONSHIP STATUS: single
>
>OCCUPATION: Computer Programmer
>
>PETS: None
>
>COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: a three year old HP computer. I am considering getting a new one sometime.
>
>FAVORITES:
>What are your favorite:
>
>BOOKS:
George R.R. Martin, Guy Gavriel Kay, Peter F Hamilton, Lois McMaster
Bujold, Ken Macleod, Steph Swainston, Ian McDonald, Richard Morgan,
Vernor Vinge, Scott Lynch, Joe Abercrombie
>MOVIES:
Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Matrix (first one only), Galaxy Quest,
The Usual Suspects, Heat, 2001 : A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner
>TELEVISION SHOWS:
Babylon 5, Buffy, Angel, Firefly, ReGenesis, The 4400, 24, Red Dwarf,
Battlestar Galactica (the new one), Life on Mars
>BANDS/MUSICIANS:
R.E.M., Manic Street Preachers, Super Furry Animals, British Sea
Power, Arcade Fire, The Stone Roses, The Bends-era Radiohead, Ash,
Belle and Sebastien, Teenage Fanclub, Weezer, Muse
>COMPUTER GAMES:
The Civillisation series and related games (Alpha Centauri, for
example). Don't really play many computer games these days, though.
>COLORS:
Blue
>MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
>
>WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ:
I'm only intermittently reading newsgroups now, since the newsgroups
in general seem to be dying off, sadly. I tend to post more on web
forums, such as Westeros (about George RR Martin's books) or
Chronicles (general SF/Fantasy).
>HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE:
Since the Summer of 1999, so about 8 and a half years.
>WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE:
No one thread springs to mind immediately.
>WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE:
I have accounts on Livejournal and Facebook, although I tend not to
use either a huge amount.
--
William Marnoch
wil...@voidhawk.com
http://www.voidhawk.com/ Film and Book reviews
Jehanneton
news:0d82c72c-b8b3-4ae6...@n75g2000hsh.googlegroups.com
to:
> Repost with your own answers if you dare :)
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
> ------------------------------
>
> NAME: Lisa K Bricknell
>
> YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: Jehanneton/ Jeh, and I''m still the only one on
> the net to use it!.
>
> WEB PAGE URL: heh, nothing new there since last year!
>
> AGE: 39.... and wondering what happened to her 30s
>
> BIRTHDAY: September 23rd 1968
>
> GENDER: Female
>
> LOCATION: Rockhampton, Australia
>
> HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 168cm and waaaay too much!
> CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE: Reddish gold blonde, just past shoulder
> length wavy
> NATURAL HAIR COLOR: blonde of the dishwater variety
>
> EYE COLOR: hazel
>
> RELIGION: dedicated agnostic aetheist
>
> SIBLINGS: one brother
>
> CHILDREN: two nephews and a niece :-)
>
> RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Attached.
>
> OCCUPATION: Academic
>
> PETS: none
> COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: newly built Core 2 duo 3GHZ- it's rocks after my 5
> year old P4
>
> FAVORITES:
> What are your favorite:
>
> BOOKS: umm, Lindsey Davis, Jennifer Fallon, Eddings (I'm loyal), Kathy
> Reichs
>
> MOVIES: LotR, LadyHawke... not really a movie person
> POEMS: The Road Not Taken
>
> TELEVISION SHOWS: Dr Who, Torchwood, CSI
>
> SONGS: Queen & the Soldier by Sizanne Vega, Ghost by Indigo Girls
> BANDS/MUSICIANS: Sting, Police, Things of Stone & Wood, the Whitlams,
> Missy Higgins... god I'm getting old, half of them are defunct
>
> BOARD GAMES: Risk, Pass the Pigs
>
> COMPUTER GAMES: Halo 3
> OTHER GAMES: pass
>
> MAGAZINES: Australian Personal Computer, Gardening Australia
>
> PLACES TO VISIT: UK, NZ
>
> FOOD: Pasta
> COLORS: Purple, red, gold.
>
> DRINKS:
> Non-alcoholic: Wimmers Lime Cooler
> Alcoholic: Red Vodka Cruisers, green Vodka Cruisers, Pineapple Vidka
> Cruisers
> MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
>
> WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ: none.
>
> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE: I think I started reading
> sporadically when I discovered the internet in 1996. Didn't really
> know what I'd stumbled upon. Started posting sometime in 1998, I
> think.
> WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: Oh the one where the masked
> personage swung in my bedroom window and kissed my dog.
>
> WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES: singing, music
>
> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: Hmm, pretty much what
> I'm doing now, but being better at it. I've finally found a job I
> really love and, surprise surprise, it's what I've wanted todo since I
> was at High School.
>
> WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
> YOU
> POSSESSED: Concentration
> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU: I'm lazy
>
> WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: Loyalty; someone who believes me
> and would never believe I'd deliberately hurt them
>
> HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: A place that exists as a fond memory in the
> minds of its many friends; the lights come on when we all manage to
> remember it at once.
>
> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Where are the rest of us?
>
> WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE: Facebook
>
Jeh
Jehanneton
f538a4...@e23g2000prf.googlegroups.com:
>
> COMPUTER GAMES: More Xbox games these days. Online Halo with Mandy.
> Rainbow 6:Vegas. LEGO STAR WARS!!
>
Oh, I forgot this and really should have included it. It's the best fun
available onXBox 360!
Jeh :-)
Sephy
> Eeeek! 1992!
>
> http://groups.google.co.uk/group/alt.fan.eddings/msg/8faa5578b641cd27...
I stand corrected! :D
~Sephy~
Sephy
> Good heavens. That dates back to when *I* was posting here. Dinosaurs
> were still roaming the earth!
LOL! Yes, there was yourself, and Kalten, and Donal... and various
others :D
~Sephy~
Senji
YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: Senji
WEB PAGE URL: http://senji.livejournal.com/
AGE: 30
BIRTHDAY: October 10th 1977
GENDER: Male
LOCATION: Cambridge, England, Europe, The World, Sol System, Milky Way
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'/a little pudgy.
CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE: Shoulderlength and the same blondish brown it
ever was.
NATURAL HAIR COLOR: see above
EYE COLOR: varies without notice
RELIGION: christian
SIBLINGS: one sister
CHILDREN: none.
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married.
OCCUPATION: "Consultant: Data Services" (aka Programmer)
PETS: None
COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: Works' workstation, P4 2.6GHz or something.
FAVORITES:
What are your favorite:
BOOKS: Cherryh, Pratchet, May, McLeod, Stross, I could go on...
MOVIES: Nothing amazingly stands out.
POEMS: Dorothy Parker, Thomas Ford
TELEVISION SHOWS: No TV.
SONGS: Varies from day to day.
BANDS/MUSICIANS: See above.
BOARD GAMES: Roborally, On the Underground, Settlers, things like that.
COMPUTER GAMES: World of Warcraft, for my sins.
OTHER GAMES: Life.
MAGAZINES: No.
PLACES TO VISIT: Everywhere!
FOOD: Meat.
COLORS: Blues. Dark vibrant colours.
DRINKS:
Non-alcoholic: Water, Coke, Coffee
Alcoholic: No
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ:
cam.*
news.announce.newgroups
rec.arts.sf.written.robert-jordan
alt.fan.pratchett.announce
alt.games.microprose.transport-tyc
rec.games.roguelike.nethack
rec.humor.funny
rec.humor.funny.reruns
comp.mail.mh
comp.risks
rec.games.roguelike.development
comp.internet.services.blog.livejournal
And a couple of private hierarchies.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE: Since Forever. Around the turn of
1997 I think we decided.
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: Dare I say "The Casting Thread?" :)
Most of afec, TBBH.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES: Sleeping, Spodding, Eating.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: Much the same.
WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
YOU POSSESSED: Organisation
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU: Unreliability.
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: Trust.
HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: Cennie put this much better than I could, so
I'll just quote her words here:
> a bar I used to love. The windows are dusty,
> the shutters are half closed, the dishtowel is draped over the taps,
> and the chairs are stacked in the corner. I'm ringing the bell in the
> hope that the bartender will appear, and as if by magic the old
> regulars will pour back through the doors laughing and arguing over
> whose round it is, and bring some new friends in with them. But I'll
> sit here and sip my pint alone in the meantime.
DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Anyone up for another tEC?
WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE: LJ
--
Jonathan Amery. "Life is pain.
##### Anyone who tells you otherwise
#######__o is trying to sell you something."
#######'/ - Westley from "The Princess Bride"
Mandorallen
A little pudgy? You? Have you put on weight in the last couple of years
or something?
>
> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Anyone up for another tEC?
Always! :-)
Senji
Mandorallen <Mando...@Vo.Mandor.Ar> wrote:
>On 2008-03-13, Senji <se...@poboxes.com> wrote:
>>
>> HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'/a little pudgy.
>
>A little pudgy? You? Have you put on weight in the last couple of years
>or something?
Unfortunately. It's not very noticable because I'm quite tall and
tend to wear baggy clothes now, but I'm now just about on the
"overweight" side of the curve (rather than "underweight").
>> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Anyone up for another tEC?
>
>Always! :-)
When, where, how? :)
--
Jonathan D. Amery, http://senji.livejournal.com/ #####
"Torak's just a myth--something the Angaraks dreamed up." o__#######
"Tell that to him," Beldin said pointing at Garion. \'#######
Senji swallowed hard, staring at Garion, "Did you really--I mean--?" - SoD
Martin
>
> OCCUPATION: Field Service Engineer.
>
I read this, and I've thought of about 87 things it could mean. Do you
coordinate things for outdoor evangelists? Or are you a farmer? Or an
archaeologist?
I think the weirdest thing about this new netscrape is the variation in
how people describe their hair colour and length and what it was when I
last saw them.
Martin
William Marnoch
>DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Anyone up for another tEC?
Yes, sounds like a good idea :)
Mandorallen
> In article <lb0oa5-...@ra.andystanford.me.uk>,
> Mandorallen <Mando...@Vo.Mandor.Ar> wrote:
>>On 2008-03-13, Senji <se...@poboxes.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Anyone up for another tEC?
>>
>>Always! :-)
>
> When, where, how? :)
>
Senji
Mandorallen <Mando...@Vo.Mandor.Ar> wrote:
>On 2008-03-13, Senji <se...@poboxes.com> wrote:
>> In article <lb0oa5-...@ra.andystanford.me.uk>,
>> Mandorallen <Mando...@Vo.Mandor.Ar> wrote:
>>>On 2008-03-13, Senji <se...@poboxes.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Anyone up for another tEC?
>>>
>>>Always! :-)
>>
>> When, where, how? :)
>>
>Why are you asking me? :-p
You're standing there :-p
--
Jonathan D. Amery, http://www.pick.ucam.org/~jdamery/ #####
"Oh, my God," Senji said again. "Don't keep saying that, you o__#######
don't even know who your God is." "But you will Senji, and once \'#######
you have met him you will follow Him all the days of your life" - D. Eddings
Teut
> Teut wrote:
>
>>
>> OCCUPATION: Field Service Engineer.
>>
> I read this, and I've thought of about 87 things it could mean. Do you
> coordinate things for outdoor evangelists? Or are you a farmer? Or an
> archaeologist?
Not that kind of field, obviously. Honestly, I'd have thought a linguist
like yourself would have figured it out.
Obviously, the mercury levels in the Dart are on the rise this year.
--
Teut
Amy Sheldon
The list is still around, although it only gets updated once or twice
a year now. Oddly enough, it has become a library resource. Last time
I checked, links to it turned up on over 100 different library
websites, which is kind of depressing because now I feel like I _have_
to keep it available and reasonably up-to-date.
Hey, if any of you have new authors to recommend, I'm still accepting
names from all the original AFE participants.
http://www.sff.net/people/Amy.Sheldon/listcont.htm
Amy Sheldon
Amy.S...@gmail.com
Mandorallen
> In article <47soa5-...@ra.andystanford.me.uk>,
> Mandorallen <Mando...@Vo.Mandor.Ar> wrote:
>>On 2008-03-13, Senji <se...@poboxes.com> wrote:
>>> In article <lb0oa5-...@ra.andystanford.me.uk>,
>>> Mandorallen <Mando...@Vo.Mandor.Ar> wrote:
>>>>On 2008-03-13, Senji <se...@poboxes.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Anyone up for another tEC?
>>>>
>>>>Always! :-)
>>>
>>> When, where, how? :)
>>>
>>Why are you asking me? :-p
>
> You're standing there :-p
>
Oh.
Bugger.
Ce`
> On 2008-03-13, Senji <se...@poboxes.com> wrote:> In article <lb0oa5-1t5....@ra.andystanford.me.uk>,
> > Mandorallen <Mandoral...@Vo.Mandor.Ar> wrote:
> >>On 2008-03-13, Senji <se...@poboxes.com> wrote:
>
> >>> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Anyone up for another tEC?
Hell yes! :)
> >>Always! :-)
>
> > When, where, how? :)
>
> Why are you asking me? :-p
Because it's your turn, oh my knightly one?
*bats eyelashes adorably*
Ce` - must be time for a summer meet again...
castellan
> Repost with your own answers if you dare :)
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> NAME:
Charles Meigh
>
> YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME:
Castellan or sometimes cryptogryphon; very occasionally The Prince
>
> WEB PAGE URL:
cryptogryphon.livejournal.com
>
> AGE:
just turned 39...1 more year
>
> BIRTHDAY:
March 14th
>
> GENDER:
Male
>
> LOCATION:
Norwich
>
> HEIGHT/WEIGHT:
6', 'bout 14st.
>
> CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE:
Shortish, v. grey
>
> NATURAL HAIR COLOR:
V. grey
>
> EYE COLOR:
Grey
>
> RELIGION:
No; atheist
>
> SIBLINGS:
1 sister
>
> CHILDREN:
Rebekah 12, Josiah 11
>
> RELATIONSHIP STATUS:
Divorce coming through in a couple of months now.
>
> OCCUPATION:
(Im)Mature Student and part-time cinema usher
>
> PETS:
Flash http://picasaweb.google.com/charlie.meigh/Flash/photo#5134320855137232066
>
> COMPUTER YOU'RE ON:
Dell 531
>
> FAVORITES:
> What are your favorite:
Too many to do faves, so i'll mainly do recent or current..
>
> BOOKS:
Currently "The Yiddish Policeman's Union", "The Atrocity Archive",
"Database Systems", "the Solitudes"
>
> MOVIES:
Blade Runner
>
> POEMS:
http://www.kipling.org.uk/poems_romancenturion.htm
>
> TELEVISION SHOWS:
Sarah Conner Chronicles, and iPlayer
>
> SONGS:
Yes
>
> BANDS/MUSICIANS:
Queensrÿche, Masters Of Reality, oh lots like everyone
>
> BOARD GAMES:
Talisman again
>
> COMPUTER GAMES:
Trying to escape WoW, always Halo and C&C
>
> OTHER GAMES:
Mage, D&D, Live Vampire, Fables (based on Bill Willingham's comics
using WW type mechanics)
>
> MAGAZINES:
Nothing in print anymore except for the occasional Sight & Sound
>
> PLACES TO VISIT:
Everywhere!
>
> FOOD:
>
> COLORS:
Green & gold
>
> DRINKS:
Coffee, port, beer, amaretto, gin and tonic, whisky and ginger ale
>
> MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
>
> WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ:
None.
>
> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE:
Since 09/11/97
>
> WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE:
Pre and post tEC ones.
>
> WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES:
RPGs again (20 year hiatus), photography, reading.
>
> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW:
I'd just be happy not to be holed up in a fortified compound, fighting
off the zombie hordes attacking in undead waves.
>
> WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
> YOU
> POSSESSED:
Language skills
>
> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU:
Laziness
>
> WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND:
Good conversation
>
> HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE:
A pirate barque on the high seas.
>
> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION:
Yes.
>
> WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE:
LJ, not Facebook as I have just deleted my account
Mandorallen
> On 14 Mar, 00:08, Mandorallen <Mandoral...@Vo.Mandor.Ar> wrote:
>> On 2008-03-13, Senji <se...@poboxes.com> wrote:> In article <lb0oa5-1t5....@ra.andystanford.me.uk>,
>
>>
>> > When, where, how? :)
>>
>> Why are you asking me? :-p
>
> Because it's your turn, oh my knightly one?
>
> *bats eyelashes adorably*
>
> Ce` - must be time for a summer meet again...
Well, since you ask so nicely, I'll look into it...
Ce`
> On Feb 28, 5:22 am, "Ce`" <lala...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> > Repost with your own answers if you dare :)
>
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> > NAME:
>
> Charles Meigh
> > AGE:
>
> just turned 39...1 more year
Party party party!
I ended up at Carbisdale Castle for my 30th. The Angel statues were
watching me. I didn't Blink ;)
> > BIRTHDAY:
>
> March 14th
Belated happy birthday. Pi day?
> > RELATIONSHIP STATUS:
>
> Divorce coming through in a couple of months now.
There's a lot of that going around just now. Empathy from here if you
need it (or on lj)
> > HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE:
>
> Since 09/11/97
No way.. you had to be here before me?
> > WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW:
>
> I'd just be happy not to be holed up in a fortified compound, fighting
> off the zombie hordes attacking in undead waves.
Waves would imply no water shortage though, which would be good for
the South?
> > HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE:
>
> A pirate barque on the high seas.
Who's the worst pirate though? ;)
Ce`
lalajia at gmail.com
Ce`
> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:07:06 +0100, Simon Challands
>
> >In message <nh7et39j2ogaup7q57kros1c09id0lp...@4ax.com>
> > Amy Sheldon <amyiren...@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
> >> Good heavens. That dates back to when *I* was posting here. Dinosaurs
> >> were still roaming the earth!
>
> >> Signed,
>
> >> Amy, who put together the Recommended Author List back in those long
> >> ago days
>
> >Wow, that brings back some memories. I don't think I ever did find the
> >title of one book I was trying to find for you for that!
>
> The list is still around, although it only gets updated once or twice
> a year now. Oddly enough, it has become a library resource.
In a flattering kind of odd way?
> Last time
> I checked, links to it turned up on over 100 different library
> websites, which is kind of depressing because now I feel like I _have_
> to keep it available and reasonably up-to-date.
Nah. If they beg, treat them mean, and keep them keen :)
> Hey, if any of you have new authors to recommend, I'm still accepting
> names from all the original AFE participants.http://www.sff.net/people/Amy.Sheldon/listcont.htm
I'll go see who's not on it that I read - thanks!
Ce`
Ce`
> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:18:30 -0700 (PDT), Sephy <girdw...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >Quoth Ce`...
> >> I ended up crying to an Aussie country song on the plane away from
> >> Adelaide :)
> >> (poster girl/wrong side of the world!)
>
> >Ah, yes. Beccy Cole. Very interesting lyrics: shame some people have
> >taken offence to it. Rather silly, really.
>
> >> > WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: The original casting
> >> > thread...
>
> >> Which year did it happen in?
>
> >> *curious*
>
> >I got off my bum and checked; Ruth was born in August 94, so I began
> >posting here in April / May 94. Blimey. The first casting thread
> >would've been mid 94 somewhere.
>
> Good heavens. That dates back to when *I* was posting here. Dinosaurs
> were still roaming the earth!
>
> Signed,
>
> Amy, who put together the Recommended Author List back in those long
> ago days
*bows*
I'm not worthy! You were a legend in my time :)
Ce`
(a long long time ago, I can still remember...)
Amy Sheldon
<lal...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>On Mar 14, 7:19 pm, Amy Sheldon <amyiren...@adelphia.net> wrote:
>> The list is still around, although it only gets updated once or twice
>> a year now. Oddly enough, it has become a library resource.
>
>In a flattering kind of odd way?
Oh yes, although it is a bit lowering to realize that the list is
likely to be th most influential thing I create in my life.
>
>> Last time
>> I checked, links to it turned up on over 100 different library
>> websites, which is kind of depressing because now I feel like I _have_
>> to keep it available and reasonably up-to-date.
>
>Nah. If they beg, treat them mean, and keep them keen :)
>
>> Hey, if any of you have new authors to recommend, I'm still accepting
>> names from all the original AFE participants.http://www.sff.net/people/Amy.Sheldon/listcont.htm
>
>I'll go see who's not on it that I read - thanks!
Here's one of the few new names that has made it on the list in the
last five year: Naomi Novik. Dragons and the Napoleonic wars - what's
not to like?
Amy Sheldon
Amy.S...@gmail.com
Teut
> Here's one of the few new names that has made it on the list in the
> last five year: Naomi Novik. Dragons and the Napoleonic wars - what's
> not to like?
I've read these - they're brilliant.
--
Teut, well they are.
Danae
> NAME: Donna
>
> YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: Danae, but I've been called many things, and I
respond to pretty much anything ;)
>
> WEB PAGE URL: it's about knitting. Yes, I'm serious.
>
> AGE: 6
>
> BIRTHDAY: May 31
>
> GENDER: Female
>
> LOCATION: Sydney, Australia.
>
> HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 168cm, and much less than I used to.
>
> CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE: Brown, curly, medium length.
>
> NATURAL HAIR COLOR: Brown
>
> EYE COLOR: blue
>
> RELIGION: Me
>
> SIBLINGS: two sisters, two brothers
>
> CHILDREN: The EmPress, who'll be 15 on Monday. Fifteen!! Oh, and gil.
>
> RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married. For all of 2 months. In Hawaii.
Secretly. It was fun :)
>
> OCCUPATION: Chauffeur, personal shopper, maid and all round Meanie
apparently.
>
> PETS: Twinkie, the world's most spoiled bunny.
>
> COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: Um, it's a Toshiba laptop.
>
> FAVORITES:
> What are your favorite:
>
> BOOKS: Anne Bishop. Stephen King. I still have a soft spot for the
early Eddings' but I haven't read them in a while.
>
> MOVIES: Gone with the Wind. March of the Penguins.
>
> POEMS: Not lately.
>
> TELEVISION SHOWS: Lost, House, NCIS, anything on the crime channel.
>
> SONGS: see musicians
>
> BANDS/MUSICIANS: Nick Cave, lots and lots of 80's stuff. And guess
what? I've got second row tickets to see Duran Duran next Friday. Woohoo!!
>
> BOARD GAMES: What?
>
> COMPUTER GAMES: Stupid, stupid, time wasting little games.
>
> OTHER GAMES: Let's keep some stuff private, ok?
>
> MAGAZINES: Not really.
>
> PLACES TO VISIT: Hawaii.
>
> FOOD: Chocolate, pavlova, cheesecake, cheese on a stick. Seriously,
it's battered cheese, deep fried. Yuuuuuummmmm.
>
> COLORS: Purple, pink, red.
>
> DRINKS:
> Non-alcoholic: Sprite Zero, coffee.
> Alcoholic: Vodka, a couple of local wines. I'm not much of a drinker
any more.
>
> MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
>
> WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ: none.
>
> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE: Too long, apparently. 10 years,
seriously?!?
>
> WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: The off topic ones. Oh
hang on, were there any others?
>
> WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES: Knitting, reading, driving the EmPress
around. Listening to the EmPress whine. Watching gil wind up the EmPress.
>
> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: Living in Hawaii.
Sunbathing, in a bikini. Is there anything else? Erm, a mai tai would be
nice.
>
> WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
> YOU POSSESSED: Patience. Nah, not really. A million dollars? A gun,
some days.
>
> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU: My impatience? My
laziness? Lack of caring? Whatever. ;)
>
> WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: Willingness to help move a body.
>
> HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: Resurrected?
>
> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: I have many questions, do you have answers?
>
> WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE: A barely there Facebook.
Ravelry. It's the knitter's answer to Facebook.
--
Danae
Still 6, mentally
Apostate
> When was AFE resurrected?? How did I miss this?
>
>
> >
> > YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: The Apostate - ever since they sharpened the scythes after my first post
> >
> > WEB PAGE URL: not up yet
> >
> > AGE: about to hit 40 and the brats are giving me a surprise birthday party
> >
> > BIRTHDAY: APril 10th
> >
> > GENDER: MAle last time I looked
> >
> > LOCATION: The fens
> >
> > HEIGHT/WEIGHT: God alone knows
> >
> > CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE: grey and unkempt
> >
> > NATURAL HAIR COLOR: black
>
> > EYE COLOR: brown
> >
> > RELIGION: Catholic - either that or solipsist
> >
> > SIBLINGS: Too many
> >
> > CHILDREN: Not enough. 4 girls 22, 18, 17, 7
> >
> > RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Enchained
>
> >
> > OCCUPATION: Corrupeter of young minds - well it worked for Socrates
> >
> > PETS: A load of poop machines
> >
> > COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: On a chair
> >
> > FAVORITES:
> > What are your favorite:
> >
> > BOOKS: Well Eddings - I guess - pratchett, heinlein
> >
> > MOVIES: Casablanca, HArvey, Wonderful life
> >
> > POEMS: wilfred owen
> >
> > TELEVISION SHOWS: Simpsons, Dr Who
> >
> > SONGS: Whatever I choose to listen to
> >
> > BANDS/MUSICIANS: ANything good. COuntry, classical
>
> >
> > BOARD GAMES: Whatever mydaughter wants to play
> >
> > COMPUTER GAMES: The violent sort
> >
> > OTHER GAMES: like I have time?
> >
> > MAGAZINES: NAtional Geographic
> >
> > PLACES TO Visit: My bed
> >
> > FOOD: Whatever I cook
> >
> > COLORS: three
> >
> > DRINKS:
> > Beer
> >
> > MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
> >
> > WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ: afp, man city, uk rec humour.
> >
> > HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE: 10000 years
> >
> > WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: The merits of the dreamers
> >
> > WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES: music - always.
> >
> > WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: smiling
> >
> > WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
> > YOU POSSESSED: I'm perfect
> >
> > WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU: See above
> >
> > WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: Beer
> >
> > HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: give you a hint. an A an F an E
> >
> > DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: QUestions are merely illusions
> >
> > WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE: Facebook, myspace
--
The Apostate
Castellan
>
> Oh yes, although it is a bit lowering to realize that the list is
> likely to be th most influential thing I create in my life.
Trust me, if that turns out to be the case, that list has profoundly
increased the literary enjoyment of unnumbered legions of people,
genre-geeks or not. If a.f.e had an Erastide Honours list, you'ld have
had a Duchy many times over.
--
Castellan
Jo
Jo
>>
>> YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME:
Still Aglaranna pretty much, although I do occasionally (shock horror!)
use my own name.
>>
>> WEB PAGE URL:
Http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=738281030
Also got MySpace, but it doesn't like me just now.
>>
>> AGE:
No telling
>>
>> BIRTHDAY:
December 25th
>>
>> GENDER: Female
>>
>> LOCATION:
Chester, UK
>>
>> HEIGHT/WEIGHT:
6ft - just lost 10.5lb. A few more to go.
>>
>> CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE:
Red with blond streaks - long
>>
>> NATURAL HAIR COLOR:
Mouse
>>
>> EYE COLOR:
Changeable, but basically green/grey
>>
>> RELIGION:
Nope
>>
>> SIBLINGS:
1 sister
>>
>> CHILDREN:
1 niece, about to turn 3 - all blond wavy hair, blue eyes, and very
independent. Love her to pieces.
>>
>> RELATIONSHIP STATUS:
Single.
Bastard!
>>
>> OCCUPATION:
Admin for a building firm.
>>
>> PETS:
2 cats, Smudge & Patches - photos on facebook
>>
>> COMPUTER YOU'RE ON:
Custom build well over-due for an up-grade
>>
>> FAVORITES:
>> What are your favorite:
>>
>> BOOKS: Anne Bishop.
Currently enjoying Sherilyn Kenyon as well, but they won't be to
everyone's taste - not your basic fantasy/vampire/slayer books.
>>
>> MOVIES:
Ladyhawke, Con Air, Legend, LotR...
Basically, if I own it, it's favourite.
>>
>> POEMS:
Warning.
You know - When I get old I will wear a red hat....
>>
>> TELEVISION SHOWS:
Most crime stuff, Torchwood, Top Model - they have to be the bitchiest
shows out there!
>> SONGS:
Far too many to mention.
>>
>> BANDS/MUSICIANS:
Queen, Breed77, Thunder, Aerosmith, Queen, Lacuna Coil, Within
Temptation, Queen...
Are we seeing a pattern here?
>>
>> BOARD GAMES:
Can we include the ones played online?
>>
>> COMPUTER GAMES:
Still like my Forgotten Realms games, but recently got the CSI games.
And some of the DS training games.
>>
>> OTHER GAMES:
There are other games?
>>
>> MAGAZINES:
Nope
>>
>> PLACES TO VISIT:
Visited: Turkey
Would like to visit: Gibraltar, Aus, Canada
>>
>> FOOD:
Only if it's syn free
>>
>> COLORS:
Purple, black
>>
>> DRINKS:
Mostly water these days. Still like coke occasionally, and the odd cider
or WKD Iron Brew
>>
>> MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
>>
>> WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ:
>>
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE:
>>
>> WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE:
takes responsibility of organising.
>>
>> WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES:
>>
>> WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW:
>>
>> WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
>> YOU POSSESSED:
>>
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU:
because of it.
>>
>> WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND:
>>
>> HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE:
>>
>> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION:
questions!
>>
>> WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE:
--
Aglaranna
Commit acts of random kindness and senseless beauty.
Amy Sheldon
wrote:
>Trust me, if that turns out to be the case, that list has profoundly
>increased the literary enjoyment of unnumbered legions of people,
>genre-geeks or not. If a.f.e had an Erastide Honours list, you'ld have
>had a Duchy many times over.
[blush]
Thank you very much.
Amy Sheldon
Amy.S...@gmail.com
Amy Sheldon
wrote:
>When was AFE resurrected?? How did I miss this?
It *is* astonishing, isn't it? Since I've actually come out of
lurkdom, I guess I'd better get my list up.
NAME: Amy
YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: Just plain old Amy
WEB PAGE URL: http://www.sff.net/people/amy.sheldon
AGE: older than dirt
BIRTHDAY: July 4
GENDER: Female
LOCATION: Northeast Ohio, U.S.A.
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 168cm, and much less than I used to.
CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE: brown and short
NATURAL HAIR COLOR: Brown
EYE COLOR: blue
RELIGION: Yep.
SIBLINGS: one sister, two brothers
CHILDREN: None - I'm
RELATIONSHIP STATUS:
OCCUPATION: Benefits Manager. Are you fully funding your 401(k)? Is
your medical plan an H:MO, PPO, or POS, and do you know how to use it
to your best advantage?
PETS: Three evil oriental cats (one siamese, two oriental shorthairs)
COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: eMachine. $429 originally, substantially rebuilt
over the years.
FAVORITES:
> What are your favorite:
BOOKS: non-genre: Anthony Powell, Loren Eisley genre: Patricia
McKillip, Peter Beagle
MOVIES: Star Wars (the original, where Han shot first)
POEMS: Yeats
TELEVISION SHOWS: I haven't had time the last few years to watch
television. The whole job, home ownership, college, and taking care of
cats routine - I had to carve time out from somewhere, and television
was what got cut.
SONGS: Arrow by Cheryl Wheeler
BANDS/MUSICIANS: Gloom chick singers. Aimee Mann, Shawn Colvin, Vienna
Teng, Grace Pool, Snow Machine, etc.
BOARD GAMES: Wow, it's been a long time since I played
COMPUTER GAMES: Solitaire. Love them little cards.
OTHER GAMES: Let's keep some stuff private, ok?
MAGAZINES: Helix! http://www.helixsf.com.
PLACES TO VISIT:Grand Canyon
FOOD: Totally omnivorous.
COLORS: Red
DRINKS:
Non-alcoholic: coffee
Alcoholic: Great Lakes Brewery Dortmunder Ale
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ: On USENET, rec.arts.written.sf
Almost all of my newsgroup reading now is on SFFNet.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE: I started reading it in 1993. Oh
dear.
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: The "what to read besides
Eddings" thread, of course.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES: Gardening, finishing off my degree (I
graduate in December! At last!)
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: Hanging out with
friends, talking books.
WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
YOU POSSESSED: Musical skill. Alas, even with a bucket, I can't carry
a tune.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU: Spend too much time
lurking, not enough time particpating
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: Sense of the absurd
> >
HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: Fondly
DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: What is the meaning of life, the
universer, and everything?
WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE: SFFNet
Amy Sheldon
Amy.S...@gmail.com
Aquarius
> Repost with your own answers if you dare :)
Ha! Bring it on.
NAME: Aquarius. Take that, Aglaranna ;)
YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: Aquarius.
WEB PAGE URL: http://www.kryogenix.org/
AGE: 32
BIRTHDAY: January 30th 1976
GENDER: Male
LOCATION: My dining room. Oh, more general than that? Stourbridge,
West Midlands.
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: Who's asking? Pretty women get told 6' tall, although
if the truth be faced among us I am really 5'11.5". Weight: 8 stone.
CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE: Same as it ever was. Same as it's been since
I was 6. Stupid hair. It is naturally red, though, unlike *some*
people. ;)
NATURAL HAIR COLOR: red! ahahaha! ahahahahahaha! ahahaha*cough*cough*.
EYE COLOR: green. or hazel. occasionally blue-grey. Bloodshot and red,
too, on occasion.
RELIGION: the bloody Facebook thing made me fill this in, so I put
"contemptuous atheist" just to annoy people. Really I'm an evangelical
Taoist, honest. Ommm.
SIBLINGS: one brother
CHILDREN: one
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Married.
OCCUPATION: I think my title actually is Web Developer. Although it
ought to be Minister of Algorithms. Or possibly Grandmaster Ram
Rod. :-)
PETS: Rory. Short for Rorschach. Stupid cat.
COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: Work laptop, which needs naming to fit in with my
Buffy characters naming scheme.
FAVORITES:
What are your favorite:
BOOKS: John Sandford, GRRM, Christopher Brookmyre. Not Big Dave any
more, since he can't write for toffee these days. Recently discovered
the Vlad Taltos books, although I must confess that they've been
recommended to me repeatedly over the last decade. PTerry.
MOVIES: The Game, The Usual Suspects, Seven, Sneakers.
POEMS: In Flanders Fields, which is pretty frigging depressing but
there it is. This Vicious Cabaret, which is technically a song but I
can't read music. The Lady of Shalott. I like epic stuff.
TELEVISION SHOWS: Top Gear. Buffy (still, after all these years).
That's about it, unless YouTube counts.
SONGS: don't listen to much these days. Bits of hip-hop. I recently
was nudged into listening to Seanan McGuire (sp?) who turned out to
have a wise word or two. Oh, and Feelin' Good by Nina Simone, which is
an anthem for life, yes it is.
BANDS/MUSICIANS: See the above :)
BOARD GAMES: Scotland Yard! Greatest game ever!
COMPUTER GAMES: I have no patience for games. So, Patience, really. :)
OTHER GAMES: Are there other types of games?
MAGAZINES: None, none, none.
PLACES TO VISIT: Well, Maeshafn, apparently...
FOOD: Pizza. I mean, there's other stuff, but it's just occupying time
between pizzas. See "weight" above. Fry's Turkish Delight and cheese
sandwiches too. I'd manage on just that lot if it wasn't that I'd get
scurvy, more's the pity.
COLORS: god, I don't know. Is this some sort of heraldry question?
Grue and bleen.
DRINKS: I have been known to imbibe ale from time to time. Dr Pepper
as well. Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too?
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ: a.f.grrm, occasionally. Do Google
Groups that aren't actually on usenet count? (it's a New World Order!)
All those ones I read are just boring technical things anyway....
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE: Jesus, fourteen years. Started in
1994. Not continuously, though, which means I probably lose. This
time, about twenty minutes so far?
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: Klael's Army. (really!)
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES: erm, I read books and write code. Does
smoking and drinking count as a hobby? It's fun, I know that.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: Approximately what I'm
doing right now this second, although perhaps while having a chest you
could crack rocks on and an Aston Martin.
WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
YOU POSSESSED: A bottomless bag of money. Normally my answer to this
would be different, but right now this second I possess everything I
want, I think.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU: I work too hard. Isn't
that how you're supposed to answer this question in a job interview?
Other than that, nothing. I'm perfect, I am. Hey! Stop smirking over
there.
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: her smile.
HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: well, blimey, I hadn't for a while. Now...it's
like I was never away. How did this happen? Have you lot been having
fun without me? Inconsiderate gits.
DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: How many beans make five?
WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE: Facebook, on sufferance.
LugRadio has a MySpace. LinkedIn. I've got accounts on most of them,
not that I care much about most of them. Social networking is a PITA,
to be honest, most of the time, although it has the occasional
advantage. I have my own website for a reason :)
Aq.
Aquarius
> > YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME:
> Castellan or sometimes cryptogryphon; very occasionally The Prince
"The Prince". Nice. :)
> > AGE:
> just turned 39...1 more year
ahahahaha. Sorry, shouldn't laugh. :)
> > BOOKS:
> "The Atrocity Archive",
Superb, isn't it? The Jennifer Morgue isn't as good. Anyone read
Halting State and want to comment on whether it's good or not?
> > WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW:
> I'd just be happy not to be holed up in a fortified compound, fighting
> off the zombie hordes attacking in undead waves.
I'd move out of Norwich then, if I were you.
:-)
Aq.
Aquarius
> > CHILDREN: The EmPress, who'll be 15 on Monday. Fifteen!! Oh, and gil.
Fifteen???
God, I feel old all of a sudden.
> > TELEVISION SHOWS: Lost, House, NCIS, anything on the crime channel.
Yay House! Yay NCIS!
No yay Lost.
> > FOOD: Chocolate, pavlova, cheesecake, cheese on a stick. Seriously,
> it's battered cheese, deep fried. Yuuuuuummmmm.
The food of champions. Good work. :)
> > WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE: A barely there Facebook.
> Ravelry. It's the knitter's answer to Facebook.
Blimey, the fun must never stop over there. :)
> > WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: Willingness to help move a body.
Er!
Ignore me extracting the urine from knitters above, then...
Aq -- suddenly a potential murderee
Danae
>
>> > WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: Willingness to help move a body.
>
> Er!
>
> Ignore me extracting the urine from knitters above, then...
Never mock a woman with two potential weapons in her hand!
>
> Aq -- suddenly a potential murderee
Danae
Jørgen Jensen
checking for new posts that), and as I seem to have dropped by in the middle
of a posting frenzy :-)
Seems usenet hasn't quite given up the ghost, after all.
NAME: Jørgen Jensen
YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: Jayjay and a few others
WEB PAGE URL: probably doesn't exist anymore
AGE: 40
BIRTHDAY: April 3rd 1967
GENDER: Male
LOCATION: Copenhagen, Denmark
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: Approx. 180 cm and more than it used to be
CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE: Dark brown,but greyer than it used to be
EYE COLOR: brown
RELIGION: atheist
SIBLINGS: one brother,one sister
CHILDREN: not that I know of
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Presently single
OCCUPATION: All-round IT go-to guy and document handling/ocr/data capture
specialist
PETS: none
COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: Athlon 4000+ of some sort, running a Vista of some sort
FAVORITES:
What are your favorite:
BOOKS: Too many to mention. Brust,Novik,Mieville, Kelley Armstrong
MOVIES: Almost never watch the stuff
POEMS: Gods, not in years and years
TELEVISION SHOWS: Angel,Buffy,Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies,Wonderfalls
SONGS: Too many to mention. Currently have kt tunstall's "Drastic
Fantastic" on repeat
BANDS/MUSICIANS: The Band, Kt Tunstall, Van Morrison,The Men They Couldn't
Hang, Dropkick Murphys, classic rock
BOARD GAMES: Chess, the (very) occasional game of scrabble
COMPUTER GAMES: Vendetta Online,Oblivion, Assassins's Creed, Sims 2,Call of
Duty whatever version is current,Solitaire at work
MAGAZINES: Various computer mags, Newsweek
FOOD: Pizza. Thai. Anything with ridiculous amounts of chili in it
COLORS: Black.
DRINKS: Red wine, beer, coke
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ: None these days,really. I'll check this
place,abml and rasfwrj when I remember to, but I haven't even got a decent
newsreader installed these days. God alone knows how this Windows Mail stuff
will look when posted.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE: About ten years. 1998, I think
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: Dryad genetics, Garion's
immortality, threads like this. Many more
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES: Reading
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: Be happily middle aged
WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
YOU POSSESSED: Well, I never did learn scuba diving
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU: My sense of time is fairly
screwed up, so sometimes I forget to keep in touch with people for weeks and
months without realizing it
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: Constancy
HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: What Ce said.
WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE: None
Aquarius
> Aquarius wrote:
> >> > WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: Willingness to help move a body.
> Never mock a woman with two potential weapons in her hand!
Knit one, purl one, stab one...
Or do you intend to make me a very offensive jumper as revenge? One of
my mum's friends used to do that every Christmas.
Aq.
krager
> HEIGHT/WEIGHT: Who's asking? Pretty women get told 6' tall, although
> if the truth be faced among us I am really 5'11.5". Weight: 8 stone.
I suspect a slight error in the weight section by some considerable margin.
I demand a recount!!!!
Sephy
> COLORS: god, I don't know. Is this some sort of heraldry question?
> Grue and bleen.
What?? No aubergine??
~Sephy ~ :D
Aquarius
It's burgundy! Burgundy, I tell you!
Still got that jacket. :)
Aq.
Simon Challands
the threading; sorry about that).
NAME: Simon Challands
YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: Usually Helvellyn where I don't just use my real
name.
WEB PAGE URL: http://www.helvellyn.plus.com
AGE: 31, alas
BIRTHDAY: Since that's the sort of thing that gets asked for proof of
ID etc. these days, it's probably best not to say. It's in the summer.
GENDER: Male
LOCATION: Right this instant, Greystoke, Cumbria.
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'3", weight unknown (but too much)
CURRENT HAIRCOLOR/STYLE: Red / brown colour, style I've no idea. I
don't pay much attention to such things.
NATURAL HAIR COLOR: See above
EYE COLOR: Hazel
RELIGION: None
SIBLINGS: Unfortunately.
CHILDREN: None
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single.
OCCUPATION: Stuck behind a computer pretending to work.
PETS: None there too.
COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: HP laptop, running a RISC OS emulator.
FAVORITES:
What are your favorite:
BOOKS: Just finished all the Patrick O'Brian ones, and they were
excellent.
MOVIES: Unsure - it very much depends on my mood. Generally escapist
in some sense.
POEMS: Don't know enough, although someone doing a comic adaption of
The Highwayman at a New Year's party sticks in the mind.
TELEVISION SHOWS: Hardly ever watch TV these days, so largely
irrelevant. Firefly was bloody good, but only ever saw it on DVD, so
don't know if it counts.
SONGS: No opinion - I could rant about rubbish I don't like, but I
don't have favourites for much.
BANDS/MUSICIANS: Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, various film soundtracks
(mostly John Williams and early James Horner, before he got too
repetetive), Loreena McKennit, Beethoven, Vivaldi.
BOARD GAMES: The occasional game of chess, but it is occasional. Does
Boggle count as a board game?
COMPUTER GAMES: Elite
OTHER GAMES: None to play, although I'll sometimes watch Carlisle
United.
MAGAZINES: Astronomy Now, Archive
PLACES TO VISIT: I'd be happy if I never had to set foot outside
Cumbria.
FOOD: Hard to think of anything. My tastes have two categories -
inedible, and things I like. The former (so far) isn't that much, but
includes Marmite.
COLORS: No preference, although for some reason I don't like yellow
much.
DRINKS:
Any decent beer ("real ale" if you must, but nothing else counts as
beer IMO). Black Sheep or some of the ones from Hesket Newmarket for
preference.
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ: alt.fan.elite, various
comp.sys.acorn ones, uk.rec.walking.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE: No idea. At least 10 years, but
very infrequently for the last 7 or so.
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: My memory isn't up to that.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES: Disused mine exploration, walking,
astronomy, spending too much time in the pub.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: Nothing. I am as lazy
as they come.
WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED
YOU
POSSESSED: Being musical.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU: Laziness
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: Trustworthiness.
HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: Unfortunately, I don't, other than as a Usenet
group. Nothing much on the Internet ever appears as more than face
value to me.
DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: Who's round is it?
WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE: None
--
Simon Challands
Jo
>
>DRINKS:
>Any decent beer ("real ale" if you must, but nothing else counts as
>beer IMO). Black Sheep or some of the ones from Hesket Newmarket for
>preference.
>
quite well received from what I've been told. Give me some time, and I
might even be able to let you know what it's called.
Simon Challands
Jo <agla...@eledhel.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Simon Challands <simon_...@helvellyn.plus.com> writes
>>
>>DRINKS:
>>Any decent beer ("real ale" if you must, but nothing else counts as
>>beer IMO). Black Sheep or some of the ones from Hesket Newmarket for
>>preference.
>>
> My step-cousin has recently started a micro-brewery in Cumbria. Been
> quite well received from what I've been told. Give me some time, and I
> might even be able to let you know what it's called.
I'd be interested to know when you find out. There are quite a lot of
micro breweries in Cumbria these days (23 breweries altogether, most
if not all of which apart from Jennings are micros AFAIK).
--
Simon Challands
Ce`
wrote:
> In message <bsXbsgCeI55HF...@eledhel.demon.co.uk>
> Jo <aglara...@eledhel.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Simon Challands <simon_use...@helvellyn.plus.com> writes
>
> >>DRINKS:
> >>Any decent beer ("real ale" if you must, but nothing else counts as
> >>beer IMO). Black Sheep or some of the ones from Hesket Newmarket for
> >>preference.
>
> > My step-cousin has recently started a micro-brewery in Cumbria. Been
> > quite well received from what I've been told. Give me some time, and I
> > might even be able to let you know what it's called.
>
> I'd be interested to know when you find out.
Seconded. I'd laugh if I've already drank it :)
(Alloa Beer Festival regular!)
Ce`
Mandorallen
>
> Here's one of the few new names that has made it on the list in the
> last five year: Naomi Novik. Dragons and the Napoleonic wars - what's
> not to like?
Not much. Added to the list.
Senji
Aquarius <stuart.l...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Superb, isn't it? The Jennifer Morgue isn't as good. Anyone read
>Halting State and want to comment on whether it's good or not?
I enjoyed it.
It's very much "Charlie Stross does a Christopher Brookmyre novel in
his own personal style", but I like that.
And the font they've used has a terrible EURO sign.
--
Jonathan Amery. "Un Anneau pour les gouverner tous,
##### Un Anneau pour les trouver,
#######__o Un Anneau pour les amener tous
#######'/ et dans les tenebres les lier."
Senji
=?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F8rgen_Jensen?= <jay...@vip.cybercity.dk> wrote:
> WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: Dryad genetics, Garion's
>immortality, threads like this. Many more
OMFG, the Dryad Genetics thread.
The memories. The nostalgia. The sitting in, was it Simon Clay's
room, for hours bullshiting and then doing some research to discover
that birds match the model you've just created...
--
Jonathan D. Amery, http://melcene-uni.virtualave.net/afe/tec/ #####
"If you think about it in the right way you might be able to make o__#######
yourself believe that this is all a dream." / "I'm in the presence \'#######
of three demigods and you want me to pass it off as a dream?"-SoD, D.Eddings
Aquarius
> Aquarius <stuart.langri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >Superb, isn't it? The Jennifer Morgue isn't as good. Anyone read
> >Halting State and want to comment on whether it's good or not?
>
> I enjoyed it.
>
> It's very much "Charlie Stross does a Christopher Brookmyre novel in
> his own personal style", but I like that.
Well, I quite like Stross, and I really like Brookmyre, so looks like
it should go on my list. Must go to the library, too :)
Aq.
Jehanneton
b3bb-a59...@u10g2000prn.googlegroups.com:
> On 18 Mar, 00:44, castellan <charlie.me...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME:
>> Castellan or sometimes cryptogryphon; very occasionally The Prince
>
> "The Prince". Nice. :)
>
>> > AGE:
>> just turned 39...1 more year
>
> ahahahaha. Sorry, shouldn't laugh. :)
You really shouldn't.
I mean it.
Really.
Jeh, looking dangerous ;-)
Jehanneton
news:fd47cf86-7547-4456...@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com:
>
> Or do you intend to make me a very offensive jumper as revenge? One of
> my mum's friends used to do that every Christmas.
>
If she does it had better be purple... er.... egglant....
Oh, all right- aubergine.
Jeh :-)
Aquarius
> >> just turned 39...1 more year
>
> > ahahahaha. Sorry, shouldn't laugh. :)
>
> You really shouldn't.
> I mean it.
> Really.
>
> Jeh, looking dangerous ;-)
OK, looking serious now. Really. Honestly. That's terrible that
someone would consider it remotely amusing. How awful.
(snigger)
Aq.
Ce`
In eight years time, you're going to get the kicking[1] of your life,
mate. I'll help her do it y'know :P
Ce`
[1] Well, verbal kicking anyway. I can't balance well enough on one
high heel to kick, and can't reach high enough without the heels :)
Ce`
Umm, does anyone know if we can ban people from afe for fashion crimes
against humanity? Anybody?
Ce`
Jo
<978ed9ea-916a-4bb7...@f36g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>, Ce`
<lal...@googlemail.com> writes
Well, I don't need the heels - I can reach with the dms - and they'd do
more damage.
Talia
> In message
> <978ed9ea-916a-4bb7-a847-151fbb7ce...@f36g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>, Ce`
> <lala...@googlemail.com> writes
>
>
>
> >On 10 Apr, 14:46, Aquarius <stuart.langri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Apr 10, 5:51 am, Jehanneton <j...@KILL.SPAM.bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
> >> > >> just turned 39...1 more year
>
> >> > > ahahahaha. Sorry, shouldn't laugh. :)
>
> >> > You really shouldn't.
> >> > I mean it.
> >> > Really.
>
> >> > Jeh, looking dangerous ;-)
>
> >> OK, looking serious now. Really. Honestly. That's terrible that
> >> someone would consider it remotely amusing. How awful.
>
> >> (snigger)
>
> >> Aq.
>
> >In eight years time, you're going to get the kicking[1] of your life,
> >mate. I'll help her do it y'know :P
>
> >Ce`
> >[1] Well, verbal kicking anyway. I can't balance well enough on one
> >high heel to kick, and can't reach high enough without the heels :)
>
> Well, I don't need the heels - I can reach with the dms - and they'd do
> more damage.
You remember the knee high DMs I had at tEC1? They can reach crotch
height.
Do you think I can do enough damage if need be?
*innocent look*
Ce'Talia :P
Mandorallen
> On 17 Apr, 17:50, Jo <aglara...@eledhel.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> In message
>> <978ed9ea-916a-4bb7-a847-151fbb7ce...@f36g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>, Ce`
>> <lala...@googlemail.com> writes
>>
>> >high heel to kick, and can't reach high enough without the heels :)
>>
>> Well, I don't need the heels - I can reach with the dms - and they'd do
>> more damage.
>
> You remember the knee high DMs I had at tEC1? They can reach crotch
> height.
>
> Do you think I can do enough damage if need be?
Yes.
>
> *innocent look*
*wince*
Jehanneton
news:c0a71f55-8c07-4871...@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:
Oh, I think so. And despite being of such an advanced age, I can still
kick to *well* over 90 degrees. In heels or without.
Jeh :-)
Ce`
Hmm. Do you still have your gaggle of Boys? I might have a job for
them ;)
Ce`Talia
Lord Kalten
and with the following gibber, the Holy Lord Kalten replies:
YOUR ONLINE/NICKNAME: Kalten~!!!
AGE: 34
GENDER: Male
LOCATION: England
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: Too tall, too heavy.
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: To be married.
COMPUTER YOU'RE ON: Fairly new - built at start of this year. ;)
FAVORITES:
What are your favorite:
BOOKS: None. Haven't read any books since finishing univesity.
MOVIES: Robocop 1, Three Gifts for Cinderella, Groundhog Day, Pirates Of The
Caribbean 1, The Flight Of Dragons, Iron Monkey, Ferris Beuler's Day Off,
Santa Claus - The Movie, Batman Begins, Casino Royale, Stardust, Enchanted,
The Karate Kid, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (old version)
TELEVISION SHOWS: Babylon 5, Smallville, 24, Lost, Star Trek (all of them),
The Apprentice, Dragons Den
BOARD GAMES: Chess, The Settlers Of Catan, The Starfarers Of Catan, Ticket
To Ride
COMPUTER GAMES: Titan Quest, Freelancer.
Currently trying: Guildwars, Galactic Civilizations II, Supreme Commander,
UFO: Afterlight
FOOD: Everything cooked, e.g. not rabbit food. ;) Oh, and also not sushi!
DRINKS: Pineapple Juice, Tea.
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS:
WHAT OTHER NEWSGROUPS DO YOU READ: none.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN READING AFE: September 2003, on and off since
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FAVORITE THREAD ON AFE: Limmericks, The Book of the
Heavens.
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR HOBBIES: Computer games, board games, movies, cooking.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE DOING 10 YEARS FROM NOW: Sleeping, resting.
WHAT IS THE ONE THING/SKILL THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE NOW THAT YOU WISHED YOU
POSSESSED: A sola cola.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WORST THING ABOUT YOU: I argue.
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A FRIEND: Friendship.
HOW DO YOU PICTURE AFE: A blast from the past.
DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION: No.
WHAT SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES DO YOU USE: Facebook.
Lord Kalten
and with the following gibber, the Holy Lord Kalten replies:
> Amy, who put together the Recommended Author List back in those long
> ago days
That was a loooong time ago. ;) Do you still have the 'Kalten really likes
this book' or something to that effect against Jason Cosmo? ;)
Kalten~!!!