AliceTheOwl

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 

 
I totally understand. I wish it was a FtF game because I keep wanting to move forward as well. I'm currently playing in about half a dozen PbP games, and so I'm used to the slower pace, but when it is a great GM and game, it always seems to go slower. to Josh.

Re: The Last Word
 

Those don't cancel each other out! They make freaky little mutant babies together!

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 
I really enjoy photoshopping Jack Chick tracts.
 
My latest favorite for those not in the thread:

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
> > ...and, in case you missed them, error messages in haiku:
> >
> > Out of memory.
> > We wish to hold the whole sky,
> > But we never will.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > First snow, then silence.
> > This thousand dollar screen dies
> > so beautifully.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > With searching comes loss
> > and the presence of absence:
> > "My Novel" not found.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > The Tao that is seen
> > Is not the true Tao, until
> > You bring fresh toner.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > The Web site you seek
> > cannot be located but
> > endless others exist
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Stay the patient course
> > Of little worth is your ire
> > The network is down
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > A crash reduces
> > your expensive computer
> > to a simple stone.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > There is a chasm
> > of carbon and silicon
> > the software can't bridge
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Yesterday it worked
> > Today it is not working
> > Windows is like that
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > To have no errors
> > Would be life without meaning
> > No struggle, no joy
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > You step in the stream,
> > but the water has moved on.
> > This page is not here.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > No keyboard present
> > Hit F1 to continue
> > Zen engineering?
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Hal, open the file
> > Hal, open the damn file, Hal
> > open the, please Hal
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Having been erased,
> > The document you're seeking
> > Must now be retyped.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > The ten thousand things
> > How long do any persist?
> > Netscape, too, has gone.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Rather than a beep
> > Or a rude error message,
> > These words: "File not found."
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Serious error.
> > All shortcuts have disappeared.
> > Screen. Mind. Both are blank.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Three things are certain:
> > Death, taxes, and lost data.
> > Guess which has occurred.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Everything is gone;
> > Your life's work has been destroyed.
> > Squeeze trigger (yes/no)?
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Windows NT crashed.
> > I am the Blue Screen of Death.
> > No one hears your screams.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Seeing my great fault
> > Through darkening blue windows
> > I begin again
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > The code was willing,
> > It considered your request,
> > But the chips were weak.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Printer not ready.
> > Could be a fatal error.
> > Have a pen handy?
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > A file that big?
> > It might be very useful.
> > But now it is gone.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Errors have occurred.
> > We won't tell you where or why.
> > Lazy programmers.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Server's poor response
> > Not quick enough for browser.
> > Timed out, plum blossom.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Chaos reigns within.
> > Reflect, repent, and reboot.
> > Order shall return.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > Login incorrect.
> > Only perfect spellers may
> > enter this system.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > This site has been moved.
> > We'd tell you where, but then we'd
> > have to delete you.
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > wind catches lily
> > scatt'ring petals to the wind:
> > segmentation fault
> > - - - - - - - - - - - -
> > ABORTED effort:
> > Close all that you have.
> > You ask way too much.
>
>

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 
Well, that's one major source of stress that at least looks like it can be solved. Talked to a bankruptcy attorney. This guy seemed nice and on the ball. After talking things over we're going with a Chapter 7.
We get to keep $33k of the house profit (only slightly less than what we're getting)
Our cars are well below the value ($1700/car)
And the rest of the stuff is also clear.
 
We need to wait until the house closes, otherwise it will screw up that deal. We did retain the lawyer so we can now say "Call our lawyer at such & such" though I'm thinking "Talk to my racoon" will work as well. If the racoon is in the humane trap again. He swears very well.
But this was very helpful in that we found out the collection agency was making false threats. ( They were going to call our parents. Would of been an interesting phone call to listen to if they got a hold of either Jenn's Stepmom or my father. )
 
So current timeline:
Dinner tonight (being taken out by friends)
Tomorrow
Pickup up moving truck
get pickup truck oil changed
load moving truck
Put VW on trailer
pack other stuff
another dinner treat

Saturday similar, but also cleaning up the house a bit for the new owners, and going to the House of Dreams Bday party which we'll probably only stay at for a little bit
Somewhere in there, get the feral cat to the Vet to be tested for FIV & FeLV
 
Sunday we drive to Salt Lake City with a stop off in the Boise area to meet alywin13 for a late lunch, early dinner.
 
Arrive in Kanab Monday. Check into studio, possibly go over to storage area and shove everything in there.
Setup PO box and bank account stuff ASAP.
Not sure when internet connection will happen again, but I might be able to do quick jaunts via work.

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Re: Rep Points?
 

Re: The Last Word
 

Pretty much my wife's view as well. Though it was worst when I had been shaved down there and the stubble on the balls made it like making love to a porcupine.

Re: NGD Scenes from a Hat
 
"You won't believe what you're drinking!"

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It was an Apple you know, "Comparing apples and oranges"

Re: A Thread for Random Musings
 

 
Click here or here for more Teresa.

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Bart's Tall Tales #3 (last one)
 
When the first breathing space comes up after the defeat of Ramon MartiÞnez and the procurement of the watch, Bart regails everyone with yet another tale (but this one takes a few different twists from his familiar tone). (NB - unfamiliar readers should be forewarned that the occasionally-unusual tone in this compared to the other two is supposed to be symptomatic of insanity creeping into Bart as a result of holding the watch mentioned prior in this paragraph)
 
"Yup, this reminds me of many years ago when I was working a, ahem, business with a man out near Houston. We had a rather profitable business selling people real estate back east, as he had come across several deeds to good development property. We had many satisfied customers and so many people had bought property we figured it was time to move along and give another town the great opportunity of land for little money down. By the way, if y'all need any property I do still have a few acres in a little beauty of an area of the Catskills up in New York State
 
"Anyhow, my acquaintance whom I'll simply call Jared Smith for the purposes of this exposition, wired on ahead to Albuquerque and got us, he said, room and board. Well, sometimes I like to help people out without making a big fuss over it and in the course of helping him out by packing for him while he slept I found he'd actually wired some two hundred dollars on to some town called Boulder.
 
"Well [suddenly becoming rather animated] I don't know why I didn't slit his throat while he slept and laughed as his blood ran out, that little snake - I hope I see him in hell - [calming only a bit] - and, ah, anyway, to get back to the point here, I realized I was quite short of cash now since he'd had the lion's share of it - I'm a trusting man, y'know. So I borrowed his things, including his pearl-handled guns, and Mrs. Gray you'll be proud to know I donated it to the local church as he slept - I must admit by the way his sleep was sound due to the villainy of alcohol, something I only indulge in medicinally.
 
"I suppose the Lord has a way of returning things ten-fold, as they say, and after a visit to a nice old wealthy lady, I was fortunate enough that she loaned me some several hundred dollars - long story - and I used the money to, after making a small donation to the parish, take off to this Boulder town. I paid a few good citizens, who understood how at the mercy of this sinner I was, to say I'd gone on to Albuquerque without him. Meanwhile I also paid an out-of-work engraver who had a family of 12 to feed to forge me some documents saying I was Jared. That way when I got to Boulder, well ahead of Jered whom I trust first tried to angrily find me on the road to Albuquerque, I could claim the two hundred plus dollars. So I made out with a small profit after it was all said and done, and {taking off his hat}, so did the Lord's flock. Well, what could I do? I admit, I shouldn't have been around such a shady character. Anyway, defeating this here Ramon sinner reminds me a bit of that incident and how sometimes you gotta break omelets to make eggs.
 
"'Course [suddenly turning red and shaking] I sure hope I meet Jared and really teach him about justice by ramming my gun down his throat and blowin' out his innards. Damn sinner, makes me sick how a man could let you down. El Puerqo, how'd you like to take target practice on that sorry loser!? It'd be funny, eh, blastin' away at him! HAHAHHAhahahaha ha ..... ha? 'Scuse me, I must have a headache from the sun and all this killin' today, not quite myself."

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Alice: I think I'll pass on a guess...the guys will have a hay-day though I'm sure.

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I have to pee!
 
I also can't believe I only have 5 posts in here.
 
No wonder I'm repless!!

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I'm ALWAYS bored at my work!
 
Unless I'm register training. That's mildly entertaining.
 
So far, every time I tell people what I do for a living, their eyes glaze over and they go into a trance. I think there's some money to be made there, but I'm not the sort to take advantage of people's weaknesses.

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Looking at that owl and I get this thought in my mind...
 
"I'm only twee and a half years old!"

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because I'd be giggling at myself.
 
And my toes are ugly.

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 

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Cats are like potato chips. You can't have just one.
 
And they're somehow addictive, too. I keep swinging by the cat adoption station in Petsmart and semi-joking about adopting the 2 black cats they have there - so we can have an army of black cats to swarm all our houseguests.
 
Thank goodness Josh is levelheaded when it comes to felines.

Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it...
 

Re: What Fantasy/Sci-Fi book have you just finished? Please rate it...
 

Re: Longest Running Thread EVER
 

he's quite a good GM atleast online. GO for it guys.

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 
Skaramine and Owl, hope your moods are back on an upswing.
 
Vanguard00, good luck! Glad it's not bugging you, actually it does all sound rather interesting and exciting sort of no matter what.

Re: Musings on Random Musings
 

Since I'm running Mutants and Masterminds, but in a predominant Champions universe, I thought I would share some of my doodles as I get them done for my game. I'll post stuff here occasionally.
 
this particular beastie is being written up in MM, but was already featured as a Champions critter. Neil has the file on this one (as do I, but it is so buried in my mac, and it is a creation workshop file and won't be read by my mac) I'm hoping y'all can convince him to post it here.
 
Anyways the art is below. Have fun.
 
{If you are curious about the MM stats, here is the thread to that...page 7}
 
http://www.greenronin.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1570