Posted by Nick on 2/16/2004, 1:41 pm

Ya know, I hate to rush you... Naw, I want to. :) Where is Triad, huh huh huh?
Actually, I am proud to say thay I have completed my first screenplay and registered it with the Writers Guild, so I am ready to start looking for an agent. I am excited for myself, so I got to wondering.... Where's Triad???? ;)

Triad is done!

Posted by Terry on 2/18/2004, 11:31 am, in reply to "Still Waiting"

Congratulations on completing your screenplay, Nick! That is a great achievement. And congrats as well for registering with the Writers Guild. The information and protections it provides should be invaluable.

To answer your question...

Triad is complete! I just sent my editor the last of the book. Whew!!! I'm very proud of the results and can't wait for you to read it.

I should have a publication date before too long, but unfortunately it's going to be a bit of a wait for the finished book to come out in stores. However...I have some notions up my sleeve for ways to give the loyal denizens of this message board a sneak peek, so stay tuned! :)

Re: Triad is done!

Posted by Carlee on 2/18/2004, 4:47 pm, in reply to "Triad is done!"

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats on Finishing it Terry! I can't wait for it to come out but I think that a sneak pick would tide me over for a while.

Nick, thats awesome that you wrote a screen play. Whats it about?

~*Carlee*~

Re: Triad is done!

Posted by Terry on 2/18/2004, 4:49 pm, in reply to "Re: Triad is done!"

Thanks, Carlee! :) :)

Re: Triad is done! and so is Nick's screenplay

Posted by Karin on 2/18/2004, 9:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Triad is done!"

Yes! Triad! Triad! Triad!

Hey, Nick. What can you tell us about your screenplay?

Joining the guild sounds like an excellent idea. I often say that I've learned most of what I know about my trade from my guild. Piano tuner/technicians don't tend to work in groups, so it's a great way to compare notes, talk shop, and make connections.

And then there's group health insurance, but I'll bet all you screenwriters have pickled livers so they probably can't get much of a deal. ::just kidding disclaimer here::

Guilds and pianos

Posted by Terry on 2/19/2004, 2:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Triad is done! and so is Nick's screenplay"

Being a piano tuner/technician sounds a lot like being a freelance writer or editor, in the sense of what can be gained from joining professional organizations. The Editorial Freelancers Association has networking sessions, and classes and lectures, even Scrabble nights, to provide the support and continuing education/training that less solitary professionals usually get in the workplace.

Darn, if we lived closer together, you'd acquire a new client right from this message board! I'll be having my piano moved here from its foster home sometime this year, and I suspect it's going to need lots of TLC.

Re: Triad is done!

Posted by Ferragus on 2/19/2004, 5:47 am, in reply to "Triad is done!"

Yeah you!!

That's just awesome, now you should take a couple of days off before hitting the con circuit to promote it!
Sheveacon Feb 27-29
Lunacon Mar 19-21
DeepsouthCon Mar 26-28 (also MidsouthCon the same date and place)
I-Con Mar 26-28
NorWesCon Apr 8-11
LepreCon May 7-9
Balticon May 28-31
and so on, not forgetting Westercon July 4th weekend, WFC Halloween weekend, Albacon and Philcon.

Are you exhausted yet? :)
(Con listings thanks to Jenga!)

Link: Jenga's Site

Re: Triad is done!

Posted by Terry on 2/19/2004, 3:06 pm, in reply to "Re: Triad is done!"

Hi, Ferragus!

I'm down for Lunacon, I-Con, and Norwescon. Hey, Balticon...I hadn't thought about that! Still have to check my schedule for Shevacon. :)

Great to see you here. And thanks for the site link!

Re: Triad is done!

Posted by Missy on 2/20/2004, 10:57 pm, in reply to "Re: Triad is done!"

And Noreascon, Labor Day Weekend... ;)

Noreascon

Posted by Terry on 2/22/2004, 11:41 am, in reply to "Re: Triad is done!"

Yes! I'm looking forward to that, after scoping out the Worldcon hotels at Boskone.

Re: Triad is done!

Posted by Nick on 2/21/2004, 9:19 am, in reply to "Re: Triad is done!"

OMG! Can't believe no one mentioned the San Diego Comicon!!! It's huge! (and its on the west coast) ;)

San Diego Comicon

Posted by Terry on 2/22/2004, 11:42 am, in reply to "Re: Triad is done!"

That's one I've never managed to get to, although a couple of good friends of mine go just about every year. One of these days I'll make it out for that.

Re: Triad is done!

Posted by Skeen on 2/19/2004, 1:56 pm, in reply to "Triad is done!"

Supreme congratulations! I cannot wait to read it.

Re: Triad is done!

Posted by Terry on 2/19/2004, 3:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Triad is done!"

Thanks, Skeen!

Re: Triad is done!

Posted by Carmel on 2/19/2004, 6:24 pm, in reply to "Triad is done!"

Congratulations Terry! I am very much looking forward to reading it. So far your trilogy is becoming another one of my favorites. Just curious, what is the average time from publication of a book to that book being sold to the public?

Re: Triad is done!

Posted by Terry on 2/19/2004, 9:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Triad is done!"

Thanks, Carmel!

The time between delivery of a manuscript and publication of the finished book can vary widely. For the "average" book, it's probably about nine months. But (among many other things) it depends on how much revision the editor asks for, and where there's room in the publisher's schedule (or where the book would be most advantageously placed in the schedule). Books can be rushed into print; they can also be pushed back in the schedule for various reasons.

Hope that's a somewhat helpful answer!

Re: Triad is done!

Posted by Missy on 2/20/2004, 10:58 pm, in reply to "Triad is done!"

Hooray! Congratulations!

Re: Triad is done!

Posted by Terry on 2/22/2004, 11:43 am, in reply to "Re: Triad is done!"

Thanks, Missy! :)

The Order of the Prophet

Posted by Nick on 2/21/2004, 9:27 am, in reply to "Triad is done!"

Congrats Terry! :) I can't wait! (I keep saying that but I'm still here waiting... does that mean I CAN wait? Well, I don't want to wait! LOL)

Anyway, for those who asked, my screenplay is a fantasy (of course) about a guy who accidentally kills a bunch of people with his magical powers while trying to save them. This traumatic event causes him to lose those powers. (purely psychological) But when the Goddess of Chaos decides she wants to restart an ancient war that could be the genocide of our hero's people, he must find a way to restore his powers to defeat her.

That's it in a nutshell. I find that everytime I try to explain it that it falls short of what it truly is. Also, since it is obviously a high budget movie, not to mention my first, the chances of it actually being made are slim at best. But I will try. Maybe once I've sold a few "lesser" scripts and ideas, this one won't seem like such a risk to Producers.

Re: The Order of the Prophet

Posted by Terry on 2/22/2004, 11:48 am, in reply to "The Order of the Prophet"

That sounds fascinating, Nick! I know what you mean about summaries falling short--that's frequently the way of it, especially with fantasy stories, which require more explanation than contemporary consensus-reality stories do.

I think it's great that you started with something ambitious. Congrats again on finishing! A massive achievement. Since I can't type with my fingers crossed, I cross my toes for you that it does get made. :)

Re: The Order of the Prophet

Posted by Nick on 2/22/2004, 6:29 pm, in reply to "Re: The Order of the Prophet"

Thank you Terry. :) LOL @ crossing toes

Re: Triad is done!

Posted by Angi-Kate on 2/26/2004, 1:37 am, in reply to "Triad is done!"

YAY! ^_^ Just read the news. Is there going to be a party at Norwescon? I'll be seeing you there, Dave and I get to go this year. Cheers!

Norwescon

Posted by Terry on 2/27/2004, 9:18 am, in reply to "Re: Triad is done!"

Fantastic news that you and Dave are going to Norwescon!! I'm so glad, Ang!

There won't be an official party, but maybe we can cook something up.... :)

Re: Norwescon

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/24/2004, 4:14 pm, in reply to "Norwescon"

And can I pester you for a few pages? Pretty please? ^_^

Screenplay

Posted by Terry on 2/19/2004, 2:59 pm

Echoing Karin in the previous thread...I want to hear more about Nick's screenplay, too!

Or, if you don't want to give details, I'd love to hear more about your process of writing for the screen in general.

In a moment of silliness I blame entirely on antihistamines, I'm appending a poll. *g*

Which high-concepting should our screenwriter definitely *not* tackle next?
Gone with the Wind meets Godzilla (Votes: 1)
The Godfather with Muppets (Votes: 0)
Finding N/e/m/o/ F/o/r/r/e/s/t/e/r/ Frodo (Votes: 1)
The Seven Samurai in Village of the Damned (Votes: 0)
The Matrix: The Musical (Votes: 3)
Austin Powers meets The Terminator (Votes: 1)
Shrek in Outer Space (Votes: 1)
Tribbles on the Titanic (Votes: 0)

Re: Screenplay

Posted by Karin on 2/19/2004, 7:42 pm, in reply to "Screenplay"

I got my vote in.

As for the "Seven Samurai in the Village of the Damned," I want to see that one! I'd like to see one of those little white-haired tykes try to read Toshiro Mifune's mind. Hai! Doso!

Re: Screenplay

Posted by Carlee on 2/19/2004, 9:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Screenplay"

haha, Terry those are funny! I Voted for the Finding nemo one, I love finding Nemo and I dont want it mixed with anything!!!!

~*Carlee*~

Re: Screenplay

Posted by Carmel on 2/20/2004, 4:36 pm, in reply to "Screenplay"

I voted first.
I voted for Gone with the wind meets Godzilla because I think it would be a complete travesty of a Classic movie. I would not like to see one of my favorite classics made into a mockery.

Re: Screenplay

Posted by Nick on 2/21/2004, 9:29 am, in reply to "Re: Screenplay"

I kinda LIKE the idea of a monster movie in a Civil War setting.... hmmmmmmmmm

Re: Screenplay

Posted by Terry on 2/22/2004, 11:40 am, in reply to "Re: Screenplay"

LOL! Go for it!

Re: Screenplay

Posted by Nick on 2/21/2004, 9:28 am, in reply to "Screenplay"

See the Order of the Prophet post in the below thread. LOVED the poll!

Radio show reminder

Posted by Terry on 2/20/2004, 8:48 pm

Robert asked me to post a reminder: I'll be on the radio show "Hour of the Wolf" tomorrow (Saturday 2/21) from 5am-7am Eastern (U.S.) time. The show's Website gives a link for streaming audio. I hope to also have some audio excerpts from that and previous visits up here on the site sometime in the next month or so.

Show was fun!

Posted by Terry on 2/22/2004, 11:57 am, in reply to "Radio show reminder"

I had a great time on "Hour of the Wolf" yesterday, and I have the aircheck tape, so I can digitize portions and put them up here at the Website. I just have to see if mp3 format will work. I made the reading of "Limnery in Cursive" available here in RealAudio format, but I've been frustrated with RealPlayer myself, and I'd like to find a format that doesn't require that plug-in.

Robert, I have to apologize--we had so much to talk about that I did not manage to turn the subject to my appreciation for all this wonderful interaction with readers. I should be back on the show later in the year, and I hope to get the opportunity then! I loved your suggestion, and have not forgotten. :)

Re: Show was fun!

Posted by Carlee on 2/22/2004, 5:30 pm, in reply to "Show was fun!"

Darn it! I missed it. Im sure that it was very fun! I hope that you can get some of it on here. I started listening to the Real Player part to see if they still had it on there but i ended up getting lots of spanish. LOL!

~*Carlee*~

Re: Show was fun!

Posted by Terry on 2/23/2004, 6:17 pm, in reply to "Re: Show was fun!"

Ah, you probably got the station's programming from later in the day. I wish there were archives! But all that's available is the real-time broadcast.

Thanks for trying, though!

Re: Show was fun!

Posted by Robert on 2/24/2004, 7:45 pm, in reply to "Re: Show was fun!"

Sorry I missed the broadcast....slept in due to power outage. Glad to hear that you had fun doing the show and hopefully if you are back on later this year I'll be able to listen in.

Re: Show was fun!

Posted by Terry on 3/2/2004, 3:51 pm, in reply to "Re: Show was fun!"

Yup, I will be back on later this year, doing a longer reading. We had a lot of fun chatting this time around, and I'm glad I had brought a short excerpt to read (I had a feeling we'd want extra time to chat, and it worked out well because we also had time for call-ins, and the callers were terrific). But the host likes nice long readings that listeners can get immersed in, so I'll be reading a complete short story this next time. Will post here as soon as there's a date set.

Triad is Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Nick on 2/23/2004, 12:21 am

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU... I look forward to receiving the signed, original manuscript.... oh darn, I don't think you are going to do that.. :) Hey! I'll swap ya for my screenplay. LOL j/k

Re: Triad is Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Terry on 2/23/2004, 6:16 pm, in reply to "Triad is Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

LOL--I think my publisher might need the manuscript for a little while. *g* But the enthusiasm is much appreciated!

Re: Triad is Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Robert on 2/24/2004, 7:55 pm, in reply to "Re: Triad is Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

HEY!HEY!HEY! Hold on to that idea of signing something.....you know how the devoted fans like to receive prizes. Looking forward to the post with the release DATE.
Nick, glad to hear that the screenplay is done. Don't forget that alot of the moviemaking is being done right up here in Canada. So if you have any say about where it should be shot, well.....

Re: Triad is Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Nick on 2/25/2004, 12:21 am, in reply to "Re: Triad is Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

It would be a great location, because the setting is a isolated mountain valley. :) I once saw a valley in Colorado that looked JUST like I envisioned it, but it was filled with houses and a whole city, so no use filming there :P Writers barely even have say about what words they write stay in the finish product, so no real hope of picking location. Sorry.

Locations

Posted by Terry on 2/25/2004, 7:57 am, in reply to "Re: Triad is Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Speaking of Canada and locations, I thought that Prince Edward Island was the most storybook-looking, fairy-tale place I'd ever seen. Such a gentle, enchanted place.

I will post as soon as I have a publication date! And I'll get a new site contest going as soon as I think up a decent challenge question. :)

guess what...........

Posted by Carlee on 2/26/2004, 6:56 pm

guess what I got today.... my First car!!! My Dad brought it to my house today. Its a 1996 blue ford taurus. It looks really good. I'm So excited!

~*Carlee*~

Re: guess what...........

Posted by Nick on 2/26/2004, 8:48 pm, in reply to "guess what..........."

Congrats! I hope you have fun with it. :)

Re: guess what...........

Posted by Karin on 2/26/2004, 10:15 pm, in reply to "Re: guess what..........."

Whoa! Carlee!

You got wheels, girl!

Re: guess what...........

Posted by Angi-Kate on 2/27/2004, 2:46 am, in reply to "Re: guess what..........."

Congradulations!

...Clear the road! Carlee at the wheel! j/k ^_^

Re: guess what...........

Posted by Terry on 2/27/2004, 9:16 am, in reply to "guess what..........."

That is awesome, Carlee! I'm very excited for you. Taurus is a terrific model. And blue's my favorite color. Big thumbs-up to your dad. *g*

My first car was a VW Rabbit in dark brown. I called it the Turdmobile. We got it used, so I didn't have a lot of choice in the color. The burning, cosmic question was: Why would they ever paint a new car that color in the first place?? :)

Re: guess what...........

Posted by Carmel on 2/27/2004, 4:00 pm, in reply to "guess what..........."

That's Great! Carlee
So where are planning to drive to first?
Blue is a fabulous color. Three of the
cars, I have owned were blue.

Re: guess what...........

Posted by Carlee on 2/28/2004, 7:55 pm, in reply to "Re: guess what..........."

i think that first I'm going to go pick up my best friend and then we can go shopping. LOL! It probably when I get my licence, in April. :)

~*Carlee*~

Re: guess what...........

Posted by Terry on 3/2/2004, 3:42 pm, in reply to "Re: guess what..........."

I'll be rooting for you to get that license! What a great feeling that will be.

Can you drive sooner, with a learner's permit?

Re: guess what...........

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/2/2004, 9:40 pm, in reply to "Re: guess what..........."

Didn't they change the laws so that even if you've got your license, it's a limited license until you're 18? My sister finished drivers ed last year and was really upset about it, but I'm not exactly sure how it works.

Re: guess what...........

Posted by Carlee on 3/4/2004, 9:39 pm, in reply to "Re: guess what..........."

here in Michigan you can take drivers ed I when you are 14 and 9 months. and then after you take the 24 hours of class you get a permit to drive with a parent. Then you have to wait 6th months after you get your permit from Sec. of State. and drive 50 hours (at lease 10 at night) and take segement 2 before you can get your licence. After you get your licence at 16 you have a 12:00 am curfew untill you are seventeen.

Now they are trying to pass a law stating that if a minor is driving only one other minor can be in the car. That means that when I can drive by my self the only passanger I can have is my sister. I think that it is stupid becuase I was planning to join a car pool.

~*Carlee*~

Driving laws (longish post)

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/6/2004, 12:00 pm, in reply to "Re: guess what..........."

I agree with you that it is a bad law, especially for mature teenagers who take driving seriously. Unfortunately, and you've probably seen this on the news from WA recently, many teenagers try stupid stunts when they're with their friends. Two teenage girls decided to try and jump the highest, steepest hill in Spokane with their car a few weeks ago, had a third girl video taping the entire thing, and they ended up wrapping the car around a telephone pole. The passenger died, and the driver, because she is 18, will be charged with manslaughter. The video-girl is facing charges as well. One or two stupid stunts like this ruins things for the good drivers. WA law, according to my sister, now states that a driver under 18 (this age might change, I'm not sure) cannot drive with anyone other than a family member. I guess peer pressure causes accidents.

I'm glad there is more requirements to driver's ed now. At 15, we just had to go to class and drive with the instructor twice a week for half an hour until class was over and we could get our licenses at 16. We even took the written test in class.

RE: Demon Wars Continuation in prelude- Highwayman

Posted by finder on 2/27/2004, 11:03 am

It should be self explanatory.

RE: Demon Wars Continuation in prelude- Highwayman

Posted by finder on 2/27/2004, 11:04 am

You should bear in mind I haven't purchased Highwayman, thinking it was unrelated to any other works.

Re: RE: Demon Wars Continuation in prelude- Highwayman

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/1/2004, 5:03 pm, in reply to "RE: Demon Wars Continuation in prelude- Highwayman"

Let us know how you liked it when you finish! ^_^

Demon Wars and Highwayman?

Posted by Terry on 2/28/2004, 9:14 am, in reply to "RE: Demon Wars Continuation in prelude- Highwayman"

Arg--I'm sorry to say it's not Terry-explanatory! What is Demon Wars, and what is Highwayman? Books, videos, games? I'd like to hear more about them, finder.

Re: Demon Wars and Highwayman?

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/1/2004, 4:55 pm, in reply to "Demon Wars and Highwayman?"

This book is a prequel to the Demon Wars Saga by R.A. Salvatore. Dave wants to create a book-giving holiday so that I'll get it for him. From what I understand, it is about one of the main characters before the epic battle begins, a kind of man-behind-the-hero story. Like if there were a book dedicated to Torrin before Illumination, hint-hint ^_^.

Re: Demon Wars and Highwayman?

Posted by Terry on 3/2/2004, 3:40 pm, in reply to "Re: Demon Wars and Highwayman?"

Ah, thanks, Angi-Kate! I have a friend who loves Salvatore's work and has been telling me for a while now to read it. Time for me to do some catching up there.

I love your hint, and I am definitely thinking along those lines. :) :)

Just another Monday

Posted by Karin on 2/27/2004, 11:54 pm

I finally had a day off when the wind wasn't howling, no rain, not too cold, so I got in my boat and went exploring.

After hiking around a small mangrove island for a while, I headed home. Nothing interesting (to me) on that hike. Mostly driftwood and old lobster trap floats.

As I was approaching the north end of No Name Key, close to home, I spotted a pod of dolpins jumping and playing. There were probably about eight of them. Some were babies.

I stopped the boat, and they swam all around me.

Sometimes Mondays aren't so bad.

Re: Just another Monday

Posted by Terry on 2/28/2004, 9:11 am, in reply to "Just another Monday"

Oh, my goodness. That is so beautiful! Thanks for posting that. :) :)

Re: Just another Monday

Posted by Carlee on 2/28/2004, 7:58 pm, in reply to "Just another Monday"

That sounds awesome! I wish that I could see dolphins around here; it would be a great trade off from snow! Going to Florida in 33 days (I think). :)

~*Carlee*~

Oscars

Posted by Nick on 3/1/2004, 1:01 am

YAY! LOTR SWEEPS!!!!!! I am soooo happy. You know what this means??? More, much more, money will be spent on fantasy movies in the next few years :) Hopefully we will start to see more good ones and not the chincy FX pics that line the videostore shelves. (Don't see "Darkest Knight" It is horrible.) I think Dragonlance is in development and might turn out to be good. Formerly, studios were scared to put money in fantasy films, but now watch the high budget pics roll out ;) (good news for my screenplay)

Re: Oscars

Posted by Carmel on 3/1/2004, 2:47 pm, in reply to "Oscars"

Isn't it Great about LOTR! I hope your'e right about more money being spent on Fantasy/Science Fiction movies. There are some books that I would love to see turned into films, Terry's Eiden Myr trilogy among them. My other favorite would be C.J. Cherryh's "Downbelow Station".

Downbelow Station

Posted by Terry on 3/2/2004, 3:48 pm, in reply to "Re: Oscars"

Ah, I love those books by Cherryh. Good choice, Carmel!

Re: Downbelow Station

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/2/2004, 9:34 pm, in reply to "Downbelow Station"

I was hoping she and Jane would show up for your reading when you were here. Maybe next time.

Re: Downbelow Station

Posted by Terry on 3/5/2004, 1:21 am, in reply to "Re: Downbelow Station"

That would have been awesome! I will hope for next time.

Re: Oscars

Posted by Terry on 3/2/2004, 3:47 pm, in reply to "Oscars"

I felt absolutely *triumphant* on behalf of the fantasy genre when LOTR swept its categories. I was riveted to the awards throughout, when I usually watch a few minutes and get bored and wander away. It helped that it was a terrific ceremony overall, very entertaining.

And I thought of you, Nick, every time Scarlett Johansson was onscreen. *g* You're right, she is quite gorgeous. Also very self-possessed, which impressed me.

Re: Oscars

Posted by Carlee on 3/2/2004, 4:55 pm, in reply to "Re: Oscars"

I was away during the oscars and forgot to tape it. But I looked online at the pictures and watched the clips on the news. I am so Happy for LOTR! Yeah!

From looking that the pictures i loved Jennifer Garner's dress, it was awesome. Also Rene Withareallyhardnametospell looked great.

On the off note I was away seeing The passion. It was awesome! I was afraid that the gore was going to be too much but it wasnt. I cried through the whole second half becuase it was so good. Hope that you all can go see it.

~*Carlee*~

carlett and Jennifer and Elektra and Daredevil 2

Posted by Nick on 3/2/2004, 9:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Oscars"

Still waiting to see the passion and Yes, Jennifer Garner (my former first, and now my second, favorite woman in Hollywood) was BEAUTIFUL that night. I would love for her to play my leading lady. Look for her soon in "Elektra", Directed by the man who directed another good fantasy movie, Reign of Fire. For those who don't know, Elektra is the "sequel" to Daredevil, or maybe spinoff is a better word. Daredevil 2 is in development and will shoot after Elektra. (I love having access to the trades) And no, Elektra did NOT die in Daredevil LOL.

Re: Scarlett and Jennifer and Elektra and Daredevil 2

Posted by Terry on 3/5/2004, 1:28 am, in reply to "Scarlett and Jennifer and Elektra and Daredevil 2"

I've heard all kinds of complaints about Reign of Fire, but I have to say, I really enjoyed it.

Agreed, Jennifer Garner is also very beautiful. :)

Re: Oscars

Posted by Nick on 3/2/2004, 9:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Oscars"

I missed her on the red carpet... :( I only saw her when they showed her in the audience and on stage. She didn't get much attention. I was in hollywood and got within a half-block of the red carpet, but there was a police barricade and all I saw was lots and lots of limos. LOL Its amazing how many cops LA has when the Oscars are going on... ya never see them any other time LOL.

Re: Oscars

Posted by Karin on 3/2/2004, 9:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Oscars"

So, Terry, who's Scarlett going to play when they make an Eiden Myr movie? I believe her natural hair color is dark blonde.

Re: Oscars

Posted by Terry on 3/5/2004, 1:26 am, in reply to "Re: Oscars"

Oooh, good question! I've only got a couple of Eiden Myr characters cast in my head (for fun, of course), and I haven't seen Scarlett in any films yet, only at the Oscars. I'll have to think about this one! Dabrena comes to mind, but it doesn't seem quite right. Must muse further.

The Movie Biz

Posted by Nick on 3/3/2004, 12:38 am

I've found a few disturbing things since starting film school. The worst part is the way they treat writers. Usually, the second a screenplay (or in Terry's case if luck is with her, an option) is sold the writer losses all control of what happens next. Most of the time, more writers are brought in to embellish or rewrite (in Terry's case a screenplay would have to be writen from scratch based on her novel) and the original writer has little to no say about how it is rewritten. Sometimes (not very often) the original writer doesn't even get screen credit. All you have to do is look at Steven King's early movies to see how much a story can change from page to screen. Compare the book and movie versions of Christine and The Shining. Most people think The Shining was one of the scariest movies of its time. But it had nothing on the book, which is still the only novel to physically scare me. I think the movie was boring. Anyway, I digress. I say all this to point out that all our discussions about locations and actors who would play in our films is fun, but completely unrealistic. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't LOVE Jennifer G. or Scarlett J. to play the female part (sorry there is only one major female in my script, that's just how it worked out) in my script.

Re: The Movie Biz

Posted by Robert on 3/3/2004, 9:37 pm, in reply to "The Movie Biz"

Quite right Nick, however, there have been exceptions to this Hollywood rule. Point in fact, Anne Rice and the original Interview With a Vampire movie. Not only did Ms Rice have creative input, she also held some control. It is nice to believe that a system can be made to back down when IT IS WRONG. Writers, be it screenplay or novelists, should definitely have input into the work that people will associate with them.
By the way Terry, writers should also have a say as to the publishing date.....LOL

Re: The Movie Biz

Posted by Karin on 3/3/2004, 10:31 pm, in reply to "Re: The Movie Biz"

Awwww. And here I thought it was all like it is in "Get Shorty."

Pub dates

Posted by Terry on 3/5/2004, 1:54 am, in reply to "Re: The Movie Biz"

LOL, Robert! If only!

Fortunately for me, my publisher hasn't scheduled either of my books at a "bad" time. I trust Tor to find the most advantageous slot for each book.

But if I did have a say in scheduling Triad, it would of course be out in the next couple of weeks. *g*

Re: The Movie Biz (somewhat long post)

Posted by Terry on 3/5/2004, 1:48 am, in reply to "The Movie Biz"

Oh, definitely--musing on actors and locations is an enjoyable pastime. But one you probably have to be extra careful of when you're actually working in the film business. You can't set your heart on things.

Also, actors are actors. Someone who seems to fit a part physically or personality-wise might not be the best fit for the part. Someone else could completely surprise you--because becoming a character is what actors do, and at its best it's a magical transformation.

We had a screenwriter as the keynote speaker at the Los Angeles Nebula Awards(R) a couple of years ago, and his story was a sobering one. It's a tough business, and very different from book publishing (which can be grueling, but in other ways).

I have to find a link to the interview in which an author was asked, about the movie version of his novel, "What do you think about what they did to your book??" (The tone implying that they made a hash of it.) He took a copy of his book off the shelf, turned it over in his hands, and said, "Hmm, looks okay to me." :) Film versions of novels may fail to do them justice, but at least the original isn't compromised. Alas, the same isn't true for screenplays, except in that you can preserve your own original as an archive copy.

BTW, I feel exactly the way you do about the film and book versions of The Shining. The book actually scared me, one of the few books that have. (Jonathan Carroll's Voice of Our Shadow is another one, and Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House. And one moment in Thomas Harris's Red Dragon actually made me jump in surprise, which I thought was an extraordinary achievement for a prose work.) The movie was completely uninteresting.

Re: The Movie Biz (somewhat long post)

Posted by Robert on 3/5/2004, 1:14 pm, in reply to "Re: The Movie Biz (somewhat long post)"

I agree with you Terry, the writer who can make you jump or squirm in your seat as you read is more of an artist than the FX guy on a movie set. Scaring people or surprising them physically or intellectually with the use of the written word is a most difficult thing to achieve.
Terry, you achieved this in both Illuminations and The Binders Road. Sometimes the prose was so captivating that I felt almost physically pulled in by the description of an event or place.
A couple of weeks to wait for Triad would be bearable "g"...

Tks :)

Posted by Terry on 3/6/2004, 11:28 am, in reply to "Re: The Movie Biz (somewhat long post)"

Thank you, Robert. Hearing that my books become real in that way means a great deal to me.

Well written books (Binders Road Spoiler, if you haven't read it)

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/6/2004, 11:48 am, in reply to "Re: The Movie Biz (somewhat long post)"

I agree, as in, the books were so powerful when I read them that there were parts in which I could not stay sitting down. There were characters I yelled at and characters I cheered for, especially when the Louarn/Mellas/Flin memories became one. That was my favorite part! ^_^

More tks! :)

Posted by Terry on 3/6/2004, 2:16 pm, in reply to "Well written books (Binders Road Spoiler, if you haven't read it)"

Thank you, Angi-Kate. Boy, y'all are making me feel good today. :)

That may be my favorite part of the book, too. It certainly ranks right up there.

Re: Well written books (Binders Road Spoiler, if you haven't read it)

Posted by Carlee on 3/7/2004, 1:53 pm, in reply to "Well written books (Binders Road Spoiler, if you haven't read it)"

When I was reading Illumination I would have to stop reading for just a sec and think about it becuase when Liath was confused about everything that Torrin was saying so was I. I was expecting a clear good guy vs. bad guy thing where I learn the lines at the beginning, and when the lines were switched I felt Like she did.

~*Carlee*~

Re: Well written books (Binders Road Spoiler, if you haven't read it)

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/7/2004, 2:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Well written books (Binders Road Spoiler, if you haven't read it)"

That was really cool in my opinion, because the lines between good and evil are never solid or clear cut. I never imagined that teaching people to read and write would be a bad thing, but in this world, it was close to sacralige (pardon the spelling). I've heard people complain that Illumination is a "thinking book," but that's what I like about it. It was fun to think about things throughout the story, and become even more invested in Liath's confusion and progress.

Re: Well written books (Binders Road Spoiler, if you haven't read it)

Posted by Carlee on 3/8/2004, 4:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Well written books (Binders Road Spoiler, if you haven't read it)"

Angi-Kate, thats exactly what I was trying to say!

~*Carlee*~

Re: Well written books (Binders Road Spoiler, if you haven't read it)

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/10/2004, 4:12 am, in reply to "Re: Well written books (Binders Road Spoiler, if you haven't read it)"

Didn't mean to misinterperate. ^_^ Or, wait a second...I't s too early in the morningingish...

New site contest!

Posted by Terry on 3/6/2004, 2:14 pm

Okay, it's been way too long since the last site contest, so I've launched a new one here. Have fun, and good luck!

Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/7/2004, 12:58 am

I love Inu Yasha! Makes me wish I had cable. I always thought Shippo would be a fun pet to have around the house. ^_^ He's just so adorable!

And, because I missed it, Welcome Carmel!

Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!

Posted by Nick on 3/7/2004, 9:33 am, in reply to "Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!"

Inu Yasha... sounds like Anime to me, am I right?

Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/7/2004, 2:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!"

Yep

Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!

Posted by Terry on 3/11/2004, 2:57 pm, in reply to "Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!"

I haven't seen Inu Yasha. I'll look for it. I love cute critters, so I've got to check out Shippo.

Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!

Posted by Lia on 3/11/2004, 10:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!"

i'm sooo glad i looked at this post lol !! i would have missed the topic of my favorite show !!! its basically the only thing i watch on t.v. ..and sometimes i'll watch Witch Hunter Robin ...but anyways ...i just adore Inuyasha and Miroku .and Kagome and Sango are cool too ...Shippou ...he's out of the question ((even tho he is cute and can be funny at times)) he just kinda annoys me, i'd beat him ..lol ... ^.^ ((inuyasha ears!! MWAHAHAH)) yep ...cartoon network -adult swim ..thats were you'll find it

p.s. i ripped my pants today while reading ..it sucked !! my fav ones too ...oh well, my mom was going to throw them away anyways lol

Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/13/2004, 1:15 am, in reply to "Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!"

It's an excuse to go shopping! ^_^

Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!

Posted by Lia on 3/13/2004, 10:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!"

Actually ..i did go shopping today lol ! but not for pants ..my parents were going to go to the mall so me and my cousin went with them and my cousin decided for me that i was going to go to prom with her ..so my mom bought her and I a dress and accesories and shtuff ..her dress is very pretty !!! ..lol ..mine ..nothing like a prom dress lol ..i wanted it like that anyways :D:D ..its black with pink-pinstripes and the sleeves kinda have the "falling of the shoulder" look and i got me cute !! black high heels to go with it and a collar ..kinda like a dog collar type thing ?? yep with pink stars on it and i got a bracelet with cross bones on it and some arm things ...lol its so cool and i got them all at Hot Topic ..if you dun know what that is ..a gothic dress store thing ..its cool, and i got my earrings somewhere else ..but they're just as cool, my daddy said i looked pretty when i modeled for him ..i wanted a black and white poke-a-dotted dress ...but mine still cool, i got me a skirt like that tho ..its got like a 2 layer look,goes abover my knees, white with black dots and a bright pink flower on it ..its cute ..hehehe ..yeah ...i need my hair cut again too ! even tho it IS just like an inch below my ears ..it needs to be shorter ..it bugs me ..yeah ...anywhos D::D:D ..i almost forgot, got a new book its called Kings of Ireland ...its about pre-christian times in Ireland ..sounded cool, my dad picked it out for me ...and this morn my neighbor was looking at my necklace and shes all "do you know what that means?" it was making me feel awkward so i just shrugged and she said something else and i told her it was a pentagram and she nodded and she gave me an odd disproving look ..and my moms all "She's a witch" ..it just felt odd ...i hate when ppl look at my necklace and give me a dissapproving look, make me feel bad ! ...well let you all go ...i bet you dun wanna hear about my ranting and raving about my pentagram and shtuff ...ttyl ^.^

Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!

Posted by Nick on 3/14/2004, 6:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!"

Next time you see someone staring at your necklace, stare at their cross with a disapproving look. It's basically the same thing. The pentagram is a holy symbol like the cross or the star of david or the crecent moon. You can tell people its a symbol of protection and it represents the five elements. I get upset when people don't treat Wicca/paganism as a religion just as valid as Christianity, Judaism, or Islam. In fact, it pisses me off. Where do these people live so I can egg their houses... (just kidding)

Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!

Posted by Lia on 3/14/2004, 11:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!"

Omg ..your so tight !! You've got a new admirer!! i swear ...thats the first time i've really heard that out of anyone ...All i've heard was "You worship the devil" and "Witchcraft is bad, your going to hell" ... Dang, I hear it from my friends some time too ....sheesh ...It gets annoying,but you learn to live with it ..in my english class i'm writing a persuasive essay staing that Wicca isn't bad as its played up to be ..so far ..its pretty good ..and i thank you sooo much Nick, just brightened my night ... if i could, i'd hug you! lol ..(( oh yeah infact they are thinking Paganism as one of the first religions ...)) Were did you say you lived?!?! lol j/k ... ::hugs and kisses to Nick ::

Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!

Posted by Nick on 3/16/2004, 2:15 am, in reply to "Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!"

TY... you are really sweet. :) I'm glad I could help. If you follow my posts, you'll notice I'm a bit strange... I advocated the viewing of Passion of the Christ, but I am not christian. LOL Anyway, I am of a religion/philosophy called Thelema. Look it up. It basically says that everyone has their own path or "Will" and no one EVER has the right to block another's path, but you should always work to find your true Will and follow it to the best of your ability. If everyone in the world did that, there would be true peace and no conflict of any kind. I hope by looking into Thelema, you can find your true path. "Do what thou Wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Love is the Law, Love under Will."

Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!

Posted by Carmel on 3/16/2004, 5:42 pm, in reply to "Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!"

Nick,
I looked up Thelema on the Internet. Very interesting, it follows some of my own beliefs. I tend to incorporate what makes sense to me from different conventional religions and other alternative religions/philosophies and make them part of my own belief system. I guess you would say that I'm following my own path.

Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!

Posted by Carlee on 3/16/2004, 5:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!"

hey guys! a thread on religon. cool.

So, I havent looked anything up yet but does Thelema and walking your own path suggest that we all have a fate or we decide what will happen to us on our own?

As for my religon, I am a full christian and I believe that everyone has a fate determined by God Before we are even born, but we do have free will.

I think that its awesome that we can talk about all of this with out breaking into an all out fight. :)

~*Carlee*~

Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!

Posted by Lia on 3/16/2004, 6:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!"

I was a full believer of the Catholic faith untill i got older ((which is now )) so yeah i didn't quite relate to everything in the bible and it troubled me ...cuz i was thinking about the scientific things and all ..so yeah ..and i'm kinda an environmentalist all by myself lol so that also ties into my new found religion ..Nick thats cool ...Thelema ...thats cool ...where do you when you die though?? do you just rot ??hehehe .. i know i will ..ok ...i'm kinda curious,whats everybodys age?? ((i'm the curious type ..gotta know these things ...iwas gunna burst sooner or later))

Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!

Posted by Terry on 3/19/2004, 1:26 am, in reply to "Re: Resurecting old subjects, with a new twist!"

That is a really lovely post, Nick. I'm so glad you said that.

HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows ..

Posted by Lia on 3/9/2004, 6:19 pm

HAHAHAH i was feeling awfully lonely and bored ..so i thought i'd start my own thread thingy ...just to feel loved and less bored ...i'm in class right now ..so yeah, it helps XD ...My friend Brianna is going away for 2 weeks to go around europe with out me !!!!! ::tear:: ...i was going to go, but mis padres said "No" ...anywho ...i'm devestated .. hmph ...a few minutes till the bell rings AHHH ..I seen the movie the pashion of christ ...I didn't cry like everybody else did ..ashley said i was heartless ((jokingly)) ....lol ...you neva know >:) MWAHAHAHAH..msg me :D:D:D pless !!

Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows ..

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/10/2004, 4:10 am, in reply to "HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows .."

Well, maybe you will get to tour Asia by yourself in a few years, or with a big group of friends. My parents still have a hard time letting me out of their sight, and I'm almost 22. Maybe she'll bring you back a pooka. Those are always fun. Until then, you've still got us. ^_^ How about a joke to cheer you up? What's black and white and red all over?

Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows ..

Posted by Lia on 3/10/2004, 5:33 pm, in reply to "Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows .."

I wanna go to Japan !! my parents said no to that too lol ...but this summer we are going to travel the states ...yep w/ me and a couple of my friends too ..so yeah ...ok ..i dun get it ..black and white and red all over ..hmm i've heard it before but i dun know ..hahahha i got it ..i had to ask..newspaper ...lol hehehe ..she said i was supid for not knowing ..oh well ...hmm ... how do you make a witch itch???

Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows ..

Posted by Carlee on 3/10/2004, 6:56 pm, in reply to "Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows .."

Lia, dont feel bad that you arent going anywhere "special" all my friends have been to florida (everyone in MI goes to florida) and I have never gone. But, this spring break i get to go with my band, which is all of my friends. Just think that maybe some day you will get to go on an even better trip! Thats my pep talk for today.

~*Carlee*~

Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows ..

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/11/2004, 12:33 am, in reply to "Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows .."

Take away the W. And the black and white and red all over could be anything. A newspaper, a spider with a nose bleed, a sunburned zebra. If you babysit, ask that question and refuse to give the 'correct' answer and see how many creative things the kids will come up with. What has many eyes, but never cries?

Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows ..

Posted by Carlee on 3/11/2004, 6:50 pm, in reply to "Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows .."

A fly?

You know what is a good riddle. What goes up a hill with 3 legs and comes down with 4? There is a funny story that goes with the joke. LOL! makes me laugh just thinking about it!

~*Carlee*~

Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows ..

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/13/2004, 1:05 am, in reply to "Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows .."

A geriatric with kleptomania? Old guy climbs up the hill with his cane and steals a second one from the guy who's standing at the top watching the sunset. Then he's got to quickly hobble down the other side before the victim can roll him over.

Riddle answers

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/13/2004, 1:11 am, in reply to "Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows .."

I never have seen a fly cry, so it is entirely possible. I've heard this one as "Potato," so I'll give you bonus points for being creative. ^_^ There's this new electronic 20 Questions game that is so accurate it's scary. Although it guessed my first two items, it didn't guess the third. A co-worker actually had it guessing body parts! The game should be out in a few weeks. If you get the chance to demo it, it's great! There's also a new magic 8-ball based off of the Series of Unfortunate Events that is fun, too.

Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows ..

Posted by Terry on 3/11/2004, 2:55 pm, in reply to "Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows .."

Oooh, I want to go to Japan, too. That's an ambitious trip! My other big dream trips are Iceland and Madagascar. One of these days...

Traveling the States sounds wonderful, especially if you have a couple of friends along. There are still so many places I haven't been in my own country. See, now I'm envying you! :)

Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows ..

Posted by Carmel on 3/11/2004, 5:34 pm, in reply to "Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows .."

Cruises are great too! You get to visit different cities/countries and your room travels with you. I've only been on an Alaskan and Caribbean cruises so far. I would love to go on a Mediterranean cruise. My parents-in-law invited us to go on a Baltic cruise in June with them, but I won't have the enough vacation leave by then. Oh-well another time.

Trips

Posted by Carlee on 3/11/2004, 6:55 pm, in reply to "Re: HAHAHAHA Anything??? who knows .."

A Cruise sounds like super fun, but I get motion sick real easy so maybe it wouldnt be a great idea.

I'm so excited the only place that I have ever been on a trip to is Washington D.C., Minnesota (to see the relatives), and Sea World. Anyways, this summer I am going to France to visit the Castles! Yeah!

~*Carlee*~

Re: Trips

Posted by Lia on 3/11/2004, 9:56 pm, in reply to "Trips"

I wanna go to Iceland too terry, that'd be cool !! lol and cruises are fun !!! i've been on 3,two to mexico and one around the carribean ..they are so much fun ..but yeah ..hehehe , i feel popular now lol ..one day just my post and then the nest there's like 5 or something lol XD ...in my histor class we're talking about influenza and shtuff ...and just the other day i picked up a book of my shelf ..and it was about this girl getting seperated from her family by influenza ..it was trippy ..and my grandma...she was like 3 or 4 when the pandemic happened... i think i'm getting sick too, i'm not feeling all that well right now, eh, maybe just my mind going lol ...:D:D:D

What If?

Posted by Carmel on 3/15/2004, 12:44 pm

Since people were talking about the Oscars, screenplays and actresses. I thought it would be fun to do a poll. If you pick other, tell us who you would choose. Poll is based upon "Illumination" being made into a movie.

Which actress would you pick to play the part of Liath?
Jennifer Garner (Votes: 0)
Scarlett Johansson (Votes: 1)
Liv Tyler (Votes: 2)
Anna Paquin (Votes: 0)
Christina Ricci (Votes: 1)
Kate Hudson (Votes: 0)
Angelina Jolie (Votes: 0)
Jolene Blalock (Votes: 0)
Kirsten Dunst (Votes: 0)
Other (Votes: 2)

Re: What If?

Posted by Carlee on 3/15/2004, 4:36 pm, in reply to "What If?"

Kirsten Dunst??? No way. I didnt know who to vote for, so i voted for Liv. How about we find someone totally new that will break out in the movie business becuase of the movie.

As for a male lead have to have Orlando Bloom! Wait that gives me an idea how about I get to play a role with Orlando. yeah that would be great!

~*Carlee*~

Re: What If?

Posted by Lia on 3/15/2004, 5:32 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

I voted for Liv too !! she'd be the best ..shes pretty too lol and orlando would be a great Torrin XD ..and what about Heff though???HEHEHEH

Re: What If?

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/16/2004, 1:18 am, in reply to "Re: What If?"

I voted for other. I agree with Carlee, a new talent should play Liath. Orlando seems too young to play Torrin. Of course, my brain is casting Pacha as Heff, and that wouldn't work.

Re: What If?

Posted by Carlee on 3/16/2004, 5:38 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

i didnt say that he has to play Torrin just that he should be in it. LOL!

Who is Pacha?

~*Carlee*~

Re: What If?

Posted by Liath on 3/16/2004, 6:09 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

Orlando SHOULD play Torrin ..my only other suffestion would be Viggo Mortensen ..but then he seems to old?

Re: What If?

Posted by Lia on 3/16/2004, 6:10 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

ok that was just funky ... you made me write Liath instead of Lia ..dorks ...lol ..i looked at it and it said Liath ...i was like Wha???

Re: What If?

Posted by Terry on 3/26/2004, 7:15 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

Oh, I meant to reply to this a while ago--I think Viggo is an awesome suggestion for Torrin, and he's not too old at all.

Re: What If?

Posted by Lia on 3/26/2004, 9:53 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

hehehehe ..that'd be cute ....Viggo as Torrin ..and Orlando as Tolivar ..and uhh someone could be Liath, seriously can't really think of any girl that would be good for her part ...I got my braces of today and i got my drivers permit yesterday, and today my mommy bought me some nice cute things :D:D:D:D ..she loves me !

Re: What If?

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/28/2004, 1:49 am, in reply to "Re: What If?"

Congradulations! That is really good news!

Re: What If?

Posted by Lia on 3/29/2004, 8:30 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

Lol thank you ...my retainer is rainbow coloured :D:D:D its so cool ..people get disgusted whn i take it out though, whys that? ..When i had one when i was younger the guys would get creeped out ..but now its my friends ....They ain't use to these things lol

Re: What If?

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/30/2004, 3:34 am, in reply to "Re: What If?"

If I could give any advice regarding retainers it would be to make sure you wear them as long or longer than the orthodontist (sp?) tells you to. I should have been completely done with them last year, but I decided I didn't need to wear them and my teeth moved and they had to give me three new sets to move them back again. I'll be wearing these things til I'm thirty! Oh! And NEVER wrap them in a napkin at lunch! Can't tell you how easy it is to lose them that way.

Re: What If?

Posted by Lia on 3/30/2004, 10:35 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

Lol i've had retainers before ..they are a handful ...I did that once, wrapped it up in a napkin at dinner at a restaurant and i walked out when i was done, thank god the waitres caught up with us and asked us if the retainer was mine lol ...my mom got mad at me, but I didn't lose it !!! lol ....I lose them temporarily in my house for about and hour or two .....then i remember that they arn't in my mouth and i go on a search ...usually in the kitchen or by my comp lol ....Ok i'm kinda mad ..my prom date ((hecka cute!)) can't go anymore ..because his parents said that he couldn't because of his grades and attitude ..sucks big time ...

Re: What If?

Posted by Nick on 3/16/2004, 2:19 am, in reply to "What If?"

I had so much trouble with this one... of course my first choice would have been Scarlett.... but I saw Kate Hudson on the list and I can SOOOOO see her when I think about Liath. I did pick Scarlett though, cause I gotta be loyal. :) I think Christina Ricci would play the Seeker girl (darn, I forgot her name and I left my copy of Illumination in the car). Angelina Jolie I can see as one of the scheming Ennead girls. :)

Re: What If?

Posted by Terry on 3/19/2004, 12:56 am, in reply to "What If?"

What a fun poll! Thanks for posting that, Carmel! Glad we got that feature fixed.

I voted Other, too, because I agree that a newcomer might be best for Liath. But I love hearing everyone's take on it! You picked a great list of actors, too.

We'll find roles for Orlando and Scarlett somehow! :)

Re: What If?

Posted by Lia on 3/19/2004, 5:34 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

gotta sneak Orlando in there some how !! it would be just wrong ..no j/k lol ....hehehe ...hmm..dun know what to write ..like i said before ....teacher ain't here today and we got a substitute ...did i spell that right?? i dun know ...

Re: What If?

Posted by Carlee on 3/19/2004, 7:39 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

This week I had a lot of substitute teachers too. One in Adv. Algebra, Bio, and english, and one day in band the interns took over, that leaves only one class in which i didnt have a sub. scary!

Re: What If?

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/20/2004, 12:17 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

Orlando and Scarlett can be students in the holding. Of course, I can almost see Orlando playing Louarn. Then he'd be on screen longer..

Re: What If?

Posted by Lia on 3/21/2004, 12:00 am, in reply to "Re: What If?"

Playinmg who??? ...name doesn't sound familiar ....sooo confused ...my mind is drawing a blank ...but i DID have a horrible day ..it sucked really bad ..not going to go into details ..kinda gross and nasty ...ok i feel like sharing ..skipping to the worst part ..i got stuck going to the bathroom in a porta-potty and i stuck my hand in a urinal ...ick ..i was crying ..yeah ..much better now ...all clean !

Re: What If?

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/21/2004, 1:20 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

Binder's Road--Louarn/Mellas/Flin. Of course, he wouldn't get to play all three characters, but they'd hafta get two cute guys who look like younger versions of Orlando. In the case of Mellas, he could play that character, then makeup guys can olden-him-up to play Louarn.

Re: What If?

Posted by Nick on 3/21/2004, 7:16 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

Wasn't Mellas like 12 years old? Orlando may be "cute" but he don't look that young LOL

Re: What If?

Posted by Lia on 3/22/2004, 5:59 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

lol ..yeah ..they'd need some cute lil boy to play ..i can't think of any ...because i don't look a the lil boys ..only the big ones ..hehehe ..i gotta look in my book again to see who Flin and that L one is ...for some reason does't ring a bell

Re: What If?

Posted by Carlee on 3/23/2004, 5:21 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

How about that one kid from the 6th sense? Wait that movie was a while ago is he too old now? Anyways I'm sure that we could find a cute little boy becuase there are so many cute little kids in the world!

~*Carlee*~

Re: What If?

Posted by Carmel on 3/23/2004, 5:16 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

Nick is right. Mellas is 5 years younger than Liath. So in Illumination, Liath is 18 which makes Mellas 13.
Look at the dates in the Chronology on this website. It doesn't mention Mellas by name, but remember, he is the son of Evonder and Lerissa.

Re: What If?

Posted by Terry on 3/23/2004, 7:44 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

{smiling at the detective work!}

Yeah, I think it might be stretching a bit for Orlando to play Mellas, given the age, but Louarn requires a strikingly attractive actor, and Orlando fits the bill.

I also really like Angi-Kate's idea of having Orlando and Scarlett be vocates in the Holding. Hmm, maybe Tolivar and Dabrena? Scarlett's not quite petite enough to be Dabrena, but the physical match doesn't have to be perfect, and she certainly can sell strength under a youthful sweetness. And if we had Orlando playing a supporting role like that, imagine the megasuperstars we'd get for the leading roles. :)

Was it Karin who mentioned Johnny Depp once in another thread? I think he'd make a pretty darn cool Louarn. Who else would be good? I love hearing these suggestions.

Re: What If?

Posted by Lia on 3/24/2004, 7:58 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

dragging out the book to look up who these people are ::tear:: Watch ...i go "oh duh i knew who that was " lol just watch ....Uhhh Julia Stiles...good for Karanthe maybe

Re: What If?

Posted by Carmel on 3/25/2004, 6:10 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

I think Clancy Brown would make a good "Heff".
I didn't realize he had played "Viktor" in the 1985 movie, "The Bride". "The Bride" is a take-off on the Frankenstein story. He also played in "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension", "Highlander", "The Shawshank Redemption", "Starship Troopers" and the TV series "Earth 2".

Re: What If?

Posted by Nick on 3/26/2004, 5:33 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

He was also the abusive father in "Pet Semetary 2" and the evil Priest in the HBO series "Carnivale" I love Clancy Brown, I would love to work with him someday.

Re: What If?

Posted by Terry on 3/26/2004, 7:18 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

Wow, what a great choice! I really like that, Carmel.

Re: What If?

Posted by Lia on 3/26/2004, 9:59 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

Hmm .never heard of him, i got to look him up, with the rest of the stuff i have to do right now ..hehehe ...

Re: What If?

Posted by Terry on 4/3/2004, 10:55 am, in reply to "Re: What If?"

I certainly know how that is! :)

Re: What If?

Posted by Lia on 4/5/2004, 2:52 am, in reply to "Re: What If?"

Finally back home from my long weekend at my cousins house ..omg it was sooooo funny ...me and my cousin Amber started a family feud ...its was great, might sound bad and all, but if you only knew the circumstances ...it was soo long over due ...yeah ...Hmmm..i seen a goat head, cow-tongue,brain,heart,feet and some pig feet too at some carniceria, i really wanted to touch the head but it was bagged ...and behind the glass ((yes ..i'm freaky like that)) ...How was everybody elses weekend? did it end up just like mine? lol ...

Re: What If?

Posted by Terry on 4/5/2004, 2:21 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

Had a nice weekend here...did a music gig, did some walking and biking, did some laundry. Didn't see any goat heads, though! :) It sounds like you had a lot of fun at your cousin's house. I'm glad. I hope the week ahead is good, too.

Re: What If?

Posted by Lia on 4/6/2004, 10:13 pm, in reply to "Re: What If?"

lol ..lat night at my friends house ..had a blast !! Sheesh ...lol ..hmm ..dun really know what to write at the moment kinda lost for words at the moment ...mental block ...tty all laters :D:D:D

OMG!

Posted by Nick on 3/16/2004, 2:23 am

I just read the teaser for Triad that is in the Codices section. AAAAHHHHHHHHHHH! It brought me to tears! I can see it in my head! I am smitten by the idea of a great Triad made up of each of the new lights! I want to learn more about the outerworld! I want to read this freakin book already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: OMG!

Posted by Carlee on 3/16/2004, 5:40 pm, in reply to "OMG!"

OH awesome. Time to go back and look at all the pages i have looked at a few times already for something new. YEAH!

*hurrys off to go read*

~*Carlee*~

Re: OMG!

Posted by Carlee on 3/16/2004, 5:45 pm, in reply to "Re: OMG!"

Hey I just went and read it! I'm so excited and I will be even more excited when the publishing date is set. I can't wait!

~*Carlee*~

Re: OMG!

Posted by Terry on 3/19/2004, 12:58 am, in reply to "OMG!"

You guys make my heart happy. :)

A dream that I had.... (long post!)

Posted by Carlee on 3/16/2004, 5:51 pm

okay, I had a dream last night about Illumination. So I was standing on this dirt road when this girl walks up. I Decide that I want to walk with her. She introduces herself as Liath and we walk a little longer just chit chatting. and then she explains her confusions about the Ennead ect. and we talk about that for a while becuase I am in the same state of confusion. And then these two guys come walking up, one is Torrin and the other is Orlando Bloom (he's in all my dreams!) and then we all sit down for a nice Picnic in a wooded area next to a stream and talk. Then I we are attacked by Orgers... THis is were the dream turns into another book, Ella Enchanted (due out in Movie version soon) and Torrin and Orlando fight to save us all. and then we go into the whole Ella Enchanted story line and I wake living happily ever after. The end.

i just thought that I would share this dream since it is kinda cool to dream about books.

So, as I was saying Ella enchanted is coming out in theaters soon, and I think that everyone should read the book and go see the movie. i love the book so much I think that I have read it 8 times already, so if they screw the movie up I will be mad. Anyways its awesome!

~*Carlee*~

Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)

Posted by Lia on 3/16/2004, 6:20 pm, in reply to "A dream that I had.... (long post!)"

Such a cool dream lol ..I LOVE ELLA ENCHANTED !!!! heheh i have a paper back version and hard cover and i've read it like maybe 5 times ...one of my al time favorites hehehe ..my friend dreams of Orlando Bloom and me lol well gtg bells gunna ring any second ..

Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)

Posted by Karin on 3/16/2004, 11:14 pm, in reply to "Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)"

::waiting for Orlando Bloom to make an appearance in her dreams::

Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/17/2004, 3:42 am, in reply to "Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)"

I love Ella Enchanted as well, the book club at Auntie's is reading it and then we're going to take the kids to the movie. One major difference between the two is that there was no real threat in the book, Ella just *thought* that she could be used to ruin the kingdom because of her curse, but they make it an actual plot in the movie. It gives a good reason for Carey Elwes to be in it, he plays the bad guy! *o* Kissies *o*

Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)

Posted by Lia on 3/17/2004, 5:46 pm, in reply to "Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)"

Thats cool, i heard that it was some what different than the book ..i can't wait to see it !! whens it coming out??? I've seen a pic awhile back who Charmont was going to be and he was cute ...i dun know, gotta look again ...maybe wheile here in class lol I will ...i love having comps. in the classrooms ..and also being your class too!! lol ...but i have more freedom when i'm on my OWN computer lol ttyl:D :D

Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)

Posted by Carlee on 3/17/2004, 7:38 pm, in reply to "Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)"

It comes out in April, I dont know the exact date though.
Whenever i am in the computer lab we are not allowed to go to anything like this. So I only get on at home.

~*Carlee*~

Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)

Posted by Lia on 3/17/2004, 8:10 pm, in reply to "Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)"

Hmm ..that sux, our teacher is very lienant ...i know i did not spell that right either ...hehehe ..i can't wait !! April seems to be an important month to me so far ..dun know why ..but it does ...I gotta drag my friends to the movies when it comes out lol ...till then ..waiting very impatiently

Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/20/2004, 12:12 pm, in reply to "Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)"

April 9th, i think...

Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)

Posted by Terry on 3/19/2004, 1:01 am, in reply to "A dream that I had.... (long post!)"

What a great dream!

Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)

Posted by Lia on 3/19/2004, 5:31 pm, in reply to "Re: A dream that I had.... (long post!)"

lol .... i know there really nothing to post ..but ..i felt like writing something, i'm bored ..gtg ...teacher ain't here lol !!

Religion/Thelema (from previous post)

Posted by Nick on 3/16/2004, 10:32 pm

I thought this merited its own post since religious discussions always get out of hand. hehe. :) Thelema DOES infer that everyone has their own destiny. Of course there is free will. That is why we all get in trouble so much. The duty of a Thelemite is to follow their own path and steer others toward their own paths as well. This is not to be confused with preaching (I hate people who try to force their religions on others -- like a certain president who shall remain annonymous if not, hopefully, in power). A Thelemite should merely help those who are having problems reevaluate their lives and discover for themselves what it is they are doing wrong. As for the afterlife. I personally believe in reincarnation and the gradual purifiying of the soul. When a soul becomes enlightened to a certain extent, it becomes one with God and does not return to earth. This I got from Qabbalah, which I have studied on and off for many years, and which is also a part of Thelema. You might find more information on Thelema if you search for its founder: Aliester Crowley (waiting for the chorus of hisses from the christians who think Crowley was evil) or the Ordo Templi Orientis, which was the original Thelemic church/Order

Re: Religion/Thelema (from previous post)

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/17/2004, 3:52 am, in reply to "Religion/Thelema (from previous post)"

That sounds really cool! I've never heard of Thelema before, so I'll hafta look up more information. The only thing I can see Christians getting upset about is that it looks like Christ is taken out of the equasion. Reincarnation is something that I believe in as well, though I've never quite thought of it as purification of the soul, that makes a lot of sense. In this current life, I'm a white female in America, next time, I could be any different race or gender in any country. I believe that this information is stored within my soul so that my soul can learn to understand the world and the world of spirits from many different angles. I don't belive that God would create a large world with so many possibilities for his creations to be narrow-minded, especially when He seems to put so much emphasis on flesh not being the most important part of existance. I think the same goes for churches, each one has something to share and no single one is perfect. That's just my thought...

Re: Religion/Thelema (from previous post)

Posted by Nick on 3/17/2004, 1:53 pm, in reply to "Re: Religion/Thelema (from previous post)"

The reason why I meantioned Christians being upset is that Aliester Crowley was notorious in the late 19th century/early 20th for being completely anti-christian. He styled himself the Beast 666 because his christian parents were overbearing and thought him a wicked child. There is a Black Sabbath song about him ("Mr. Crowley"). Crowley was such a "bad" person he was banished from much of Europe (he's origianlly from England) and spent his last years as a recluse. Thelema came from an experience he had in 1904 in Egypt when he did a ritual to call on his Holy Guardian Angel. The being that supposedly spoke to him through his wife laid down the Law, which is now written word for word in "The Book of the Law" which is equivalent to the first books of the bible for Thelemites.

Re: Religion/Thelema (from previous post)

Posted by Lia on 3/17/2004, 5:59 pm, in reply to "Re: Religion/Thelema (from previous post)"

Whoa ...deep stuff there ...I've never heard of Crowley ..so i don't hiss at him ..well atleast i dun think ?? ...I would beat any parents who called their child wicked ...but ppl are dumb,can't save them ...Reincarnation, thats pretty cool, i don't yet really have a belief for that yet, i've read stories about ppl having memories about their past life, but i'm not sure about it myself, i believe if you are to be reincarnated those who are worthy should be able IF THEY WISH ...But thats me, Thelemites have a bible?? Hmmm... Wicca just has a simple statement "Do what thou wilt, an it harm none." ...Oh yeah ..i'm going to hurt my dad, he picked my out this cool book,until i got to one point and it totally dissed my religion ...i believe he got it for me so he could convert me back lol ....but it angered my when i read it, wanted to throw it across the room ..well maybe not that bad ...but still ..oh yeah,trying to learn to write it Runes :D

Re: Religion/Thelema (from previous post)

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/20/2004, 12:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Religion/Thelema (from previous post)"

I didn't mean to offend, I was inferring my own half baked info. Lia, parents always want the best for their children, even if the parent's definition is different than the child's. My parents bought me a book when Dave and I first planned to get married, "Avoiding Mr. Wrong." They said, "We just don't want you to make such a drastic mistake, honey." I read the book, hated their purpose for giving it to me, but it only cemented the reasons why I want to marry Dave. Think of the book as a different view of examining faith. I had the opportunity to work with a Wiccan Priestess and she was really open about answering my questions. Before meeting her, I wasn't sure what to make of that faith, and probably would have been on your dad's side. Learning is fun. That's really cool that you're learning to write runes. Are you going to make your own stones?

Re: Religion/Thelema (from previous post)

Posted by Lia on 3/20/2004, 11:56 pm, in reply to "Re: Religion/Thelema (from previous post)"

i'm avoiding the book now ..its kinda annoys me ...besides that point i made ...its not very good afeter like the 2nd chapter anyways ...I dun know ..make my own stones?? probably not ..i started writing all my friends names ansd stuff and mine ...it was cool ...they thought i was "dumb" ...lol ..they don't get these things ...thats ok they "slow" hehehe ..ttyl

Re: Religion/Thelema (from previous post)

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/21/2004, 1:14 pm, in reply to "Re: Religion/Thelema (from previous post)"

Just out of curiosity, when you were writing your friends' names in runes, did they relate it to LOTR? (About the stones, I have a bag of runestones that someone made out of clay, and they look really cool, but I don't know who lost them.)

wow! guess who needs some sleep...

Posted by Carlee on 3/18/2004, 10:36 pm

I just did a really dumb thing! I went to the wednesday irregulars chat, thinking HEY I finally have time to go tonight and i sat there for a 1/2 hour waiting for someone else to come before getting that DUH momement that it is Thursday. Woops. hopefully I can make it next wednesday!

~*Carlee*~

Re: wow! guess who needs some sleep...

Posted by Nick on 3/19/2004, 1:04 am, in reply to "wow! guess who needs some sleep..."

Nick needs sleep... I work graveyards on Wed/Thurs then sleep (barely) on Fridays then have to work days on Sat/Sun... then I have school Mon-Wed.... I need sleep. :) Your example is really good... but you really know you need sleep when it is 1/2 hour before work and you feel like you should be in bed. I am pooped!

Re: wow! guess who needs some sleep...

Posted by Terry on 3/19/2004, 1:09 am, in reply to "Re: wow! guess who needs some sleep..."

Tough schedule, Nick! It's hard shifting sleep cycles around like that. I have a lot of sympathy!

Re: wow! guess who needs some sleep...

Posted by Lia on 3/19/2004, 6:59 pm, in reply to "Re: wow! guess who needs some sleep..."

That sucks ...i need sleep right now ..but thats because i'm sick ..but yeah, you've got a way better reason to need sleep lol ...thank god i don't have to work ..i'd die ...i'd be able to work fri-sun if i had to ..but any other day ..probably not ..unless i got off before 9 ...because i surely can't miss watching Inuyasha !! that would be horrible !! and i'd die ..maybe not ..but still ...morally wronged ..lol ok i'll let you all go ..i gtg anyways ...gotta pack for going off the the families house for the weekend ...and going to some Afghan festival they are throwing..where do they ever get the money?!??!

Re: wow! guess who needs some sleep...

Posted by Terry on 3/19/2004, 1:06 am, in reply to "wow! guess who needs some sleep..."

I've done very similar things, Carlee! LOL.

I was in the sff.net chat tonight, and I usually am on Thursdays, so if that ever happens again, come on over to http://irc.sff.net/ and hang out!

I didn't make the Irregulars last night, because it was St. Patrick's Day and I was out playing music. I hope to be back there next week. I'll be in the SFF Net IRC next week as well.

Re: wow! guess who needs some sleep...

Posted by Lia on 3/19/2004, 7:01 pm, in reply to "Re: wow! guess who needs some sleep..."

I look up and there is a post ....scary

Re: wow! guess who needs some sleep...

Posted by Carlee on 3/19/2004, 7:37 pm, in reply to "Re: wow! guess who needs some sleep..."

Yeah I was going to go to the other chat, but it was only 10:30 and i know that that one starts at 11:00. It would be awesome if it was earlier and if i had a better memory. :) Hopefully i will get there next week its half-days at school for confrences so I will be all caught up on sleep and able to stay up to chat.

music on St. Patrick's day sounds fun. :)

~*Carlee*~

Re: wow! guess who needs some sleep...

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/20/2004, 12:20 pm, in reply to "Re: wow! guess who needs some sleep..."

West coast time is great. I don't have to stay up that late to chat, and now that I'm on spring break, I'll try to be there. If I'm not working on my sisters prom dress...

Re: wow! guess who needs some sleep...

Posted by Lia on 3/20/2004, 11:48 pm, in reply to "Re: wow! guess who needs some sleep..."

hehehe ..2 more weeks till spring break for me ...and West coast time IS great ....dun have to stay up late for these night time chats ...that i alsways miss ..except like one or 2 of them i've went to ?

Chat tonight!

Posted by Carlee on 3/24/2004, 5:34 pm

Hope that i can remember after i get home from my lesson. Hope to see everyone else too.

See ya later!

~*Carlee*~

Re: Chat tonight!

Posted by Terry on 3/25/2004, 1:45 pm, in reply to "Chat tonight!"

At the last minute, I went up with a friend to a music session, and got home too late for the chat. Arg! But I'll be on irc.sff.net tonight, in #lobby (that's a channel, or "room"), from 11pm Eastern, and I'll try to get there earlier, because I know that chat is on the late side. Hope to see you!

Re: Chat tonight!

Posted by Carlee on 3/25/2004, 3:18 pm, in reply to "Re: Chat tonight!"

thats okay, was the music session fun? I have to go to confrences with my mom and sister tonight but if we get home and i dont go right to bed. I'll try to be there.

hope to see you later!

~*Carlee*~

Re: Chat tonight!

Posted by Terry on 3/26/2004, 7:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Chat tonight!"

Glad you figured out how to get in there! I was in early, around 10:15, but then my computer froze up and it took me a long time to reboot and get back online. So I'd have just missed you either way. Hmpf!

Music was great fun, thanks. :) It was a high-level session and I was very happy to get the chance to join in. A wonderful experience.

Re: Chat tonight!

Posted by Terry on 3/26/2004, 7:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Chat tonight!"

Glad you figured out how to get in there! I was in early, around 10:15, but then my computer froze up and it took me a long time to reboot and get back online. So I'd have just missed you either way. Hmpf!

Music was great fun, thanks. :) It was a high-level session and I was very happy to get the chance to join in. A wonderful experience.

Re: Chat tonight!

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/28/2004, 1:48 am, in reply to "Re: Chat tonight!"

GAR! I missed it. :(

Missing in action

Posted by Robert on 3/28/2004, 3:07 pm

Hey people, you're absent from the board for two weeks and you have dozens of posts to read through. Glad to see that many more regular denizens of the board have added themselves. Nick, I have to agree with you, at times narrow-minded people have influenced generations and closed off the avenues of self-discovery because of dogmatic beliefs. Hopefully, the situation can be remedied.

Re: Missing in action

Posted by Karin on 3/28/2004, 5:36 pm, in reply to "Missing in action"

Has been just lurking.

Mwa ha ha

Re: Missing in action

Posted by Terry on 3/28/2004, 7:19 pm, in reply to "Re: Missing in action"

Oooh, that's a great evil laugh. *evil grin*

Re: Missing in action

Posted by Terry on 3/28/2004, 7:18 pm, in reply to "Missing in action"

Welcome back! It's great to see you. It can be hard catching up after an absence--I go through that frequently when things keep me from regular reading of newsgroups and such--but I'm so pleased with the activity here and the wonderful people who are hanging out.

I hope that all's been well with you, and I'm glad that work and life have let you surface for a bit!

Re: Missing in action

Posted by Robert on 4/3/2004, 10:12 pm, in reply to "Re: Missing in action"

Hey Terry,
Yes everything has been going well with me and work is finally letting up a bit where I can catch up on the fun stuff. Still no publishing date? Nice to see so many new people. By the way Terry, have you read some of the latest entries in the guest book? Some are quite flattering, and deserved I might add.

Re: Missing in action

Posted by Terry on 4/3/2004, 11:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Missing in action"

Glad to hear that life is going well, Robert. Fun stuff is important too!

Still no publication date, but I should find out pretty soon.

I have read the guestbook entries, and was delighted! Thanks for the pointer (and for the "deserved"!).

Keep having fun!

Re: Missing in action

Posted by Carlee on 3/29/2004, 7:06 pm, in reply to "Missing in action"

Welcome Back, I was wondering where you went.

i will be gone for 4 days starting on Friday. Our Band is going to Disney world! Yeah. Some place warm!

~*Carlee*~

Re: Missing in action

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/30/2004, 3:29 am, in reply to "Re: Missing in action"

Wow! I'm jelous (sp?). We never got to go anywhere cool like that when I was in band. Hope you have fun!

Re: Missing in action

Posted by Carmel on 3/31/2004, 5:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Missing in action"

You lucky dog! I've never gone to Disney World. I was in Florida last January, where I went on a Caribbean cruise from Ft. Lauderdale. We went on an after-cruise excursion to the Everglades. I got to pet a Florida Panther there. My hubby, took a picture of it.

Panther envy

Posted by Terry on 4/3/2004, 6:55 am, in reply to "Re: Missing in action"

Oh, my goodness, Carmel, I'm so envious of you for getting to pet a Florida panther! How did it feel? Was its coat rougher than you'd expect? If you have a digital version of the photo your husband took and you want it posted, let me know. :)

Re: Missing in action

Posted by Angi-Kate on 3/30/2004, 3:31 am, in reply to "Missing in action"

Welcome back. I find it's easiest to stay caught up if I check in here right after I check my email.

Re: Missing in action

Posted by Robert on 4/3/2004, 10:16 pm, in reply to "Re: Missing in action"

Great idea, I never get to the emails...have to fight the wife for access to this computer. And the office has installed a filter which has DECLARED this site restricted due to mature content...LOL the government (my employer) is really sensitive about the word fantasy.

Re: Missing in action

Posted by Terry on 4/5/2004, 1:35 pm, in reply to "Re: Missing in action"

Oh, wow, Robert, really? I'm quite taken aback by that filter, but I suppose "fantasy" is a keyword for sites with very different content. That's troubling. I'm going to look at the keywords for the main page and see if I can think of a workaround that still conveys the genre. I appreciate the information!

[more to come on next archiving sweep, starting with Angi-Kate's thread "Any good ideas?"]

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