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Re: dead at the bottom of a cliff
by Helen Krummenacker 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

"Dead in a ditch" is the cliche worry in America. They even used it on Buffy tonight.

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Music videos
by Andrew Williams 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Dana wrote: >I'd like to do a Blake/Avon themed "Trolley Song" vid (the Judy >Garland song--"Clang, clang, clang went the trolley" etc). How about "Trouble" by Shampoo? "Uh oh, we're in trouble" over the Scorpio crew fleeing from Mullers' android, etc.

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Language and mums
by Andrew Williams 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Lisa wrote: >I remember my mum being constantly wibbling that I could be 'dead under a >bus' quite a lot if I didn't call when I was supposed to. Just to tie two threads together, isn't being hit by a bus the rationale for wearing clean underwear? Hence the parent-horrifying response, "No need to worry, Mum, I've gone commando!"

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FW: [B7L] Re: Language
by Andrew Williams 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Joanne wrote: >"I reckon", placed after the mention of whatever he's supposing, >might be a possibility, but [...snip...] it seems to be fading out >of Australian usage too. I reckon!

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Re: [B7L] Re: Language and mums
by Ellynne G. 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 13:10:09 +1300 Nicola Mody-Nikoloff <mody-nikoloffn(a)axis-intermodal.co.nz> writes: > How common is this particular fear among mothers? I got it > constantly from > mine when I was overseas. Is it a standard mother cliche? > Things my mom probably expected to see in letters - Dear Mom, Thanks for the lovely bike helmet. It came in very useful the other day. And the nicest thing is, you _know_ I've never been happy with the way my nose used to look. National Geographic really wasn't exagerating in that article on typhoons. On the bright side, the drought is over and the embankment is mostly holding. And it's such a distraction when the earthquake hits in the middle of a conversation. Although the locks on the door are holding just fine, I would still like to point out that I would be spared these little inconveniences if the laws were a little stricter on making the people who need to take their schizophrenia medication. ObB7 - of course, if I ever had included such a sentence, it would only have been a lead up to something like - And, after going through all this, don't you think I deserve something to settle my nerves like another B7 tape for an early birthday present? Ellynne ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Re: [B7L] Language and mums
by Ellynne G. 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 01:15:39 -0000 "Leia Fee" <leiafee(a)totalise.co.uk> writes: > What common accident's could mum's worry about? Teleport seems an > obvious > one but they're not common enough in the B7 world for that to be a > cliche. More to the point, what kind of letters does Vila write home? Number one rule of writing home when in dangerous situations - edit. Vila's letter home after Volcano Dear Mum, Not much has been happening. Now the war's over, we've had time to kick back and relax. About the most strenuous thing we do these days is try to look up the occasional friend from back before that little ruckus out by the galactic edge - Star One, if you rember. Avon in particular is always willing to look up an old chum. When we decided to go to Obsidian, I can truthfully say he had a little list of old acquaintances who had it listed as their last known address. That Avon, no matter where we go, it seems like there's always a good chance he'll run into some old friend. You'd almost think that was his plan. What a guy! Obsidian has a lovely climate, quite warm, and the people are quite pleasant in their way. Not that it's touristy. No, this is one place that will never sell out its natural charm to try and attract hordes of sightseers. I know, in some quarters, they have a reputation as unfriendly, but it just isn't so. In fact, no sooner had we got there, than one of Dayna's old friends had invited a few of Avon's old pals over for a little get together (I never thought I'd meet anyone who was Avon's equal for social skills, but this fellow, the local ruler's son, was one of the closest I've met. What a guy!). This was really half the fun of our trip. This little get together was supposed to be a big surprise for Avon - and it was, although Cally tried to drop him a few hints once she got wind of it. I have to admit, it did start to get a little out of hand at this point. If it wasn't for Orac (another of Avon's pals), I don't know what would have happened. I think some people had been hitting the sauce a little too hard, if you know what I mean (don't worry, Mum, I never touch the stuff). Orac, however, got them involved in a sort of guessing game that kept them distracted (they lost, by the way). Meanwhile, the rest of us were having a thrilling game of hunt the bracelet. I know it sounds a little dull, but it's one of our favorites. I don't think a party goes by without a few rounds of it. However, you may be thinking this doesn't quite fit with that staid, proper image Obsidians have. I have to admit, I did think the local ruler hurried us out a _little_ quickly once he saw how wild things were getting (the bracelet game came to an immediate halt). I also think he was a bit put out with his son. Still, they set off a beautiful fireworks display when we left. Cally in particular found it quite heartwarming. As for Avon, he was about like he always is after one of these wild parties - a little damaged but nothing he'll think about in the morning. Trust me, he'll be ready to go right back and do the same thing tomorrow. What a guy! Your son, Resty P.S. If you happen to hear from Avon's old pal, Roj Blake, please, let us know _right away_. I really don't know how much more of this I can take. Ellynne ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Re: [B7L] Re:Blake and Vila
by Ellynne G. 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

On Wed, 28 Nov 2001 10:35:01 +1300 Nicola Mody-Nikoloff <mody-nikoloffn(a)axis-intermodal.co.nz> writes: > Oh, agreed. Like joking about deth or nuclear war (which I do). But > having > been a target myself at school, I'd never try to feel better by > making > others feel worse. True. OTOH, it's the fact that I can't really see any of these characters as - perhaps not _nasty_ enough to make such an attack but certainly not dumb enough to deliberately say something like that to that person under those circumstances. As someone once said, if your survival depends on what someone else decides to do, don't antagonize them. Ellynne ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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RE: Re [B7L] Virus
by Nicola Mody-Nikoloff 28 Nov '01

28 Nov '01

Neil Faulkner wrote: > Serves me right > that it should happen just as a thread emerges that I was > rather keen to > pitch in on. 'Bastard' doesn't sound quite right for Vila? I > once had Cally > screaming 'f***' at the top of her lungs. (In Kriegspielen, > which you can find in the Hermit library.) I think Vila would say 'bastard' and 'sod'. In fact he does in my story, though not directly to anyone's face - he has a finely-honed sense of self-preservation! And I've read Kriegspielen and your other stories in the library, and enjoyed them very much, particularly the one with the rampaging alien, can't remember the name. Nico *** This e-mail is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. ***

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Re [B7L] Virus
by Neil Faulkner 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

I *think* I'm now clean, though it cost me forty quid to get someone who knew what he was doing to reinstall Windows for me after I market-gardened on my own attempts to remove the damn thing. At least the dreaded kernel32 executable has failed to reappear, along with its accomplice in the registry. My first foray into the wonderful world of regedit... My profound apologies to anyone I inadvertently infected. Serves me right that it should happen just as a thread emerges that I was rather keen to pitch in on. 'Bastard' doesn't sound quite right for Vila? I once had Cally screaming 'f***' at the top of her lungs. (In Kriegspielen, which you can find in the Hermit library.) Neil

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Re: Music videos
by Andrew Williams 27 Nov '01

27 Nov '01

Carol wrote: >Per what I've heard about doing music vids on computers, >there are both advantages and disadvantages to computers vs. the >old-fashioned way. A couple of years ago I had my computer stolen when my house was burgled, which had a few music videos I'd done on the hard disk. Nothing special, as I was just seeing what I could do with the effects, etc. For example, I did "Money (that's what I want)" with various money scenes - the black gold, the Zerok bank notes, Avon 'happily' returning the gems to Blake in Shadow, etc. Hardly ground-breaking stuff. The one I liked the most was a song called "Silly Thing", which I put over the end of Blake. To introduce it I edited the "I have always trusted you" speech from Star One onto the start, so that it leaps from the last time Avon sees Blake on the Liberator, to when he sees him on GP. And the best bit of all was that the Star One scene ends with Avon looking at Blake in the same direction as he is facing on GP, so I was able to morph Avon from one image to the other without much difficulty. That looked *really* good. I used a Reveal Video Artist, but when I got my replacement PC I got a different kit because Reveal had gone bust. I managed to download some of their codecs from the internet, but I couldn't find all the ones I needed, so I can't watch the videos I had saved to CD-R.

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