I Was Taken Out of Context – Yay!

Posted on March 31, 2003 by Solonor

I was a bit confused when I got a trackback ping from something called Out of Context. I scratched my head (then my butt) and asked: “What the hooha is all this?”

Turns out our friendly, neighborhood Batgrl has a sporadically updated blog that collects random excerpts from various other blogs and puts them together with absolutely no context whatsoever. So, the intrepid reader is left to ponder at strange utterances like “It’s got topical commentary, Time Cube and Patagonian Death Gerbils; what more could you ask for?” or click on the associated link to find out what the hell the author was talking about.

Brilliant! Get this woman a marketing job. I hear a certain ex-NBC news reporter’s image could use the help, too…

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Blogger Boycott

Posted on March 30, 2003 by Solonor

I have willingly joined the coalition forming to take out Cheyenne’s chemical and biological weapons (and as a side benefit, get rid of Yvonne’s and Dania’s, too). She has until April 15 to meet the demands of the Blogosphere as laid down by Mister Mittens.

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SGCBL Ready For Bidness

Posted on March 30, 2003 by Solonor

OK, for real this time. All the rest of the silly baseball news will be on the SGCBL Blog. We have 16 teams, and that’s good enough to start with. Thank you for putting up with my goofiness.

UPDATE: Thanks to GeekGrrl and Milbertus for providing the 16th team – The Rivendell Royals. Happy now? ;p

And, of course, The Gamer’s Nook entry is now The Misty Mountain Hops… This is gonna be one strange trip.

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You Want Cheese With That?

Posted on March 30, 2003 by Solonor

Yeah, baby! Whine and ye shall receive. Overnight we added:

Dol Guldur Dragons (Linkmeister)
Palantir Stones (Cis and Mike)
Bywater Bounders (Kevin) – our first non-USA member!

Now, where’s that Red Sox-lovin’ Cat Woman?

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SGCBL Needs Teams!!

Posted on March 30, 2003 by Solonor

Solonor’s Groovy Computer Baseball League needs teams. We have 12. We can start with 16, but I’d like to get 24.

I promise it won’t hurt. It won’t take a ton of time, either. The simulation is quite detailed, but if you just want to sit back and watch your computer GM run the show after the initial lineups are set, that will be fine. You don’t even need to know that much about baseball.

I just need between 4 and 12 more people to jump in. Here’s the lineup so far (and yes, Ric, you’re still in whether you like it or not):

Isengard Raiders (Me)
Mirkwood Marauders (Cableman)
Bree Cheese (Sgt. Grump)
Rohan Rangers (Ric the Schmuck)
Bag End Bombers (Ejen)
Lonely Mountain Losers (Bran and Satan)
Dunharrow Devils (Panda and Lisa)
Dead Marsh Urukai (Pippa and Grendel)
Mordor Mimes (Speaker)
Moria Miners (Altered Boy)
Plus yet-to-be-named teams from Whiny and Pepperkat.

Come on, people. It’s not like I’m asking you to invest fake money in a blog stock market.

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Curse You, Laurence Simon!

Posted on March 29, 2003 by Solonor

Oh, the fickle fortunes of finance.

One minute, I’ve rocketed to the top of the Blogshares Top Players List (from getting a free 1000 shares of my own stock). I’m buying new tiaras for the Princess and partying like it’s 1999.

The next, some schmuck launches a sell-off and my stock price plummets from $11.68 to $1.30! I’m ruined. I can’t even afford bullets for the gun.

I wonder if it’s too late to get back that “I Quit” e-mail I sent to my boss…

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Dancing Fool

Posted on March 29, 2003 by Solonor

“Here, Dad, come and try this…”

Ha! My kids thought they’d embarass me by getting me to try Dance Dance Revolution (on the PC, not in public).

Bah. It’s just disco Tetris. Piece o’ cake.

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Happy Birthday, PromoGuy

Posted on March 29, 2003 by Solonor

He doesn’t look a day over 36.

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Only Criminals Need NAT

Posted on March 29, 2003 by Solonor

Firewalls set to become illegal in many American states – including Florida, naturally.

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Fortune Telling

Posted on March 28, 2003 by Solonor

Tonight, we went out to our favorite Chinese hole-in-the-mall, and in the span of an evening, I saw my childrens’ futures.

Whiny: I didn’t get a fortune! That. Just. Doesn’t. Happen. I have no future!
ME: Yes, but now you can beg people to take care of you. You’re the less fortunate.
Whiny: No, I’m the UN-fortunate.
Pepperkat: You got that right…

On the way out to the car, he kept looking around like a paranoid fugitive, hugging his sister’s arm. (“I need to stick with people that have a future. Emily, check the car door for explosives. Dad, you go in the house first…”)

Then, driving home, we get the female perspective.

Pepperkat: [insert boyfriend name here] said I could borrow his [insert video game, CD, book, or other teen paraphernalia here].
Charmian: I don’t think it’s a good idea to loan things with your friends.
ME: (singing of course) Neither a borrower, nor a lender be…
Pepperkat: But I’m not lending him anything. I’m borrowing.
Charmian: Well, I don’t think it’s fair that you get to borrow, when it’s not ok for you to lend stuff.
Pepperkat: But he doesn’t have any stuff. All his stuff is mine.
Charmian: (pumping fist into air) YES!
ME: (shaking head) The indoctrination is complete…

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