Subreality Times
At first there was darkness. Despair. Oh yeah and the wailing.
Can't forget the wailing. The
people of Subreality languished in gloom waiting for a Savior to
arrive. (No, not Xena The
Warrior Princess, you doofus. Me!) And
he didst arrive. And he didst say upon the people, "Rejoice for I
bring you NEWS!"
Well yeah, it didn't happen exactly like that... But that's how I
meant to do it. Ah, what do you
know?! Anyway, I'm here. You are here. Why, is beyond me... The
4th issue of the Times is
here. Yaaay. The phenomenon continues, as all (I like my
delusions) of Subreality watches
with sick fascination how long will Doqz actually be able to meet
the self-imposed deadline.
Keep watching, I thing he's close to cracking...
Now, onward to the gossip... er... the news I mean... Yeah, that's
it...
The Bullet:
You may have noticed the beginning was a little long. As much as
you enjoy
my delightful ramblings, there is another reason. What you ask? NO
FESKING NEWS!
The Eco-Challenge RR is veeeeeerrrryyyyy slooooowwwwwwlllllly
continues on
its way. The other RRs seem to have come to a final stop. "The
Springtime" is apparently
fated to stay unfinished... I suppose it's fitting to admit it, as
the spring draws to the end.
"Writing the RR" has being declared wrapped up and so has
"Requiem."
LO! The Mecca, the source of the enlightenment, CFAN has been
updated again. Check it
out. DexCon funnies are linked.
Current Affairs:
Metropolitan news:
Personally we at the Times are far too dignified to take part in
this. And we would like to say
that this has nothing to do with our earlier conversation, Farli.
And BOB would be a good
name! Would so! And calling the dragon Ying and the unicorn Yang
was even a better idea! So
there! Nyah!
As I said, the Times will not lower itself and it's image. We
remain the very symbol of maturity.
The prolific duo that is Rachel and D$#136Knight are back. The supply
of feedback is apparently
resumed. They also decided to come back in style,releasing a
5-parter Muse Tale "Seeking
the Past."
And finally the Scribe herself who seemingly went underground,
because of having a life, has
returned to the City. Letting a huge mass feedback roam free and
wreak havoc upon her
return. Having no first hand experience of
this "life" thing I cannot comment on that particular aspect.
So... I'll comment on the other. I'm
mentioned there. Favorably. Read it! Or I shall be angry... you
won't like me when I'm angry...
Blithely sidestepping the blatant plagiarizing of the Hulk, we
move on.
Reflections:
The "Requiem" RR is over. On the first glance just another angsty
RR. When
looking deeper a trend emerges. Both this and Eco-Challenge RR has
been somewhat more
strictly controlled then previous open RRs. In both there was
present a structure of....
overseership, for lack of better word. Several people who
consciously kept track and directed
the flow into certain direction. More organization, a declared or
tacit set of regulations. Less
anarchy. Will this trend continue? Is it for the best? We'll see,
I suppose.
Business:
Other News:
The rest of the boards are relatively quiet. No boom this week
(you know what's coming. I
ripped the Big Green off, didn't I? Why should I spare
Ivanova...) Boom next week, there is always boom next week.
Well that's about it. I'll go see if Carrion needs any more
partners for Pikachu hunt.
Weather report:
Hasta la bye bye.
Back to the living room
Issue #4
Monday 22nd, May, 2000
ARGH!
A godawfully slow week, therefore this issue will be as much given
to ranting as to the news.
Gotta feel the space, donchaknow...
Participants in the Eco-Challenge RR... well let's not beat around
the bush... Team Drunk is
doing a wonderful job living up to its name. This group of very
determined individuals is
single-handedly responsible for the alcohol shortage in SCity.
SCPD has been put on alert.
Chief Sparks had this to say, " $#@@#@
For the SCML citizens. Well here at least we have something. A
couple of interesting tidbits.
Firstly. A mascot has been chosen. Behold! The Rainbow Dragon...
images would be
forthcoming shortly, seeing as how Farli as an
artist herself and Tapestry volunteered her services. The debates
over the naming are starting
to grow into not so localized conflicts. Chief Sparks had this to
say, "$%$&^% <edited$#62
&^$$% WRITERS!!!"
As was mentioned above, there is a shortage of alcohol. Tempers
are running
high and so are the prices. Also, a little spat between Raven's
WWF and GenX fictives carved
a trail through most of the city. Details are found in his fic
"Break It Down." Construction
companies are positively giddy with excitement. On other hand it's
consistently rumored that
insurance companies have several hitmen looking for Raven.
The Scratching Post has been busy. Sinisterly so... To those of
you who have
turned to the Dark Side - there is a discussion of Pokemon Movie
on there. Parallels with
Stryfe and Magneto have been drawn. Scary...
Mostly sunny, around 70s, a plague of locusts over the weekend.