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Krisia, I am not exactly sure what exactly this is. Is this like for the Meet the Sims kind of game? Or something different? Is there a site where people can go look at the Star Trek stuff to see if it would be something they were interested in?
Okay, saw the Movie…. Me? I liked it. I though they did an excellent job of animating Garfield. Very beleivable, yet at the same time it retained it cartoonish aspects.
Bill Murray did an excellent job of doing the voice. I just loved his tired cynic in the fat cat. Breckin Meyer who played Jon looks very much like a young Noah Wyle, Priates of silicon Valley – Steve Jobs. He did a good job of playing straight man to a cartoon.
Was it thrilling? No.
Did theSpouse fall asleep? Yep
Did all the kids in the audience seem to love it? Yep yep.
Would I pay to see it again? No.
Will I buy the DVD when it comes out? Yes.
Did theSpouse start snoring? Oh yea. Loud.
Did I enjoy myself while watching it? Yes, very much.This movie was a cartoon brought to life. The jokes and humour were for the most part very gentle. While I think Bill Murray could have run with a more scathing script… I am not sure it would have been true to the comic version. And this was, very much. If you like the comic strip, you will like this. If you want to see the simeese cat from across the street, leap into the air and take out the doberman like something out of Matrix… stay home. ;D Or at least warn your partner, that they will have to be on snore alert. ;D
Well I know Lubka has some stuff on her Russian site. but I am not sure if it is the resolution you are looking for.
Since the site is in Russian, I either just stumble around it until I find what I am looking for, or get up on her Live Journal and put out a cry of help.
***MMM Twack drooler alert…. Towels at the ready***
This is an example of the caps I could find. [url]http://www.lexx-net.ru/SPcups/sparts.htm[/url] Are they a resolution that works for you? If so, we can ask her if the other ones are still up.
Hey Headge…. do what Dr. Del does…. sub a pic of some hairy guy flashing with the caption….. a real wanker stole my bandwidth this is the one they were using of Sad’s http://www.sadgeezer.com/RedDwarf/ships3.jpg
Oh goodie. Those nice Bush people sent me another postage paid envelope and a picture of George and Mrs George to write on. I decide to do little speech bubbles on this one.
George- Well dear, I never did find those WMD in Iraq.
Mrs. George – Did you have them check the sofa cushions dear, that is where most lost items end up.
I know, not too funny, but I wanted to change up a bit from the last time I sent them one. But this was sent to me and it is a bit funnier. It is by Humorist Andy Borowitz, a published not-true-but-funny satiric news report:
INSPIRED BY IRAQI HANDOVER, BUSH HOLDS U.S. ELECTION FOUR MONTHS EARLY
Element of Surprise Cited As Bush Romps to Victory
Inspired by the early handover of sovereignty in Iraq, President George W. Bush employed the element of surprise once more last night, holding the U.S. presidential election four months early.
The election, about which only top Bush administration officials were notified, went exceedingly well for the president, who carried all fifty states and garnered approximately one hundred percent of the vote.
Mr. Bush’s victory speech, which he had originally scheduled for eleven P.M. last night, was at the last minute rescheduled to nine P.M., once again capitalizing on the element of surprise.
In his speech, Mr. Bush admitted that he might have had a more difficult time getting reelected if the American people had actually been notified about the time and date of the voting, but added, “A win’s a win, right?”
Mr. Bush’s second inauguration is slated to take place on January 20, 2005, but administration officials acknowledged that it could happen “at any time.”
“For all I know it has already happened,” one aide said.
While the stealth presidential election seems to have cemented the Bush administration’s reputation for secrecy, one aide said that some secrets were harder to keep than others: “For example, everyone knows how Paul Wolfowitz gets his hair to look so great.”
White House officials praised the performance of the controversial new Diebold electronic voting machines, which successfully tabulated final results from Florida before a single vote was cast.
All right! A whizzing main menu. 🙂 This is a guy thing right? 😉
I have a wish too…. but I am not sure if it is possible…. when someone goes off the main page to the forum section, can it expand to show the two or three topics in each forum? Or can we at least try it on some of our more active forums? I think it will help the posting…. since one something gets pushed off the main page, you may not know where it is even if you want to comment on it. Or, if you are just peeking, perhaps something in a forum you normally would not think to look in, might catch your attention.
Hummm???
*theFrey makes note* Next year when the Evil Empire is run out of town on a rail…. put in a good word for Tony. 🙂
Tony, do you mean to tell me that EDS does no work for UK companies? 😕
Disney Channel????
*theFrey looks up suddenly*
Just the movies…. or perhaps another Kim Possible fan??? Shego is just so …. greenly perfect for a villian.
OCC – Keeping in mind that while I did watch the marathon, I have not seen tons of eps….. but.. I did like the Dixie chopper. Very cool paint job on that. Love the flow Cutter, I wish I had one of those where I work…. ;D
I do wonder about the deadlines though…. they almost don’t make it every ep. I thought it was just dramatic flair until the ep, where they flat didn’t make it.. I think the lifters were too long or something in the harley engine and they kept it from starting.
I always wondered about how the lack of thinking machines morality was ever squared with the solutions they came up with. Even in the original core books some of the solutions seem a bit on the questionable side.
Ms. Z reports that Louise is aware of the time, and will try to make it, schedule permitting.
Also Ms. Dubin said she [b]would[/b] be there.
You may want to go register your name now. When you get to the second screen where they ask for a lot of personal info, you can skip that part and still be registered.
Thanks for the update. I am sure all the Prisoner Fans will be on board for it. ;D
[url]http://www.cerebralmassage.com/Powys/Prisoner/index.html[/url]
Pat Z is also onboard for this. 😀 Confused on a detail or two, but definitely on board. Also on the Yahoogroups Lexx FanClub there is a poster who said they speak both, so I imagine translations will not be too much of a problem.
Nice Geeky site. Cool geek gear.
A few of you may be clueing into the fact that outsourcing bugs me…. so it was a relief to find something that touched on the lighter side of the subject.
Although, I think the whole thing is due to come to a crashing halt here soon.
When they were just outsourcing the working slobs in the factory, no one cared…. If we shut down all the factories, the air quality will improve (true and much cheaper than those pesky pollution control devices) and Walmarts will be able to get cheaper goods.
When they out sourced the call centers no one cared…. The people working there are marginal and they really don’t count do they?
Now, when they started cutting into your midlevel clerks…. people started to fuss a bit. But they were told, go back to school and re-train. They are doing so, but they are screaming every step of the way.
Now, we have your high dollar people being affected… Engineers, Doctors, Lead Programmers and the like. You know, the people the clerkly ones were suppose to train to be. Anyhow, these high dollar talent are not people who take beng shuttled aside lightly. They are starting to growl, and not being entirely stupid they are forming coalitions with the other groups.
When programmers approach labor unions, I think either a bright new day or Armageddon is approaching. What do you think? 😀
[quote=”Barabbas”]Kai, needs revenge now.
There is an Away Party,
He uses his brace.
[/quote]You should aways avoid wear-ing a red shirt,
Kai stalks then as they lay in the dirt.
All the ones weari-ng blue,
checked the script for a clue,
sur-round-ed xev and pro-ceeded to flirt.Ellen has been updated and is checking to see if she is available… she is currenty filming, and of course they have first claim on her time. Jen, the Eva Fan Club Moderator confirms no MMM Twack…. But come on, who really thought that?
Actually only 66 days left now. 😀 If you have any major prep work, now is the time to finish.
HDS, please get with me about the banner holders and the t-shirts. (I need a count)
Renee – Has finished a bunch of little Lexx lapel pins that we can have a mini table raffle with.:D
And XS4Xevr has compiled a bunch of Lexx music videos that we can show for as long as the battery in my lap top lasts. Electric…. I realy must check into electic for the fan table….. I wonder if it is possible. Must check…..
One I did. I wish I did caracatures better…. but this is what I came up with. 😀
[img]http://www.thefrey.com/images/KaiSketchSmall.jpg[/img][/url]
If it is a ‘guilty pleaure, then it is in the right thread.
Apparently, only you and I watch the dubious kinds of shows. I guess everyone else watches only A&E and PBS. 😀
It is pretty weird I will tell ya. I was surprised to find that theBoss watched it, since his is a bean counter kinda guy. but I am more surprised at how many other people I work with that watch it. You will be talking to someone you knew for twenty years and notice they have an OCC cap, or key chain or something. ;D
In the most recent of several convos I have had with people about it, we have all come to the conclusion that vinnie does all the work, and the new manager dude bites.
There once was a dead assassin named Kai.
Who with Lexx, Xev and Stanley did fly.
Then they met Captain Kirk.
He’s a bit of a jerk.
With pickup lines even Xev wouldn’t buy.
Limerick anyone?
I found this on one of last nights sites.
More Recommended Reading:
The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century, by Paul Krugman
Dude, Where’s My Country?, by Michael Moore
Lies (And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them): A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right, by Al Franken
The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder, by Mark Crispin Miller
Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush’s America, by Molly Ivins
Bush’s Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential, by James Moore
The Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of Deception, by David Corn
Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush’s War on Iraq, by Sheldon Rampton, John C. Stauben
Now, I have heard Molly Ivins speak on the topic of Bush. I learned two things…. One – Molly really, really dislikes Bush Two – Listening to Ms Ivins discuss his various attributes is best done with an empty bladder. 😛
Ummm, Saddy? That was way more information than we needed. 😉
I do think that this movie would have been better if it had been a bit longer.
Which is why I thought the next one should be a two parter. There is so much information in the current portion of the story, that it really suffered from being compressed down to a normal (ish) movie size.
Hey! I used to like My MTV until years ago when my stupid Cable company cut it from my line up. And I am definately not a tween. 😉
But life is good, we had to go to digital cable and I have it and many more stations now. Wheee me. Hundreds of channels and nothing is on. 😀 but I did get my MTV back. 🙂
[quote=”aeonfluxdvd”]Well it looks like my little sharing idea is going to cause me more trouble than it is worth. It just sucks that they stopped producing the DVD, what the hell made them do that?? So how about if you moderators just delete my posts and I’ll just forget about it. Cool?[/quote]
Why delete the posts. Many of us have sent fellow fans items not otherwise available to them. Some of use send them free and some of us get reembursed for media (dvd/VHS/floppy ect) and postage.
So it would depend on what you paid for your media. Normally between 1.25 large packs and 2.00 small packs around here. Plus a bit more (1.00?) for a case that can stand up to email and an envelope. And then peeps would need to know where you live so people can figure postage costs. 🙂
Ummmm, not to be a big fussy, but will money be changing hands here???? That is what sell usually means. And if so, how so? Did you buy the rights to this?
I understand about the whole not available thing, but posting a site to PURCHASE priated copies, on a site that supports the creative companies themselves…… that would be wrong.
Earlier this month, the Bush/Cheney campaign featured a tool on their website that allowed ordinary citizens—like you and I!—to add inspirational messages and slogans to a Bush/Cheney campaign poster template. It was a beautiful thing to hear the collective voice of the people; it was like seeing a hundred flowers bloom.
For some mysterious and unknown reason, though, the website recently pulled the ability to create one’s own campaign slogans. Possibly when the anti-Bush slogans began out numbering the Pro-Bush stuff.
Apparently, several forums and blogs were having contests. Plus many people were printing out the Anti-Bush posters were being printed and posted in campus’ and at work.
But honestly…. what were they thinking in Bush central…. it was just too much to resist!
Bush-Cheney 04. Compassionate Colonialism
Bush-Cheney 04. No More Foreign Oil. It’s All Ours.
Bush Cheney 04. Don’t Change Tyrants Midstream
Bush 2004 – Draft 2005
Clinton Help Us
Four More Wars?
One Nation Under Fraud
[size=18]W[/size]hat [size=18]W[/size]ould [size=18]J[/size]enna [size=18]D[/size]rink
Hummm, some of them are getting a bit rude.
F**K BUSH AND THE DICK HE RODE IN ON
JESUS FORGIVES BUSH, BUT HE’D NEVER VOTE FOR THE DUMBASS.
Kerry 04 – At least he’s not Bush
I cannot beleive as many Lexxians as we have in the world and still no one knows who the mystery fans are.
Hummm, do you suppose perhaps they are costumers rather than Lexx fans per say?
S1 – I Worship His Shadow I was floored by the visuals. While some of the sets were a bit on the skimpy side, the entire movie had a very different look than any other ‘Space’ movie I had seen.
S2 – Wake the Dead of course. Kai chews the scenery and literally lets his hair down. 😆
S3 – Battle This is the episode that got me watching the series. I was passing through theSpouse’s TV room as was stopped by the gorgeous shots of the balloons against the horizon. This is also when I first heard what Lexx was all about. “Well this dead guy with the bun on this head, some nympo lizard chick and a really dumb captain all fly around in a big bug ship.” When I commented that the dead guy was moving quite a bit for one who was deceased, I was informed that he was a “special kind of dead.”
S4 – Vlad Who can resist an episode with a really butch chick with a cone of hair like that? 🙂 And the Kai Yo-yo
I guess the question is going to be do the actors WANT to do all seven? Since they are on screen pretty much all the time, and on screen as in the book, it is usually all three of them at once, they don’t get many breaks.
Also, since unlike adult actors they have a full time gig trying to complete their education when they are not filming…. They don’t have the opportunity to do smaller parts in other things so they can break out of this role and have another body of work to build on once they become adults.
I was thinking that the original used drugs and mindwashing …. but it has been a long time since I read the book.
I was thinking that the original used drugs and mindwashing …. but it has been a long time since I read the book.
Well the first book was perfectly Harry Potterish as far as rating… the second book was less so. And longer…. much much longer. ;D
Actually NO. In fact I had no hesitation about giving a copy of book one to theLittlestNeice and a Co-worker’s 13 year old daughter. The last was particularly telling, since said family is very devote AND she was going to stuck on a trans-atlantic flight with a Coptic Christian priest who is a friend of the family. (but definitely NOT a potter fan)
I considered that last a bit of a coup. After all, anyone can do acts of good and acts of evil…. it takes real talent to have the same act be both! 😀 I got to bring joy to a child and aggervate this priest all at the same time. ;D Yeah me!
I couldn’t get it to work either. It had different formats, but the only live link was for the quicktime. *sigh*
Much better, but I think 20 would work as well. with so many lurkers I would like to give them a large sampling of all the latest posts rather than just the ones in their forum.
Could we try 20 and see how it looks? Pleeeeeeeezeeeeee pretty please!
[quote=”HisDivineShadow”][quote=”thefrey”]On the other hand, the repackaging idea sounds most promising…. I shall have to try that. :D[/quote] How about a nice Kroger Bag and a left over ribbon from Christmas? =)[/quote]
Gakkkk!!! Guy Wrapping! Guy Wrapping!!!
*theFrey runs and hides!*
[quote=”mysteriesofthesea”] You have said that there is an untapped Lexx fandom out there,..why not go after it? Unite the fans,..not divide them. A panel on how to unite one group of Lexx fans with another and not justify the divisions among those fans,..AND build on the new fan base could be the start of something….big and exciting.
………Stanelle[/quote]
Yes, and as I mentioned previously this untapped group are not cyber-Lexx fans. Therefore as Lizard just re-stated, making happy between differing groups of online fans would be of no interest to them. Were there several panels, it might be considered…. but even then unless the entire track was devoted to Lexx it would be most unlikely.
On the other hand, the repackaging idea sounds most promising…. I shall have to try that. 😀
Well everyone, it is time for an another edition of CONnie’s Mailbag. And today we will be checking out all the messages received on the RV/Atlanta Question….
K writes – DCon is not currently RV friendly… I have a friend who really wanted to do it this way as well. The closest thing we could come up with was camping around Stone Mountain driving to the Marta and taking that in.
D writes – Agree’d. Speaking as someone who Did camp at Stone Mountain last year it was fairly affordable but the drive to the Con was about 15-20 minutes. Not bad by any means on a straight shot with only one or two turns on the highway to the hotels. But as far as I know we didn’t see any public transportation that went from the “mountain” to the atlanta area.
My wife and I love camping so it was no big for us. Stone Mountain is wonderful and in Sept. not to crowded. Though the labor day weekend is one of the last camping weekends for the year so there were more than I would have expected.
On a side note, I was told, and found online, some campsites on the otherside of atlanta closer to Six Flags. I was told, I don’t know it for a fact, that those were cheaper and closer. I don’t know for
sure.
I guess you could call Atlanta’s information or possibly the chamber of commerce. No harm checking.F writes – I live on the West side of atlanta and used to live in Stone Mountain.
MARTA has a bus route that goes from Stone Moutnain to downtown Atlanta, but i don’t know the schedule you keep. See the schedule: [URL]http://www.itsmarta.com/getthere/schedules/120.htm#maps[/URL]
As for the west side. Hum. There are/were RV places around Six Flags over GA, which is by I-20 and a straight shot to downtown (20 minutes). There is a bus that goes to the MARTA Train line (Holmes station) that goes from about 3 miles from Six Flags. There is also parking for cars at the rail line. You’d have to change trains at 5 points and head north, but you’d end up close to the con. [url]http://www.itsmarta.com/getthere/schedules/201.htm[/url]
I called Six Flags Over GA and they gave me this campground: Atlatnta West Campgrounds. 770-941-7185.
It looks like a 5 mile drive to the train station. Thorton Road is a 6 lane road to I-20. Find them at:
[url]http://www.campingnavigator.com/campgrounds/719.html[/url]
Hope this helps. Stone Mountain is MUCH nicer place to park, in my onion.M wrote – There also may be some campgrounds to the south near the Atlanta Motor Speedway, but I have no idea if they would be further away than any of the ones already mentioned.
Here’s a page from the ALLTEL Racing site that we help with:
[url]http://www.alltelracing.com/handler.cfm/template,track_article/cat_id,38096/?artnum=55[/url]Update Comments****
R Wrote – Take my advice, avoid camping near six flags.
They’re doing road work on I-20 out there, AND that place is very…Urban. Theft is a big issue and there’s a ring of car thieves that’ve stolen 18 cars from the QT lot alone within the last 45 days.No, Haven’t seen that…. but… if it is not on TLC, HGTV, Discovery, Disney or Cartoon Network I most likely don’t watch it…. sighhh, Can I get billed for only the 5 channels I mainly watch? 😀
I looooove
Kim Possible of course…. So cool a super hero who wears off the rack and worries about her complexion.
Trading Places – Praying that the homeowners won’t get Hildi or Kia trashing their house this week.
While you were out – What can I say…. I love the sneaky design shows
Design on a Dime – Annoying hosts, but usually good ideas
Dexter’ Lab – Dexter RULES and Mandrake Drools
American Chopper – Is this the week that Senior has a stroke from aggravation?
Junk Yard Wars – Cool stuff by people who know how to build amazing things from nothing.
and anything history, Industrial Revolution or before. Yeah History…. those who do not remember it are doomed to repeat it…. or at least tune in again when it is re-broadcast. 😀
Don’t think it will be a problem….
[quote]Hi, theFrey, this is the Lexx dude in Kenya, and yes, i do need Lexx episodes desperately, and yes i do possess a multi regional Sony Entertainment centre that can read VHS & DVD from any region in this universe. Thnx for your email (much appreciated) and my address is as follows:[/quote]
Anyone who want to send something can get with me for his mailing address. I am agreeing with Afrogeezer, that if we send someting, we most likely should post what we are sending so their is no duplicating.
I did not send DVD’s, but rather my personally taped VHS’s of Season4. Which Patrick said his players were Region Free
His Original Message was
[quote]My name is Patrick Mugai from Kenya in East Africa aged 26. I first watched Lexx in 2001 which i believe is the first season. Our local TV station aired only about 8 episodes and the shelved it. I’ve tried locating Lexx in all video libraries in Kenya but with no luck. So i’ve now joined the Lexx funclub and i’am humbly appealing 2 any member of our club in the world who may have season 1 or 2 or any episode at all 2 send it 2 me on the address below.
Since i watched Lexx for the first time i became a fanatic its just 2
bad i cannot locate any episode at all for the past 3 years. So if i
can get any help from any one out there i shall be eternally greatful.Have a nice day.(I use both VHS & DVD)
Patrick Mugai
[/quote]Dear CONnie,
I want to drive my RV to Dragon Con and was wondering if
anyone could give me information on places to camp in Atlanta where I would be as close to the convention as possible with some method of public transportation to the event.Thank you,
R.S.
Dear R.S.
Nothing is turning up that states that it is in Atlanta…. but your question has been asked on the American SF panel’s board. Many of whom have been DragonConning for many years… So they may know. Also, perhaps we need to ask HDS when next he surfaces, as he works in Atlanta and lives just outside of it.
If worse comes to worse, there are a few of the convention hotels that have Truck & Trailer/Rv Parking, possibly something could be worked out there with some of our Lexxians who are guests of the hotel. We will post here if anything comes up.
Crossing our fingers,
CONnie
