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| Friday, October 16th, 2009 | | 6:57 pm |
  Current Music: Revolution Calling - Queensryche | | Friday, September 11th, 2009 | | 1:28 pm |
| | Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 | | 3:22 pm |
 Current Music: The Trooper - Iron Maiden | | Thursday, June 4th, 2009 | | 3:19 pm |
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Look out June Faire...
Because I'm coming to the event. I'll be either arriving on site tonight or tomorrow. And since it's last minute that I'm going, I won't be bringing any Canadian Coke with me. Current Music: Land of Confusion - Genesis | | Thursday, May 7th, 2009 | | 11:47 am |
| | Friday, April 3rd, 2009 | | 12:07 am |
I already did this one with my con name, so I'm now doing it with my name in the SCA. LOL
- Humans share over 98 percent of their DNA with His Lordship Jon Bjarnason McGurn al Khabeelah.
- Antarctica is the only continent without His Lordship Jon Bjarnason McGurn al Khabeelah.
- His Lordship Jon Bjarnason McGurn al Khabeelah cannot swim.
- Until the 1960s, His Lordship Jon Bjarnason McGurn al Khabeelah was not allowed to enter Disneyland.
- There are now more than 4000 satellites orbiting His Lordship Jon Bjarnason McGurn al Khabeelah.
- Over 2000 people have now climbed His Lordship Jon Bjarnason McGurn al Khabeelah, with roughly ten percent dying on the way down.
- In Vermont, the ratio of cows to His Lordship Jon Bjarnason McGurn al Khabeelah is 10:1.
- His Lordship Jon Bjarnason McGurn al Khabeelah is the oldest playable musical instrument in the world.
- It takes 8 minutes for light to travel from the Sun's surface to His Lordship Jon Bjarnason McGurn al Khabeelah.
- By tradition, a girl standing under His Lordship Jon Bjarnason McGurn al Khabeelah cannot refuse to be kissed by anyone who claims the privilege.
Current Music: Tears of the Dragon - Bruce Dickinson | | Friday, February 6th, 2009 | | 9:55 pm |
Seattle pulls out of the 2011 WorldCon bid.
It is with grave regret and a deep disappointment that I must announce that the Seattle bid has to pull out of the race to host the Worldcon in 2011. This is due to an unforeseen event and our inability to reach a formal first option agreement with our preferred facilities. We had initial options on facilities, but when it came time to reduce them to formal writing, we found that our preferred facilities had groups willing to make the financial commitment ahead of us. Seattle is such a popular destination for conventions that all of the reasonable dates (early August through early September) already have groups that have firmer commitments than we do. After examining the options and alternatives, consulting with our respected advisors and exploring any number of other possibilities we have determined that there are just no viable alternatives, which make sense for the fannish community available to us. We do not want to host the Worldcon in a venue and situation that would prove to be less than World class. In this economy, it is refreshing to know that Seattle remains a popular destination for conventions and tourists even if it is one of the saddest things I can think of at the moment. I want to personally thank all of the fannish community, our supporters, my advisors, friends and family for giving so completely of yourselves over the last several years. I can personally not think of anyone I would not have wanted to produce this event with other than you – You all gave so much and went so far to make this happen. Thank you for everything! We will be reviewing future opportunities with our potential facilities with an eye toward bidding for a subsequent year. Bobbie DuFault Seattle 2011 Bid Chairman Current Music: Fade to Black - Metallica | | Thursday, December 18th, 2008 | | 9:43 pm |
Rest in Peace Majel Barrett Roddenberry
LOS ANGELES – Majel Barrett Roddenberry, "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry's widow who nurtured the legacy of the seminal science fiction TV series after his death, has died. She was 76. Roddenberry died of leukemia Thursday morning at her home in Bel-Air, said Sean Rossall, a family spokesman. At Roddenberry's side were family friends and her son, Eugene Roddenberry Jr. Roddenberry was involved in the "Star Trek" universe for more than four decades. She played the dark-haired Number One in the original pilot but metamorphosed into the blond, miniskirted Nurse Christine Chapel in the original 1966-69 show. She had smaller roles in all five of its television successors and many of the "Star Trek" movie incarnations, although she had little involvement in the productions. She frequently was the voice of the ship's computer, and about two weeks ago she completed the same role for the upcoming J.J. Abrams movie "Star Trek," Rossall said. Roddenberry also helped keep the franchise alive by inspiring fans and attended a major "Star Trek" convention each year, Rossall said. "I think 'Star Trek' will always be her legacy," Rossall said. "Star Trek" and its successors often focused on political and philosophical issues of the day. Roddenberry and her husband, who died in 1991, believed in creating "thoughtful entertainment" and were proud of the show and the passionate devotion of its fans, Rossall said. "My mother truly acknowledged and appreciated the fact that 'Star Trek' fans played a vital role in keeping the Roddenberry dream alive for the past 42 years. It was her love for the fans, and their love in return, that kept her going for so long after my father passed away," her son said in a statement on the official Roddenberry Web site. Born Majel Lee Hudec on Feb. 23, 1932, in Cleveland, she began taking acting classes as a child. She had some stage roles, then in the late 1950s and 1960s had bit parts in a few movies and small roles in TV series, including "Leave It to Beaver" and "Bonanza." She met her husband in 1964 during a guest role for a Marine Corps drama he produced called "The Lieutenant." That same year, she was cast in the pilot for the "Star Trek" series as the no-nonsense second-in-command. The pilot did not appeal to NBC executives and a second pilot was made, although parts of the original later showed up in a two-part episode called "The Menagerie." The couple married in Japan in 1969 after "Star Trek" was canceled. After her husband's death, Roddenberry continued her involvement with the "Star Trek" franchise. She also was the executive producer for two other TV science fiction series, "Andromeda" and "Earth: Final Conflict." Current Music: Stranger in a Strange Land - Iron Maiden | | Friday, December 12th, 2008 | | 1:56 am |
| | Sunday, November 30th, 2008 | | 1:31 am |
 Dear Santa...
Dear Santa,
This year I've been busy!
Last Saturday I helped ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) arachnewolfe see the light (8 points). Last Tuesday I donated bone marrow to unclehaakon in a life-saving procedure (300 points). In September kiarapanther and I donated clothes to the needy (11 points). In August I had a shoot-out with rival gang lords on the 5 near LA (-76 points). In April I gave pvcvirus a Dutch Oven (-10 points).
Overall, I've been nice (233 points). For Christmas I deserve a Pony Slaystation 3!
Sincerely,
lt_howitzer |
Current Music: Wasted Years - Iron Maiden | | Thursday, November 20th, 2008 | | 8:40 am |
Your result for Which Star Trek Ship Should You Command? Test...
Defiant Class!0% Flight_Control, 50% Tactical, 30% Science and 40% Command! 
Congratulations! You have been assigned a Defiant Class vessel! Obviously you like a ship with some teeth, and the Defiant is no slouch. Officially termed an "Escort" because of its size, the reality is that the Defiant is a formidable warship, indeed. The first of a line of ships designed to fight the Borg, she heralded the way for a new mode of construction in Starfleet vessels.
Take Which Star Trek Ship Should You Command? Test at HelloQuizzy
Current Music: Spaceman - Bif Naked | | Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 | | 10:51 am |
| | Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 | | 12:59 pm |
Current Music: I Wanna Be Somebody - WASP | | Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 | | 8:47 pm |
| | Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 | | 11:11 pm |
Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71. Carlin, who had a history of heart and drug-dependency problems, died at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT) after being admitted earlier in the afternoon for chest pains, spokesman Jeff Abraham told Reuters. Known for his edgy, provocative material, Carlin achieved status as an anti-Establishment icon in the 1970s with stand-up bits full of drug references and a routine called "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television." A regulatory battle over a radio broadcast of the routine ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court. In the 1978 case, Federal Communications Commission vs. Pacifica Foundation, the top U.S. court ruled that the words cited in Carlin's routine were indecent, and that the government's broadcast regulator could ban them from being aired at times when children might be listening. Carlin's comedic sensibility often came back to a central theme: humanity is doomed. "I don't have any beliefs or allegiances. I don't believe in this country, I don't believe in religion, or a god, and I don't believe in all these man-made institutional ideas," he told Reuters in a 2001 interview. Carlin, who wrote several books and performed in many television comedy specials, is survived by his wife Sally Wade, and daughter Kelly Carlin McCall. Current Music: Eyes of a Stranger - Queensryche | | Friday, May 23rd, 2008 | | 10:40 am |
Robert Asprin (1946-2008)
On May 22, 2008, Bob passed away quietly in his home in New Orleans, LA. He had been in good spirits and working on several new projects, and was set to be the Guest of Honor at a major science fiction convention that very weekend. He is survived by his mother, his sister, his daughter and his son, and his cat, Princess, not to mention countless friends and fans and numerous legendary fictional characters. He will be greatly missed. http://www.mythadventures.net/ | | Saturday, April 26th, 2008 | | 11:23 pm |
| | Friday, April 25th, 2008 | | 3:22 pm |
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