Archive through October 14, 2000

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Roger_Ramjet

Friday, October 13, 2000 - 10:43 pm Click here to edit this post
I saw that--although it confirms she was acting as amoderator, and not just sitting there reading what everyone says and posting her thoughts.

I'm not trying to say things went perfect, or in hind sight couldn't have been done better...just think of all they learned from BB, so if they ever do a BB2, they can make adjustments. My issue of knwoing what they are thinking out there is that uless you play a character who is chaotic in nature and changes to fit what everyone else wants, I think knowing what they are saying is actaully a distraction while playing---on the other hand, once out, I will read every sinlge message--and the are in thr thousands already. Whatever we are doing, it's providing something to comment in--that to me shows some level of success in what we do.

I understand your point about her being in a different place if she were posting all the time--you would be correct that she would have knowledge that we don't! If she didn't make use of it, I think she'd be much more distracted than we are, with all of it running around in her head. I am projecting there, as that is how it would be for me.

May, have a great day, and we will see you when you get back!!

Vyk--how are the discussion areas doing??

Xenia---you may be staying in here, you may be staying in here...la lala la la

Vyk--I won't have any words with you about that "other discussion". I can handle that with you.

Vykin

Friday, October 13, 2000 - 10:53 pm Click here to edit this post
Roger ON A FINAL HOPEFULLY good nite (keep getting distracted) to answer your question the discussion areas are discussing. Finally
have a good nite you all

Roger_Ramjet

Friday, October 13, 2000 - 10:56 pm Click here to edit this post
Ok,who's around for tonight later?? Moon, Zeb, Xenia, Luke, Tali, Arreal (just in case-I wanted you to know I'd always want to include you in any late night talk)???? We also have a new group challenge we can work on instead, should you not want to chat.

Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 12:40 am Click here to edit this post
Well, no one has posted for awahile, after Vyk and Moon went to bed. I'll take off as well, and be back tomorrow.

'Nite all!

Luke

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 01:37 am Click here to edit this post
Wow... Looks like everyone has already gone to bed. I just got back, and I'll check through the posts... and then if nobody shows up, I'm off to bed too....

Luke

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:03 am Click here to edit this post
AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!! This is killing me! I told them i'd be back later tonite for a late night convo! and everyone is asleep!!!!!

AARRRGGGHHHHHH!!!!!

I feel like I'm the only one that's not included in this web of suspicion and double identities and emotions and accusations and apologies and everything else under the sun...

But wait--is that a good thing or a bad thing?

I dunno... All I know is that I graduated from merlots to vodka and tonics.... and I'm only going to wait around for so long before I hit the sack... so....

Anyone there? Ally-Ally-Outs in Free!!!!

Luke

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 02:28 am Click here to edit this post
Everyone's asleep...

Hmmmph...

Guess that means I'll be hitting the sack too... Chat w/ you in the morning...!

Himay10ns

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 09:01 am Click here to edit this post
Wow, what an incredible morning I've had. Just got back from the Race for the Cure. 27,000 women walking and running to cure breast cancer. It was absolutely overwhelming!!! All along the race they had 3 miles of men cheering the women on, telling us how strong and beautiful we were. There were radio stations and high school bands, church choirs. Unbelievable!! And not to mention all the cancer survivors that were there. Really helps put things in perspective. I feel rejuventated...I wish you could have all been there with me.

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 09:08 am Click here to edit this post
I did it last year here, May... it is overwhelming. My Mother is a Breast Cancer survivor and to see all the support is something else!

That is great you did that... congrats!

Good Morning... I am off to work but will be back a little later!

Good luck with the challenge...

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 09:11 am Click here to edit this post
Hey did everyone see the banner???!!!!!!

That was nice...

Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 11:02 am Click here to edit this post
Luke--I just missed you. I gave it up at 1:00--hadn't been anyone around for while, and didn't know when you were back--sorry. I would have stayed up had I known it was going to be only another 1/2 hour. Tonight?

May--Congratulations on what you describe as a vrey successful event!!!!

Moon--nice banner--reminds me of Neil's thoughts and timing when things weren't going so good for the HGs on BB. We seem to be our own best allies and our own worst enemies all at the same time!

Arreal

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 11:33 am Click here to edit this post
Hello? hello? Is anyone home?

I got lost last night. At around 7pm my computer went haywire and I had to reboot it. It went through all these surface scans. At one point it had to copy everything on my C drive to protect it before it could correct the error. My darn puter said it didn't have enough memory for that. (That whole thing took over 4 hours). Then it still had errors. My husband was up til 3 am with instructions to wake me up if he got it working, so I could get back to the game and see what was up. It never happened. This morning he ran to the store to buy a longer phone cord to hook up our second computer. Grrrr....dinasauer...not even one full gigabyte. top speed 28,000 modum.
We are talking ancient. Now I am running the NEW AOL version 3.1. WOOHOO. I am so lost and this thing is sooo old.

Can someone give me an update of what has happened. I got an e-mail from Big H saying they were waiting to hear from me and hoped I would reconsider, being a full moon and friday the 13th.

I'm really lost. Please fill in in if you can.

Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 11:59 am Click here to edit this post
<<<Talking to myself if no one is here, or talking to whomever I can't see in the living room. The mental image of the latter causes a smirk>>>

Things seem to be at a lull right now. It is unfortunate that I missed Luke and Xenia--one of the disadvantages if this is that you can't see someone to know if they had to leave and won't be back, or if they will be around, when they will be available.

There are two people that were not around last night and today (as of yet)---Arreal and Tali. I miss both of them, as they have become part of the house. Yes, it is a game, and no, I have not gone soft on that fact. This is 2 separate issues for me.

Voting for banishment and banishment are part of the rules--they must take place and we have no control over that process. It's not meant to be personal (although people hvae control over taking it that way or not). Objectively, it's a process used to decide the winner--no more, no less. <<excited energetic look on face from thinking about playing a game and trying to win>>

Feeling bad about not seeing Arreal, and the prospect that she is walking out bothers me from the perspective of having developed a friendship with her through being in the house. The posts I did on the board outside of the house did not provide for getting to know anyone at this level (note that the chat room is not included in my comment about board posting). I had not interecated with Mantastic very much before he walked out, although left an empty spot--one would expect that as the level of connection increases, so would the "empty" feeling if someone walks. As well, the level of being concerned when a friend is emotionally or physically feeling down in a big way is going to be there. Part of being a human (that cares).<<sad look on face and sadnessin heart for what she is experiencing--without regard to the steps that lead to it)

I enjoyed interacting with Tali and miss the time with her as well. The mole issue is part of the game. It's set up to be able to include such activities within the game. Without having had a mole, how's to say it's good or bad--hell it may be a kick to get to be part of that. Look at what people thought about this, as compared to waht they are getting. Sometimes you just never know till you experience something. IMHO, those that realize it's a game and look at it that way should be accepting of this possibilty (even though they may not like it) or re-evaluate how they decide to play in a game once they know the rules. Let's see--a basketball player things it's horrible that he nay have to sit on the bench because substitution is allowed in the game. Nope, sorry, I can't see a lot of room to b!tch.

Tali as a player. I gotta say I'm for it. I don't have the same deep connection for Tali that I do with Arreal or Xenia (yes, Xenia, I think I've gotten to know you and feel close you you). I also know Tali better than I did Mantastic. So objectively, I can say that my wanting her to be here in the house and playing is because I believe she has the same rights as any other BG picked by the Host (and she was picked by the Host specifically). I also feel that Tali didn't do anything to me in a bad way at all. Maybe that is how Gail would have played the character if we all knew it was Gail to begin with. Maybe she would have played her differently. I don't know at this point, and only Gail can tell us that for sure. Hell, I think others may play a liitle bit of role playing once in awhile--I can't be certain it hasn't happened (thinking of the different styles of posts/behavior that Vyk has provided--which ahs been enjoyable). So, how is she any different? I've been trying to figure out how her role as a moderator gives her special advantages over us, as this is an important issue. I don't see how it does. If we treat her differrently for her role, then that is our doing--just as if we treated an older person differently because of the roles they've had i society. If there is conflict between her and other players, let the voting and phone in votes (banishment process) decide the fates of those things--geez, look at the ar betwen Xenai and Vyk---it's just part of what happens when we play this game. Interactions happen, and we choose to take them down the paths they go. How is Gail and her being a player any different?? <<funny look on face for not having an answer to that question other than "it isn't different to me>>

<<sitting here, waiting for an answer if someone is with me, or waiting till I think of something else , which will probably come out as talking to myself>>

Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 12:02 pm Click here to edit this post
Arreal, are you still there?? I wa talking to myself or someone in the light thta I couldn't se (that sounds lame for not being able to see someone!!)

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 12:07 pm Click here to edit this post
You guys are funny... talking to yourselfs when you are both in the room!

How are ya Arreal?... good to see you got back on... we missed ya last night

Morning, Roger the Man

Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 12:12 pm Click here to edit this post
Moon, I know it's pretty funny. The folks out there might be getting a good laugh when that happens. Mental image--two people in the same roon talking and not reeing each other! Funny

How ya liking the puzzle Moon?? I was witing to hear from Arreal to see how she is doing nad to fill er request of an update. Did you want to give her the update instead??? Or shall we both do it? (and then botrh give her the update)

Himay10ns

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 12:13 pm Click here to edit this post
Hi Tali, glad you're back. We were about to put your picture on a milk carton! Hey listen, I overheard your conversation to the internet camera. Care to elaborate on this little point of interest: "There is a lot more outside contact filtering down to some of the board guests then you are aware of"??

Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 12:14 pm Click here to edit this post
or seeing each other!! Left my contacts at home--or just screwed up!

Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 12:17 pm Click here to edit this post
May--you overheard Tali???? When, what did she say about playing??

<<See, someone else I didn't see in this crowded LR---LMAO>>

Himay10ns

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 12:21 pm Click here to edit this post
Hi Roger, she was just inside the house talking to the internet camera....poof! She's gone again! I was beat from getting up so early and for getting up in the middle of the night trying to get in on the late night conversation, so I took a little nap. How are you today? Any progress on the challenge??

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 12:23 pm Click here to edit this post
Where's Tali... did I miss something? I saw her at the Internet Camera but not in here but we are here, May

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 12:25 pm Click here to edit this post
Hey Roger can we start asking questions? Maybe get a couple of them going?

Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 12:27 pm Click here to edit this post
There has been a little work--see for yourself and also what you think so far. Looking back to the last 2 we did, our best efforts happened when there there a few or more people going at it at the same time (and also working on the challenge together--geez-I couldn't resist that one either!)

I'm hoping that if we are still around, we can work on it here in a bit (Arreal, Moon, you, me, Tali) The ideas see to just fly as we see what someone else writes, and then thinks, "yes, and what about this?". Worked great the last time!!

Roger_Ramjet

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 12:30 pm Click here to edit this post
Moon, sure we can. Did you want to wait till may had anything to say, or do you want to explore what we've already thought of?? I see no problem checking into our current ideas--they all sem to have some possibility. 1 question at a time?? (to save questions)

Moondance

Saturday, October 14, 2000 - 12:32 pm Click here to edit this post
Yes, I agree ... i stopped by before I went to work this morning and said the same thing... i like when the ideas start flying and we have many people in on it