January 2000: January 6, 2000: Welcome to the first real newsletter of the new millenium. BR is still going strong after all of these years! There has been so much change, but it seems to me that people are staying around longer and experiencing all sorts of different things on the MUD - and meeting new people. Just remember, when the parents start complaining about all the time you spend online - or if you start feeling guilty... What's the alternative? Sitting around watching tv? Hell, at least you're communicating with real people instead of watching vapid concocted storylines that don't even mirror real life :) And if you're one of those lucky people with cable running into your computer *grin* - well then, best of both worlds ;) Happy New Year! Weles: why not have a put all coins command for emptying out your gold into the bank or your purse Kiri - eventually we may add this. Seems to make sense. Ilia: Locate object is too generic as you move up in levles you shouldget more info like area or even room name Kiri -- this sounds like an entirely different skill or spell to me. CrashLand: make clericus less expensive for spells Highwind: I think drunks shouldn't be able to understand others are saying. Maethor: make a YMCA emote ;) Kiri -- see help writesocial and help socialex Weles: How about a notice in battle that tells you when your opponent gets up after a trip attack Andasa: A global emote, syntax gemo or something of the like, that everyone in the game can see Kiri -- this always struck me as very unrealistic. CrashLand: when you track, each room you go into it shows how many steps you have left BIO: NAME: Philip BR NAME & NICKNAME: Annakas, Mythanthar, or Bruenor HOMETOWN: Staunton, Virginia BORN: August 5, 1978 CURRENT RESIDENCE: Staunton, Virginia CRUOTONS OR BACON BITS: neither (I don't eat salads, or anything else that you'd put them on) FAVORITE SALAD DRESSING: gross... (see above) DO YOU DRINK: in all my life, I've had one drink. and that was 10/29/99... kalua and cream (yeah, I'm a wild one) SHAMPOO OR CONDITIONER: shampoo HAVE YOU EVER GONE SKINNY DIPPING: not unless you count when I was a baby DO YOU MAKE FUN OF PEOPLE: why, of course! especially when they deserve it CONVICTED OF A CRIME: no. had a little fender bender that was my fault though BEST ONLINE FRIENDS: Jaden ONE PILLOW OR TWO: two, more if I can get them PETS: two cats, a black/grey tiger striped named Buckwheat, and a stray yellow persian named Shag FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC: Celtic and classical, with just a pinch of NIN and Metallica DREAM CAR: when I was a little kid I always wanted either a Lamborghini or a DeLorean, now just about any car would do TYPE OF CAR YOU DRIVE NOW: none (just sold my 1994 Silverado truck) WHAT TYPE OF CAR WAS YOUR FIRST CAR: 1994 Chevy Silverado truck TOOTHPASTE: Icy Mint Striped Crest FAVORITE FOOD: hmmm... just about anything mother cooks (yeah, I'm a homebody). especially macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, and green beans. DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: yeah. I still enjoy getting on my father's nerves though ;) FAVORITE TOWN TO CHILL IN: I don't really 'chill'... but Staunton is where I do everything, except go to college FAVORITE ICE CREAM: vanilla FAVORITE SOFT DRINK: root beer or Mt Dew FAVORITE TYPE OF GAME TO PLAY: RPGs. BR is my favorite MUD though WHAT IS YOUR BAD TIME OF DAY: morning, most definitely. once I get my butt out of bed, I'm fine ADIDAS, NIKE, OR REEBOK: Nike FAVORITE PERFUME OR COLOGNE: I have no use for that really FAVORITE WEBSITE: <> heh heh, my college site (hey, gotta plug it somewhere don't I?) FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: biology and chemistry (love em so much I'm double majoring... I'm sure glad I'm a senior though) FAVORITE MOVIE OR TYPE OF MOVIE: The Matrix, almost any anime LEAST FAVORITE SUBJECT: sociology FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: I don't drink, and I've only had one and tasted 3 others. I just don't have a taste for alcohol FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH: don't watch tv that much, and when I do it's surely not sports MOST HUMILIATING MOMENT: Hmmm... dredges up a memory I'd rather not keep, but here it is. At my high school graduation... the wind was blowing, and being the salutatorian I had to sit next to a flag, which kept hitting me. Once it snapped off that stupid mortarboard thing. And being the nice guy he is, my uncle got it all on tape *grumble*. I get to relive the humiliation at the touch of a button now. Yay. CRAZIEST OR SILLIEST PERSON YOU KNOW: I'd have to say my hallmate Mike (he's from WVa heh heh) WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN THE OPPOSITE SEX: Intelligence is a must. I value that above almost everything else. And someone that can put up with my analytical nature. Attractiveness is nice, but I'm not one to attach great value to drop dead gorgeous looks. I just like a person that can give me a good argument. :D SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: Kiri sent this to me, and she runs the best MUD I've ever played. And runs it damn well too I might add. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO YOU IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND: I'd have to say the people that check their email like twice a month. Responses (By the way, I'm out of these, so the more you send, the merrier.) {Durwin: a place where for a price you can place or remove flags on items or increase or decrease the wight of an item or even change the type of item say from a sword to a dagger Kiri -- I think I would rather people try different kinds of eq instead of manipulating the kinds they use now.} Not to mention it removes the intention of the builder, and can be used to unbalance the game. And everyone will still follow everyone else in what to wear, so they won't be outmatched in arena/regular fighting. Imagine removing the magic flag of say an Angrist, and being able to enchant it... but wait... I can get the grinders, enchant them, and remove the alignment flag... now I can wear it with all my good stuff. See what I mean? {Rabies: shopkeepers should refuse to sell alchoholic drinks to characters under 21... ;)} Hehehe... where I come from, Alcoholic drinks can be served to 16 and above. Also, to what purpose does it serve? What I would really like to see is that chath does not decode drunk, to prevent drunk players from abusing chat just so they can be understood. {Durwin: the addition of a con all command so you can con everything in the room at the same time} Nahhh... some areas on purpose hide the keyword of mobs to make you read the descriptions. Its bad enough that you can use area attacks (eg earthquake, windzone) to help determine the name. But if you can't con them, there is that uncertainty that you might get your tush handed to you. {Durwin: a sac all command so you can clean out your inventory it would also create less spam when saccing everything Kiri -- this makes me nervous because of malicious players.} Too dangerous... imagine someone dropping their backpack because they need an item from the backpack and its too heavy. Someone types sac all, and pow. People crying and yelling... not much fun. I have a different method... put everything I want to sac in a backpack and sac it... or charm a mob and have them pick up the stuff then kill it and sac the corpse. {Fate: How about a skill for Elves or Druids called meditation. It has a duration like a spell, and while in affect, spells will cost less mana. The higher lv you are, the more it cuts the spell cost.. up to half.} Not sure I like this idea. First, to me, it doesn't make sense... how can you fight if you are meditating? I can see if you use it to cast healing spells, but couldn't kill mobs while the duration is on you. Part of the fun/drag of being an elf/druid is waiting for your mana to restore. Cut their mana usage in half, and it might unbalance things. {Metalhed: how about progamming in an alcohol tolerance to heavy drinkers in the game...after a while you'll need 2-3 beers to get you drunk. :D} Good god... not only is that a pain to keep track off, the way some people drink on this mud, they would have to buy 50 Firebreathers after a while, just to get a buzz. {Eol: inv item to show # of that particular item in inv} I have thought of this at times, but it would really mess up if you have the config COMBINE flag set. If I REALLY need to see what is what, turn off the combine flag and count. Of course I hardly ever stock items... so I don't know how much of a problem this is. {Kai: give word of recall a purpose or remove it (purpose = allows player to get out of cursed rooms) Hmmm... sounds like a hack to me... if an area designer wanted a room NO RECALL, it is for a reason. These people have worked hard on their areas, the least we can do is follow their rules and design. :) Kiri's WWW of URLs: Admiral Ackbar for President: What does your name mean? (scroll to the bottom of the page) Wired Magazine Phrase Generator Ghost Sites - a really interesting site that reviews pages that are now useless. These characters are up for deletion for non-use for over 8 months. Please either A) log them in, or B) contact me about them. Thanks. Otherwise, they will be deleted. Aelfrida, Aethis, Aielman, Artanis, Britain, Can, Chaste, Corbin, Corona, Crowbar, Daphne, Darkblade, Darknight, Dawnfire, Deuces, Dhailo, Dragonfire, Dragonmaster, ESPN, Faranth, Fong, Frael, Frith, Ganjaman, Genivieve, Goliath, Goo, Gotrek, Hyarne, Janas, Juggler, Kerian, Kiirll, Listra, Lorddeath, Luxxar, Masterin, Miriya, Moo, Moonnite, Nadrak, Nikita, Nissanboy, Olhado, Osprey, Phuzzie, Rachel, Ravn, Rey, Reznor, Ried, Samah, Schubert, Shonuff, Sovar, Starry, Studmuffin, Sykle, Tanis, Thorne, Tiran, Tref, Tuffgong, Tyril, Vlad, Xavius, Xutisaam, Yankees, Zado, Zedar. From Amystery: The Top 13 International Ways to Leave Your Lover Kick her in the rear, Vladamir. Put the pedal to the metal, Gretel. Fire up the Jaguar, Dagmar. Tell her to shave her armpit hair, Pierre. Put on her underpants, Hans. Blow up her car, Moammar. Complain about her cous-cous, Boutros-Boutros. Push him in the Yangtze, Xiao Li. Lock her in the john, Juan. Ditch her at the Kabuki, Teruyuki. Knock up another chick, Mick. Tell her you're gay, Jose. Just show her that sore, Thor. ------------------------------------------- January 11, 2000 Good luck to you if you're making it through January - always a hard month after celebrations are over. Don't forget your friends on BR are there for you when times are rough. IDEAS - You can email them to me or send them via the idea command on BR: BruceLee: We need a command that will show us who is following us. A few times now people have just decided to follow me, invis, when I cant see them. Then they complain when a firespout kills them. Kiri -- Not a bad idea. Or "Aeris (invisible) follows you." Cord: have flee actually take away exp... it seems to never do that anymore. i mean, if you loose exp for fleeing, it's always 0 instead of something a bit more substantial Vera: that thieves won't be allowed in banks. It's frustrating having money stolen when you are about to deposit it Kiri -- that's up to the area builders. I could really use some more responses - I'm all out! Bios: NAME: John BR NAME & NICKNAME: Marauder HOMETOWN: Dallas, Texas BORN: August 20 CURRENT RESIDENCE: Dallas, Texas CRUOTONS OR BACON BITS: Both FAVORITE SALAD DRESSING: Ranch DO YOU DRINK: Yuck. SHAMPOO OR CONDITIONER: Shampoo HAVE YOU EVER GONE SKINNY DIPPING: ehh no DO YOU MAKE FUN OF PEOPLE: Certain people.....hehe CONVICTED OF A CRIME: I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law. >=) BEST ONLINE FRIENDS: Spudman, Lari, and Gorion :) ONE PILLOW OR TWO: One big one. PETS: Lets see...1 bird, 3 dogs, 4 cats.....that enough? heh FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC: Rock, Creed especially DREAM CAR: Porche Boxster TYPE OF CAR YOU DRIVE NOW: A 90 Toyota Corolla WHAT TYPE OF CAR WAS YOUR FIRST CAR: See Above :) TOOTHPASTE: Crest FAVORITE FOOD: Hmmm...id have to say manacotti DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: At times.....=P FAVORITE TOWN TO CHILL IN: South Fork, Colorado. Real cool there. FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Vanilla FAVORITE SOFT DRINK: Mt. Dew :) FAVORITE TYPE OF GAME TO PLAY: Barren Realms. WHAT IS YOUR BAD TIME OF DAY: Mornings, i can be mean when im tired :) ADIDAS, NIKE, OR REEBOK: Reebok FAVORITE PERFUME OR COLOGNE: Old Spice FAVORITE WEBSITE: FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: History/Science FAVORITE MOVIE OR TYPE OF MOVIE: Saving pvt Ryan, The Matrix LEAST FAVORITE SUBJECT: Math FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: Wine Cooler...anything that doesnt taste like alcohol. hehe FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH: Football, i like to watch Dallas lose. MOST HUMILIATING MOMENT: Hmmmmmm, thats a toughy...would have to be the time i spilled my drink down my shirt at a *REALLY* fancy restaraunt. CRAZIEST OR SILLIEST PERSON YOU KNOW: Spudman, for sure the craziest......*grin* WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN THE OPPOSITE SEX: Somebody funny, nice and not totally stuck up on themselves. Somebody thats not afraid to speak there mind. SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: Kiri, BR Rules :) PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO YOU IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND: Dunno, somebody figure it out and lemme know :) Here's a sample bio for you to reply to the newsletter with, just fill in the blanks where your stuff would go: 1. NAME? Karen 1a. BR NAME: Kiri 2. SEX? Female 3. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? I live in a shitty apartment in the ghetto with a long-time boyfriend and an adoring Maine Coon named Meadow. 4. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OUIJA BOARDS? I think they may just be a way to allow our brains to contact the energies around us that some may call souls. Or not. :) 5. YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW? WCW Wrestling. Otherwise, I don't watch tv. I'd rather play on the computer. 6. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? A water ripple. And strangely enough, the random-ass one I got at work has water drops on it. 7. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Life. 8. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? In Style (I love looking at dresses) 9. FAVORITE SMELLS? Lilac & Hyancinth - and Vanilla Lace perfume by Victoria's Secret 10. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? regret 11. BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD? When you finally achieve your goals and can reflect. 12. WHAT DO YOU DO TO EXPRESS YOUR CREATIVITY? I run an online game and wrote at least one hundred room area or two for it. I also design webpages for it and in general. 13. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? I used to think about getting up seeing what email or icq messages I got. Now I think about my cat and feeding her. Usually because she's staring at me from on top of my stomach purring. 14. DO YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS? Only once - my ex boyfriend's family took me shark fishing out in the deep ocean off Long Island. We drove with two huge caterpillar engines in the boat for about an hour and a half. when they finally turned the engine off and we stopped moving, my stomach turned so badly that I almost gagged and puked right there. That was the first and only time. 15. ROLLER COASTERS-SCARY OR EXCITING? Neither? It's more of an emotional thing for me. Bizarre, but typical. 16. PEN OR PENCIL? Whatever's handy. I don't sweat the small stuff. 17. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? I don't answer the phone. I screen all calls because I rarely want to talk to anyone. 18. FUTURE SON'S NAME? Probably won't have one. 19. FUTURE DAUGHTER'S NAME? Ditto. 20. FAVORITE FOODS? My mom's Italian food (any of it) 21. DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS? Absolutely. I miss them terribly. 22. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate. 23. FAVORITE ICE-CREAM? I HATE ice cream. I refuse to eat anything tainted with it. 24. CROUTONS OR BACON BITS? Bacon bits. 25. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE? I love to drive - just not in LA. I miss driving on Long Island - wide open roads. 26. DO YOU SLEEP WITH STUFFED ANIMALS? I have an aye-aye stuffed animal I got from my mom and a bear I got from my grandmother. They don't sleep with me, but they're on the cabinet next to my bed. 27. STORMS COOL OR SCARY? Majorly kickass. Though out here you folks don't get real ones. 28. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1984 Mercedes Benz E Class (RIP) 29. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD IT BE? Dead: probably my grandmother, so I could ask her a few questions Alive: Trent Reznor 30. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? anything with coffee 31. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Aquarius 32. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE POET? I can't think of his name. I should therefore be shot. *grumble* He wrote that one about the deer who died that was pregnant.. 33. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? yes 34. GUYS-IF A GIRL ASKED FOR THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK, WOULD YOU GIVE IT? 34. GIRLS-WOULD YOU EVER ASK A GUY FOR HIS SHIRT? I wear Oakley's every day basically :P 35. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I'd have my law degree and would own & run my own company that would do legal & historical research. 36. IF YOU DYED YOUR HAIR A DIFFERENT COLOR, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I have - red. 37. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Currently. 38. WHAT IS ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR BEDROOM? Nothing. Some water stains. 40. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Almost full. :) 41. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SNAPPLE? Peach or raspberry. 42. ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY OR AMBIDEXTROUS? Right 43. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Yep. :D 44. IF YOU COULD BE ONE GARDENING TOOL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? I can't be a hoe since my friend Deanna would be, so I guess I would have to be a hand-held rakey thing so I could RIP THOSE DAMN weeds out. 45. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? A shotgun (at home, anyway. My dad is a friggin Y2K nut - he even has gas masks). In LA, we don't have enough room under the bed. But if you count the futon that we don't sleep on often, the cat, most days. 46. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? I don't have one. They all suck. 47. WHAT IS YOUR DREAM CAR? Alfa Romeo Spider 48. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Wrestling 49. SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON(S) WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: Deanna's the most intriguing person I've met in many years, and she's devastatingly beautiful :) 50. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND: Oakley because he's a weenie and would never do anything like this. Kiri's WWW of Urls: Want to know how everyone gets those mp3s and you can't find them? Elfwood Fantasy Art Sarco's Blood Bar & Grill I've posted this site before - and it's still good. The Coffeehouse Nook. > TOP 25 SIGNS THAT YOU'VE ALREADY GROWN UP > > 1. Your potted plants stay alive. > 2. Having sex in a twin sized bed is absurd. > 3. You keep more food than beer in the fridge. > 4. 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to sleep. > 5. You hear your favorite song on an elevator. > 6. You carry an umbrella. You watch the Weather Channel. > 7. Your friends marry and divorce instead of hookup and breakup. > 8. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 7. > 9. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as 'dressed up'. > 10. You're the one calling the police because those darn kids next door > don't know how to turn down the stereo. > 11. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you. > 12. You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore. > 13. Your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up. > 14. You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonald's. > 15. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt. > 16. You no longer take naps from noon to 6 p.m. > 17. Dinner and a movie - The whole date instead of the beginning of one. > 18. MTV News is no longer your primary source for information. > 19. You go to the drugstore for Ibuprofen and antacids, not condoms and > pregnancy test kits. > 20. A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer 'pretty good stuff,' > 21. You actually eat breakfast foods at breakfast time. > 22. Grocery lists are longer than macaroni & cheese, diet Pepsi & > Ho-Ho's. > 23. "I just can't drink the way I used to" replaces "I'm never going to > drink that much again." > 24. Over 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real > work. > 25. You don't drink at home to save money before going to a bar. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- January 17, 2000: Thank you for the bios & ideas I received this week! Please, I can always use more, and also responses to the ideas contained in these newsletters :) Also, I'm looking for people interested in submitted poetry, short stories etc. of any type. Let me know what you do! All of you who wanted to contribute to BR, this is your forum! Reach hundreds of people every week :) Ideas: Durwin: sharpen for dwarves.the dwarf adds one or 2 hit/dam to the weapon everytime they sharpen it maybe upto 5 times a weapon can be successfully sharpened and as the practice for the skill gets closer to 100% they gain more sharpens that invlove 2 hit/dams instead of 1 hit/dams, and if they fail they either erase all the hit/dam from the weapon or a chance of breaking the weapon. a bit like enchant but with more risk on the weapon being destroyed. after all arent the dwarves the ones who build the weapons it would be logical if they could sharpen them. Bloodweaver: 'Water Breathe' new spell for Druids that allows underwater action w/o the aid of scuba gear. Being close to nature, Druids should have the ability to freely act in natural environments. CrashLand: when will the blackjack parlor be pack online Kiri -- very very very low priority. We have a ton of other things we're working on. Colador: I think there should be a command so we read what people have for afk and busy CrashLand: for avian, they can fold there wings up and curl their claws so they use body and feet armor, but they could hover, blast, windzone, dive, or use their deadly talons??? CrashLand: some sort of major warning in the room before the orc gate guards. So many people get killed by that Bio: NAME:[spiritedrealm] Lisa BR NAME & NICKNAME:[spiritedrealm] Daliah [spiritedrealm] HOMETOWN: [spiritedrealm] Tillamook, Oregon BORN: [spiritedrealm] October 29th CURRENT RESIDENCE: [spiritedrealm] Lakewood, Washington CRUOTONS OR BACON BITS: [spiritedrealm] both FAVORITE SALAD DRESSING: Ranch DO YOU DRINK: [spiritedrealm] Pepsi :) SHAMPOO OR CONDITIONER: [spiritedrealm] Both HAVE YOU EVER GONE SKINNY DIPPING: [spiritedrealm] not even :) DO YOU MAKE FUN OF PEOPLE: [spiritedrealm] No only pick on em for fun :) CONVICTED OF A CRIME: [spiritedrealm] Not that I know of BEST ONLINE FRIENDS: [spiritedrealm] Lari and Java ONE PILLOW OR TWO: [spiritedrealm] Two . PETS: [spiritedrealm] No Pets FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC:[spiritedrealm] it varies DREAM CAR: [spiritedrealm] 1999 Lexus LT TYPE OF CAR YOU DRIVE NOW: [spiritedrealm] A Piece of crap 89 Geo Metro WHAT TYPE OF CAR WAS YOUR FIRST CAR: [spiritedrealm] A Ford Escort ( even worse then what i have now) TOOTHPASTE: [spiritedrealm] Crest FAVORITE FOOD: [spiritedrealm] German Food DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: [spiritedrealm] Most of the time FAVORITE TOWN TO CHILL IN: [spiritedrealm] Seattle, Washington . FAVORITE ICE CREAM: [spiritedrealm] None I absolutely dislike Ice-Cream FAVORITE SOFT DRINK: [spiritedrealm] Pepsi FAVORITE TYPE OF GAME TO PLAY: [spiritedrealm] Barren Realms . WHAT IS YOUR BAD TIME OF DAY: [spiritedrealm] Morning when the girls keep me up all night ADIDAS, NIKE, OR REEBOK: [spiritedrealm] Nike FAVORITE PERFUME OR COLOGNE: [spiritedrealm] Escape FAVORITE WEBSITE: [spiritedrealm] Dont really have one FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: [spiritedrealm] Not in school FAVORITE MOVIE OR TYPE OF MOVIE: [spiritedrealm] I like all kinds of movies i really couldn't name just one LEAST FAVORITE SUBJECT: [spiritedrealm] Again not in school FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: [spiritedrealm] I dont drink alcohol FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH: [spiritedrealm] I dont watch sports unless its the raiders playing against someone else :) MOST HUMILIATING MOMENT: [spiritedrealm] I cant think of one right off the top of my head CRAZIEST OR SILLIEST PERSON YOU KNOW: [spiritedrealm] Well lets see, I would have to say Draelyn at times :) WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN THE OPPOSITE SEX: [spiritedrealm] Someone intellegent, caring, not stuck on themselves, someone who is interested in more then just sex, wants to have fun and takes pride in themselves :) SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: [spiritedrealm] Kiri, she has a come back for everything :) PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO YOU IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND: [spiritedrealm] Dont know since i didn't send this to anyone :) Here's a sample bio for you to reply to the newsletter with, just fill in the blanks where your stuff would go: 1. NAME? [spiritedrealm] Lisa 1a. BR NAME: [spiritedrealm] Daliah 2. SEX? [spiritedrealm] Female last time I checked :) 3. LIVING ARRANGEMENT?[spiritedrealm] I live in an apartment with my sister and my children 4. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OUIJA BOARDS?[spiritedrealm] I dont think anything about em 5. YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW?[spiritedrealm] I dont really watch tv 6. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? [spiritedrealm] Nothing 7. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?[spiritedrealm] ummm its been awhile since i played board games so i will have to say Monopoly 8. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? [spiritedrealm] I dont look at magazines 9. FAVORITE SMELLS? [spiritedrealm] Strawberry 10. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? [spiritedrealm] Depression 11. BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD? [spiritedrealm] Making my ex husband suffer LOL 12. WHAT DO YOU DO TO EXPRESS YOUR CREATIVITY? [spiritedrealm] ummm I make webpages for friends and family 13. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? [spiritedrealm] I get up and feed and bathe my children they come before anything else does 14. DO YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS? [spiritedrealm] Nope 15. ROLLER COASTERS-SCARY OR EXCITING? [spiritedrealm] they are ok I guess I cant say scary or exciting some are boring 16. PEN OR PENCIL? [spiritedrealm] Whatever I dont care what it is . 17. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? [spiritedrealm] 3 rings 18. FUTURE SON'S NAME?[spiritedrealm] Cant have any more 19. FUTURE DAUGHTER'S NAME? [spiritedrealm] Still cant have any more 20. FAVORITE FOODS? [spiritedrealm] Mexican 21. DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS? [spiritedrealm] Most of the time :) 22. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? [spiritedrealm] Neither 23. FAVORITE ICE-CREAM? [spiritedrealm] Dont have one I dont eat it. 24. CROUTONS OR BACON BITS? [spiritedrealm] Both, 25. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE? [spiritedrealm] Not all the time but yes I do like to drive. 26. DO YOU SLEEP WITH STUFFED ANIMALS? [spiritedrealm] Nope I dont :) 27. STORMS COOL OR SCARY? [spiritedrealm] I love lightening storms 28. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? [spiritedrealm] A piece of garbage Ford Escort 29. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD IT BE? [spiritedrealm] Well I dont know if there is anyone I would want to meet but I do know if I could I would love to talk to my best friend that died 15 years ago... Now Alive.. I would love to meet the man that has helped me out when I needed help... 30. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? [spiritedrealm] I dont drink 31. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? [spiritedrealm] Scorpio 32. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE POET? [spiritedrealm] I dont have one 33. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? [spiritedrealm] No 34. GUYS-IF A GIRL ASKED FOR THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK, WOULD YOU GIVE IT? 34. GIRLS-WOULD YOU EVER ASK A GUY FOR HIS SHIRT? [spiritedrealm] I dont know I never have before 35. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED, WHAT WOULD IT BE? [spiritedrealm] I would have my RN license and working in a hospital 36. IF YOU DYED YOUR HAIR A DIFFERENT COLOR, WHAT WOULD IT BE? [spiritedrealm] I would have to say an auburn color 37. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? [spiritedrealm] Only Once 38. WHAT IS ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR BEDROOM? [spiritedrealm] Nothing 40. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? [spiritedrealm] half full 41. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SNAPPLE? [spiritedrealm] Pink Lemonade 42. ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY OR AMBIDEXTROUS? [spiritedrealm] Right 43. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? [spiritedrealm] yes 44. IF YOU COULD BE ONE GARDENING TOOL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? [spiritedrealm] Shovel so I could shovel all the crap I get fed on a regular basis 45. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? [spiritedrealm] Not a thing 46. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? [spiritedrealm] I dont have one 47. WHAT IS YOUR DREAM CAR? [spiritedrealm] Lexus LT or a Ford Explorer 48. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH?[spiritedrealm] I dont really watch sports 49. SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON(S) WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: [spiritedrealm] Kiri is someone who has a great come back for just about everything :) 50. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND: [spiritedrealm] I dunno Kiri's WWW of URLs: How to find out where pets are welcome in hotels & motels: Yoda's Cookbook. Four words: Ewoks in a Blanket MIT's Gallery of Hacks (thanks Amystery) Use this as your start page! (please?) THINGS YOU'D NEVER KNOW IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE MOVIES: Large loft apartments in New York City are plentiful and affordable, even if the tenants are unemployed. One of a pair of identical twins is evil. Should you decide to defuse a bomb, don't worry about which wire to cut. You will always choose the right one. It doesn't matter if you are greatly outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts. Your enemies will wait patiently to attack you one by one ... dancing around in a threatening manner until you have dispatched their predecessors. When you turn out the light to go to bed, everything in your bedroom will still be clearly visible but slightly blue. If you are blonde and pretty, it is possible to be a world-famous expert on nuclear fission, dinosaurs, hieroglyphics, or anything else, at the age of 22. Honest and hard-working policemen are usually gunned down a day or two before retirement. Rather than wasting bullets, megalomaniacs prefer to kill their enemies using complex machinery involving fuses, deadly gasses, lasers, buzz saws, and hungry sharks, all of which will give their captives at least 20 minutes to escape. During all crime investigations, it is necessary to visit a strip club at least once. All beds have special L-shaped covers that reach up to the armpits of a woman but only to the waist of the man lying beside her. All grocery shopping bags contain at least one baguette and one bunch of carrots with leafy tops. It's easy to land a plane, providing there is someone in the control tower to talk you down. If you are beautiful, your makeup never rubs off, even while scuba-diving or fighting aliens. However if you are overweight, your mascara will run and your lipstick will smear. The ventilation system of any building is the perfect hiding place. No one will ever think of looking for you in there, and you can travel to any other part of the building without difficulty. You're very likely to survive any battle in any war unless you make the mistake of showing someone a picture of your sweetheart back home. Should you wish to pass yourself off as a German officer, it is not necessary to speak the language. A German accent will do. A man will show no pain while taking the most horrific beating, but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds. If staying in a haunted house, women must investigate any strange noises in their most diaphanous underwear, which is what they happened to be wearing when the car broke down. If someone says "I'll be right back," they won't. Even when driving down a perfectly straight road, it is necessary to turn the steering wheel from time to time. All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red readouts so you know exactly when they're going to go off. A police detective can only solve a case after he has been suspended from duty. If you decide to start dancing in the street, everyone around you will be able to mirror all the steps you come up with, and hear the music in your head. Police departments give their officers personality tests to make sure each is assigned a partner who is their total opposite. When they are alone, all foreigners prefer to speak English to each other.