TONYAHUQT03

Alan was on CSI Los Vegas this past thursday. He played a pedophile. He had me all kinds of creepified. I'm starting to like our BDH as bad guys. I loved Gina in Alas and I don't even like Alas. I can't wait to see Nathan in Lost. Does anyone else know of our BDH playing bad guys on anything else?

MUTT

Heylo! This is mostly for Cam. Its part of the next section of the Blackout zone story. Im putting it here insted of posting it proper, to gauge some reaction to something i wrote thats...well its particually grizzly. Before you go saying i wrote it simply because i get off on the depravities of human nature, its got a greater significance to the plot (yet to be revealled) than just 'oh, heres some senseless atrocities, for the hell of it'. Oh and to BEB, thanks for replying! I will definately put a warning on my next posting! CAUTION - THIS IS THE A SECTION OF THE NEXT PART OF BLACKOUT (next post)

MUTT

CAUTION - VERY VIOLENT - READ PREVIOUS BLOG FIRST ----- Johel found an alleyway, dank and dark, hiding himself from the pelting rain now soaking him through layers of clothing, hair slicked down, collar high. Streets were empty, stalls packed away, the night drifting from a joyous carnival to the eerie silence of wind whistling through urban canyons, water dribbling with loud splashes into the storm drain, carrying with it all manner of filth and garbage piled in the gutters. He pulled on a packet of smokes but found them soaked though, discarding them to the curb, laying his head back against the hard brick. He closed his eyes and felt his heart slow. Not far now. Over the sound of the rain, Johel head groans and yelps to the right, far off down the alley way, in its murky bowels of trash-cans and dumpsters and bums curling themselves against anything they could, anything to hide them from the storm. Johel went to turn away, back into the street, but then heard the cries once more. The voice distinctly female, pleading for help. He followed the wall down with one hand, his head low like a stalking predator, away from the soft light behind, into this den of long, black shadows, like ghouls on the rain slicked ground. The calls came louder. Two hoodlums stood in the shadow of a dumpster as a third guy violated a screaming woman against the filthy, oiled stained tarmac, her head propped up against the brick of the alley wall, pinning down her arms as she desperately flailed against him, vainly kicking out. One of the hoods saw Johel as he appeared into view, turning to face him. Young bloke with a scrappy goatee, tat on his face, down his jaw-line of a python. The symbol of the Jackers. The government may have thought they ran this city, so might the Drug kingpins growing rich from the flow of synth from the border. Both were wrong. The Jackers were a frightening gang, almost like a cult at times, while not as strong as the west-side crew - Los Diablos - the Jackers had guns and guts, and cuts into drugs and women. Nobody messed with them. And they messed with everyone. “Something take your fancy, Faggot?” The young one spat, acting as a lookout for the other two; older guys. He hefted a large steel pipe in one hand, a pistol sticking from his belt. Eyes had a faint blue tinge from Scat, a crystalline powder snorted, giving exceptional sensory perception and repressed inhibition. Johel was silent as he walked closer, taking in the scene fully. The woman must have caught Johel through one eye, a shadowy hulk opposing one of the Jackers, hearing the young ones bullying calls over the sound of the rain and the sickening gasps of this monster. “Jesus! Please help me!” She shrieked in pain, a fast slap pounding her gentle face. The lead Jacker turned, shouting between vicious thrusts “Get him the Fuck out of here!” “You just keep walking” the Kid said through gritted, yellowed teeth, twisting his mouth into a vicious grin. Johel stared into him impassively. Johel suddenly turned, as if to walk away, but shot back with phenomenal speed. The knife came out in his right, driving up into the lookout's gut, the guy’s face distending in shock and agony as his hand grasped the wound, hot blood dribbling over his fingers, doubling over with the force of it. Johel snapped his head back, then arched it forward, slamming with his forehead into the kid's nose, feeling it shatter with the weight of the strike. As he tumbled down, Johel grabbed the steel piping from his hands, hefting giant metal club like a baseball bat, padding it into the palm of one hand. The second Jacker took it in the side of head, turning a moment before the impact to face the metal bar smashing into his face. His cheek and jaw shattered inwards with the blow, his entire skull inexorably warping around the pole as it landed, crashing him sideways with a dirty snap. Johel dropped the steel piping with a loud, bouncing crash, the last Jacker still heaving over the sniveling, crying frame of the woman, turning at the final second, unable to defend h

MANICGIRAFFE

So, like I promised, here's a round of pics from Halloween. Jayne and Inara couldn't make it, but we managed to get Mal, Zoe, Wash, Kaylee, Simon and River all along (as a Reminder, I'm Mal). For those who always love the shipping: Wash and Zoe are married in real life, Simon and Kaylee are married in real life, and Mal and River are married in real life. Se here:

MUTT

Just some random thinkings on my account. Firstly, ive been wrestling with whether I should better describe my characters in a physical sence. So far ive shyed away from it as I could not figure a good way to do it without it just sounding like exposition “She has a cute face and he is strong” kinda thing. Also, I think, when I read a book I often don’t follow the images of the people writers are describing, as – for me – reading the story is a form of interpretation, and as all of us interpret what we read in a different way based on personal and situational factors, the characters themselves take on the form of whoever you want them to. Obviously, there are some constraints. In Blackout, Johel has not been described as any particular race, age etc, although it can be interpreted, although I have referred to him being ‘Hulking’ as it is more of a simple story-telling purpose than me having total control over my characters. I had massive difficulty writing the rape/death scene in part 3 of Blackout (still to be posted), for obvious reasons as it is quite (intentionally) distressing, but also because of the purpose it serves during the course of events of the story. I knew that it was going to play a part, that it is more than simply a random, disconnected act of violence, but at the same time I wanted to demonstrate crime as a paradox. For example, the only part of this crime that we saw was the rape, which is the case with all crimes. In the news you here some kid was abducted, or someone got murdered or something, and it is the only act that you hear. In some ways, that’s all crime is, entirely disconnected from its surroundings as a singular, vicious act, without point nor purpose. At the same time, this crime started long before that alleyway. As I said, the rapists were gang members. The true reason for this crime is not just boredom or aggression, but a complex set of sociological forces, which have been inflicted upon them, which have led them to this event. Forces to which these gang members are themselves victims, after all, we are all born as human babies equal, and it is out situation which guides us to the choices we make throughout our lives. But it is awfully difficult for us, the rest of mainstream society to stand up and say “these rapists are the victims”, as they are the offenders of a most heinous criminal act. As a society though, it is almost more important to understand and help rapists than any lesser offence. Anyways, just my random thoughts! Mutt

MUTT

I got a comment! yay!!!! In answer to planetslayers question...i thought it would just be obvious, but its quite clearly not - the stories are going to alternate between the past (2510 ish) and the present (2516 ish). I wasen't even sure that i should post it yet, i was creeped out about the sexual assault bit coming over wrong, but it seems to have carried the way i intended!

HOBBLEIT

The other day when I was on msn, someone messaged me. Thats' fine, I don't mind talking to people but what really annoys me is when I have no idea what the hell the person is saying. This is the conversation: hi hobbleit... hi kaisey ho?? That is as far as it got because i had no idea what kaisey ho meant.

ALCHEMIST

I love being a part of this community. I'm on myspace by virtue of great exposure for my band, but the bs that goes along with being on myspace, drives me batty. But, on the flip side, I also don't censor myself on myspace. If something is annoying me on there, I write a blog or a bulletin, and tell the guilty party what I think. Now, I don't beat around the bush on here, but on here I do take at least a little care to take people's feelings into consideration when I write anything, though so far, there's been no reason to have to take feelings into consideration, cause everyone on here gets along. I love it. It's a shiny feeling for me to feel like I belong somewhere. Believe me, i have dealt with more than my fair share bigotry, in quite a few of it's forms. So, this site, for me, is a breathe of fresh air, in an otherwise smog filled life. Thank you to everyone here.

SIRI

I am amazed that I am sitting here at my computer on a Sunday afternoon writing about a TV series and subsequent movie. I have one TV, no cable and spend more time reading and listening to must (when I'm home) than watching TV. I do rent DVD's and was a Buffy fan - Angel not quite so much. Still I think it was hearing Joss Wheadon interviewed that lead me to Buffy in the first place. He was talking about how he wanted to write a show that depicted strong and powerful women - showing the small, blonde girl standing up to the bad guys instead of being rescued just in the nick of time. He talked about how he grew up around strong women and how that shaped his life. His atheism was also of interest to me. I lean toward agnostiscm - cowardly atheist I gues, but I do believe (or hope) there is some greater force for good that if not guiding us at least was part of a beneficient beginning. I can work that out - but like River in the show - the Bible doesn't make sense to me without a few inserts. So I became an avid Buffy fan about the 3rd year into the series. I enjoy good fantasy that can take the mind into deep areas that are difficult to explore in day-to-day living. I liked the humor and thought the characters and acting were superior. I missed Firefly when it first came out. Just didn't know about it somehow - not sure how. 2002 was the year my dad was very sick and died in May of that year. I suspect I was preoccupied and not watching much TV. I rented Serenity this summer and enjoyed it but mostly I was attracted to River. I practice some maritial arts - Krav Maga - which I got into because of my love of watching Buffy kick butt. I like good martitial arts movies, too. I must have not listened to the commentary when I first watched Serenity because I still don't remember hearing about Firefly. Recently when rewatching the Buffy series on DVD I heard Joss talking about Nathan Fillon who played Caleb in BtVS Season 7. His acting was amazing, truly evil and very natural. It was then that I check out Nathan and found Firefly. I bought the DVD series and first watched it on my little 13" TV (bc the bigger one died and I didn't replace it). I was hooked and went online and found this site. I'm now a daily participant, bought Serenity and watched it again last night, bought DTI (haven't watched it yet - on for tonight) and vote for Firefly as Best TV show regularly. So what is it about this show that is different from others I've enjoyed? That's what I'm asking myself. While I enjoyed Buffy and will watch it again, along with some others, Harry Potter, Napoleon Dynamite and The Gods Must be Crazy, etc. - I've never considered joining fan clubs or talking about them on line. Well maybe Buffy I am currently reading The Philosophy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (quite interesting). Well there are the ususal things - Joss Wheadon is involved - the characters are interesting, work well together, and are attractive and appealing. The show is exciting and shows people as they are - changing, shifting from cute to cranky, from altruistic to mean and nasty. There are challenges, nemises(sp?) and sex. There is the fighting - women and men together - River is still the strongest and smartest of the bunch - but as someone once said to me - for her - that's kind of like having brown eyes. I do love good kick-ass fights (thus the western things fits well). Zoe's character, too, is strong, silent - speaks her mind when she really has something to say. Mal is kind of like the character of Buffy - the anti-hero - although he doesn't have super powers - he's quite good at seeing and implementing the big picture - the plan - even if it's by the seat of his pants at time. Wash is funny and a crucial part of the team. I can't imagine how they would replace him if and when Firefly gets back on or Serenity II is made. Kaylee is kind of like Willow to Buffy. She's solid and sweet as well as sexy cute. Inara wouldn't seem to fit but she does. She plays Mal's counterpart and almost alter-ego. Jayne provides the wild-c

FUTUREMRSFILLION

So, I am minding me own business watching a movie with my kids (Stick It) (Very good, the two boys remind me SO much of #2 and borrowed boy - I was laughing me arse off). Anyway, there I am minding me own and the door bell rings. Borrowed girl answers it and she is acting strangely so I go over and it is a lovely Sherrif from the town of Foley and he says he is looking for ME. I go out to see what he wants and it seems they have a summons for me because I am "harrassing" the ex. Apparently, when the ex sends and/or leaves notes and crap for me - if I answer those notes and put them in his mailbox or mail them to him - I AM HARRASSING HIM! OK SOMEONE PLEASE BEAM ME UP! because I am not having fun anymore.