[RE][scifinoir2] Superman: Doomsday on Cartoon Network

2008-11-16 Thread Martin Baxter
Keith, you've pretty much summed up my feelings about the movie as well. What I disliked about it most was the exclusion of the Justice League's involvement in the battle. Doomsday going through them like warm butter, as he did in the comic run, made the gravity of Superman's battle with him

[scifinoir2] Local college introduces computer gaming degree

2008-11-16 Thread ravenadal
http://www.jsonline.com/features/technology/34419534.html Fun, games, vocation? MATC takes it to a new level By Stanley A. Miller II of the Journal Sentinel Posted: Nov. 15, 2008 And at Milwaukee Area Technical College's downtown campus, students earning the school's new IT computer

[scifinoir2] Fw: World Science: Bullies may enjoy others' pain

2008-11-16 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Interesting science stuff. * Bullies may enjoy others' pain: Brain scans suggest unusually aggressive youth find pleasure in others' suffering, scientists say. http://www.world-science.net/othernews/081107_bullies * Scientists: cancer genome decoded: Researchers report

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] So Little Time, So Much Damage

2008-11-16 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] This is why we must use the energy that got Obama elected to SCREAM for the IMPEACHMENT of Bush and Cheney ASAP! A dear friend sent me this story last week. To it, again I say Damn you to perdition yet again, Mister Bush. -[ Received Mail

[scifinoir2] South African singing legend Miriam Makeba has died aged 76

2008-11-16 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] I adored her. I totally recommend her memoir Makeba: My Story (ISBN 0-453-00561-6). SHE WILL BE MISSED! South African singing legend Miriam Makeba has died aged 76, after being taken ill in Italy. She had just taken part in a concert near the southern town of Caserta, the

[scifinoir2] Adrianne dances an intro dance!

2008-11-16 Thread Adrianne Brennan
*dances* I'm Adrianne Brennan, a romantic dark fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction author and reader. I've been an avid reader pretty much my entire life, and a writer for the past two decades of it. In short, writing is my passion, my life--and I can't get enough of it! :D I blame part

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] FW: [AFAMHED] 4,300-Year-Old Pyramid Found in Egypt

2008-11-16 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Oh, me too! Peace, Amy Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] FW: [AFAMHED] 4,300-Year-Old Pyramid Found in Egypt Please cover the eyes and ears of any young or sensitive readers, because I'm having a full-scale geekgasm at this... -[ Received Mail

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Adrianne Brennan
I am completely addicted to that show, and it's the first one that I've been able to say that about in years on this side of the pond that is NOT done by Joss Wheden, lol. ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates:

[scifinoir2] Moonlight coming to SCIFI?

2008-11-16 Thread Adrianne Brennan
I heard Moonlight is coming to the SCIFI channel. Can anyone verify this? ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/bamc.html Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon on 12/2:

Re: [scifinoir2] couple divorce over alleged affair in virtual world

2008-11-16 Thread Adrianne Brennan
That is...hilarious. But not surprising. I still like the whole legal battle over the virtual land in Second Life. Now THAT was surprising and a bit interesting ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates:

[scifinoir2] Re: Adrianne dances an intro dance!

2008-11-16 Thread ravenadal
Adrianne, welcome to the list! We need some more female energy up in here. Write on, girl! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Adrianne Brennan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *dances* I'm Adrianne Brennan, a romantic dark fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction author and reader.

[scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread ravenadal
Any friend of TRUE BLOOD is a friend of mine! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Adrianne Brennan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am completely addicted to that show, and it's the first one that I've been able to say that about in years on this side of the pond that is NOT done by Joss

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Adrianne dances an intro dance!

2008-11-16 Thread Adrianne Brennan
Hey Rave! :D Thanks for the welcome, and glad to be here. ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/bamc.html Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon on 12/2:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Adrianne Brennan
Coolness. :D I really do love the show. I think Lafayette has totally stolen it--I adore him. Sam's not bad, and Bill is WAY more interesting in the show than in the books--or is it just me? ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Take a bite out of Blood and Mint

[scifinoir2] Lose the BlackBerry? Yes He Can, Maybe

2008-11-16 Thread ravenadal
This is why I don't wanna be President. I want the best job in the free world: Ex-President of the United States. Do what you want, clear a million large(not counting speaking engagements and book contracts), and everybody still refers to you as Mr. President. ~rave!

Re: [scifinoir2] Lose the BlackBerry? Yes He Can, Maybe

2008-11-16 Thread Adrianne Brennan
NOOO! Not my Blackberry! Ah, what a sacrifice to serve as a Leader of the Free World! DAMN! Actually, I can see their point...but I think that it still would be nice for him to continue to keep a pulse on the technology, particularly the Internet, which was definitely a key in his winning his

[scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread ravenadal
Well, glory be! Somebody who has actually read the Sookie Stackhouse novels! Alas, I am not among them - but I am honored to be in the presence of somebody who has. Tell me true (I gotta know) - did they kill the grandmother off right away in the novels, too? I LOVED Lois Smith's portrayal

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Grayson Reyes-Cole
I'm going to get smacked around for this I know... (hey adrianne, my iwofa pal, how you doin'?) but I stopped watching TruBlood two episodes ago. I was hooked and then I was unhooked. Still love Lafayette but just can't do it anymore. Grayson Reyes-Cole http://www.graysonreyescole.com

[scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread ravenadal
Did you disengage before or after the shaft-shifter episode? ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Grayson Reyes-Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm going to get smacked around for this I know... (hey adrianne, my iwofa pal, how you doin'?) but I stopped watching TruBlood two episodes

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Grayson Reyes-Cole
probably before... the last episode i watched was the one where sam woke up naked at the foot of sookie's bed like a doggy. jason wanted to marry the chick that had him bleeding a vampire, tara got money to exorcise her demon, and the vamps used sookie to help them catch a thief. pfft.

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Adrianne Brennan
As I seem to recall, yeah... I think around the 2nd or 3rd book--I don't remember. But I don't think it was QUITE as fast as they did it in the tv show. I need to reread the series so I can finally read the latest books and remember what's going on, lol. ~ Where love and magic meet ~

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Adrianne Brennan
Hey Grayson! No smacking from me. People either REALLY love the show right now or really hate it--it's not to everyone's taste. I'm used to watching weird, offbeat, and sometimes jarring stuff, so it doesn't bother me. The combination of the erotic and the horror is a tough one to pull off, and

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Adrianne Brennan
Heh! You missed what happened with Tara and the exorcist woman. VERY gratifying. ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/bamc.html Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon on 12/2:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Adrianne dances an intro dance!

2008-11-16 Thread brent wodehouse
I second the salutation. Welcome Adrianne! Brent ravenadal [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Adrianne, welcome to the list! We need some more female energy up in here. Write on, girl! ~rave! --- In [ mailto:scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com [EMAIL PROTECTED], Adrianne Brennan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Adrianne dances an intro dance!

2008-11-16 Thread Adrianne Brennan
Thanks Brent! Good to meet you. :) ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/bamc.html Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon on 12/2: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/botdm.html On Sun, Nov

[scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread ravenadal
You watched the episode where Sookie woke up with Sam naked at the foot of her bed and you QUIT? Man, I couldn't WAIT to see the next episode! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Grayson Reyes-Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: probably before... the last episode i watched was the one

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Adrianne Brennan
That was my reaction too. LOL LOL ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Take a bite out of Blood and Mint Chocolates: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/bamc.html Experience the magic of Blood of the Dark Moon on 12/2: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/botdm.html On Sun, Nov

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Grayson Reyes-Cole
I love offbeat, I love odd, I adore jarring, and I write dark fantasy and horror, so twisted and aggressive are ok by me. I also don't mind the sex.My issue isn't with any of that stuff, my problem is that every character on the show at this point, in my opinion (and only my opinion! again not

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Grayson Reyes-Cole
Yep. Oh, don't get me wrong, I was curious about the Sam thing... but it didn't outweigh my frustation with so many other parts of it. Grayson Reyes-Cole http://www.graysonreyescole.com Facebook Bright Star When evil is done for the greater good, a price must always be paid... Lyrical Press

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Grayson Reyes-Cole
That's what my mama said. She's still watching it and convinced it's her duty to fill me in every Sunday night after it goes off. Grayson Reyes-Cole http://www.graysonreyescole.com Facebook Bright Star When evil is done for the greater good, a price must always be paid... Lyrical Press

[scifinoir2] Re: Lose the BlackBerry? Yes He Can, Maybe

2008-11-16 Thread marian_changling
I don't understand. The guys at work have a number of devices slung off their hips. A Blackberry for work, a phone for personal calls. My brother-in-law has 4 numbers, not including his home phone. What can't he have a work Blackberry and a personal Blackberry? --- In

[RE][scifinoir2] Re: Lose the BlackBerry? Yes He Can, Maybe

2008-11-16 Thread Martin Baxter
Marian, it's a security issue. There's no way they can be certain that anything he sends or receives wouldn't be read. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Re: Lose the BlackBerry? Yes He Can, Maybe Date : Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:47:06 - From :

Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Adrianne Brennan
Ahhh yes. A lot of people have declared that they really love the changes in Sookie, or really don't like the changes. I think the two most controversial character changes are her and Tara. ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Take a bite out of Blood and Mint

[RE][scifinoir2] Moonlight coming to SCIFI?

2008-11-16 Thread Martin Baxter
No, Adrienne, I haven't heard this. And welcome to the group! People here will say things about me. Awful things. Only two of them are true. ;-) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Moonlight coming to SCIFI? Date : Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:09:04 -0500 From :

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Moonlight coming to SCIFI?

2008-11-16 Thread Adrianne Brennan
Hey Martin! This is the rumor I've heard on another list, and was wondering if anyone had heard anything. I haven't seen any of the series, but know of it because Sophia Myles was/is in it, and she was on Doctor Who. (Yes, I'm a HUGE Whovian, lol) And no worries...your reputation is safe with

Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Moonlight coming to SCIFI?

2008-11-16 Thread Martin Baxter
Adrianne, I'm ina couple of lists that might have the 411 on this. I'll pose it to them ASAP, and get back to you. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Moonlight coming to SCIFI? Date : Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:09:21 -0500 From : Adrianne Brennan

[scifinoir2] Spider-Man: the Quintessential Black Male Hero

2008-11-16 Thread ravenadal
Excerpt from the December 2008 issue of PLAYBOY magazine (which I only read for articles like these). Spider-Man: the Quintessential Black Male Hero By Walter Mosley When I was a young boy - nine, 10 and almost 11 years old - I was crazy for comic books. It goes without saying that all

[scifinoir2] OT: Latest Frontline Chronicles Life of Lee Atwater

2008-11-16 Thread KeithBJohnson
Check out the latest Frontline on PBS. Called Boogie Man, it's a 90-minute examination of Lee Atwater's trash-slinging career, and the dirty moves he used from college on, which he taught to the likes of Rove. Fascinating... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/atwater/etc/synopsis.html In

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Tracey de Morsella
See Died in the books too I'm told. I also read that they are trying to stay true to book one and part of book two for the first season as much as they can, but that after the first season, they will not be staying stue to the book. I agree with you about the grandmother, but I read that killing

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Tracey de Morsella
What killed it for you? Dare I ask From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Grayson Reyes-Cole Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 12:20 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Tracey de Morsella
I wish she did not find out the truth. There is such a thing as too much sass. Now she's never going to get laid From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adrianne Brennan Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 12:25 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re:

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Tracey de Morsella
Same here. I've been trying to figure him out every since he rolled around in the scent of the dead girl's bed linens, and the run naked through the woods really got me. So I was ready for him lying naked at the foot of Sookie's bed. However, I was really shocked at her reaction. But, I love

RE: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to appear in True Blood

2008-11-16 Thread Tracey de Morsella
What were you frustrated about? Not knowing the murderer? From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Grayson Reyes-Cole Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 12:37 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Michelle Forbes(next Gen/Battlestar) to