Issue #6 September 2006

For the record:

• Ray is Hobbie (CL7)!
• Brandi is Mezoti (CL6)!
• Iain is The Unquestioned Lord and Master of Creation!

Ray: OK, umm... My fellow OTF'icans!
Brandi: He typed your "OK, Umm!"
Ray: "OK, umm" can be removed... Iain, you're supposed to type when I tell you to type! :@
Iain: We're SO leaving this in!
Brandi: *megalomaniac shrieking*
Ray: Well, it's a bright day in Cambridge, England - not Massachusetts - and Iain is actually
following instructions... for once! One might wonder what happened to the universe.
Brandi: *shrieking while filming*
Ray: Does Brandi have to film EVERYTHING?!
Iain: ... everything? :|
Brandi: Yes. Everything!
Ray: And does Iain have to talk while he's typing?
Iain: No, that is no longer necessary...
(Iain and Brandi have an altercation about gnomes, clams, hitting and bans.)
Iain: Wow, that rhymes!
Brandi: Hey, we rhyme!
*Brandi does some babbling about something... Ray. Right. Whatever.*
Ray: Do we have to give so much insights to our readers into our ... "working sessions"?
Brandi: [babbles something amounting to "Yes" - but in American, hence ... at great length, and
utterly pointlessly, with much shrieking, and stops the camera!]
Iain: OK, shall we actually do the PROPER thing now?!
Brandi: OK, yes...
Ray: Alright. So, two main things happened in the past month - or at least, in the two or three weeks
since the last edition. First of all, we had a Pirates weekend, which is now stretched into a month!
And I finally realised that being lazy is not really such a good thing - especially when trying to get
away from writing stuff, and realising how much Iain rules.

Brandi: That is SO not what Ray said!
Iain: And? I edited it. (a)
Brandi and Ray: *laughter / despair*
Iain: Continue dictation, immediately! ... or not ...

Ray: Yeah, let's wrap this up! And go over to the private EC *random handwaving* *dismisses Iain like
he would a flea* ... classified, I can't say!
Brandi: Why are we wrapping this up? We've just written a PAGE of NOTHING!!
Iain: Yeah, that always happens when I type... (a)
Ray: OK, right, so the readers can read the rest of the report, and they'll find out what's in there
anyway.

Brandi: He TYPED that?!
Ray: :(

Ok I admit it- everything I know about pirates come from a mix of old re-runs of Gilligan's island and the Swiss Family Robinson...and Dora the Explorer. I mean she was an explorer too...right?

Be that as it may, in September the One Zero Division geared up to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day! (Sept 19) As you may have heard, this was a cross-sector OTF event with numerous events planned from the departments and genre admins. Guilds' monthly contests had piratical themes, ISA had a pirate thief bullseye and Trivia threw pirate trivia events.

Within OZD, we transformed TF (and Vic) into a suitably piraty atmosphere. Kudos to SG for designing the chattop (note the Enterprise in right hand corner) and Iain for the avatar implementation as well as to everyone else on the OZD for inputs and suggestions. :)

As September winds down many of us in the OZD gear up to begin school again, or in my case, to actually look for a job. (Unfortunately.) It's a busy time for us all as I'm sure it is for you too. So for all of you, whether you be starting school again, or you know, work all the best from all of us at OZD. :)

K.

Hey hey!

Let's play a game. I start writing something, and you finish it, okay? Okay. Here goes. Over the last month, the Senate has been terribly busy with...

... no, I couldn't think of anything either, hence my above suggestion. So we're in a bit of a dilemma, my friend; I moreso than you. But I suppose that's a part of the job. The past month has seen the Senate as a group plotting madly behind the scenes in secret and clandestine meetings doing absolutely nothing. Yes. Well, apart from one senator's secret marriage (well, I wasn't told about it till afterwards - were you?), Jaden's temper tantrum at being made to clean up after one particularly wild party, another senator (who shall remain nameless), namely Majin (damn), spreading the wonders of Alaskan civilisation by building several igloos in the Senate chamber, and Osiris' temper tantrum at having to clean all that up (Jaden learns, see), nothing much happened. Really.

To divert attention from the subject I shall take my prompt from the others and ramble on about pirates. So, the CCC saw a pirate-themed weekend just like all the other chatrooms, ho-ho, I'm not Santa Claus I'm a pirate, drink up me hearties yo ho. Don't get me wrong, I've nothing against pirates, but really I'm just telling you things that you already knew, or should have known if you pay any kind of attention. So really, I might as well spend my time telling you about the consequences of leaving the Senate as experienced by one former senator (who shall definitely remain nameless because AJ is a horrible name (damn, I 'm not very good at this)) - where was I before I opened that bracket? Oh yes, consequences. Consequences apparently feature a mixture of drowning, stabbing (takes a second!), electrocuting (your faith in your girlfriend...), and I think being hit by a hammer also featured. Just so you know.

In summary - as you can see, it's not a terribly good idea to be quite so secretive in what you do when people expect you to at least have done something. And with that in mind, I'll say my goodbyes for this round and thank whatever it is I believe in again for making it through this update. Oh and also, you should all submit a story to Babel for the Writer's Guild competition. I have spoken.

Clear skies!

Bria Terrik (CL7)
_{Senator of Corellia
Queen of the Brackets (apparently)
Electric}

Every once in a while a member of the community is awarded the Gene Roddenberry Award. This time our lucky winner was Zildjian! *whispers in a low voice to the readers* Personally we think he used his minions to persuade the contest in his favor, but we don't really know for sure *Speaks up again and looks at Zildjian giving her a strange look* I mean please welcome our very own Zildjian!

Ayanna: Question 1: What was your first reaction when you heard that you had won the Gene Roddenberry award?
Zildjian: I thought it was a joke for a moment *l*

Ayanna: Question 2: For those who don't know can you give us some examples of work that you do for the community?
Zildjian: I Direct the ISA. As such I am in charge of security related matters. (See http://isa.outpost10f.com/ for somewhat more of an indepth idea), Various graphics and awards, and I also assist the Welcoming Committee with new registrants. Other stuff unmentionable =K

Ayanna: Question 3: What sort of things can we expect in coming months from ISA?
Zildjian: A cure for lamerism. Safe chats. Cake. Mad people. Happy people. The fall of AOL. More mad and happy people.
*A small laughter can be heard from the Interview Room*

Ayanna: Question 4: We all know that in recent weeks you've had to deal with many complaints regarding ISA, How have you managed to handle those situation and do you feel that people misjudge all of the Department?
Zildjian: I take the attacking, public complaints with a grain of salt. Most of them are based off having hardly anywhere near the complete story, and as such, the ISA often is misjudged. It really isn't anything new, but it has been a busy topic! The line of us being acceptable to all is non-existant. We toughen up, people complain we're being dictators.. We lean out some, people complain we're not doing our jobs. =D It's always been a no win situation, but, nevertheless, we strive to keep the chats a fun and safe environment.

Ayanna: Time for some fun questions now that got some of the more toughy ones out of the way. So what's your favorite color?
Zildjian: I hate this question! *l* It depends on the object the color is to be on.

Ayanna: What is your favorite fruit?
Zildjian: Tomatoes?

Ayanna: What sort of sci-fi shows do you like?
Zildjian: Anything that isn't to far fetched. ST for a acceptable example.

Ayanna: Do you think star trek will ever end? And if it does do you think that Outpost10f will still remain as popular as it is today?
Zildjian: Well, ST kinda did die in a way, but its spirit shall live on for quite sometime I imagine. Since OTF is only partially themed as ST, and houses a vast sense of community and friendships, I'm sure it will be popular for some time.

Ayanna: Whats your favorite animal?
Zildjian: Monkies =D

Ayanna: Any other comments, questions or remarks for the readers?
Zildjian: A comment including questionable remarks seems fitting for this. ;)

Lt Cmdr Ayanna
OZD Agent

We don't have a SW Patron of the Month this month. Thank you for not noticing and making it necessary for me to inform you, and move along.

However, Queen Demon won the George Lucas Award at the anniversary, so I decided to interview her and see what all the hype is about - after the prequels, do people really want this award anymore? Anyway, read on! That's an order. =)

1. Congrats on winning the award! Any idea why you won it?
Thanks, and no, I thought everyone else was doing tons more than me *l*. I was utterly shocked, though, it was a complete surprise and I never thought in a million years it would be me.

2. If you were handing it out, why would you have given it to yourself?
Why, um, for being a pest and to shut me up... erm... maybe because I try to help out a lot... maybe?

3. If George Lucas arrived in OTF tomorrow, what would you say to him?
Stop wearing plaid! And, give us a decent version of the OT (unenhanced) on DVD, not that hashed up mess you've churned out. Then I'd mutter something about money-grubbing and leg it. So it's probably best I don't see him if he does. ;)

4. You're also the SM of Entertainment as of late - how did you get to where you are today, do you think?
I was hoping someone would tell me, because I just joined trivia and suddenly here I am. I think it's a devious plot by someone, and when I find 'em I'll (snip). But it's the wading in thing again, I guess.

5. If everyone were more like you, would the world be a better place?
There'd be a better selection of gluten free foods for sure and more trees. Plus, free cake.

6. You're known for your disco parties, love of gin, quick wit, marriage to one Shane G, and many small furry animals. How do you reconcile all that into one person?
I call her mini-QD and she's kept in a small pit. Occasionally I let her out to cause havoc and end up taking the credit (tee-hee).

7. "Queen of the Universe" - how do you fend off the challenges of lesser men and women for that coveted title?
Well, it's easy with the guys because Queen of the Universe really doesn't suit them at all... and the women just would rather not do all the paperwork. Do you know how long it takes to sort out a supernova?

8. Finally, a deep meaningful philosophical question: Excuse me, ma'am, but... where are we going?
I thought we'd head to Disneyland, then eat hot dogs and cream buns on a beach somewhere. Who's with me?! After that, we'll go... that way *points into the sky* Babel isn't the only one flouncing through space/time around here, though I promise less badgers and more glitter. ;)

...and with Lucas-bashing, free cake, Trivia references and supernovas, I'd vote for Queenie any day! Thanks for taking the time for this interrogation, QD!

Bria Terrik (CL7)
_{Senator of Corellia
Queen of the... Paperwork? =(}

Well a bit about me, I'm a mostly normal female living in Montreal, Quebec up north in Canada. I'm not originally from Montreal but I've called Montreal my home for the past 5 years.

It's a great city, full of attitude (not always a pleasant one) and it's a wonderful place to be if you're looking for a city that has a lot to say and is more than happy to share it with you.

Winter gets pretty cold (-30 to -40 Celsius) but Montrealers love it in a slightly sado-masochistic way. Each night the temperature drop is forecasted with great relish and every Montrealer has a story to tell about The Great Ice Storm. (The Great Ice Storm was a massive freak ice storm that came in, blew out the power for a week and caused havoc in an otherwise modern city and of course, everyone remembers it.) Winter isn't all cold and gloomy though, there are lots of fun stuff to do during winter. Montrealers love winter (as I mentioned, often in that S&M way) and there are a million things that go on during the 7 months of winter. Fresh maple syrup wrapped round a popsicle stick and eaten like a gooey treat in the snow is popular and there are many outdoor skating rinks that dot the city.

In Ottawa, an hour and half's drive, the Ottawa Canal freezes over and people often skate to work on it. Two hours drive out of Montreal you can see the Northern Lights, and every February there is a massive winter festival in Quebec City which is world famous. Sculptors from all over come up to Quebec to compete in an ice-carving/snow scuplture contests, there are snow slides and sledding and most prominently, a hotel made completely out of ice blocks! And of course lots of warm foods and drinks- mulled wine, hot chocolate, bear paws (fried dough coverend in cinnamon and sugar), smoked meat, pretty much everything...Makes me hungry just thinking about it!

Well, I could go on and on about Montreal but I think I'll just end here with a picture of me snow-shoeing outside my home in winter. And yes, someone I think made a snow sculpture of Quebec's premier.. :D

Ooo, and a really cute picture of a couple cross-country skiing with their baby in a specially designed ski cart...

It's a gorgeous day for a walk:

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Hi everyone!

Last month our Rank-O-Matic victim was CT!

We had many good suggestions, focusing on the common denominator - sadly, literally...

Anyway, moving swiftly on!

The winning rank submission was from Osiris (CL7)! His rank, for CT, was ... Snuggles, The Destroyer of Worlds (and Socks). Dotdotdot, indeed...!

The award image is under construction, and will be presented soon... (∀ values of "soon" where "soon" is equivalent to "now", when spoken by anyone who can call themself "Iain"...!)

And without further ado, here is the award!

But, out with the old, and in with the new. Though, it has been brought to my attention that MXcha can hardly be called "new"!

Therefore!

Our next "victim" is none other than MXcha Bravo (CL7)!

Click here to Submit Your Rank for MXcha Bravo!

Iain (CL8)
Oranje Bag Carrying Lunatic - of sorts...
"Of sorts" being NULL... & Property of Naberrie