MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 1998 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) DragonCon by Ariel Briggs 2) Going insane!!!!! by Ariel Briggs 3) De-Lurking by "Camber" 4) Re: De-Lurking by Jim Gray 5) Re: De-Lurking by "Camber" 6) The character that Ewan McGregor should play by Sorana Stargem 7) Re: MERCEDES-LACKEY digest 1997 by lisa nicole holcomb 8) Re: De-Lurking by Orelalaith 9) lots o'stuff! by ladyember-+AT+-email.com 10) Re: DragonCon et al by Alinea 11) delurk fluff, obMisty: myths retold? by Brynn/Jennifer Ireland ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 20:15:39 CDT From: Ariel Briggs To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: DragonCon Message-ID: <19990618011539.9453.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com> ByTheWay, DragonCon is North America's largest Sci-Fi/Fantasy Convention, and is being held in Atlanta, GA Independance Day weekend. If any of you go, I'll be dressed up and attracting as much attention as possible. I'll either be in my funky purple "witch" costume or my Herald costume, either way, I'll be carrying the enchanted blade Morrice (my SWORD! the most eye-catching part of my costume) I hope to see some of you there. Plus, come to the Georgia Renn. Festival. we don't get enough people there. ~Herald Aryn Wingsib to the Tayladras Bearer of the magic sword Morrice (pronounced More- Eese) _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 20:28:22 CDT From: Ariel Briggs To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Going insane!!!!! Message-ID: <19990618012822.66626.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com> Heyla! guess what I've got for everyone, fresh out of the cyberspace oven.... *smirks* ICE CREAM SHEEP! I made them with cute little atomic-blast-proof-parkas, and they come with their own Canadian flags! heh heh heh... ~Herald Aryn Wingsib to the Tayladras Bearer of the magic blade Morrice Bonded to Gravin (her bondbird and Companion, don't ask... I'm currently writing a short novel to explain this.) (hopeful) Goddess of all things Crunchy _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 18:59:13 -0700 From: "Camber" To: Subject: De-Lurking Message-ID: <012901beb92e$36932640$a80611ac-+AT+-internal.mindspring.com> I suppose since I've already responded to two emails, this is probably a rather redundant post. However, I did feel the need to properly introduce myself. To most, I am simply known as Shatterstar, a resident of the dry climes of Arizona, USA. I have been a Misty fan since a good friend shoved a dog-eared copy of Magic's Pawn into my hands about two and a half years ago, and I've been hooked ever since. The only series' I've cared for are the Bardic Voices, SERRAted Edge and of course, the Valdemar books. Blasphemy, I know, but I just haven't seemed to have the time to read any others. I've re-read those particular ones until I know them nearly by heart, however, much to the chagrin of my friends who think I need to get a life. How little they know. Just my little 'hello' to the list... Shatterstar ---------------------------------------------------------------- Carpe DM: Sieze the Dungeon Master. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 22:33:09 -0400 From: Jim Gray To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: De-Lurking Message-ID: <3769AFE5.6F488EA0-+AT+-altoona.com> Camber wrote: > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Carpe DM: Sieze the Dungeon Master. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- Ooh...I know the feeling! Our DM used to get visibly nervous when our characters failed crucial saving throws. Might have had something to do with the "looks-could-kill" expressions we used to shoot in his direction while the dice were being rolled... -- Jim Gray "People who didn't need people needed people around to know that they were the kind of people who didn't need people." -Terry Pratchett, "Maskerade" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 20:49:33 -0700 From: "Camber" To: Subject: Re: De-Lurking Message-ID: <016201beb93d$a03dc960$a80611ac-+AT+-internal.mindspring.com> ::Laughs:: Oh yes... see, the frightening part is that I *am* that DM... now if I could just find an RP game based in Valdemar... ::Gets that strange, thoughtful DM look and wanders away:: Shatterstar ---------------------------------------------------------------- Carpe DM: Sieze the Dungeon Master. ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Ooh...I know the feeling! Our DM used to get visibly nervous when our > characters failed crucial saving throws. Might have had something to do > with the "looks-could-kill" expressions we used to shoot in his > direction while the dice were being rolled... > > -- > Jim Gray ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 22:47:45 PDT From: Sorana Stargem To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: The character that Ewan McGregor should play Message-ID: <19990618054746.24070.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com> Heyla all! Well, after much consideration of the different characters in the V&H books I think that Ewan McGregor should play Stefansen. Or is that Stefanson? Anyway, that's who I think he should play. I was watching Stargate Sg-1 the other day, and it hit me; Sam (Captain Samantha Carter) would be great a Ylsa. Stars light your path, Sorana S. Stargem Herald-trainee, %-+AT+-"So free for a moment High Priestess to the Goddess%-+AT+-Lost somewhere between the earth and of Unicorns, %-+AT+-the sky Goddess of Flions, %-+AT+-So free for a moment Knight of Amber and Marigold,%-+AT+-Lost because I want to be lost Knight of the OOUH %-+AT+-Don't try to find me" --The Martinis http://www.angelfire.com/wa/mylagoon/index.html _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 06:45:31 -0700 (PDT) From: lisa nicole holcomb To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: MERCEDES-LACKEY digest 1997 Message-ID: <19990618134531.10593.rocketmail-+AT+-web504.yahoomail.com> From: Orelalaith > When/where's Dragon con?! ***dragoncon is in atlanta, georigia (usa) july 1-4.... anne mccaffery will be there!!!! it's gonna be awesome! go to www.dragoncon.org for more info ummm...obmisty....ummm...do you ever wonder if wren was one of the wandering heralds? hmmm....i do.... === "When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender to dreams - this may be madness. Too much sanity may be madness. And maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be" -Cervantes _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free -+AT+-yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 10:28:27 -0400 (EDT) From: Orelalaith To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: De-Lurking Message-ID: On Fri, 18 Jun 1999, Jim Gray wrote: > Camber wrote: > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Carpe DM: Sieze the Dungeon Master. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > Ooh...I know the feeling! Our DM used to get visibly nervous when our > characters failed crucial saving throws. Might have had something to do > with the "looks-could-kill" expressions we used to shoot in his > direction while the dice were being rolled... > You know, I got the second-best gaming toy I've every seen, a solid 3in X 3in X3in d6; I keep eyeing my GM and saying "One d6 points of damage..." The best was a set of solid pewter 6in cubed d6... now THAT would bring a WHOLE new level to 1d6 points of damage! > -- > Jim Gray > > "People who didn't need people needed people > around to know that they were the kind of > people who didn't need people." > -Terry Pratchett, "Maskerade" > * -------------------------------------------------------------------- * "Eventually we come to a point where High Science becomes indistinguishable from High Magick" -NOT misquoting A.C. Clark, CORRECTLY quoting me! * -------------------------------------------------------------------- * http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~avariel uid : hsug-+AT+-ug.cs.sunysb.edu * -------------------------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 10:52:44 -0400 (EDT) From: ladyember-+AT+-email.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: lots o'stuff! Message-ID: <990618105244HL.07247-+AT+-www4.iname.net> Heyla everybody! My email works again! My email works again! Heyla Herald Aryn, thanks for the ice cream sheep, and welcome! Atomic Bomb-proof parkas, eh? :whines: I wanna be a Canadian for World Domination too! Surely you must need an Ohio affiliate! Anyway, *thanks* Paige for explaining about the Tervardi! I couldn't find where it was explained in the books, but they sound like T'Fyrr. Oh, I just read the review for Owlsight at amazon, and it *does* say things that haven't happened yet. Now I am anxious for it to come out. I *liked* Owlsight, {Owlflight was rather dull} - I liked about how it was more of a everyday life story with the Healer at the beginning. Or something like that! Well, I shall stop babbling now. But here, have some sheep-shaped rice crispy treats. {Sorry, no Atomic-Bomb proof parkas for you this time, I don't think they sell them in the states} =) wind to thy wings, Lady Ember Echosinger, the choreographically challenged Singer of Fire (yay!) {Jedi Knight in training} ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address -+AT+-email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 15:40:47 -0400 From: Alinea To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: DragonCon et al Message-ID: <376AA0BE.ADDFABC7-+AT+-geocities.com> > DragonCon is North America's largest Sci-Fi/Fantasy Convention, and is being > held in Atlanta, GA Independance Day weekend. If any of you go, I'll be > dressed up and attracting as much attention as possible. I'll either be in > my funky purple "witch" costume or my Herald costume, either way, I'll be > carrying the enchanted blade Morrice (my SWORD! the most eye-catching part > of my costume) I hope to see some of you there. Perhaps I'll be there...I believe a few of my friends and I were planning to go.... > Plus, come to the Georgia > Renn. Festival. we don't get enough people there. What *are* the dates for that??? I think I missed the spring Festival (I hate it when that happens. Missed fall, too).... Someone mentioned something about Wren being a 'wandering herald'...I believe I missed significance somewhere...what's a 'wandering herald' , and where was it mentioned? Slightly dazed and confused cotton-candy sheep to all! Alinea Songwind ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Jun 1999 18:54:30 PDT From: Brynn/Jennifer Ireland To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: delurk fluff, obMisty: myths retold? Message-ID: <19990619015431.49795.qmail-+AT+-hotmail.com> Heyla! i'm-a delurkin'! okay... so, i was thinking about Misty's use of traditional myth, legend, and ballads-especially Celtic-and i was wondering if she might do a retelling of some ancient myths (like her retoled fairy tales). wouldn't that be cool? which do ya think she should do, if any? ~~~~~~~~FLUFF~~~~~~~~ I got a copy of the Mabinogion from Amazon today in the mail! YEAH! great translation, too. oh, i also got a she'enedra, my friend who's going back to England in Sept. :( ~~~~~~~REAL FLUFF~~~~~~ ::Lady Brynn, wearing her usual stuff, walks over to Aryn the newbie, waving at Yvonne as she goes and smilling menacingly. she is obviously very worn out from writing final essays for school and so she simply dumps the cold, salty contents of her Enchanted Bucket #2 (tm) over Aryn's head (BTW, cool name!).~~~SPLOOSH~~~!! "Welcome to the MLML!" The lady hands her a fluffy pink CfWD-monographed towel (which she found on the floor) and gives her a paper reading, "NewbieFest is -+AT+- http://www.ling.udel.edu/hyde/pers/misty/newbiefest.html. Visit it or prepare to forfeit your life!!!!!!!!!" (<==count 'em!) With a large grin, the lady walks, or rather, squooshes, away.:: ~~~~~~~~END FLUFF~~~~~~~~~ byebye and zhai'helleva, Lady Brynn (say BRIN) (yes, i *realize* bryn means "hill" in Welsh, and no, i am *not* having spelling issues.) She'enedra to Moonstalker High Priestess of Kelpies, Selkies, and the Water-Borne Carrier of the Enchanted Bucket #2 (tm) A wanna-be Gwragedd Annwn Infatuated with Wales, Misty, and Alanis Morissette .:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:._.:*~*:. "A room without books is like a body without a soul." -Cicero "Ignore reality, there's nothing u can do about it!" -Natalie Imbrublia "if we were our nametags if we were our rejections if we were our outcomes i'd be joining you if we were our indignities if we were our successes if we were our emotions i'd be joining you" -Alanis Morissette _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ End of MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 1998 **********************************