Sorry I have not posted more about my weekend last weekend but time flies especially when half the family is sick and your working more hours at your second job. After a week my wife finally was 95% over the flu and the little one Ethan is well on his way to recovery as well. Then it was my turn. I have been sick the last day or so. On the plus side it was a stomach bug which tends to run its most severe course in 24 hours. Bad news was it was a stomach bug which meant me and the bathroom became really good friends. Anyway It seems as though it has run its course for the most part and I should be good by tomorrow.
So anyway... where were we.
Ah yes over week ago now but the Midwest Gaming Classic was alot of fun. I got there and my wallet immediately started to shake and the plastic wanted to run. So many retro games and gaming systems to buy from the vendors. It was impressive and I got to relive memories from my childhood. Got to play some pinball machines from the 50's which was cool especially the part where it took me a minute to realize that it was so old you had to manually eject your ball into the launch tube.
Then I played dig dug, A game I had not played in ages. It was very cool. I didn't stay too long because I was meeting up with my dad for Lunch. I get to see him about two or three times a year and being so close to Milwaukee I figured it was a good time to get together. While waiting for him back at the hotel more of the Wrestling Karma attacked as A&E just finished showing a documentary on Hulk Hogan and right behind it a documentary on Andre the Giant. I realized I was soo meant to go to wrestling that night.
So Dad arrived and we had a very delicious lunch at CHili's. We then decided to drive around to our old haunts. We had a family cottage in the area a number of years ago and wondered how much had changed there. We knew of the changes already near oconomowoc since I was staying in a hotel that was built on land that was a cabbage field when I was a kid.
Anyway we traveled around and were surprised to see the old cottage still looked pretty much the same. IT had a new roof and some asthetic changes but on the whole it was like I remembered it. The shed even had the same shade of stain that we put on it when I was young. That made my dad and I feel better. Its nice to know not everything changed.
Then we got back to the room and talked more as I messed with the 35"LCD and tried to get the laptop connected to it. I actually was successful thanks to the internet and on line manuals for the TV.
Anyway we said our good byes and soon Doc picked me up for Wrestling. It had been years since I had been to a live wrestling match so I was looking forward to it. Plus all the wrestling shows before had stoked the fire more. We get to the parking lot of the Waukesha expo grounds and I had flash backs to when we saw the Weird AL concert there. That was the last time I had been there. So I meet up with one of Docs friends. After talking for a couple minutes he asks where in point I lived. Which was strange since he is in Milwaukee. So I told him and he said "Yeah I know that area, My friend Sean lives near there."
Which led to me asking "Sean who"
Replied "Sean Wall" Which immediately popped a light on in my head. I knew I knew the name but not sure how. When the gentleman followed it up with "YEah I am good friends with Sean and his wife CIndy"
To which I exclaim "Georgenson"
Turns out he is friends with Cindy and Sean. Cindy was an old friend of mine from High school. Talk about a small world. Anyway soon more of the crew showed up and thus we had entered the fray.
My good friend Doc has an excellent account of the nights wrestling activities. You can check it out there. To sum up for me IT was fun, love the smell of Marker and of course the Lenny Lane army is in full effect.
Anyway after the match we froze our asses off having a great discussion on how wrestling has changed and such. It was an hour and a half long and involved at one point someone getting hit with the chair twice.
It was a fun time by all and it was only day one.
Day two really was more pinball, video games and meeting up with fellow friends. Debating on what to buy and what to skip. I also learned how to play Quake which, to the surprise of my friend Alex, I had never played before. Well maybe once but still.
Headed home that day with an excellent weekend behind me though a chunk of me missed the family and had wished I had brought them. Maybe next year.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
A weekend with a bit of everything part 1 Fraking fate
I had a good time this weekend. It was a trip I was looking forward to for a while. I headed by myself to O-knock-o-moe-wok for the midwest gaming classic. I tried to do a road video about my adventure this weekend but had too much fun participating to get behind the camera to observe. Still got some good stuff on the way down that I will be posting on Youtube. There will also be a video that all my friends could laugh at, but nothing wrong with that.
On the way down I saw just about everything you could see on a trip. First there was the fog. The night before it snowed an inch, yes on the first day of spring "Welcome to Wisconsin, have a brat and beer." So there was fog...and I am not talking like light haze. I am talking Steven King Mist/John Carpenter FOG type of fog. I was waiting for some dead guys or really large locust to jump out at the car.
The fog did claim one car though. I saw a car that had to have rolled at least twice. The paramedics, cops and fire department were on the scene. No tarps but a couple of girls who were really shaken up. Then there were icy roads until the sun came up in which they were just wet.
I get to the interchange where 39 hooks up with 94 and I watch as this white car enters the freeway and is in my lane. The car next to him is going the same speed, the car infront of me goes to a complete stop and cuts across three lanes of traffic to barely make the other ramp he meant to get to I guess all along. Lucky I was a couple blocks behind so I had time to slow.
Anyway get to the hotel room. IT was cozy. Then this thing called karma or fate or whatever you want to call it kicks in.
I have a little time before the Midwest Gaming Classic started so I turn on the TV, 35" LCD very nice, anyway they just happen to be showing on ESPN classic an old AWA match from 1986 that had Scott Hall and someone named sunshine I think. Anyway, this was freaky because Saturday night I was going to a wrestling match that had...you guessed it Scott Hall in it. After that match was a 6 man tag even but I had to get to the classic so I didn't watch any of it. Still kinda weird.
On to the Midwest Gaming classic. I am going to stop here. I plan on writing alot more tomorrow. The wife has the flu something fierce and I need to get the kids ready for bed...more to come
On the way down I saw just about everything you could see on a trip. First there was the fog. The night before it snowed an inch, yes on the first day of spring "Welcome to Wisconsin, have a brat and beer." So there was fog...and I am not talking like light haze. I am talking Steven King Mist/John Carpenter FOG type of fog. I was waiting for some dead guys or really large locust to jump out at the car.
The fog did claim one car though. I saw a car that had to have rolled at least twice. The paramedics, cops and fire department were on the scene. No tarps but a couple of girls who were really shaken up. Then there were icy roads until the sun came up in which they were just wet.
I get to the interchange where 39 hooks up with 94 and I watch as this white car enters the freeway and is in my lane. The car next to him is going the same speed, the car infront of me goes to a complete stop and cuts across three lanes of traffic to barely make the other ramp he meant to get to I guess all along. Lucky I was a couple blocks behind so I had time to slow.
Anyway get to the hotel room. IT was cozy. Then this thing called karma or fate or whatever you want to call it kicks in.
I have a little time before the Midwest Gaming Classic started so I turn on the TV, 35" LCD very nice, anyway they just happen to be showing on ESPN classic an old AWA match from 1986 that had Scott Hall and someone named sunshine I think. Anyway, this was freaky because Saturday night I was going to a wrestling match that had...you guessed it Scott Hall in it. After that match was a 6 man tag even but I had to get to the classic so I didn't watch any of it. Still kinda weird.
On to the Midwest Gaming classic. I am going to stop here. I plan on writing alot more tomorrow. The wife has the flu something fierce and I need to get the kids ready for bed...more to come
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
WEW or how I miss GLOW
OK so I went ahead and tossed in the netflix que WEW: Night of Erotic Insanity. Yes its a women's wrestling league...if you can really call it that. Thats like calling GLOW a serious wrestling show I will say this the ladies of GLOW actually seemed to have more talent than this lot. lets break down what occured in this hour of trailer Trash fun.
Match #1
Passion
vs
Jackie Gayda
This match was pretty piss poor. I understand they are a small independent type thing and truely the point of WEW is to see "hot" women "wrestle" unfortunately this match comes up short on both. Seriously I know it sounds sexiest but if women wrestling is your schitck you think you would be able to find women to fit the action. Needless to say this match is over quickly enough to not be too painful. Both women need to work on a little bit of everything but then again it is an opening match and usually those aren't the greatest.
Passion wins by cheating with the old feet on the rope while the "Referee" wasn't looking...(yes I use a lot of quotes cause these terms should be considered loosely)
In between matches they offer to show an "uncensored" clip of one of their feature wrestlers. In this case I have seen hotter action watching the popcorn pop in the microwave. Anyway
Match # 2
Talia Madison
Vs
Lollipop
Again another lack luster match though they seemed to have a bigger crowd now ...or they at least better arranged the audience they had. Of course 99% were men and they got more into yelling in this match only because I think they found the women more attractive. Couldn't really tell who had lesser talent. Both were poor at it but in the end Talia won. Guess she won the coin toss before the match.
Match #3
(a three way match...go figure) Billed as A THree way
Pryme Tyme Amy Lee 335lbs according to the announcer. SHe looked like she could give earthquake a run for his money.
vs
"School girl" Tara Bush....now she was a looker though that appears to be her only purpose. There is a supposed story line I guess where she slept her way to the top...not sure where the top was but I doubt it was no where near her.
VS
Pussy Willow ( come on you had to see it comin) get this she is the head of the Pussy world order...yes folks the PWO. My lord the schtick will not die.)
she of course was accompanied by two other PWO members who sole purpose was to make out during the match I guess. not sure.)
Anyway this match really was also poorly done in all aspects. I mean there are ways to try and sell to the crowd that the two vanilla wafers could defeat the Gigantic Moon pie that was Amy lee but they just didn't do it. There was an ambush with the bell that wasn't bad but it was still poorly executed. This one was painful. The SOmewhat attractive girls making out did not save it. Though at the end they had a "fan" come into the ring area and make out with a PWO member. This "Fan" just happened to be a "fan" "interviewed" before the "show". Yeah considering she was only one of three female "audience" members there was no way she was a "plant". See I warned you about the quotes. Anyway
Match #4
Simply Luscious
Vs
Mercedes Marinez
Now this one had the feel of a wrestling match. These two, I think lucious was in the pros for a while, anyway these two actually give it all and put on a decent match there is a little rope work a number of suplexes and brain busted and a few face plants. Simply Luscious supposedly graduated from the Sean Michaels academy of wrestling. You could tell cause she was decent. So far the most talent two wrestlers in the show. Simply won.
Match #5
WEW heavyweight title match
Angel Orsini accompanied by the General Manager of WEW Francine...yes that Francine. I guess we know who is behind the WEW being around. Not that she was ever that popular in the pros but it was good to see her have work.
Vs
JAZZ accompanied by So Cal Val. Yes that Jazz from ECW and WWE fame and I think a short stint in WCW can't remember . Anyway this one had it all some Mic work, an attempted Moon sault, etc. You could really tell who had the experience. Though Angel did a decent job Jazz really helped her look good. Francine and So Cal got into a cat fight which is always fun. In the end JAzz won fade to Black.
OK so why did I say this made me miss GLOW. well for one , completely sexist reason. The women were more attractive, but more importantly on the whole more talented and at least knew how to work a mic ( in more ways than one wink wink nudge nudge) I kid but they did now how to talk smack alot more than these girls. The WEW announcer was funny for this though. When he was infront of the camera he was talking infront of a bluescreen that had the image of some other place than the one the matches were taking place at. He truely was giving his commentary on over dub. Sometimes he literally said "I don't know what they are doing there. One of his best lines.
"She has a face only a John could love" and also "In my unprofessional opinion if she had not been shaken up she could have covered her a lot quicker." Unprofessional is right.
Match #1
Passion
vs
Jackie Gayda
This match was pretty piss poor. I understand they are a small independent type thing and truely the point of WEW is to see "hot" women "wrestle" unfortunately this match comes up short on both. Seriously I know it sounds sexiest but if women wrestling is your schitck you think you would be able to find women to fit the action. Needless to say this match is over quickly enough to not be too painful. Both women need to work on a little bit of everything but then again it is an opening match and usually those aren't the greatest.
Passion wins by cheating with the old feet on the rope while the "Referee" wasn't looking...(yes I use a lot of quotes cause these terms should be considered loosely)
In between matches they offer to show an "uncensored" clip of one of their feature wrestlers. In this case I have seen hotter action watching the popcorn pop in the microwave. Anyway
Match # 2
Talia Madison
Vs
Lollipop
Again another lack luster match though they seemed to have a bigger crowd now ...or they at least better arranged the audience they had. Of course 99% were men and they got more into yelling in this match only because I think they found the women more attractive. Couldn't really tell who had lesser talent. Both were poor at it but in the end Talia won. Guess she won the coin toss before the match.
Match #3
(a three way match...go figure) Billed as A THree way
Pryme Tyme Amy Lee 335lbs according to the announcer. SHe looked like she could give earthquake a run for his money.
vs
"School girl" Tara Bush....now she was a looker though that appears to be her only purpose. There is a supposed story line I guess where she slept her way to the top...not sure where the top was but I doubt it was no where near her.
VS
Pussy Willow ( come on you had to see it comin) get this she is the head of the Pussy world order...yes folks the PWO. My lord the schtick will not die.)
she of course was accompanied by two other PWO members who sole purpose was to make out during the match I guess. not sure.)
Anyway this match really was also poorly done in all aspects. I mean there are ways to try and sell to the crowd that the two vanilla wafers could defeat the Gigantic Moon pie that was Amy lee but they just didn't do it. There was an ambush with the bell that wasn't bad but it was still poorly executed. This one was painful. The SOmewhat attractive girls making out did not save it. Though at the end they had a "fan" come into the ring area and make out with a PWO member. This "Fan" just happened to be a "fan" "interviewed" before the "show". Yeah considering she was only one of three female "audience" members there was no way she was a "plant". See I warned you about the quotes. Anyway
Match #4
Simply Luscious
Vs
Mercedes Marinez
Now this one had the feel of a wrestling match. These two, I think lucious was in the pros for a while, anyway these two actually give it all and put on a decent match there is a little rope work a number of suplexes and brain busted and a few face plants. Simply Luscious supposedly graduated from the Sean Michaels academy of wrestling. You could tell cause she was decent. So far the most talent two wrestlers in the show. Simply won.
Match #5
WEW heavyweight title match
Angel Orsini accompanied by the General Manager of WEW Francine...yes that Francine. I guess we know who is behind the WEW being around. Not that she was ever that popular in the pros but it was good to see her have work.
Vs
JAZZ accompanied by So Cal Val. Yes that Jazz from ECW and WWE fame and I think a short stint in WCW can't remember . Anyway this one had it all some Mic work, an attempted Moon sault, etc. You could really tell who had the experience. Though Angel did a decent job Jazz really helped her look good. Francine and So Cal got into a cat fight which is always fun. In the end JAzz won fade to Black.
OK so why did I say this made me miss GLOW. well for one , completely sexist reason. The women were more attractive, but more importantly on the whole more talented and at least knew how to work a mic ( in more ways than one wink wink nudge nudge) I kid but they did now how to talk smack alot more than these girls. The WEW announcer was funny for this though. When he was infront of the camera he was talking infront of a bluescreen that had the image of some other place than the one the matches were taking place at. He truely was giving his commentary on over dub. Sometimes he literally said "I don't know what they are doing there. One of his best lines.
"She has a face only a John could love" and also "In my unprofessional opinion if she had not been shaken up she could have covered her a lot quicker." Unprofessional is right.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
I watched the watch men
Quick little blurb. Didn't get a chance to write one thursday cause I worked my second job and then stayed up late as hell to watch the midnight showing of The Watchmen and it was a fun premiere. First we got there and hour early and a line had begun to form. At the head of it some fans of the Watchmen dressed as their favorite characters, vericool. So we stood there and wondered if waiting so early was all for naught since the line was not that long. Well our hast in getting in line early proved fruitful because soon after we questioned our decision the line doubled in size.
So we get in and since we had advanced tickets we got in a lot quicker. I got my tub of Dew and Popcorn. Then we had something happen that I have not had happen in a long time. Someone checked our ticket stub to make sure we were permitted to see the film. It was a midnight movie and as far as I was aware all other movies had let out already so this was the only movie showing in the theater. My friend Jim almost didn't get in cause he could not find his stub right away. But we soon found a seat and the lights went down.
Saw a few cool trailers, the one for the new Wolverine movie looked cool. I am personally looking forward to it but not just because its going to kick ass but they have my favorite mutant of all in it Gambit.
Just before the movie started I looked around the theater at the occupants. Some I looked at longer than others, hehe, anyway I realized that the majority of the viewers of the movie had not even been born when the graphic novel came out yet they were here to see the live action version of it. I on the other hand was very much born at the time. This made me feel a bit old. It also made me wonder how much might be lost on the group. The movie is set in the 80's and alot of the cultural references in the movie I though might be missed by most of the viewers but it did not seem to be...except for when they laughed at 99 luftballoons being played at one point in the movie. That one I did not get. Maybe because it was the german version of the song.
Anyway the movie it self was Excellent. Definitely did a good job of translating the movie to the big screen. They managed to keep the core story in tacked. Though they took some liberty in the ending , they way they went about it was still acceptable because it still managed to convey the same message as the original ending of the graphic novel. All in all a fantastic movie and I can't wait for the Uber edition that they will be releasing eventually on blue ray that adds another half hour to the 2 hour and 40 min movie.
Worth the price of admission. I shall write more later but I have to work. Damn I was hoping to post everyday.
So we get in and since we had advanced tickets we got in a lot quicker. I got my tub of Dew and Popcorn. Then we had something happen that I have not had happen in a long time. Someone checked our ticket stub to make sure we were permitted to see the film. It was a midnight movie and as far as I was aware all other movies had let out already so this was the only movie showing in the theater. My friend Jim almost didn't get in cause he could not find his stub right away. But we soon found a seat and the lights went down.
Saw a few cool trailers, the one for the new Wolverine movie looked cool. I am personally looking forward to it but not just because its going to kick ass but they have my favorite mutant of all in it Gambit.
Just before the movie started I looked around the theater at the occupants. Some I looked at longer than others, hehe, anyway I realized that the majority of the viewers of the movie had not even been born when the graphic novel came out yet they were here to see the live action version of it. I on the other hand was very much born at the time. This made me feel a bit old. It also made me wonder how much might be lost on the group. The movie is set in the 80's and alot of the cultural references in the movie I though might be missed by most of the viewers but it did not seem to be...except for when they laughed at 99 luftballoons being played at one point in the movie. That one I did not get. Maybe because it was the german version of the song.
Anyway the movie it self was Excellent. Definitely did a good job of translating the movie to the big screen. They managed to keep the core story in tacked. Though they took some liberty in the ending , they way they went about it was still acceptable because it still managed to convey the same message as the original ending of the graphic novel. All in all a fantastic movie and I can't wait for the Uber edition that they will be releasing eventually on blue ray that adds another half hour to the 2 hour and 40 min movie.
Worth the price of admission. I shall write more later but I have to work. Damn I was hoping to post everyday.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Movie Premiers and things of that nature
I love premier nights. Not sure why but always have. Something about the buzz and electricity in the air as you wait in line with other folk with a similar mission. To see the movie on opening night. Though you know you are by far not the first group of people to see the finished movie, unless your blessed to live on a coastal city, you still have the feeling like your getting in be fore the rest of the world and can talk about it Monday when many others have not seen it.
Some may also find this behavior annoying so you must know your audience. Anyway premier nights are fun. I don't go to hardly any any more. I use to as a teenager. In fact it was my mission to see it on Friday night and at the latest Saturday night. The crowds are usually the largest they will be for a movie its opening weekend which helps add to the energy.
I had some of my best movie experiences on opening night/weekend. I remember when I saw Terminator 2 on its opening weekend. We had a full theatre and there was a group of 8 college guys three rows back. When the movie started and arnold did the spin thing with the shotgun while on the motor cycle we all went nuts..we whooped and hollared with the crowd and at the end there was applause.
Yeah I miss those nights.
I will get to experience it tomorrow night though when we go see the watchmen. Hopefully we can get good seats. I probably won't get a chance to post tomorrow which will break my attempt at posting everyday in March. Perhaps I can just do a double post on friday to make up for it. I have some more pages I am working on for Fae'th I am happy at how its progressing and I hope everyone reading it is enjoying it. Thats all I got tonight.
Some may also find this behavior annoying so you must know your audience. Anyway premier nights are fun. I don't go to hardly any any more. I use to as a teenager. In fact it was my mission to see it on Friday night and at the latest Saturday night. The crowds are usually the largest they will be for a movie its opening weekend which helps add to the energy.
I had some of my best movie experiences on opening night/weekend. I remember when I saw Terminator 2 on its opening weekend. We had a full theatre and there was a group of 8 college guys three rows back. When the movie started and arnold did the spin thing with the shotgun while on the motor cycle we all went nuts..we whooped and hollared with the crowd and at the end there was applause.
Yeah I miss those nights.
I will get to experience it tomorrow night though when we go see the watchmen. Hopefully we can get good seats. I probably won't get a chance to post tomorrow which will break my attempt at posting everyday in March. Perhaps I can just do a double post on friday to make up for it. I have some more pages I am working on for Fae'th I am happy at how its progressing and I hope everyone reading it is enjoying it. Thats all I got tonight.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Quoth the Raven....Your defending yourself you coward
Now the Raven has been done many, many, many times as a film but I think for me none are more memorable than the Roger Corman version of the Raven. I remember first seeing this film on beta when I was a kid and I enjoyed as much now as I did then. Unfortunately I was not able to obtain a copy of the film on DVD. It was limited print and I missed out on the limit. Sure I could pay an extraordinary amount for the DVD on e-bay but not worth the price people are asking for. I lucked out thought recently and a friend of mine borrowed me a copy that they had and after watching it again I wanted to share some thoughts about it.
This movie is the first one to feature Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff on the screen at the same time. I can only imagine how big the movie must have been when it first came out. This was like the all stars of horror movies. Now toss in the up and coming talented Jack Nicholson with the beautiful Hazel Court and Olive STurgess and you got yourself a fun movie.
This is a comedy not so much in the vein of say scarey movie but more along the lines of Clue only not quite so slap stick. There is a lot of chemistry between the stars and its hard to say who exactly is stealing the spot light when the three titans of horror were together in the same scene.
I love the pacing of this movie alot more than the Terror and enjoy the subtly of the humor more in this than Comedy of Terrors. Don't get me Wrong comedy is another entertaining classic but its not the same as the Raven.
The DVD cleans up the print the best it can and there are only a few spots where it is a bit blurry. Also the joy of seeing it for the first time in letter Box filled me with delight. All too often the older movies fell victim to pan and scan and were never able to escape it. The problem with that is the viewer misses out on seeing just how expansive the sets were for these older films.
The movie is also worth seeing the young Jack Nicholson. Already perfecting his perfect crazy face at this young age. You may at first not quite recognize him but once he gets his smile on you go...yep that's jack.
I also love the voice in general of the three principle characters. Vincent's tone, Peter Lorre's classic sniviling and Boris Karloff's classic voice all help keep the dialog interesting.
All in all a great film and can truely be called a classic. Definitely worth a watch.
This movie is the first one to feature Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff on the screen at the same time. I can only imagine how big the movie must have been when it first came out. This was like the all stars of horror movies. Now toss in the up and coming talented Jack Nicholson with the beautiful Hazel Court and Olive STurgess and you got yourself a fun movie.
This is a comedy not so much in the vein of say scarey movie but more along the lines of Clue only not quite so slap stick. There is a lot of chemistry between the stars and its hard to say who exactly is stealing the spot light when the three titans of horror were together in the same scene.
I love the pacing of this movie alot more than the Terror and enjoy the subtly of the humor more in this than Comedy of Terrors. Don't get me Wrong comedy is another entertaining classic but its not the same as the Raven.
The DVD cleans up the print the best it can and there are only a few spots where it is a bit blurry. Also the joy of seeing it for the first time in letter Box filled me with delight. All too often the older movies fell victim to pan and scan and were never able to escape it. The problem with that is the viewer misses out on seeing just how expansive the sets were for these older films.
The movie is also worth seeing the young Jack Nicholson. Already perfecting his perfect crazy face at this young age. You may at first not quite recognize him but once he gets his smile on you go...yep that's jack.
I also love the voice in general of the three principle characters. Vincent's tone, Peter Lorre's classic sniviling and Boris Karloff's classic voice all help keep the dialog interesting.
All in all a great film and can truely be called a classic. Definitely worth a watch.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Hey look ma More Fae'th
The group road for a half an hour before Shaden slowed the horses to a trot. There were now signs of them re-entering civilization. The road turned from dirt to brick and it widened to the point where four wagons could easily drive past each other with little concern of bumping into one another. Along both sides of the road were various shaped shops made mostly of stone and wood. Between each building was an oil street lamp and occasionally a bench for the passer-bys to sit. There were all kinds of brightly dressed people popping in and out of the shops. The front of most shops had a large glass picture window that displayed the featured wares for the day. Julie’s nose was made happy as it filled with the smell of apple pie. It was the best smell she had experienced since they had been there.
The road they were on soon split to the left and right, bordering a large grassy square. In the exact middle of the square was a Draconis statue twice as large as the last statue Julie had seen. As the wagon drove past it, the group saw a word the was painted in red across the statue's wings. Julie could not understand the word but the rest of the group must have because they all snickered, including the Doctor.
“Doctor what’s that word say?” She asked, a bit annoyed to be the only one not to get the joke.
“I would rather not say. Its offensive and it involves an unnatural act between a man and a four legged animal.” The Doctor answered.
“Umm sorry I asked.” Julie replied.
Behind the square was a large stone white building with three white pillars in front of it and a large stone stair case leading from its huge ornate wooden doors to the stone walk at ground level. Midway between the top of the doors and the top of the building was a large circular window made of blue glass. In the center of the window was a red crystal that gave the window the look of an eye staring out of the building.
“These people sure have a thing for stone stairs.” The Doctor commented quietly to Julie. She snickered to herself.
“Well look at what we have here.”
Shaden’s comment drew everyone’s attention to the large crowd that had gathered at the foot of the stairs. The wagon stopped at the edge of the large crowd.
“Excellent timing. Looks as though a wizards duel is about to begin. There is one outside of this library almost everyday.” Bernard had a gleam in his eye as he informed the Doctor and Julie of what was occurring. Shaden and Donna-Lé also had the gleam.
“You two know what to do.” Shaden stated. The elf and the troll nodded at each other and the slid out of the wagon and into the crowd.
“You aren’t doing what I think your doing are you?” Julie asked.
“Not me, them and yes they are doing what you think they are doing. What do you expect sweetheart, we’re thieves. Ooo looks like its getting good.” Shaden answered never taking his eyes off the crowd. Julie gave Shaden a dirty look as she and the Doctor stood up to get a better view of what was going on.
The crowd had made the familiar fight watching circle around two men who were circling each other with their wands pointed high at each others heads. One was dress in bright yellow robes while the other man was shorter and dressed in a rainbow colored set of robes. They continued to move around each other as the crowd yelled words of incitement towards them.
“Not much of a duel is it.” The Doctor commented. Shaden just put his hand up and replied.
“Wait for it.”
“Its three ginseng, two blood moss, and two garlic, everyone knows that!!” The yellow wizard yelled.
“You imbecile, according to Aesop’s Potions, third edition, its two blood moss, two garlic and two ginseng!!” The rainbow wizard retorted.
“It’s a potion and not a soup recipe you WARTHOG!!!” The yellow wizard shouted. He pointed his wand at his opponent as he spoke the last word. A bolt of yellow energy shot from his wand.
“Shield!” The rainbow wizard commanded and a blue field of energy appeared in front of him just before the yellow bolt connected. The bolt bounced off the blue shield and hit the closest bystander. It turned the person into a warthog. Half the crowd cheered while the other half booed.
“Lightening Strike, Earth Shake!!” The rainbow wizard yelled as he shook his wand toward the yellow wizard. Electricity shot from the tip of the wand and a large crack appeared in front of the rainbow wizard. The ground shook as the crack appeared to follow the stream of electricity towards the intended target.
“Armed Blockade!” The yellow wizard shook his wand and a red shield of energy appeared in front of him. This shield also had three arrows pointed out the front of it. When the bolt of electricity hit the shield it dissipated in a shower of sparks and caused the three arrows to launch back towards the rainbow wizard. The shield apparently did not block the ground attack and the yellow wizard was knocked back into the crowd. The rainbow wizard turned the arrows into water before they connected.
Julie shivered but it wasn’t with excitement it was instead cold. She looked at the Doctor and could see his breath. Shaden looked up into the sky as if he knew exactly what was happening.
“Ah hell, time to cash in our chips, the party is over. Smoke if you got’em” Shaden sighed. The Doctor and Julie looked up to see a large black cloud that looked similar to the ones they had seen hovering over the palace. She was about to ask what they were but a scream from the crowd told her immediately what the cloud was.
“E-wraiths.!!”
Julie continued to watch the cloud and noticed it was starting to take shape, in fact many shapes. About two dozen winged creatures formed out of the cloud and dove at the wagon. The Doctor and Julie instinctively ducked into the wagon as the crowd scattered. Shaden pulled out a small cigar and lit it as the e-wraiths neared. The thief took his seat as the flock of e-wraiths flew around the wagon and then out into the crowd. They resembled the lamprey eels Julie would occasionally see in
Shaden just sat and smoked as the e-wraiths broke off into two groups. One group flew at the warthog who tried in vein to escape. Two wraiths caught up to their prey and grabbed the pig in their talons. Then their leech like mouths attached to the warthog’s head. The pig turned back into a man and was lifted into the air by the other e-wraiths. A loud scream drew Julie’s attention to the yellow wizard’s direction. She looked in time to see three e-wraiths attach themselves to the wizard’s head as their fellow e-wraiths circled them. The Doctor leaned over to Shaden.
“How is it they spared the rainbow dressed wizard.”
“Well Chief I imagine he paid his taxes to Drago this month and old yeller there didn’t. See the pendant the Rainbow one has dangling around his neck. That is charged with a spell set to run out every thirty days. If you pay your dues it gets recharged and you can use your magic with out fear of being wraith’d. Now if you don’t pay every month, well then you get that.”
Julie diverted her eyes as a fourth e-wraith attached itself to the yellow wizard’s head. There was blood leaking from where the mouths were attached.
“They are eating his brains!!”
“Actually blue eyes they suck the smart right out of you. You still have a brain but end up stumbling around, mumbling to yourself and eventually get a craving for human flesh. That’s why they are taking him away so he is not a danger to anyone else.” Shaden informed as he watched the two group of wraiths carry off their victims into the sky.
“Wait let me guess. If they bite you its contagious and you become like them?” The Doctor inquired, he had heard this song before.
“Check out the big brain on Doc. You are one smart man. I take it you are familiar with the condition?” Shaden asked.
“Something like that.” The Doctor replied.
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Lets try this....and some Fae'th too
Hello all. Sorry to those how have actually been reading this. I have been in hiatus partly because I could not get the creativity a flowin and partly because I was ill. It was bound to happen eventually. When I have a cold it hits the sinuses hard and therefore makes it hard to concentrate. But I feel better now and was able to write a couple of pages for Fae'th in Time. I hope you like and as always constructive comments are welcome. It's not much but there is more on the way.
It was only a moment later three hyden beasts jumped out from the bushes. The Rani rode on the back of the largest of the three beasts.
“FLYERS!!” The Rani called.
Four winged creatures flew down from the sky and flapped in place around the Rani. Their head and torso resembled that of the other Noc. In place of their arms and legs were two blood red wings, one on each side. Two pair of insect like legs were attached to the area where the wings were connected to the torso and each leg had a pincer like claw at the end of it.
“Nothing yet misstresssss.,” the flyer closest to her said. She slapped the flyer in the face. The action made him hiss loudly.
“Oh what good are you. I will have to make a note to not add so much stupid in the next batch of you I cook up. Go take to the skys and find them. Their fire pit is still smoking, they could not have gotten far.” The Rani yelled as the the flyers flew away to the east.
“Damn dragon let that she-witch out. That’s never good.” Bernard whispered as he kept an eye on the camp’s new occupants.
“You know her?” The Doctor asked in a surprised whisper.
“Where have you been these past three cycles. Ever since she showed up people have been disappearing in the middle of the night. They say she takes them to a secret place and makes them into creatures that defy nature. Those flyers are one of her special creations. She says she is using magic but most believe she is using science. If Drago found out she was using science instead of magic, he would be quite upset. I…”
Julie put her finger to his lips to shush him. One of the beasts seemed to be drifting in their direction. Julie could hear its large nose sniff the ground as it neared. The three slid to the bottom of the pit and tried not to make a noise.
That’s when the worst smell Julie had ever had the displeasure of knowing attacked her nose. The Doctor smelled it as well, it reminded him of rotten eggs sitting on a fresh pile of cow manure covered in sour milk on a hot summer day. The two suppressed their gag reflexes best they could as they looked over to Bernard who also looked away as if the culprit was some imaginary friend of his.
“It happens when I get nervous.” He said in defense of his silent flatulence.
They could hear the sniffing of the Hyden beast stop above them. It then began to whimper as if it was in pain and a thud was heard.
“Oh what now. Get up you mangey mutt. What’s wrong?” The Rani asked. Her voice got louder as she talked. The Doctor knew she was coming their way and that it would only be a matter of moments before she found their hiding spot. He pulled out the sonic screwdriver and made to activate it when the troll put his hand up to stop him. Then Bernard pointed at a very large cage covered in a blanket. Bernard pulled the cover off to reveal four rabbit shaped animals. They were similar to rabbits on earth except they had two powerful front legs as well as the normal rabbit back legs. Bernard held up three fingers as he took hold of the rope attached to what appeared to be the front of the cage. The Doctor knew what the plan was and readied the screw driver.
Bernard counted down with his fingers. Three…two…one. Bernard pulled the string as the Doctor activated the screwdriver. An opening appeared above the cage at the same time the top of the cage opened. The rabbits shot up out of the hole.
The beasts first howled in pain from the screw driver and then saw the rabbits. The rabbits saw the beasts and headed off east, deep into the woods at breakneck speed. The Hyden beasts, being dogs, chased after them.
“Damn you doctorrrrrrr….” The Rani’s voice trailed off as the beast she was on joined the others in the chase. After a moment, the three hole inhabitants lifted the lid off their hiding spot.
“Good job guys. I don’t think we will be seeing them for a while.” Shaden commented as he appeared. “Lucky for us we need to head west. Time to pound some dirt.”
Donna-Lé jumped down to join the group and they ran in a straight line with Shaden in the lead. The group ran until they felt they had put enough distance between them and their pursuers. They changed their pace to a brisk walk. Shaden let Bernard take the lead and fell in step next to the Doctor.
“ I will say Chief you’re quick on your feet. Escaping seems to be another one of your expertise.” The thief commented.
“You could say that. Evading seems to be yours.” The Doctor observed.
“Comes with the job,” Shaden then looked over to Julie who had just let out a small yelp as a branch hit her arm, “Don’t worry blue eyes we will soon reach the road and it’s a far easier walk.”
Shaden moved up to the front of the line again. Julie walked up next to the Doctor to ask a question that had been in her head for a while.
“Doctor is it me or does Shaden not quite fit in with …well everything here?”
“I have a theory about that. It relates to how he was able to command the gate without a key. Shaden here appears to be extremely sensitive to ether though he may not know it. The problem with that is those who are very ether sensitive are also sensitive to Radio signals.”
“So you think Shaden is the way he is because he could be picking up radio waves from earth?” Julie deduced. The Doctor smiled wide.
“Exactly. He has probably been hearing them since birth. I am surprised he has lasted this long.”
Julie looked a little puzzled at this comment but the Doctor quickly explained.
” Part of the downfall of the Valdsudians was their driving goal to become one with the ether. They believed it would bring them eternal life. Unfortunately as they altered themselves to become more and more ether sensitive they would pick up more and more radio waves from space. Let me tell you it’s a noisy place up there. The drive to live forever made them blind to what was happening with each generation of altered Valdsudians. The entire race eventually went mad and died out over a thousand years ago.”
“That’s so sad. In a way though they have survived, through their experiment here.” Julie stated.
“That is true and…” The Doctor’s reply was cut off by the sound of wolf howls in the distance behind them. The entire group ran without a word. They soon found themselves on a dirt road. Shaden was ahead of the group and headed towards what looked like an abandoned wagon attached to three horses.
“Here’s Our ride Come on” Shaden yelled and soon everyone was in the wagon except for Bernard who had trouble jumping into the back of it. The Doctor and Julie grabbed the troll by his shirt and pulled him into the wagon. As soon as Bernard’s feet left the ground, Shaden gave a whip of the straps and the horses took off. A man appeared from the bushes and yelled at the wagon as he tried to pull up his pants.
Shaden laughed as he gave another whip of the straps, “Now that’s what I call being caught with your pants down, hahahahaha!!”
It was only a moment later three hyden beasts jumped out from the bushes. The Rani rode on the back of the largest of the three beasts.
“FLYERS!!” The Rani called.
Four winged creatures flew down from the sky and flapped in place around the Rani. Their head and torso resembled that of the other Noc. In place of their arms and legs were two blood red wings, one on each side. Two pair of insect like legs were attached to the area where the wings were connected to the torso and each leg had a pincer like claw at the end of it.
“Nothing yet misstresssss.,” the flyer closest to her said. She slapped the flyer in the face. The action made him hiss loudly.
“Oh what good are you. I will have to make a note to not add so much stupid in the next batch of you I cook up. Go take to the skys and find them. Their fire pit is still smoking, they could not have gotten far.” The Rani yelled as the the flyers flew away to the east.
“Damn dragon let that she-witch out. That’s never good.” Bernard whispered as he kept an eye on the camp’s new occupants.
“You know her?” The Doctor asked in a surprised whisper.
“Where have you been these past three cycles. Ever since she showed up people have been disappearing in the middle of the night. They say she takes them to a secret place and makes them into creatures that defy nature. Those flyers are one of her special creations. She says she is using magic but most believe she is using science. If Drago found out she was using science instead of magic, he would be quite upset. I…”
Julie put her finger to his lips to shush him. One of the beasts seemed to be drifting in their direction. Julie could hear its large nose sniff the ground as it neared. The three slid to the bottom of the pit and tried not to make a noise.
That’s when the worst smell Julie had ever had the displeasure of knowing attacked her nose. The Doctor smelled it as well, it reminded him of rotten eggs sitting on a fresh pile of cow manure covered in sour milk on a hot summer day. The two suppressed their gag reflexes best they could as they looked over to Bernard who also looked away as if the culprit was some imaginary friend of his.
“It happens when I get nervous.” He said in defense of his silent flatulence.
They could hear the sniffing of the Hyden beast stop above them. It then began to whimper as if it was in pain and a thud was heard.
“Oh what now. Get up you mangey mutt. What’s wrong?” The Rani asked. Her voice got louder as she talked. The Doctor knew she was coming their way and that it would only be a matter of moments before she found their hiding spot. He pulled out the sonic screwdriver and made to activate it when the troll put his hand up to stop him. Then Bernard pointed at a very large cage covered in a blanket. Bernard pulled the cover off to reveal four rabbit shaped animals. They were similar to rabbits on earth except they had two powerful front legs as well as the normal rabbit back legs. Bernard held up three fingers as he took hold of the rope attached to what appeared to be the front of the cage. The Doctor knew what the plan was and readied the screw driver.
Bernard counted down with his fingers. Three…two…one. Bernard pulled the string as the Doctor activated the screwdriver. An opening appeared above the cage at the same time the top of the cage opened. The rabbits shot up out of the hole.
The beasts first howled in pain from the screw driver and then saw the rabbits. The rabbits saw the beasts and headed off east, deep into the woods at breakneck speed. The Hyden beasts, being dogs, chased after them.
“Damn you doctorrrrrrr….” The Rani’s voice trailed off as the beast she was on joined the others in the chase. After a moment, the three hole inhabitants lifted the lid off their hiding spot.
“Good job guys. I don’t think we will be seeing them for a while.” Shaden commented as he appeared. “Lucky for us we need to head west. Time to pound some dirt.”
Donna-Lé jumped down to join the group and they ran in a straight line with Shaden in the lead. The group ran until they felt they had put enough distance between them and their pursuers. They changed their pace to a brisk walk. Shaden let Bernard take the lead and fell in step next to the Doctor.
“ I will say Chief you’re quick on your feet. Escaping seems to be another one of your expertise.” The thief commented.
“You could say that. Evading seems to be yours.” The Doctor observed.
“Comes with the job,” Shaden then looked over to Julie who had just let out a small yelp as a branch hit her arm, “Don’t worry blue eyes we will soon reach the road and it’s a far easier walk.”
Shaden moved up to the front of the line again. Julie walked up next to the Doctor to ask a question that had been in her head for a while.
“Doctor is it me or does Shaden not quite fit in with …well everything here?”
“I have a theory about that. It relates to how he was able to command the gate without a key. Shaden here appears to be extremely sensitive to ether though he may not know it. The problem with that is those who are very ether sensitive are also sensitive to Radio signals.”
“So you think Shaden is the way he is because he could be picking up radio waves from earth?” Julie deduced. The Doctor smiled wide.
“Exactly. He has probably been hearing them since birth. I am surprised he has lasted this long.”
Julie looked a little puzzled at this comment but the Doctor quickly explained.
” Part of the downfall of the Valdsudians was their driving goal to become one with the ether. They believed it would bring them eternal life. Unfortunately as they altered themselves to become more and more ether sensitive they would pick up more and more radio waves from space. Let me tell you it’s a noisy place up there. The drive to live forever made them blind to what was happening with each generation of altered Valdsudians. The entire race eventually went mad and died out over a thousand years ago.”
“That’s so sad. In a way though they have survived, through their experiment here.” Julie stated.
“That is true and…” The Doctor’s reply was cut off by the sound of wolf howls in the distance behind them. The entire group ran without a word. They soon found themselves on a dirt road. Shaden was ahead of the group and headed towards what looked like an abandoned wagon attached to three horses.
“Here’s Our ride Come on” Shaden yelled and soon everyone was in the wagon except for Bernard who had trouble jumping into the back of it. The Doctor and Julie grabbed the troll by his shirt and pulled him into the wagon. As soon as Bernard’s feet left the ground, Shaden gave a whip of the straps and the horses took off. A man appeared from the bushes and yelled at the wagon as he tried to pull up his pants.
Shaden laughed as he gave another whip of the straps, “Now that’s what I call being caught with your pants down, hahahahaha!!”
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