Good afternoon. I stole this from  samtheredheifer

I felt the need to change the questions around a good bit. Obviously this reaches back the the old "purity test" that's been circulating since forever. I was really unimpressed with some of the questions on this latest version, so here's my "fixed" take. The format is substantially the same.

Start with 100% and subtract 1% for everything that you've done. All questions are weighted equally, and there are exactly 100. I've tried to group the questions into logical units, and in a sensible progression. I had a whole section on "criminal activity," but I deleted most of it so folks wouldn't feel that their privacy was being invaded by a dumb quiz. Besides, I already had 100 questions! -:)

Repost your total as your Virgin __%. The lower your number the more you've done!

100% Starting total

Social Activity
1. (X) Had someone of the opposite/same sex in your room
2. (X) Had someone of the opposite sex sleep over
3. (X) Slept over at someone of the same sex's house
4. ( ) Cheated on a boyfriend/girlfriend before
5. ( ) Been cheated on by a boyfriend/girlfriend
6. (X) Been to a party
7. (X) Had a party
8. (X) Been to a wild party
9. ( ) Been to prom
10. ( ) Went streaking
11. (X) Hugged a stranger
12. ( ) Had a crush on someone of the same sex
13. (X) Had a crush on someone of the opposite sex
14. (X) Been in love
15. ( ) Been rejected
16. ( ) Trash talked someone and then acted like their best friend the next day
17. ( ) Pranked somebody
18. ( ) Dressed punk
19. ( ) Dressed goth
20. (X) Avoided somebody
21. ( ) Been stalked
22. ( ) Kicked/punched a guy in the balls
23. ( ) Gone out with your friend's crush
24. ( ) Stolen a boyfriend/girlfriend from a friend
25. ( ) Been asked out by someone that you never thought you'd be asked out by
26. ( ) Cried over a member of the opposite/same sex
27. (X) Had a boyfriend/girlfriend for over 3 months
28. (X) Had a boyfriend/girlfriend for over 12 months
29. (X) Been married
30. (X) Been married more than once
31. ( ) Been called a whore
32. ( ) Danced like a whore
33. ( ) Been mistaken as older than your own age
34. ( ) Danced in the rain

Percentage so far: 86%, of 66% possible remaining.

Life Experiences
35. ( ) Laughed so hard something came out of your nose
36. (X) Cried when someone died
37. (X) Driven a car
38. (X) Hit by a car
39. (X) Been to a concert
40. ( ) Performed in a concert
41. ( ) Run away from home
42. (X) Broken a bone
43. ( ) Broken several bones at once
44. (X) Cut yourself
45. ( ) Cut yourself intentionally
46. (X) Shot a gun
47. ( ) Shot yourself
48. ( ) Shot someone/thing alive
49. ( ) Killed someone/thing (something bigger than a bug)
50. ( ) Cried yourself to sleep
51. (X) Watched an animal die
52. (X) Watched a person die
53. (X) Met a celebrity
54. (X) Ridden a horse
55. ( ) Ridden another creature
56. (X) Babysat
57. ( ) Babysat overnight/for an extended period
58. (X) Been to another country
59. ( ) Set your house on fire
60. ( ) Set your house on fire intentionally
61. (X) Had an encounter with a ghost
62. (X) Had a job
63. (X) Lost a job
64. (X) Quit a job
65. (X) Been in a car accident
66. (X) Caused a car accident
67. ( ) Caused a car accident intentionally

Percentage so far: 67%, of 33% possible remaining.

Drug/Alcohol Use
68. ( ) Smoked tobacco
69. ( ) Smoked [something else]
70. (X) Drank alcohol
71. (X) Been drunk
72. ( ) Been so drunk you forgot something
73. ( ) Been so drunk you forgot a whole day (or more)
74. ( ) Done serious hard drugs
75. ( ) Done enough drugs you needed treatment
76. ( ) Member of any recovery program (current/past)

Percentage so far: 65%, of 24% possible remaining.

Sexual Activity
77. ( ) Kissed a stranger
78. (X) Kissed somebody of the opposite sex
79. ( ) Kissed somebody of the same sex
80. ( ) Played strip poker/darts/whatever
81. (X) Made out, opposite sex
82. ( ) Made out, same sex
83. (X) felt someone up and/or been felt up yourself
84. (X) Given or received a lap dance
85. ( ) Been paid to strip for someone
86. (X) given a handjob
87. (X) gotten a handjob
88. (X) given oral
89. (X) gotten oral
90. (X) Had "real" sex
91. (X) Had sex with more than one partner
92. ( ) Had sex with more than one partner in one day
93. ( ) Had sex with more than one partner in one hour
94. (X) Bought porn
95. (X) Watched porn
96. (X) Made porn
97. ( ) Been pregnant
98. ( ) Made a girl pregnant

Percentage so far: 52%, of 2% possible remaining.

Crimimal Activity
99. ( ) Been arrested
100. ( ) Been in jail

Total %

If you're 75% or more, you're pretty virginal
If you're 50-75%, you've drifted
If you're 25-50%, you've had an exciting life
If you're 25% or less, you should be a writer!

P.S. I realized I should have included my answers when posting, so here's the fixed version.

Rochndil, who scored 52%...

Stolen from: half of FA

LAYER ONE : THE OUTSIDE
- Name: Rochndil
- Eye Color: Blue
- Hair Style/Color: Blonde-ish
- Height: 5' 10''
- Clothing style: Depends, what I wear for work is not what I wear for myself
- Best physical feature: No idea

LAYER TWO: THE INSIDE
- Your fears: Missing my chance, when it comes
- Your guilty pleasure: Cheezy-poofs
- Your biggest pet peeve: Stupidity (not ignorance)
- Your ambitions for the future: Survival

LAYER THREE: THOUGHTS
- Your first thoughts waking up: Bleh, it's too early to be up
- What you think about most: This and that
- What you think about before bed: Currently, petrology
- You think your best quality is: Consistent

LAYER FOUR: WHAT'S BETTER?
- Single or group dates: Single, I hate traveling in a group
- To be loved or respected: Kinda tough choice
- Beauty or brains: Again, why not both?
- Dogs or cats: Cats, because they're less work

LAYER FIVE: DO YOU?
- Lie: If the benefits outweigh the crime
- Believe in yourself: Of course
- Believe in love: Of course
- Want someone: Pie!

LAYER SIX: EVER?
- Been on stage: Yes
- Done drugs: Does cider count?

LAYER SEVEN: FAVORITES
- Favorite color: Blue or green
- Favorite animal: Cows, horses, goats, etc.
- Favorite movie: TLU, Miyazaki
- Favorite game: Wizardry 8, Dwarf Fortress
- Favorite book: Too many to list

LAYER EIGHT: AGE
- Day your next birthday will be: Thursday
- How old will you be: 44
- Age you lost your virginity: 21
- Does age matter: Not really

LAYER NINE: IN A BOY OR GIRL
- Best personality: Self-confidence
- Best eye color: Irrelevant
- Best hair color: Brunette
- Best thing to do with a partner: Stuff

LAYER TEN: FINISH THE SENTENCE
- I love: Understanding
- I feel: OK
- I hide: My vulnerabilities
- I miss: Being young and ignorant
- I wish: I had more time

Rochndil, who would make some better questions...

Happy Nude Deer (or mare, or cow, or...) FA! May 2011 be a damned sight better than the last one, and may we all be home before it's through.

Rochndil, cooking black-eyed peas and ham...

Stolen from  minnieshoof

1. First Person Shooters
[x]I've played at least one FPS (doom! - not impressed)
[ ]I like Realistic FPS! ( Call of Duty, Rainbox six, ect. )
[x]I like SciFi FPS! ( Halo, Metroid, ect. )
[ ]I've played all three Halo games
[ ]I've played all the Call of Duty games
[ ]I've played at least one 007 game
[ ]I've played 007 Golden eye, and beaten it!
[ ]First Person Shooters are my Favorite game genre!

2/8

2. Horror / Survival
[x]I've played at least one Horror Survival game
[x]I like Scientific Horror Survival games! ( Resident Evil, ect.)
[ ]I like Fantasy Horror survival! (Manhunt, ect. )
[ ]I've played all four Resident Evils!
[ ]I've played all four Resident Evils in order!
[ ]I know what Green Herb + Red Herb + Yellow Herb means!
[ ]I'm a forensic scientist with alchohol problems!*
[ ]Horror Survival games are my Favorite game genre!

2/8

3. Racing
[ ]I've played at least one Racing game!
[ ]I love EA sports!
[ ]I like Street racing games! ( Burnout, Fast and Furious, ect. )
[ ]I like Professional racing games! ( NASCAR, ect. )
[ ]I own at least one Steering wheel controller
[ ]I've played an Arcade Racing game!
[ ]I prefer first person racing games!
[ ]I prefer third person racing games!
[ ]Racing is my Favorite game genre!

0/9

4. RPG / Adventure!
[x]I've played at least one RPG / Adventure game!
[ ]I own every Final Fantasy game
[ ]I've imported a RPG / Adventure game
[x]I prefer Fantasy RPG / Adventures ( Tales of, Final Fantasy, ect. )
[x]I prefer SciFi RPG / Adventure games! ( Lost Odyssey, ect. )
[x]I have a preferred weapon class for every RPG / Adventure game I play (ain't that CHARACTER class?)
[ ]Pokemon <3
[x]Rpg / Adventure is my Favorite game genre

5/8

5. Tactics
[x]I've played at least one Tactic game
[x]I like fantasy tactics ( Final Fantasy Tactics, Fire Emblem, ect. )
[x]I like realistic tactics ( Advanced Wars, Battalion Wars, ect. )
[x]I never let any of my army die
[x]I balance out my army
[ ]I worship Intelligent Systems
[ ]I worship Blizzard
[ ]Tactic is my Favorite game genre

5/8

6. MMORPG
[x]I've played at least one MMORPG
[ ]I prefer FPS/Tactic MMORPGs
[ ]I prefer Adventure MMORPGs
[x]I prefer (other) MMORPGs
[ ]I've become addicted to an MMORPG at some point
[ ]I'm still addicted to an MMORPG
[ ]I met a best friend on an MMORPG
[ ]MMORPGs are my favorite games.

2/8

7. Rhythm Games
[ ]I've played at least one rhythm game
[ ]I prefer DDR
[ ]I prefer instrument games
[ ]I bought Donkey Konga
[ ]I've played a Guitar Hero
[ ]I've played Rock Band
[ ]I've played an Import rhythm game
[ ]Rhythm is my favorite game genre

0/8

8. Trading Cards
[ ]I've played a TCG
[ ]I love Yugioh
[ ]I love Duel Masters
[ ]I love Magic the Gathering
[ ]I've sold personal possesions to buy Trading cards
[ ]I've sold Trading cards
[ ]I own at least one baseball card team
[ ]I love any other TCG
[ ]TCG are my favorite game genre

6/9

9. Other
[ ]I own at least one "Pet" care game
[ ]I own a Sims game
[x]I own a Puzzle game
[ ]I've made my own video game
[ ]I've played a game I made with a friend
[ ]Chess is better than any other game
[ ]I would do a Chocobo

1/7

My total! 17/63

-5 ~ Not a Gamer
5-10 ~ Sheltered Child
10-15 ~ Novice Gamer
15-20 ~ PreGamer
20-25 ~ Gamer
25-30 ~ Vetran Gamer
30-35 ~ Expert Gamer
35-40 ~ Professional Gamer
40-50 ~ True Gamer
50-60 ~ Gaming God
60+ ~ LIAR!

Amusing, but really sad in a way. They mention CCGs, aka "crack for gamers," but leave out the pencil-and-paper RPGs out completely. Hello, Dungeons & Dragons (even though I don't play it)? And there are several categories that are kinda vague. Sports should be its own group, not lumped in with Racing (not that I play sports games), and IMO there should be a clear distinction between the JRPGs and traditional RPGs. The two share very little in common, and it never fails to piss me off when someone refers to one and really means the other. And no mention of modding?

Rochndil, who was gaming when D&D came with punchable chits (before poly dice!), and Wizardry was the hottest thing on the Apple II...

Greetings.

After languishing in my backpack for quite some time, the (now very dog-eared) manuscript for "Journeying Within" that I've marked up and bloodied is finally getting transcribed onto the PC. I've already re-done the primary file format in HTML (both for simplicity and to avoid software incompatibility issues). So far I've got the first chapter finished, and am working on the next. This was the first major story I wrote (for the internet), and while there are some parts I like, a lot of the rest is total crap. Trying to clean it up and improve it to my current standard, without losing the "flavor" of the original material, is difficult. Once I get to adding NEW parts it'll be a lot easier (and faster) for me.

Since FA (with understandable reasons) does not support HTML as a story file format, I'll convert it to PDF for posting here. After much research, testing, and head-desk-banging, I've solved the export issue I had with Adobe Acrobat...by using a shareware alternative PDF converter. Thanks, Adobe, for creating the flagship commercial PDF product, but NOT properly following basic CSS style rules. Can I have my morning back?

Once I get Journeying done, I'll try to hack out the long-delayed commission for StrawKitty I have in the archives, and then do the same format-conversion to Marian's Road and get to work on that. I've got a whole file of notes and ideas for that one, and I may pull it together with "What do Vampire Cows Eat," and it's yet unwritten sequel, and make it one larger (and properly formatted) work. There will, again, be a good deal of adjustment necessary to WDVCE, both because parts of it are crap, and because Marian's character has evolved a great deal since she was created in that work, and I'll need to make adjustments THERE to reflect how she is now.

I've got a music meme kicking around the back of my head, but don't feel like writing it up ATM. BUT, I do have a question for both of the folks who'll actually read this. What's your pick for the single greatest Rock anthem evar? I need a song to use in Marian's Road for a future scene, and would like to hear some suggestions other than my own. Some early contenders are "Babe" by STYX and "Two out of Three Ain't Bad" by Meatloaf. YouTube linkage for specific versions/covers is appreciated; my music library is far from encyclopedic.

Rochndil, who has survived until Friday once more...

So, I finally saw Avatar (the blue one). Honestly, the movie can be summed up in two words: pretty predictable. To say that the scripting was lackluster would be an understatement. Yes, the visuals were gorgeous. The creature designs were amazing. But the plot, and the acting? Ehh.

Overall, I'm not upset that I saw it (other than the several aborted download attempts) - the time spent was worthwhile. But I don't think it even begins to justify all the hype that came with it. I am glad I didn't pay theater prices to see it, though I understand that it was impressive as all hell in IMAX. And it did have Sigourney, which is always good (barring aliens 3 & 4).

Like most things these days it does provide me with a little character/story fodder, since I'm busily noodling my way through the next part of Marian's Road.

I'll probably necro-review some other recent movies as I make my way through 2009 releases, since I've still got a lot to catch up on. I think half-blood prince is next.

Rochndil, who likes being able to watch movies for free...even with the long DL times...

Stolen from  delphine

A - AVAILABLE: No.

B - BIRTHDAY: 06/67.

C - CRUSHING ON: Not really.

D - DRINK YOU LAST HAD: Ice water.

E - EASIEST PERSON TO TALK TO: Silence is golden.

F - FAVORITE SONG: Currently, Teenage Anarchist.

G - GUMMY: Bears not worms.

H - HOMETOWN: Saddle River, NJ.

I - IN LOVE WITH:  opal.

J - JUGGLE: Only two, but I can do a hammer and a screwdriver.

K - KILLED SOMEONE: Not yet.

L - LONGEST CAR RIDE: Drove to Texas and back in 4 days.

M - MILKSHAKE FLAVOR: Chocolate.

N - NUMBER OF SIBLINGS: One kid brother.

O - ONE WISH: Freedom.

P - PERSON YOU CALLED LAST: Something business-related.

Q - QUOTE: "Nobody tells me anything".

R - REASON TO SMILE: The sun still rises.

S - SONG YOU LAST HEARD: Unclear radio babble.

T - TIME YOU WOKE UP: 5:25am.

U- UMBRELLA: Never cared for those movies.

V - VEGETABLE(S): Good eating!

W - WORST HABIT: Losing interest.

X - X-RAYS YOU'VE HAD: Head, cloven hoof.

Y – YOYOS ARE: Pretty cool.

Z - ZODIAC SIGN: Cancer, Taurus rising.


Rochndil, working as usual...

I've seen some of these before, but not all together.

Stolen from  eddytheokapi

1. YOUR PORN STAR NAME: (first pet & street you grew up on)
Kai Milbrook

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Mint Chocolate Chip

3. YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
A Mar

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Blue Unicorn

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Parry Philadelphia

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
Maral

7. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
The Green Tea

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Cummerford Alfred

9. STRIPPER NAME: (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy)
Baby Powder Mint

10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (father's & mother's middle names)
Reyolds Kathryn

11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher's last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)
Wolf Westchester

12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower)
Fall Clover

13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you're wearing right now + "ie" or "y")
Blackberry Soxey

14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
Toast Maple

15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: ("The" + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + "Tour")
The Blacksmith Lightning Tour

And there you have it! Feel free to pass it along.

Rochndil, hoping to actually get something DONE today...

1. Who eats more?
It varies, depending on the dish.

2. Who said “I love you” first?
I honestly don't remember, that was quite a while ago. Married 13 years in May.

3. Who is the morning person?
I am, by necessity.

4. Who sings better?
Opal does, MUCH better.

5. Who’s older?
Opal, but I won't say by how much.

6. Who’s smarter?
Depends on the area. She can do math in her head, I'm better with some other stuff.

7. Whose temper is worse?
My temper will flare and snuff, Opal can hold a grudge.

8. Who does the laundry?
Opal, because she doesn't trust me to do it.

9. Who does the dishes?
I do.

10. Who sleeps on what side of the bed?
I sleep on the side away from the evil fan of freezingness.

11. Whose feet are bigger?
Probably mine, but it's a close call.

12. Whose hair is longer?
Hers, though I HAVE had longer I think.

13. Who’s better with the computer?
I am, since it's what I do for a living.

14. Do you have pets?
Yes, down to two cats and four dogs.

15. Who pays the bills?
I do. I keep offering her the job, since she's the business major.

16. Who cooks dinner?
I do.

17. Who drives when you are together?
I do.

18. Who pays when you go out to dinner?
I do.

19. Who’s the most stubborn?
Tough call. Depends on the area.

20. Who is the first one to admit when they’re wrong?
Again, that depends on the situation.

21. Whose family do you see more?
Hers, since mine is farther away.

22. Who named your pet?
Varies.

23. Who kissed who first?
I think I did, though I'm not a great kisser.

24. Who asked who out?
We met in the WCOTP on FurryMUCK, though I don't recall the first place we went together.

25. What did you do on your first date?
We went to Macaroni Grill and watched anime.

26. Who’s more sensitive?
Depends on the situation.

27. Who’s taller?
I think I am, by just a bit.

28. Who has more friends?
Probably Opal, I usually have casual acquaintances instead.

29. Who has more siblings?
Opal does, I've just got the one brother.

30. Who wears the pants in the relationship?
We both do, she wears a skirt about as often as I wear my kilt.

Stolen from  wallaroo wallaroo

[01] Q: Do you have the guts to answer these questions and re-post?
A: Sure. I'm never shy with my opinions.

[02] Q: Would you do meth if it was legalized?
A: No effing way. Do I LOOK that stupid? Meth is instant Darwinian removal from the gene pool.

[03] Q: Abortion: for or against it?
A: For. In all cases. The worst thing you can do is bring an unwanted child into the world.

[04] Q: Do you think a country would fail with a female president?
A: Absolutely not. Women are equally capable, and would bring a much-needed difference of perspective to high office.

[05] Q: Do you believe in the death penalty?
A: Yes. It's MUCH cheaper than prison.

[06] Q: Do you wish marijuana would be legalized already?
A: Absolutely. Legalize it and you'll make drug lords and gang members cry.

[07] Q: Are you for or against premarital sex?
A: For. How else are you going to know if you're compatible?

[08] Q: Do you believe in God?
A: If you put an 's' on the end, yes.

[09] Q: Do you think same sex marriage should be legalized?
A: Absolutely. Who the hell are they hurting? And I can say that knowing that I have ABSOLUTELY ZERO interest in males of any type, shape, color, or species.

[10] Q: Do you think it's wrong that so many Hispanics are illegally moving to the USA?
A: Yes. If you enter a country illegally, no matter what the reason, you have committed a crime. If you commit a crime, you are (by definition) a criminal. If you break one law, what's to stop you breaking a few more while you're at it?

[11] Q: A twelve year old girl has a baby, should she keep it?
A: First, you should find and castrate the father for being an asshole. Then, let her decide. It's her life after all.

[12] Q: Should the alcohol age be lowered to eighteen?
A: Honestly? Don't give a damn. After watching my father throw his entire life away for the bottom of a bottle, I can't say I'm particularly impressed by those who wish to do the same. IF someone really wants to drink, let 'em. But don't expect any gov't help putting their life back together after they trash it.

[13] Q: Should the war in Iraq/Aafghanistan be called off?
A: That particular insanity should never have started in the first place. Fat old men send our kids off to DIE there, over and over, and for effing nothing. Bring them the hell home, and do it NOW.

[14] Q: Assisted suicide is illegal: do you agree?
A: No. If someone wants to go that badly, give then all the help we can.

[15] Q: Do you believe in spanking your children?
A: My daughter is 24, she'd probably slug me. BUT, it is a useful/important deterrent when they're younger.

[16] Q: Would you burn an American flag for a million dollars?
A: Sure. That's the PROPER way to take care of an old, tattered flag.

[17] Q: Who do you think would have made a better president? McCain or Obama?
A: I'm still not impressed by Obama, though I think he means well. I wouldn't trust McCain to walk my dog, since he can't seem to stick to ANY position, and seems to have no respect for anyone other than his power cronies.

[18] Q: Are you afraid others will judge you from reading some of your answers?
A: Not really. Anyone that knows me already knows my positions. Anyone that does NOT know me would hear the same thing if they asked me.

Feel free to repost this and provide your own answers. If time allows, I may respond to reasonable questions, but I'm really good at ignoring flames and troll-bait.

That's really cool, I've actually achieved 5k pageviews that weren't ME. -:)

There are a couple of folks asking after story commissions right now, so there may be some new content here soon. Right at the moment I'm busy getting ready for a week-long trip up into the wilds of Asheville, NC, to clean out the "old house" (so repair assessments can be made). Wish me luck!

Rochndil, working on peanut butter cookies...

Stolen from  muzz Muzz

About Me Meme

• × • ALL | ABOUT | ME • × •
____________________________________________________________________________

- Name: Rochndil
- Single or taken: Married and mated.
- Sex: Male.
- Birthday: June 23rd.
- Sign: Cancer, Taurus rising.
- Hair color: Dark blonde.
- Eye color: Blue.
- Height: 5'10"
- Are you straight/bisexual/gay?: Straight enough to bounce lasers off of.
____________________________________________________________________________

• × • F A S H I O N | S T U F F • × •
____________________________________________________________________________

- Favorite place to shop for clothes?: Goodwill.
- Favorite designer: Sid Meyer!
- What is your sexiest outfit?: I don't do sexy, that's Marian's job
- What is your most comfortable outfit?: Anything I wear when I'm not working.
- What do you usually wear?: Business casual 9-5, shorts/jeans and a t-shirt otherwise.
____________________________________________________________________________

• × • S P E C I F I C S • × •
____________________________________________________________________________

- What kind of shampoo do you use?: Suave, or whatever is leftover and needs using.
- What are you listening to right now?: Nothing, though I should put some music on.
- Who is the last person that called you?: Dora.
- How many buddies are online right now?: No idea, I don't do IMs. Ever.
____________________________________________________________________________

• × • F A V O R I T E S • × •
____________________________________________________________________________

- Food: Beans, or for unhealthy stuff, orange soda and cheese puffs.
- Girls' names: Anything sexy.
- Boys' names: Ehh, not my type.
- Subjects in school: Physics, Renaissance Drama, Equitation.
- Animals: Ungulates (cows, horses, deer, goats, sheep, pigs), Unicorns, Zebras, Llamas, Elephants, Rhinos, Hippos, etc.
____________________________________________________________________________

• × • H A V E | Y O U | E V E R • × •
____________________________________________________________________________

- Given anyone a bath?: Don't think so. Showered with two ladies though. -:)
- Smoked?: Never, second-hand was QUITE enough.
- Bungee jumped?: Nope, fell from enough heights by accident.
- Made yourself throw up?: Nope.
- Skinny dipped?: Nope, never offered enough cash. -:)
- Ever been in love?: Yes.
- Made yourself cry to get out of trouble?: Maybe. Childhood memories are fuzzy.
- Pictured your crush naked?: Of course.
- Actually seen your crush naked?: Every day.
- Cried when someone died?: Yes.
- Lied: When necessary.
- Fallen for your best friend?: Yup.
- Used someone?: Nope.
- Done something you regret?: Of course.

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• × • C U R R E N T • × •
____________________________________________________________________________

- Clothes: Blue elastic-waist cotton shorts, spottycat TGIF t-shirt, bare hooves.
- Desktop picture: Fallout 2 advanced power armor.
- CD in player: Jackson Browne - The Pretender, Meatloaf - Couldn't Have Said It Better Myself.
- DVD in player: Nothing.
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• × • L A S T | P E R S O N • × •
____________________________________________________________________________

- You touched: Opal.
- Hugged: Opal.
- You kissed: Opal.
- You IMed: Don't.
- Talk to online: Somebody in SL.
- You sexed it up with: Opal.

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• × • A R E | Y O U • × •
___________________________________________________________________________

- Understanding?: Usually.
- Open-minded?: Very.
- Arrogant?: In certain areas.
- Insecure?: Not really.
- Random?: More deliberate.
- Hungry?: Nope.
- Smart?: Unnervingly.
- Moody?: Not usually.
- Organized?: In some areas, less in others.
- Shy?: Not really, though I have little need for socialization.
- Difficult?: Sometimes.
- Bored easily?: Not really, too much to do.
- Obsessed?: In certain areas, yes.
- Angry?: Sometimes.
- Happy?: Sometimes.
- Hyper?: Not really.
- Trusting?: Try to be.

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• × • R A N D O M • × •
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- In the morning I: Turn off alarm, lay in bed for a few, get up, visit the porcelain shrine, walk the girls and Winslow, clean up any messes, shower, feed cats, fill water, walk dogs again, clean litter boxes, make breakfast, go to work. Whee!
- Love is: Complicated.
- I dream about: The end of the world.
- Sexual preference: Females, preferably mammalian.
- What do you notice first in the sex you're into: Reference above, and infer.
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• × • W H I C H | I S | B E T T E R • ×
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- Coke or Pepsi: Coke, Pepsi is NASTY!!!!
- Flowers or candy: Candy, you can't (usually) eat flowers.
- Tall or short: Either.

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• × • W H O • × •
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- Makes you laugh the most: Internet.
- Makes you smile: My menagerie.
- Gives you a funny feeling when you see him/her: Opal.


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• × • D O | Y O U | E V E R • × •
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- Sit on the internet all night waiting for that someone special to IM you?: Nope, don't do IMs.
- Wish you were a member of the opposite sex?: Nope. Nor do I just want the boobs.
- Wish you were younger?: Gods no, I worked hard to get to be this age!
- Cry because someone said something to you?: No, I've been internet-thick-skinned for quite some time now.

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• × • N U M B E R • × •
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- Of times I have had my heart broken?: Once.
- Of guys I've kissed: 0, though there is ONE on the maybe list.
- Of girls I've kissed: 2 seriously, maybe one or two others casually, I don't remember.
- Of Cd's I own: Maybe 100.
- Of scars on my body: Manymany. On my left fore hoof alone I have more than a dozen visible ones, and more that have faded.
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Stolen from  fluffball Fluffball

First, pick something(s) from each of the categories that you like/love that most people dislike/hate:

A food: Beets, lima beans
A drink: Tomato juice
A hobby: Stonework/masonry
A TV show: TV? What's that?
A band/artist: MCR
A genre of music: Symphonic classical
A video game: Wizardry 8
A sport: Hate all sports
A fetish: Furry erotica

Next, pick something from each category that you dislike/hate that most people like/love:

A food - White bread, salad
A drink - beer/ale/lager/bitters/stout
A hobby - NASCAR
A TV show - Is (D) All of the above an option?
A movie - The entirety of the cult-of-stupidity films
A band/artist - Alice in Chains
A genre of music - Grunge, hip-hop, rap
A video game - Fighting games, sports games, racing games, anything but RPGs and strategy.
A sport - Hate all sports equally
A fetish - Anything involving feces, urine, or vomit.

Next, just some all around weirdness:

Weirdest hair style I've had: When I was in college it was a lot longer than I can keep it today (life in the corporate world ain't fun).

Weirdest collection I have/had: Damaged coins.

Weirdest online friend: All or none, we're all weird in our way.

Weirdest RL friend: Don't have many these days.

Weirdest piercing/tattoo: Neither. I've got plenty of scars from accidents, don't need to add intentional ones.

Weirdest thing I've done: Watered a herd of mares out of a feed bucket one night since someone started to clean the water tank, and left it empty.

Weirdest way I've hurt myself: Cut my palm open putting it through the end of a fish tank after falling over a rock.

Weirdest fact about you: I'm a lot older than I look. -:)

Stolen from  jaleo Jaleo

Personal:
1)Are you Equine?
Yup, though it's actually backwards, Unicorns are equine.

2)If so What breed are you?
Grey.

3)Would/do you have accessories?
What, like harness? Not unless I needed to plow a field or something.

4)What special markings would/do you have?
Nothing special, lots of dapples.

5)Can you or do you make horsie noises?
Sometimes.

6)Do you have horsie mannerisms if so what are they?
Quite a few, hoof stomping in particular.

7)Any conformation flaws?
Underweight.

Favorites:
8)What is/are your favorite breeds?
RL? Fresian probably, but I like Morgans and all the heavies too. And Icelandics.

9)What is your favorite eye color?
Hazel or brown.

10)What is your favorite coat color?
Grey, dun, and black.

11)What is your favorite sex?
Mares of course!

12)What is your favorite gate?
Gate or gait? Most folks don't have a favorite gate style.

13)Do you like breeding and foals?
I love the look of a pregnant mare, especially if she has a nice big bag.

General:
14)Do you prefer long hair or short hair?
Depends on the season, fuzzy horses look right in the winter.

15)Do you like your horses large or slim?
Large, preferably.

16)How tall do you like your horse?
Big is good!

17)Do you have a horse plush toy?
More than a few.

18)Do you have a horse ornament?
About a dozen or more.

19)Do you have any horse art or pictures on your walls or standing frame?
Quite a few.

20)Have you ever actually learned to ride...
I have, though I'm rusty as all hell now.

Experience:
21)Ridden a horse?
Yes, English. Never did get the hang of jumping though.

22)Have you fallen off?
Yup, bruised a kidney in the process, that was a big OUCH!

23)Have you ever had to bail or intentionally throw your self off?
Can't say I've ever had to do that.

24)Do you own a riding helmet?
Yup, though it's not approved anymore.

25)Do you have riding boots?
Yes, both English and Western

26)Do you have clothing for riding?
Hacking jacket that was my dad's.

27)Mucked out a stable or stall?
More than a few times.

28)Groomed a horse?
As many as needed doing. Probably maxed at a half-dozen in one day.

29)Kissed a horse?
Nope, though I've been nuzzled and even picked up once.

30)Been groomed by a horse?
Yes, though they're not very neat.

31)Bathed a horse?
Yes, more than a few times.

32)Bitten by a horse?
Not severely, just a nip or two.

33)Kicked by a horse?
Yup, more than once. One left a lovely bruise in the middle of my thigh.

34)Has a horse ever ditched you and left you to walk back?
Nope.

35)Have you ever lost control or had it bolt (take the bit) on you?
Yes, had a spooky mare freak and break her lead, ran right out of the barn! Fortunately I caught her before she hurt herself.

36)Have you bred horses (horse-to-horse)?
Nope.

37)Have you been pinned down. (like pressed against a wall/door etc. by the weight of the horse)?
Not sure, maybe?

38)What sort of treat would/do you have for them?
Carrots are always popular.

39)Have you spent large amounts of cash on horses?
Nope, I've never had to own one, which is when the cash comes out.

Rochndil, former member of the UGA Equestrian Team...

Nabbed from Ecmajor, who rocks!

*Are you a furry?
Yes!
*If you have a Spouse/SO - Is he/she a furry too?
Yup.
*How long have you been in the community?
Lordy, since 1995 officially (when I created my FurryMUCK character), but longer UN-officially. It's all Doug's fault!
*How did you find furry?
Like a lot of things, it's hard to trace my earliest influences, but my formal introduction was some of the great Doug Winger's art back in the usenet days.
*What's your reason for furry (what interested you to get into the community)?
Sex, in large part. And NOT fursuits. They're cool and all, but really don't interest me much. I like the art, and stories, and contribute when I can.
*What's Furry to you?
Difficult question to answer. In part, it represents freedom, by hybridizing with animal traits, from the deplorable human condition.
*If someone found out you're a furry and asked you about it how would you respond?
The answer would depend on the person, but generally I'd be honest and positive about the fandom. Despite the negative press, there ARE positive things about Furry!
*What are your favorite aspects of our community?
Art! Stories! Freedom and open-mindedness (sometimes).
*Do you use any furry terms? (i.e. yiff, paws, murr?)
Ugh, how I HATE most of those terms. There ARE other species in the fandom besides foxes, wolves, and big cats. How about HOOVES?
*What do you wish furry was NOT associated with?
Lots of stuff. Here's a a short list: Pokemon, Sonic, over-the-top lifestylers.
*How strongly do you feel about someone bashing the community as a whole?
In general, bashing is petty and pointless. Grow up and find another hobby folks. No matter how cool YOU think you are, the rest of the world thinks you're a freak too.
*How strongly do you feel about anyone bashing you yourself for your interest based on the media's aspect of what furry is?
Hasn't happened, but anyone who lets the media determine their opinions probably isn't worth taking seriously.
*We all know furries have alot of sexual aspects in this fandom, What's your opinion on it?
Sex is a VERY important part of life. There's a reason that it has driven societies, arts, and cultures all across the world. It's just sad that the US is so puritanical about it.

Personal

*What is/are your fursona(s)?
Rochndil the Unicorn (male, PF), Marian the Vampire Cow (female).
*Do you have any fetishes that pertain to the fandom?
Hell yes. Unbirthing, lactation, pregnancy, BE, lingerie, nursing, etc.
*If you could magically morph into your fursona would you?
Tough call. I would love the opportunity to get my hooves back, but I also have responsibilities that would be difficult to take care of four-on-the-floor.
*Do you believe you have a spirit animal?
Heh, I *AM* a spirit animal.
*What other fanbases/groups are you a part of?
Gaming, fantasy/scifi, odds and ends.
*Anthro/Feral, Therian or Kemonomimi (Not a furry, just a Anthro/Feral, definitely. Don't quite understand the Therians, and the Kemonos just annoy me for the most part.
*Are you a fursuiter?
If yes, how many do you own?
If No, do you ever plan on being a suiter?
No, and not likely to be. I've given some thought to doing a costume (not a suit) for both Marian and Roch, but never got very far with it. Too much expense and trouble. Besides, at Cons I'm usually the packhorse, and I couldn't do that in costume.
*How many of your friends are furry?
Friends? What are those? Seriously, I have a few, though most are only seen infrequently.
*How many pets do you own, if any?
3 cats, 4 dogs.
*Aside from furry what other interests do you have?
Lots. As above in fandoms: fantasy, scifi, gaming, jewelry, blacksmithing, firearms, woodworking, cooking, gardening, homesteading, animal husbandry, etc.
*Are you confident enough in yourself to say that you're a fur, no matter what the media says?
Short answer: fuck the media, they're only after ratings, not truth. Heck, I don't even have cable OR TV currently, and don't miss it. So yes, of course.

Me[e]tups

*Do you attend any cons?
If no, would you attend any cons?
If yes, which cons have you been to?
I HAVE attended cons, but they're expensive and time-consuming, neither of which I have to spare.
My family and I have been to AC and FWA, as well as the local mega-con, DragonCon.
*Do you go to local meetups(bowling, public outings...etc)?
Occasionally, but not often.
*Have you ever attended a furry party?
-If no, would you attend one?
Yes, and I would again, with the right group.

Online

*Have you ever met up with a fur you talked to online?
How do you think I met my wife? -:) We met at WCOTP.
*What furry websites do you attend?
I host my stories on Velar as well as here, and I visit a number of other places, such as Eka's, MSGOTU, Mamabliss, and WikiFUR pretty regularly.
*What non furry websites do you frequent?
Plenty, I read webcomics at the Belfry, and do Facebook, LiveJournal, and numerous other specialized areas, such as Iron Crown's Rolemaster site and the home of Dwarf Fortress.

And last, but not least

*Has the fandom done anything for you that you're thankful for? Has it taught you anything or brought you anything you treasure greatly?
Heck yes, as I mentioned above, that's how I found my wife. I've made friends and contacts here that I never would have otherwise, and met many fascinating people. I've also met some folks that I could do without, but that's always the way. I consider it a net gain, and take the good and leave the bad behind.

Rochndil, slowly working through the day...

~How often do you get writer’s block?
Block? Not really, though I get lots of too-busy-lack-of-motivation. I COULD write, just don't feel like it.

~How do you fix it?
Find something inspiring, or just let some time pass. Things work in phases for me, and what goes around, comes back around eventually.

~Do you type or write by hand?
Type. I do have a longhand journal, but it only gets updated once in a blue moon.

~Do you save everything you write?
Generally, that's what data storage devices are for! I have all the electronic originals on my thumb drive, and a backup at home on my data HD.

~Do you ever go back to an old idea long after you abandoned it?
Ideas don't get abandoned, just delayed. It's semantic hair-splitting, but semantics is what writing is all about.

~Do you have a constructive critic?
Opal is usually my first victim. My main concern, generally, is that I got the female characters "right," which is where she can help me the most.

~Did you ever write a novel?
Not yet, though Marian's Road has the potential to become that long. I've got quite a few unfinished chapters for that story in the planning stages.

~What genre would you love to write but haven’t?
Dunno, maybe historical fiction? There are time periods that interest me, but I don't really know enough about the history to do a credible job. Making up stuff is a lot easier on the fact-checking.

~What’s one genre you have never written, and probably never will?
Preachy, pretentious avant-garde fiction. I HATE the "this is art, and if it doesn't make any sense, you're just a neanderthal for not appreciating its merits" attitude in any form of the arts. If it doesn't make sense, the author didn't do their JOB right.

~How many writing projects are you working on right now?
Too many! Three or four, in a reasonably active state.

~Do you write for a living? Do you want to?
In a sense, since I do manuals and documentation (as well as tech support, PC repair, and a couple dozen other things) for money.

~Have you ever written something for a magazine or newspaper?
I've been published a couple of times, but not in the "real" sense. High School literary magazines and contributor-based fan mags don't really count as "published."

~Have you ever won an award for your writing?
Not yet, but it may happen eventually.

~What are your five favorite words?
Kumquat, loquacious, verdant, obfuscating, burgeoning - at least that I can think of ATM.

~Do you ever write based on your dreams?
Rarely to never, because my dreams rarely follow me back into the waking world. It must be top-secret stuff.

~Do you favor happy endings, sad endings, or cliff-hangers?
Nominally happy. Syrupy happy makes me ill, as do pointlessly sad and "buy my next work to find out" cliffhangers.

~Have you ever written based on an artwork you’ve seen?
Yes, more than once. The unfinished scrap "Hunger" was created in response to one of the late, great Stellos' sketches.

(Nabbed from Furthing)

1. When did you start writing?

Oy, back in High School. Somewhere around 1983?

2. First drafts: Handwritten, typed, or some combination?

These days I type everything. I'm rarely far from a computer, and my handwriting skills are pretty atrophied.

3. Do you keep any kind of notebook or writer's journal, and if so, what kinds of things go into it?

I do have a journal, but I write in it VERY infrequently. Mostly I add specific ideas and/or any unusual dreams that I actually remember (which is rare).

4. Do you set any quotas for your work (number of words per day, number of hours per day, etc.)? Why or why not?

Definitely not. Writing is what I do for myself, and I spend too much time working for a living to make my off-time work as well.

5. Are you most comfortable writing short stories, novels, or something else?

Most of my work is fairly short, simply because I usually lose interest in a project fairly quickly. That works against longer pieces, obviously.

6. What's your favorite kind of story to write?

Porn, involving busty herbivores.

7. Talk about a story of yours that was easy to write and one that was difficult to write, and why.

Lessee. One Draft, though it's unfinished, was a pretty quick go. Took parts of two days, if memory serves. Having a general idea of where things were going, and not stopping to second-guess myself helps.

Journeying Within, on the other hand, is a MUCH more complex tale, and has been in progress since the late 90s. Since it's my first internet work, it was hard to get going with, and I keep returning to tinker with it. I've had some good feedback over the years, and am trying to make use of it in the current rewrite.

8. Which of your characters is closest to your sense of self? In other words, who do you most identify with in your own work to date?

Heh, I'm evil. I've dropped my fursona into stories here and there, most specifically in Family Ties. Can't get much more personal than that.

9. What work are you most proud of right now?

Honestly, I think The Gown is about the best thing I've ever completed. It doesn't get a lot of attention, but that's OK.

10. What do you feel your strengths and weaknesses are as a writer?

Too little time, too many distractions. The actual writing comes pretty easily to me. I can crank out setting, character. story, etc...with little effort. What I don't have is the time and energy to WORK at it as often as I should.

11. Name a few writers who have influenced you or your work in some way.

Harlan Ellison. Roger Zelazny. Theodore Sturgeon. Stephen King (a good guide on what NOT to do). William Morris.

12. Talk about something you've written that you later found embarrassing for some reason.

Hmm...can't actually think of anything. If my family read some of my smut that could be difficult, but as far as I know that's never happened.

13. Talk about the earliest stories you remember writing. What were they about?

I think my first completed story was Impossible (retitled The Wizard's Council without my approval), written for and published in my HS literary magazine. It was pretty awful, but you have to start somewhere.

14. If you knew you would be successful, what would you most like to write?

Fantasy with a survivalist slant. That's where most of my NON-porn interests lie.

15. What inspires you?

Different things. Other fiction. Pictures. Movies. Stuff I see out in the world. You can never predict from where inspiration might strike.

16. How many projects do you tend to work on at once?

Too many, because I'm long on ideas and short on time. I've got four irons in the fire at the moment.

17. Who reads your work before it's released to the public? Do you have beta readers, a critique group, etc.?

Usually my wife, though occasionally someone else will have that dubious privilege.

18. When you're not writing, what do you do for fun?

Mostly play older computer games. RL doesn't leave me a great deal of time for fun though. I also do blacksmithing, jewelry, woodworking, carpentry, auto repair, cooking, baking, gardening, and other generally useful stuff.

19. Advice to other writers?

Write what you know! Don't be afraid of learning something new and THEN writing about it, but learn first, THEN write. Nothing makes you look like a fool faster than blathering on about a subject you know little-to-nothing about. Don't be afraid to use things that are familiar in new ways. For example, when describing a fictional manor house, use the floor plan from your well-off aunt's house. It helps keep you grounded in the reality you know, while spinning a tale that's new.

20. What are you currently working on?

MAJOR revision to Journeying Within. A lot of that story is pure crap, and needs to be left on the cutting room floor. Other things are quite salvageable though.

A commission project for StrawKitty.

Coming Home, a project started on my LJ.

Marian's Road, which may ultimately end up being quite long. It's got the potential to grow to at least novella length, if not more.

21. Share the first three sentences of a work in progress.

The first few years after the crash were tough. A lot of people died when war broke out for the remaining drops of oil. Young men and women, of course, went to war to die, while the fat old men stayed home and pushed the buttons.

Rochndil, who is going to play a little Space Empires IV now before bed...

Greetings, to both of my watchers! -:)

I'm changing my Email address (must be part of that 42 thing) from comcast.net to att.net. FYI, Comcast's customer service SUCKS, and their technical service ain't much better. We've had three months of hell with signal problems that they either can't, or WON'T, fix. So, bye-bye cable guys!

DSL is already installed, tested, and running. It ain't perfect either, but the frequency and severity of errors is much lower, as is the price.

SO, for anyone that actually has my Email in their addy book, make sure to update it from comcast.net to att.net - I've also set up a gmail.com address, but I don't really use it much.

Thanks for reading my blather!

Rochndil, with about 726 updates to go...

Yup, still alive, just busy as all heck. And even worse, my home PC is up on the lift, looks like C: is croaking.

I figured that if this was cool enough for ECMajor to do, it's cool enough for me.

Start!

Sexual orientation: So heterosexual it hurts. As an old friend of mine said, I'm so straight you can bounce lasers off me.

How often do you think about sex: Depends a lot on the day, it comes and goes in cycles. Everything from once or thrice a day to pretty much all the time.

How often do you HAVE sex: Varies, but marriage is a wonderful thing. -:)

Worst sexual experience: Nothing in particular comes to mind. Never ended up on the wrong end of a gun with my pants down.

Cybersex? Phone sex?: Or, as the old folks call it, TS, or TinySex. Sure, done it MANY times. Don't do it much these days, since it takes a LOT of time and doesn't do a lot for me anymore. Phone? No, that's just makes me ask WHY? I don't get "dirty talk" either.

Casual sex: Nope, never. Sex is much too important to be casual.

What is your favorite masturbation euphemism: Can't say that I have a favorite, since it's not really a subject I talk about a lot.

Sex toys and related fetish accessories: Got some ropes, and a feather or two, but that's about it. I don't really get "headspace" either.

Least sexiest body part: Feet? Dunno, never thought much about it.

Favorite body type: Mother Goddess.

Body hair: Sure, shaving just makes for stubble and a nasty rash.

Monogamy or polygamy?: I can imagine that a poly relationship COULD work, in a Platonic world. BUT, since I don't live in such a place, I'll stick with the simplicity of monogamy. "Hi!"

Underwear: Me? Briefs. Boooring. On a lady? Anything from barely-there to street clothes. A sexy body is doubly so attractively packaged.

Pornographic or erotic: This is a sticky distinction. Assuming that the difference between the terms is implication vs. explication, then I could go either way. Unfortunately, most porn is pathetic, plastic, and completely predictable. I don't find hyper-zoom genital shots particularly sexy, nor do I feel that an explicitly nude body somehow changes a scene for the worse. The chemistry either works OR fails regardless of whether the participants are nude below the waist.

How large is your porn collection?: Not much to speak of, really. I've got a couple soft-porn-ish videos, and a few clips on the HD. Most of what I'd really like to see is so hideously obscure it never really gets filmed.

Favorite hair color: Brunette.

Kissing or cuddling?: More the latter, but good foreplay is everything.

Most attractive nationality/ethnicity: Any? We've got pretty (and pretty ugly) folks from all over.

Most attractive anthro/furry creature: Just about anything with hooves (and mammaries). Bovines, equines, caprines, even ovines, cervines, and porcines. Not really much for canines or felines, they're both WAY overdone in the fandom.

Most interesting fetishes you've heard of: I guess I'd have to go with UB, since that's my biggest favorite. Probably followed by the rest of the fecundity realm (pregnancy, lactation, breastfeeding).

Rochndil, nothing if not predictable...

I hope to knock out a few projects on my to-do list this year (it's a whole year surely I can manage), including the following:

1. Short story for Strawkitty for the Udderplay contest.
2. Description owed for Tapestries.
3. Re-write of "Journeying Within."
4. Update and re-organization of "Marian's Road."
4A. The sequel to "Vampire Cows," transitioning to 4.
5. More descs for Marian online - including SL stuffs.
6. Story for Fugeraven.
7. And anything else that comes up.

Rochndil, looking to have a busy year-of-the-cow...

I'd wondered, and just had it proven. Scraps postings DO show up in the watched user/new postings list. I uploaded Marian's desc file to scraps, and immediately got three faves (thank you all!). I've still got a couple of descs to write for her, one of these days. I've also got a totally unedited chapter for Marian's Road hacked out, but nobody's seeing that until it's a bit cleaned up. After I get done tearing apart Journeying Within, I need to properly chapter-ize Marian's Road and get it organized so I can insert stuff where it belongs.

Rochndil, still alive, somehow...

Just a quick reminder, I've got a number of works posted in the Scraps folder, including the currently-most-current version of "Journeying Within." The system doesn't seem to announce scraps postings to watchers.

On a different note, should I bother reporting that my post and journal counters are borked? Or should I just consider myself lucky to have non-negative integers?

Rochndil, pondering the imponderable...

Greetings!

At long last, I'm finally giving my longest, and long-languishing, story a good work-over. Journeying Within is definitely my largest piece, but it's also my oldest, and some parts of it make me cringe now. Taking to heart the many comments I've received over the years, I'm going to tackle two major issues: dialogue and continuity. Hopefully when it's done it will be a much better, tighter story, and one I can be proud of again.

The sad thing is, I actually wrote most of Journeying in native HTML. The trouble is, I can't UPLOAD an HTML file, because so many jerks use that technique to cause trouble. Which is really sad, since, as it was INTENDED to be, HTML is a decent, low-investment markup language, and more than adequate for the structure and formatting I needed here.

So, in a curious backwards progression, I've completed a structural conversion of the text back to WordPerfect, and set up some styles, a title page, TOC, and all that good stuff. Ultimately I'll export it to PDF, which is an allowed format here. The irony is that I originally wrote the first drafts of this tale WAY back when with WP 5.1 for DOS. So, now it's come full-circle.

And to all the jerks ruining the internet for the rest of us - you SUCK!

Rochndil, always the eloquent one...

I've been hearing about SL for years now, and it's only in the last weeks I've finally been able to actually SEE it. I must say that, flaws aside, I quite enjoy the place. My biggest problem currently is that my system is JUST at the bottom edge of the performance curve, and my connection is JUST fast enough. So, if I get somewhere too busy, my framerate drops through the floor.

But I've been having much fun setting up Marian there. She's ALMOST the way I want, just a few more changes. Marian Sittingbull if you want to say hi, though I'm not on all that much as yet.

Can anyone recommend some really nice prim Holstein-colored boobs?

Rochndil, on the quest for boobs...

Despite any rumors to the contrary, I'm very much still alive. RL's been keeping me awfully busy, but Opal and I are both OK.

I haven't had the time to type up any new smut, but I HAVE had an idea (mostly stolen from the great Anima) that I may work on soon.

Rochndil, the busy...