Yay!

Skippy the Piece of Shite Wonder Computer is back!

In other news...

I ran a game Sunday. I killed off an important NPC, so the group is now minus a Jedi Master. Nothing like killing off someone they expected to stick around to show them just how deep the shitpile they're in really is. Of course, I also destroyed poor Issan's ship which was, I admit, kind of cruel considering I'd just killed off the character she'd most smoothly integrated with. Ah well. She'll like her new ship. And at least she still has Ura!

Hee! Being GM can be fun.

So now, what have we got? (In the style of the NJO books)
PCs
Kal Cetri, Jedi Knight (Male Human)
Issan Los, Pilot/Smuggler (Female Human)
Fandi Tet, Jedi Apprentice (Female Twi'lek)
Dassid, Pilot (Male Duro)
Troileenik, Slicer (Male Xexto)
Tehrin, Jedi Knight (Male Ryn)

NPCs
Ura, Pilot/Mechanic (Female Wookiee)
Bix, Astromech Droid
QuiXoTE, Modified Protocol Droid (Sarcastic as hell)
T1, Astromech Droid

Deceased
Tarn Jayd, Jedi Master (Male Human)
Shera Muun, Pilot (Female Twi'lek)

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Richard, my email to khanfusion.net is bouncing. ??

Fun with Babelfish!

I put that classic of Modern Literature, the Ring Poem, into Babelfish.

Three Rings for the Elven-Kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
in the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

One Ring to rule them all,
One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all
And in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

And here's what I got in German:

Drei Ringe für das Elven-Kings unter dem Himmel,
sieben für die Zwerg-Lords in ihren Hallen des Steins,
neun für Todmänner verurteilten zu sterben,
einer für den dunklen Lord auf seinem dunklen Throne im Land von Mordor, in dem die Schatten liegen.
Ein Ring zum Anordnen sie alle,
ein Ring, um sie zu finden,
ein Ring, um sie alle und in der Schwärzung zu holen binden
sie im Land von Mordor, in dem die Schatten liegen.

And when I converted BACK to English, we get this joyfully bad mess:

Three rings for the Elven Kings under the sky, sieve nine for death men for the dwarf lords in their halls of the stone, condemned to die, one for the dark lord on its dark thrones in the country of Mordor, in which the shadows are situated. A ring for arranging it everything, a ring, in order to find it, a ring, to get over it all and in the density bind they in the country of Mordor, in which the shadows are situated.

Gods, I love Babelfish. It's an endless source of amusement. Next time I'm sending my favorite Yeats through the ringer.

IMPORTANT

This Saturday is

Bok Kai!!

Who is still going, and how do you plan to get there?

I want to be out of Sacramento by 8 am at the latest. If we want breakfast, it must be early or on-the-go (we can always grab stuff there, as well). This is so we don't miss the Parade, which is the big event.

If you ride with me, plan on not being back in to Sacramento until late afternoon/early evening (4-6).

If you decide (or are forced) to drive yourself:

99 North, take the Marysville Exit
Keep going towards Marysville, do NOT take the Yuba City branch
When you get to Marysville, find a place to park (be sure to remember it!) and follow the crowds. I'll be carrying the Cell so we can all be assured of meeting at the proper place, though the foot of D Street is easy to find (The temple itself).

Caravanning is also possible!

Secondary

Friday I'm buying the Fawlty Towers DVD. Who's interested in a marathon, and where shall we have it? (Liz suggested Matt's place, this is actually preferred by me, should Matt be interested as well).

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Josie And the Pussycats
Is the
BEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!

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