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"The new Mole season begins..."
Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-25-07, 11:58 AM (EST)
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"The new Mole season begins..." |
New cast. New host. New locations. New betrayals. Starting now, only on RTVW, in the Story Competitions forum from now until the final knife is planted.Right now, the first part of the Prologue is up, with two more to come over the next day or two: cast introductions, basically. (Since I'm not going with first-person this time, everyone needs a few minutes to say hello on their own.) Once that's done, we'll swing into the game itself. (Feel free to start any PTTE game or other such activities as soon as the opening credits stop rolling.) After that, new episodes will be posted every so often. No, there's no schedule here. I'll try for something new every couple of weeks, but the best way to break a timetable is to promise one. This will serve as the new episode notification thread and will be bumped at need. http://community.realitytvworld.com/boards/DCForumID31/683.shtml Welcome to Resurrection Day. We're back -- and we still don't know who we can trust, much less for how long...
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jbug 17146 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-25-07, 12:36 PM (EST)
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1. "RE: The new Mole season begins..." |
Estee, you know how much I lvoed your Society islands. Question: Since I never watched the Mole, am I going to understand this or will I need a little background of how this works?I'm looking forward to it! September 2007 - Agman
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-25-07, 12:40 PM (EST)
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3. "RE: The new Mole season begins..." |
LAST EDITED ON 11-06-07 AT 07:40 PM (EST)Check out Post #39 on this thread http://tinyurl.com/2hejw5 plus the ones that follow it. It should give you the basic idea for how the game used to work. (And our own Mole forums are also still up and archived.)
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kingfish 20752 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-25-07, 12:38 PM (EST)
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2. "RE: The new Mole season begins..." |
I suspected something was up. There just wasn't enough Estee action. I'll be watching, and before I read the first post, I'm going to take a wild guess and say TribePhyl is the Mole.
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Colonel Zoidberg 3662 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge"
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10-25-07, 02:42 PM (EST)
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5. "RE: The new Mole season begins..." |
Danni's the Mole.Wait, sorry, wrong season. Anywho, I'm curious - if Survivor's easy to do, and TAR is the equivalent of removing your own appendix, how does The Mole stack up in terms of difficulty? (You're right about TAR needing a lot of research - it's all locations, tasks, and culture; there's very little social game to fill in the gaps.) Anywho, Angela's the Mo...damnit, wrong season again. The Mole is NOT from Ann Arbor, MI.
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kingfish 20752 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-25-07, 03:33 PM (EST)
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6. "RE: The new Mole season begins..." |
I was gonna say Moley, but that'd be too obvious.(Or would it? ... Nah, he can't keep a secret! Or Can he?...)
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-25-07, 05:12 PM (EST)
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7. "RE: The new Mole season begins..." |
LAST EDITED ON 10-25-07 AT 08:39 PM (EST)The Mole is NOT from Ann Arbor, MI. Given that we don't even have anyone from Michigan in this cast, I'd call that a pretty safe bet. (The leading state in the hometown category is California -- with two.) I'd say that for research, this show is mid-level: you need to know a bit about the locations if you're having them travel, but culture isn't quite as much of an issue and travel time only comes into play if you really want it to. Other aspects are harder. Survivor is difficult in a couple of ways, all of which you're familiar with: there's a lot of characters, it's a very social game with a ton of interaction... And this show has its own fundamental problem: at its heart on a very basic level, it's a mystery. That comes with its own set of headaches. The second part of the prologue has been posted: one to go.
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Jims02 7407 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-25-07, 08:30 PM (EST)
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8. "YAY!" |
I was about to bug you about it, but my patience prevailed.I'm definitely going to read this tonight, after Survivor.
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vince3 17341 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-26-07, 03:31 AM (EST)
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9. "RE: YAY!" |
Don't you have a Casino to set up?
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-26-07, 03:23 PM (EST)
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11. "RE: YAY!" |
Yes. Yes, he does.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-26-07, 01:58 PM (EST)
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10. "Prologue complete." |
LAST EDITED ON 10-26-07 AT 02:01 PM (EST)Link as above. Go forth, get some first impressions about the twelve, and then whoever wants to can start the PTTE game or anything else they feel like doing in that department. (We had one for S:SI, and it certainly fits this show. If you happen to know how the old Mole version worked, go for it.) The OT-exclusive title preview for the first actual episode: A Dark Room. In fact, apparently everything is going to be OT-exclusive for this series, as I just tried to cross-post into the thread I started in the main Mole forum, only to discover it had been deleted... I thought I had permission for that sort of thing!
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AyaK 10426 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-29-07, 08:38 AM (EST)
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13. "RE: Prologue complete." |
Yes, it's OK to post a thread in The Mole forum for this fic. Sorry for the problems. Cross-link to this post so that someone else doesn't inadvertently delete the thread there.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-26-07, 04:42 PM (EST)
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12. "Mole #5 PTTE game is now open." |
LAST EDITED ON 10-26-07 AT 04:43 PM (EST)After thinking about some other PTTE formats and how they might apply to this series, this is what I'm going with. (Tribephyl may or may not launch something with a thousand esoteric rules: I'm trying to keep it fairly simple.) Other games are possible here, but I'm honestly not sure how to even begin working the old FOMO rounds with a fictional season... But if there's anything else you personally want to try running, go for it. Join the traitor hunt at http://community.realitytvworld.com/boards/DCForumID31/684.shtml The winner will get -- something. Maybe. I hope. (Or not.)
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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11-01-07, 10:29 AM (EST)
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14. "PTTE bump: deadline for first entries is 10/6" |
The first episode should begin Tuesday, so if you want to get your list in before you start taking midgame penalties, you've got to have it up before then.Geg, this means you.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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11-06-07, 07:42 PM (EST)
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15. "Episode #1 begins." |
First part up at http://community.realitytvworld.com/boards/DCForumID31/724.shtml Good thing the PTTE game didn't include this bit. Then again, anyone coming directly over from the Mole forums is tilting their head to the right and making 'Huh?' sounds...
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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11-09-07, 01:55 PM (EST)
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16. "Part II posted." |
In which our host explains a minor change or two in the format, theme, and tools of the game, then sends a dozen rears out the door to see what they manage to come up with.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-11-07, 05:18 PM (EST)
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17. "Season on indefinite hiatus." |
*sigh* I'm saying that because I don't want to say 'canceled' for at least another week.Some of y'all might remember my recent computer problems. Well, the replacement motherboard arrived. And was installed. And, as it turns out, does exactly nothing. The problem may still be the motherboard, because the new one may be defective. Or it could be something else which can't be diagnosed at this time. What the problem is not would be fixable any time soon, with an option for 'ever'. So my system is dead, possibly beyond all hope of resurrection, and the subbox I'm using now can't run anything more sophisticated than Notepad without a risk of bluescreening every two minutes or so. So I can't write. And I apparently may not be able to write until a new year dawns. One with a '4' in it. Series suspended. And, as a special bonus, someone gets the Reunion transcript for Sunday's Survivor, because while I could possibly try to do that in Notepad, I'm not confident it'll hold up that long. Can I get a volunteer for that? Anyone? So it goes...
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kingfish 20752 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-13-07, 09:17 AM (EST)
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18. "RE: Season on indefinite hiatus." |
It'll be a blue, blueblueblueblue, Christmas without the Mole.
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Colonel Zoidberg 3662 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge"
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12-13-07, 09:21 AM (EST)
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19. "RE: Season on indefinite hiatus." |
I assume you've tried kicking it. If so, then I completely sympathize and I wish your hard drive a speedy recovery or for you to receive a new computer as a special gift from someone. (Sorry, won't be me. Wife with a broken leg.)If not, why haven't you tried kicking it? KICK IT, DAMN YOU! Anywho, against my better judgment, if no one else has volunteered for the Reunion transcript, allow me. It might even be fitting, since, if the next season is what I think it is, the last several paragraphs of my transcript will be dedicated to what an idiot MB will probably still be.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-13-07, 09:30 AM (EST)
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20. "Reunion is claimed." |
Kircon took it yesterday: second summary I've lost to computer problems. Maybe I can make it a trio during No-Stars.My computer could be prospectively repaired by next month. Or never. Or tomorrow. Repair-wise, it's at the point of where, if I'd sent it to the Geek Squad, I'd be hearing 'All right, we have absolutely verified that something is wrong with the system. It's definitely broken. You know, usually we just figure that the customer is stupid and one quick flip of a switch will fix everything, but your computer? Is actually busted. Congratulations!' Since the new motherboard is very much under warranty, it's going back to the manufacturer: if the part is defective, it'll be replaced. At this point, it could be the BIOS chip. Or the mainline CPU. Or sunspots. Feh.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-28-08, 11:07 AM (EST)
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21. "Hiatus ends 2/6 (or slightly earlier)." |
The missing data has been recovered and I've got a word processing program that mostly works. We should get back into the episode shortly after SB Sunday.Normally I'd worry about this long an absence costing me eighty percent of the audience, but there were only about five of you anyway...
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VisionQuest 1171 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest"
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01-28-08, 11:23 AM (EST)
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22. "RE: Hiatus ends 2/6 (or slightly earlier)." |
All I have to say is WOOHOO!!!!! I can't wait for it to start againg and I am so glad you got everything fixed!
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kingfish 20752 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 08:50 AM (EST)
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23. "RE: Hiatus ends 2/6 (or slightly earlier)." |
I'll be back. 80% of me, anyway.Glad to hear. The beginning was intriguing, but I'll have to refresh myself. Gotta hand it to you though, the ancient underground starting point...very imaginative. Of course, your production company came up with the bucks for your trip to survey the locations, so kudos to them for their generous support. The thought had actually gone thru my mind that your 'computer problems' might have been writers strike related euphemisms. Some sort of sympathy strike maybe. But glad to read that that the Mole hunt is on, once again....
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Colonel Zoidberg 3662 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge"
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01-29-08, 09:01 AM (EST)
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24. "RE: Hiatus ends 2/6 (or slightly earlier)." |
Good deal. And I assure you, there were more than five, especially if you count all my larval forms...So mark it down. 2/6 - the Mole continues. 2/7 - have no idea who the Mole is. 2/8 - think I have a few clues. 2/11 - go insane deciphering them. End up way off anyway. 2/12 - try to pick Estee's brain. 2/13 - go back to stuffing my gullet full of mackerel.
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kingfish 20752 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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01-29-08, 10:13 AM (EST)
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25. "RE: Hiatus ends 2/6 (or slightly earlier)." |
Hey!
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-14-08, 03:28 PM (EST)
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28. "RE: Hiatus ends 2/6 (or slightly earlier)." |
Did you have anything down for 2/14?
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Colonel Zoidberg 3662 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge"
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02-14-08, 03:39 PM (EST)
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29. "RE: Hiatus ends 2/6 (or slightly earlier)." |
LAST EDITED ON 02-14-08 AT 03:40 PM (EST)Why yes, yes I do. I'm compiling Episode 2 of my own upcoming season. And before you ask - I swear Erin and Spike aren't related.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-14-08, 03:59 PM (EST)
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30. "RE: Hiatus ends 2/6 (or slightly earlier)." |
We just wound up pulling a bucket from the same river, which isn't the most uncommon writing experience. The reality genre as a whole was overdue for one good solid dose of classic punk: two probably won't kill it. In Erin's case -- well, to paraquote a singer she may or may not have heard of, she'd like to be known as the angry young woman. The image she's shown the cast to date is of someone who's out to ##### off as many people as humanly possible by any means necessary: the Special Forces of raw annoyance (on up). She's not stupid -- but as has been previously noted, the more intelligent you are, the more you can talk yourself into.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-14-08, 04:35 PM (EST)
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32. "RE: Hiatus ends 2/6 (or slightly earlier)." |
Punk's roots are older than you might think and multi-layered: as Erin observes, you can get a good start in Whitechapel by visiting the Factories. (A lot of the early movement was British in origin.) Once it hit the States, it spread quickly -- like rap, it's mainly a city phenomenon -- but if you wanted to make a pilgrimage, the former site of CBGB in Manhattan would be a really good choice. Punk is to grunge as Futurama is to the Simpsons: they share common roots, but went in very different directions.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-05-08, 03:39 PM (EST)
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26. "Season resumes." |
The next part of Episode I has been posted, and the race to see if I can finish before the real season starts is officially on.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-14-08, 11:15 AM (EST)
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27. "Ep. #1 up through Part V" |
The first mission wraps up, we go to a dinner party, and someone attempts to form a coalition...Right now, this may have more readers than the Survivor summary. Go figure.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-20-08, 03:55 PM (EST)
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33. "Part VI" |
Yes, it's a very long first episode (even without the hiatus-delay). But then, they're about to start on a complicated mission.Gee. What could possibly go wrong?
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Colonel Zoidberg 3662 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge"
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02-20-08, 04:50 PM (EST)
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34. "RE: Part VI" |
$125,000 at stake, one guy on crutches, one person who hates everyone...nah, nothing could possibly go wrong...The real difference between your story and mine? When someone hurts their team in your story, it could well be malice rather than just stupidity...
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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02-23-08, 11:11 PM (EST)
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35. "Episode 1: Complete." |
LAST EDITED ON 02-23-08 AT 11:14 PM (EST)Took me long enough. http://community.realitytvworld.com/boards/DCForumID31/724.shtml Read and comment as desired. (At least one 'is anybody out there?' post would mildly help. PTTE scores will be worked out in the morning.) The first execution has taken place, and it's now one working against ten. The OT-exclusive title for Episode 2: I Never Promised You A Rose Garden. And yes, this pretty much means the {DAW Chorus} has been retired for now -- unless y'all go and become them...
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Colonel Zoidberg 3662 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge"
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02-24-08, 04:15 PM (EST)
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36. "RE: Episode 1: Complete." |
Zoidberg checking in.Not sure yet who to root for (I assume that, like S:SI and TARX, the boot order is pre-determined) but I actually think I'm starting to root for Erin, at least as much as I can root for a crazy, hate-filled semi-psychotic bitch. I wonder if you had a lot of fun developing Erin's character - some characters are just more fun to develop than others. As I mentioned above, it seems that her TARX counterpoint is Spike, who, so far, is loads of fun. (I'm not seeing all the same things in Erin as I have in Spike - she doesn't seem to have the same addictive personality, for one, but the difficulty in socialization and the seemingly maverick persona are there.) As for the DAW Chorus...well, I can do bloggers a lot better than I can a regular DAW Chorus, but I might see what I can cook up.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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03-07-08, 12:27 PM (EST)
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39. "RE: Episode #2 begins." |
{Or there's at least a moderate chance of Erin being just that loud.}Hey, you started it.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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04-16-08, 01:18 PM (EST)
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41. "Episode #2 continues tomorrow." |
Nothing short of a hospital visit on up is stopping this. We are talking hell, high water, famine, flood, someone on BB doing something intelligent, and PRE marrying HD just to stand a chance of slowing that post down.*sigh* Let's just say it's been a really awkward month and leave it at that, okay? And if my system goes out? I will go to the library and Morse Code the bloody thing.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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04-17-08, 06:13 PM (EST)
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42. "As said." |
Given last night's guinea-pig question, there was no possible way any BB contestant could do something intelligent...
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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05-23-08, 07:04 PM (EST)
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43. "Update coming after Memorial Day Weekend." |
The word I'm looking for is '*sigh*'. Let's just say things have been interesting and leave it at that.This will proceed. It just may have to do so over the fragments of willfully destroyed computer components. *sigh* If I have to deal with one more bloody error message... Goal: get two entries in Active Shows.
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Colonel Zoidberg 3662 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Thong Contest Judge"
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05-24-08, 10:30 AM (EST)
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44. "RE: Update coming after Memorial Day Weekend." |
Understandable. Let me put it this way - I'm glad I'm not out of town this weekend, because if I don't start catching up on TAR, it won't get written. For whatever reason, time is suddenly a precious commodity.And no, Mrs. Z isn't pregnant. And I'm not being hels captive by Rocco. Take your time with this story. The longer it takes, the more time I have to deduce, "So that's what the hell's going on." GO RED WINGS!
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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07-10-08, 12:19 PM (EST)
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45. "Restarting again." |
New section up: for frustrated details, see other post.
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Estee 57126 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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08-22-08, 03:52 PM (EST)
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46. "Major update coming this weekend." |
The twists don't always come from inside...
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