LAST EDITED ON 10-03-01 AT 07:05 PM (EST)

<A newly revamped Cornertime theme song with Nepalese flavoring plays and we see NightScribe dismounting painfully from a rather large animal. She takes her seat on a stool in a corner of a... cave? Yes, it's a cave. Her timer reads 1:57:07. She lights a cigarette and squints through her smoke into the darkness. SherpaDave approaches and they shake hands.>

Sorry for the accommodations. I couldn't find the key to the Corner and this was the best I could do on short notice. I hope the yak-ride up here wasn't too uncomfortable. Sherpas don't have the same budgets as evil overlords, I'm afraid.

Not any more uncomfortable than public transportation, but, uh, Dave? What's up with that smell? What have you been feeding these yaks?

Hmm. Maybe the green eggs and ham weren't the best idea. Let's see, where's that damned question list. <searches through pockets.> Aha! Sorry, I'm new at this. <visibly reads from a 3x5 card> Okay. Why are you in the corner and who sent you here?

I hate to point out the obvious, but we're in a cave. I mean, c'mon! I know I said some bad things about LC, but a cave? Has this ever been done before?

Um, no. So we're gonna say that was shakes who sent you here. How did you find this place and why did you stay?

Could we light a candle or something? It's a tad dark in here.

<Sherps lights a couple torches while muttering something that sounds suspiciously like, "NIGHTScribe, my ass.">

I started on SS like many, but never registered because those people intimidated the hell out of me. Once a newbie posted a thread about the piece of smoldering wood that Keith from S2 found -- a couple of days later there were over a hundred scathing flames to that poor person's thread. I thought to myself then and there "I will never join this board". Then, toward the end of S2 I stumbled upon SB looking for other Survivor junkies. I had nothing to post, so I just lurked and read. This lasted throughout the summer (although there wasn't much going on here spoiler wise), but when IceCat posted his awesome TC spoiler analysis, I had to register and join in. I was surprised and delighted by the level of intelligence and had been looking for an anonymous way to talk about Survivor. I had tried to talk to my friends (who are mostly academic types) about the show, but I was looked at as if I had just passed some really bad gas. So I stopped talking about it. I found exactly what I was looking for right here: intelligence, wit, and anonymity.

Well, we're glad you found us. And boy, did you find us! I see that you post on a lot of different boards. Are you a complete reality TV junkie, or is there one show you especially like?

I had actually made a point not to watch other reality shows because I thought they were pale imitations of Survivor, but eventually TAR beckoned, and I began watching it. I have also posted on the LC forum even though I haven't seen all of the episodes. I hate that show so bad that I can't help but bash it to hell. I am convinced that there will never be anything as good as Survivor. The crapola we're seeing now is an embarrassment to the genre. Did I answer the question?

Yeah, I think that was pretty succinct. Okay, here comes the dreaded one: Who are your favorite posters and why?

This is a tough one because I'm still getting to know personalities. However, there are a few posters I particularly enjoy reading. In no particular order: IceCat for his absolutely astounding ability for analysis and attention to detail. He's smart, and in some way, I don't know, kinda cuddly. OutFrontGirl because she's a great writer and a thoughtful responder. She reminds me of myself a bit, and it wouldn't surprise me a bit if she is an academic.
ebuggy has made me feel very welcome, and even though she sent me that awful picture of the tattood tiger man, I like her posts very much. I'll have to get her back for that one.
GT because her soapbox matches my pulpit.
Others include Pendragon (funny as hell), Samiam, Vampkira, Webby, LadyT, true, survivorchick, Pepe, and Frau Hexe. And Dave, I'm going to put you on this list too, even though you have brought me, by stinking yak, to this Himalayan cave, which, by the way is freezing.

That might be the worst brown-nosing I've ever received. Good job! Where did you get the name NightScribe from?

Well, when I was young, I was captured by a band of aboriginees. Seriously! I don't know why they were in Southern California either, but there they were.

Oh, come on! This is the part where people usually reveal something interesting from their real lives!

Anyway, can I tell my story please? I mean, this is my cavetime, right? O.K. so I was abducted, blindfolded, and taken away on a smelly yak. Oh, I'm sorry, wrong story. I was taken away, led to an airport where they forced me to buy plane tickets for the entire tribe....what? Yeah, I thought it was strange too since I was eight and all, but they didn't check I.D.'s back then.

Okay, assuming this is all true, what about security?

Oh, yes, the security guards at the terminal -- no they didn't even blink, I mean they asked what was under my blindfold, and when I told them I was being kidnapped, they cracked up and waved us on through. Anyway, the plane ride was awful -- you know, the food and all, but once we got there, I had calmed down quite a bit. There was a series of transportation switches: a train, a horse, a spaceship, and boom -- we're in the Outback. Did I say spaceship? Anyway, you can imagine that the change in lifestyle was dramatic, to say the least, but slowly I caught on. Before anyone knew it, I was actually looking forward to mangrove worm pot pie. There's more to the story, but essentially, that's how I became known as NightScribe.

Okayyyy. Ooh, now I get to try an original question I thought of! Do you typically post from home or work?

both actually.

Well, that was exciting. Guess we can scratch that one from future interviews. <throws away several more cards with apparently equally dull questions> Aha! Here's a good one! Anything we should expect at your Halloween party?

Well, it was supposed to be a surprise, but IceCat was going to do Karaoke in the bar. His song list will include "The Monster Mash" and "Thriller" to name a few. Also, I think Frau Hexe will cook up something in her cauldron for us. It'll be a blast, lots of games, a costume contest, and the bar is fully stocked. There's a special potion brewing just for Vampkira.

Hey, speaking of Vampy, who is the most fun to flirt with

If you would light a fire in this drab little hole, you will be!

Y'know, I WOULD flirt, but I'm afraid a certain someone might sew the fly on my Halloween costume shut. Hi, baby! M!

Hey, is this my Cornertime or yours? Actually, I joke because <NS looks away, wipes a tear from her cheek> because no one has flirted with me.

Oh, boy! My first Oprah moment! Anyway, I'm sure someone will offer to buy you a drink. What's your poison?

I come from a town that has a lot of microbreweries, so I like those, but my real passion is wine. Specifically the reds: pinot noir, zinfandel, petite sirah, some merlots, and my new find, Cabernet Franc. Not the cheap stuff either. I visit Napa a lot, so I'm used to good wines. Can't stand cheapo stuff, so be prepared to spend a few dollars on NS!

Tell us more about yourself.

<NS lights up another cigarette> Ya know, this altitude is killing my smoking enjoyment. <SD lights one up in commiseration.> O.K. I'll pick this up from where I made my way back to California after living in the Outback for ten years. Naah, those early twenties were pretty much a haze. O.K. well I'll just tell you about now. I'm 29, but sometimes feel much older. I teach First Year Composition at a state university in California. Oh, that's why I feel so old, o.k. I just finished my course work for my MATW (Master of Arts in Teaching Writing) but have yet to finish my thesis. Or start it. But that's a long neurosis-filled nightmare, so I won't linger on that. But I do teach, and most of the time I really love it. Other times, well, it just makes me want to drink heavily for hours. Anyway, I've been with the same woman (yes, that's right folks, a woman) for about three and a half years. She's the most amazing person: intelligent, articulate, beautiful. I'm one blessed person. I have three cats, but would probably trade them in for new speakers for my car. Just kidding, I love 'em. I enjoy film, wine, literature, and Survivor. Other dirty little secrests include being a former Karaoke junkie (which is great training for wannabe DAW's), a Disco fan, and a little fantasy I have of Ani Difranco and a subway.

Mmm... 32 flavors and then some. <snaps out of it> Is there anything else you want us to know?

Yes, one thing. That thing I told you about being kidnapped by aboriginees -- that wasn't true. I made that up.

Well, I actually lived through this and so did you. Thanks so much for all your answers and welcome to the boards. And I've got a little secret. This cave actually has a secret entrance directly into the Bar. <He pulls a lever causing a wall in the cave to open and ushers her through.> Oh, yeah. Thanks for joining us, everyone. I hope this was as much fun for you as it was for us.

<Sherps exits behind NS, and we hear the two of them loudly calling for prodigious amounts of alcohol in the Bar.>

• RE: NightScribe's Cornertime with SherpaDave,SherpaDave, 07:01 PM, 10-03-01
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Just in case anyone didn't read AyaK's post in the Cornertime forum and is wondering about this. I'm not trying to take Kismet's place doing this. AyaK suggested that anyone who wanted to conduct more Cornertimes should do so, and I thought that was a great idea, in light of the many new folks we're starting to see. This is the only one I plan on conducting (but hey, that could change ). I think it'd be great if other veteran posters took some time to conduct some of these with some of our other newer posters. It's a lotta fun!

The eyes are gone, the logo's back. Looks like the time where we'll be expected to use less resource-intensive graphics are just around the corner. Whee!

I did indeed say exactly that, and I meant it. Thanks for taking me up on it. Kismet had a wonderful idea, and I think it would be a shame if we failed to keep it alive. Anyone else who wants to do a Cornertime with one of our new posters (or with themselves, or with one of out old posters, etc.) should feel free to try his or her hand at it as well.

<Kismet, if you read this post: Remember, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!>

NightScribe, welcome to the boards. We're happy to have you with us.

Nice to meet you, NS! I've read quite a bit of your posts and replies...you seem to fit in here nicely. Buckle up though...it can get a little crazy.

Thanks, Sherp!

VKYRMW...and THEN some!

Welcome NightScribe! Thanks for sharing. I hope we'll have a chance to get to know each other better.

Very nice to meet you NightScribe. I am fairly new myself...welcome to the madness!!

LAST EDITED ON 10-03-01 AT 07:43 PM (EST)

Good job Sherpa! Well done, I say! A lot of FINE new posters are popping up and I'm looking forward to learning more about everyone.

Hi NightScribe! Special welcome because it sounds like you're close to me geographically.

This really resonated with me:
>>I had tried to talk to my friends (who are mostly academic types) about the show, but I was looked at as if I had just passed some really bad gas. So I stopped talking about it. I found exactly what I was looking for right here: intelligence, wit, and anonymity.

Yeah, I get that bad gas look a lot and that's why I'm here!

(Personal tangent--because you sort of asked: I have "done time" in academia--as a grad student in the Berkeley English dept for umm, this is truly embarrassing, almost a decade. I didn't fit in with the current focus on toadying to the non-job market though; it just took me a LONG time to give up my addiction to the mental stimulation. I was having so much fun hanging out on the fringes with the rebels until those ugly words "Lack of Academic Progress" pushed me out of the nest... Left with my MA and I am currently teaching community college here. My specialty is Myth, Epic, Psychoanalysis, Shakespeare, James Joyce.)

And LOL that you have gotten to IceCat's secret identity: he is not only smart and funny--but cuddly! Check out his old Blowsvivor sig pic on his very own BV website, and you will see what I mean...

Now that I know you better, I will have to attend this Halloween party!

PS. Cool if smelly interview Sherpa, but I still don't know if NightScribe's a man or a woman... (did I read too fast?)
Edit: I just looked at the Halloween Party thread. I have been focusing my limited SB time on the TV forums and not reading OT for awhile, or I would have seen the Anne Robinson pics...

>PS. Cool if smelly interview Sherpa, but I still don't know
>if NightScribe's a man or a woman... (did I read too fast?)

Well, here's the first paragraph of the Cornertime...

>>>>><A newly revamped Cornertime theme song with Nepalese flavoring plays and we see NightScribe dismounting painfully from a rather large animal. She takes her seat on a stool in a corner of a... cave? Yes, it's a cave. Her timer reads 1:57:07. She lights a cigarette and squints through her smoke into the darkness. SherpaDave approaches and they shake hands.><<<<< (emphasis added)

I think that you may have read too fast...

Do you think, AyaK? I guess I'm just Pronoun-blind!
*mutters, where's that egg-off-the-face moist towellette?*

Thank you for the nice words but please do not mention the cuddly alter ego...

It is now, however, the season of the spoiler... my game face is on...

<ERG!><ACK!>Cuddly cat persona rising... must fight back...

Thanks Dave

Hi again Scribe !! Nice to get to know you a bit.
Thanks for mentioning me, and like I said in the Bar, I think you are fitting in here quite nicely. When Survivor starts it's gonna be a gas !
Welcome again and we are glad to have you.

EBug- waits for the payback

NightScribe, it was a pleasure getting to know you better! You've brought a lot of good cheer to SB with your thresds and posts. I hope you stay a while, hon!
-Aymelek

And Dave, what a great thing you've done here! I'll volunteer to do a Cornertime, too!!! Any suggestions on the next victim should be? Buahahahaaaaaa!

*waves back happily to Dave*

I am quite new here but I have been reading the Cornertimes to get a feel for the place. You people are hilarious! I must say that I do admire NightScribe for her eloquent way of telling some posters that they are not welcome for their weirdness on some other threads. I am looking forward to meeting more of you in chat.

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sherpadave: Thanks for doing this! I have been reading the cornertimes in the archive, and was just thinking that it was sad no one was doing these anymore. You did a fabulous job, even with the Yak.

Nightscribe: Would you care to get together over a nice glass of Cab Franc sometime? I'd love to hear more about this spaceship. It was spaceship, right?

Frau Hexe

Nightscribe I thouroughly enjoy your posts, you are a welcome and wonderful additon to the boards. Thanks for the mention, I think we need to take down Captain Crunch like yesterday. You better stick around and enjoy the ride

GOD BLESS AMERICA