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"NightScribe's Cornertime with SherpaDave" Posted by SherpaDave on 10-03-01 at 06:57 PM
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.>