GENERAL DISCUSSIONS

How to Shindig

POSTED BY: EBONEZER
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Friday, May 28, 2004 5:08 PM

EBONEZER



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Four out of five dentists reccomend calling Ebo a girl.


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Friday, May 28, 2004 5:16 PM

EBONEZER


Ok, that was dumb, i hit the button before I typed anything.

Ok, Malicious and I have formulated a plan about THE FIRST ANNUAL INTERNET SHINDIG.

The Plan:

Whenever it is we decide to have this thing (Next tuseday at 8:00 EST is the tentitive plan)
everybody will get on their AIM accounts (i'll give info on downloading AIM below) and I will invite you into a big group chat. That means i need your screen names a little ahead of time. Thats the main pourpose of this thread, to gather Screennames. So, if you want to be involved in this chat, please give me your screen name in this thread. I'll get you on my buddylist.

Don't worry, I'm not going to sell your screen names to evil stalkers, or give it away to anyone. If you decide you don't want me to have your screen name anymore, I'll take it off my buddy list.

Ok? So start with the screen name giving!

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Friday, May 28, 2004 5:17 PM

EBONEZER


If you don't have AIM (Aol Instant Messenger) here's how to get it:

Ok, its very simple really. If you can point a mouse and type (I imagine you have these basic skills) then I think you can handle AIM. You might also need a basic understanding of the ENTER key.

Step 1) Go to www.aim.com
Step 2) Click the big yellow button that says "Download now!"
Step 3) On the next screen click the big yellow button that says "New Users Click Here."
Step 4) Then theres all these little boxes asking for what you want your screen name to be and stuff. Pretty straight forward. Just follow the instructions the website gives you.
Step 5) Eventually, you will get to the point where AIM will be on your computer. (There may be a new item on your desktop saying aim.exe or some such thing, you have to click that and go through the instillation wizard. This might also start up automatically. I'm not really sure. In any case, I'm sure you can figure it out)

Ok, so then you have AIM. I think the first time you log on, there might be one of those little "how to use aim" instructional thingers. It might be helpful to click that.

Good luck!

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Friday, May 28, 2004 5:24 PM

TEELABROWN


Okay, I'm Teela Sera. Cause both Teela Brown and Teela B were taken, and I don't like numbers on names.

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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2 plus 2 make 4. If that is granted, all else follows"-Winston, 1984
Teela Brown, keeper of bad typing.
"No one reads these things any way."- Bart on Blackboard

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Friday, May 28, 2004 5:27 PM

EBONEZER


Oh yeah, for the record, I'm BrokenGriGri. (ebonezer is taken if you can beleve it. I hate numbers too.)

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Friday, May 28, 2004 5:32 PM

HELL'S KITTEN


My shiny brand new AIM name thing is: FF03K64

Everything else I wanted was taken. Has there ever been any discussion about creating a Firefly chatroom? I know there's one here, but I've never been able to successfully use it. I'm just recalling my misspent youth being wasted away on MUDs or talkers or whatever they're called. Fun fun. Anyway, just curious...cuz my friend could probably set it up and run it all independent-like.

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Friday, May 28, 2004 6:39 PM

THATWEIRDGIRL


My aim is wwwthatweirdgirl. Woohoo!


Where does one buy coveralls?

www.thatweirdgirl.com

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Friday, May 28, 2004 7:40 PM

CAGEYBEE


i'm futurecyfan on aim....

everyone, bring your party tin foil hats.

me

~Mal- "how drunk was i last night?"
~Jayne- "i don't know. i passed out."

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Friday, May 28, 2004 7:59 PM

WHEDONESQUE


I'm WhedonesqueFFF. I won't be there Tuesday night 'cause I have plans, but I want to participate next time. Good luck and have fun!

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Friday, May 28, 2004 8:04 PM

GUNHAND


Still trying to figure out how to get that thingamajig to work but I'll get it, I'll get it...

I better get it.



~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
"Oh hey, I got an idea. Instead of us hanging
around playing art critic till I get pinched by
the Man, how's about we move away from this
eerie-ass piece of work and get on with our
increasingly eerie-ass day, how's that?"

My eerie-ass website:
http://gunhandsfirefly.homestead.com/Index.html

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Friday, May 28, 2004 8:16 PM

GUNHAND


Okay I got it working. Ummm, I think.

Name thingy is Gunhandfff but other than that all I know about it is that stocks were down today. Weird thing it is. *taps on it*

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"Oh hey, I got an idea. Instead of us hanging
around playing art critic till I get pinched by
the Man, how's about we move away from this
eerie-ass piece of work and get on with our
increasingly eerie-ass day, how's that?"

My eerie-ass website:
http://gunhandsfirefly.homestead.com/Index.html

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Friday, May 28, 2004 8:59 PM

NEROLI


Not sure I can join this week, or any week if we hold this on Tuesdays...I always close that night.

But my handle is NeroliWOS.

The Old Broad Monkey

http://p221.ezboard.com/bfireflyfanficawards

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Friday, May 28, 2004 9:01 PM

GUNHAND


I still can't figure out what this thing is supposed to be doing, it's just kinda staring at me with stock quotes running around.

*smacks it a few times*

Nope, just staring at me. Sorta creepifying.

~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
"Oh hey, I got an idea. Instead of us hanging
around playing art critic till I get pinched by
the Man, how's about we move away from this
eerie-ass piece of work and get on with our
increasingly eerie-ass day, how's that?"

My eerie-ass website:
http://gunhandsfirefly.homestead.com/Index.html

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Friday, May 28, 2004 9:04 PM

CAGEYBEE


ok, someone add me (by going to setup, clicking 'add buddy', and typing 'futurecyfan') and then message me. my AIM has been known to be problematic, and i can't miss the party.

me

~Mal- "how drunk was i last night?"
~Jayne- "i don't know. i passed out."

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Saturday, May 29, 2004 2:20 AM

FRED1988


On the off-chance I'm at a computer at the appointed hour, my screen name is mawrtyr1988.



All my life I wanted to be somebody. I guess I should have been more specific.

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Saturday, May 29, 2004 2:25 AM

MALICIOUS


Quote:

Originally posted by Gunhand:
I still can't figure out what this thing is supposed to be doing, it's just kinda staring at me with stock quotes running around.

*smacks it a few times*

Nope, just staring at me. Sorta creepifying.




Just out of curiousity, how are IBM and PepsiCo doing?

Mal-licious

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Saturday, May 29, 2004 3:28 AM

STATIC


gnslngr007

I'll definitely make an effort to be in attendance.

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"Wash. . .we got some local color happening. A grand entrance would not go amiss."

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Saturday, May 29, 2004 3:29 AM

IAMJACKSUSERNAME

Well, I'm all right. - Mal


Long time IRCer, first time AIMer. My screenname is ImJacksNickname, and my alias is "I am Jack's username". I've chatted with Teela Brown, Static, and Hell's kitten in the Firefly room so far.
--
I am Jack's username
Fuzzier than light bunnies? Shiny!
Support our shiny bunnies.

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Saturday, May 29, 2004 4:31 AM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.


Not sure if I will be available for the Virtual Shindig next Tuesday, but I do have an AIM handle, and for the most part only use it to chat with my son.

Of course, when I registered several years ago, ecgordon and several different variations of it were already taken, so I tried quite a few other Heinlein characters as well. I'm sure there is someone else who will know the book this one is from, but I assure you, I am not affilitated with any Muslim terrorist organization.

stinkymahmoud




wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

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Saturday, May 29, 2004 6:53 AM

EBONEZER


alrighty, anybody whos posted so far, I've got your names.

To Static and ImJacksNickname: I got your IMs, but was away from the comp and forget to put up an away message.

Ok Gunhand, sign on to AIM and click on "Set UP" its down on the bottom, above the stock ticker. Theres a little logo of a + and - sign.

A little box will pop up, click "Add Buddy" and type BrokenGriGri (thats me) Close the set up box. On your buddy list (Thats the white box thing with bold letters that say MyBuddies (0/1) ect..) my name will pop up and the number after my buddies will change to (1/1) (I am assuming i'll be your first buddy so far)

Doubble click my name and another little box will pop up. This is an IM message box, and how you comunicate with people using AIM. Type something in the box and click send (or hit enter).

If I'm around, I'll IM you back, or you might get my away message if I'm not. In either case, you've succesfully used AIM! Congradulations.





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Saturday, May 29, 2004 2:08 PM

KARENKAY99


ok. i think we did it. still not sure how to use it. but i'm ...

karenkay98

"They say the snow on the roof is too heavy. They say the ceiling will cave in. His brains are in terrible danger."

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Saturday, May 29, 2004 2:19 PM

GUNHAND


Ebo, I got it to work!

Well KGB and Neroli helped me some. But I got it to work I got it to work.

Sorry though, didn't really pay that much attention to the actual stock market numbers just saw they were down. If I wanna gamble I'll go to Vegas not Wall Street.



~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
"Oh hey, I got an idea. Instead of us hanging
around playing art critic till I get pinched by
the Man, how's about we move away from this
eerie-ass piece of work and get on with our
increasingly eerie-ass day, how's that?"

My eerie-ass website:
http://gunhandsfirefly.homestead.com/Index.html

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Saturday, May 29, 2004 5:42 PM

CAGEYBEE


see that? i helped! everyone feel free to turn to me with all your problems.

except ones about dvd players, because i am in fight with mine right now, and don't want to think about it.

me

~Mal- "how drunk was i last night?"
~Jayne- "i don't know. i passed out."

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Saturday, May 29, 2004 6:22 PM

BLACKSHAMROCK5


Ok, I want in. I'm blackshamrock5 just like it says on top...weird. (I'm just too lazy to think of another name)

Shamrock

I'm so proud I could poo.

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Sunday, May 30, 2004 12:42 AM

MALICIOUS


Quote:

Originally posted by cageybee:
see that? i helped! everyone feel free to turn to me with all your problems.




Really? Ok, I think my problems all began at birth. It was nice and warm and floaty where I was, and then whooosh!, it was cold and loud and far too bright, THEN sombody hit me! For no reason! And then....(Mal-licious continues to babble, droning endlessly, on and on)

Mal-licious

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Sunday, May 30, 2004 5:42 PM

EBONEZER


things that go bump in the night. Or day. Or something.

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Sunday, May 30, 2004 6:26 PM

ANNIK


OK ... got the go-se thing working.

annikcanada ... is me on AIM

BUT ... I don't think I can make the 20:00 EST on Tuesday ... I'm teaching til 22:00.

BTW ... that reminds me ... don't you mean 20:00 EDT (isn't the East on Daylight time right now, too?).

I'll pop in around 22:00 when I get back from class.

Cheers,
Annik
... my sister's a ship. We had a complicated childhood.

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Sunday, May 30, 2004 6:30 PM

GUNHAND


I think she meant 2000 Eastern time, so that's when I'll be there, but since it's my birthday I'll probably be shindiggin' all night long and still connected to it.

Till I pass out or something at least.



~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
"Oh hey, I got an idea. Instead of us hanging
around playing art critic till I get pinched by
the Man, how's about we move away from this
eerie-ass piece of work and get on with our
increasingly eerie-ass day, how's that?"

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Sunday, May 30, 2004 7:04 PM

JERSEYBROWNCOAT


If I'm around, you'll find me at Terry Vibert.

(Bwa!)

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Sunday, May 30, 2004 7:44 PM

EBONEZER


Yeah, if i have to start thinking about times and time changes and all that stuff I'm going to get really, really confused, and probably forget what day it is and have a seisure or something.

So, here's what I'm going to do:

When I get home on tuesday, probably around 4 or 5 PST (thats the WEST COAST, I'm in Southern California), I'm just going to open up a chatroom and invite everybody in. Once everybody (or as many as it seems like we're going to get) are in and situated, we'll all hit play on our DVD players and watch whatever ep it is we're going to watch.

I figure we can argue about what ep we watch in the early stages of the chat.

Hows that sound?

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Four out of five dentists reccomend calling Ebo a girl.

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Sunday, May 30, 2004 7:45 PM

GUNHAND


Ohh arging is fun too!



~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
"Oh hey, I got an idea. Instead of us hanging
around playing art critic till I get pinched by
the Man, how's about we move away from this
eerie-ass piece of work and get on with our
increasingly eerie-ass day, how's that?"

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Sunday, May 30, 2004 7:58 PM

SHADESIREN


I'm Serenity4myhome - my hubby chose that one for me when our old account went kaput - because of my obsession :P

This sounds like such a cool idea!!

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Sunday, May 30, 2004 8:05 PM

FRED1988


Heh. If I'm all packed, and I've got the time/date differences worked out, I may get to do this after all. My plane is leaving later than I'd remembered.

All my life I wanted to be somebody. I guess I should have been more specific.

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Monday, May 31, 2004 3:29 AM

INSIGHT SPINNER


screen name is geripeak.

I don't know whether or not I can make it, and have never used AIM before (or any chat at all). Don't know if my computer will allow me to see a movie and chat. I didn't even remember I had a screen name from registering Netscape long, long ago -- so am stuck with my real name. If I could only figure out how, would make an alias.

If I can make it, will bring yummy veggie sandwiches (grilled portobellos and falafels) and organic lemonade! If mom can't make it, will be surrogate mom and try to keep the peace.

Thanks for organizing, Ebo!! (Your my kinda stupid!)



insight spinner
__________

Just an object. It doesn't mean what you think....

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Monday, May 31, 2004 3:34 AM

CHRONOS


Sign me up as aywyn. Hope I'll be up at 2AM... who am I kidding, of course I'll be. Keep flying

Take me out to the black, tell them I ain't coming back

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Monday, May 31, 2004 4:41 PM

TOMTBA2004


im there, my aim is thomastba2004, 8:00 pm eastern. thats 6:00 western right? wait.. is it? ya...ya...no

"lets go to work"

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Monday, May 31, 2004 4:49 PM

TOMTBA2004


it's five ok. i wont be able to be on so can you please invite me around 6:30? or can you give me yours so i can find you? thanks

"lets go to work"

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Monday, May 31, 2004 4:53 PM

GUNHAND


I'm sure people will still be around then. Hell I'll be around until I pass out since I'll be festive and all for my Hatching Day.

That is if AIM cooperates, it's been acting all manner of odd today for some unknown reason.



~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
"Oh hey, I got an idea. Instead of us hanging
around playing art critic till I get pinched by
the Man, how's about we move away from this
eerie-ass piece of work and get on with our
increasingly eerie-ass day, how's that?"

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Monday, May 31, 2004 8:30 PM

GREGGALLINSON


AIM screen name: GreggAllinsonV1

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004 9:55 AM

MALICIOUS


*bump* for tonight!

Mal-licious

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004 10:10 AM

DELIA


I'm "LibrarianDelia" Can't promise I can make it, but I will sure as heck try. Are we watching Serenity?

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Spike: Why don't you rip her lungs out? It might make an impression.
Angelus: Lacks... poetry.
Spike: It doesn't have to. What rhymes with lungs?

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004 10:17 AM

ASTRIANA


I'm "MissAstriana" on AIM (would you believe my name was taken... I think it was by me, years ago, but I forgot the password & had to start over... Anyway...)

I should be on... This will be an interesting experiment, since my computer is in one room, and the TV's in an entirely different room. Maybe I can get the laptop to connect in the living room... Hmm...

~A~
El Jefe Magnifico's Mistress... of Communications and Harems...

...I'm still free,
You can't take the sky from me.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004 10:39 AM

MALICIOUS


Astriana,

My son just showed me that I can watch the DVD on the computer and chat at the same time. Do you have a disc drive thingy?


Delia,

I think Gunhand should choose the ep, since it's his BIRTHDAY and all! What do you think?

Mal-licious

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004 10:43 AM

SHADESIREN


I'm going to be a little late, but I'll be on ASAP when I get home after work!

probably around 4 or so.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004 10:49 AM

MALICIOUS


See you then, Shadesiren!

Mal-licious

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004 10:50 AM

GUNHAND


Me chose? I dunno about that, but we'll see what we see when we see it.

Yeah I'm in Vaguemode today.



~-~-~-~-~-~-~-
"Oh hey, I got an idea. Instead of us hanging
around playing art critic till I get pinched by
the Man, how's about we move away from this
eerie-ass piece of work and get on with our
increasingly eerie-ass day, how's that?"

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004 10:51 AM

ASTRIANA


Quote:

Originally posted by Malicious:
Astriana,

My son just showed me that I can watch the DVD on the computer and chat at the same time. Do you have a disc drive thingy?


Why yes! Yes I do!! I shall have to make a concerted effort to be there, then! Thanks, Mal-licious!

Quote:

Originally posted by Malicious:
Delia,

I think Gunhand should choose the ep, since it's his BIRTHDAY and all! What do you think?

Mal-licious

Another fabulous idea!! (That'll save on all the arguing time! )

~A~
El Jefe Magnifico's Mistress... of Communications and Harems...

...I'm still free,
You can't take the sky from me.

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004 10:56 AM

MALICIOUS


I'm so smart!

Mal-licious

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004 12:01 PM

TERRIBLETINK


Hey Ebonezer! If it's not too late to get into the shindig tonight, can you add me? I'm "tinktheterrible" for AIM (had to fiddle with the name a bit since "terribletink" was taken.)

Also, I just set up AIM and added "BrokenGriGri" to my buddy list per all the instructions in this thread. If someone reads this and feels in a kindly mood, can you ping me so that I can see if it works?

Hope to talk to everyone tonight!


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"Morid and creepifyin' I got no problem with -- long as she does it quiet-like."

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Tuesday, June 1, 2004 12:07 PM

BLEYDDYN


bleyddyn@mac.com

--Bleyddyn

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