Durandal's Logs
(First toilet joke will result in being smacked offside the head)
-4/7/2001
Wow, finally getting off my ass and updating the damn page. After sorting through some of the old pictures, I stumbled across something that happened a while back. A while ago, a rift had appeared in the fairgrounds, taking people to a *new* area. Take a look.
The outside of the new area. Spiffy, eh?
But, the insides weren't as pleasant.
Heh, this area reminded me if you took ClarisWorks' air can tool and take it to the picture. And yes, that's how the area actually looked. Those "Zodiac signs" around the border would teleport you around in a giant maze-type thingie.
More recently, we in Puddleby celebrated one of everyone's favorite holidays: April Fools Day. It usually is one of the most interesting days to be out of the libary. The Ancients did not deservice us this time around. This year, we were treated to another rift that drifted through town. If you jumped in, you were teleported to a area where you could enter different "movie sets", CL-style. One of my favorites was the "Willy Wonka" set, which you can see in the next few pictures.
And yes, that *IS* a fightin' Oompa Loompa. They have to have one of the greatest death sounds I've ever heard. ;-)
/ponder Note to self, never swim in a chocolate river, it has undesired side effects...
And yes, one of these days I'll get around to doing a *REAL* update to the site, instead of just cool pictures. ;-)
-1/17/2000
I just can't keep myself out of trouble, it seems. My first rescue party since returning to the mainland turned out like many from before the Ripture Wars; the party running for their lives from a hoard of creatures, and at least one fallen being dragged by a chain. But, thanks to the magic of the new movie stones, or whatever the hell you want to call them, you can watch our fun time as if you lived it.
-7/3/99
If you havn't noticed, I havn't been in the world for a while. That is because I'm too cheap to buy the CD's, or just another SN. :-) But, you may wonder, how will the site go on, since I am not on the front lines? Well, fortunitely, my spirit is still floating in the ether, and its' connections to others that are fortunite to have a CD are still strong. I intend to use those links, to find the sketches of the creatures, and then place them on the site. If you happen to feel that you have something to add to the site, my spirit is always there, and is receiving mail, oddly enough. Guess the postal service still delivers to you, even if you are dead. :-) Eventually, I intend to add pages devoted to the Noids, Myrms, and the Undead. One day, I will return to the world. Until then... shop at the sponsor on the front page. If you're getting ready to buy any software/hardware, please click the link first, and then order. That'll help speed my return. :-)
Until then, I am still your guide (although without a body), Durandal.
-3/23/99
For some reason, today I decided to go out into the TW by myself, in search of wood. Not the best of ideas I've had. After about a half-hour of searching (yes, I have nothing better to do), I resigned to head back to town. Unfortunately, as I looked around, I did not see anything familiar. I was lost in TW (bum-bum ba!). I wandered frantically through the woods until I remembered a vital piece of information that I learned in Thoom Scouts -If you're lost, stay put, and yell. Unfortunately, I did not have time to stop, because of the 8 Orga Warriors on my tail. But, I did yell. While running. Someone yelled back, and told me to keep on going to the south and the west to exit the infernal forest. I thanked them, and tried their advice. South, west, south, west, south, west, south, west, south, west, south, west...you get the idea. I followed the advice, but I kept on going past the same trees (and the same group of angry orgas). I resigned to myself that I was stuck in the wilderness, and decided to kill as many of those orgas as possible. Three whiffs later, I found myself fallen, in the Tangle Wood. I took this to my advantage, and used the \depart command after waiting ten minutes for a healer. Later, I was to learn a important piece of advice: If you're lost in the Tanglewood, go the direction that you last went (ex. if you last went west, go west again), then continue the S-W-S pattern until you get back to town. I felt that I had to share that with everyone, so no one else will have to do what I did.