| Shore Leave |
[Jul. 6th, 2009|02:42 pm] |
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(crossposted from my regular account, because I intended to post it here in the first place but goofed!)
It looks like I'm suddenly going to Shore Leave, a convention going on this coming weekend. It's a fan-run con with a heavy media guest slant. Famous folk from Star Trek, Stargate, Dollhouse, et al. I'd love to know if anybody around here will be around there, too. :)
(...also, a pool party) |
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| Moving |
[Jun. 29th, 2009|09:45 pm] |
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Seeing as there is a shit-ton of Forum to move (and if I am wrong please correct me), is there anyone who has access to the new room who could have it open on Wednesday or Thursday? |
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| (no subject) |
[Jun. 25th, 2009|02:27 pm] |
Forum Status Update? How's the move going? I was thinking about going down again sometime in the near future and helping the move.
So, give me the 411. |
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| Forum meeting day next semester? |
[Jun. 16th, 2009|02:35 pm] |
I'm signing up for grad school night courses, and I'm trying to fit it in with the rest of my life. I'd like to make Forum meetings, but I'm in a position where it looks like I can choose one day out of Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday to be free. If anybody has a sort of vague idea when they think meetings will be next semester, feel free to pass along to me a similarly vague idea. I know it depends on class scheduling, which isn't set in stone for most right now, but I am slightly hoping for enlightenment.
As it is, I think I'm taking Wednesday and Thursday classes. So I will miss you all if you meet on those nights! |
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| First non-Harriman day |
[Jun. 15th, 2009|11:16 pm] |
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So, I heard a couple different things about the Forum Move Finalé. Was everything moved over, or was any stuff left behind after the deadline? If the latter, is there anything in particular left that some Forumites might be interested in sneaking over to and picking up? |
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| Forum Move 2.5 |
[Jun. 10th, 2009|06:52 pm] |
The Forum should be open now or shortly for people who want to help boxing. Since it's no longer rush hour, and since I'm in a particularly good mood (800 Math GRE, suckas!), I'm driving over there imminently to help out. If you're in the area, join me and we'll get some helpful community service work done! :D
See y'all a bit after eight! |
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| Grunts |
[Jun. 9th, 2009|10:52 am] |
A sizable group of people who want to do some boxing work Wednesday evening has started to congeal. One of these people has "lots of boxes". I know that there'll be somebody there at some point during the evening with keys, but I'd like to know if there's a specific guaranteed-to-be-open-by time I can give anybody who asks about it.
(also, lol "dillholes")
PS: Anybody who helps out with the move this week will be advance-rewarded with a digital copy of Log15. It can be downloaded from here. No downloading if you're not helping, Big Brother is watching! |
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| Common Sense, dillholes |
[Jun. 8th, 2009|03:11 pm] |
I always thought it was common courtesy to not belittle other people's efforts when you didn't even have the decency to show up and help out with said efforts, but apparently not all forumites are the sharpest.
So, unless you have a strong desire to find yourself disembowled, comments like "That's it?" when being informed about the progress of the move (being informed because you didn't show up to help, especially) are not going to end happily for you.
If you are aware that you have done something like this in the past, you should apologize to whoever you said it to and you should also help out next weekend when we have another move.
You only get the right to criticize without violence being enacted upon you if you actually help out (And "You needed that? You should have called me because I have a bunch!" isn't much better. If you're really that useful, then you should have shown up in the first place) |
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| More Forum Move (and more Historium) |
[Jun. 5th, 2009|01:19 am] |
Reposted from the SFForum Yahoo Group:
"Calling all Forumites!
On June 7, Sunday, we have been approved of using the Union once again to move our stuff. This is another big day, so if you were unable to come last time, and you wanted to help out, now's your chance. We've packed up 99% of the lounge thanks to the efforts of people who helped last time, and they are all ready for moving. Please note that while we had tremendous help last time, there is still SO much stuff to do, and any type of help we can get is welcome. Please also note an important fact: WE ARE OUT OF CARDBOARD BOXES, BRING SOME!!! As of right now, we don't have a single box empty anymore and there's still a good section of the library yet to be packed, in fact it's from D-Z, so still most of the library. We will be looking to reuse boxes once they're unloaded, but that could still take a while. So if you have any that are big and clean, please donate your cardboards. That's about it, I hope this second move will be as successful as the first, and thank you all for your efforts.
- Julia Fu
Science Fiction Forum"
For what it is worth, there's a facebook event for this.
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Interesting reading from eighteen years and change ago:
"Would someone tell me why everyone wants a nickname? eg, BAP, Slime, JAM, #4, Ferret
signed, An old one."
- Bill Bianco, 4-10-81, 12:15
Interesting, eh? Turns out the whole nickname tradition didn't seem to start until the Forum was well over a decade old.
Speaking of which, only a few weeks after this, somebody is complaining (or maybe boasting, it's hard to tell) about the "roaches" they killed in the Forum. They didn't refer to them as "Fluffies" back then. I'll probably work it out eventually, but does anybody know more or less when the name was coined or caught on?
In closing, some words of wisdom (emerging from a very, very drawn out, no-punches-pulled, genuine flame war) from Perianne Lurie:
"Subtlety is beyond the comprehension of the average Forum member; try bluntness!"
-4/21/81, 7:22pm |
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| Historium: Coming full circle |
[Jun. 4th, 2009|02:28 pm] |
"At this point in time the library may consist of as many as 10,000 volumes of science fiction. All of them were catalogued by hand. Until such time as the Forum obtains millions of dollars in funding, and can rely on automated cataloguing systems, it is up to you and me to get the books where they belong."
- from the "Science Fiction Forum Book Cataloguing 101" booklet, 11/30/89
Hah!
There's a Librarian's handbook from 1999, as well. It is, if I recall correctly, a few pages larger and bound more fancily (one staple in '89, higher tech "brads" in '99). I think we're due for a new opus on how to properly perform library-oriented tasks this coming semester (it'd especially be a good idea now that the physical layout of the library and all its tools will now be different!).
Also, brads are now too old school to use. |
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| (no subject) |
[Jun. 3rd, 2009|12:07 am] |
Ruminations:
You bastards. Only had to pay six bucks for the whole of I-Con 8!
And the schedule was posted in the Statesman of all places!
Before the Forum had an Alpha and an Omega, it seems to have had had a Rho (Lattimer, specifically).
Anyway, your visual swag for the night:
click for 2.5x as large image
So, like, now we have a face to match the underwear.
If anybody knows interesting things about anybody or anything in this picture, now's the time to make mention of it.
Discuss. |
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| Doing this will allow me to sleep |
[Jun. 2nd, 2009|12:53 am] |
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Found in Log 18:
Also...
Excerpt from an article clipping:
"Gene Roddenberry hit the lecture circuit earlier this year and his roster of subjects included science fiction, Star Trek: The Vengeance of Khan..."
5-21-82 7:30pm:
All (especially cliff, Jack, Jam & Gary): Ralph Schiano has told me that there is a super sneak preview of Star Trek II tomorrow in the city. If you are interested in going, Ralph is probably going to be at Kelly E Tonight.
5/32 Ralph:
Cliff, Gary, Jam & I were 1st on line to see S.T. STAR TREK IS ALIVE AGAIN! We waited for 18 hours & it was worth it. Cliff, Jam & I were on TV
I got interviewed by CH7 & CH2 at 6PM Sat
I got interviewed by CH7 at 11PM Sat
Jam & I will be on Entertainment Tonight CH9 Monday
I am in Sun. NY Times
The new Star Trek movie is everything the first movie should have been
STAR TREK LIVES
Ralph
5/23/82 JAM's T. Kirk:
All: What a treat the Star Trek Movie is. A joy to the eye & ear. The acting: A-1
The story: A-1
Thee effects: A-1
The movie should go over well with everyone!
Star Trek Lives (and we all prosper)
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I thought I'd transcribe a little of that. It caught my eye very easily in the wake of the Star Trek remake, which most around here have taken quite well.
The rest of this LOG has random stuff. One guy complaining about how uncool it is for the officers to hold secret meetings. Somebody complaining about stuff being uncleaned. Perri Anne Lurie's letter apologizing for suddenly disappearing for the fall semester after finding out she got into medical school. Prayers to the local Forum gods. Lack of necessary library materials. Large single sentence (or single word) exclamations taking up entire pages at a time. People being annoyed at the lack of Doctor Who. People getting excited over Hitchhiker's Guide. Ooh, look! The power went out in the building!
Hah. First meeting of the semester was on a Wednesday at 10pm.
What I want to know is ... who the heck are Zod and Pope #4?
Also, lol:
"Jon - Two problems with using computer cards.
1) - A filing cabinet the right size to keep them in
2) - Trasferring the info on 2-3 thousand books (ugh.)
Nuff said?"
Additionally:
"PS The thing on the ceiling looks like bread mold."
And from the last page, from Gary 7 (currently a teacher at SBU, am I correct there?):
"It's 5:00 AM, can anyone tell me why I'm here reading strange comics?"
BTW, found out elsewhere that the President (at least in Doc's time) got dunked in the *ESS fountain*, not in Roth Pond. I don't know if it was ever Roth or if it just sort of morphed into that in the legends. Anybody got the straight dope on that?
[Edit: Quick note, sleeping is for losers: Donna Ruderman seems to be the original designer of the Forum logo (ignoring, of course, the whole we-swiped-it-from-Asimov thing), and she was a Secretary of the Forum. She is not listed on the Wiki, at least not where I can see. Must fix later.] |
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| George Chin's Underwear |
[Jun. 1st, 2009|09:13 am] |
For any who feared it wouldn't be, George Chin's underwear has been safely packed into a box who's location is known by none other than yours truely.
Any news regarding yesterday's move will have to be given by someone else as I was unable to make it due to troubles with a car (or rather, troubles without a car) |
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| Really Old Photos |
[Jun. 1st, 2009|01:00 am] |
The SF4M Historium archival project. I'm scanning all the old photographs that I could find in the Forum, mostly the stuff in the binders in the cabinets. So far, I've done an album from the turn of the millennium and I'm in the middle of one from the 80s.
They're on facebook so that people can tag them and add some notes. The originals are 600dpi and will likely be burned to many discs for people who want them. I have no plans beyond this yet.
Discuss. |
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| Moving Day is Coming Up |
[May. 26th, 2009|01:03 pm] |
Hi Forumites,
Please remember, Sunday at 10 AM, we're moving so show up and help or it wont get done (there's only so much 2 or 3 people can do)! That is all.
-Ex-Presiddent For life,
Ian |
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| ZEN's next performance, June 28th! |
[May. 19th, 2009|09:44 pm] |
Our next shadowcast performance will be on Sunday, June 28th. We will have 2 shows: 3pm and 9pm. Between the shows we will have numerous events! Take a look here for information: http://zenshadowcast.org/ZEN%20Schedule.html
More details, such as price and specific event schedule, will be posted there as time goes on. Please come on out and have some fun! |
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| Move Date |
[May. 16th, 2009|10:52 pm] |
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While this has already been brought up on the Yahoo Group, I noticed the anouncement hasn't reached LJ, so in case you don't know: Sunday, May 31st, 10:00 AM, WE ARE MOVING! Please show up and help! If you're wondering about bringing supplies I can let you know now that power drills, cars and hand-trucks are all welcome and encoureged (and beyond this, if you think something will help move 16000 books, by all means bring it!). See you then! |
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| Clean! |
[May. 8th, 2009|04:20 am] |
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So I've been down here all night studying, and I decided to clean up a bit to get a break from studying, I found 2 cans of half-finished soda behind the computer cabinet, a couple cups of half finished soda on the little table, and a cup with what appeared to be week-old coffee (OK, I really hope it wasn't a *week*), but yeah... Clean your shit up people, seriously! |
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| Meeting notes: May 7th, 2009 |
[May. 7th, 2009|09:20 pm] |
Meeting called to order 8:00 PM
President’s Report: I had meetings with USG Howie and I found out some details which I will explain in the move report. USG has been hateful and surprisingly confusing to us.
Vice President’s Report: CLEAN… and I like hippos.
Treasurer’s Report (Ian): The allocations that went through were for power tools, bags & boards from Fourth World (though not the $800 allocation to expand our library, of course!) and I have no idea what the status of the Star Trek ticket allocation is as of now. Julia had a meeting with Maria to-day, but I haven’t gotten a chance to talk to her yet.
Secretary’s Report: Uuuuugh. I got nothin’.
Librarian’s Report: Does everyone know the R.E.M. song “Losing My Religion”? Well… my faith in USG has been shattered. I’m so broken hearted. On Saturday, it was just Phil and I for a while… then Peter came, so did Vest Paul for a while, Darryl and AA were also a big help. Thanks for coming. We just have the doubles packed at this point… the library is a fucking mess. Obviously, the bulk of this move is going to be happening… soon. The tentative date is going to be around the 30th or 31st.
AC’s Report: I gotta poop. That’s about it.
Sub AC for Life: Everything in the cabinet is accounted for.
Historian’s Report (Ian): To-morrow is Regatta. YOU DON’T TOUCH THAT CARDBOARD. That is our moving cardboard!
Committees
The Move: USG Howie has finally got an estimate for the lighting, so that is being taken care of at last. He won’t be able to get us keycard access right away, and he believes something like that would cost around $2500 and he MIGHT be able to get it to us early if we can help out with the cost. We have other priorities, but it is something we’re thinking about. We officially HAVE TO BE OUT of our current rooms by JUNE 15th. We tried to get people to start talking about this on various internet locations (LJ, Yahoo) last week - HINT HINT - but we have determined that the earliest that we, the current students, would realistically be able group together and start doing a massive workload would be May 30th or 31st. If you have a preference, start talking! I know people were talking about spreading it out over a few days and we probably will have to, but regardless, we would still like to organise one really big day to get a lot of work done. ALUMNI, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE… WE NEED YOUR HELP.
PR: I printed up a lot of pretty flyers to-day!
Old Business
Ian: Did I mention we’re moving? … and we have to be out by June 15th?
Jackie: CLEAN!
New Business
Ian: CLEAN. By the way… we’re moving! This is the last meeting before the move.
AA: Anyone who was here during campus lifetime on Wednesday and didn’t come to my show. YOU ALL SUCK.
Announcements
Hoskie: There is this awesome event happening at the Paley Center for Media this coming Tuesday, May 12th at 6:30 PM called “Star Trek Smackdown.” I’m planning on going. You can read more about it: www.paleycenter.org/event-star-trek-smackdown
Ian: This is my last meeting as a signatory… FOREVER!
JC: I’m trying, and failing, to get into contact with Turtle so he can give people moderator access to the Forum LiveJournal community, so people who are more active can deal with the spam. TURTLE, IF YOU READ THIS, GIVE US ACCESS. Also: I have a scanner and over the summer, I would gladly scan some of the old stuff (logs and things).
Meeting closed at 8:15 PM (NEW RECORD!!!)
ELECTIONS
YOUR CURRENT CANDIDATES:
President: Jackie, Howie
Treasurer: Julia, Aaron
Secretary: Hoskie, Vest Paul
Head AC: Ian, Peter, Adib
Historian: Drow, Aaron
YOUR NEW OFFICERS ARE:
President: Howie
Treasurer: Julia
Secretary: Hoskie
Head AC: Adib
Historian: Drow |
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