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  1. 072010303050000144002006006010000
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  6. Ç
  7. üTheNorwegiansgoDutch!
  8. Part1
  9. THEJourneybegins!
  10. Ç
  11.  ThispartisinitsentitywrittenonanAtariPortfolioandaCambridge
  12. Z88,andwaseditedonastandardAtariST.ItwaswrittenonNorwegian
  13. ground,intheairaboveNorway/TheNorthSea/HollandandonactualDutch
  14. ground,thusgainingstatusasaninternationalarticle.
  15.  Thefollowingpersonshavecontributeddirectlytopart1oftheQuest
  16. article,inorderofappearance:
  17. *LeifEinarClaus
  18. * KaiHolst
  19. *RichardKarsmakers
  20. *Tjeerd"Crush"Bruinsma
  21.  
  22. ü##########################################################################
  23. Ç
  24. üOntheplanefromNorway,Monday,December28th,1992
  25. Ç08:46
  26.  
  27.  Afteralongnightofgoodsleep(Threehoursonthecouch!)Icanfeel
  28. myinspirationflourish.Thatwassarcasm...IthinkI'llratherhandthis
  29. thingovertoKaiwhoisrightnowreadingamagazinearticleonHarrison
  30. Ford.Helooksratherboredinotherwords.We'reontheplanebytheway,
  31. workingourwayoutfromFornebu,Oslo.Byefornow.
  32.  
  33. Leif
  34.  
  35. 08:53
  36.  
  37.  ThisisKaibehindthekeyboardofLeif'sfaithfulPortfolionow!I
  38. cannotsayIwasboredrightnow.IüwasÇboredyesterdaywhilewaitingfive
  39. hoursattheä(Peoplearelookingatus!Leifremark!)ÇairportforLeif.
  40. ü**WEAREAIRBORN**
  41. Ç Beforethat,I'dbeenonanuncomfortablebusforsixhours.Butthe
  42. "ascend"upthemountainside(Onthebusyesterday)from0vreÅrdal,my
  43. placeofdwelling,wasnothingshortofbreathtaking.Ienjoyedtheview
  44. whilelisteningtoMauriceRavel'smagnificent"Bolero".Ohyeah!And
  45. todayweareonourwaytoSchiphol,wherewearetomeetRichard...We
  46. havebeenairbornforafewminutes,andbreakfastwillbeservedalmost
  47. immediately.Apartfromasweetoldladystealingmywindowseatleaving
  48. mebytheaisleinhalingthecigarettesmokefromEuroclass,everything
  49. ismoreorlessalright.ItisattimeslikethisIappreciatemypolite
  50. upbringingandattitude!
  51.  
  52. Kai
  53.  
  54. 09:35
  55.  
  56.  StillnosignofmyinspirationshowingupanywherealthoughIam
  57. searchingintensely.Lastnightbytheway,wesleptatafriend'shouse
  58. inOslo,amongotherthingsgettingademoofhis1400W(Notkidding!)
  59. stereo.Mindblowing,literary.HerewecantalkaboutHi-FiHeaven!The
  60. oldladywhohastakenKai'swindowseatisnotaNorwegian,soshehas
  61. beentold(InNorwegianofcourse.WeareüSOÇpolite!)whatwefeelabout
  62. thecase!Ihavetovisitthetoilet.
  63.  
  64. Leif
  65.  
  66. Ç09:46
  67.  
  68.  Whataview-Thecloudshangingmajesticallyoverthelandscape,thesun
  69. shininggentlyonmyface...OnlytoobadIcan'tlookoutofthewindowI
  70. wassupposedtositnextto.Well,inlessthanthirtyminutesweshould
  71. belandingatSchiphol.Whoops.Leifwantstoshowmesomepictureshe
  72. tookofhisdearcutelittletwelve-yearoldgirliesupinVadsø,soI
  73. havetosignoff!
  74.  
  75. Kai
  76.  
  77. 10:04
  78.  
  79.  Gooiingdooown!ä(Aerosmithremark!)
  80. Ç
  81. Leif.
  82.  
  83. 10:07
  84.  
  85.  Wow!Thesunisshining(Onme!)!Ihaven'tseenthesunforamonthand
  86. ahalf,sinceIlivenorthofthepolarcircle.ThatmeansI'vetravelled
  87. quiteadistancetoreachtheNetherlands.Atleast3000kilometres.Not
  88. strangethatIfeeltired.Flapsgoingout.Schiphol(AndRichard!)up
  89. straightahead!No,wait,abittotheright!I'mreallyexcited.Ihave
  90. nevermetthisSTgurubefore.Kaihasn'teither,andheiseverybitas
  91. excitedasIam.Now,theplaneisdescending.JMJquote.
  92.  Touchdownat10:19sharp!
  93.  
  94. Leif.
  95. üRichard'sapartment;Thesameday!
  96. Ç13:17
  97.  
  98.  Myinspirationsuddenlyreturned!CoincidentiallyIhavejustlooked
  99. throughRichard'sCDcollectionandifIdon'tshutmymouthnowandstop
  100. drooling,everyonewillsurelydrown.Iwonderifthisthingaboutmy
  101. inspirationreturningandRichard'sCDsmayhavesomethingtodowitheach
  102. other!
  103.  ListeningtoJasonBeckerandwithKaiandRicharddiscussing,
  104. quarreling,insultingeachother,rippingeachother'sthroatsandvarious
  105. otherbodilyobjectsinthebackground,Iwilltrytogiveashortaccount
  106. ofeventssurpassingtouchdownatSchiphol.
  107.  RichardandMirandabothmetusattheairportholdingthisnicely
  108. decoratedposterwithlotsofNorwegianwordsonitgatheredinsomekind
  109. ofsentenceorder.Thatwassarcasminfact,causebothmeandKaiwere
  110. veryimpressed.IhavenevereventalkedtoRichardearlier,soasIsaid
  111. beforeIwasveryexcited.Nowafteractuallyhavingmethim(Andhis
  112. charmingcompanioninlife)ImustsayIamrelievedtofindhimavery
  113. niceguy.It'sassimpleasthat.
  114. Wow!IjustsawRichardwritingonhisST(Iamnowwritingonhisgood
  115. olddustyZ88)andheiswritingmuchfasterwithhistwofingersthanI
  116. dowithallten!Well,backtoTHEJourney!Everythingontheairportwent
  117. fastandefficiently,exceptforsomecustomspersonellaskingmesilly
  118. questions.IfIhadabagfullofheroinIwouldofcoursereveal
  119. everythingatoncewhenastupidofficerasksmeto.Howsillycanone
  120. get?Andtheyjustaskedlittleinnocentmeandnotbig,bad,ugly,long-
  121. haired,prototypeofasmugglerKai!Inspiteoftheaforementioned
  122. officersweallgotonatrain(ContinuallycalledplanebyKai.Heisa
  123. bithigh-flyingsometimes!)eventually.Quiteanuneventfuljourneyfrom
  124. SchipholtoAmsterdam,exceptforKaialmostcrushinganoldladywithhis
  125. carefullypositionedsuitcase...Bythewaytheclockisnow14:10,and
  126. ÇKaiandRichardarestillcontinuingtodowhateveritistwoviruskillers
  127. woulddowhentheymeetandwillstaytogetherforawhile.Atthetime
  128. beingthereseemstobeaceasefiresinceRichardhasdiscoveredagrowing
  129. minoritycomplexbecauseofhislazinessandKaibeingverycleverat
  130. tellinghimaboutit.Well,againI'lltrytogetbacktoTHEJourney.
  131.  WherewasI?Yes,afterthetraintripweenteredanothertrainin
  132. AmsterdamheadingforUtrecht.ThereKaiandRichardstartedsomeserious
  133. programmingdiscussionsandI,outofpureselfpity,stoppedpaying
  134. attentioninsteadturningittowardsthelandscapesurroundingus.It's
  135. Flat!TheDutchonestellusthatthebiggestmountaininHollandis
  136. around300metreshigh.Wepromisednottolaugh,butit'sreallyhardnot
  137. to.SuddenlyIunderstandwhyStefanandRichardhadsuchdifficultywith
  138. mountainclimbingduringtheirstayinØrsta!Ireckonpeopledownhere
  139. oughttohaveverywelldevelopedeyes,sincetheyhavetoseesofarall
  140. thetime,butthenagainmaybenot,sincethelandscapeisquite
  141. monotonousandpeoplemaybesoongetboredandwatchtheirstepinstead.
  142. RichardsaidthemagicwordFOOD.Seeya!
  143.  
  144.  Leif
  145.  
  146.  15:07
  147.  
  148.  Interestingmeal,Imustsay.Dutchpeopleeatpurechocolateontheir
  149. bread.Tastesmoreorlessgood,butI'lldiscusshowhealthythismustbe
  150. anothertime.Timetogoout.
  151.  
  152.  Leif
  153.  
  154.  15:47
  155.  
  156.  Idon'tquiteknowwhathashappenedtomypoorselfinthelastcouple
  157. ofhours.Thethingthatismostpoignantistheword"insult"thatis
  158. flashinginsidemyheadinbright,coruscatingneonletters.Theseguys
  159. seemtobeatotallydifferentbunchofNorwegiansthantheindividualsI
  160. havebeenincontactwithalmostexactlythreeyearsago.Thesetwo
  161. particularnorthernershavesofarinsultedsomeofthethingsmost
  162. precioustome:Myviruskillersourcecode(OhmyGodit'sslowandill
  163. programmed),theDutchpublictransport(Isitalwaysthiscrowded,and
  164. arethebusesalwaysthatill-designed?)and,mostdivineofporcelain
  165. altars,myloo(No!It'soneofthosewhereyoucanexamineyourshit
  166. afterwards).AndIdon'tevenmention(Orrather,Iamgoingto)thatthey
  167. consideritweirdthatweputchocolateonourbread(Chocolatepaste,
  168. chocolatehagel,etc.)andthefacttheirourbreadispre-sliced.
  169. Ireallydon'tknowhowtoreactproperlytoallthis.HereIam,sitting
  170. andlivinginacountrywhereIfeelATHOME,youknow,andthenthesetwo
  171. chappiesfromtheNorthcomeintoyellabuseisit(Withtheexception
  172. thattheydon'tactuallyYELLitbutinsteadusethecalmtoneofvoice
  173. usuallyassociatedwithparentswhoknowtheirkidsareinthewrongand
  174. patientlyexplainthistothem.)
  175. WhereisStefan?Well,actuallyIknowwhereheis.He'sprobablylying
  176. withhisassinthesun,flankedbyagorgeousGuatemalette,havingno
  177. problematallwithforgettingallaboutmeandmyterribleordealof
  178. havingtoentertaintwototallyinsultingNorwegianswhohaveatthis
  179. momenttakenuppossesionofmyownST,toleavemetypingthisona
  180. battery-poweredZ88.
  181. Andtopofthat,thelocalvideostoreconsidereditapprorpiatetosend
  182. ushomewiththeknowledgethattheyallownovideostobereservedduring
  183. thefestiveseason.WithapendingvideoorgyoncomingWednesday,this
  184. mightwellbethemagicingredientneededforthecreationofadisaster
  185. (Ieabout10peoplebeingatmyplace,lookingatmeexpectantly,andme
  186. Çgoingaroundforanothercoffee).
  187. Sigh.Whatliesaheadofme?Ifeelverystrangeindeed,whatwithme
  188. beingtheonlypersontodefendtheDutchCulture(Domindthecapital
  189. there!).IusuallyspitonHolland,butallofitbecomespainfully
  190. differentwhenotherpeoplestartcriticisingsuchpersonalthingsasyour
  191. owntoilet!
  192.  
  193.  Richard
  194.  
  195.  16:59
  196.  
  197.  Igatherwehaven'tbeenverynicetoRichardsofar,butIhopehewill
  198. forgiveustonightwhenwewillcelebratealateChristmaseve.Wehave
  199. gotsomeverynicegiftswithus.I'mdefinitelylookingforwardtoit!
  200.  StillIthinkDutchpeopleareweird.Whydotheyforinstancegrowmoss
  201. onthepavements?Plantsaresupposedtobegrowinginflowerbedsnotin
  202. thestreets!
  203.  
  204.  Leif
  205.  
  206.  17:32
  207.  
  208.  Iguessthesechapsarenottoobadafterall.Themusicgetsbetter
  209. (WhistlerCourboisWhistler'sdebut),thelightgetsdimmer,andI'vejust
  210. increasedthebootsectorvirusanalysisbitinmyviruskilleraftersome
  211. short(Butdefinitelyrequired.Kaiquote!)suggestionsbyMr.Holst.
  212. Somehow,it'snowover7timesfasterinsteadofjust4.5orsomething.I
  213. feeleerielycontentaboutallthis.Ihavenoinspirationnow,though,so
  214. Iwillquitfornow.
  215.  
  216.  Richard
  217.  
  218.  17:40
  219.  
  220.  SonowI'vetaughtRichardhowtosavealotofcodeinGFABasic,I've
  221. debuggedhisaswellasmyownviruskiller,I'vebeenlisteningtosome
  222. divinemusic(Withexceptionofthelastsong),andthisentireX-mas
  223. journeyreallyseemstobegoingwell.Thefoodisgreat,howeverunusual.
  224.  Ianticipatesomecreativedaysaheadofusall,hopefullyboth
  225. concerningtheprogrammingofcertaincompetitingviruskillersaswellas
  226. thewritingofreal-timearticlesandshortstories.ItseemsasifIhave
  227. convincedRichardthatmyprogrammingjustmightbeatinylittlebit
  228. betterthanhis,andheisatthisverymomentconvertingsomepartofhis
  229. DATAintoafasterformat.Themusicinthebackgroundisgently
  230. comfortingmyears,andanothermealisactuallycomingupinhalfanhour
  231. already.Myinspirationtowrite,howeverhumbleitmayactuallybe,has
  232. nowtotallyleftme.ThereforeIshallleavethisZ88inordernotto
  233. botheranyeventualreaderswithalotofcraptalk!
  234.  
  235.  Kai
  236.  
  237.  18:17
  238.  
  239.  Inspirationseemstobethetopicoftheday!Lackinginalldepartments.
  240. OnlyIamleftwithanythingremotelyresemblingit.Whenitcomesto
  241. programmingthereseemstobenoendofinspiration.Thismaybecomea
  242. longnight...Howmanyviruskillersdoestheworldneedanyway?Thereis
  243. onlyafinitenumberofvirusesoutthere,butapparentlythereis
  244. infinitewaystokillthem,oratleastintheappearancewhenthekilling
  245. actuallyisexecuted.Whycouldn'tjustpeoplestartbeingnicetoeach
  246. Çotherandstopmakingvirusesaltogether?AmIbeingnaiveorwhat?
  247.  Ofcoursethenallviruskillerprogrammerswouldlosetheirjobsand
  248. wouldbecomeunemployed,andthatwouldn'tbeverynicewouldit?Andthen
  249. maybetheybecomeangryandstartprogrammingandspreadingvirusesto
  250. gainrevengeonsociety,sincethatisintheworstwayevertheycould
  251. imaginetakingrevenge.Muchworsethanrunningintoasupermarketpumping
  252. holesintoeveryonewithashotgunorfartinginanovercrowdedbus.And
  253. thenobviouslypeoplewouldn'tbenicetoeachotheranymorealthoughthe
  254. viruskillerprogrammerswouldgettheirjobsback.
  255.  
  256.  Leif
  257.  
  258.  20:02
  259.  
  260.  ActuallyLeifhadnotfinishedtheabove,butinthemeantimewehave
  261. unpackedvariousniceXMaspresentsandwe'llbewatching"Twins"onBBC.
  262.  SobasicallythisisallI'llbewritingfornow.
  263.  
  264.  Richard
  265.  
  266.  21:47
  267.  
  268.  WehavejustfinishedwatchingTwinsonBritishBroadcastingCompany.It
  269. isacutelittlefilm,justtotallymarredbytheinevitable"I'llbe
  270. back"andanincrediblypatheticending.
  271.  KaiandRichardarebacktearingouteachother'shairovertheir
  272. respectivevirus-killers,justunderliningmypointconcerningtheworld
  273. beingfarbetteroffwithoutvirus-killersandvirus-killerprogrammers.
  274.  Well,continuingmyargument,viruskiller(Ijustaskediftheywrite
  275. virus(-)killerwithorwithoutahyphen,andgottwodifferentanswers
  276. leavingmesomewhatbewildered)programmersbeingbackinbusinesssimply
  277. completesthecircle,sincetheyagainwillstartquarrelingandwewill
  278. againhavetobenicetoeachotherandherewegoagain.
  279.  Theneighboursareapparentlyhavingsomekindofpartyoraerobics
  280. workoutorsomething,soIhadtovisitthestereoputtingonaWASPCDI
  281. broughtwithme.KaiisjustnowstandingonmyneckwatchingwhatI'm
  282. writingandsuddenlymyinspirationdecidedtotakeanight'svacation.
  283.  
  284.  Leif
  285.  
  286.  22:15
  287.  
  288.  "Istherealove,toshelterme?Onlylove,comesetmefree!"Sorry
  289. aboutthatone:Iwasjustslightlyoverwhelmedbythemusicwehaveput
  290. onhere,butwhichwillprobablybeturnedoffinamatterofminutesas
  291. MirandaseemstobeabouttowatchtheCosbyshow.Orisshe?I'llleave
  292. thesubjectforawhile...Oh,yeah-Thisnighthassofarbeenasuccess,
  293. eventhoughIknowmydearfriendLeifwouldverymuchliketohaveasip
  294. ofthedivinefluidtotopifoff.Myself,Ihavetasteditbefore,as
  295. Richardactuallygavemeabottleofitformyeighteenthbirthday,some
  296. fourandahalfmonthsago.
  297.  IwillleaveittoRichardtodescribetheimportantmostoftheChristmas
  298. presentswegavehim.Heiscurrentlypouringoversomesimpleproblem
  299. concerningsomethingasBASICasrecognizingbootsectors.Tomeitseems
  300. asifhehaswrittenhimselfintoacorner!Wait-Therejustcamean
  301. admission:Thereasonwhyhecouldn'trecognizeasimplevirusonthe
  302. bootsectorofafloppydiskwasthatheactuallyIMMUNIZEDthedisksome
  303. tenminutesago.(Nowonder...)ThatmustreallybetheBugoftheyear,
  304. Richard...Anywayhe'ssorteditoutbynow.
  305.  1992.Well,ithassurelybeenaratherhecticyearforbothofthe
  306. ÇpresentNuttyNorwegians!Ihavemovedaroundacoupleoftimesandbegun
  307. atanewschool,Leifhasalsomovedacoupleoftimesandhasanewjob
  308. asateacher,andtotopTHAToffwearebothinHolland.Somepartofmy
  309. mindstillhasn'tunderstoodtherealityofthatstatement,andhasto
  310. repeatitagainandagaintorealizeit.However,thetopicofthe
  311. evening,inspiration,stillhasn'tjoinedmehere,soI'llabandonthe
  312. keys...
  313.  
  314.  Kai
  315.  
  316.  22:44
  317.  
  318.  YES!Ifeelthedivineflowsofinspirationssurgingthroughmycarpals!
  319. Somehow,thesightofLeifreadingüSTNewsÇVolume7Issue3,Kaicoding
  320. "Antidote"onmySTandMirandasittingonthecouchreading"Dragonquest"
  321. byAnneMcCaffrey.Theatmopshereistotalltrelaxedand,indeed,the
  322. firstPlantiachasbeeninsertedintoourdigestivesystems.Nomatterhow
  323. oftenyoudrinkPlantiac,eachfirstsipofaneveningispuremagic-not
  324. asifthereareangelsurinatingonyourtongue,butanentirehostof
  325. angelsgentlymasturbatingallofyourtastepapallae.
  326.  OurauralcavitiesarebeingassaultedbenignantlybyWasp's"TheCrimson
  327. Idol".Kaidotesonit,really,buttheyseemtodosoevenmore
  328. fanaticallyonaNorwegianband(FromTromsø)calledBelCanto-thatthey
  329. bestoweduponmyhumblebeingjustawhileago.Theyseemtobeansome
  330. sortofholy(Orperhapschauvinistic)questtoexpandmymusical
  331. horizons,anditlooksliketheyhaveaddedanotherbandthatdoessoin
  332. anaurallyexcellentway.AfterMadsEriksen,thisisthesecond
  333. band/artistthatImightjustreallystarttodigseriously.Anyway,THEY
  334. areouttostartdiggingDutchbandWhistlerCourboisWhistler,sosome
  335. mutualculturalexchangewillharmnooneIsuppose.
  336. Asamatteroffact,WaspjustceasedplayingandBelCantoisintheCD
  337. playernow.Isurelylikethatfemalevoice.Theyreckonitbeatshellout
  338. ofMariahCarey,butitwouldbelikesayingthatJeanMichelJarrebeats
  339. helloutofRithcieBlackmoreorsomething-althoughtheyarebothfemale
  340. vocalists,thatisjustabouttheonlythingtheyhaveincommon.
  341.  IhavenotdescribedanyoftheseNorwegiansyet,bytheway.Isuppose
  342. suchwouldbebeneficiarytoyoubeingabletoabsorbtheatmospherehere.
  343. Ofcourse(Nohardfeelings,Leif!)IwouldliketostartoffwithKai.
  344. He'sgotsortoflongdarkbrownhairnotunlikethatofMadMaxofTEX.
  345. He'sincrediblythin,too.Hisbellyseemslikeablackholeorsomething.
  346.  IseeLeifpouringsomemorePlantiacrightnow.Alright!Thisguyjust
  347. tastedhisfirstPlantiacinhislife,andIguessitgoesdownsmoothly.
  348. Ijusthopehewillnotenterthealmostproverbialdrunkennessthat
  349. Skandinaviansoftengetintowhentheycometocountrieswherealcoholis
  350. notonlymorereadilyavailablebutalotcheapertoo(TheCarebearsare
  351. notoriousfordrinking,let'ssay,sortoflarge-ishamountsofalcohol
  352. thatwouldrenderthemunconsciousforthebetterpartoftheensueing
  353. day).
  354.  Ihavechangesthebootsectorcoreroutinesofmyviruskilleronceagain
  355. (Justbeforeandafter"Twins")andthisshouldpotentiallyresultina
  356. speedincrease.AfterI'vemanuallyconvertedabout2000datalinesof
  357. sourcecode,thatis.IjusthopeIwillgetitallworkingbeforethe
  358. deadline,whichisthefirstweekofJanuary.It'samind-killingpieceof
  359. workthatrequiresone'sfullattention.Abitofabummer,really.Iwish
  360. Kaiwouldnotkeepontellingmethingstoimprovemyviruskillercodeor
  361. itsspeed!
  362.  IamafraidIaminforalotmore.
  363.  Iwouldliketoremarkbriefly,bytheway,thattheactressplaying
  364. Marniein"Twins"(KellyPreston)isprobablyoneofthemostlushfemales
  365. everseenonthewhitescreen.Especiallythewayshedrapedherselfon
  366. Çthebed,halfmoonsshowing,toenticeSchwarzenegger(Theluckybastard!)
  367. intobecominginterested.
  368.  Anyway.Itrustsomeoneelsemightwanttotypesomething.Orperhaps
  369. not.
  370.  
  371.  Richard
  372.  
  373.  23:55
  374.  
  375.  Richardisalreadygettingdrunk(Well,Iwonderwhy...),soItoldhim
  376. toletmeknowwhenhestartedseeingdouble.ThatwayIcannaghim
  377. doubleupwithouthavingtoworktwiceashardonit.
  378.  OurfirstdayinHollandisreallypromisingconcerningeverything.The
  379. Video-Orgyisgoingtobeheldthe30th,andIforeseealongnightfilled
  380. tothebrimwithalotofgreatmoviesandalotoffunwithRichardand
  381. theguysoftheQuartermassExperiment,andwhomeverelseRichardmight
  382. haveinvited.Wejusthadalookattheirtwoatlases(Map-books)tohave
  383. alookatthelatitudedifferenceofVadsø,whereLeiflives,andUtrecht,
  384. wherewehappentoberightnow.Itwassomerathermiserableexcusesthey
  385. hadforatlases,probablymadeintheearlysixtiesorsomething,sowe
  386. didn'tactuallygetmuchoutofthem.Anyway(Ireallylikethatword!),
  387. aswehavejustenteredanotherday,Iwillleavethekeyboardtosomeone
  388. else...
  389.  PS:Agreatbookhintfromme:TheauthorGuyGavrielKayhaswrittena
  390. trilogycalled"TheFionavarTapestry",consistingofthebooks"The
  391. SummerTree","TheWanderingFire"and"TheDarkestRoad".Thesearemore
  392. thanworthwhilereading...
  393.  
  394.  Kai
  395. üTuesday,December29th,1992
  396. Ç 01:23
  397.  
  398.  Shutdown!Thatwasabouttime.Mirandafinallygotafirmhandinto
  399. business,physicallyshuttingdownRichard'scomputer.
  400.  ItwasatrulydivinemomentwhenIatlastgottotastethedivine
  401. fluid!Talkaboutseeingangels!CheerstoGodthatdoesn'texist!Richard
  402. andMirandaarehavinggreatfuntryingtolearnsomeNorwegianphrases
  403. like"tilslørtebondepiker","lekkerbisken","kanjegfåenmanikyr?"and
  404. soon,"oksestek"wasjustcomingup.Iamstartingtofeelkindof
  405. strangefromtheamountofPlantiacalreadyconsumed,whichdoesstrange
  406. thingswithmyinspirationandmyEnglishlanguageaswell.
  407.  
  408.  Leif
  409.  
  410.  01:41
  411.  
  412.  Itseemsthatmyhumbleabodehasbeentransformedintosomekindof
  413. school.NorwegianandDutchphrasesflytoandfro,sometimesdelicately
  414. interlacedwithvariousbitsofAnglosaxonorigin.Ofcourse,allofthis
  415. iscertaintocauseloadsofhilarity,andindeeditdoes.Aninteresting
  416. musicalnote:AtthemomenttheCDplayergentlyplayssomeofKai's
  417. classicaltake-alongs,apiececalledüAquariumÇbySaint-Saens,excerpt
  418. fromüTheCarnivalofAnimals-GrandZoologicalFantasyÇ.It'squite
  419. impressive-thesortofstuffyouwouldwanttobuyifyoucameacrossit
  420. for10Dutchguilders(Orlessthan40NOKs/£10,incaseyou'rewondering
  421. howmuchthatis).
  422.  Knackebrodkneuterneukenetc.KaiandLeifhavelapsedintoNorwegian
  423. again.Ithinkthey'retalkingaboutagirlcalledNinaorsomething.One
  424. ofthemseemstowanttodosomethinginterestingwithher,butIcouldbe
  425. wrongthere.
  426. Ç Inspirationbreakdown.
  427.  Bye.
  428.  
  429.  Richard
  430.  
  431.  02:32
  432.  
  433.  It'sgettinglate!Statementoffact.MeandKaihavejustfinishedour
  434. nightmeal,whichourDutchhostsdidn'tparticipatein.Asusualwehad
  435. lotsofchocolateonourbread.Strangehabitthat!
  436.  Yeah,it'slate,butweareallgoingstrong.BothKaiandRichard
  437. workingvigorouslyonboththeirmachines,fixingextremelysimplebugson
  438. theirneverendingviruskillers.Althoughtheyareattwodifferent
  439. machinestheyarestillateachother'sthroats.It'sprobablythe
  440. Plantiacurgingforwardcertainemotionsinbothofthem.Sometimesthey
  441. bothactlikemothersprotectingtheirnewbornchildren.
  442.  Mirandahasbythewaygonetobed.Notabadideareallyconsideringthe
  443. lateness.ShewasprobablygettingwearyofalltheNorwegiangrammar
  444. talk,althoughshewasactuallyquitegoodatit.Thebestwaytodescribe
  445. herwouldbetosaythatRichardisonehellofaluckyguy.Iwishthem
  446. allthebestofluckinthefuture!Ithinkwewillsoonbesigningoff
  447. allofus.
  448.  
  449.  Leif
  450.  
  451.  03:04
  452.  
  453.  TheseguysjustgoONandON!BynowIwouldreallyhavebeeninbed,but
  454. IthinkIamgoingtoberatherrudeandjusttellthemtohitthesack,
  455. orelse...(Oh,thisviolentworld...)
  456.  
  457.  Richard
  458.  
  459.  11:20
  460.  
  461.  Yep.ThefirstentryonthisseconddayoftheNorwegian'sHollandQuest
  462. (Orwhatevertheycallit).Theportablecomputerisnowlocatedinthe
  463. kitchen,whereKaiisenjoyingsomechocolatepasteonhisbread.The
  464. othersentientbeingsinthishousearestillasleep-IthinkLeifis
  465. sleepingofftheeffectsoftotalPlantiacsatisfaction.HeDIDactually
  466. drinkquiteabitmorethanmostofus.Ihopehewon'thaveahangover,
  467. forotherwisehemightnotlikePlantiacallthatmuchthenexttime(Ie
  468. tonight).
  469. Whathaveweplannedfortoday?Well,Ithinkwe'llfirsthavetodosome
  470. extrashopping.TheseguyshaveabsorbedourentireCokesupplywiththe
  471. exceptionofonebottlethatisnowhomealoneinthefridge,coldand
  472. withoutanyofitsbrethren.Ithinkthepurchaseofacratewouldbein
  473. orderhere.Weneedlotsofmilk,too,andmorebread.
  474.  Afterthatwe'llhittown.ThismeansavisittoCDshopWhiteNoise,as
  475. wellasatrialtoclimbtheinfamousDomtowerofUtrecht-thehighest
  476. churchtowerintheNetherlands.We'llalsoattempttogetourgrubby
  477. littlehandsonavideocamerasothatposteritymayenjoyouranticsas
  478. well.Idon'tknowwhatelsewewilldo,butonethingisforsure:About
  479. 75%ofmyviruskillerbootsectorsarenolongerrecognizednowthatI
  480. havealteredthedatalineformat.Thislookslikequiteamajorbug-and
  481. indeeditis.IwillHAVEtofixittoday,orotherwiseIshan'tbeable
  482. tocloseaneye(Letalonetwo).
  483.  Leifisstillasleep,butIpredicthewon'tbelong.
  484.  
  485.  Richard
  486. Ç
  487.  11:29
  488.  
  489.  Acreakingsoundfromthelivingroomdoorindicatesthat,withoutour
  490. interference,Leifhasjoinedtherealmofthewidelyawake.
  491.  
  492.  Richard
  493.  
  494.  12:00
  495.  
  496.  Yes,I'mup!MuchtothedelightofKaiandRichard,sincetheyotherwise
  497. wereconfinedtosilence,athingthosetwoguystogetherarenotvery
  498. goodat!
  499.  Ididinfactsleepquitewellthisnight,althoughitwasforthesecond
  500. timeonthecouch.Well,I'mgettingusedtoit.TodayIlookforwardto
  501. investigatingthecityabitmorethoroughlythanwedidfromthebus
  502. windowyesterday.I'vebeentoldthatweplantovisitagoodCDshopand
  503. wearegoingtoconquerthehighestchurchtowerinthewholeofHolland.
  504. Asflatasthiscountryapparentlyisthatprobablymeanswearegoingto
  505. beabletotellthetimeonBigBenandwatchalpineskiersin,well,
  506. obviouslytheAlps!Timewilltell.
  507.  
  508. Leif
  509.  
  510.  13:04
  511.  
  512.  Now,finally,afteranentiredayofwaiting,we'regoingtotown!!!
  513.  
  514.  Kai
  515.  
  516.  14:45
  517.  
  518.  TheDom-Morethansixhundredyearsofhistorynowtowersaboveuswith
  519. majesticgraceandbeauty.Yes,wewillinafewminutescommenceona
  520. guidedtourofthehighestchurch-towerofHolland,whichisastallas
  521. 112meters.Ibelievewewillactuallygetonly100metersupourself,but
  522. itwillstillbesomewhatofachangecomparedtothecurling,twisting
  523. streetsofdowntownUtrecht.Mycoldfingershaveproblemsfindingthe
  524. correctkeysontheZ88,sowewillnowenterthetoweritself.
  525.  
  526.  Kai
  527.  
  528.  14:55
  529.  
  530.  OnthetopoftheDom,atthehighestpublicallyaccessibleplaceat100
  531. metres(About300feet),thedecreaseofgravityandthethinnerquality
  532. oftheairmakedifferentthoughtsappear.Suddenlyweseetinyspecks,
  533. smallhumans,roamingthestreetinwhatseemstobetotallyunorderly
  534. fashion.It'squiteincredible,fromthisperspective,thatthosetiny
  535. maggots,mankind,areactuallycapableofreason.Itcanbediscussed
  536. whetherweactuallyDOreason,butthatisbeyondthelimitedscopeof
  537. thisreal-timearticle.
  538.  Er?
  539.  Justnow,thebells,about25metresbelowus,startedtoplaysometune.
  540. Itsoundseerielyinteresting.ItstruckamightyüONEÇ,üONEÇ,üONEÇ,üONEÇas
  541. well.Uphere,you'refeelingasifyou'resittingontopoftheworld,
  542. really.Andit'snotevenparticularlyhighonthescaleof,say,a
  543. Norwegianmountain.
  544.  
  545.  Richard
  546. Ç
  547.  17:50
  548.  
  549.  We'vearrivedbackatmyplace.SomeCDshavebeenbought,aswellas
  550. somejeansandbooks.It'sdarkalready-thoughbynowithasprobably
  551. beendarkinNorwayforhoursalready.
  552.  Itstillachestothinkbacktothosesevereblowstomybiorythm.It
  553. stillfeelesgoodtothinkbacktotheLIGHT.
  554.  Leifimmediatelyhittheshower.Itdidn'thitback.
  555.  
  556.  Richard
  557.  
  558.  18:32
  559.  
  560.  No,theshowerwasn'tofaviolentnature.Itwasactuallyquitenice,
  561. althoughittooktimesincethewaterstreamcomingoutwasinfactas
  562. unliketheNiagarafallsasastreamcanbeandstillresemblewater.
  563. StillIgotthroughscrapingoffallthedirtandputtingonnewclothes.
  564.  
  565.  Leif
  566.  
  567.  19:49
  568.  
  569.  Richardisfranticallytryingtomakesenseofsomeofmyprogramming
  570. tips,eventhoughtheyareactuallyverysimpleandlogical.Mylegsstill
  571. hurtafterourtriptotowntoday;Theywerefrozenstiff!Butdinnerseem
  572. tobeonitsway(Food!),andinsultingRichard'swayofprogramminghas
  573. broughtmeintoabrilliantmood.
  574.  Wemanagedtogetholdofpostcardsintown,soIshalllateronwrite
  575. somethingtomydedicatedfriends,aswellasthemostbrilliantgirl(Or
  576. shouldIsaywoman?)Ievermet.Wealsoarrangedourrentalofavideo
  577. camerawithwhichtoimmortalizetheVideoOrgyandtherestofourstay,
  578. Itastedtheleasthotchili-sauceI'veevertasted,I'veseentheworld
  579. fromabutterfly'spointofviewandI'vehadfun.ButnowIthinkIshall
  580. getbacktohelpRichard;Heseemstobehavingsomeproblems.
  581.  
  582.  Kai
  583.  
  584.  20:03
  585.  
  586.  Kaimentionedpostcards.Ihaveboughtloadsofthem,15tobeexact,but
  587. acloserestimationhasresultedinmehavingtowriteto19humanbeings.
  588. Onecouldalmostthinkthatonetravelsherejusttobuyloadsof
  589. postcards,sendingthemtoallone'sfriendstoprovethatonehas
  590. actuallybeenhere,andthentravelbackhome.Notmuchpointinthat
  591. really.InNorwegiancardistranslatedtokortwhichalsomeansshortand
  592. thatisexcactlyhowI'mwritingmycards.Idowantmyrightarmtostill
  593. bealivewhenIreturntoNorway!
  594.  Justlikeyesterdaymywritingisbeinginteruptedbythetablebeing
  595. clearedandmadereadyforsomeofMiranda'sdivinecooking!
  596.  RichardisbythewayquitegoodatplayingthebasslinesofMetallica
  597. tunesonhissixstringacousticguitar.Heclaimsheisreallybad,but
  598. isn'tthatwhatpeoplealwaysdowhentheywantsomeonetosaysomething
  599. nice.Butanyway,heisquitegood!
  600.  Dinnerisgettingcold.Can'thavethatcanwe?
  601.  
  602.  Leif
  603.  
  604.  21:07
  605.  
  606. Ç Feelingstuffed!NowwemustlookatsomepicturesfromtheNorwegian
  607. Questthingy,Richardisinsisting.
  608.  
  609.  Leif
  610.  
  611.  (Timeunknown-Leifforgot!)
  612.  
  613.  We'reconsumingthatfluidagain.Thatwetnesscomingdownmythroatand
  614. almostmakingmestartbelievinginsomearcanepower,sothatIwould
  615. havesomeonetothankandbegformore!
  616.  Thepicturesweren'tonlyfromtheNorwegianQuestbytheway,butall
  617. sortsofpicturesofallsortsofSTpersonalitiesRichardhasmet(Lucky
  618. bastard)duringhisSTcareer;includingamongothersNikofThe
  619. Carebears,MichaelBittner,JochenHippel,SteveBak,JeffMinter(That
  620. Llama/Camelguy)andPeterJohnsen.Iespeciallynotedthelastguy
  621. becausehemadetheSTconversionofWizballwhichisoneofmyalltime
  622. favouriteSTgame.Irememberhoursof"painting"thatgreyworldinall
  623. kindsofcolours,mecontrollingthewizardandafriendofminedoingall
  624. thedirtyworkwiththecat.It'stotally,mind-blowingly,first-time-
  625. fuckingly,addictivlyincredible!Especiallyintwo-playermodewhereyou
  626. simplyHAVEtocooperate.Isuddenlymissmycolourmonitorterribly.
  627. Richardhasgottwomonoones,butthatdoesn'thelpmemuch.
  628.  RightnowwearewaitingforafilmtomaterializeitselfonRichard's
  629. windowedboxcontaininganelectroncannon.Thefilm'scalledGorillasin
  630. theMistandhasSigourneyWeaverinitsortofplayingthemaincharacter
  631. notbadlyatall.It'scomingupinaquarterofanhour.
  632.  Kaiisout,orheisstillinsideofcourse,takingashowerandprobably
  633. alsoexperiencingthetotaloppositeof"Voringsfossen"(Afamous
  634. Norwegianwaterfall.Ihaven'tdaredtellingRichardabouthisshower's
  635. totallackofimpactonyourbody,becausehehasstartedcomplaining
  636. ratherloudlyonallmyremarksregardingstrangethingsaboutHolland.
  637. Andthoseremarksareaddingupwardstowardsverymanybynow.
  638.  "üMYGODI'MSOGOODÇ".Richardquoteafterfixingsomethinginhisvirus
  639. killerbyKai'scommand!
  640.  Thoseremarksbecomingacrowdafterawhile,probablyisacombination
  641. ofmebeingverynaughtyattimesandthiscountrybeingextremelysilly
  642. inmanyrespects!Idon'tknowwhichisthemostdominant,butIguess
  643. Richardhassomestrongopinionconcerningthat!
  644.  No"GorillasintheMist"isthemessagebeingtransmittedthroughthe
  645. soundwavesinthelivingroomrightnow.ApparentlyBBC'ssignalsand
  646. Richard'selectroncannonaren'tthebestoffriendsatthetimebeingand
  647. thatmeansnofilm!
  648.  
  649.  Leif
  650.  
  651.  22:44
  652.  
  653.  Oooooh,thatshowerreallyhitthespot,sotospeak.Ifeelcleansedand
  654. comfortable,andamcurrentlyenjoyingacooldrinkandawarmatmosphere.
  655. RichardistryingtocalculatehowlonghisrecognitionDATA-linesareon
  656. average,andIthinkIgavehimacoupleofideasonhowtodothat
  657. easier.Hey,itactuallyincreased?Well,toughshitforhim.TheTVset
  658. iscurrentlyshowingsomeDutchshowIdon'tunderstandasinglewordof,
  659. andtheoccasionaltuneofmusicisalsoaudible.Richardwantsmetodo
  660. somecoding...Bye!
  661.  
  662.  Kai
  663.  
  664.  22:55
  665.  
  666. Ç Actuallyitwassortofaninvitationforhimtodosomeofhisown
  667. enhancingon"Antidote",butasfarasIcanseenowheisbasically
  668. screwingaroundwithmyviruskillersource.Justnowhesawsomething
  669. ratherstupidandimmediatelychangedit.Itrusthimutterly,ofcourse.
  670.  WejustateHutspotwithonions,andI'malreadyfartingabit.Well,not
  671. abitactually.Alot.AsyouseeithappensquitealotthatIreferto
  672. bodilyprocesses,ashasbeforebeenobservedproperlybyMr.Jurie
  673. Horneman(AkaRelayerofQX)duringtheDeltaForceICC#2.Ireallydon't
  674. caremuchaboutmybodilyprocesses,buttheyjusthappentobeprevalent
  675. sometimes.
  676.  LeifisatthemomentreadingthepreviousüSTNewsÇissueagain.Sometimes
  677. hesmiles,sometimeshelaughsoutloud.Iguesshelikesit,especially
  678. theCronosinWonderlandbit.
  679.  IwillhaveabrieflookatwhatKai'supto,andafterthatIthinkI
  680. willhittheporcelainGod(Forthefirsttimeintwoorthreedays,I'd
  681. liketodetail).
  682.  
  683.  Richard
  684.  
  685.  23:16
  686.  
  687.  AAAAAAaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh....
  688.  Thatwasagood'un.AndTerryPratchett(Somepeopletakeanewspaperto
  689. theirlittleroom,IhappenedtotakePratchett's"Guards!Guards!"with
  690. me)wasquitebrilliant-atleastthebitIcouldreadduringmybrief
  691. sessionofexcretion.
  692.  DidyouknowthatKaiisquitelikeawalkingüSTNewsÇencyclopaedia?He
  693. keepsonrelatingalmostancientüSTNewsÇwritingtocurrent-dayreality.
  694. Andwhat'sworse,heevendoesthiswithallcrazyletterseverwritten.
  695. IncludingtheonesoftheoldNuttytimeswiththeF-wordandRonny,and
  696. evenmostofthelettersthatgotsenttoME.Atleastitprovestome
  697. thattherearesomepeople(OratleastONE)whodigüSTNewsÇsufficiently
  698. toactuallyreadmostofit.Iwishthereweremorelikethat.Mostpeople
  699. justlookatmewithapolitelyblankexpressionwheneverImention
  700. GoogogulpexortheMaxiMutantMegaMonsterofMultifizzicOmega.Notso
  701. withKai,probably.He'sprobablyevenremembertheMorderousGnaerhelm
  702. andtheSpermWhaleDishconsumed,MENcalledGroHarlemBrundtlandanda
  703. wholehostofother,evenmoreabsurdthings.
  704.  Allinall,weseemtohavewrittenslightlyaround35Kbbynow.It's
  705. notactuallygettingonaseasyaslasttime-but,thenagain,lasttime
  706. wasattheDeltaForceICC#2whichhasatleasttwoorthreedozenactive
  707. real-timearticleparticipants.
  708.  Soit'squitsfornow.
  709.  ButnotafterIhavesaidthatmybiorythmhasalreadybeenshifted
  710. slightly.Mybodytellsmeit'saboutsevenintheevening,whereasin
  711. realityitisnowalmosthalfpasteleven.
  712.  That'sreallyitfornow.Iamgoingtoindulgemypapillaeagain.
  713.  
  714.  Richard
  715. üWednesday,December30th,1992
  716. Ç 00:26
  717.  
  718.  I'vejustfinishedreadingthroughthehiddenarticlesofüSTNewsÇ7.3,
  719. andIcan'tsayIfeelveryentertainedhavingreadaboutmaggotsandsick
  720. peoplegenerally.Ireallydon'tseethepointofwritingsucharticles.
  721.  Thehiddenonesoftheearlier7generationareevenworseinfact
  722. concerningsickpeopledoingsickthingstootheranimateandinanimate
  723. people.What'sthepoint?Theworldissickenoughasitisconsidering
  724. eventsrecentlyinJugoslaviaandSomalianotforgettingMaastrichta
  725. whileago...Whyinadditiondowehavetofacethesickfantasyofpeople
  726. Çwithtotallytwistedmental(Hopefully)ideasofsexualsatisfaction?My
  727. dickatleaststaysunchanged.SomeofthearticlesIhaven'tevenmanaged
  728. togetthroughfully.ü[CENCORED]Ç,Isuddenlygotinagoodmood,andthat
  729. meansIcan'tcontinuewritingthis,discussionended,pointmade!
  730.  Thereasonformysuddenpermanentflashofnicebrainwavesfloodingmy
  731. mindwassomejokesmadebyallofus.Thejokesareabitrudewhich
  732. meanstheywon'tbeincludedinthisarticlewhichmostprobablywillnot
  733. behidden.
  734.  RichardandKaiareagainabsorbedinthetransmissionofphotonsfrom
  735. theirrespectiveSM124senhancing(Oratleastchanging)theirmicro-
  736. organismslayers.Thereseemstobenoendofinspirationinfindingmore
  737. subtlewaysinwreckinghavocamongthosegerms!
  738.  Richardhasbytheway,recentlyputontheBelCantoCDhegotfor
  739. Christmas.Hereallyseemstoenjoythateerie,mood-inspiringmusic.Bel
  740. Canto,bytheway,isaNorwegiangroup,originatingfromTromsø,thetown
  741. whereI'mfrom.Theirleadfigure,thefemalevocalistAnneliDrecker,has
  742. (Asmalldelayhere,whenRichardexplainedhiscontinuedfartingasa
  743. faultoccuringalongthelinesofhisearlierlifespan(GAS-ATTACK-he
  744. diditagain!!!ThosefartsarenearingGuinnesrecordlengths!))avoice
  745. totallyunresemblingRichard'sfarts.Andheblaimsitontheonionswe
  746. hadfordinner!
  747.  
  748.  Leif
  749.  
  750.  01:13
  751.  
  752.  BelCantoisgettingbetterandbetter."Spiderdust"thisparticularsong
  753. iscalled,soKaiinformsmewithzeal.
  754.  Itseemsthatevenotherpeoplecannotactuallyrefrainfrommaking
  755. referencestomyparticularmetabolics.
  756.  Anyway,Iamatthemomenttryingtogettogetherenoughinformationto
  757. recognizethePompeyPacker1.9f(Orsomethingthereabouts)inthe
  758. UltimateVirusKillerlinkvirussearch.Asithappens,though,thePompey
  759. Packerismuchtooslowtobeofpracticaluseandbasicallywhatthis
  760. meansisthatIwon'tbeabletousemycomputerforatleastanother30
  761. minutesuntilitfinishespackinga<70Kbtestprogramfile.Ihavehad
  762. peopletellmeoftenthatPackIce2.40isnotactuallyfastestorbest,
  763. butallthealternativestheyseeareactuallyeithergruesomelyslow
  764. (LikethePompeyPacker)ortotallyincompatiblewithprogramscompiledby
  765. GfABasic(Atom3.5).Sofar,PackIcestillseemstobethebestaround,
  766. thoughKaimentionedthatitmightbeagoodideatoactuallyuseTWO
  767. packerswhenpacking-oneaverageoneandAtom3.5afterwards,which
  768. shouldnotcreateproblemsevenwithGFABasiccompilations.
  769.  Hm.'Compilations'doesn'texactlymean'programsthatwereoriginally
  770. GfAbasicsourcefilesbutthathavebeencompiledwiththeGfABasic
  771. compiler',nowdoesit?Ihatetosaythis,buttheGermanlanguagehas
  772. theword'compilat'tocoverthisandnoneoftheothercivilized
  773. languagesseemto.NotevenDutchorthevastlyextensiveEnglishdialect.
  774.  Actually,myanalexplosionsaregettingprogressivelysmelly.
  775.  Ilikethat.
  776.  
  777.  Richard
  778.  
  779.  01:42(...)
  780.  
  781.  Ohjoy.Ohpleasure.weareabouttowitnessMoviehistory,asRichardis
  782. preparingtheüSTNewsÇhomevidforus,threehoursofuttermadness.Well,
  783. there'ssomethingwrongwithhisTVsetsohehastoreplaceitwithone
  784. theyhaveinthesparebedrooom.well,don'texpectanyimmediate
  785. reactions,becauseIanticipatesomeratherun-spasmicbodymovementsin
  786. Çthegeneraldirectionofourbedsafterwards.(Threehoursfromnow!!!)
  787.  
  788.  Kai
  789.  
  790.  04:14
  791.  
  792.  Includingfast-forwindingtheboringbits,wehavejustnowfinished
  793. viewingtheHomeVid'.Itbroughtupoldmemories,theperformanceof
  794. Stefanandmedoing"One"beingtheundubitableclimax.AlthoughIwould
  795. notwanttobebackatthattime,thingslikethismakemefeelnicethat
  796. atleastIspentsometimeinatimeIwouldnotliketobeinnow.
  797.  Leifisraidingthefridgeagain.Iguessit'saparticularlyNorwegian
  798. habittodothat-muchinthewayitissupposedtobeatypicallyDutch
  799. habittodrapeyoursolidexcretasomewherewhereyoucanactuallyexamine
  800. itbeforeitbeingflusheddowntheirevokablepitofdamnation.
  801.  
  802.  Richard
  803.  
  804.  04:23
  805.  
  806.  Ihavetheliving-roomonmyownnowthatRichardhasgonetojoin
  807. Mirandaintheirbedroom,andLeifhascorrectlyoccupiedtheirsparebed.
  808. BasicallyhedidthatbecausetheprevioustwonightsI'vebeensleeping
  809. inbedsandhe'sbeensleepingoncouches,sonowwe'rereversingroles.
  810. BilboandCronos,thetwopethamsters,arebothactiveandmakinglotsof
  811. noise,soIhopeIwon'thaveanytroublegettingsomesleep.Thatisis
  812. forthenight.
  813.  
  814.  Kai
  815.  
  816.  12:40
  817.  
  818.  Backfromtown.Thevideocameraishere,andtheNuttiesareatthe
  819. momentbreakingtheirfast.Igotupratherearly-athalfpastten,to
  820. bemoreexact.Weareatthemomenttryingtothinkofatitleforthe
  821. HomeVid'thatwillbemadeinthenextfewdays.Perhapsitwillbe"Ooh
  822. thatwasnice"(AsopposedtoOUCHHomeVid'),orTheNotOUCHHomeVid'.
  823. Perhapswe'llthinkofsomethingbetterbeforewestart.
  824.  
  825.  Richard
  826.  
  827.  12:50
  828.  
  829.  Withinseveralminutes(Ifnotless)wewillbeofftothelocalshopping
  830. mall(Well,it'sactuallyamallette)togetthevideosfortheorgy
  831. tonight,aswellassomecrispsandstuff.
  832.  
  833.  Richard
  834.  
  835.  14:40
  836.  
  837.  Backfromtheshoppingspree.We'reofftotheswimmingpoolnow.
  838.  
  839.  Richard
  840.  
  841.  19:02
  842.  
  843.  Backagain.We'vebeenswimmingquiteawhile,notgettingoutofthe
  844. wateruntilhalfpastfour.Afterthatwe,well,gotoutandwenttobuy
  845. variousrefreshmentsandcrispsfortonight.
  846. Ç Nowwewillgoandmakethetitlesforourvideo.
  847.  
  848.  Richard
  849.  
  850.  19:28
  851.  
  852.  WehavejustfinishedfilmingthetitlesequencefortheHomevid'
  853. withoutaname,Thehomevidwefoundnonameforet.c.Itwaspretty
  854. stunning,withaVangelissoundtrack(Unfortunatelynotexclusively
  855. writtenforthehomevid')andrealtimeartworkbyRichard.Filmingwas
  856. donebyyourstruly,andLeifwastheDJ.Inlessthan45minuteswe
  857. expecttheQuartermassExperimenttodropby,andthenthevideoorgywill
  858. commence!!!
  859.  
  860.  Kai
  861.  
  862.  19:32
  863.  
  864.  Cacophonyplays.Ifeelslightlychloric,probablybecauseofitbeingin
  865. Dutchswimmingwater.Actually,Iwouldliketosaythatwe'vespentmost
  866. ofourtimetryingtodrowneachother.Asamatteroffact,wedida
  867. totalof42drownings(Yes,wecounted).It'squiteimpossibletodrown
  868. Leif,bytheway,becausehesimplyclampsintoadeathlyembraceand
  869. dragsyoudownaswell.
  870.  Theswimmingpoolwasfilledwithveryyoungpeople.Littleboysand
  871. girls,actually,notexceedingtheestimatedageoftwelve.WhereasI
  872. don'thaveanypedarastictendencies,Ihavetosaythatthefutureof
  873. mankindlookspromising.Atleastwhenitisdressedinfluorescent
  874. bathingsuits.
  875.  Outside,pre-adolescentsaredesperatelytryingtogetattentionby
  876. lettingvariousfireworkthingiesblowup.Ican'tblamethem,really.If
  877. youcannotmakeyourselfstandoutofthecrowdbecauseallofthem
  878. includingyourselfaredimwittedandlikehousemusic,Iguessthisisthe
  879. perfectway.Anditevenbothersthepeoplearoundthemabit.Whatmore
  880. doyouwant?
  881.  ActuallyIknowsomethingthatIwouldwant.Mirandaisoutatthe
  882. moment,andsheprobablywon'tbebackuntilaroundmidnight.Shewentto
  883. eatwithsomeofherfriends(Actuallytheyarefemalefriends,butI
  884. guessoneshouldn'tusethephrasegirlfriendshere).
  885.  Kaiiscodingagain.Wheneverhefindsasparemoment(Or,evenbetter,
  886. twoormoreofthem)hestartsmakinghisviruskillerevenbetter.Asit
  887. isitisalreadyprettydamnfastandalmostfourtimesassmallasmine-
  888. butIdon'tmindreally.Competitionisgoodfortheconsumer,andnowI
  889. knowIwilljusthavetoworkmyassoffinordertoretainmyheadstart.
  890. WhereaspreviouslyIhadscaredoftheFloppyshop'sviruskillertaking
  891. awaypieceofthemarket,Iamnowactuallymuchmorefrightenedof
  892. "Antidote"doingso.TheFloppyshopviruskiller,bytheway,hasnotbeen
  893. supportedforaconsiderableamountoftimeandIseemtorecallitnot
  894. evenrecognizingthelaterimmunizationmethods.
  895.  Enoughfromme.AnytimenowIexpectpeopletodropin.Intheorywe
  896. shouldbewatchingvideosforthecomingtwelvehours-afterwhichwe'll
  897. beknackeredutterly,Iguess.
  898.  PerhapsIhavestillstufftosay.Yes.Iwillmakeashortsummaryof
  899. thevideosweintendtowatch.Firstofall,"TheFisherKing".It'sa
  900. versionwithNorwegiansubtitleswhichLeifandKaigavemeforChristmas
  901. (Cheersguys!).Then"TheLandbeforeTime",theoriginalEnglishversion
  902. thatIhappentoown.It'squitegoodandevensortofsensitive.Nowfor
  903. theoneswerentedthisafternoonatthevideostore:"RobinHood,Prince
  904. ofThieves","Flatliners","BatmanReturns","UniversalSoldier","Father
  905. oftheBride"and"TheNightbreed".Idon'tknowtheorderyet.AllIhope
  906. Çisthattheboozeandcrispswillkeepalltheattendantssatisfiedlong
  907. enough.
  908.  NowI'vereallywrittenenough.
  909.  
  910.  Richard
  911.  
  912.  19:48
  913.  
  914.  I'vesuddenlyrealizedthatIhaven'twrittenasinglelinetoday.
  915. Shockingreallyconsideringmypreviousproductivity!Anyway,todayhas
  916. beenquiteeventfulalready(Thefirstguestjustarrivedsomeonecalled
  917. Scumorsomething),anditwillbecomeevenmoreso,withthisvideoorgy
  918. happeningtonight.Itisinfactjustabouttostarthappening.
  919.  Wehadgreatfunattheswimming-pooltoday,drowningeachother42
  920. times,blockingtheglideandsoon.I'mprettyexhaustedactually,butI
  921. WILLsurvivethenight.Scumisareallyniceguy,heistryingbravelyto
  922. readsomeNorwegian,succedingnotquitealot!
  923.  Igottafetchsomethingliquidtoputinmymouth.Bye.
  924.  
  925.  Leif
  926.  
  927.  19:58
  928.  
  929.  I(Tjeerd)justputMarillion's'B'sidesthemselves'onRichardsCD-
  930. player(He'sgotaCDP997fromSonyAAAAARRRRGGGHHH,it'sthebest).
  931.  We'rewaitingfortherestnow.ItseemstheZ88onwhichthistextis
  932. writtenisrunninglowonbatteriessoRichardwillportthistexttohis
  933. ST.Byefornow.
  934.  
  935.  Tjeerd.
  936.  
  937. üENDOFPARTONEÇ
  938.