Douglas E. Berry

14 Mozzarella sticks fit in a 1-quart bag! Pass this along to everyone you know! For the love of Halford, don't try to get 15 in there! kshandra just spent many precious minutes determining the precise stick to bag ratio for the betterment of humanity.

We owe her a debt that can never be repaid.

Highway To Hell played on a ballpark organ.

Also wrong is my body. I'm still sick, and have been ordered home by my doctor through Wednesday.

I just volunteered to work another WorldCon.

Beats cutting, I suppose.

I didn't really have a last two days at the con, more like a last 1.5 days. I was an early adopter of this year's con crud release. This year's model seems to be a throat infection. Joy. All I did today was have a few final chats with people, check out a few things, and throttle Publications for getting my email address wrong in the newsletter. Part of the fun was the "hunt Doug" contest that was developed on the fly. Get a picture of me actually sitting on a panel, get a ribbon left over from years gone by. But people got into it. I now know how celebrities feel.

Did end up sitting in on two panels on Sunday. Refurbished History, the annual stealing from history panel, and Before I Kill You, Mr. Bond a panel about villains and their motivations and weaknesses. Both were fantastic.

But today I was just dead. We did manage one more swing through the dealers room, where I was mugged by this doublet at Pendragon Costumes...



Anyone have a spare $350?

I eventually left, and kshandra remained to document the final moments of my ascent into legendary status. First came the hoax zine (PDF). Then came the Hiss&Purr. Where it turns out that I was actually in charge over EVERY ASPECT OF THE CONVENTION!!!!!



I deny everything. There's no paper trail. I want a lawyer!

So, the goodies.

• WWW:Watch by Robert Sawyer. I loved WWW:Wake and can't wait to read this.


• The Noise Within by Ian Whates. Recommended to me by Tom Whitmore of The Other Change of Hobbit. I can always rely on him to find me excellent Hard SF.


• Is Anybody Out There? edited by Nick Gevers and Marty Halpern. A collection of SETI-related fiction. So far pretty good, except one terrible effort from Mike Resnick.


• Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Because kshandra never saw it.

Yeah, I missed a couple. My bad.

But we here at the newly-improved Heavy Metal Sunday World Headquarters could not let April Fool's day pass without notice! As usual, rather than trying to trick you, you get a really odd or funny video.

So enjoy Back of the Class - My Mom's On Facebook

Almost daily I find myself driving through the scenic hamlet of French Camp, Ca on my way to or from one of our vendors. French Camp is decidedly rural, as I pass a goat pen (now with baby goats!!!), a cattle yard, and a pasture normally filled with sheep driving along the main drag. Then there are the chickens.

I swear, these chickens are plotting something. Several times now, they have blocked French Camp Road in a fairly well-coordinated blockade. Mind that these chickens are not crossing the road (for whatever reason), they simply saunter out and stand there. Defying us. Gaging our reactions and willingness to create improvised pâte de poulet. Judging from the back up of trucks engaged in staring contests with chickens, they have us right where they want us.

Look, I have some history with animal encounters. So I know when chickens are up to no good. I think they're working up to a truck hijacking. If you don't hear from me in the next few days, you'll know the awful truth.

Beware the chickens.

Because today I was flashed by four biker chicks. Behold the power of thrash metal.

While leaving Stockton I was stopped at a railroad crossing waiting for a train to pass. It was a nice day, and I had the windows down and Testament's Formation of Damnation blasting. Hey, I was competing with a freight train! A few seconds later I was also competing with the dozen odd Harleys that pulled up in the left lane beside me. Then I heard a chorus of "fuck yeahs!" and "crank it" yells. Next to me were riders from the Henchmen MC from the Tracy Chapter. The song blasting out of my truck was Henchmen Ride. Written by Alex Skolnick as his final task to earn his full status as a patch holder in the Henchmen. Evidently, he rides out of the San Jose Chapter.

The song ends, and the front riders and I chat while we wait for the train to pass. They're out for a shake-down ride prior to a ride up towards Mt. Shasta for the long weekend. They asked if I ride, and I reply honestly that I used to, but I'm too broke and broken to afford a bike these days. Got an invite to apply to the Henchmen when I get a bike. The train finally passes, and of course they get moving faster than I do. As they pass, the last few riders hit their horns. I look, and the women riding on the backs of the rearmost bikes had their shirts pulled up. Nice tits. I'd give them an average score of 7.9/10.

I need a motorcycle now.

I bring you the best in crazy.

The title alone...

The Question:

Psychics please answer this ?PLEASE NEED HELP!!!!?

okay my family isnt racist but they dont want me to date out my race im a young black man who is attracted to white and hispanic women ive had arguements with my family about this topic its taking a toll on my relationship with them

so my ? is will i marry a white woman or an hispanic woman or light hispanic woman or a black woman my name is brandon dunn and my dob is 4/24/92

PLEASE DESCRIBE HER LOOKS

( My answer )

Had another person looking for homework help in Y!A. Her questions:

1. Before president wilson presidency, American businesses were protected from foreign competition because of what?

2. following a policy of appeasement, what did Great Britain and France do?

3. Most immigrants arriving in the US after 1880 settled in cities because?

4. Most progressives agreed that the government should do what?

5. Throughout the 1920's, how did American's generally feel?

6. What stimulated (encouraged) US imperialism?

7. What as a fundamental disagreement between the candidates in the 1932 presidential election?

8. what was the biggest reason for the US to get into WW1?

9. What were the results of the GI Bill to soldiers returning home?

10. which new deal program had the biggest long term affect on the US economy?

11. President Wilson felt that trusts.......?

( And my answers... )