Newbie here!

Subject: Newbie here!
Author: Grackle
Posted on: 2010-08-30 08:39:00 UTC

Hi there~

I've been following Laburnum's LiveJournal (and her PPC missions) for ... yikes, years now. Earlier today I was bored, over-tired, and impulsive - and Laburnum posted a new PPC mission. So I gave into temptation, wandered over to the PPC site and boards, read some rules and stories, and signed up.

I'll be going by Grackle here, I think. In the Redwall community, I usually go by Snowspine (Laburnum stole-with-permission/rescued a couple characters of mine from a story I wrote ages ago, Vengeance Quest). I'm Makhsihed on LiveJournal.

It's been ages since I wrote or read fanfiction, but I rather miss it, and have gotten into a few new fandoms since I last read fanfic. Fandoms primarily include Doctor Who/Torchwood (that's the biggest one for me right now), Redwall, Song of Ice and Fire, and the Kushiel novels. I'm a more casual fan of quite a few other areas (Valdemar, Narnia, Tortall, FarScape, Whedonverse...).

I'm pretty busy with work (I deal with unstable teenage girls who are in residential treatment), so I don't know *quite* how much time I'll have to participate. But I figure writing about eradicating stupidity is stress-relieving and cathartic, so it can't hurt.

Anything else? Is that about what's expected for an introduction? Questions, complaints?

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Newbie here! by Grackle on 2010-08-30 08:39:00 UTC

Welcome! by Elemarth on 2010-08-31 20:48:00 UTC Reply

Have a pet dog to go with your cat.
Welcome! Have a pineapple! by Sedri on 2010-08-31 01:50:00 UTC Reply

It's lovely to meet you. I'm afraid the only one of your fandoms I know is Narnia, but so what? A fellow protector is always welcome! :)
j0 by Maudlin Hart on 2010-08-31 01:15:00 UTC Reply

Welcome to the Board! Please deposit your sanity in the provided receptacle. *indicates bucket marked "Warg Fodder"* You shan't need it here.
First plover! (nm) by Tawaki on 2010-08-30 23:00:00 UTC Reply
Greetings! Have a flying shark. Which is on fire. by Laburnum on 2010-08-30 22:04:00 UTC Reply

(I've been watching "How To Kill A Mockingbird".)

So, which other PPC stuff have you read? The Original Series is a must-see, of course, and my other personal favourites are Architeuthis' Intelligence Reports, hS's stuff (especially the "legolas by laura" sporking), Trojie and Pads' stuff, and the Department of Technical Errors.
Welcome by Miah on 2010-08-30 21:43:00 UTC Reply

Hello! Have a seventeen foot long, multicolored, wool, knit scarf (curly wig not included), and a bag of jelly babies.
Oh hey, it's you! by Neshomeh on 2010-08-30 21:33:00 UTC Reply

We've heard so much about you. Welcome! ^_^

And, please excuse me while I go eeeeeeeeeee! for another Farscape fan! There are so few of us, it's exciting to meet another 'Scaper. {= D

That's a Pilot carapace on my emoticon, by the way. As my gift to you, have one yourself! Use it well.

~Neshomeh

Yay Farscape! by Grackle on 2010-08-31 01:01:00 UTC Reply

I heart Farscape so much. Haven't watched it in way too long though. Roommates collect TV shows, though, so it's on our household server... I should rewatch it sometime. My favorite character is Chiana.

Yay! by Neshomeh on 2010-08-31 03:50:00 UTC Reply

I love the whole cast, really, but (if you couldn't guess) my favorite is Pilot. The first episode I saw was the one with the body-switching in season two, and the part where he describes the multi-tasking he does with Moya's systems hooked me.

Scorpius comes a close second--best villain/anti-hero ever--followed by D'Argo. ^_^

I live in fear of finding Farscape badfic, but fortunately, the fandom has proved itself too small and too smart for it so far.

~Neshomeh, who will kill it dead with a vengeance if she ever does find any.

Helllo New Friend! by OpinionedAngel on 2010-08-30 21:16:00 UTC Reply

Welcome to the Board! Here, have some chocolate, end enjoy your stay here!
Welkomen! Have a Philosopher's Stone! by Nielymoon on 2010-08-30 21:04:00 UTC Reply

Hello!
Hallo! by Kyoki on 2010-08-30 20:55:00 UTC Reply

Very nice fandoms, do you happen to like classic Who as well?

To commemorate this glad event, here's a sonic screwdriver and a bag of jelly babies! Please use responsibly.

Ooh, it's sonic! by Grackle on 2010-08-30 22:00:00 UTC Reply

I haven't gotten to classic Who yet. Two episodes to go on new Who, then I have the rest of season 2 and all of season 3 of Torchwood, and *then* I will be working my way through classic Who.

My own sonic screwdriver! Yay! Does it transfer into PPC-space when/if I eventually get Permission? Because that would be a useful tool indeed.

It may... by Kyoki on 2010-09-01 00:10:00 UTC Reply

...But keep it on the down-low. Upstairs would spoil your fun if they knew about it...

Welcome. Here's a tall ship. by Khajidu on 2010-08-30 20:28:00 UTC Reply

Fair winds!

Now you can throw BBQs.
Meow! by PitViperOfDoom on 2010-08-30 20:13:00 UTC Reply

Welcome, welcome! Hooray, another Redwall fan! I read Vengeance Quest maybe a year or so ago, and I still hold it among the best fics out there. Welcome to the PPC!

I gift you with a Rubix polyhedron, a sock full of chalk, and a hug. I'm sure you'll find some use for them.
Greetings! by PoorCynic on 2010-08-30 19:16:00 UTC Reply

Please accept this basket of assorted silly hats as a welcoming present.
Welcome, welcome, welcome! by Wide Eyed Idealist on 2010-08-30 17:41:00 UTC Reply

(You picked a hell of a time to show up...)

Anyway, have a Mary Poppins Carpetbag and a hearty welcome!
Good to have you a-Board! by doctorlit on 2010-08-30 16:57:00 UTC Reply

Welcome, new friend!

Have a piece of Convenient Wooden Furniture™. Should you be attacked by vampires, it will break during the fight into just enough wooden stakes to slay them all.
Welcome! Have a Very Interesting Rock! by Firebird766 on 2010-08-30 16:07:00 UTC Reply

It's shiny [i]and[/i] pointy! That's like the perfect combination!

Re: Welcome! Have a Very Interesting Rock! by Grackle on 2010-08-30 16:35:00 UTC Reply

Can I stab things with it? :-o

Re: Welcome! Have a Very Interesting Rock! by Firebird766 on 2010-08-30 18:44:00 UTC Reply

Most likely! It would probably work better slipped in someone's shoe, though.

Ffffffffffff by Firebird766 on 2010-08-30 16:18:00 UTC Reply

*sighs* My apologies for using BBCode instead of HTML. Shoulda hit 'preview' first...

First poke by IndeMaat on 2010-08-30 14:47:00 UTC Reply

Surprisingly, it was still possible to poke first.

Do you require links to variety of topics of interest (such as missions in the division Doctor Who/Torchwood) or have you found your way around the ppc wiki already?

Re: First poke by Grackle on 2010-08-30 16:29:00 UTC Reply

*is poked* Gah!

I think I'm finding my way around the PPC wiki all right. :) Thanks!

Eeeee, hello! :D by Cassie Cameron-Young on 2010-08-30 12:37:00 UTC Reply

I remember you! I've seen you around various of Laburnum's writings before. I read Vengeance Quest a while back (can't any more, I can't access FF.net) and totally
Welcome to the Board! I hereby present you with a welcoming gift of a bag of pebbles and a Random Shiny Object. May they come in handy.

Re: Eeeee, hello! :D by Grackle on 2010-08-30 16:28:00 UTC Reply

Actually, I have all my writings with Riala in them at this website:

http://www.dreamofhorn.com/riala/stories.html

None of them link to FF.net, I don't think.

Yay random shiny object! Grackle likes shinies. :D

Hello, fellow Doctor Who fan! by Silikat on 2010-08-30 10:57:00 UTC Reply

Have a pet cat. You may name her whatever you wish.
So, are you into new Who or old? (Or both.)

Re: Hello, fellow Doctor Who fan! by Grackle on 2010-08-30 16:34:00 UTC Reply

I shall name her... Miw! Because I am unoriginal and stuff. (It is Middle Egyptian for "cat".)

Well, I only recently (in the past several months - I guess that means for some definitions of "recently") started watching Doctor Who. My roommates are obsessed and own every Doctor Who episode available ever. (Even reconstructed-from-single-slides versions of One.) I started with new!Who, and all I have left are the last two episodes of new!season 5. Then I will probably finish watching Torchwood (am only on the second season of that), and then go back and start watching old!Who.

Eccleston is my first Doctor, and still my favorite so far. Donna is my favorite Companion as of yet, though I am fond of Amy Pond. Did not like Rose; she annoys me. x_o

Re: Hello, fellow Doctor Who fan! by Silikat on 2010-08-31 09:29:00 UTC Reply

Hey, Miw is a cool name. =D

Ah, I see. I would recommend old!Who as soon as you can get hold of some - most older episodes are great!

My favourite new Doctor is Matt Smith - fave companion's Martha. Rose gets on my nerves too.

Re: Hello, fellow Doctor Who fan! by Grackle on 2010-08-31 09:47:00 UTC Reply

I do adore Matt Smith. Tennant grew on me eventually, but it took a full season; I liked Matt Smith within the first couple episodes.

Martha kind of bored me, sad to say.

Oh, I can get ahold of old!Who anytime - my roommates are obsessed with Doctor Who and have every episode ever available on the household server. I just need to finish new!Who and maybe the rest of Torchwood first. Is plan. *nodnod*

Welcome! by raffitz on 2010-08-30 10:56:00 UTC Reply

Have a Dalek Tommy gun (like the ones in Daleks in Manhattan)...

Re: Welcome! by Grackle on 2010-08-30 16:34:00 UTC Reply

Whee, WEAPONS! Bwahahah.

Welcome! by Sergio Turbo on 2010-08-30 10:21:00 UTC Reply

Have a Random Sue Execution Gun. You will face one sometime, so better have a good... er, a weapon to kill them.

Re: Welcome! by Grackle on 2010-08-30 16:36:00 UTC Reply

Oooo. Is it a handgun or a rifle?

I may need to acquire sharp pointy objects for such purposes as well. Like a spear.

Well... it can be everything by Sergio Turbo on 2010-08-30 19:43:00 UTC Reply

As written in the Wiki, it has the shape of a small pistol but morphs itself to another weapon when aimed at a Sue.

Feel free to use it in mission if you get Permission. It's one invention of mine, and I would be glad to see some use from other Agents.

Have a Bengal Tiger! by WikiMaster on 2010-08-30 08:45:00 UTC Reply

Don't feed it Sues, just Generic Meat would do.