jalaki

*cough* If I were an Evil Overlord */cough* Hehehe....but that aside, gotta love the list. A few more we could add... - I will not place my enemies, once captured, into some kind of "inescapable" maze or trap or a "certain death" situation. I will immediately and personally kill them if possible, or will have a subordinate immediately perform this task before my very eyes. - Never, ever, shall I utter the words "Victory is mine." - If I begin life on the side of 'good' I will not fall in love with a woman. If I do, I will not marry her and have children. If I do, I will not promptly forget about my pregnant wife and/or offspring for the next twenty years so they can later join my opposition. Hopefully none of those were covered, but redundancy doesn't hurt anyway

Hehe I just know better than to pester Com to update anything, else I'd be doing it too, for several stories. But I know he'll get them out when he decides to, and no amount of prodding or pulling from us will really help with that. *shrug* I'm pretty sure this isn't one of his "I don't feel like updating" it stories, though, as the reasons for that should be fairly obvious with the content of this story.

Well, then, come on over, the "theater" is prepped, the couch is comfy, I'll make popcorn, it'll be fun

Definite thanks for that, Viv If only more people could have love like this for each other....but hey, if some do, then there's always hope. Very touching, thank you again!

Hehe, I'll often end up with a few of those "last post by Jalaki"s because I tend to go through and read all the new posts and reply to those I wish, all at one time/in one sitting...so it happens But I tend to just add comments, like this, rather than make new threads....unless I have a particular reason, but that's pretty rare these days. I'm too busy with other things *laugh*

Actually, RHawes16's code works, once you fix the typos Just tried it in a preview and it came up ok... [url=http://www.gayauthors.org/eficiton/series.php?seriesid=9] [img=http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e223/viper_dw_00_86/linklogo.jpg] [/url] You'll need to remove the line breaks there - so it's all one big long line - and then it should work

Gah, you people are mean....I've so been wanting to see this Looks like I'll have to break down and pick it up then heh...anyone wanna come watch it with me?

Whoo, managed to sneak in HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Marty! Hope it was a good one!

Well, the "add reply" page is messed up for me....the "Enter your Post" box is way down instead of next to the smiley list, and the "quote" function seems busted....in both IE and FF *shrug* Other than that though it works fine as far as I can tell. Anyway...I believe I answered this on the Library but no harm adding it here Sex is by no means and in any way, shape, or form, absolutely necessary to a story. In fact, I'd say quite the opposite for the most part - unless of course the work's sole purpose is to get someone off, lol, but that's another issue entirely Usually I'll skim over the sex in a story, unless I have a compelling reason to read it....just typically doesn't really interest me, I want to know what else is going on. There's only so many ways you can *@!# after all, once you've seen them you've seen them So there's my view on it, heh.

Just gotta add my own two cents in here again, 'cuz I can't keep my big mouth shut (hey, that's not necessarily a bad thing, either )

*hugs to all those affected by this, and double-hugs to Steve's family* Y'know, it DOES amaze me how much he touched people. I was never a fan of his...just never got into it *shrug* No idea why...but now I feel like I've missed out Somehow his cry of "Croike!" did work it's way into my vocabulary, though, so I'll still carry a little piece of him around with me, heh. The thing I find rather odd is the way he died...stung by a stingray? That's like coming home from the front lines of a war and falling down the stairs. I always imagined he'd go down with a pile of 20 crocs all on him at once while another 20 lay already wrestled and tied up and ready to be studied. *shrug* It's a crazy world. Anyway....my heart goes out to his family and all his fans.

Yeah I'll agree....with both sides! Haha! Having an "unfinished" story can suck....but only if it STAYS that way. Knowing that more will come gives you something to look forward to, no? Call me crazy, but I like that, hehe. I mean, the end of Story X comes up and it's like....damn, no more Story X :'( But if it's "unfinished" and the author is continuing work on it....then yay, because there will be more! Besides, it's not like it'll kill you to reread a story again to remember what you've forgotten...and sometimes it's good to do it anyway Hell, I reread some books/stories that ARE done, several times over again, just 'cuz. Or think of them as individual 'books' in a 'saga'....ie, Harry Potter or Wheel of Time or whatever other big ol' series you can think of....there might be years between individual books, so you may need to go back and reread them again. At least each of Com's (and most other authors') stories/chapters aren't like 1000 pages each

Aha, so THAT'S the ticket....been wondering what some of these mean, hehe....well, the various "author" ones are fairly self-explanatory, but still. So, yeah....I have my work cut out for me Still, a neat little post, Jay, thanks for it

Got ya in the chat earlier, but nothing wrong with adding to it here... Happy (belated) Birthday, Red! *hugs* Enjoy it (the whole year, not just the day, hehe)

Well, first off...Vic, all I can say is to give it time. Your parents haven't outright rejected you and, from most of what you said, ARE pretty accepting. You being gay must have been a pretty big shock to them, and it sounds like they (or at least your father) might not have realized just how big a shock. Call it a momentary lapse - these things happen. Try not to hold it against your father, I'm sure you'll be able to work things out. David, your parents rock. Plain and simple. That goes for yours as well, Steve and Marty. jaRED, ouch, man, I feel for ya *hug* Hopefully it'll all work out for the best, as everyone else has said. I do'nt really have much else to add to it as it seems they've said everything I would, so I'll just add my support. Keep us updated k? As for myself...whoo, heh. My mom found out accidentally that I was gay (*shakes his fist at computers* heh) and didn't bring it up until several months later, when she "cornered" me after taking me out to dinner one night and popped the question.I'd actually been struggling with coming out to her (had already done so to a goodly number of friends) and decided that this was an opportune time - plus I didn't want to lie either, heh. She said she still loved me and all that but it seemed like she had some trouble under-the-surface and suggested I possibly see a counselor or psychiatrist or something (which I would have agreed to as long as I got to choose who it was but she's not the overly-religious type so I know it would have worked out) but that never happened. At the time I was living in another town (first year of college) and so it wasn't too huge an issue. Well, after that year I ended up moving back in with her and going to school in the town she lived...and things kinda went downhill from there. Nothing was ever explicitly stated but tensions between us were uneasy for several reasons, one of which I think was my sexuality - or perhaps that just aggravated the other things. Well, eventually I ended up leaving - kinda of a half "being thrown out" and half "I'm outta here" thing. Moved all the way from North Dakota (born and raised up to that point) to Mississippi where I had a friend/family to stay with...and where I still am now, heh. Well, things kinda evened out slightly after this - I think the shock of me leaving prompted my mom to start rethinking things, and later when she was diagnosed with cancer (she's been cancer-free going on three years now, so hopefully it'll stay that wa) I think she realized that it wasn't good to keep things between us how they were. She started checking out PFLAG and other such things - completely unbeknownst to me at the time - and started coming to terms with things and now is pretty much completely accepting - at least as far as I know, heh. She always asks how my semi-kinda-boyfriend is doing (LDR so we're not completely official heh) though she has not yet met him. I know there are still a few things to be worked out eventually at some point but I'm pretty confident that it'll all turn out okay. There ya go, that's my story and I'm sticking to it

Well, not really all that new though it's only recently I've gotten around to try to be a little active here. So I suppose a smattering of introduction is in order, no? Hi, everybody! I'm Jalaki (or

You sound like me, David, heh. Went back to school finally last year after a year longer hiatus, so I kinda know how you feel. I'm sure you'll do fine - just take it easy, relax, and don't worry about talking to people. Here's a bit of luck though just in case

Your Linguistic Profile: 70% General American English 10% Upper Midwestern 5% Dixie 5% Midwestern 5% Yankee What Kind of American English Do You Speak? http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofameric...doyouspeakquiz/ I would have thought the "Upper Midwestern" would be a bit higher...guess I've been away from NoDak for too long. I'll have to go back for a little while to "recharge" haha. Heh...I think the Devil one is more of a Southern/"Dixie" thing, the only times I ever remember hearing it have been since I moved down here *shrug* But why ya gotta be so violent? Haha...my grandma always used "kitty-corner" and it's rubbed off on most of her children and us grandchildren....that's more a Midwest/upper-Midwest I think. You're right on the "easy course" one though - I would have called it a "sluff/slough" class Yes, gotta love that accent But you didn't write "Nawleans" Y'know, I used to make fun of that southern slang (especially that one in particular) when I first moved here...then one day I was talking to my (now ex-)boyfriend on the phone and said unthinkingly said something like "I'm fixin to go to bed". We both stopped and stood in dead silence for almost a minute trying to comprehend what had just happened. Since that one time, probably over 3 years ago now, I've never said it again *rofl* And it wasn't because I was trying not to say it either, I still don't know exactly why I did it that one time

Thank you, Tim! For a moment I thought I was crazy there, haha. I suppose being from North Dakota msyelf, it's gotta be a ND-MN thing, dontchaknow

Mmmm, yes, can't leave this topic alone, definitely enjoy hugs far too much, hehe. As many have already stated, there are usually different hugs for different occasions. However, in general I'm that crushing-hug guy everyone else here seems to not want to be *laugh* Generally those are only reserved for family (we're a pretty close family ) or good friends, but if I hug you in the first place I have to consider you a fairly decent friend so....prepare for crushing With that, I'll just grab ya, pull ya close, and try to squeeze some love into you, hehe On the romantic side, however.....well, even a boyfriend wouldn't be safe, haha, although depending on the situation he might get a much more gentle and loving type...in which case, arms over shoulders and wrapped around the back of his neck, or arms up his sides with my hands on his shoulderblades. Mmm, yeah, that can be nice, hehehe. So there's mine, take 'em or leave 'em

Oh my....just found out about all of this when someone mentioned it in the Comicality chat room....I'm so sorry to hear about this, Chaz. You and Green's family and everyone else are all in our thoughts and prayers. *superhugs from the Shack Chat*

The best part is, it's not even done yet Of course, half the time each "page" of Comsie's chapters are the same size as a regular chapter for other authors...so...lol Would take a lot of reformatting to put it in a 'proper' book format, but it would be VERY neat. And even more freaking huge after it's all done. Good job, Com As for the book idea...I'd love to see it. I'd buy probably buy some, but it would largely depend on the author etc. As I'm sure you're all aware, not all the gay erotica out there is of the highet caliber That's another of the huge benefits of having them online...if it turns out to be crap, you haven't lost much except a bit of time. But even having read some of Com's (and other people's) stuff multiple times, I'd probably buy copies. I do love rereading, after all, hehe.

Hmm...I suppose I should like, dig out that old pen & pencil & paper, eh? *searches around for writer's hat* I know I left that blasted thing here SOMEWHERE!