Official Announcement

[damellon]

Yes Manna, from synthetic surfaces but what about from ... em skin? I have a few mystery marks about my person but maybe they're not fingerpaints. Does BM have any pets, can you recall? Did you get your car back? any clues there? Christine, what was the name of that game you showed us?

[Manna]

ohhhh, so that is how you got those marks - the GAME. it's all coming back quite clearly, except my car which is still a complete mystery. can't you see my car? did that all change when the lights showed up? I think its negative space was sucked into a parallel space; it's all this physics and stuff that's above my head. you have to be able to see in negative parallels in order to see my car now. it's kind of an emporer's new clothes thing. was that part of the game too?

yes, bm had a pet. sorry, but that was some fine teriyaki, wasn't it?

[damellon]

Sorry Manna, don't think we'll ever recover your chariot. I'm getting my goddesses confused.....Christine had the problem with the car. What was in those aperitifs? About the pet.....I thought teriyaki was a Japanese food......we didn't eat the pet, did we? God, how'll we explain that? Maybe that furry thing in BM's new and ominous picture thingey is the teriyaki formerly known as...... Not a word of this when she comes back here or we'll never hit Broadway with the artistic effort. Gotta go or I'll be fired from the day job. Remember 'Mum's' the word.

[Christine]

A lot's happened here since my absence due to my house arrest. My car is safely returned but now I have lost my ATM card so will be unable to pay the $505 for Fringe 08. I am still available for rehearsals tho' and am also happy to report that with the aid of a few good rhubarb leaves, my laurel leaf rash has disappeared. But are you certain I was the only one that got it?

I don't know why Blonde M's hubby spiced our drinks but something weird's afoot. I thought I saw the Beach Boys last night playing with John Stamos from ER. Doesn't this seem a bit unlikely? I know he's taken some hits in Oz recently but I can assure you he is a good candidate for our calendar. Shall I find him on youtube?

Now, girls, you know I can't divulge the secrets of the game. But did you remember to throw away the two and one-half cucumbers, Damellon?

[Christine]

Good grief, BM, where have you gone? And what a very long tail you've got.

[Christine]

Or are you the stranger with the briefcase? Is it a briefcase? Manna, what does your screen say? I'm just a little nervous now cos isn't that what Mickey_One keeps his ferret in?

Please tell me we did NOT eat the pet.

[lizzytysh]

I'm just a little nervous now cos isn't that what Mickey_One keeps his ferret in?

Is that Madonna on a mission and an albino ferret on the ground, wondering where her husband's gone? Confrontation in progress... ferret in the briefcase or ferret beneath the fedora?


~ Lizzy

[Christine]

So I've started looking for our outfits. Is this too short? Shall I keep looking? Will BM's legs be long enough in her new guise?

[lizzytysh]

Thank the ChiGoddess [feminine form of Chief Goddess] on her proposal of demi-goddess status, though it may still be up for a vote. Whew... well, just so you know, a long Grecian robelike thingy will do just fine for me .

The rest of you, on the other leg, I mean hand... well... it's not always easy being a Goddess... but you'll look terrific! I love the drape top and the tie. Not too sure about the pleats, but then you're the ones that'll be wearing it. If ya'll wouldn't mind when you're finished with your laurel leaves, though, I'd love to borrow them to put in my hair... kinda like the bride's bouquet thing... always a bridesmaid, never a bride. The Fates have been kind to me and all viewers this time around, though .


~ Lizzy

[lizzytysh]

Well, no, unfortunately I'm not a seamstress, Christine... however, even though there's only $5 worth of material in yours, mine will require only draping. What a stroke of luck, eh?

You're set... and it's really a matter of perspective as to whether it's ugly; which seems a bit on the long side of cruel and unkind. She looks rather gorgeous, actually, I think... the pleats seemed the only snag; perhaps, the close-up view doesn't look quite so private-school uniformish, as pleats would suggest. I've just never really considered Goddesses in pleats. Perhaps, it's time.

If push comes to shove, though... you've checked the pricing, right [pardon the Bob Barker pun there... not intended]... a shorter drape might do you just as well. It's those tailoring fees that add up, I believe.


~ Lizzy

Edited to add a word to give this at least some kind of sense.

[lizzytysh]

[Oh-oh... it seems I've just talked to myself . Well, it's been a long day and it's obviously time to go home.]


~ Lizzy

[damellon]

Lizzy - that calendar is slightly longer than the gestation period of an elephant. Maybe we should extend ours. Now that Christine has lost her ATM card (yeah, sure) maybe we could raise much needed finance by auctioning places on our calendar to other forumees.

Papyrus - the wrinkle factor cannot be ignored Manna.

What form will the calendar take? I think in order for it to be a commercial success it must be as tasteless as possible. Burlesque poems in a state of undress…..that sort of thing. Lizzy you did mention ‘bums for September’ so that’s all yours. Manna , you’ve booked February……..let’s have a concept for that one.

Christine - you are definitely the goddess with an eye for a photo - firstly of Mickey_One and now the outfit for the exhaustive round of promotional chat shows, the logo on our stationery, the copycat Barbie doll etc.etc. Two and a half cucumbers? Did we try to conduct a choir? Have we all checked for the missing half. Are you sure that’s a laurel leaf rash?

Lizzy - go home, get some rest, you have been manning the gates of the city since early morning. I’ll take over

I'm becoming increasingly concerned about the pet and BM's continued absence and the picture thingey and the missing other half - told you all we shouldn't mix work and pleasure...

[damellon]

Blonde Madonna.......where are you?? I feel obliged to remind you that contractually you cannot appear on the website photographed wearing your Hallelujah T-shirt. The Goddesses have exclusive rights to all photographs, portrait paintings, cartoon renditions, video recordings and graphic representations until such time as our venture has come to fruition. Any luck finding hubby. Cherchez l'homme?

[blonde madonna]

Good morning damellon, much has been happening here and the student has finally allowed me back on the computer. I can assure you all my pets (2 dogs and a cat) are safe and thankfully uneaten. My head was spinning trying to keep up with the posts, what with postprandial drunkenness, blackouts, severe allergic reactions and general confusion about months, cars and cucumbers.

I am packed (hence the suitcase and my travelling suit) and ready to attend photo shoots, rehearsals, whatever is necessary. The tri-me (or teriyaki for short) will be part of the act, I think she looks poetic, if not exactly burlesque.

I do have concerns about the director that I think we need to discuss. I have heard rumours that he is into some radical theatre practices that involve questionable audience participation. This makes me nervous.

I thought I saw the Beach Boys last night playing with John Stamos from ER. Doesn't this seem a bit unlikely? I know he's taken some hits in Oz recently but I can assure you he is a good candidate for our calendar. Shall I find him on youtube?

Wish I was there Christine, yes I am there.

ps I will talk to hubby and tell him he must stop spiking my friends drinks (I've had this problem before).

[lizzytysh]

. . . maybe we could raise much needed finance by auctioning places on our calendar to other forumees.

I think this will serve our and the calendar's needs much better than our own limited budget, yes. And I don't see where extending our calendar should be a problem. Elephant gestations aside, it's the Greek Goddess way, I'm sure.

You know, I had another thought on the papyrus... it just might serve as camouflage . "No, that's not me ... it's the papyrus, silly. Beautiful colour and texture, don't you think?" However, we might need a mock-up before the final decision.

I think in order for it to be a commercial success it must be as tasteless as possible. Burlesque poems in a state of undress…..that sort of thing.

I think you're right... Oprah and the rest will need a hook, too. It will make all the difference in our sales, as well. Do Goddesses wear boas? I have a pink and a black that I'd be willing to lend. A demi-goddess would never be caught dead in one. Strictly used, laurel leaves for us. Ancient tradition.

Lizzy you did mention ‘bums for September’ so that’s all yours. Manna , you’ve booked February……..let’s have a concept for that one.

Does this mean we also have to appear on each of those months? < * If so, did she get us confused, Manna ? * >

Lizzy - go home, get some rest, you have been manning the gates of the city since early morning. I’ll take over

It's about time. I've been out of bottled water for over an hour; the heat index here is in the 100s; the A/C at work is broke; and the small fan given to me to supposedly alleviate the problem, instead, started giving me a summer cold. Now, I'm finally home and can leave it to you Goddesses to hash [not smoke] it out. There's so much appreciable freedom in being a demi-.

The Greek Goddess doll. Of course... the public can only wonder what took us so long. Centuries.

I feel obliged to remind you that contractually you cannot appear on the website photographed wearing your Hallelujah T-shirt. The Goddesses have exclusive rights to all photographs, portrait paintings, cartoon renditions, video recordings and graphic representations until such time as our venture has come to fruition.

What a relief that demi's aren't bound by the same rules & regs as Goddesses. The rights, privileges, and waivers of what might seem the lesser status would have had me asking, begging for, maybe even DEMANDING a demotion . I knew it was my good sense to not offer a single word or idea to that poem . As to that wonderful Hallelujah t-shirt, now, perhaps, it warrants a pin-up place for one of the months. Maybe December or January... doesn't it seem a bit on the Christmas/Hannukah side to you?

Madonna should be along soon... I'm sure of it. I hope she gets her husband sorted on how to behave when company comes. I'll leave the gates to you now ChiGoddess. Zeus asked me to stop at the take-out on my way home, so I've gotta run. You know how he can be when he's famished.


~ Lizzy

[Happy to be a demi- ... have you Goddesses voted on this yet, or was it simply up to you to decree it so... you all really should be of one accord, you know.]