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  1. I suppose it's equally unlikely that I'll ever trek to Wisconsin, so that's fair.
  2. That's quite a few, and all first gen members. I'm kinda sad that The Mask let his website lapse; it was nice to know it was there in case things got exciting again. But alas, all good things must pass ... First generation. So what am I, second generation? I actually didn't realize Mask had his own website. I can ask him about it, if you have any particular questions, Tex: he and I are in regular contact with each other -- probably more than the others. On another note, have you guys done any SWR get-togethers? I know Mask traveled to England and got together with Jahled and (I think) Elvis. I also know that LaForge, Mask, and Scath got together not too long ago in Rotterdam -- sadly, I couldn't make it because of yet another wedding... Also some -- what was it, 2 years ago? -- Mitth and his wife visited D.C. and we all got together for dinner and drinks. Good times!
  3. And with that, I think we can safely lock this thread up. [/moderator]
  4. I should say, I'm in fairly regular contact with Scathane, Trejiuvanat, Jahled, Lord LaForge, Mad, and The Mask via the Book of Faces. They all seem to be doing pretty well, as far as I can tell. Jahled is still happily a zoological photographer, Mad just got a job offer -- those being the more recent updates that come to mind. Ergh, since when did I have to click "Notify me when a reply is posted" every time I post? Didn't it used to be that you only hit it once and it kept going?
  5. Even so, I'll try the extra sex first.
  6. It would be unseemly for me to comment on the former, but regarding the latter: I probably should get some sort of supplement. I'm actually going to the store today to get some z-quil in hopes that it will start regulating my sleep cycle. I can barely think straight, which is bad when you're trying to do regular class work and research...
  7. Insomnia for some reason drove me here. Not that I begrudge it, but I would much rather be sleeping. Yeah, reenactment is a bit of a ways behind me. And yes, "perpetual student" might be the right way to characterize what I'm doing these days, though it has more to do with "I'm wasting my life in jobs I don't particularly care for" than a need to be a student again, haha! I just decided to go back to get my Master's and maybe one day soon by Ph.D. in ancient art history/history/archaeology. Something like that...
  8. I thought to pop in to. Nice to be remembered on page 2. Got hitched myself, to a Brit, no less. Not sure she's a lucky lady, but I'm sure quite lucky. Working, working, working, working. It consumes my soul. Still living in the DC area, now in Alexandria, though continue working within the city itself. Nice 30-minute commute that alternates between reading on Metro with people with bad breath or daring the streets on my motorcycle. I think the motorcycle is, in general, safer than the breaths. Errr... For those of you who don't know, some of Ye Olde BEAKers and SWRers keep in touch on Facebook - to the extent anyone keeps touch on thing named after your face... Anyway, hello.
  9. Holy shit! So I expected Evaders to still be here (his site, eh?), but not Tofu! Um...and, yes, 1313 looks pretty damn cool, but I'm weary -- very, very weary in light of the garbage Lucas has given us recently. [cough]The Clone Wars, The Force Unleashed, The Force Unleashed II, The Old Republic, much of the Fate of the Jedi series...[/cough]
  10. Pacifist Mandalorians... Retcons are all the rage, it would seem. Hate to see the Republic/Imperial Commando series not be finished, but, then, I have my own serious issues with Traviss, her style, and her writing, so...
  11. I for one am happy to see Ms. Traviss go. Her Mandalorian fetish, not to mention inappropriate hate and degradation of Jedi epitomized in her tangents on "the virtues of being a Mandalorian (and not a Jedi)" in the Legacy series increasingly made her less and less attractive as an author. When she began openly insulting fans in school yard-style naming calling on the SW Forums, including her catchphrase "Talifan" for those fans who don't agree with her, I finally realized that in my mind she was both unwanted and a liability. I'll grant you, she has toned her rhetoric down considerably, likely because Star Wars was no longer consuming the entirety of her time as it had before (reference he new fetish, Warhammer, and these chainsaw-gun things... ), but that still does not make up for her blatantly unprofessional, sectional/factional behavior. It's one thing to take a side in one of these camps that divide the EU, it's another thing entirely to actively assist in creating and expanding those divisions - to me, that's the equivalent of sabotage, and it is something I did not see as favorable or at all welcome in the Star Wars franchise. I am happy to see Ms. Traviss, though I, in some ways, wish she had been dismissed rather than quit. And just so you know I don't completely hate Ms. Traviss, I did enjoy her novel Republic Commando: Hard Contact and have even begun rereading it. It was only with her subsequent works that I stopped enjoying them for the reasons named above. I'm not sure it's worth noting that Hard Contact was her first Star Wars novel...
  12. Thanks, Rob. Who's left of the old crew?
  13. I've been accepted and enrolled at the University of Maryland, College Park, just outside D.C. where I'll be working on my M.A. in Ancient Mediterranean History, studying the transformation of Roman power (structures and institutions, as well as the de facto, though unofficial powers) on the Mediterranean Basin from roughly the Second Punic War (202 BCE) to the death of the emperor Augustus (14 CE). My specialty will be on the evolution of the Roman military system, the so-called "Marian reforms," with an intention to revisit and provide a better and more accurate understanding of Roman military's transition from the manipular system of warfare to the autonomous cohort system. After that, I don't know. If the ROTC program cooperates (and they're being real pains...), then I'll be commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in the Army in the summer of 2011. Barring that and a decision to not try the OCS route, I'll probably just continue my studies and acquire my Ph.D.
  14. Hello, all. I haven't been around much - been busy with finishing my B.A., which comes to a conclusion at last this May, not to mention the sort of busy stress that comes with applying and preparing for grad school. I'll do my best to drop by more often, though I might as well say famous last words...
  15. Did they sweep the floor with you?

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