Chathouse Ezine

January 29, 2001      Issue #43

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- The Super Bowl
- Featured Chatter
- Science
- A rebuttal and opinion
- Long Distance Relationship Activity
- Horoscopes

Handles and how you chose them: 1: Confucious' Younger Brother.....Confusedass AKA Grade A Canadian Guy
2: Grade A Canadian Guy : PRESIDENT OF SMARTASS INC.
3: Grade A Canadian Guy : Goddess' Canadian Lover
Well the first two cause I've been told I'm a smart ass so why not. The third should be obvious *L*

Chat information: I've been chatting here for aboot 4-5 years. Started out in the Future room of the first floor (God rest it's soul* as Boba Fett, until they took it out. Then I came here to the tub and have been a reg since. That's when I changed to GACG

Location: I was from Ontario but am in BC now. Living in the mountains working in a isolated hotel. Hell, I have to live at the hotel *L*

Age & Sign: 25 and my sign says home of the whopper......oh you mean zodiac! Gemini!

Which of the following describes you best:
A. Single and available for those with enough money.
B. Married but still available for those with enough money.
C. Taken, but will work for beer
D. Happily married.
E. Happily taken.
F. All of the above.
E.

Musical preference:Don't really have a musical preference. I like most music, except crap...I mean rap

Homepage description and URL:HP is just a basic page with humour pics. URL is httP://members.spree.com/entertainment/cjr99/main.htm

Who do you think is going to win the Super Bowl? Depends on how many beers I have.

Opinions on the following:
1. Chathouse Forums: They are damned handy!
2. Channel X: not sure about it yet
3. Quotes in place of the nones: Quotes are really pissing me off, but are fun to make fun of
4. Chathouse Ezine: The E-zine is a gret idea and good for learning aboot the rest of the chathouse
5. Chathouse Policies: To be honest, never really looked at the policies *S*

Anything you'd like to change about Chathouse if you could have the power for a day: PUT THE ABILITY TO POST PICS BACK DAMN IT! I had some good funny pics I used to use!
Yeh but it's not the same. I won't invade some's PM box without permission. Oh, something else I'd chnge...make it so that if you wanted to PM me, I'd have to click the box beside your name instead of the other way. Would save a hell of a lot of hassels!

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This week I spent what time I could on the First Floor, or at least in the rooms where there were actually chatters chatting. I stopped in at the Hot Tub a few times and ran into an old acquaintance from when I used to visit the room more often. I was kinda let down to see only one familiar face in the room, but it had been a while since I visited. Regardless, GACG is a ton of fun to chat with so I was happy to see him again and obviously to interview him. Most of the other chatters welcomed me also and the room was pretty comfortable and laid back. I have enjoyed every "dip" I've taken in the Hot Tub!
The Ladies room, maybe the busiest room on the floor, is where I have run into one problem in the past... running into someone in there that will talk to a chatter new to the room. Now, mind you, I am speaking only from my previous experiences in the room. I got an email from Chat Diva and she says she enjoyed chatting in there even if there wasn't many speaking to her. My last visit to the room made me re-think some of my thoughts on the room. I think that you just have to stay in the room a little while then they start to open up more. This visit I ran into a handle I recognized from them writing the zine before, a previously featured chatter and another ezine reader who began talking to me straight away. I got mixed responce from a pretty common question this time of year, "who do you think will win the Super Bowl?". The room was basically split with a few who didn't care either way as long as the Bowl parties went well! Regardless, by the time I probably should have been heading to another room, I was having a great time chatting with a few of the "regulars". It seems to me it's a hard room, but once you get started chatting in there you'll have a good time!!
(stolen post)

#13: UserFriendly(f) ~Bored at Work, Ho Hum~(#1472576 )
#7: JR'69er(#250993 )
*Is an innocent bystander in the perversion this room has created
*L

*Laughs hysterically* You ARE the perversion this room has created. *L*

The Poetry Corner
I've posted a note in the Poetry Corner forum that from now on poetry that will be posted in the zine will be taken from that forum. If you'd like to see one of the poems you've read there posted in the ezine, please leave a post in either that forum or the Ezine forum letting us know which one you'd like seen here. Thank you.
The two posted this week were selected by the only chatters who've voiced their vote so far, Ocey and Texas Storm.

(note: this poem was based on the novel "nineteen eighty-four by George Orwell) Truth by JezluxCharmva I take what I want from you As I have taken from others in the Past Love comes at a price But it is something we can afford As long as we sell In the end We can live in dreams And keep taking what we want Keep sliding from shadow to shadow And remain hopeful Forgetting the past As fast as the future changes We will forget forgetting And live only in the moment But the moment is short And soon when all hope Ends And reality reveals nothing but Insanity We will be caught. We will sell what it was that gave us hope After giving away everything else for free However we are rid of it does not matter For we are ALL left with nothing.

My Surrender Writen by MichiganStorm Though I have yet to look in your eyes And many more moons will pass before I touch your lips I have yet to face a day without you beside me to feel you trace my body with your finger tips. I hear your voice in my sleep After just one phone call I hear it constantly Soft and husky with a trace of ego Making me feel wanted, ending my fears Each time I feel myself overcoming my doubts Awaiting our next talk, our next encounter You strand my heart and push me once more Still today, I have faith in the man I know Hope for the man he'll become, his dreams unknown Other women become your life Perhaps I will realize one day soon That it was never meant to happen That happiness was never meant for me Instead I continue to believe that one day it'll be me I've surrendered any hope of clear thinking all desire to find someone new I've surrendered my entire soul and identity Yet somehow, I'm still not good enough for you. I will gather the pieces of my sanity and depart your company once more I shall cradle what used to be my ego and my dreams to carry away what's left of me.

My Two Cents by My2CentsDealW/it! Dear2c@hotmail.com My Two Cents On The First Floor I have been chatting in the Chathouse for several year, but until recently I had never been to the First Floor, with one exception. I chatted fairly regularly for a while many moons ago in the Arizona Coffee House. However, this time around I never saw anyone in the Arizona Coffee House during any of my visits. This is just one of the many things that I found that the First Floor has in common with every other floor I have visited in the House. The more things change, the more they remain the same. The First Floor rooms seem to have all the same troubles as other rooms, but there are a couple of rooms on the First Floor whose problems take on an unusual "twist" due to the "lifestyles" of their usual clientele. Other than the "site seers" and "bashers", they unfortunately have to deal with, I found much of the First Floor to be "typical" of the Chathouse. I found friendly people, arrogant people, rude people and the inherent "feuds" that appear to be typical of chat. I was surprised, however, to see so many vacant, or nearly vacant, rooms whenever I visited. I was equally surprised when I entered one particular room to find that at least one of the chatters was familiar with my article, my opinions and my views, but yet we ended up having a very pleasant and informative chat. It did get off to a, shall we say... reserved beginning, but ended up quite interesting. There are a few rooms that I feel deserve special mention. The Men's Room being one of them. This is where I had expected to have a rough time considering some opinions that I have posted in the past, here and in the War Room. It was here that I had a little trouble getting started. I was later told that the timing of my visit was not a good representation of the "norm". I am usually one to sit back and observe a room, rather than to engage the room in Q&A. However, in the Men's Room it was hard to be a passive observer as it appeared that the majority of the chat was going on in PM. When I did begin to question chatters as to the character of the room and it's chatters I got a variety of responses. Some open and honest and some reserved, most likely due to their familiarity with my views. Once the initial awkward stage was surpassed, it actually turned out to be a rather enlightening and enjoyable conversation. The Hot Tub on the other hand offered no such obstacles. I was able to sit back and observe the usual friendly chit-chat, what appeared to be closer, more intimate exchanges and basically just an overall friendly atmosphere. When I did join into the conversation, I was welcomed without question and was even able to get some help on a project that I am working on. I would have to say that The Hot Tub, me being a first time visitor,  was one of the friendliest rooms that I have been in for quite some time. Now, The Ladies Room is another story in itself. It took me a couple of tries in the Ladies Room before I was able to learn anything. My first visit apparently was during nap time or something, because I didn't see much of anyone chatting and got no replies to my attempts to initiate conversation. As they say though, Timing is everything! Eventually I was able to catch a more talkative crowd in there. Actually, I stumbled into the middle of what was described as a "bru-ha-ha". Having initiated and participated in a few Bru-Ha-Has in my day I sat back and observed. Here I was informed as well that this is not indicative of the "normal" behavior in the room, but it eventually blew over and regular chat resumed. The Ladies Room also appears to have the distinction of having the most active Forum on the First Floor, and a rather conflict-filled forum as well. One chatter told me that the conflict in the forum is a reflection of life in the Ladies Room, also claiming that the Ladies Room has an unusually high number of people leaving chat, or claiming to do so, more than any other room. One would think, by listening to this particular chatter, that the people of the Ladies Room are prone to running business off from the Chathouse. However, it has always been my experience that the people who plan to quit chatting forever, simply stop showing up, no long good-byes. My own personal belief is that the vast majority of those "claiming" to quit chatting, never to return, rarely ever do actually leave. New Room, New Handle. Poof gone forever. ~L~ Yeah Right.  In conclusion, my overall impression of the First Floor, is this: It is basically the same as any other floor of the Chathouse. I had some good conversations in the rooms and also CLICKed the Ignore button a few times. For all the people that the Ladies Room has "supposedly" run off from chat forever, it is still, from what I saw, one of the most active rooms and forums on the First Floor. The Floor as a whole, other than being greatly under-populated in many rooms, was a surprisingly good reflection of the Chathouse as a whole. That's My Two Cents on The First Floor So, what have you got to say? Let me know and I'll tell you if it's worth 2 cents! Dear2c@hotmail.com *note: all names and handles will be changed or removed to protect the pathetic*

Featured Chatter
Snowy

Handles that you chat under….. Snowy, SnowStorm, Pretty Woman, Chiggen Soup for the Soul and two others I use now and then. I'll let you figure out which two.

How did you decide on the handle (s)?….. I had it while living in Colorado. I just liked it. I think of snow as white..and pure. Someone once told me I had a pure heart..pure soul. I like that. The handle Chiggen Soup was added just for the fun of it.

Location Southern California

Information on chatting.. *L* How long have you been chatting and which rooms do you normally chat in, etc... I have been in chathouse off and on for years. I've been all around on the registered floors. but I like the Downstairs. At one time, the Vortex was my home room. I like the rooms with black backgrounds...something about them draws me to them. I also frequent the First Floor. Late at night I visit the Ladies Room because everyone seems to congregate there. But you also might find me in other rooms on that floor.

Age and Zodiac Sign.. *L* Ladies.. you don't have to be real specific here.. *L* ….. I'm way over 21 and was born November 20th..making me a scorpio/sagittarius.

Marital Status single

Kids…. two boys. one is 21 now.

Pets oh yes..I have pets. My little companions. toy yorkshire terriers.

Profession: I've worked as a waitress, courier, secretary, substitute teacher, book keeper, and of course all those necessary things that mothers do. I went to several community colleges and took photography, art, psychology, and was in the administrative assistant program. Emphasis..secretarial/word processing.

Hobbies and Interests: My hobbies are photography, psychology, oil painting or any art, music, cooking sometimes, nature walks, and much more. And..I can also work on cars.

Music Preference: I like soft rock. hard rock, country, 80's music, oldies, classical piano. Not into opera or heavy metal.

Pet Peeves: I don't like rude, insensitive people or people that constantly say negative things. Everyone has hard times or difficult situations. Its not what happens to you that counts most..but how you deal with it.

A favorite Motto or Quote to live by: I have several quotes to share:

Patience is a virtue.
What goes around comes around.
Remember to pay attention to detail.
God gives us what we need and not always what we want when we want it or how we want it.

Anything else that you'd like people to know about you? *S* … I enjoy listening to people and if possible helping them help themselves. If something I say brightens someone else's day, I am happy. I consider myself fair. I seek balance for myself and others.

Changes or improvements that you'd like to see at the Chathouse™….. I'd like to see easier access to chatter profiles. I also would like to see offenders of chat sent to another room for timeout.

I'd also like to thank the Chathouse for creating the floors and rooms for us. Its become one of my most favorite places to chat. I really like how each room is unique in it's themes.

Handles that you chat under….. R@inbow, Ice Princess, sassy southern girl, ratboy's angel

How did you decide on the handle (s)? well, R@inbow was one of my first...I wanted Rainbow, but it was taken, so I saw the @ in the Ch@tmosphere graphic and copied it *L* Ice Princess is one I got for when I don't feel like bein myself...sassy southern girl, well that just describes me perfectly *L* and ratboy's angel is of course to match RATBOY's handle =)

Location:.I'm a Southern girl...Tennessee

Information on chatting: since August of '97...I wander around sometimes, but most nights I can be found on the 1st Floor in As the Web Turns or The Fireplace =)

Age and Zodiac Sign: just turned 21 in July...I'm a Leo on the Cancer cusp

Marital Status: single (as in not married yet *L*)...but very happily taken =)

Kids: None yet

Pets:one cat, Kitty (I know, original name ain't it? *L*)

Profession: right now I'm a freelance editor/proofreader but hoping to find something full-time soon

Hobbies and Interests: well, chatting of course *L* talking on the phone, working on my ezine (http://www.oasis-ezine.com), designing websites, reading, watching TV, listening to music

Music Preferences: country, Christian, soft rock

Pet Peeves: the revolving doors in the Web and the FP *L* people come in and say hello...we say hello back and they just leave...it's kinda aggravating *L* also, when people yell at us for NOT saying hello...I mean we try to be friendly and all, ya know...but occasionally everyone gets involved in their conversations and doesn't have time to say somethin to every new person that comes in...and it's not like yellin at us is gonna make us be friendlier *L*

A favorite Motto or Quote to live by…. "when it looks like you've lost it all, and you haven't got a prayer, Jesus will still be there..." (from "Jesus Will Still Be There" by Point of Grace)

"Life is fragile, handle with prayer."

Anything else that you'd like people to know about you? *S* … just that I love meeting new people and making new friends, so anyone who reads this is welcome to come introduce themselves =)

Changes or improvements that you'd like to see at the Chathouse™….. hmmm can't think of anything offhand (what a fascinating answer, huh? *L*)