2006 Volleyball - Commentary

Post by **Kvetch** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:49 am

As per my offer last year (still open!) I'll give a sherlock to the first person to list my 4 references.

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:24 am

Kvetch: nice Gibson reference.

clong: "O valiant rodent! glorious vermin!"...."O Draconian devil! O lame saint!"

Well done gentlemen - let me see if I can come up with something before bedtime...

Post by **clong** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:34 pm

Nice one felonius!

Kvetch (or anyone else for that matter), you're up!

Post by **Kvetch** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 3:55 pm

Damn you Felonius - you stole my idea!

Since I'm back on campus, I'm fairly sure I can concoct something appropriate - but, tomorrow. I'm reet knackered.

No takes on my references? (apart from Gibson)

Post by **Kvetch** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:49 pm

Ho hum - I would have prefered to put the images into a videolike overlay sequence, but my software can't quite manage that. Sorry about the rather long time it took me to post...

I had intended to write an incredibly pretentious commentry, but it is 2 in the morning right now - but since none of you guys are ever likely to become familiar with South Kensington, I though I'd make some comments:

Firstly, that is exactly the walk I take to get to college everyday - most of the pictures are taken along Queensgate.

The shots before and after the traffic lights are the Natural History Museum (I considered trying to convince you that it was Imperial College).

I had intended to PhotoShop Wolfspirit onto the picture of Baden Powell House, but I didn't have time - although perhaps I can do that tomorrow (since I'm no longer stopping people posting)

The rather pretty tower is Queen's Tower, the only part of the original College remaining (The Maths building is a particularly dire example of 60s brutalist architecture) - actually, the part with Queen's Tower is a diversion - I when specially to get a picture of the patina on the metal dome on the top of the tower (I can claim that, right?...)

You don't actually pass the Royal Albert Hall to get to Beit Quad, so (as you can perhaps tell), that is the only deviation from the route actually taken.

Oh, and photos from that low off the ground have given me neckache.

Post by **clong** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:41 am

Thanks for the commentary, Kvetch. I have an idea for a follow-up, but I am not sure when I'll be able to get to it (or if it will be doable within the allowed timeframe).

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:06 am

Some nice urban landscape shots in there. How nostalgic it makes me for wide and clean streets!

Post by **Kvetch** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:40 pm

Thanks guys!

clong wrote:I have an idea for a follow-up, but I am not sure when I'll be able to get to it (or if it will be doable within the allowed timeframe).

considering that I stretched the timeframe to about 17 hours, I think you can be cut a little slack...

Post by **clong** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 5:32 am

Well, if anyone else wants to have a go, please proceed. If not, I'll try to get to my idea on Monday. But it may prove overly ambitious. And I may be the only one who appreciates it (has anyone else read Swift's "Battle of the Books"?)

Post by **Kvetch** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 2:52 pm

If you prokise to do it, I will...

Post by **clong** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:27 am

OK, I spent some time working on this, and I am going to abandon the idea of pursuing it as a VB entry (too long, too much time), but I may still turn it into a bit of a short story. It will be a battle between the "Antient" Science Fiction masters and the upstart moderns, with Kvetch as something (champion of the moderns? or maybe trying to play peacekeeper), done in imitation of Swift's satire.

So by all means continue the story with whatever comes to mind, or I may do myself with an alternate scheme.

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:41 am

Maybe tomorrow night. I have some work to finish tonight, unfortunately.

Post by **laurie** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:05 pm

ROFL, Clong !

But surely the dog and the rat had to be Feminazis?

Post by **clong** » Sun May 07, 2006 4:53 am

Obviously, I abandoned the Battle of the Books scenario, although I still think it could make a great ibdof/iblist related short story, and I hope to work on it sometime. And if anyone disapproves of the new direction I took the story, you can always take it off in some completely new direction yourself

(that's how volleyball is supposed to work, right?)

Ghost, are you going to get us up to date on scoring sometime soon?

Post by **Kvetch** » Sun May 07, 2006 5:02 am

It must say it was a surprise, and I've had to rethink how I'm going to follow up (also, exams start tomorrow) - I did consider [Genre: Mary Sue] (when would be more appropriate?), but I still have to much self-respect left. Give me a week or two, perhaps...

And Ghostie, I think you need to do the Volleyball awards from last year...

Post by **Ghost** » Tue May 09, 2006 10:13 am

Kvetch wrote:And Ghostie, I think you need to do the Volleyball awards from last year...

Yeah and a lot of this years yet to score. R/L has been real busy and I'm trying to get to it.

Post by **clong** » Wed May 24, 2006 6:45 pm

Sorry I went a second time in a row, but I figured after three weeks it I might as well give it a go. Anyone else want to take a shot?

Post by **Kvetch** » Wed May 24, 2006 7:05 pm

Not right now, although I have the begiining of an idea.

However, your last one was great, clong.

Post by **clong** » Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:16 pm

Is Volleyball dead? Say it isn't so! Will anyone give it a go? and Ghostie, we're still waiting for that promised scoring update (and a few Sherlocks to boot).

Sean Whitton · Post by **Sean Whitton** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 3:27 am

Everyone seems to be very busy at the moment, but some scoring would be nice.

Post by **clong** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:25 am

That's kind of a lame excuse Xyrael... If folks don't want to participate, then they shouldn't participate. But to suggest that since April 20 nobody has had the hour of free time required to write an entry seems silly.

Sean Whitton · Post by **Sean Whitton** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:46 pm

I must disagree with that, but I don't think it's worth arguing about.

If I also find the time to reread some of it, I might have a go.

Post by **Darb** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:07 pm

clong wrote:That's kind of a lame excuse Xyrael... If folks don't want to participate, then they shouldn't participate. But to suggest that since April 20 nobody has had the hour of free time required to write an entry seems silly.

It's not just a matter of finding a lone hour free ... it's also not having time to get caught up with the story to the current point. Assuming there is one (which has always been a good bet in previous matches.

I keep meaning to get to it, but just havent ... yet.

I'm looking forward to getting around to savoring what's already been posted.

Post by **Ghost** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:15 pm

clong wrote:Is Volleyball dead? Say it isn't so! Will anyone give it a go? and Ghostie, we're still waiting for that promised scoring update (and a few Sherlocks to boot).

I've got seven scored and am working on the other eight. Perhaps I will find time today and have them all scored tomorrow.

Post by **clong** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 6:23 pm

Thanks, Ghost!

For what it's worth Xyrael, I think it's more important to have fun and stretch your imagination a bit than to worry about whether you are furthering the carefully constructed plot (to the extent that there is one

).