sirenspull | July 11th, 2012

July 11th, 2012

Wednesday, July 11th 2012

Weather Sunny and clear. Humid. High 24°C and a low of 20°C (75deg;F/68°F)

Current Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous

Morning sirens go off at 5:25am, and evening sirens are at 9:11pm.

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- Portside Owner Proposes Soccer League
Big sports fan and mogul William Herms has been petitioning the Siren’s Port Sports Association for a city Pro-Soccer League, although AGI and SERO Sponsors point to low attendance at Baseball and Basketball games this 2012 season, saying that Grant Stadium isn’t drawing enough attention to justify implementing another major sport.

The SPSA, however, has noted that the introduction of a neutral Portside ‘Home’ team has simply changed up the game- only attendance at AGI vs. SERO games has plummeted since Aces and Howlers have taken the field and court. Could the general public simply be bored with the old rivalries?

With that in mind, Herms has offered to personally finance the creation of two Neutral amateur teams, holding $10 ticketed scrimmage matches until AGI and SERO “decide to climb on board”. With that bold move on the board, a ‘Trial Run’ of Grant Stadium Soccer is slated in the playbook for select Tuesdays this fall. If the stands can be filled, the Sports Association will reconsider the new league.

Herms will be hand-picking teams from local high school athletes, and is even rumored to be eyeing newcomers for prospective “Away” teams. Portside’s owner has even stated the desire to speak with the newcomer community about adapting new “Off-World” athletics for In-Port play.

“It’s high time for us to shake things up a bit! Not just soccer, but games we’ve yet to even know exist! Just think of the opportunities in that.” he declared at the pitmaster tailgating competition last weekend, where he served as a rip-roaring and rowdy guest judge, remarking that both AGI and SERO-affiliated brisket was nothing compared to his pap’s recipe from the Lonestar State. “Find fresh and exciting competitive sports this place has never seen before!”

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[ News Notification Thread]

guerrilla_morph

[ It is too damn early for a post. This young kid, maybe fourteen, fifteen years of age, is looking at NV like Jon Stewart does when doing a show: self-deprecating and a wit clearly evident. Like most kids his age, he doesn't look a bit tired at all, the ass. No, seriously, he is giving you the most shit-eating grin you ever lay eyes on.

He's in a room that the most seasoned traveler can recognize as a flea-bitten motel. Of course, he isn't actually living there, his real hotel room is somewhere else. No, he just snuck in and stole a room for a minute. He sits down on the rickety table. ]

Hi, guys. You know, I've been thinking. I've been thinking a lot, actually. About what has happened to us Newcomers in the past, what, week? Two weeks? That guy, what's his face, the one with the accent all British or Scottish or whatever. I forget his name. Anyway, he said something around the likes of "understanding you aren't free." Wise words, and it's the kind that Keanu Reeves get the sunglasses on and dodge bullets in slo-mo.

[ Oh yeah, Marco's been quick on catching up his pop culture from the past decade and he fucking loves it.

He reaches over and grabs a can of Pepsi, his breakfast of the day. The familiar hiss and click of the can opening is very loud at the silence Marco is making, his face a little closed off, thoughtful. ]

Some of you people have been here for a year, maybe two or three. That hunt wasn't the first hunt to be started. We get to be blamed for natural disasters for and we are still running around with our heads cut off. We got superheroes and aliens and gods and dragons and we haven't done a civil rights parade or anything? Man, Martin Luther King Jr will be super disappointed. Che Guevara would have think of us as lost causes.

Mr. UK is right. I'm starting to think we don't even think ourselves as equal in the first place, and these natives know it. Except in maybe in soccer, if that's what that guy is actually serious of making those neutral games.

[ Another pause. Then: Kanyeshrug! ]

Oh well. We'll just wait for the next awful thing to happen and we'll bitch about it. That always works. And I am really good at complaining. It's my day job and one day, I will actually be paid for it. Or maybe I'll be paid for simply being good looking. That's definitely a possibility.

[ He takes a sip out of the Pepsi. ]

Oh, and to anyone who just arrived: Welcome to Canada. Watch out for the moose people. They tend to get a little hysterical and blame you for the sour milk. …and speaking of which, why are the milk in bags? If that's not a walk-in boob joke, then I don't know what is.

inamartiniglass

filtered to members of the NPP board and those who work in the NCC

[Would anyone like to join in on Happy Hour at Lion's Gate this Friday after work?]

With the summer months ending soon, I'd like to remind everyone that applications for fall classes at the community center will be available in the lobby at the end of the month. So if you've thought about passing on your knitting skills or would like to help some aspiring writers improve their prose, you're more than welcome to start with us! There is a $15 application processing fee. Once your class is approved, we will work with you to come up with an affordable sign-up price when we put out our seasonal brochure.

ohsweetie

[There's one annoyed looking blond woman in the Towers lobby sitting on the bottom step during the darkness hours. Is she annoyed at being pulled here? Yes. Is she irritated because she can't get home? Definitely.]

Canada. No wonder we come through feeling like the morning after you had a bad date and tried to drown out the memories in the bottom of an alcohol bottle just to get through the talking part and get to the bedroom part.

[Penny pauses, leaning her elbows on her knees trying to collect her thoughts. She laughs, because it's better than crying or yelling or hitting something.]

What those people told me is crazy, just crazy and now I can't even go out to get a drink. That Irish coffee I had this morning just isn't going to cut it. I'd say I don't believe them but just look at it! [With that she motions to the Darkness outside, giving everyone a view.] This is like I'm trapped in someone's crazy dream.

Someone please book me a ticket back to Pasadena. [There's sarcasm in that sentence because she's been told there is no transportation off the island.

She goes to end the feed but stops.] I suppose I should ask if anyone's seen a few people I know, seeing as how it's Wednesday here and Wednesday is Halo night so they won't respond to this themselves. I'm looking for a group of scientists - one Dr. Leonard Hofstadter, one Dr. Sheldon Cooper, one Dr. Rajesh Koothrappali, one Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler and one Mrs. Howard Rostenkowski Wolowitz. [Penny can't keep the smile from her face at that last one and she doesn't care that it's supposed to be "Dr" instead of "Mrs". The smile slides from her face after a moment.] Oh and I guess if Howard's here too then I'd like to know.

madeinoblivion

Just checking- [A grinning teenager, wearing a headset around his neck, in the almost-empty Grant Stadium. Clean up crews are sweeping the seats and bleachers, the baseball field is being carefully groomed for the next practice. But Joe ignores the sweep-up, even kicks over a few stray crackerjack boxes, and he's glad to no longer be working in concessions! He's has the NV at arm's length, ] You guys all actually caught that on the news this morning, right?

Mr. Herms, the only neutral-supporter around with big munny to go throw around on his own idea of fun, is scouting newcomers for our own Away teams? Do you know what that means? We'd get to be the rival team of Portside! And then AGI and SERO's tired fans can keep selling off their season tickets and stay home, for all I care!

[In high spirits, he walks underneath a tower of speakers, pulls the headset back up lopsided onto one ear, unlocks a panel, and flicks a couple of switches. ]

Gee, I wonder who whispered in that guy's ear? [ A quick smirk at the NV, a flick of another switch- Joe clears his throat. "Testing Zone 3. Zone 3?" his voice booms over the speaker tower. Satisfied he flicks the headset back off.]

So somebody help me get some people together, and lets do this! Has anyone here ever played Soccer seriously before? That's the team they're looking to fill. I know there were a couple guys who said they played- but I haven't heard from them in awhile. Anybody else that could brush a bunch of us up on it fast?

It's just kicking a ball around, basically, right? And even if we're not pro-athletes, we can still play with other amateurs for the test-out games, right? We just need to play hard, and...put some interesting powers on the field, right? So, who's all in for kickin' boot camp!

wingedcrown

it's been almost two months since I showed up. not a lot of time, I know, but I'm finally feeling caged in around here for some reason. maybe it's the heat or something but I feel like I need to go somewhere...but I don't know where that is. and it's not like I can snap my fingers and go on a vacation in the bahamas or anything, either.

wonder if anyone has that kind of power. that'd be cool.

[Oops, off topic.]

sorry, not the point. I was wondering if anyone'd like to go out for drinks or dancing or something. I'm way too antsy in this apartment these days, even with a job.

[Ten minutes later, the message is edited.]

does anyone know how to take care of a cat? a big cat. very big.