WMAS Newsletter
Volume 2, Issue 5

"The reason Ashram acts so aloof, Pirotess, is that bad things happen when you splash cold water on him."
- Wagnard, in the Director's Cut of Lodoss War

"I am not Kardis' bitch!"
"Yes, you are."
"Okay."
- Wagnard to Karla, as interrupted by Kardis

"Give me free!"
- Jingoro

Message From That Guy
Hey Readers! This week I'm not in Holy War mode, so I think I'm okay. We're having fun here in the High Council office writing the bios of people who haven't sent them in. We don't know you all that well, but that's probably for the best.  We'd feel more guilty about some of the allegations we made involving mackerel and a night in Amsterdam.

In other news, the Magical Girl game is ready to roll.  All interested go to the web page http://members.tripod.com/~chokinghazard/magform.html and fill out the form. It will not only tell me when to schedule sessions; it will generate your character. If you have any questions about the whole venture, I'm still at section06@hotmail.com . I'm looking forward to it; you players will get to deal with the forces of the Otherverse, a cybernetically augmented rodent, and a man who cannot speak without reminding one of a stuttering muppet.  It's all good fun.  If you sent me an e-mail or talked to me before, thanks.  I remember it; however, to make my life easier please do the form.

I'd also like to report at this time that I really enjoy making snide comments about psychics when they don't want to cause stuff to blow up.  They're wimps. On the subject of wimpiness, a highly placed source in the anime club has told me that Bust A Move 2 is scaring people, so if people are interested, the game for the previous hour before we start showing stuff (6PM-7PM) can be King of Fighters '99, or something else more palatable, if anyone familiar with our games wants to make a selection. 

Message from >(*.*)< or the Officer Formerly Known as Robbie
Well folks, the damage is done.  Those who signed up for Nekocon R are now being registered.  That's right, I sent of the list and the check to Nekocon.  There are two major ramifications of this action.  First, everyone on the list is going to Nekocon which means there's going to be a huge number of WMAS members at the Con.  Thus my plans for world domination begin to unfurl.  Actually, I was kind of thinking we could design a logo, patch, or maybe a t-shirt for ourselves.  You could wear it at the Con (hopefully not all three days, however) to show your slavish devotion to the WMAS.  Or, just use the t-shirt to stave off doing your laundry for another day.

The second ramification of Nekocon registration is that I now have no money.  This is my subtle way of asking people to pay me back.  The registration rate is $27.  Checks or cash will be fine, but I'm afraid I can't accept barter.

One final detail concerning the Con is lodging.  Please tell me your preferences for where you are going to spend your Neko-nights.  Hotel rooms run about $72 per night.  Technically, the maximum is four, but we could, of course, squeeze more people in.  If people with transportation are willing, people could go back to campus to sleep and rest up for the next day of the Con.  But you would probably be expected to front gas money and whatever other fees they come up with ^_- .  So, basically, people who plan on going to Nekocon, please send me your lodging preferences: hotel or not, number of people you could stand sleeping in the same room, whether or not coed is acceptable, and preferences about who you'd like to room with.

P.S.  You have no idea what sort of hell an anime newsletter plays with spell checkers.

Tina's Column
For all those who didn't attend the meeting, we watched Record of Lodoss War,
Slayers, and Kimagure Orange Road. We also decided to have many, many
announcements. I know you've heard them before, but here they are again. . .
Those that want to be able to check stuff out of our new and functioning
WMAS library must pay dues to me. Again, $5 for a semester and $7.50 for a
whole year. Neko-con R is coming up soon and the cut off date for early
registration ends on Oct. 7th (I think). Register with Robbie if you're
interested in going. If you don't make it to this Con, there will be one in
the spring from Feb 11-13th. This is Katsucon 6 and those that went last
year said it was a blast. Early preregistration for this con ends Oct 31th,
so those that want to save $10 go to this URL http://www.io.com/~katsucon/main.html
Also, if anyone has any ideas for activities that the club could sponsor,
please feel free to email us (No Tom, not that!). And if anyone would like
to see the club purchase a certain series for us to watch during the year,
tell us. If anyone wants to use the club money on themselves, than feel free
to talk to Joe Mama, and he will help you.
On a side note, for all those that didn't attend the meeting last Friday,
they missed seeing me in a nice black miniskirt, and a long black cape. Abby
Reed, Jillian Kallman, and I are all a part of this small little faction
called the Anime Babes, which we started last year. Mainly because there was
a lack of female members in the club, but ever since we formed, that has
changed. We have a webpage up at www.resnet.wm.edu/~anreed where you can
look us up to find out more about why we are, who we are. There's also a
little misadventure page where we have gone out and just sort of . . .
wreaked havoc. But do check us out and yes, we are sane . . . sort of.

Joe Mama's Smack Down of the Week
Fight the Power, Jingoro and, I swear, you will run Free again.  Don't let no Espers get  you down.

Mini-Poll:
Is interspecies dating one of the greatest dangers facing the Elf race these days?  Is this because so few people rarely hunt them to bind them on sacrificial altars anymore, and are elves therefore feeling freer to assimilate?

Quasi-Trivia Questions:
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS -- Easy: Who's sexier: Karla in Leylia's body or Karla in Woodchuck's body?  Leylia's body wins.  Sorry Woodchuck, the circlet and mauve cape just aren't you.

Hard: If we were on Dragon Ball Z time, how long would our meetings last?  About an entire season.  This is of course dependent on how much of our series is imported and translated at any given time.  If FUNimation ever went under, you'd never know how our meeting ended.

THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONS -- Easy Question: Who's smarter: Kyosuke Kasuga or Parn?

Hard Question: A Tale of Two Cities starring the cast of Slayers.  Which city would last longer, London or Paris?  Who is Sidney Carton?

Contact Info:
Here's how you reach your loving Officers:
President Aaron Seigo or That Guy Benjamin Cooper: aseigo@hotmail.com, section06@hotmail.com, x6230
Vice-President >(*.*)< : rodiet@mail.wm.edu, x5563
Secretary Tina Liu: txliux@maila.wm.edu, 253-6414
Head Librarian Mike "Proteus" Canada: macana@mail.wm.edu, x6282
Head Enforcer Joe Mama: anisoc@mail.wm.edu, 1-800-DA-SMACK