Swilnews #2, Vol.II "Because anything else would be ... something else"

Greetings, all. "So much time and so little to do.  Wait. Scratch that; reverse
it."  And here we go again.  There's just so much news -- if it were catnip,
it'd be a bushel. So here goes.  We may throw in some idle frivolity toward the
end, but business is business and news is news and platitudes are platitudes
and (we're running out of breath) here comes the news and business with
possible platitudes to follow ...

News

The Renaissance Fair -- Swil will me mounting an expedition to the Mount Hope
Renaissance Fair, just outside of Lancaster, next Saturday, Sept. 23.  The
student council van and various and sundry cars that will be going will leave
from the Rose Garden at 9 am.  The expedition will return around 7 pm.  The
cost will be 10 dollars (8 if you go in costume) plus some for the van or gas.
A Renaissance Fair is (in case you're curious) a place where a group of actors
assembles to recreate the people and style of Elizabethan England in a fun way. 
At the fair there will be jugglers, wandering minstrels, nobility (including
the Queen Herself), panhandlers, and a comedy by Mister William Shakespeare
(who will probably also make an appearance).  It's great fun, and there are
also a lot of neat shops where you can buy many sorts of medievalish crafts and
clothing. For more info and a more complete description, talk to Alex Weirich.

Pterodactyl Hunt -- It's coming soon!  Josh Smith (Former Lord of the High Step
[pe]s) is in charge and will have more info soon.  If you want to be a monster
or have rules suggestions, talk to him.

A Brief Pause for a Commercial Advertisement from Bruce Hahne.

WANTED: several people to play one or more occasional games of Teenagers from
Outer Space (TFOS), a very silly role-playing game where nobody ever dies, your
primary goal is to go on a date with that cute alien in your social studies
class, and your secondary goal is to cause as much property damage as possible.
Rules (guidelines actually) available for skimming at the upcoming Swil meeting
or from Bruce Hahne.  All sessions come supplied with food, beverages, comic
books, and appropriate background music.  No regular commitment required; join
th fun once, twice, or more times as desired, or assist the gamemaster by being
a supporting cast member for an evening.  1st session tentatively scheduled for
the week-end of Sept. 22-3.  "TFOS:  High school the way you WISH they used to
make it."
[Ed. note about this advertisement -- If anyone ever has an announcement like
this that he/she/thon would like to appear in Swilnews, just send it to Chris
Cobb or Laura Almasy (or Laura Almasy or Chris Cobb) through College Mail or
send it to us E-mail (CJC90 or LAA90) and we'll post it.  Also, people are
always looking for a good role-playing game.  If you want to run one, you'll
have players.  It could be swell.  Think about it.]

Back to the news

FILKSING (Neat!) -- There will be a filksing, organized by Jeff Hildebrand
(Huzzah, Huzzah) on Sept. 30 from 8-12 pm in Bond.  A filksing is a fannish
sort of event, where a group of people gather together to sing songs about SF &
Fantasy (and other things).  Musical aptitude is not required (in fact, tone
deafness can be an advantage). I can't describe it accurately -- you just have
to be there to experience it. For more info talk to Jeff. 

Philcon -- The Philadelphia Science Fiction Convention will be Nov. 17-19. 
Swil will be taking the SC van.  Registration information is posted on the Swil
board and will be at the next Swil meeting.  Register early and save!

SF Discussion Group -- There will be a brief meeting to organize the SF
Discussion table for the semester.  Anyone interested should hang around after
the meeting, or if that isn't possible, talk to Chris Cobb before the end of 
the meeting.

END OF NEWS -- "And now for something almost, but not completely, different"
(how's that for a mixed reference?) otherwise known as ATTENDANCE.
Phran, Josh "the pancakes haven't improved one little bit" Mackay-Smith, Sally
"who has chocolate chip-banana-oatmeal cookies in her room" Carter, Joel the
moderately stiff, Peter "feeling underspecified" Wagner, Garth "not clashing at
all, really quite color-coordinated" Snyder, Nao "owwww" Parkhurst, Dave "hot
babe" Auer, Bruce "anyone for TFOS?" Hahne, Mike "Skids" Miyagi (not affiliated
with the dirty pair but wishing he were), Josh "death by wink!" Smith, Andy
"not Spaulding Gray" Perry, Aza Chorn, I am the Master, and you will obey me,
Nike, David Randall, Peter Wong, Sister Helen, Yours Truly, and Yours Falsely.

Phew! How we ever made it this far I'll never know, but suddenly we're at
THE END
(See you Saturday)
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