From: youngj4@aix02.ecs.rpi.edu (Jeffrey Young)
Subject: 'See You In September...'
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 16:28:20 GMT


*ring* 

"Hello, Radio Free Colorado, how can we help ya?"

"Can you play, 'See You In September?'"

"Sure can.."

The soft strains of the oldie that got cruelly turned into a Honda 
commercial float out over the radio, with an intermittent crackle from
the thunderstorm outside.

At about 5,000 feet, a winged shape is dodging lightning and drifting
with the gusts of wind that always accompany such storms.  The dragon's
rider seems to be enjoying the ride, and the dragon's blue eyes indicate
that the pair are more amused than working at travelling.

<< Down now? I think we're there. >>

The youth's voice is more 'felt' than heard as he replies: 
 'I think so, Suds.  Unless we made the wrong turn at Albequerque..
 Take us down..'

As the radio song strains fade out, the door to Callahans opens quietly,
and one of the long lost patrons wanders in.  Behind, a rather large
Pernese blue whomps in, following as always....

Taldin's back.  << And Sudrith too. >>

"H'ya, folks.  Summer's over for me, and I have full net access for the
next six or seven months, so I may as well make the most of it, eh?
I'll just hang around a bit, get familiar with all the new people, 
and all that.  Maybe even say something now and again... it's my
last semester at RPI, with luck, and after that, who can say where
the winds of Chance will take me?"

"A million dollars.  Well, I'd keep net access then.  Pay off the tuition
for Mom and Steve, buy the house from the bank AND pay to have people
come to build the second floor, which Dad has been trying to do on his own
for four years now.  A top for the truck.  Plane tix to Disney, the
Grand Canyon, and CA for whoever wants them at home.  A car I can
drive around.  Hmm.  Pay back the parents for tuition for me.  
Go live out in Illinois until my Mirror graduates, and then we'll
see how far we go from there.  Bank 3/4ths the rest, invest the last
1/4ths in stocks and CDs, maybe even some in the federal government.
Hmm.  Pay off the college tuition of my closest friends.  Bail out a couple
people who had money problems before I won.  Live off the interest,
find a job I like doing.  Maybe write full time.  My wants are about
as few as my needs."

<< A ton of chocolate chip cookies.>> "Right. Forgot about that, but
you'll eat yourself sick, Suds!"


"Aaaanyway.   I was woken up this morning by the sounds of rumbling
outside my window...  I think we have the makings of a sequel here...
 After 'Gorillas In The Mist..' (a fine flick)  

  "Bulldozers In The Fog."  

Taldin The Blue Unicorn
Defender of Light
Furry At Large
Winter Storms Will Come Again..
<< And Person-friend to Blue Sudrith. >>

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Current Name:   Taldin (The Blue Unicorn)
Alter Ego:      Jeffrey 'Taldin' Young
Birth Date:     12/21/70
Birthplace:     New York City, NY
Residence:      Troy, NY (RPaIeeeee!)
Sex:            Male
Sexual Orientation: Unicorn. Yeap.
Marital Status: Single, possible romantic interest in the future (I hope)
Offspring:      None
Siblings:       2 (brother, sister)  
Blood type:     B+
Hair:           Raven black 
Eyes:           two,  corrective lenses
Height:         5' 6"
Weight:         114 lbs
Build:          Skinny.  Very.  
Outfit most worn: Kliban cat T-shirt, jeans, glasses, digital watch,
 no rings, unicorn pendant, floppy beige hat with a blue feather stuck
in it, wraparound grey cloak/sarape.  Fashion conscious? Moi? Oh.
Blue sneakers and socks, of course.

Dominant Brain Hemisphere:  The 'artsy/crafty/creative' side 
Physical Deformities: None
Music Preferences:  Just about anything, but rap, heavy metal- no
real genre, tho Phil Collins and Billy Joel are pretty high on my
listening list these days..
Favourite Books:  The Apprentice Adept Series, early Xanth, Pern,  
 Landover, Mordant's Need, Amber, Chanur, 'Illegal Aliens', 
'How Much For Just The Planet', and of course, Callahans.

Pet Peeves: People who will kick someone when they're down. People
who flaunt excessive wealth in the form of dripping gold chains, etc.
Greaseballs.  People who won't give you the time of day.  Prejudice
in all its forms.   People who can't not smoke when I'm around.
Favorite Movies: Star Wars, The Princess Bride, Bill n' Ted's Excellent
Adventure, The Hunt For Red October, Back to The Future I, Indy III,
Monty Python's Holy Grail, the Last Unicorn  
Least Favourite Activities: Taking tests.  Washing dishes.
Most Favourite Activities:  Mudding, writing, drawing, 'tuning',
 generating puns that make people go 'Arrrrgh! Hit him!'
Quotes that can be attributed to me:  'I parry.' 'Aieeeee!'
   'This is hardly dignified.'  'Hit him.'  'Are you Robin Hood?'  
Hobbies: Furry artist, regular artist, writer, ameteur musician,
     punster, pasta hacker al dente (I write spaghetti code 
that's hard to understand), mudder, and college student. (Just kidding
on that last.  If I had that million bucks college WOULD be a hobby tho.)
Video games, RPG'ing, fencing:...I'm probably leaving some out.  Oh well. 
        
Political affiliation: Democratic for lack of a better Republic. 
Allergies:     Lots of fruits, dust, alcohol, peppers, onions cigarettes.. 
Occupation:    None yet.  Gotta get that degree, first.  The
 summer job was wandering around looking at little blue tags on
 computers.  (412 of them.) 
Favourite Foods: Chicken sandwiches.  Steak and shrimp.   Spaghetti.
What I regret most: Getting involved with my first gf. 
Favourite TV shows: MacGuyver, Probe, Jeopardy, not much else.
Parting words:  "You know, one of these days that's going to come
 back and haunt you. Be sure you know what you're doing."
  "Chivalry isn't dead.  Just all the knights are in the twilight
ages and life's pleasures are too easily taken rather than given.

"Why should I believe in a religion that doesn't believe in me?"

"True Love is the strongest magick.  Accept no subsitutes."

"Run True, and May The Wind Be At Your Back and the Roads Clear.."
    
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TTTTT AA    LL DDDD   II   II NN      "I don't believe in a religion
   TT  AA   LL DD  D  II   II NNNN      that doesn't believe in me."
  TT  AAAA  LL DD   D   II II NN NN        Taldin The Blue Unicorn
 TT  AA  AA LL DDDDDD IIIIII  NN  NN          youngj4@pawl.rpi.edu
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