Gypsy's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=Gypsy2000-07-24T04:33:27ZDriving in Austin (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Gypsy/writeups/Driving+in+AustinGypsyhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Gypsy2000-07-24T04:33:27Z2000-07-24T04:33:27Z<a href="/title/Austin%252C+Texas">Austin, Texas</a> is not exactly the place that comes to mind first when one thinks of <a href="/title/drivers+that+piss+me+off">bad drivers</a>. Regardless, the <a href="/title/Austin">Austin</a> driving experience will still follow through in its promise to leave you completely frustrated and in a terrible mood almost everytime you step into the <a href="/title/car">car</a>.<p>
Here are some tips to survive driving in Austin:<p>
<p><b>Tip 1: Texas Snow</b></p>
<p>One thing to know about <a href="/title/Texas">Texas</a> <a href="/title/snow">snow</a> is that it's not like the beautiful sort of <a href="/title/White+Christmas">White Christmas</a>, kids woken up in the middle of the night to see the first snow of winter type of deal. It's dirty. It's sludgy. And it doesn't take long before it becomes a sheet of ice. Walking on it is hard enough; it turns your average sidewalk into the <a href="/title/Ice+Capades">Ice Capades</a>.</p>
<p><a href="/title/Austin">Austin</a> is a city full of people who usually aren't prepared for this type of thing -- Texas snow lingers for only a day or two out of the year, if it comes at all. Beware of who is driving near you and how often you slam on your brakes,<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…Y.O.D.A. (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Gypsy/writeups/Y.O.D.A.Gypsyhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Gypsy2000-06-18T04:53:09Z2000-06-18T04:53:09Z<b>Y.O.D.A.</b><br>
<i>(To the <a href="/title/The+Village+People">Village People's</a> "<a href="/title/YMCA">Y.M.C.A.</a>" As sung by Master <a href="/title/Yoda">Yoda</a>, upon meeting <a href="/title/Luke+Skywalker">Luke Skywalker</a>)</i><p>
YOUNG MAN, I saw your <a href="/title/ship">ship</a> come down. I said<br>
YOUNG MAN, now it's muddy and brown. I said<br>
YOUNG MAN, put your <a href="/title/weapon">weapon</a> away, 'cause I<br>
*MEAN* *YOU* *NO* *HARM* *I* *SAY*<br>
YOUNG MAN, There's no need to feel <a href="/title/fear">fear</a>. I am<br>
WONDERIN', tell me why are you here? How you<br>
GROWIN', from this <a href="/title/food">food</a> on the plate, I say<br>
*WARS* *DO* *NOT* *MAKE* *ONE* *GREAT* <p>
You must be here to see Y.O.D.A<br>
You must be here to see Y.O.D.A.<br>
He's 900 years old!<br>
He's so strong in the <a href="/title/Force">Force</a>!<br>
Do your <a href="/title/Jedi">Jedi</a> Diploma course!<p>
You must be here to see Y.O.D.A<br>
You must be here to see Y.O.D.A<br>
Come and get yourself clean!<br>
Come and have a good meal!<br>
Pretty soon now, the Force you'll feel! <p>
YOUNG MAN, you fell out of the <a href="/title/sky">sky</a>, into<br>
SOMETHIN' brown that smells like a <a href="/title/sty">sty</a>, and this <br>
TIN CAN<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…an old lady's three wishes (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Gypsy/writeups/an+old+lady%2527s+three+wishesGypsyhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Gypsy2000-06-17T20:49:31Z2000-06-17T20:49:31ZAn <a href="/title/old+lady">old lady</a> was sitting in her home knitting. Suddenly, a beautiful <a href="/title/fairy">fairy</a> appears before her. She says she will <a href="/title/grant">grant</a> the old lady <a href="/title/three+wishes">three wishes</a>, of reasons that do not concern the scope of this <a href="/title/joke">joke</a>. The old lady, excited, thinks about her first wish. She finally has an answer -- "I <a href="/title/wish">wish</a> that I were <a href="/title/rich">rich</a>."<p>
And with that, the fairy nodded and in a blink of an eye, the woman's home was filled all sorts of riches.<p>
The fairy asks for the old lady's second wish. The old lady wishes: "I wish I were <a href="/title/young">young</a> and <a href="/title/beautiful">beautiful</a> again."<p>
And once again, in a blink of an <a href="/title/eye">eye</a>, the old lady had turned into a beautiful, not so old lady.<p>
Now, the fairy says, "And your <a href="/title/final">final</a> wish?"<p>
This time the now young and beautiful lady had to really think. At around this time, the lady's <a href="/title/cat">cat</a> happened to wander into the room.<p>
"I've got it," the lady says, "I wish that my cat be turn into a <a href="/title/handsome+prince">handsome prince</a>!"<p>
The fairy nods, and the cat was soon turned into the most<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…cowboy cocksucker (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/Gypsy/writeups/cowboy+cocksuckerGypsyhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Gypsy2000-06-13T22:21:32Z2000-06-13T22:21:32Zone part <a href="/title/Butterscotch+schnapps">Butterscotch schnapps</a><br>
one part <a href="/title/Bailey%2527s+irish+cream">Bailey's irish cream</a><br>
one part <a href="/title/Southern+Comfort">Southern Comfort</a><p>
<a href="/title/Mix">Mix</a> with <a href="/title/ice">ice</a>, <a href="/title/strain">strain</a> into <a href="/title/shotglass">shotglass</a>. This <a href="/title/drink">drink</a> is one that must be drunk from
the <a href="/title/shotglass">shotglass</a> without using any <a href="/title/hands">hands</a>.<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>AU (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Gypsy/writeups/AUGypsyhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Gypsy2000-06-11T01:41:08Z2000-06-11T01:41:08ZAU is a <a href="/title/term">term</a> often used by <a href="/title/fan+fiction">fan fiction</a> <a href="/title/writer">writers</a>. It stands for "<a href="/title/alternate">alternate</a> <a href="/title/universe">universe</a>," meaning that the <a href="/title/writer">writer</a> is <a href="/title/writing">writing</a> a <a href="/title/story">story</a> based on a particular <a href="/title/fandom">fandom</a>, but doesn't necessarily follow <a href="/title/canon">canon</a>.<p>
For <a href="/title/example">example</a>, a <a href="/title/writer">writer</a> may <a href="/title/write">write</a> <a href="/title/fanfic">fanfics</a> based on <a href="/title/The+Phantom+Menace">The Phantom Menace</a>. They may <a href="/title/determine">determine</a> that a particular <a href="/title/character">character</a> that <a href="/title/die">dies</a> in the <a href="/title/movie">movie</a> <a href="/title/live">lives</a> in their <a href="/title/story">story</a>. (No <a href="/title/spoiler">spoilers</a> based on the <a href="/title/assumption">assumption</a> that it might be <a href="/title/possible">possible</a> that <a href="/title/someone">someone</a> might not have seen the <a href="/title/movie">movie</a>.) That would <a href="/title/occur">occur</a> in their <a href="/title/alternate">alternate</a> <a href="/title/universe">universe</a>.<p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>Takeshi Kaga (person)http://m.everything2.com/user/Gypsy/writeups/Takeshi+KagaGypsyhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Gypsy2000-06-08T03:49:12Z2000-06-08T03:49:12ZOtherwise known as Chairman Kaga from the popular <a href="/title/Japanese">Japanese</a> TV show <a href="/title/Iron+Chef">Iron Chef</a>.<p>
Kaga is the <a href="/title/chairman">chairman</a> of the <a href="/title/Gourmet+Academy">Gourmet Academy</a>. He is a wealthy <a href="/title/eccentric">eccentric</a> who, having accomplished everything he had wanted to in his <a href="/title/life">life</a>, set out to find the ultimate in <a href="/title/gourmet+cuisine">gourmet cuisine</a>. He appointed the top chefs in four cuisines -- (Japanese, Chinese, French and Italian) as Iron Chefs and used his fortune to create the <a href="/title/Kitchen+Stadium">Kitchen Stadium</a>, where <a href="/title/challenger">challengers</a> are pitched against the Iron Chefs in a battle for the most <a href="/title/creative">creative</a> and <a href="/title/delicious">delicious</a> dishes.<p>
In reality, Takeshi Kaga is only an actor, and the only actor on the show. He has appeared in such roles as <a href="/title/Jean+Valjean">Jean Valjean</a> in Japan's production of <a href="/title/Les+Miserables">Les Miserables</a>. He was also the first Japanese <a href="/title/Tony">Tony</a> in <a href="/title/West+Side+Story">West Side Story</a> and Jesus in <a href="/title/Jesus+Christ+Superstar">Jesus Christ Superstar</a>.<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>