morning post 07:45 am November 23rd, 1989
well, it's Thanksgiving. but seeing as how it's just another day in the battle against the Decepticons, I have a patrol to run. I'll update later, though.I'm running a little late, or I'd say more. sorry.
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DarkStatic: Hi ya again .
Isn't it always the way, you think your about to be on time then your late..ah well. Hmm, isn't thanksgiving one of those holdiays you told me about? Meh I know how that feels battling agains 'cons and considering I'm currently in the medbay because of it; 'Static amd I got ambushed on one of our repair runs; hehe if you think I look bad you should have seen the other guys. They wont be up and about any time soon I can tell you that. Anyhow I'd better go before the medic pops by or I'll get yelled at (again).
-Shadow-
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Thanksgiving entry, sorry it's late. 02:27 pm November 24th, 2006
Sorry I didn't report in yesterday. It was kind of a whirlwind of activities. First, Prime, Ironhide, Prowl, Jazz, Tracks, and the Lamborginis left for New York City to be a part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade (a bunch of bands and people march down the road, and they have these things called 'floats' that are big platforms with flowers and stuff, that represent a group, organization, or fictional character that drive along. It's actually a car underneath.)
They also have these huge floating things called baloons, in the shape of various fictional characters. It's really pretty to watch. There's music (like I said, marching bands) and singers, and all sorts of stuff. Well, anyhow, they marched and rolled in the parade, and we got to watch it on Teletraan-1 here at home. Tracks even included his human friend, Raoul. And Spike and Spakplug (our human friends, who help out with repairs) went. You should've seen em, hanging out of Prime's windows, waving to the crowds lining the streets, and Tracks rolling proudly down the street in his Covette alt. mode with Raoul sitting on his roof. )
Anyhow, later yesterday evening, Jazz, Hound, and the Lamboginis (Sunstreaker and Sideswipe) set up a small party, and everyone made a list of 10 or so things they were thankfull for, and I got to read my list in front of everyone )
Then we got plastered. heh.
I thought I might as well put my list on here, so everyone can read what I had to say, and for you guys back on Cybertron, too. Thanksgiving dates back to when the first sttlers reached this continent. They didn't have very much. Just the clothing they were wearing and a few posessions. They made friends with the settlers, and at the first harvest (food, I mean, that was grown that the natives taught them how to grow), they had a huge feast, and included the natives, of course. That was a couple hundred years ago or so, I'm not really sure how long ago ezactly.(I never did well on history. LOL)
Anyhow, humans still celebrate the holiday, every year by getting together with all those related to them, and their friends, and having a huge get-together/feast/party.
We just had a party. heh. But anyhow, here's the 10 things I'm most thankfull for this Thanksgiving:
1. I'm thankfull for a nice, safe, warm ship to stay in. Believe you-me, living in a cave is not fun.
2. I'm thankful for good friends, who stand up for me when times get tough. (And someone's trying to take my head off with a laser rifle.) thanks for watching my back. (glances at Bluestreak, who smiles back)
3. I'm thankful for the plentifull energon here.
Getting over-energized rocks!
Woot!
(a few laughs sound from the crowd.)
4. I'm thankful the Decepticons are all cowards. heh. (imagines the look on Starscream's face when he got a hole shot through his wing while chasing me.) If they weren't... well, I'll just leave it at that. (glances at Prime and remembers the look on Megatron's face when Prime caught him by suprise with a powerfull left hook the other day and sent the Decepticon leader sprawling. heheehee. Guess he didn't see him coming. heheh)
5. I'm thankfull for.. uh... This is turning out to be harder than I tohught it would. (and I'm not saying it, but trying to think around this energon buzz is getting harder, too)
I'm thankfull for good music. And no, I don't mean the Macarena. (cants a grin at Prowl, amidst snickers from the present group, and gets a scowl in reply)
7. I'm thankfull for... ( thinks really hard. Then the proverbial light bulb comes on (the equivalent of getting an idea for you non-humans out there, sorry, I keep forgetting. LOL)
I'm thankfull for the only C.M.O. on the planet who's a miracle worker. (recieves suprised look from Ratchet, grins back) If it weren't for him, some of us wouldn't be sitting here right now. And nobody hardly ever says thank you for your hard work.
So here's to you, Ratchet. Thank you, from all of us. (raises energon cube in toast, the rest of the room follows, and cheers sound. Ratchet just beams and nods back)
Also, I'm thankfull for Wheeljack, Perceptor, and Spike and spakplug, who help him out when thing get tough. (raises cube)
8. heck, I'm thankful for the Autobots in general. Who knows what might have happened had you guys not been here to stop the Decepticons. And you're a great bunch. You throw the best parties. heh. (pauses to sip energon) And if it weren't for you guys, my group would still be living in a cave wondering what all the shouting was about. hehehee (more laughs sound)
Honestly I can't think of any place I'd rather be than here right now.
9. I'm sure eveerybody put this on their thankful-for list, but anyhow, I'm thankful for having a wise and courageous leader. One who isn't intimidated by anything, is allways understanding, no matter what Sideswipe's latest prank may be. (beams.)
"Hey!" Sideswipe proclaims from across the room.
"What!?" Sunstreaker snaps back. "It's true, aft head!"
"Well..." Sideswipe trails off and looks thoughtful.
more laughs.
Anyway, you allways know what to say, no matter how bad things get, and I'm beginning to think you can handle about anything. (Prime raises an optic ridge at that, and Ironhide glances at him with a dubious look.) Anyway, I don't know anyone who can catch Megatron off-gaurd like you did, or even go one-on-one with him in a fistfight and win.
I can't finds the words to say how thankfull we are to have you as our leader. I have the world of respect for you, sir! (salutes. The rest of the room explodes into loud cheers and salutes, and I just beam and nod. Prime nods back, and I can tell he's smiling behind his faceplate)
10. I'm thankfull for the rest of you guys. Even though I may think Prowl's...well, (recieves "yes, what is it?, and it had better not be an insult" expectant look from said 'bot) I'll just leave that part out.. (sips cube.) Anyhow, you come up with some really good strategies and stuff, and as much as some people think you get on their nerves for being so logical, I don't think anyone else could do your job. And..
(starts getting nervous.) uh... Anyway, I don't think we could have gotten this far without you. You're very valuable to this team, (glances around, and say the last part faster) no matter how annoying or cold and logical some people may think you are but I know that's not true but anyhow it's good to have you here and I can't tell you how thankful we are that you're here.
(looks away, and glances at him out of the corner of my optic... Is he smiling?)
heh. yes he is.
(turns back around and salutes, then lifts cube)
okay, I'm done rambling now, on to the party. (more cheers sound, and another round of energon flows)
a couple other people read what they were thankfull for, but I didn't have my laptop computer with me, and I couldn't remember exactly what was said, or how it was said.
I remember Hound saying something about being thankfull they landed on such a beautiful planet. He got some really good holos of the scenery... he trailed off, not wanting to mention he got them to show the people back on Cybertron when they go home. Bluestreak would've gotten all melancholy again, if he had.
He was also thankfull for Prime's guidance and leadership. And for our human friends, Spike and Sparkplug, and Carly. That was right before I started getting to the point of memory loss. I'll have to wait to remember the rest of it. But I'll put it up here when I do. )
I guess that's it for tonight. I'll log on tomorrow and report. I hope everyone has a happy thanksgiving, and even you guys up there on cybertron. Be thankful for what ya got. even the small things. stay positive, and never give up the fight.
later!
Jade :-)
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DarkStatic: Hi ya Glad to hear you had a good time; I'm currently writing this from inside the medbay since I'm still stuck here due to a lack of parts. Anyhow that thanksgiving holiday sounds like a good idea and the rest of the guys in the medbay and I just want to tell you lot down there that were thankful that your doing what you can on earth. Even if it isn't going so well on Cybertron it helps us to know that Earth is in good hands.
Ack I'd better go the medic is making his rounds and I sure don't want to get caught especially since I'm 'resting.
-Shadow-
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(Sigh) bored. 08:53 am November 28th, 2006
boredboredboredbored.
yes, that's right. Woke up around 7:30 this morning, couldn't go back to sleep. so here I am cruisin the internet until my duty shuft starts at 9:30. (headdesk)
Not much going on here. Things have gotten a bit boring here since thanksgiving. Although, the next big holiday is Christmas. (sigh) waht is it with humans and holidays? eh, oh well.
Anyways, I guess someone on the command crew decided to go ahead with it, so we're now trying to get decorations set up (only in the rec. room, though. although methinks someone might just sneak a few into the control center. heh.
I've decided to join in the festivities, and join the decoration committee. Prowl is having a hard time understanding the logic of holidays, but someone explained it is a way of humans remembering their history. (most of the4 time. valentines day, sweetest day, mopthers day, fathers day, labor day, secretary's day, yaddda yadda yadda, I have no clue where they came from)
But, that's beside the point.
Gears is moaning and groaning about all the stupid-loking decorations, and Red Alert is having a fit over everything that's brought into the Ark, scanning everything (an I do mean everything (opticroll) Including the tree, which he swears might have a bug in it.
(yeah. right. a bug. I'd like to see an insecticon jump out of that puny spruce tree.)
A few of the crew are setting up a sort of christmas exchange. Everybody makes a list of 10 things they want for Christmas, and they randomly send names to people, and everyone picks two things off the list they want to get for that person. Nobody will know who their gift is from untill Christmas morning, when they open it.
(I suggested they put the card with the giver's name on it inside the package)
In other news, Prowl is on the verge of banning mistletoe. heh. It all started with Sideswipe, who claimed it was a human tradition that is is obligatory for someone to kiss someone else when caught under the mistletoe with them. Prowl, of course, consulted me (being human-turned-transformer)
snicker.
Hey, who am I to ruin his fun? heh.
Anyhow, Spike and Sparkplug aren't here just now, but Prowl intends to ask them about this mistletoe thing. (I hope I can get to them first and give them the heads-up. heh)
As far as decorations go, we have part of the lights up, but they're so dang expensive! who ever heard of $2.50 for 100 lights? and they're not even colored! just plain white! Not to mention, hooking all the ends together (plug cord A into cord B into cord C, and hope the bloody things don't come unplugged when you're hanging them up. And then...
And then there's the thing where one goes out they all go out.
AAARGH!
Brawn squished one of the bulbs accidentally while we were hanging them up over the dispenser units at the back of the rec room.
Entire. String. ruined. Gah!
And we allready had the others hanging up (we were putting up the holders in intervals, so the weight wouldn't make them come unplugged from each other while we were hanging them. So, we had to take out one string, and pull the one next to it to the left, to bridge the space.
Oh no.
The holders on the right broke, sending the entire string of already-hung lights careening to the floor, and all over a now-very-twinkly Brawn.
(Well, at least he was festive. LOL)
Anyway, I'll have to get back to you later on this. Things are getting interesting... er... I suppose.
(anyone know where I can find some mistletoe? the stores seem to not have it this year. Dunno why)
Well, that's it from the Ark! more later!
Jade
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wingedinsecticon: Hey I resent that...whoops...ah what the heck could be funny to see you autobots running around just because the insecticons can use livejournal. Anyhow just so you know we are no way interested in sabotaging your christmas tree...believe me we did it to the decepticons last year; now that was a christmas. Anyhow pine trees aren't nutritious enough and quite frankly; we don't give a damn about you lot and your earthen holidays so could you please stop bugging us. Really it's not even funny anymore.
Gotta go bye -Kickback-
P.S. Tell red alert we said hi (hehehehehehehehehe)
autobotjade: okaaaay. snicker (I'll tell him just because I wanna see the look on his face. heheheh)
(by the way, feel free to stop by anytime. )
all are welcome at my journal, even Decepticons. (just don't tell Optimus I said that. heh)
bye! nice to hear from you!
:-)
wingedinsecticon: stumbles what the... ah what the heck don't worry, I won't. mainly because I find it highly unlikely that I'm going to go up to him and go "Hey oppy you know Jade says we can leave comments on her journal" yeah that'll go down like a ton of trillitium. Btw ask the twins if they wouldn't mind being our radio controlled cars for a day, Shrapnel blabbed again and we want to try to settle it with the stunticons.
Btw do you get cable? our T.V just went bust and I really would appreciate it if you could tape some programs on Jetix if you don't mind. thanks...well what do you think we do in our spare time sit around hatching evil plans; please I do have a life thank you very much. Anyhow gotta go meh maybe I'll post her more often life's kinda dull at the moment.. bucket head hasn't had anything for us to do in ages personally I think Shraps made him mift with the last time we tried to take over.
See ya -Kickback-
autobotjade: uhh... yeah. I'll go ask the twins if they want to go race the stnticons. (LOL)
Sorry, I don't get cable, but I was wondering what you guys do in your spare time, other than eat. (no offense.)
I'll have to type up today's activities here at the Ark. Thing get kinda interesting when nothing's happening. Namely because of a cretain red lambogini thinking he's the king of pranks. Is Skywarp like that, too? just wondering. That was what I heard.
(like, I heard he rigged Megatron's armcannon to shoot paintballs, then blamed it on Starscream. Did that really happen?)
just wondering.
ttyl!
(talk to you later)
wingedinsecticon: Thanks. Shrap's a right idiot sometimes...still could be fun to watch.
heh we do a lot of stuff in our spare time; sure we eat but meh we have to do something else. So we like to watch earthen T.V. and we play dungeons and dragons...sometimes we eat each others pieces though so it does get irritating.
Heh Sideswipe the king of pranks heh right he's obviously never met Skywarp; ooooh yeah he did do that once it was so funny the rest of the insecticons and I were laughing so hard Shrapnel shorted out the lights and bombshell shot ravage with a cerebro shell. Heh everyone blames everything on the great screaming one; it's a running gag.
Though just between us the whole paintball thing is not where near as funny as megatron being painted compleately neon pink...hehe why do you think nothing's been going on lately (well that and I got pictures). Oh and just so you know one of our fav pranks is putting the cat out (booting ravage out of an airlock).
Anyhow gotta go Bombshell's got some new gadget he wants to test.
See ya
-Kickback-
autobotjade: (laughs) hey, could you send me those pics? The guys here would LOVE to see those!
wingedinsecticon: would love to but sadly it might be an infringe on consorting with the enemy but meh maybe if i ate it afterwards I might get away with it...since were such miscief makers I might just do it anyway but meh feel free to tell them bucket head can just deny it we can send the photo's later grins Yes the insecticons are greedy, evil and generally nasty but hey we love to have fun too; even if it is making fun of out 'leader.
Btw have you asked the twins yet?
-Kickback-
autobotjade: heh. I did. They laughed at me, and sunny said something about my being stupid, to which I said he was afraid. So he said they'd be around. And if they ran into them they could allways call for backup. I'd tell you where they are, but if Ratchet had to fix them and piss and moand I'd find myself in the brig. I will say this much, however. Portland. Central read between the lines.
(slag. note to self: delete this, deny everything. ...later. )
wingedinsecticon: Thanks for the tip I think you'll see them later hehe. Ah don't worry about it too much it can get kinda fun; getting in troubble that is. Well we gotta go the race shall be on...well to be truthful it's more of a demoltion derby. hehe
see ya
-Kickback-