"So yah, I stopped drinking Mountain Dew," says Sol, "If ya can believe it. That's right. Bone dry on the stuff for three whole months now."

Sol drinks his new drink of choice - watered down lemonade.

"Yum," he says.

His mug of Mountain Dew and Root Beer are both empty now, though he realizes that he actually finished drinking these years ago.

He starts whistling a little tune that he just made up, then realizes he doesn't like it, then starts whistling another tune that he heard on the radio earlier. It is really catchy and it is all about "big butts."

By Sol Hawk (Sol) on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 04:34 pm:

"So anyway, my RPG character, Sol Hawk, died last night. Can you believe it? He was a Kai Master. You know, from the Lone Wolf series of books. Have I told you about this series before? You bacically get to be a Kai Lord who is sort of like a Ranger/Cleric/Fighter/Psionicist from D&D. And oh yeah, at higher levels, they get wizard spells, too and can create artifacts."

Sol Hawk spins in his Swivel Chair. He has always been a firm believer that once you have a Swivel Chair, you've made it in life.

By Sol Hawk (Sol) on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 11:35 am:

Sol Hawk glances around the Cafe. Hm, well, it is a little sleepy in here right now. Ah well, perhaps it is the perfect time to tidy up.

"Alright now," he says, "I've got this new wallpaper that will look pretty good in here." He starts dancing around the Cafe and humming MC Hammer. Then he starts dusting and vacuuming cobwebs and such in preparation for the big job.

"This place will be spic and span again in no time."

By Sol Hawk (Sol) on Friday, September 14, 2007 - 01:57 pm:

Sol Hawk cleans his bowl.

By Sol Hawk (Sol) on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 01:25 pm:

"Ah," says Sol Hawk, luxuriating in the peaceful calm that has overtaken the Cafe, "Finally, a chance to relax and rest." He moves over to one of the couches and stretches out. With a flip of the remote, he has turned on Austin Powers on the bigscreen TV, but he lowers the volume to a very quiet level, then closes his eyes.

"Hmmmm," he says, contentedly, and falls asleep with a White Dwarf magazine spread over his eyes.

By The One Known Only as (Greyfox) on Sunday, September 30, 2007 - 01:29 pm:

***SNORT!*** Greyfox pops his head up from its former position of "sprawled across the table" and blinks as he glances around the Cafe. Not much was different... TV was still on. There was Sol at the counter in his swivel chair, napping... The wallpaper looked oddly different. Oh well. Still not too many people to speak of. Greyfox put his head back down and started snoring again.

By Sol Hawk (Sol) on Monday, October 01, 2007 - 04:22 pm:

All the snoring popped Sol out of his recreational slumber. "Wha...what? Oh, Fred, it's just you. Ah, that's good. I was having a nightmare where I was a bananna in a Porsche and this monkey dressed up as a police officer was trying to decide whether to give me a speeding ticket or just eat me. Phew! Hey, whaddya say to a celebratory Mountain Dew?"

Sol danced over to the soda fridge and found that the choices weren't as simple any longer, for there was:

Code Red
Game Fuel
Baja Blast
Midnight Dew
Livewire
and of course
Green

By The One Known Only as (Greyfox) on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - 12:40 am:

I'll take a pumpkin. half live-wire & half green. That oughtta Wake me UP!

By Sol Hawk (Sol) on Tuesday, October 02, 2007 - 09:35 am:

"One Pumpin Dew coming up!" Sol expertly mixes the soda in the proper proportions, coming up then with some sort of orange-ish concoction that can only be described as... pumpkiny.

Sol places the concoction in the bottler-chiller machine where the special juice of the gods is sealed into its own special edition Mountain Dew bottle, complete with label that says, "Pumkin DEW - Do the Pumpkin!" Chilled back to frosty and ready for quaffing, the bottle drops into the dispensing area where Sol retrieves it and slides it down the bar to Fred's waiting taste buds.

By Sol Hawk (Sol) on Monday, October 08, 2007 - 10:26 am:

"So hey, Fred, looking forward to your party. I'm going to ask the boss for some time off - I have 2 vacation days left, and I can't think of a better way to spend them. Who else is going to be there?"

Sol sips on a bottle of Sobe Nirvanna. "Yeah, I've been drinking more Sobe now that I've quit caffiene. It's pretty good stuff. Not easy to find Nirvanna, though. Everyone seems to carry Energy and also the Lizard Fuel, and of course the Gensing Tea Sobe, but I only know one place that carries Nirvanna. Other than the Lev Cafe, that is."

By The One Known Only as (Greyfox) on Monday, October 08, 2007 - 12:10 pm:

well, Jon & Jamie will be there, and Damien. Eric & Faye probably cannot make the trek back south on such short notice with Eric's new job and all, plus the kids, etc. I was hoping to interest Darren as well, but I still need to get in contact with him. Maybe Bryan if he can get the time off... I would be happy if any of you guys could make it. Also, George & Vanessa said they would "see if they can make it" but I dunno what kind of leave he has built up to get off base. Oh, and perhaps some of my local friends: Brent & Sandy. But even if that entire list doesn't show up, there will still be plenty of stuff to do. Sol, I will send you directions and contact info. Also, I will try to get in touch with Bryan, Darren, and Luke, and see if I can stir up interest. Maybe you guys could car-pool, save on gas money?

By Sol Hawk (Sol) on Monday, October 08, 2007 - 03:14 pm:

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea to me. I'll keep an eye out for directions and I will mention it also to Bry, Darren, and Luke when I see them next. Might have to buy a new sleeping bag for the occassion. Wait, who am I kidding? I won't be SLEEPING. Sweet, looking forward to it. Can't wait, in fact. Maybe the weather will even hold for some smooth driving."

By Sol Hawk (Sol) on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 11:33 am:

Sol perks up when a delivery truck arrives outside. Two men dressed all in orange haul in a delightfully large 90" box, then, when they take a breather, the first one pulls out a requisition form and hands it to Sol.

"Sign, please."

Sol does so, and in no time at all, the box is opened - revealing a big screen TV. The delivery guys mount it on the biggest wall in the Cafe, then Sol plugs in Guitar Hero IV, Legends of Rock, and the competition begins.

"Yeah," says Sol, "Dragonforce is only a Level 1 song on THIS game," he grins. "Anyone care to challenge?"

The lights dim and the delivery guys strip off their coveralls to reveal rockstar uniforms. "We'll be the backup singers," they say. "Better get some free drinks," says Sol, "Because your voices are going to need the refreshment once the match gets started."

By Houdini (Houdini) on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 02:29 pm:

Bryan pours himself a half glass of bourbon.

"What an evil Monday it has been. Work is just piling up with no end in sight. Ugh. "

By Sol Hawk (Sol) on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 03:56 pm:

Sol smiles sympathetically. "Maybe this will cheer you up, bro. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

Soon, there is a gigantic cake with 34 candles on it burning on the table.

"Hooray! Happy X+1 Birthday where X is your prior age and the +1 represents a whole new year of FUN!"

Sol passes out the party favors.

By Houdini (Houdini) on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 02:05 pm:

Bryan smiles when he notices that the party favors are tau hammerhead models, fully painted. ;)

By Sol Hawk (Sol) on Monday, December 24, 2007 - 10:04 am:

Sol toasts some eggnog. "It's Christmas Eve - and just so I don't miss the chance - Merry Christmas Houdini, Greyfox, and Knight Hawk. And Merry Christmas to all the rest as well! May the holiday treat you well, and may we all, God willing, meet again soon."

By Houdini (Houdini) on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - 10:10 am:

"Ahh.. " Houdini says sipping on some eggnog. "Merry Christmas to you to."

By Warsmith (Knight_Hawk) on Wednesday, December 26, 2007 - 10:52 am:

Knight Hawk gets up wobbely, "Where's the Great Pumpkin? Did I miss him again?"

By Sol Hawk (Sol) on Friday, February 15, 2008 - 11:36 am:

"You know what I want to know?" says Sol with a knowing look on his face, "Has anyone here ever wanted a pony? Or a waterbed?"

He stretches out in the comfy Pappazan Chair which is a frieldly shade of tangerine.

By Houdini (Houdini) on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 - 12:02 pm:

"Sol my friend. I have never once desired to own either a waterbed or a pony. Both are more trouble then they are worth. ."

"Interesting. So what do you wish for Bryan?" Sol asked.

"I've also always wanted a android robot dog that had all the appearance and desirable traits of a dog, but without the need to feed it, clean up after it or even pay attention to it when I wasn't in the mood to. It be sentient and have full voice processing capability but could "bark" when it had to blend in. Basically I'd want K-9 from the Doctor Who series but it would look like a real dog and could mimic real dog behavior."

"Sweet, so like a terminator dog, only not bent on killing humanity and preserving skynet?" Sol said amused.

"Exactly!" Bryan said.

By Sol-El of the House of El (Sol) on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 - 04:11 pm:

"Well," said Sol, "Good that you don't desire the waterbed - for it has been sold."

Back in the swivel chair, Sol is happy again.

"Very nice. So, what's going on with you these days, man?"