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As we have just started this years' edition of the Felis Mortis Society, here are some thoughts about the previous years events:

Event Review: Laser Tag
Saturday, September 28, 2003 @ Laser Quest

First off, many many thanks to everyone who came out to the Laser Tag event this past Saturday. For those of you who couldn't make it, a good time was had by all. Here's a run-down of what happened:

Laser Quest was expecting only twenty of us at most (I told them that we were hoping to have at least twenty people), so they didn't bother to fix some of the laser vests that had broken down (you can imagine the heavy use that these things get put through). Ah, but members came, and wouldn't stop coming!

All told, I think we were up to 27 people in total. The Laser Quest staff scrambled to get the room ready for that many people. The first game, which was a free-for-all, was a veritable shooting gallery. Lasers were coming from all directions, and I wasn't even sure who was hitting me most of the time. Then they split up the group and we played two team games. I discovered the rapid-fire feature (read: how to mow someone down mercilessly by merely pointing the laser gun in his or her genral direction), much to the chagrin of Anne and another member.

Green was an accursed colour on this day (it's not easy being green?), as Red won both games.

After the event, a (yet another large) number of us went to the Market and hung out for a bit. We had ice cream and a good, fun conversation (Mr. Rogers vs. Mr. Dressup being one of several topics discussed), before cramming into an oversized closet disguised as an apartment to hear Mr. Mok and me play a couple of ill-rehearsed U2 numbers. All of this is rather hard to explain; you had to have been there.

Thank you all again, and we'll see you at the next event! Stay tuned!

Khoa
VP (aka #2)


Event Review: Open Doors London
Sunday, October 6, 2003 in Downtown London Ontario

On a blustering Sunday afternoon, 10 members of Felis Mortis set out to explore London's Doors Open heritage event.  Along the way, we got locked up at the Middlesex County Building and Gaol, sampled the lifestyles of the rich and famous at London Club, made friends with a llama, snacked at Covent Garden Market, and more!  Thanks to all those who came out, and see you at the next event!

-Anne


Event Review: Used Bookstore Crawl

On Saturday, October 19th, 2002, about twenty brave FMS members ventured out into the London's not-so-hidden world of Used Bookstores.  They braved the wind to get to H Sommers Books, the store that everyone passes despite a large yellow sign outside its entrance.  Then, they journeyed eastward to Attic Books, which was slightly more upscale than expected, but had an interesting collection of "as is" books, which included directories from years gone by.  The last stop, which was quite possibly the best, was City Lights.  I don't know, but some of our members may still be lost in the twisting labyrinths of the store, hidden by mounds of books.  After a warm drink, we all headed home with the prizes we had found in the stores.  Unfortunately, if you're like me, you reached home only to discover that you already had a pile of books waiting to be read!  Thanks to all those who came out.  It was a great time!

-Paula


Event Review: The Seven Samurai
Sunday, October 26, 2002 @ Matt's House

18 people. Sitting in chairs, lounging on the couch or lying on the floor. We all piled into my living room and watched, laughed and thoroughly enjoyed all 3.5 hours of the Kurosawa classic. Even though the sushi was a last minute bust (lousy loblaws), we were treated to a platter of free sandwiches instead and had our fill. At the end of the show, Khoa and Dickie played the guitar and sang us a couple of U2 tunes.

All in all, a great time was had. Thanks for coming out.

I think we need to see the trailer one more time. ;)

-Matt


Event Review: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Thursday, October 31, 2002 @ Heather's place

The Rocky Horror Picture Show promises a movie experience such as you've never imagined, and at this past FMS event, once again, it delivered!  About 10 members showed up, thank you to everyone who did, and some even came dressed as characters from the show, forcing me to put on my best Janet outfit as well.  We had lots of candy and made ice cream floats, and if not everyone actually enjoyed the movie, then at least they were shocked or confused, which is really the point anyway.  See you next Hallowe'en!

-Heather


Event Review: The Boneyard Man
Saturday, November 9, 2003 at the Spoke

Last Saturday, eight of your fellow FMS members became "boneheads" for the night, taking in a performance of The Boneyard Radio Hour.  Five actors and one keyboard player supplying appropriately creepy music filled two episodes with laughs, mystery, surprises, and more laughs.  In this parody of old murder mystery radio plays, our hero dons a skeleton costume and becomes the Boneyard Man, solving crimes wherever he's needed.  All in all, our venture into London's theatre scene was a great success!  For those of you curious for more Boneyard Man, Episodes 3 and 4 will be performed on Thursday, November 14th, at midnight in the McKellar Room, UCC.

-Anne


Event Review: Music Western
Friday November 15 at Von Kuster Hall

Margaret & I enjoyed a entertaining hour of classical music. Apparently word is out on the street in the community as there wasn't an empty seat in the house. Jeremy Brooker is a pretty funny guy, the baryton needed to be tuned afer nearly every piece and he made sure it wasn't a dull moment. He and his accompanyist played a collection of pieces from Joseph Haydn, Fernado Sor and Stephen Gibson. All in all it was very good time.

Free music is offered in von Kuster Hall every friday and at that price we can all afford some culture. :)

-Matt


Event Review: "A lot of Dry, Old, Useless Recipes"
Wednesday November 20, 2002 @ UC 207

"A lot of Dry, Old, Useless Recipes," the talk given by Dr. T. Scully, might have given us a lot of new, interesting meals, had it been about recipes.  Unfortunately, the talk centered around Dr. Scully's methods of investigation, which would be interesting for anyone planning to research ancient manuscripts and cookbooks, but not quite as appealing for students in science and MIT.  Or so I've been told.  Sadly, I got stuck in the lab and wasn't able to leave until the talk was almost over!  Many thanks to Heather for taking my place! The moral of this story: never count on bacteria to be done growing by a certain time.

-Paula


Felis Mortis Coffee House / Second General Meeting
Wednesday, January 15, 2003 At the Galleria

Thanks to everyone who came to the FMS Annual Coffee House!  Despite the lack of coffee, it was a great evening, with plenty of food and entertainment. We've never seen eight large pizzas go so quickly.  We started out with the exec's rendition of Hamlet (abridged and adapted for stuffed animals at the very last minute by Khoa).  An "Action Man" doll starred in the title role.  Gertrude was played by the Left-Hand Oven Mitt (voiced by Her Royal Majesty Mr. Matthew Kadai), Laertes by Groovy Girl #1, Claudius by Lemu the Lemur, and Fortinbras by Groovy Girl #2.  Other cast members included a bear and a dog playing Osric and Horatio.  This exciting scene was followed by singing, guitar-playing, piano-playing, origami, a rhythm dance, lip-synching, a poem recital, a sing-along about worms of some sort, tin whistle-playinhg, as well as many more such talents. Thanks again to everyone who came out -- it was a great evening! Photos are here.


Snowfest / "Scarefest"
Saturday, January 25, 2002. Downton London, Ontario

After a hot lunch at the Covent Garden Market, a number of intrepid, winter-hardened Felis Mortis Society members ventured out into Snowfest. There were quite a few impressive, professionally-done snow sculptures by teams from as far off as Argentina and Germany. We seriously pondered riding the ferris wheel in the sub-zero temperatures, as well as getting ourselves set up for embarrassing photos in compromising positions with the London Town Crier and the newly-crowned Miss Canada, but for one reason or another, better judgement prevailed on this day.

Afterwards, the group shed a couple of "fraidy-cats" and gained another three brave souls at the Galleria to go see The Ring (with a brief stopover in a downtown comics shop, which subjected me to the temptation of buying a model of Rick Hunter's Skull-1 Varitech from the Robotech TV Series, but again, unfortunately, better judgement prevailed). Yes, The Ring is the movie which more than a few FMS members had e-mailed me specifically to tell me that they would NOT come to see it. Well, for the most part, the movie lived up to its hype, and I found it very creepy. You can scare someone by having things go "bump in the night," but some of the imagery and themes in this film were rather disturbing. And yes, for those of you who were there... my TV is unplugged (not that it would help any of the victims in the movie, mind you).

Thanks again!

- Khoa




Skating at Victoria Park (off Richmond St. and Central Ave.)
Friday, February 7, 2003 at 7 pm
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10 Pin Glo-Bowling at Fleetway Bowling (720 Proudfoot Lane)
Friday, February 7, 2003 @ 9 pm

Despite the Arctic temperatures Friday night, one brave FMS member  and one foolish exec ventured into Victoria Park to skate their worries away. Although we were the only two from FMS, there were many more skating there, and the ice soon became a little bumpy. But we kept going until the ice machine came on. We were able to enjoy the fresh surface before aching feet called us off the ice. Then, we joined 11 other FMS members for Glo-Bowling at Fleetway. A competition between the boys and the girls began, and although the boys had more points, the girls definitely beat the boys in enthusiasm. We watched as gutter balls, strikes, and spares determined the scores, and everyone was impressed by Jason's curling-based style. Megan managed to mystify Khoa, who couldn't figure out how she managed to hit anything (1), and Erin showed everyone how to bowl "granny-style." After two games, we headed to Dairy Queen, to end our night with sundaes and Blizzards. Thanks for a great night!


- Paula


1:.Khoa's note: I actually wasn't so much surprised that she could hit anything, but rather that she was the only girl who managed to beat me, and she managed to tie Alex's score, which was second only to Jason's...