GSA Sector One

U  Sector Cmdr. Kosh Zu-Merz /  Curtis Martin  -  KADAR: tlhIngan HIvbeQ neH - HovpoH 0510.30

Hoch qavan!  Howdy all!  July... Did nothing on the 4th of July, was going to go down to Salem Oregon to visit my dad and family down there, but not enough time for me to take off from work, less battles (fireworks) outside around my apartment complex it seemed. Picked up some Star Trek software/games: ST Away Team, Starfleet Command, and ST New Worlds.

August... Took an Amtrak train down to Mulino Oregon (first destination was a Amtrak platform in Oregon City) on the 24th, spent the time visiting with my mother and her boyfriend, stayed just across a creek from the Ranch Hills Golf Course, played nine holes at the Pioneer golf course once; nice sunny weather the whole time while I was down there!

September... Gave monies to the Northwest Medical Teams, Red Cross, and Petsmart, to help those affected by Katrina. Contributed to the MDA as well, I had an uncle who passed on because of MD. Purchased an external hard drive case, inserted a 40 GB hard drive inside of it, plugged it in to the computer; I had less then 700 MB left on my 20 GB one, then finally figured out how to format it for more then 8 GB ... I had to partition it first with third party software.

I finally cleared 3 GB of space on my original HD, made it run faster then it was.

One employee of my workplace gave his two week notice of leaving, then left less then a week after giving the notice, didn't show up one day, didn't call or nothing! What a putaQ! I won't miss him!

October... Another employee left PCD (Pacific Cascade Distribution), my current place of employment, he worked in TIG (purses). Sent out an e-mail informing Sector One members of the upcoming due date to send in reports to me, no replies.

A gal at work had her only child abducted over 18 months ago, was going to do a taping for the Montel Show, was told it was terminated, I sent in an e-mail to some of the party's involved; I hope and pray she gets the resources to help her get her child back ... this is the same person I tried to get help from the KSF to keep eyes out for the scumbag of an ex-husband who did not return the child at the appointed time and day.

Been trying to vanquish a tera'ngan virus (cold) since Tuesday of last week, 10/25, just been taking it easy all weekend ... not easy to be a couch bound SuvwI' ... but almost have it conquered!

Got nothing planned for All Hallows Eve, been just trying to get over this cold, have several bags of candies on stock for possible invasion of costumed tera'nganpu' though, in preparation of Samhain Day! Hopefully, you all had a safe and honorable bewitching night! Qapla'!

HoD Kosh zantai-Zu-Merz
(AWA Curtis D. Martin)
mIch wa' ra'wI'
wo'taH QanHung ra'wI'
IKV mupwI' chuS HoD
IKV Kawak HoD 


U  Commander K’Eherang zantai-K’Shontan-Jiraal reporting  -  Still attending school at Portland State University, and I’m closer to graduating than I originally thought. Am also doing NaNoWriMo again this November – the month-long insanity where I convince myself I can write a 50,000 word story in thirty days.  What have I been smoking?

In Victory,

Commander K'Eherang zantai-K'Shontan-Jiraal,  Division of Imperial Intelligence,  GSA/Sector 1,  Commanding Officer - IKV Do'HoS 



GSA Sector 2

U  Sector Cmdr. Borg QI'mpeq / Michael Robbins: As of September 7th, it's been 12 months since I had my open heart triple bypass surgery. 

From September 28th till October 5th, there was a series of wildfires in this area of California, which had me wonderin whether I might have to evac the area. But, thanks to the efforts of all the firefighters, I wasn't required to do, so. 

I recently have gotten two all-terrain motorcycles; a 1973 Suzuki RV-125 Tracker, and a 1974 Suzuki RV-90 Rover. I've been searching the web for information on these two motorcycles. 

May the Holiday Season ahead, be a Happy and Joyous one for all!

U  Azel Tavana-Zu-Merz:  Nothing new here to report.

(¯`·.¸¸.-*If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace, it would be the purrr.*-.¸¸.·´¯)

U  K'ven Jurek / Jil Conway:  This has been a busy trimester. I seem to work seven days a week! 
I am also amidst a tax class--so taxpayers everywhere: beware!

All work, no play equals a dull report.  Happy Holidays!  K'ven


GSA Sector 3

U  Admiral Katalyia Epetai K'Tore-Jiraal: My summer was fantastic and I am sorry that it's over. As you know, I went to a Barry Manilow Concert in July and it was awesome. I plan on going back to Vegas in September and seeing Barry in concert again. I was suppose to get my ticket for the show last month, but my ticket decided to take a trip to St. Louis without letting me know first! Kathleen, another Manilow fan, got it along with her ticket and is sending it to me registered mail. Also, I helped out with a Halloween party and had a great time. There were over 300 people who attended. For Thanksgiving, we're going to help out with supporting a dinner for our church group. I can hardly wait.

U  Cmdr. Kimpla D-Dok'marr-Zu-Merz: Rose Compton The summer was one long hot month or so it seemed. Rain? Where was it? Well, obviously you all saw a lot. We saw almost none and I began to think I had been transported to Hades.! It was a constant Struggle to keep my plants alive and the yard.... well at least it will come back next year. (I hope!) Due to the lack of moisture, fall arrived early and tree leaves began to fall in August. I think I just completed the last raking of the season this week.

The day before Halloween, my father passed away and along with the grief, I was left scrambling in an attempt to book a last minute flight to the South. Have you ever been selected for a thorough search at the airport? Quite the experience. Might even have been ... enjoyable (?) had a male taken care of it. LOL!!!!

Now at this point in early November, I am just beginning to catch back up with everything in the KSF as well as in RL. Special thanks to Admirals qe'San & Katalyia for their patience this tri.

Kimpla/Rose

U  K'Ken T'Relak / Ken Traft: I continue to keep busy at work. Still married to Julie. Still spend time with son Nick (33 yo). Still volunteer. Still stuck on the Sarbanes-Oxley project. Nothing Klingon going on. Ken Traft, LAMFT

U  Khaufen: This summer has been like none before it. One of my brothers moved to Tulsa, and through grace, both he and his wife landed good jobs!

After we found them a place to live, he and my other brother began their plan to get me, right next door. They got their way, as it were. We only have one more brother and sister before the Family will be completely whole. 

I have an absolutely cool cat. And someplace decent to hang my hat. I had thought that this summer was a great one', but that changed for me when someone dear to me died.

Life can spring up, like a panther on the scent, and suddenly . . . things will never be the same again. Take it from an old War targh, call your Mom, find out where a sister or brother is, or just simply turn to the person at your side and tell them what you think and feel. 

Family, is all too real, and all too temporary. Take a chance. 

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GSA Sector 4

U Capt. T'Lara sutai ZuMerz - Susan Wyss:  Well, another 3 months have gone by......let me see...the summer has ended and my son started High School, an adventure in itself. It took weeks fort the school to get everyone's scheduleas straightened out. They have construction going on during the day while students are trying to hear teachers. They had an evacuation into the pourig rain because a construction worker mistakenly cut an electrical line which in turn arced to an electric panel and shorted out the lights in the entire school. Smoke filled the gym, and 2200 kids had to evacuate! What a fiasco! Now, last week they caught a student with a BB gun after he shot some kid in the face with it. The students have had 2 walkouts to protest the conditions and several, including my son, went to the Board of Ed. meeting to voice their concerns. It was on the local Educational channel on TV! Other than these events, he is doing well.

Myself, I have changed to a job in the PO with different hours. I now work 5pm - 1:30am, and can sleep at least some of the night. It took a while for both of us to get used to the new schedule. You see, I only see my son for an hour and a half every day now.....after school. But I like the hours, and I like the job and the people I work with so it is all worth it. Of course I have different bosses so that is also better. Other than the job, I have been through some changes in my medications which have caused a lot of problems to say the least. One particular problem almost cost me my job. Unfortunately, we all know that meds have "common side effects" and "more severe side effects" that happen to the unlucky few. Well, I was one of those few. :( It put me into a deep depression, and ultimately made some severe personality changes. I was "not myself" for a matter of months before I even knew what was causing it. I thought I was losing my mind! Anyway, the doctor has changed my meds yet again, and I am for the most part back to what is considered "normal" lol. 

That's it for the news from Middletown, NY......until next time........... *Beastie out*

U Capt. Kishin zantai-Kukura - Sue Frank:  Looking forward to PhilCon here early in December, our annual science fiction convention which brings out artists, writers and Klingons in beautiful downtown Philadelphia. Always an occasion for blood wine!

In the meantime, I keep the klin alive reading the accounts of adventurous travelers who have gone where few have gone before. The British warrior and explorer Wilfred Thesiger, describes his years among the Madan, the marsh Arabs of Iraq in the 1950's. And Kira Salak is a contemporary American woman who paddled 600 miles along the Niger River, solo, in a kayak. 

I'm getting better with my Middle eastern drum. Good accompaniment for a march into the unknown or a victory dance:-

Till next, I salute you all--
From Strength to Strength!
Kishin/Sue

U Captain Avakhon zantai Khinsharri - Robert Cunningham:  Well I will be short as well... Spent two and a half MOVING back to St. Joseph Missourri and it was an adventure to say the least.THE least of which is the following TRUTH: Duct tape DOES indeed hold the universe together !!!! The Lady Leora and I have arrived in our new home state and are settling into it soonest. Will leave more when it is available.

U Lt (jg)ch'HulHu vestai Kormel - David Stayduhar: Who what? oh that time already? well, I moved in Sept... still getting settled in...   Chu

GSA Sector 5

U  Sector Cmdr. Rakqor K'Mpec / Richard Heckert - Greetings,  It has been a nice summer. Not much has happened since my last report. Things are on track and everyone has been well.Been keeping busy and I am looking forward to a nice Happy Holiday season. 

My son won a xbox360 in the win every 10min Mt Dew promo!

My summer "ghost hunt" at Gettysburg produced nothin. Guess it was too hot for ghosts! Or more likely too crowded. At night as you looked over the battlefeild it reminded me of a football stadium with sooo many flashes going off.  However on our last night, We went to LIttle Round Top in front of the Maine 20th postion just after a storm had passed and the crowds were pretty much gone as it was a thursday. This was the area that Alabama and Texas units charged up the hill, and the famed Maine 20th running low on ammo fixed bayonets and charged. Much brutal hand to hand combat took place before the Yanks beat the rebs saved Little Round Top and helped the Union to eventual victory.

As we walked down from the Maine line in the direction of the charge. My wife swore she "heard" heavy breathing and someone talking about being "shot" and needing help. I heard nothing. I had not taken my instruments into the field that night and had only a digtal camera. I must have shot 50 pics.

As we moved further down the hill my wife screamed that something "touched" her shoulder. She made us immediately make for the truck. We got back with out any incident. My wife was white as a ghost , no pun intended, and obviously very shaken. When we got back to the hotel we found a small muddy smear on the back of her jacket. I then found much to my dismay, I had left the lens cap on the camera!

BOOO! , and boo hoo :(
this is a true story take from it what ya want
HAPPY HALLOWEEN

I have since decided we will not return to Gettysburg in the summer,(too many live peeps) but we are going again over Thanksgiving and we hope to have more stories and data/pics.

Cmdr. Rakqor sutai-K'Mpec 

GSD

U  Abbot K'Obol / Doug has been taking over many of the Command and family duties that normally belong to K'Lay / Margie, as well as providing shuttle service, after work debriefings, shield modulation, and R & R to the TA. His various Masonic activities and responsibilities have escalated as well, and both the Abbot and the TA are planning a well deserved vacation to Texas to spend the holidays with family from mid December to early January. Not to worry though, the lap top is going with them, and the KSF will never be too far from thought or hand.

GSE

U qe'San be'rawn - Jonathan Brown: Still very busy.. Lost my only blood related Uncle on the 22nd and will be going to honour him and his family on the 9th Jan.. Had a nice relaxing Xmas and my wife even agreed to leaving the re flooring of the bathroom until after Xmas... phew.... 

The Graphic Design website and voting took up some time and you should find the results elsewhere in this issue.. (if it's not there check back latter as it means I haven't finished this issue yet)

Hope everyone has a Great 2006... Qapla'  

- ROLE-PLAY REPORT -

The Following is a reprint of the notification published in the last issue and is included here for info only.

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Campaign Coordination Command
To all the role players and Division Commanders, 

Recently we sent out an email asking all role players and DivComs to fill out a poll and / or answer some questions regarding the future of the KSF's role playing game. We decided to do this in light of reduced player participation, in hopes that we could make whatever changes might be necessary in order to increase player interest levels.

After reviewing the poll results and emails from players and DivComs who responded, after considering the increasing real life demands on many of our DivComs and their key players, after much soul searching, and after nearly 15 years of continuous role playing, CCC staff have made the same decision the creators of Enterprise made earlier in the year; that is to end (or suspend) our ongoing role playing saga, and to give players time to decide what, if any, role playing activities they want to see in the KSF. 

Before some of you faint from shock (at the possibility of there being no role playing in the KSF) let me assure you that the Klin Zha listserve will remain up and running, and will be available for those players, including myself, who are going to continue this current story line to its natural conclusion. (Instructions for those people who want to conclude this storyline are included at the bottom of this email.) The only difference will be that, unless there is some renewed interest in the traditional game, CCC will no longer be creating or sending out orders to DivComs, gathering reports, writing summaries or game mastering the game. Players will be free to play or not, essentially without direction, in whatever scenario suits them. 

So, for those of you who want to take a break from the RPG, here's your chance to spend the next five or six months doing whatever else you need or want to do without feeling like you're letting anyone down. Those of us who want to, can finish the role plays we've got going, concluding the story of how Q sent us all back to our old universe (only to find out we've got doubles there who never left.) No matter what your role playing status is, we'd like everyone to check in with the Abbot and I from time to time, think about what options you want to see; talk about it on the regular KSF list or with other players and by the end of the year, decide if you'd like to see the official RPG resume, or not. (If treaditional role playing is resumed, you will be given a chance to resume your command, or request a command at that time.) 

On a side note, it is my hope that, perhaps like Enterprise, if people miss our directed role playing enough, they will knock on our door loudly enough to warrant bringing the traditional RPG back. (My door IS always open, as is the Abbot's and we have very good hearing) I know I will miss Q'rul's detailed reports, the Merchant Prince (and his sister Katie's) daring, Aq'marr's intricate story lines, Crown Prince Kosh's sometimes risque sense of humor, Lushy's sensual daring, the Pirate's unpredictable audacity, the Abbot's wisdom...and his mek'leth, the Prior's many side plots, explanations and puns, Cymele's conversations and emotional tugs-of-war with the Daavit and Teh hel and the Quvagh Mach, Kat and K'Shona Base and her Entity who lives there, Kimpla and K'Stor and their avant guard way of dragging the storyline to places no one ever imagined, the wicked daughter of Chang, Medra and her nasty temper, Hurgh's loyalty, Solen's strange sense of humor, wit and plot twists of the weird, DaHar Master K'Zhen's experiences and heroic presence, K'hen's science reports, the many adventures of DuroQ in Imperial Military, Khaufen's House saga, Beastwoman's antics, Chu' and the glue and so forth, Volar's popping in and out, K'ven's wordcraft and talent, Azel and Krowgon in their many incarnations and permutations, Borg's many illegal upgrades, Rak's companionship and camaraderie, Blackheart's noble heart, Kovan's presence in my own House, Koi's mess hall and culinary preferences in the midst of battle, and the offerings of K'Eherang, meH'poQ, Kain, t'Arra, SamwI and Kanara, Kelvor, K'taj, kohn, KhaMish'Khal, Korgath, Kea'Dec, and so many others who have played over the past years. I can truly say that the Abbot and I have enjoyed reading your stories as much or more than we have enjoyed any of the published Trek books. It's been fun interacting with you all! 

If it were left up to me, the RPG characters above whom I've come to know so well would continue to play forever, their exploits immortalized and glorified in our usual ongoing Klingon space opera. But I've come to see that where we go in the future is not just up to us in Campaign Coordination Command. It's up to each of you now. Let us know what you decide. 

TA K'Lay & The Abbot for CCC

Instructions for those who want to finish the RPG storyline  

There is an old Terran saying paraphrased as follows: "we have met the enemy and he is us!" Imperial Intelligence, and reports from others in other Divisions have confirmed that the so called "doubles" of ourselves that we've encountered since the Q brought us back to our own universe are not doubles at all. They are, in fact, us, in every sense....left behind when the chroniton wave hit....as we were simultaneously swept away to the alternate universe. Now that Q has brought us back, we find that there are indeed two of each of us, each tied to his or her double. Whatever happens to one double, happens to the other. If one dies, so does his or her "twin". 

Each of you has to decide if you wish to:

1) remain as you are, "one of two", and find a way to co-exist with your counterpart (as Riker did with his double in TNG) 

2) try to find a way to re-integrate your two halves (as Captain Kirk did with his double in TOS) 

3) try to find a way to meld your two selves before one of you "dies" as Spock was able to do when he regained his katra, his soul from Dr. McCoy's keeping in Star Trek 3 ({Those who want to go this route might want to check with one of the priests or priestesses of Durgath: the Abbot, the Prior or teh hel to see if they might be able to help)

4) Appeal to Q's better nature...if you can find him.... to see if he's willing to take you out of this universe, and convey you somewhere else.....wherever that might be.

For the time being you are a free agent. You do not have a DivCom and you will not receive additional orders. You are free to write alone or play with any other KSF player who wishes to role play and interact with you. Write about your adventures and post them to the Klin Zha listserve. This is an ongoing story, and will continue as long as people have an interest in writing it, or until the end of the year 2005.