Welcome to the not-so-humble abode of the Sacred Alliance! Inside jokes are rampant, newbies and TOS Nazis alike shall be vanquished. What is the Sacred Alliance, you ask? Let me 'splain it... no, that would take too long. Let me sum it up. We originated on the AOL teen book boards as a close-knit group of free-thinking and mildly sane people. The birth of our most holy name came about in the quest to create a chat room with a title to scare off those less worthy than our hallowed numbers. Lo and behold, it stuck. What our purpose is exactly... remains a mystery. We have many names (In French we are called "En nom Dieu!", in Spanish we are called "Donde est� la biblioteca!", in Gaelic we are known as, "Ni bheid mo letheid aris ann!" in Latin we are titled, "Exe exe do mi casa!", in German we are called, "Eins zwei drei!"), but you may call us simply... The Sacred Alliance.
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We called ourselves the Grand Dames: four women of varying height, weight, and age, with shockingly little in common, or so it seemed at the time of our initial meeting some twenty-three years ago.... I don't remember who ... started talking to whom, or even what that initial conversation was about. I remember only how easily the words flowed amongst us, how seamlessly we moved from one topic to another, the familiar anecdotes, the understanding smiles, the welcome, if unexpected, the intimacy of it all, all the more welcome precisely because it was so unexpected....
Screen Name: Autumn BirchesName: Casey. Acacia. She Who Prefers to Not Like Anything At All.
Sex: Female
Age: 17
Location: Mission Viejo, Southern California.
Schpiel: I like trees. I like to write. I like far-away places. I lived in St. Petersburg, Russia for a month and a half-- there were many trees. I like books. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. Oh, and Bradbury. I like poetry. Sylvia Plath and William Wordsworth. I like art. Impressionism. I like the beach, I like the autumn, I like pasta, classical music, and history. But most of all, I like trees.
i like trees.
Screen Name: DrAgOnGyRl2Name: Ally/Ashley
Sex: Female
Age: 14
Location: Mississippi
Schpiel: Hmm, nothing much. I'm a freshman (CLASS OF 2005 RULES!) Name: Amanda (recently, I've decided to make people call me Amanda Mourner Thoth) Sex: Female Age: 13 Location: Connecticut Schpiel: Um. I'm supposed to be innocent. I... um... like Harry Potter. ::gets squashed:: I like dragonflies. And green. And this song I can't find anywhere. I'm very possessive of Adah, but it doesn't help. The only things I can read and write are poetry, angst (the ffnet kind), romance, and humor. I like autumn. And garnet. Name: Amber Sex: Female Age: 18 Location: Chicago, IL Schpiel: Like Julie, I am a romantic. Sometimes I have a tendency to compromise my morals to get what I want. But, doesn't everyone? We're all prostitutes in some way. On the whole, I'm a fan of a wide range of literature. If it has a love story, I'm there. If not, perhaps I'll read it, but I might not like it as much. C'est la vie. My favorite authors include: Tamora Pierce, Shakespeare and Hemingway. *shrugs* I love my AP Government class and I hope to go to Duke. That is all. Name: Angelina Sex: Female Age: 19 Location: Northern California Schpiel: Theatre Arts major, English minor at CSU Sacramento. I'm a big fan of mystery/detective stories, and a little bit of horror dashed in. I adore Nabokov, especially for Lolita and Laughter in the Dark. I love all types of music, but especially jazz and ska. . . .
Name: Rebecca, or Becca Sex: Female Age: 14 Location: A hillbilly town in Western Massachusetts Schpiel: I read a variety of books, most of which are recommended to me over periods of time. Some of my favorite authors are Madeleine L'Engle and Anne Rice. A small obsession with vampires has started for me since I began reading Ms. Rice. I've got a regular Opendiary called Moon~fire and one that's housing a story I'm writing (The Phantom's Perch) called Lover of Vampires. I basically enjoy all of the arts, except for dancing, and I like bands such as Sugar Ray, Goo Goo Dolls, Creed, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. ::ponders:: Well, I think that's it. I'm relatively boring. Yahoo! Name: Bridget Sex: Female Age: 16 Location: Illinois Schpiel: I like to read. =) And I like to listen to music, pretty much any kind. Lame schpiel, huh? Name: Dala Sex: Female Age: 16 Location: Maryland Schpiel: Let's see, I adore fantasy and sci-fi. Some of my favorite authors are Tamora Pierce, Melanie Rawn, Philip Pullman, Orson Scott Card, Francesca Lia Block, and I could go on for days. I live for classic rock, I'm a very sentimental Pisces, I ride horses/play field hockey (GO GHETTOSBURG! WOO-HOO!), and I am obsessed with Hugh Jackman. I write sad little X-Men fics; you can find me under "Dala" at fanfiction.net. Adios! Name: Eis Sex: I'm a guy Age: 16 Location: I'm not telling Schpiel: My favorite authors are George MacDonald and JRR Tolkien. I am a guitarist; I like comic books, Christian Music(Caedmon's Call and PFR especially), I'm homeschooled, and I am know as the "conservative" one around here(though I am not, really). Name: Elizabeth is min nama. Hw�t eart Sex: ::gestures to "name":: Go ahead. Take a wild guess. Age: 14 Location: Though my present habitat is a dull, blue-collar town hidden amongst the soy bean fields of central IL (for an incredibly accurate description of IL refer to Kelly), I am indigenous to the forest and a creature of the library. During the summer months, it is also possible to sight me reposing with a book atop one of the large, Civil War era canons near my house. Schpiel: I am Elizabeth, champion of chivalry, lover of legends, lexicons, and leal; condoner of myths, mirabilia, and medievalism. When I am not rescuing dragons or disposing of distressing damsels, I tend to be reading a book. Name: Faeline is my Internet nom de plume. I generally go by Fae. I've also been known to answer to "hey you." And, if you must know, my mundane name is Lindsey. Sex: Female Age: My DOB is 1983. You do the math. Location: Smyrna, TN. An ickle place not too far outside of Nashville. A rather long schpiel: I'm a college sophomore (despite what my credit hours say...) and I'm majoring in English. I am still the lover of all things Phantom of the Opera and David Bowie related, yet with a horde of new obsessions, among which Wei� Kreuz, Harry Potter, and The Patriot play a large part. I term myself a romantic, hopefully not of the hopeless variety.
In my spare time, I love to read (obviously) and enjoy a wide variety of literature, from Leroux to Hugo, Brite to Rice. I also enjoy writing, musical theatre, opera, and finding various ways to annoy, frighten, amuse, or intrigue society. I love Europe. I love traveling. I love to dream in the worlds of others creation. My fanfiction can be found on fanfiction.net, under the name Faeline, as well as in various other archives, such as: http://www.marysia.com/labyrinth/labfic.asp and on my own website, located here: http://www.geocities.com/fayaren/(The picture is fairly recent. Jenn talked me into Glamourshots... My hair is not normally that wild....)
Name: Jamie to some, Piper to others Sex: Female Age: Sixteen Location: Lafayette, IN, to my misfortune Schpiel: Eh. I guess you could say that I'm the resident goth. And rider, although part of that title goes to Dala. I'm really not all that interesting, although I like to pretend I am. I'm a freshman in high school, so my life pretty much consists of school, horses, and making other people very uncomfortable. My favorite authors are Anne McCaffrey (I'm one of the Dragonriders of our lovely board), Douglas Adams, and Pierce Anthony. I also have a tendancy to dissapear from the SA for a while, but that's only due to the fact that my computer hates that board, and that you all post like rabbits multiply.
Name: Jei Sex: Male Age: 17 Location: America Favorite Shows: "Xena", "X-Files", "Six Feet Under", and "Andromeda" Etc: Hi I'm Jei. Run along now and expire. Name: Jena Sex: Female Age: 16 Location: no bed of roses, aka Nunavut Schpiel: "Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesause they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh . ..Now you tell me what you know." Name: Jess of the Trees. Sex: La femme, natch. Age: 16 for the moment. But that's subject to change. Location: Currently the back-woods of New Hampshire. Schpiel: The Jess is who I am. Obviously I like books... lots of books. And dragons, trees, music, hobbits, etc. I like to pretend I'm a performer- acting, singing, playing guitar. That sort of thing. School is the bane of my existence, but I go anyway. The latest play I'm involved with is "Fahrenheit 451: The Musical." And yes, my director is insane. Favorite authors include Anne McCaffrey, Robert A. Heinlein, and Michael Crichton. I'm a movie junkie, much to my poor wallet's chagrin. The boy in this picture is my friend Marc, who graduated this year. We had a lot of fun at the prom. The chick is me, obviously. Here's my band's website: The Cindy Loo Whos Name: Joy Sex: Female: that would be an odd name for a guy Age:15. Location: Colorado (The Greatest State) Schpiel: I am Joy, the ultimate contradiction to my name. Resident Violinist (along with I believe quite a few others) and Sci-fi/Fantasy guru. My favorite hour seems to be midnight. I have an affection for wizards, dragons, the art of sword fighting and weaponry. I love Colorado and want to buy the state and kick everyone else out (I am a selfish little brat). Oh yes my favourite author is Tolkein along with many others. I guess anything else would be rambl...... Name: Lady Kristine Sex: Female Age: 16. Location Fort Wayne, IN Schpiel: Let's see... I may not be around much because of marching band. I play clarinet, oboe, and hopefully alto sax by the end of the year. I love Train and Scotland and if it has romance, I'll read it. Lately I've been getting into mysteries... And fantasy. Melanie Rawn, Tamora Pierce, Patricia Wrede. I like to write and I have a stories.com account thang but I always forget to update it ((xstarlight)). Eventually I'll have a pic and I think that is all... Name: Libby Sex: Female Age: 15 Location: MD Schpiel: ::bows:: I am Libby, also known as Hester Ann, the one-and-only. I claim the titles of resident cavalry captain and resident Civil War buff. Meet Rumenth the bronze dragon and Fitz the saber. They are quite pleased to make your aquaintence. Have become obsessed with anime lately. Ranma, Inuyasha, Hellsing (see it, it's the greatest) and *sweatdrop* Sailor Moon. I need a life. My favorite authors are James Reasoner, The Sharaas, Anne McCaffrey, Anne Rice, and many others I'm *sure* I'm leaving out. Love Law and Order and as a result am the sole member of the People for the Advancement of Lennie Briscoe. (PALB). Eveyone should know the Man. And so... goodbye. Name: Mara Sex: Female Age: 17 Location: Seattle Schpiel: I enjoy the following authors: Douglas Adams, Tamora Pierce, David Guterson, Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein, and some other people. I could list my whole bookshelf, but no one wants that. I'm anal about grammar, so watch out. Correcting a pronoun/antecedent disagreement makes my day. Yes, I'm a nerd. And proud. I get a kick out of British comedy, including but not limited to Douglas Adams, Monty Python, and Red Dwarf. Sometimes I'm an aspiring writer, and other times ... I'm not. You can read some of the stuff I write on Open Diary.
Name: Nithri Sex: As much as possible. J/K Male Age: Born in 1987 Schpiel: I like to read SF and fantasy, but because of the SA I have expanded my choices of authors. I scribble poetry on occasion. My mother died so now I live with an aunt and uncle and three cousins. Name: Rachael (alias of the moment is Adriana) Sex: Female Age: Fifteen Location: Saginaw, Michigan Schpiel: I guess I'm kind of a random person on the board. I don't think I really stick out amongst some of the other prominent boardies. Anywho, I like a variety of books. Mainly fiction. Fantasy and the occasional romance are stuck in there too. I ramble a lot too. Nothing that is really interesting... more off topic. Um. I like music and whatnot. To find out more about me, you could go to my OpenDiary. My name on there is Enlighten Me. Name: Rachel Sex: Female Age: Sixteen Location: Ocoee, Florida Schpiel: I probably lurk at the board more than I actually post, but I've been there for quite a while now. I love reading basically anything. I also love writing, but I'm not very good at it. A small sampling of my writing is here. Um. I guess that's basically it, as I'm a boring person. Name: Sara Sex: Female, but of course. What would you think about a guy named Sara? Age: 13 Location: Nevada Schpiel: Ok, here's my schpiel-- I don't know what to say, and that's my schpiel. I guess I should say that I like Arthurian legend a lot and that some of my favorite authors are Robin McKinley, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Tamora Pierce, Sherwood Smith, Lloyd Alexander, Phillip Pullman, don't make me go on...Um yeah, I'm cranky right now, so my schpiel bit may sound beechy. Name: Skulx (If you must know, it's Sarah. But honestly, doesn't "Skulxy-dear" sound better than "Sarah-y-dear"? I rest my case.) Sex: Female Age: 16 Location: Long Island, New York. You know, that helicoptor-shaped island (yes, it's helicoptor-shaped) where the whole "Long Island Lolita" thing happened. Schpiel thing: I am composed of random particles of dust, blown off the top of your ceiling fan. Oh yes, I am. I think I'm married to most people in this group, and I may be marrying you in the near future. Name: Tim Sex: Female Age: 16 ^__^ Location: West Virginia Schpiel: I'm not an interesting person, I like books, mainly Sci-fi and Fantasy, with a dash of Classics. I enjoy classical music, opera, and various other styles of modern music. I write, occasionally... Not well, of course. I aspire to be an Opera Singer. :D Yeah, it's silly. Authors I am fond of are, Anne McCaffrey, Terry Goodkind, Poppy Z. Brite, Anne Rice, Leo Tolstoy, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Oscar Wilde. And there are many others, but I am sure you've more than lost interest by now.
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I like books. And words. And books on words and nonsensical things. Favorite authors are Ray Bradbury, J.R.R. Tolkien and Neil Gaiman, in no particular order. Am also a great fan of Edward Gorey and his absurd humor. These days, schoolwork has been occupying every minute of my life, so I've just been reading random chapters of random books in hopes of finishing one of them.
I am also a cellist and am passionate (I hate that word, so I'm using it) about music. I like high, androgynous voices and music of the folk variety, among others.
You may read about my adventures battling dust-busters here.
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