Topic: Bikinis, Boobs and Brewskies: This Week in Review!

Darien Fenner

Date: 2011-11-20 19:39 EST
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Bikinis, Boobs and Brewskies: This Week in Review! November 20, 2011

Insert excited yet manly exclamation here.

I come back from vacation (which was merely a vacation to recover from my other vacation, which was a tangent of the vacation before that. And still the cheapos in Arcadia won't work with me on a frequent buyers discount. Bah. BAH, I SAY!) and what do I come back to' A bikini contest. What is the proper response here" Should I throw up my hands and cheer or let out a manly grunt' I think I'll do both. WOOO-BRRRUUUUGGH!

....Aaaaand now my co-workers are looking at my like I have brain damage. Well, it wouldn't be the first Post employee to have it.

Anywho. Did you know there is a bikini contest going on' It's in some random place called Adenna that I've never heard of but apparently is very nice this time of year. And since it's being co-hosted by a freelance writer very, VERY loosely associated with this publication, I'm somewhat-kind-of-sort-of-whatever obligated to encourage you ladies to join. What the hell, right' You're all half-naked all the time anyway.

On another note, WINTERFEST! It is here I shall shed my manly, rugged, handsome mannishness of manliness and geek out a bit. Not only are there going to be festivals and booths out the wazoo come December, but we also get to elect a King and Queen"! ZO EM GEE NOT LIKE WE HAVE ENOUGH ROYALTY ALREADY. But seriously, now. I am completely and utterly stoked for these festivities! If you ask me, May is a little too long to wait to nominate someone completely ridiculous and inappropriate and force them to ascend to a stage to receive girlish goodies in abject humiliation. For them, anyway. I flipping love that stuff. Add all that to the fact that Risa Monster is running the show, and you have me completely on board. I may make her job slightly difficult here for a second, though, when I recommend that all my readers nominate the most grossly unsuited people for those spots, just to see who makes the ballot. When was the last time Tick or Horam or that strangely insightful guppy in a goldfish bowl I sometimes see ever won anything" Huh' HUH"! WE CAN"T ALL BE WINNERS HERE.

No, I'm not bitter. I'm just exceptionally not of the other four tastes.

But enough with the details. Let's get to the gossip!

Yeardley, darling, when you take to dragging around strange creatures that have been duct-taped and chained until all they can do is squirm, I think it's time to spend a weekend away from Tara. Apparently on Tuesday Yeardley was spotted hauling Tara's "throan' Inn-ward during Amber's shift and enlisting Harper's assistance to kick the it into the cellar to presumably die from the flesh-eating maggot infestation (or was it acid-spitting butterflies" I forget). If it was a throan, I wonder if those things are in any way related to a sloan. Well, if anyone would know, it would be Tara. But if it wasn't, I feel very, very afraid for the men in Yeardley's life. I mean' she seems awfully good at disposing of dead or dying bodies. And between she and Harper, I'm sure the two can muster enough brains to make it look like an accident.

On the other hand, this Jackie clearly hasn't spent enough time with Tara. If she thinks getting Tara intoxicated is a good idea, then she obviously hasn't seen what even a cup of coffee can do to the C"ckroach Killa. She ought to go on an all-day outing with our favorite red. She'll probably walk home a rope-burn victim, undead, or worse, Mormon.

O.M.G. moment of the week! Speaking of Harper and men" WHAT. Since when have she and Jochin been a thing"! I saw her in October and she was winging it solo with her partner in crime. Does this mean this is a relatively new occurrence" Or has she been so busy distracting others with her insane antics that we've all been deceived by a little misdirection' Is that it' Have I been too preoccupied worrying about the men she is going to taze that I haven't even noticed the ones she's already shocked into submission' And from what I see, that thing they have going on there is positively electric. You all know I've been holding my breath waiting to pry into Jochin's personal life for a long time now, so I demand details! You can't hide forever!

I have been so prompted this week to begin yet another new segment. I present to you? Tara Time! It's like Story Time, except with more violence and sex and death. This week's Tara Time is brought to you by Batten Beer. Batten Beer: Boozing billionaires since 2011. Anyway. The latest adventure of Tara's has me somewhat afraid of garden gnomes nowadays. Apparently our red came into possession of a giant safe that conveniently belonged to a bank in RhyDin she happened to be visiting, when all of a sudden there incurred a bout of gnomish violence the likes of which you have never seen. While much of the detail is obscured, our scientists have hypothesized that our faithful Tara only made off with the safe, narrowly escaping with her life, surely by using it as some kind of shield device. Because, as we all know, gnomes are brutally allergic to combinations (due to the fact that they can only think linearly). What I have to give Tara is props here, though. When she was regaling our seriously sexy-yet-overworked governor Fio of her heroic tale " and the vein began to pop out on Fio's skull " she was oh-so-conveniently holding Fio and Ali's son, Raza, at the same time, and so Fio was forced to curtail her most likely imminent violent intentions. Memo for the future, next time I find myself drunkenly wandering through New Haven and accidentally find myself painting lewd things on artistic sculptures. What can I say' I thought they looked better at the time.

Darien Fenner

Date: 2011-11-20 19:44 EST
Where have I seen Minoko before" I seriously recognize her face (at least from the illegal photographs my sources supply me with), and I feel like I know her from somewhere, but I just can't put my finger on it. It'll come to me. I hear Tuesday that a surly-seeming Toby was seen introducing this Japanese flower to equally cute Japanese flower Mayu. While this was going on, though, Knickers (a.k.a. Nikia; totally stealing that from Mayu) and Toby definitely appeared to be making eyes at each other. Iiinteresting. Is there some drama buried in there that is about to unfold" I certainly hope so. Knickers has just the personality that makes me want to follow her around with a video camera, waiting for disaster of epic proportions.

Thaaaaat's right, Candycane (a.k.a. Audrey). There certainly is no better way to induct the lovely Lael into the world of socializing than to introduce her to a man-eating dragon. All I can say is I thank the stars that the poor girl left before she and Vex started talking about getting jiggy with Tass. Surely the carnivore has better things to do than dream about kidnapping fetishes and destroying personal property. Someone give her a femur or something to keep her occupied. I really can't stay too disappointed with Audrey for long though. But dang if Magenta and Auds don't make one of the hottest newlyweds I've ever seen. Keep the steam a-rollin", ladies. I'm certainly enjoying the view.

And on a side note, while we're on dragons" Boy howdy does that Vestra know how to arrive in style! Yow! I admire the woman who descends from a dragon every week to spoon feed whiskey and schnapps to the weak and weary. And don't you just know that I'm a sucker for redheads.

CHIVALRY IS NOT DEAD! Thursday I am told a gentlemanly fellow named Will forfeited a decent night of drinking in order to assist some poor southern dame who looked like she just walked out of a Jane Austen novel (let's hope it's not the zombies adaptation; we really could do without another outbreak!). Granted, there is a distinct possibility that he wants to do more than "help her with her baggage" (bow-chicka), but that wasn't the vibe I got. Still, as a gossip columnist it is my professional duty from here on out to tirelessly follow Will's actions in order to disprove this impression that I have formed. Be afraid, sir. Be very afraid.

Apparently women are madly fainting in Stephen's presence again. Not really. My sources have clarified that Tara fainting into Issy's waiting arms only coincidentally occurred at the time of his arrival on Wednesday. But Issy breaking our Tara aside, is it just me or does it seem like Stephen is getting more and more likable" I don't know whether he's toned down or I've mellowed out, but I've really started to like the guy. Or maybe I've just finally begun to understand the litany of dirty words that are exchanged between him and his wife Diana, and so I can now fully appreciate their discourse. It's a whole other language, you see, with nuns and penguins and VD. God I hope those three things aren't related. As I'm sure you can tell, I still have much to learn.

BAM! I have happy news for RhyDin's Sexiest Man 2010 (and in serious danger of becoming 2011) Alain. I now have Leo Herrrrrrracleides badmouthing Badsider on tape. Did he make some kind of deal with the rich Baron, or have the tides finally turned in Silver Mark's favor" More importantly, what does Jake have to say about all this" Sexiest Man, sir, have your people call my people if you're interested in a handful of us organizing a monumental blind taste test. I'd say this needs to be settled once and for all.

Wednesday also brought the happy appearance of two faces I haven't seen (or written about) in a very, very long time. While Connar and Sjira seemed to be generally in good sorts, my sources tell me their conversation was very subdued and neither seemed to be particularly animated. Whatever is weighing on each of their respective minds, I hope it is lifted soon. We have too few genuinely good people in RhyDin, and it's all the more unfortunate that those good people rarely experience good things.

NEW PEOPLE WATCH! I have to warn you, RhyDin. This Rayva is dangerously close to making the Top 25 list this year. I don't know quite what she is " but whatever kind of mix of races she is it sure as heck works. It's unfortunate that she's one of those that doesn't seem to acknowledge their sexiness, though. I say if you got it, flaunt it (unless you happen to be exceptionally hairy or at the level of Mur's or Wynter's sex appeal" In which case, for the love of god, put it away). And I know what you're thinking, guys, but I'm sorry to say it looks like she's off the market. My sources couldn't quite catch what the drow's name with her was, but all they tell me is that he keeps calling her "Princess." Is this chick really royalty, or is he just taking the pet names issue to an excessive level"

Darien Fenner

Date: 2011-11-20 19:52 EST
Who was that fabulously familiar femme in the Annex on Friday that was flirting with Harris" It's been a while since I've written about Harris, I know. But about now I really can't help it. Somewhere along the line the guy got some style (or robbed a bank and hired a personal tailor) and has of late been classing up the dueling venues like nobody's business. Guy must be shopping at all my favorite stores or taking some notes from my book, because you just know that all that class and sophistication spawns from yours truly. Now those guys at the Ermengildo Zegna, Armani, Dolce and Gabbana, and Gucci outlets sure as heck know how to treat a returning customer.

Side note the second: Watch out when you set off live ammunition in the RDI these days, as it seems the stress of breathing in and out has finally gotten to Erin. When Dris was around he could at least put her paranoia to good use (it's pretty well received in politics " just ask Matt Simon), but since he's been officially MIA she seems always expecting to be decapitated by fire demons throwing ninja stars or spontaneously generated cannon balls. But who am I kidding" I can't blame her. Spontaneous cannon balls scare the crap out of me.

Ohhhh man. You folks know how much I love me some drama. It has come to my attention that some sod has possibly put the young Rhiannon through the wringer, as evidenced by old man Tass becoming quite protective (almost violently so) recently. I pity the pubescent-looking twig (not to impugn her taste in men) who offends one of the MacLeod clan once Tass gets a hold of him. Don't you people know by now that short-changing a MacLeod is suicide" Not only do most of those women know the fine art of stabbing, but virtually all of them have, oh, all of RhyDin behind them " including several dozen men and father figures who really know how to hurt (well" most of the men). Crossing one of their kin is stupid, people. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

While I'm on about that gigantically segmented family, word has it Rhiannon's (big Rhiannon. Not little Rhiannon. Don't ask me, I don't understand a dang thing about that family) husband was around the Arena last Sunday with his wife and daughter. As I am told, the man stood stoically by as Dyarhk got all huggy with his six-year-old (five, six, whatever. Time is relative in RhyDin). Now, I am all for letting the kids have role models, but if it were my kid, I know that having another dude be that familiar with her wouldn't sit well with me. Not that I distrust Dyarhk or anything, but it's weird isn't it' Whatever. I'm not a parent " thank god " so I can't speak one way or the other.

Actually, I rather don't mind Dyarhk " especially since my sources tell me he seemed hell-bent on getting Nayun drunk the other day. High-five for corrupting our babes, broseph! He has my temporary approval for the time being, but we'll see how long that lasts.

I never pegged Dill as a video game person. Thursday he was overheard talking with Minoko (who was brushing him off, by the way " not cool) about some new game or other he was playing that he was thoroughly enjoying. Apparently our entertaining and always-evasive Dill has a penchant for saving people's souls and slaying demons or what-have-you. First off, this is RhyDin. There are plenty of demons everywhere to do some real slaying, and I'm sure if you so desired you could find someone's soul to save. But that aside, aren't video games for ugly people" I mean, sure, Dill probably isn't going to be on the cover of Mancake Monthly any time soon, but I was always under the impression that holing up with a controller was reserved for zitty misfits who lived with their mothers. I could be wrong, of course, but until proven right, I'll just be over here with the extremely good-looking people. Doing extremely good-looking things. And people. ZING!

COMEBACK OF THE WEEK! Mrs. Ex-Constable Hotstuff SIGHTED! Call the Watch! No, don't call the Watch. They'll probably confiscate my evidence. Naturally, her comeback appearance was made all the more satisfying by a cheerful conversation with a raving lunatic. I'm not worried, though. Mrs. Ex-Constable Hotstuff RiLo isn't one of those that scare off easily. Plus, I hear she and Hotstuff himself have put themselves together one heck of a hotel in the Old Temple district. How much you wanna bet those two christened the high-rollers suite with a little rolling around of their own (bow-chicka times two)" I'll be along for a stay shortly, you two. I'll soon need a vacation to recover from my vacation that was a vacation from the tangential vacation's previous vacation.

As it turns out, I hear there has been another comeback of late that I haven't yet had the chance to write about. EmDoc is around again, and she is meffably mef as she always has been, with an extra dose of mef and incessant baby chatter. Actually, I exaggerate. The extra dose of mef is stretching it. My sources tell me Wednesday night she caught up with Rand and Candy in the Outback and did some punching and some reminiscing (hopefully not at the same time). Firstly, I must say that Candy has very much so grown on me. She has that ?who gives a rhymes-with-pit' attitude about life that reminds me so much of love of my life Gigi Granger. I'm almost dutifully obligated to like her because of it. But that aside, I hear EmDoc was making mention of dueling in a two-piece in the Pool back in the day (before her baby boobs). Uh, hello' Bikini contest, sweetness. I guarantee you the extra boobage is MORE than welcome.

That's all for now! You stay sassy, RhyDin!