The Lounge II

Welcome to the other Lounge, everyone--this is MY hideout, where we can have
some peace and privacy, without our boys hanging around to give me a hard time...

NEGADUCK: Guess again, Carrot Top!

LADY E: Somebody throw that knob out of here!

* The Bouncer rushes in and grabs Negaduck by the scruff of his neck, despite his
angry screams and threats, and kicks his downy little rump out of Lady E's lounge! *

LADY E: Thank you. Now, before we were so rudely interrupted:

This is the place where I give updates and special announcements about DRS, and
any other odds and ends going on around here. So just kick back, babes, and enjoy
!


May 25, 2005

Geez, where did the year go??? It's almost summer as I (finally!) get to update
this place! But the past couple of months have been terribly busy for me---and
are about to get even busier.

And now, to bring you up to date on Life, Websites and Everything:

Because Freewebs will only allow a certain amount of space before you have
to pay them every month, I've decided to compromise...

Some of the pages here at DRS, and most of the pages at Sara Bellum's Lab,
will be hosted by Freewebs unless and until I can buy more space (which
IMHO kinda defeats the purpose of going over there in the first place).

Pages at either site that contain fanfiction, fanart, screengrabs or are otherwise
graphic-heavy will remain hosted by Angelfire.

Another site, Mystie's Darkwing Duck post, has been added to the DRS Links page,
and my thanks to Mystie for allowing use of some of her screengrabs!

Now to the part where my life gets busier:

As of May 31, I'll be in a clerical training course for 6 months. I don't know how
much time that'll leave me for the websites, fanfic or anything else, but it certainly
won't be as much as now. I'll do what I can during that time, but your patience will
be much appreciated!

That's the news for now, and hopefully I can update much sooner next time. ~_^

 

March 23, 2005

Yep, the ads are back---which brings me to the shocking announcement
over at the Home Page:

This site and Sara Bellum's Lab are going to be moved from Angelfire to
another web host, Freewebs. The reason: Angelfire is charging me too much
to keep the ads off, and I do NOT want the ads. But both the price and my
ever-recurring financial problems are causing me to take drastic measures.

The files for both these sites are already in the process of being transloaded.
The home pages for both DRS and SBL will be available at their new home sometime
after Easter. Until then, you can still surf them here at their present location. It'll
take some weeks to have the other items fully uploaded and edited accordingly, but
I'm hoping to have all the work done by the end of April. The other sites will have to
wait a little longer.

For those of you who are linking my site (or are about to), I'll keep you posted as to
my progress. Thanks for your patience.

And thanks, Angelfire---it's been fun, but sometimes beggars HAVE to be choosers.

March 16, 2005

I'm happy to report that for the time being, THE ADS ARE GONE!!!
A glitch in the HTML code, however, accidentally made the DRS home
page half 'invisible' for a couple of days. As you can see, that's been
fixed.

I created my second Darkwing Duck-related site, Sara Bellum's Lab,
on March 5! This is my personal shrine to one of my favorite supporting
DWD characters, Dr. Sara Bellum! It's still partly under construction,
but it'll get done (eventually). Check out what's there!

There are more updates coming to this place---for instance, notice my
name change. From now on, I'm "Lady E" (a nickname given me by some
of my friends) instead of "Lady_S". Seems to make more sense.

That's the news for now. Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

February 25, 2005

Hope you all had a nice Super Bowl Sunday, Mardi Gras, Lunar New
Year and Valentine's Day---and it looks like da lady's late for all of
them! This is the first I've gotten around to updating this place since
January.

And now, to answer everyone's question: "What's up with all these
ADS???" Well, dwindling finances made it necessary to cancel my
Angelfire Neon account. I'm no happier about it than you are, guys;
probably the LEAST happy, in fact--unless I'm not the only one with
an insanely slow computer.

Oh, about that little 'donation' button on the home page? Yep, I
know you're all thinking: "But she SAID this site is
non-profit !"
Well, it IS. I didn't start it with the idea of, "Gee, I think I'll
charge people to look at this site." It's because this place
isn't
for profit that the fair-use exception to copyright laws allows
me to use images on this site.
However:

You might remember I mentioned going bankrupt (Chapter 7)
in January's update. The court proceedings start in April,
by which I'm hoping all my stupid creditors will finally get
off my back. Meanwhile, though, there are some bills that
I still have to pay on my own, and since I still don't have
a job at this time I've been selling stuff on eBay now and
then to help keep things running. And it's
because I need
to keep things running that I'm now asking for donations,
at least until things straighten out.

What I need to pay for would include the following:

1. MSN Internet Services (until I can get onto something
cheaper).

2. Angelfire Neon account (to keep the ads off and give
me more storage space for files).

3. Other small necessities, not all of them urgent, though.
Those occassional trips to Starbucks
do boost my creativity,
I confess, but in the end you all benefit from it (some of the
best stuff on this site came out of Starbucks).

A small donation of .25 or even .50 will suffice. When possible,
some amount will also go to charity. And no, I won't think you're
a rat if you don't donate---the economy's been rough on all of us.
If you can plunk in a bit of spare change now and then, it'll be
well appreciated and wisely spent. Thanks!

And now, about the goodies on this site:

The formatting for SARA and CONCRETE ANGEL will be changed
and both stories re-submitted. More art will be up a.s.a.p. also.

That's it for now. Hope to see you before St. Patrick's Day!

January 6, 2005

Happy Birthday, Sherlock Holmes!!! Okay, it's too late to say Happy
New Year---or Happy Holidays, for that matter. Yep, Lady_S is way
behind again in updating DRS. It's been a really crazy year which I'm
glad to see the end of, frankly; as for
this year: I'm keeping my fingers
crossed.

Anyhoo, hope your New Year and other holidays were happy! There's
still Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras and Valentine's Day coming up.

Not too much has been done to DRS lately, except that Chapter 3 of
SARA is now up at The Study. This installment, "Long Ago and Far
Away", goes back to before Dr. Bellum's birth and like some of the
chapters to follow will be of the 'retro' persuasion. It's also my private
tribute to the Korean War Veterans. Enjoy!

Also, Chapters 4 and 5 of CONCRETE ANGEL were recently uploaded.
Chapter 6 is slowly in the works.

I'm hoping to add some more art eventually; my apologies to my faithful
contributors if I'm late adding any of their own art. If I'm not mistaken,
some contributed goodies need to go to The Study as well. (Yep...it's been
a crazy year all right.)

A bit of news about this site, meanwhile:

You may be seeing those pesky pop-up ads at these pages again pretty soon.
I'm thinking of dropping my Angelfire Plus account for a brief time. As of
this month, I've officially gone bankrupt (Chapter 7) and money is really
hard to come by right now. But as soon as my finances pick up, this place
will be ad-free once again. In the meantime, my sincerest apologies to
all of you who'll be fighting through that pop-up minefield for a while.

That's it as far as I know. If you've any contributions or ideas for
freshening up this place, drop Lady_S a line!

 

October 1, 2004

Happy Moon Festival! Today Chapter III of CONCRETE ANGEL
was finally uploaded (it's already been at Fanfiction.net for some
time). You'll notice that 'starry' background is no longer on the
chapters; it's pretty, but it does make the text a bit hard to read.
Chapter IV will be in the works soon.

The other day the 'Guy Most F.O.W.L.' page finally got a bg! More
work will be done to Steely's page a.s.a.p., with Roaming Tigress'
MAKINGS OF A KILLER being the first Steelbeak story to grace his
new shrine! And speaking of stories: NIGHT OF JUDGMENT will soon
be revised. It's updated version is already over at DeviantART.com , but
will be changed here and at FF.net . Much of the story will be preserved,
but the Fearsome Five (except for Bushroot) won't be in it this time. It
just seemed awkward for those guys to engage in such carnage---they're
no angels, but still a bit removed from gangster tactics.

The 'About Lady_S' page has yet to be completed, but it's pretty tentative
now about that self-interview, which really seems more trouble than it's
worth. A short bio will likely do nicely. ^_^ I'll save more of the wording
for the 'About Our Boys' page, which surprisingly hasn't been started yet.

That's it for now, except with Halloween coming up maybe I can have a bit
more freaky stuff for y'all, including fan art! Enjoy the rest of fall, kiddies!

 

September 27, 2004

Don't ask where those last three months went. There's been
a tiny bit of updating done to this place anyhoo; the reason
you haven't heard about it earlier was because of a goof I
made with this page and a similar one with The Study over
the summer.

About 95% of the editing done at DRS is thanks to Front
Page Express, a rather antiquated program on my 7 1/2
year old computer. I've also tried it at a university library,
which has newer computers, newer browser and used MS
Word on its editing program. So when I try to do it again
on FPE, I get a bunch of 'bot' marks and other weird
gobbledygook. I fixed that problem on The Study and
just now on
this page. I won't get near that other program
again till I get a new computer!

But I digress. Chapter 2 of CONCRETE ANGEL was recently
added---Chapter 3 has long been completed and will be uploaded
here a.s.a.p. Chapter 2 of SARA was also put up, both stories at
The Study. Part 10 of MAD DOCTOR OF LONDON is up there,
also.

I'm way behind updating at Objets de Fanart, but hope to do
that before the year's out. Some more of my own art will be
there also.

A banner for Amanda R.'s site, DARKWING TOWER, will be
added to the Links page as soon as I figure out how to put it
there. Melissa's site FLAPPING TERROR was recently included.

Probably lots of other stuff happened here, but it's been a long
and busy summer, so this is what I remember for now. And last
but not least: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS celebrated its 1st
Anniversary on July 2nd!!!

Meanwhile, the fall and winter holidays are coming up. During
that time, I hope to do more to A GUY MOST F.OW.L., Steelbeak's
mini-shrine, and hopefully complete 'About Our Boys' and "About
Lady_S'. (An archives page, The Inner Sanctum, may or may not be
added in the future.) If there's anything you'd especially like to see
here, you know where to write me!

June 28, 2004

Wow…just finished Memorial Day and we’re approaching 4th of July
already. Though hasn’t really been a month since I’ve updated DRS;
just that long since I put the news up here! Not to mention, July 2
nd
will be the 1
st anniversary of THE official opening of DIRTY ROTTEN
SCOUNDRELS—so break out da champagne and caviar, babes!!!

And yes, some new goodies have definitely been added: first, about
two weeks ago (date n/a right now), Steelbeak finally got some notice
from Lady_S and a page of his own right here: “A Guy Most F.O.W.L.”!
It’s still in its ‘baby’ stages right now, but more stuffs will be added over
the summer, hopefully.

Second, another bit of Elfzilla’s art is up at “Objets de Fanart”, with our
favorite rodent baddy wearing a gorgioso red outfit. Thanks again, EZ! :)

Last but not least: two more additions to The Study!!! Chapter II of
CONCRETE ANGEL is up, plus a new story: Chapter I of SARA.  Enjoy!

A reminder, also, about the pages listed up here: to save time and
trouble, they’re rarely being re-linked over and over up here. To find
them, go to The Lounge, linked below.

That’s it for now; have a Happy Independence Day and enjoy the rest
of your summer, O Friends of Scoundrels!

May 31, 2004

Happy Memorial Day! I can't believe it's been over a month
since I've added updates here, but I've definitely been busy...
usually somewhere else. Ah, well...blame it on
DeviantArt.com
the site that's making me famous ( *smirks* Yeah. ). But you
can also blame my computer, which was really weirding up last
week but has mysteriously half-righted itself. Man, prayer is
POWERFUL.

Yet another story has been added to The Study for The Chronicles
of St. Canard: "Concrete Angel", a psycho-drama following up on the
episode "Life, the Negaverse and Everything". And considering that
Negaduck plays a large part in it, when I say PSYCHO-drama, I mean
it.

Also, some kind new artiste, 'Elfzilla', has
submitted a Ratigan drawing for Objets de Fanart, so
we finally have some artwork of the World's Greatest Ra---
uh, Criminal Mind! (Yes, Negs, we know you lay claim to THAT title.)

I'm in the process of changing the e-mail addys featured on the site,
since Angelfire Mail is officially shut down as of today. I'm pitifully
behind with updating this place, but we're getting there.

And on that subject, my sincerest apologies for being late on updates,
uploads, etc. etc. I'm job-hunting, studying, drawing and all, or sometimes
just plain piddling around. But as we approach the 1st anniversary of this
site (July 2nd), I'm hoping to finish the final two pages slated for DRS,
with more goodies to come...

Summer vacation being upon us, how about a "swimsuit issue" of sorts---
those of you submitting drawings might like to send something of a summery
nature. Now that I've finally found a way to scan drawings, hopefully I can
throw something in. Plus, this is graduation season, so drawings of that nature
are welcome, too!

(*Lady_S grins wickedly as she plots some dastardly fashion crimes for certain
unsuspecting characters...* )

All that being said: Have a nice summer, everybody!

April 22, 2004

Happy St. George's Day to all of you in the U.K.!

Hope you all had a nice Easter and Passover. Here's what's happened
since my last update (can you believe it's been that long? *EEK* ). I
don't always get around to my Lounge to add the updates, but that
doesn't mean they're not happening. But so much has been going on,
I can't guarantee I can remember it all. SOOOOOO...here's the
sitch so far:

First, you'll notice that the e-mail addresses listed around the site
are changing. This is because Angelfire is trashing its e-mail program
by the end of May this year (this will not affect their websites, however).
So, any e-mail or submissions to the site should be sent to either of the
following:
brideofbasil@yahoo.com or lady_sherlock@lycos.com. (Please
do NOT use these for spam. It'll just get 'bulk-mailed' and deleted anyway.)

I finally got around to making some DWD pictures, and c/o Rachel
F. I had them added to
Objets de Fanart ! They pretty much pale
compared to the other artists' works on that page, but what the
hey--I'm not asking for Rembrandts. And I'm pretty grateful
Splats herself didn't get a look at them!

(Yes, I know I'm beating myself up. But then, Tchaikowsky thought
THE NUTCRACKER stunk--and he wrote it!)

Plus I'm working on another DWD (Negs) story, "Concrete Angel", and
Chapter 1 should hopefully be through by the end of this month. Another
story is in the works, plus a couple more pics.

Also: last week was Lady_S's birthday! How old is she? Let's say if they
didn't 'card' me at a bar, I'd resent it.

Finally: I'm planning on re-editing "Signs You're Obsessed with Bushroot",
over at the
Fun Stuffs page. I was concerned that remark about "tree-
hugging" might have offended some readers, though it was meant quite innocently
(I mean, c'mon: Bushroot??? Tree-hugging??? *shrugs* Anyhoo, sorry 'bout that).
I have nothing against trees. I LOVE trees. But given the choice, I'd really like to
hug Bushroot.

All that and a bit more revamping's been done to different places. Enjoy what's
left of spring break!

February 27, 2004

February's almost over, and March is a-comin'--in like a
lamb, I hope (you know that saying, don't you?). Anyhoo,
this is a leap year, so on the 29th, girls, ask your man out
for a change. (Calling Sean Connery??? Let's go to Pleasure
Island, hon! Just kidding. I think...)

But I digress. Another pic by our own Roaming Tigress has
been added to the 'art gallery', and it's a real cutie. Check
it out!

It's been a crazy month, what with my father having the flu,
and various other bits of not-niceness. But hopefully, things'll

get back on an even keel soon... *Ethel crosses her fingers and
PRAYS!*

I've got two more pages I need to do for this site, I notice--the
infamous bios of our beloved bad boys, not to mention mine Hang
in there, guys--they'll get here...SOMETIME.

February 15, 2004

Hope y'all had a nice Valentine's Day! Mine was fairly nice--Rachel
sent me a Valentine with my favorite ducky on it (okay, my other
favorite ducky, Negs--please put down that chainsaw!!). Rach, you're
a sweetie! ^_^ *BIG HUGS*

I don't have any V-Day pics added to the Gallery yet, but February's
not over yet, so hope you can see some in the next couple of weeks.
Not much holiday stuff going on for the next month or so--unless Negs
gave up something for LENT!!! Or at least he's eating fish the next few
Fridays...?

(Hey, I'm Catholic, so I'm allowed to joke about that--ha, ha...)

OOPSY!!! I forgot: ST. PATRICK'S DAY, begorrah--the day when
everybody's Irish. So you've got plenty of time to work on something
for that holiday, plus Passover and Easter coming up in April (not to
mention, Lady_S's birthday! ;-) ). And Negs? Ye'd better wear yer
green, laddie...too many fan femmes out there would just love to PCH
ye!!! *wicked grin*

Last but not least: some of TAMMY W.'s art has been added at last.
Enjoy!!!

January 31, 2004

Happy [Belated] New Year! With Super Bowl Sunday
almost here and only two more weeks till
Valentine's Day, I'm finally updating a tad.

Another story has been added to The Chronicles of
St. Canard at The Study, and Rachel F. submitted
another nice piccy for Objets de Fan Art. Enjoy them both!

Speaking of Valentine's Day, incidentally--if you've got
any stories, art or screen grabs pertaining to that
luverly holiday, please e-mail me or talk to me
at my forums!

This is it for now--enjoy the game tomorrow. (GO PANTHERS!!!)

December 30, 2003

EEK!!! Where did the year go??? Can you believe I haven't
done a lick here since around Halloween? Ah, well...hope you
all had a nice Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa,
etc. etc.

Only one day left before the New Year, but I added some new
items just in time: two more goodies for the Fun Stuffs page! "Signs
You're Obsessed With Bushroot" and "Top Ten Reasons the Fearsome
Four Won't Leave Negaduck"; hopefully I'll have some GREAT MOUSE
DETECTIVE stuff soon as well.

I've got lots more to do; but here's the sitch: some pretty pics by
Tammy W. are coming soon, featuring Negs and some of her own
fan characters. Also, within the coming month I may create seperate
pages for the respective artists; that depends mostly on how many
pictures are sent in.

That's it for now, so: have a Happy New Year, and see you in 2004!!!

October 28, 2003

Two more goodies added before Halloween! Both of them are carryovers from
Basil's Pastiche Parlour: "The Mad Doctor of London" (still in progress to date)
and "Murder in the Monastery", both for The Lower London Times section of
The Study. Enjoy!

October 26, 2003

Two more items have been added to The Study--one of them especially
for Halloween! First, "The Tower Mouse Project", which I hope you find
scary in a good way--and the latest, THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE
as seen from the villain's point of view!

As we near Halloween and approach Thanksgiving and Christmas, watch
for yet more holiday treats. And soon to come, an archives page: The
Inner Sanctum!

October 7, 2003

Not much going on at DRS, except the new additions to The Study have
finally been updated! Cybra sent not one, but two versions of 'The Picture':
"The Picture on the Wall" and "The Picture on the Mantle". It gives an
interesting concept into what happened after the events of THE GREAT
MOUSE DETECTIVE--from both the hero and the villain's point of view.

Meanwhile, as Halloween approaches, watch for some nice scary (or not)
'treats' coming up in the next couple of weeks!

(And Negs? Better steer clear of Morgana. She might turn you into pudding!)

September 27, 2003

Goodies galore this weekend! ^_^ One of my faithful fellow fans (say that
five times real fast!), Cybra, sent me some more good stuff. Thanks to her,
we have more Ratigan screen grabs over at The Rogue's Gallery, plus an
offering for The Study, "The Picture on the Mantle" ! Thanks, Cyb, you're
a lifesaver! *hugs*

Also, two more bits for Fun Stuffs: "The Negaduck Fanfic Drinking Game"
and "Top Ten Reasons Why Ratigan Hates Basil" ! Though I imagine Rats
can come up with about ten more, don't you? ;-)

By the way, you may have noticed that I'm not "linking" everything that
I'm putting in the updates. The reasons are: some of the pages mentioned
have already been linked below, while others can simply be found once you
go to the pages they're contained in. And my apologies, incidentally, for
breaking one of the cardinal rules of proper English: never use a preposition
to end a sentence with.

Anyhow, all kidding aside: you'll find the main pages for all these new items
at The Lounge, linked below. Enjoy!

September 18, 2003

Three nice images of Ratigan have just been added to The Rogue's
Gallery! Also, another GMD (Ratigan) story will soon be contributed
to The Study (which officially opened September 12). Plus, two more
items are on their way for the Fun Stuffs page.

All is not good news, however. We lost two great entertainment icons
the day after 9/11: singer Johnny Cash and actor John Ritter. They
were both loved and will surely be missed. Thanks for the memories,
guys...

Speaking of '9/11', another Darkwing Duck story is in the works.
It's inspired by the film INDEPENDENCE DAY, and though I've
been playing around with the concept for nearly two years, it was
started in earnest on September 11 of this year. I can't predict
when even the first chapter will be finished, but we're getting there.

September 8, 2003

Don't worry, I'm still alive--just really busy.

Some more updating has been done to DRS since July 31
(though much of it hasn't been noted). The page for fanfics
and fanart was changed (as of Sept. 7) to
Objets de Fanart,
which will now be for fandom art exclusively. The stories (and
any future writings) are being moved to The Study, which is
still under construction but should be 'open' by the end of
this week.

Four more drawings by Rachel F. have been included in Objets de
Fanart--two of them with my fandom and RPG character, Mary
'Ginger' McTeal (I'm hoping to do some stories about her soon).
Also, I'm working on more goodies for the
Fun Stuffs page. More
items should be coming up for the
Rogue's Gallery, including some
stills with Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective.

That's the sitch for now, kiddies. Have a great autumn!

July 31, 2003 (again)

"Beep beep beep beep--News Flash !!!"

Parts of this site may have to be put on hold for awhile, since I'll be
pretty busy for the next few weeks. The reasons: a. I'll be trying to
work on my writing projects (some of which are related to this site,
though most are other items); b. I'll hopefully get off my duff and
get myself a job; c. I'll be trying to catch up on housework, etc. etc.;
and d. I'm enrolling in a cooking course and will be turning my attention
to studies; and e. I'll try to update my other two sites, which badly need
attention.

I promise I won't be neglecting DRS, or its faithful visitors; but I'm
letting everyone know all this so you'll understand why I won't be
spending a lot of time in forums, websites, IM or anything else. I'm
asking that you all please be patient, because I haven't forgotten
anyone--just making some life changes. Peace!

July 31, 2003

Another item added to Fun Stuffs page, "Signs That You're
Obsessed with Negaduck" ! Previously to this date, three more
forums are added (at the
Forums , duheeee... ;-) ), courtesy
of Roaming Tigress. More picture links are in the works and will
be added within a week...

July 24, 2003

The Fun Stuffs page has been added! Only one actual
item so far, but hopefully more to come in the next month.

July 19, 2003

The Forums page was just added today, and slight editing done to The Origin of
This Site. *Whew* Just a handful of pages yet to go, and this place EST FINI !!!
(We're getting there. We're getting there... )

July 15, 2003

The Rogues' Gallery was added, with a small collection of image stills--and more to
come soon! A couple more pics of Rachel's were added to
Fanfiction & Fanart
Somewhere between this date and the one above,
In Memory of Elizabeth is added
to the above fanfic/fanart site. (Sorry if I'm unclear on the date--it's been a LONG
week! :-/ )

July 12, 2003

A bit more updating to the site, with a section added for humour and other goodies.
A fanfic link ifor a GMD story is added at the fanfiction / fanart page (link below).

July 9, 2003

"Night of Judgment", my first (and so far only) Negaduck fanfic, is up at the
Fanfiction & Fanart page. Scares the noodles out of some readers , which was
partly its raison d'être. But what the hey, a writer writes. ^_~

July 7, 2003

The Lounge II is uploaded, as well as the "About Me" page--though the latter
is still in progress. Aren't you guys happy I'm sharing this quality time with
you all?

July 6, 2003

Some more items are written up for the site. I'll keep you posted on those
(because this entry sure is boring).

July 3rd, 2003

Had to fix several broken URLS on picture and site links (I knew I shouldn't have had that
glass of wine while I was working that night...).

July 2nd, 2003

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS opens to the public!!! Besides the home and welcome page,
the "origin" page is up, as are those for Links, Fanfiction and Fanart, FAQ (still in progress),
and some additions and editions to the Site Map.

May 8, 2003

The original birthday of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. The groundwork was laid down
for it, and then I had to decide where to host it. I took a vote on it, and it was going to be
at Yahoo! Geocities. That didn't work out so well, however, and the site eventually wound up
at Angelfire. For nearly the next two months, pages are written and various "stuff" is
uploaded.

 


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