March 22rd, 2002

It's been a little while, and some things has happened in that time, and I'll try and touch on a few things.

The Other Side update:
    At last, a new story is up, "Garrett's Last Day". This is one of my first stories I've written, so hope you all enjoy it.

    In the Family photo section, three new photos are now up. Me with "Uncles Bill & George", and my dad with the newest resident of the Other Side "Fats the Dog." Fats is the same breed of the other dog on my site,
Buddy.

    On one of my favorite sites, The Ghostbusters Fan Forum (www.ghost-busters.net), two new stories are now up/
        

        "Time Slip, chapter 3"  by Bryan O'Connor
               My review - Extremely well written, and one of many
           fan fics I've been waiting to read. Since it falls in a ongoing
           series at this point, I can't reveal the plot. Go to the Fan
           Forum and read chapters 1 & 2 for yourself.

        "Can Love Touch Me?" by "Beanhead"
                Plot - Okay, a dream-style ghost is inside the head of
            Eduardo, and it keeps him from waking up. Egon designs a
            machine to let another Ghost-buster in his head to eliminate
            the ghost.
                Review - Well done! A wonderful tale, the has a few twists
            that I didn't expect.

        Also at the Fan Forum, a new song parody is up, entitled "Bin Laden
        Busters." All I got to say that it's very funny, and I hope the
        writer of it continues the good work.


    Okay, now I'd like to talk seriously for a second. Now one of the few things that makes my angry is when somebody pushes their spiritual or political views on someone else, or interrupts a ceremony because someone's chosen belief is different than their own. But that was the case recently when some "not very nice people" disrupted a Wiccan  rededication ceremony in California on Saturday. I've included the
site where the whole article can be found. 

    http://www.avpress.com/n/frsty4.hts

    Now to lighten the mood some. Here's a few video game reviews.

        Grandia II - good story, a but touchy in a few areas of the
    plot. Game play is awesome, actually is better than say, Final Fantasy
    X. I give it a 5 out of 5, perfect game.

        Grand Theft Auto III - random acts of violence are always good.
    Controls are a bit rough, makes me wish there was a Ghostbuster game
    made like this, but with Ghosts running all over... I'm rambling. I
    give it a 4.5 out of 5.

    Well, until next time, this is the man from the other side, signing off.

Frederick Ortiz
March 22, 2002