First sprint done

I managed to draw (albeit not post) thirty daleks in thirty days.

I'll have a break, do some other stuff and then come back to it.

Feel free to leave any suggestions for more elaborate drawings and I might take you up on them...

Scheduler

Many of us follow our timetables blindly. Daleks take advantage of this, getting themselves into office positions in which they are in charge of our many timetables. Soon the revised calender will have us all dancing to a different tune.



in·ter·ca·late
[in-tur-kuh-leyt]
–verb (used with object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
1.
to interpolate; interpose.
2.
to insert (an extra day, month, etc.) in the calendar.

Definition courtesy of http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/intercalate

Daleks just wanna have fun

Dalek Alt and Dalek Per are now so consumed by their game that not even tanks can distract them from it. I hear rumours that the other daleks have formed a betting pool on the outcome of the game...



Disanimate
Dis*an"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disanimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Disanimating.]

1. To deprive of life. [R.] --Cudworth.

2. To deprive of spirit; to dishearten. --Shak.

Definition courtesy of http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/disanimate

Mountaineer

Certainly being able to levitate takes much of the danger and hardship out of exploring the mountain wilderness. Does that really mean we should not afford the adventuring Dalek any less respect than his intrepid human counterparts?

See how he selflessly triggers avalanches so that they do not harm the unwary.




re·ver·ber·ate
[v. ri-vur-buh-reyt; adj. ri-vur-ber-it]
verb, -at·ed, -at·ing, adjective
–verb (used without object)
1.
to reecho or resound: Her singing reverberated through the house.
2.
Physics . to be reflected many times, as sound waves from the walls of a confined space.
3.
to rebound or recoil.
4.
to be deflected, as flame in a reverberatory furnace.

Definition courtesy of http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/reverberate

Party coordinator

This dalek's stint as a party coordinator was short lived. He was let go after a misunderstanding regarding the rules of the game 'murder in the dark'



il·lu·mi·nate
[v. ih-loo-muh-neyt; adj., n. ih-loo-muh-nit, -neyt]
verb, -nat·ed, -nat·ing, adjective, noun
–verb (used with object)
1.
to supply or brighten with light; light up.
2.
to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
3.
to decorate with lights, as in celebration.
4.
to enlighten, as with knowledge.
5.
to make resplendent or illustrious: A smile illuminated her face.
6.
to decorate (a manuscript, book, etc.) with colors and gold or silver, as was often done in the Middle Ages.
–verb (used without object)
7.
to display lights, as in celebration.
8.
to become illuminated.

Definition courtesy of http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/illuminate

Linguistic Scholar

Daleks love the study of dead languages. This passion allows them to slide into the world of linguistic academia. They especially love the study of languages that are dead because of their own actions...



trans·lit·er·ate
[trans-lit-uh-reyt, tranz-]
–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch.

Definition courtesy of http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Transliterate

In the spirit of sportsmanship

Dalek Alt and Dalek Per are most obliging to one another in their synonym game. There is a lesson to be learned here. Games are about fun and participation. Now if only the daleks could learn compassion for humanity as well as sportsmanship.



dec·i·mate
[des-uh-meyt]
–verb (used with object), -mat·ed, -mat·ing.
1.
to destroy a great number or proportion of: The population was decimated by a plague.
2.
to select by lot and kill every tenth person of.
3.
Obsolete . to take a tenth of or from.

Definition courtesy of http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/decimate

Forum moderator

Any debate requires a moderator with a cool and level head to bring fractious individuals together in harmonious consensus. A dalek is not that individual.



mod·er·ate
[adj., n. mod-er-it, mod-rit; v. mod-uh-reyt]
adjective, noun, verb, -at·ed, -at·ing.

–verb (used without object)
10.
to become less violent, severe, intense, or rigorous.
11.
to act as moderator; preside.

More definition at http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/moderate

Player etiquette

When someone else has called the shot, it's just rude to take it from under their nose or eyestalk. Alt and Per are far too caught up in their own game to show the kind of courtesy that their fellow daleks expect during a planetary conquest.



ob·lit·er·ate
[uh-blit-uh-reyt]
–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
1.
to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely.
2.
to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface.

Definition courtesy of http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/obliterate

Stair master

Every now and then we need an inspirational leader to remind us of what we're capable of deep down.



lev·i·tate
[lev-i-teyt]
verb, -tat·ed, -tat·ing.
–verb (used without object)
1.
to rise or float in the air, especially as a result of a supernatural power that overcomes gravity.

Definition courtesy of http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/levitate

The virtue of a good internet connection

Dalek Alt isn't sure that Dalek Per is using his words correctly. Fortunately for Per, all the wireless networks in the area are down because the Daleks have been busy destroying everything. If Alt had an internet connection he could go to dictionary dot com and call Per on his mistake.

All conquering aliens make the same mistake. They destroy the infrastructure too soon, then when they need it, its all gone.



ex·an·i·mate
[eg-zan-uh-mit, -meyt, ek-san-]
–adjective
1.
inanimate or lifeless.
2.
spiritless; disheartened.

Definition courtesy of http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/exanimate

Interior decorator

Daleks are excellent at home renovation, provided that your dream home is a charred ruin. Should your concept of the ideal residence not align with this prospect, you will join your scorched living room decor as a morbid floor ornament.



redecorate
re- + decorate
Verb

redecorate (third-person singular simple present redecorates, present participle redecorating, simple past and past participle redecorated)

1. To change the appearance of a place by renewing the decorative scheme
2. To refurbish

Definition courtesy of http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/redecorate

Back and forth

Dalek Per, being new to the synonym game doesn't realise that Dalek Alt is either playing fast and loose with the rules or is betraying his ignorance of the English language. To be speaking truthfully, Dalek Alt would have to employ a modified atomising ray rather than the regular death ray. We all know it's far too much work to modify a death ray like that...



dis·in·te·grate
[dis-in-tuh-greyt]
verb, -grat·ed, -grat·ing.
–verb (used without object)
1.
to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate: The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
2.
Physics .
a.
to decay.
b.
(of a nucleus) to change into one or more different nuclei after being bombarded by high-energy particles, as alpha particles or gamma rays.
–verb (used with object)
3.
to reduce to particles, fragments, or parts; break up or destroy the cohesion of: Rocks are disintegrated by frost and rain.

Definition courtesy of http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/disintegrate