The story of the afareet, continued from Round-Robin ‘Riting, v. 2006.1, part 1.
The story of the afareet, continued from Round-Robin ‘Riting, v. 2006.1, part 1.
(By the way, in Arabic afareet is plural. The singular is afreet. I’m an afreet, but you all are afareet–in case you want to be technically correct about it.)
MuseBlog historical note: This story started in the blog’s original group-writing experiment, “Round-Robin ‘Riting,” and was revived on “Out with the Old…”
This month’s random thread, continued from Part 2. Join the fray!
It seems odd to do this with only two days left in the month, but people are having trouble loading Part 2.
Got an idea for a new thread topic, blog feature, or ???? Run it up the blogpole, and see who salutes.
What are you reading/watching/listening to? What do you think about it?
When did you get it? What do you think of it? Tell all!
What would you eat if you lived there? Just curious. (Mars bars are off the menu; the GAPAs have dibs on both worlds’ supply.)
Something old, something new. Many felicitous returns of the day.
Has anyone seen Polly Shulman’s Jane-Austen-inspired book yet? Or read it?
Polly says some nice things about MuseBlog on her website, www.pollyshulman.com.
The old one was getting too long, so here’s a fresh space for “handle with care” comments.
A pink-bunny-free zone (unless you have a pet hot-pink bunny).
[Those rosy little devils hop in everywhere. –Admin.]
This month’s random thread, continued. [Now closed–continued in part three.]
The original February Phantasmagoria was getting too long. Hope we don’t have to make a Part 3. [We did. –Admin.]
The Muses will be dropping in on the blog from time to time, so this thread is no longer needed and will be closed to further comments. It’s well worth reading, though.
We thought they’d never show up, but Larry Gonick has used his Kokonino County connections to coax them onto the blog. The Web may never be the same. Brace yourselves…
Sheep’s idea. Thanks, Sheep!
That’s right, Chuck & Abe were born on the same day of the same year.
The “Who’s Here” page (see tab above) now includes the date of each MuseBlogger’s first posting, and “Hints” has turned into the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to MuseBlog” (HG2MB). Enjoy!
They started today. Are you watching them?
(Thread and description thanks to Em.)
Because you asked nicely.
You’re already talking about it on every other thread, so here’s one dedicated to this unavoidable reality of life. Or is it an alternate reality?
It’s about time the blog devoted a thread to Muse‘s resident genius. Maybe if we talk about him enough, he’ll drop by and say hi. CORRECTION: He’s here!
If it’s your first time here, please read The Rules before doing anything else. If you still have questions, the Administrators and veteran MuseBloggers will be happy to answer them. (Whether they give you the same answers is another matter.)
Here’s a book you might like.
Robert reports:
My pal Polly Shulman (New York literary whiz, book reviewer, and freelance science writer/editor extraordinaire) has just turned her jaw-dropping talents to something new: YA fiction. Her book Enthusiasm, which comes out on February 16, looks like just the sort of thing some MuseBloggers should ♥ to the nth power.
I’ll try to get Polly on the blog to talk about books, the writer’s life, and those wild parties at Lemony Snicket’s house. Meanwhile, you can find out more about Enthusiasm from her publisher, Penguin Books.
Added February 8: NEW! Read Polly’s interview in Newsday.
This month’s random thread.
It’s the Chinese New Year. Any doggies on the blog? KitKat probably qualifies, along with most other people born in 1994.
We love you Mo-o-zart, oh yes we do-oo…
For some reason, we just like keeping track of these things.