The May/June Muse seems to have been printed unusually early. Let us know when it arrives and what you think of it (careful: may contain spoilers). And don’t forget to craunch the marmoset! (See page 21.)
Month: April 2006
Life After High School
Otzi wants to go to law school and then on to the White House, where she’ll kick back in the Red Room after a hard day of being president. She wonders what your plans are. (As does Planet of the APEricot’s villager.) So, the topic here is careers: Your goals, dreams and nightmares.
Continued in Version 2006.2.
Music
Requested by several MuseBloggers, most recently General Yoda. All kinds–whatever you listen to, whatever you like to play.
Summer Reading
It’s coming up fast: you could almost hold your breath until the end of school. Then comes your chance to do some real reading–untrammeled, unfettered, free.
So…what’s on your list, and what do you recommend?
New Muse Slogan
Just under the title on the cover of every Muse you’ll see the words “From the Publishers of Cricket and Smithsonian Magazine.” That’s accurate as far as it goes, but it lacks a certain, shall we say, resonance. It also gives no clue about what a newcomer to the magazine can expect to find inside. We’re sure that MuseBloggers will have no trouble dreaming up something more creative. Suggestions, please!
April Foolery, Part 4
Ye olde monthlie randomnesse just keepeth rollynge along.
Go, Jessie!
Jessie (mother of yay4hotpinkbunnies now known as the pink stalking penguin of penzance) has surgery on Tuesday. Here’s a place to wish her well, cheer her on, and give her virtual tchoqlut. We’re rooting for you, Musermom!
BUNNIES BUNNIES BUNNIES
‘Tis the season. Robert’s multitalented friend (and MuseBlog fan) Rebecca Lasley in North Carolina has supplied these nine bunny variations to meet all your lagomorph needs.
(Warning: They may take a while to load. Dial-up MuseBloggers beware!)
From top to bottom: Solo Bunny, Bug-eyed Bunny, Neon Bunny, Bunny By Numbers, Pop Goes the Bunny, Op Art Bunny 1, Op Art Bunny 2, Beardsley Bunny, Spin the Bunny.
Happy Birthday, Grant O.!
He turns 16 on Monday. Everybody wish him an Ultimate Supreme Executive Occasion!
We ♥ ♥ ♥ Larry Gonick
This falls into the category of “saying nice things about our friends,” but Robert has just finished reading book three of Larry’s Cartoon History of the Universe and just has to tell the world how utterly brilliant and wonderful it is. If you’re tired of memorizing lists of kings and wars for school and really want to understand how history works, this series is a must.
OK, end of rhapsody. (A rhapsody is like a rant, only complimentary.)
States and Countries We’ve Lived In
In which we demonstrate that the Kokonspiracy is truly kosmopolitan.
P.S. Feel free to add places where you’d like to live, at least for a while.
Skool, v. 2006.2
A.k.a. “In the Jugg Agane.” A self-explanatory topic continued from Skool.
Muse How-Tos
A thread suggested by Purple Panda, who describes it thus: “… the best way to make chocolate chip cookies, a good method of doing homework, the secret to jump-roping, etc.” Brilliant idea, PP. Now, about that cookie recipe…
Problems, Problems, Problems
Many of us (GAPAs included) have been having trouble connecting to MuseBlog recently. Our host company blames unexplained “network outages.” That’s all we know. Patience, please, and keep on Musing!
Temporary Unending Pie War Peace, Part 2
The cathassus continues. For the story so far, click here.
April Foolery, Part 3
Even more monthly randomness.
Happy Birthday, Ven!
And welcome to the blog! If you’ll tell us your favorite color, we’ll wear it in your honor (an ancient MuseBlog tradition).
Happy Birthday, FantasyFan!
Mabruk! Kul ‘am wa inti bi-khair.
HTML and Other Computer Tricks
By popular request. This might be a good place to swap tips on printing stickers, too.
Jadestone and Glassboro Planning Thread
Here’s your “hidden thread.”
Links by Special Request
We really discourage this, but Brave Sir Robbin (Shana who…) feels so strongly about these that we’re making an exception.
http://www.readersdigest.ca/mag/2001/01/ryan.html
http://rw3.ryanswell.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=51
Sorry, your GAPAs have no control over what goes into the magazine. You’ll have to submit them to the editors if you want them published.
Michelle W.’s Harry Potter Fanfiction, continued
It started on the Harry Potter thread, comment 325. Here, in installments, is the rest of the story.
April Foolery, Part 2
More monthly randomness.
Birthdays
It looks as if our birthday database lost a few entries during yesterday’s outage. Here’s the list we’ve got now. Please have a look and help us fill in any blanks.
It looks as if our birthday database lost a few entries during yesterday’s outage. Here’s the list we’ve got now. Please have a look and help us fill in any blanks.
01-13 Anonymous Coward’s birthday (1992)
01-30 Skipper Nancy Blackett’s birthday (1992)
02-02 groundhog22’s birthday (1989)
02-22 Shotgun #10’s birthday (1995)
02-26 Otzi’s birthday (19??)
03-22 Violetfire’s birthday (1994)
03-23 MontgomeryGurl’s birthday (1991)
03-29 Michelle W.’s birthday (1990)
03-30 kokopellic (gradster1?)’s birthday (1993)
04-06 Frodo (the MuseBlogger)’s birthday (1994 – green)
04-11 FantasyFan?!?!’s birthday (1993)
04-17 Grant O.’s birthday (1990)
04-24 book_addict’s birthday (1993 – green)
04-27 Em’s birthday (1992 – octarine)
04-27 yayforhotpinkbunnies!’s birthday (1994?)
04-30 Elassë~Adæl’s birthday (1990)
04-30 Princess Heather of Medieval Scotland’s birthday (19??)
05-01 Randomrohanfreak’s birthday (1992)
05-01 Phoenix’s birthmonth (1992)
05-09 Axa’s birthday (1992)
05-23 Parmandiriel’s birthday (1989)
06-11 yesterdays_kinked_moose’s birthday (1992)
06-20 Kricket’s birthday (1993)
07-07 lilbro777’s birthday
07-09 Lizzie’s birthday (1991)
07-13 Emogrl’s birthday (1989)
08-01 MuseBlog’s birthday (2005)
08-15 Morbid’s birthday (1991)
08-27 Elentari’s birthday
08-28 Dragonsrock828’s birthday (19??)
08-31 Mer’s (=WoojaKitty’s) birthday
09-02 Queen Julietaini’s birthday (1993)
09-18 frankenfaerie’s birthday (1990)
10-07 TOPFOT’s birthday (1992)
10-12 Ebeth’s birthday (1991)
10-13 Paul Baker’s birthday
10-17 Festival of Random Rejoicing (Phoebe’s idea)
10-20 Dark Lord of Darkness’s birthday (19??)
10-26 Calla Lily’s birthday (19??)
11-09 Phoebe’s birthday (1993)
11-20 Copper Bigfoot’s birthday (1993 – green)
11-27 The Malignant Mandolin’s birthday (1991 – purple)
12-06 KitKat’s birthday (1994)
12-30 Zyviva’s birthday
Welcome, Samantha!
Samantha Sordyl is the new assistant editor at Muse. She’s busy at work in the Chicago office most of the time, despite Kokopelli doing his very best to distract her every chance he gets. When she’s not working on Muse, she enjoys biking, reading and painting the rooms in her new place, and repainting them when the colors don’t turn out just right.
[That’s what Samantha says about herself. Other relevant information: she reads MuseBlog and is the magazine’s official Keeper of the Stickers (“Kokopelli for President” and HPB). –Admin.]