Latest Chess Results

Here, as far as we can tell, are the results of all chess games played to completion so far in the Muse Academy Chess Eterna-ment:

Regular Chess
bookgirl_me > mason
Ducky > Kiga
Purple Panda > TMFA
Piggy > RoseQuartz
Jakob Wonkychair > Tesseract
cromwell > Ducky
Ducky = Keiffer
peary moppins > Pseudonym
Piggy > SudoRandom

Capablanca Chess
bookgirl_me > POSOC
cromwell > Enceladus

Turbo Chess
bookgirl > Jakob Wonkychair

Screnzy 2010

Script Frenzy (a.k.a. “Screnzy”) is in full swing. Those who are taking part already know all about it. For those who aren’t,

Script Frenzy is an international writing event in which participants take on the challenge of writing 100 pages of scripted material in the month of April.

You can find out more on last month’s Screnzy Brainstorming thread.

April 2010 “Happy Birthday!” Thread

Known Muser birthdays and “K Days” this month*:

04-02 Taiwan Hippo Fan’s birthday (1995 – black, purple, blue)
04-04 You Are Never Safe Without A Towel’s birthday (1997)
04-08 Beavo the Great (1995 – neon green or jet black)
04-09 POSOC’s birthday (1994 – “grurple” [=green+purple])
04-09 Armada turns 5,000 days old
04-10 Vendaval’s birthday (1992)
04-11 FantasyFan?!?!’s birthday (1993 – turquoise or any bluish shade)
04-11 Colormaster’s birthday
04-12 Dotty Kay turns 7,000 days old
04-17 Grant O.’s birthday (1990 – blue)
04-17 bookgirl_me’s birthday (1995 – indigo)
04-18 Maths Lover ♥ ‘s birthday (1996 – teal, lilac, hot pink)
04-18 trust kokopelli’s birthday (1998 – olive)
04-22 Piggy’s birthday (1994 – red or orange)
04-22 Cello-Playing Mathematician turns 6,000 days old
04-23 Ducky’s birthday (1997 – black, purple, leopard)
04-24 speller73’s birthday (1995)
04-27 Zoe’s birthday (1994 – pink and plaid)
04-28 Loreena Chatheng’s birthday
04-29 Cliff Eagle’s birthday (1994 – gold and blue)
04-29 Adeia turns 5,000 days old
04-30 oxlin’s birthday (1990 – chartreuse)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between July 24 and August 22, 1996.
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between October 28 and November 26, 1993.
You turn 7,000 days old this month if you were born between February 1 and March 2, 1991.

*Note: Listed MBers who have been inactive for several months won’t appear on next year’s birthday calendar unless they show up again.

Robert’s Time Capsule: Comic Books

Robert writes:

While sorting through my storage room, I’ve come across a box containing my old comic books — including my beloved X-Men. KaiYves and Keiffer in particular might get a kick out of a few of the early panels.
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Attention, Laggardly Chessplayers!

Please keep your games moving. If you think you’re doomed and there’s no point in continuing, you can always hit the skull-and-crossbones button to resign. Otherwise, please think about your next move, make it, and let your opponent make ens next move.

(It wouldn’t hurt to add a comment letting your opponent know that you’ve moved.)

Robert’s Time Capsule: Prussianian Art and More!

Success! Combing through his archives, Robert has unexpectedly uncovered several yellowing manuscripts from his own proto-Muser days, including a veritable trove of peasant art from the mysterious floating island of Prussiania. Read on…
 
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Lists, Lists, Lists

Why do we so love our lovely lists?

1. They’re fun.
2. They’re a way to pretend one is organized.
3. They look nice.
4. They satisfy one’s sense of order and futility all at the same time.
5. They give one a sense of accomplishment even while procrastinating
6. They look like they mean something.
7. They’re full of Muserly froodiness.

Suggested by Silverstorm42/Rainbow*Star and seconded by Enceladus.

Screnzy Brainstorming, 2010

Script Frenzy (a.k.a. “Screnzy”) is fast approaching. A quick self-description:

Script Frenzy is an international writing event in which participants take on the challenge of writing 100 pages of scripted material in the month of April.

The first step is brainstorming and bouncing ideas off friends. This is a place for that.