The third installment of this month’s Random Thread winds up with a hard-to-read symbol of back-to-school days of yore. Call it the 19th-century equivalent of a laptop.
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Wow, cool pic, Lady B!
I’m not putting music in the movie. Just listen to your Windows Media Player.
Probably not, but first post?
Cool picture.
My first ever second post! So close.
interesting things around me and a question copy pasted from the last thread because it is at the end and I wanted people to see it.
A bracelet made of typewriter keys, a typewriter, (saved on my desktop) pictures of Khepri so R—— can make me and Stripes Khepri masks, a photo of me and Green, a copy of Juniper, Gentian and Rosemary, chocolate, my writing notebooks, my journal (I write in it every day.)
I love Green. She is a best friend of mine. Do you guys have a best friend like that? someone that understands you with few or no words? With whom you can talk for hours? I have two. I have Green and MG. I am lucky in this.
Nice Photoshop, Rebecca!
You should make a video showing how you do all this!
TMFA, Trying to get Web Premium CS4.
We have CS3 at school, But I can’t figure out how to use it (Not CS3, that’s easy, but how to get onto the computers.)
I HATE homework.
Pan is unbelievably busy, but has a few minutes to check in.
1. Nice picture, Rebecca! I especially like the questions behind the Muse Academy logo.
2. Has anyone received their October Muse yet? Mine just came today. *excitement*
3. Robert — really sorry about Chess slow-ness, but I promise I’ll play a few turns this weekend.
…and now back to Physics. *waves*
5- Wait, where do you live?!?!
Pan–are you kidding? It’s not even October. My Muse mags never come until at least the 15th or so of the month they are for. that said, my parents may get it around the 15th, but then it still has to be mailed from home to college, so i will probably get it about the time you are getting the Nov. issue (or is it Nov/Dec? I never can remember).
I like the picture, Lady Bunniful! What do the questions say, by they way? I can make out How…..light bulb? for the first, but that is all.
(7) You can probably figure out the first one, but the second is “How many GAPAs does it take to moderate a post?”
(4) That’s a good idea, TMFA. I’d like to do that sometime. Meanwhile, I can tell you that this one started with a blank slate. And those are both the same piece of chalk.
I really like the picture.
I’m going to NEXTfest and I get to skip school…
My dad got us press tags so we get to have breakfast with the editor of WIRED and a special media tour. Squee! And I get to miss school! Doublesquee! I’m so excited. There might be, like, TV shows filming there!
On a random note……Daniel Radcliffe and Equus are coming to Broadway.
For some reason, the music from the end of Gladiator is in my head right now.
Awesome picture! Must leave, but I will be around soon.
Nice pic!
Minimal homework. Homecoming football/volleyball game later today. Homecoming dance tomorrow.
Cool pic!
I have nothing random to add. Sigh.
8- Muser or bunny? I’m guessing muser, Since Robert’s Joke is the best on the blog.next is the bunny one:
How many bunnies does it take to change a light bulb?
none. they’d just hypnotisted some one to do it.
(16) It is, in fact, Robert’s joke. You can just see the end of “Musebloggers” on the top line.
Hello all!
Is the blog moving slowly or what? Geez, you’d think I was the only one here right now!
*silence*
Oh. Wait. Yeah.
*goes to return at a later time*
16- Robert’s is better. Here, I copied and pasted this from the MA blog-
Q. How many MuseBloggers does it take to change a light bulb?
A. Sixteen:
One to bring a ladder, stand on the bottom rung, and yell, “This light bulb is dead!â€
One to make a Stupid Senseless Smiley Story about light bulbs that turn into hot-pink bunnies.
One to insist that the blog should install a compact fluorescent bulb to reduce its carbon footprint.
One to say that that’s not necessary, because global warming is a hoax.
One to wonder whether she should ask for a new light bulb or sit still and smile at one until it notices her.
One to post the 10,000-word opening chapter of a saga about the quest for the legendary Light bulb of Doom.
One to arrive with a new light bulb, climb the ladder, unscrew the old bulb, screw in the new one, descend, and leave.
One to dash up the ladder, touch the new bulb, and yell, “FIRST TOUCH!!!â€
One to point out that that touch was pointless.
Three to splatter the new light bulb with welcome pies.
Three to stand there and laugh at all the others.
And, finally, a GAPA to log in an hour later and moderate the change so the light can come on.
God, I love that joke.
5~ I am unbelievably jealous of you. My September Muse hasen’t even gotten to me yet!
We called them a few days ago, telling them that it never came, they said they’d send another, and it hasn’t come yet, it’s been three or four days, too! *dies*
Rebecca, this is one of my favorite images yet! It reminds me of playing with slates at living history events, or, one time, trying to sell them….
10- I am unbelievably jealous of you right now. (even though Wired does seem a little like a poser, now that I’ve read the Jargon File…)
I also am a fan of the picture.
not much going on here. backing up music from my iPod (although I think I have 15GB of music and 11GB of backup space DX) and listening to cassette tapes because I can’t play music from compy or iPod while this is copying.
After this I will burn a Kalyway disc, defragment my hard drive, and repartition the drive, then install some operating systems on my computer (OSX and maybe Win98 tonight).
My Cross Country team ran to the beach today and drew various things in the sand. I drew Kokopelli and a “Kilroy Was Here” thingy.
(19) I have a different version of TMFA’s joke, too:
Q. How many hot-pink bunnies does it take to change a light bulb?
A.
NONE. THAT IS A JOB FOR HYPNOTIZED ZOMBIE SLAVES.
19–wow, I’d never seen that…..Great job, Robert! Very funny!
So, random question…..Is the movie “Get Smart” any good? The are playing it on campus tonight, and I was trying to make up my mind as to whether I should go (or whether I should study)….I’m leaning towards going–it is, afterall, free to students, and there is also supposed to be free pizza (and it’s supposed to be pizza from a certain pizza place in town that is really good….I’ve been there at least twice now, and it is some of the best pizza I’ve had). So what do you all think? Should I just go?
I like all of the ‘how many [insert MB-related thing here]s does it take…’ jokes. Where were they first told? I vaguely remember coming across what I think was the original place in my threadsearching sometime in the past, but I don’t remember what the thread was.
(24) GAPA’s advice: I’ve seen it. It’s not a very good movie, but I’d go for the free pizza.
(19) Hey! There were only 13 MBers in my joke. I didn’t write the line about three of them laughing at everybody else. Take it out, please.
Works for me, Robert….Free pizza is always a bonus. Is it worse than Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull was? That movie wasn’t bad, but you had to completely suspend your disbelief (and I don’t just mean because of what the crystal skull belonged to…..). I mean, no way could you survive an atomic blast, even in a lead line refrigerator–he either would have been baked to a crisp from the heat or completely battered when it was catapulted so far, not to mention, if he had left the fridge when the mushroom cloud was still present, he would have been killed by radiation (not instantaneously, perhaps, but I doubt it would have taken too long). And the list goes on and on about all the unbelievable things…..starting with the first scene in the warehouse (if not earlier).
great joke! so, this is the closest I’ve ever come to a first post. I’m going to re-introduce myself here, even if I already didn’t and just because I feel like saying some more, I’m Vaxiddxvii. as in vaxidd, number 17. not the 17th. I love reading and writing fantasy, Lord of the rings, computers, video games, and people who are as geeky as I am. But most of all I love MUSE! otherwise I wouldn’t be here.
and for those of you wondering WHY my name is Vaxidd number 17, my only clue to you is KH2. I’m very weird.
28 – Hi, are you new? -pies-
28- we haven’t forgotten you, VAXIDXVII. I remember you started posting around January this year on the Kokonspiracy thread.
Cool cool cool pic Lady B! As TMFA said, you should make a video showing how you manage to do these wonderful pics…
hello.
i have been sick, and busy with school. this post is typed in both the style of and in honor of oxlin, because she is a wonderful being, and i feel sorry that no-one has responded to her post.
that is a very well done thread cover, it has got me pondering the possibility of a stencil. my father came home today with a set of drawing pencils for me! all the way from 6H to 8B.
re-welcome vaxiddxvii,
i like your name for it’s pure design, even if i do not know it’s meaning. i would also like to point out that you will tell us why you named yourself such, because you have hinted at it.
…i did mean to say something else. back later.
3- Bracelet made of typewrite keys? Awesomeness.
I have 3 close friends. And one other who moved away to Vermot but I am still close with her too. We used to be like that, but now we don’t have the time to talk for hours, but I think it’s okay because we just *know* what’s going on with the others and how we are. I hardly ever have arguments with them (can’t remembe the last I did… maybe 2 years ago?) Sometimes 2 of them fight though…
Jade is tired. Jade is stressed. Jade is depressed. Jade wants to fall asleep and never wake up.
Jade also had an AP US history test today that did not seem to go well, was on chapters 1-8 and was on maybe 3 tons of material (we have 5 books we’re expected to keep up in); and also her pet ferret is not doing well and will probably die soon and life sucks and then you die.
My itunes is sorely lacking. I really need a gift card so I can buy some new songs.
388 (last thread)- Thanks Kagy *accepts choklit* at least one person cares. It just seems this is what I get for being the middle child. It’s always what they say on TV reports and stuff about childbirth order “the middle child usually is the one that feels neglected” before for my entire life, I hadn’t felt like the middle child, more like the youngest (which I partly am), but now I realize I really am ignored
My mom can’t really support me in my activities, because she is too busy with my sisters’, and no one really misses me at any meal. I don’t even get yelled at, I’m just ignored, which makes me feel worse. When I play my guitar, my sister randomly decides to practice her ‘all important cello’ at the same time, so I have to either stop, or go in some dark corner and play where no one can hear me. When I am asleep and my alarm clock doesn’t go off, no one bothers to wake me. [/rant again]
hilarious.
Well, Lady B, love the picture! I made out the word ‘lightbulb’ and I’m guessing that’s Mr.Coontz’s lightbulb joke.
We have a soccer game on Saturday, and another on Sunday, we’re hoping to win both.
I also found a cd called Classical Masterpieces, that has Debussy, Mozart, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Wagner, Schubert, and Brahms, to name a few. We’re going to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra again, to see something called “Tchaikovsky’s Tale” where they play a bunch of Tchaikovsky’s songs.
AAAAAAAH what happened to the MB? It looks all messed up and centered on my computer, and the fonts are bigger! Eek!
34~ Being an only child, I can’t say that I’ve been in your shoes, but I am sorry that you’re feeling left out and ignored. Maybe ask your parents for a bit of time with them alone, to explain that you feel that you are not getting the support you need from them, and that you need more attention, maybe ask them for a few even a few minutes every day to talk about what’s going on on your life at that time.
Just my idea, since I don’t have any experience with siblings. By the way, aren’t you a twin? And how many other siblings do you have? If both your parents work and you’re all involved in lots of activities (and it sounds like you are) they may just be trying to keep their heads above the proverbial water….just a thought.
Do ask for some time alone with them, when you won’t be interrupted and they’re fairly un-stressed about things.
*virtual hugs and choklit*
35~ Did the fonts change, as well? I’ve had it go strange on me, when the calendar goes to the bottom of the page, the colors get funky, and fonts go all out of whack. It usually happens to me when my internet is being slow and it takes to long to load…….
Once it happened just after Robert had changed the color scheme (he was doing that at the time) and it really freaked me out!
26- Sorry, Robert. It’s just that on the Thread Worshipping Lightbulbs, some people added the rest of the GAPAs, as only one was moderating. So I redid it on a Word document.
36- Thanks MF. I’ll try. My mom doesn’t work, and I try to make sure she doesn’t have to do everything for us. The only activity I’m in alone is soccer. I also do tennis, but my sister does that too. So I ride my bike to soccer, so my mom doesn’t have to drive me. Both of my sisters are in around 3 activities. I have two sisters, one is older, and the other is my twin, but I’m older than her by a minute. I’ll ask them for some time. Thanks.
Ah, well, goodbye everyone! I’m sorry for ranting so much. You know, hormones
But still…
Anyway, I’ll try to be cheery! I won’t be able to go on the computer as much these days, and I’ll just post one more time on BA and then I’m off!
39~ No problem. I did see your other post, but for some reason never got to reply, sorry about that.
Are you and your twin identical?
Hmm, I believe Muse did an article on twins once……
34 –
I’m sorry.
I kind of feel ignored too, because my sister loves the spotlight, gets it, and also interrupts me WHENEVER I’m talking and they give her right of way. Even though I’m the oldest child.
41- The genes issue! That’s my favorite article EVER, second to the one on Pompeii and Herculaneum.
so i watched the debate live from my computer, thanks to cnn. this proves my point that is is possible to live modern life with no tv. (interest: al gore’s book the assault on reason)
outrage! i was stopped the other day in a hall of my school for carrying a mug of tea. i was sick. this has gone too far.
whoah! there are male/female signs next to select names on the who’s here page! this is new to me.
SFTDP, but Fiddler, I think you’d like this-
TOUR THE SHIP BISMARCK (if you haven’t already)- http://dsc.discovery.com/games/bismarck/interactive/interactive.html
[External link allowed since it appears mostly harmless and indeed, Fiddler might like it — Rosanne]
Well, I went to the movie…..And I must say, Robert, you are absolutely right. Get Smart definitely is not a very good movie. On the bright side, I got three [free] slices of pizza! As far as the movie went, there were a total of three funny scenes, the rest was basically just, “Seriously, since when is people being utterly stupid, funny?” Come to think of it, I forgot what the second of the three funny scenes was, so it must not have been that funny…..
I walked over for the pizza at 8–alone, which in general I would rather not do (that is, walk across campus alone after dark–I don’t mind the alone, just the fact that campus is deserted at that time). However, while eating pizza, I ran into this one girl I’ve met. I dunno, I don’t dislike her, she is just a little, I dunno, too bubbly? Anyways, she invited me to join her [and her dozen friends] after discovering that I was there by myself, and I really couldn’t refuse…..Actually, it wasn’t that bad. After announcing to everybody that I was from Alaska, I got some of the customary questions–such as “You must find it really warm here” [No, duh, it’s humid, and hot, and miserable–although we have had some delightfully cool days…..]; “What do you think of Sarah Palin” [complete with an incredible number of mispronunciations of her last name–so far I’ve heard “pollen” and “pal–in”, although fortunately some people seem to realize that it’s “pay–lin”.] Then, as we were sitting in the auditorium waiting for the movie to start, this one girl who is a friend of the one mentioned above, started asking me a zillion questions about Alaska–it was actually kind of amusing. Then, this one guy, he apparently hadn’t heard E announce that I was from AK when introducing me to her friends. So, anyways, when K (the girl with the zillion questions) asked me something about AK, he’s like, “You’ve been to Alaska?” [let’s call him J]
“No, I live in Alaska.”
Then J gets this totally shocked/stunned look on his face (not that uncommon–everybody acts like being from AK is some big wow, as if I’d said I was from Mars, or something…it’s kinda funny). So, then he hold out his hand for me to shake, and I take it. Then K makes some comment like, “What, you have to shake her hand cuz she’s from AK?” And instead of just shaking my hand before answering, or doing it simultaneously, he continues hanging on to my hand while responding, “She’s from AK, I’ve got to make sure she’s real.” Then, he finally shakes my hand, instead of just hanging on to it for what seemed like a rather long time….I wasn’t really bothered, it was just slightly awkward.
Anyways, thus commences let’s ask LtL 20 questions about AK! From J (the guy), I got do I have internet, a cell phone (he was disappointed I had one–apparently he doesn’t), how many people are in your town (he was also surprised that it was in the thousands–I think I said 10,000, which is probably right, give or take a couple thousand–he said he comes from somewhere with a bout 600, and expected me to answer something like 4), have I ever seen the coca-cola bear (asked him if he meant had I ever seen a polar bear, and he’s like no, I mean the coca-cola bear–i still don’t get it…..), and a zillion other dumb/silly questions (like do I speak French?????). Anyways, him (and all of E’s friends, live in the same complex as me, just a couple floors up), so we walked back together–which is good, I didn’t really want to walk back at 11:30 by myself. So, before taking the elevator up to his floor, he apologized for asking me so many stupid questions, and was like, “Really, I’m not that dumb!” It was just like, whatever, I don’t care, I don’t mind the questions (even if some of them were silly). It’s just like, I really don’t mind the questions, and I’m sure he was just being goofy with some of them….Come to think of it, do you think he was flirting with me? (ok, yeah, that’s probably a question for the R&R thread…..)
OK, off to the other threads.
31- aww thanks!
So, somebody want to tell me why, exactly, I’m still up? And more importantly, why, after having three pieces of pizza at the party earlier, I have since had a bag of popcorn an hour or two ago, and just now polished off a can of chili? I mean, seriously. It’s long past my bedtime, and that’s 2 1/2 meals I’ve just eaten in the past few hours……Yeah, anyways, not like you all care…..I’ll just return to watching old episodes of Crossing Jordan online now…..
Wheee! Off to bed, to catch a few hours sleep before I have to get up at 8:30, to go volunteer for some petting zoo thing…..So, if I”m lucky, I’ll get 4 hours of sleep…..Yeah.
Hehehe, I just remembered the second of the only three actually funny scenes in Get Smart….Can’t believe I forgot it, as it was actually the funniest…..Anyways, I really am going to bed now…..(Yeah, I know, 4:15 in the morning…..)
Wow. I haven’t been on here in a LONG time, it seems. Well, anyway, Hi everyone!
I guess it’s because i’ve had a LOT of tests this week that I’ve had to prepare for…….
Nnnnn, I think something I ate last night disagreed with me–I don’t feel all that great this morning. Didn’t get to bed until 4:45, and then I woke up at 7:30 and couldn’t go back to sleep at all (on the bright side, I’m not tired!).
The first Chinese astronaut walked in space last night. The BBC has a video you can watch if you go to their site and type “China spacewalk” in the search bar.
I have officially decided that if I ever have to give a speech and go “Any questions?” at the end, if a lot of people have questions, I’m going to say “Any questions not about Jurassic Park?”
52- Was it the pizza, the popcorn, or the chili? Or a combination?
Attention everyone: Come play Paker. I’ve started a new game, but only have one other player, and I’m not sure if this person will stick around. The game is located at Muse Academy Student Lounge, Part 2. It’s a really fun game, and if you’ve never played it before, you should try it. It’s a blast. [/end advertisement]
28) haaa are you looking forward to re:com coming out in the us cause my friends won’t shut up about it and I’m feeling ambivalent. haven’t played hardly any video games for a while.\
32) I’m so sorry about your ferret. also about ap us…you’re a bit ahead of us because our test 1-8 is next week or something and I should be doing review right now but obviously am not. I hope things get better, though!
44) what’d you think of it? I lol’d every time mccain mispronounced Ahmadinejad. akmedinawhat? Speaking of which, I was glad barry o pointed out Ahmadinejad is not in fact the most powerful person in iran. Polls and articles seem to be favoring obama right now. also what was with that whole Kissinger thing, no one said anything about presidential levels. what. but god the whole concept that we can’t talk to our enemies because they are the devil is really frustrating.
54–It was probably the combination of all three, as well as the lateness of the latter two…..I feel fine now.
51-Kiwi! Hi, kiwi! I keep getting this weird feeling that MB is going through a cycle of having everyone disappear every month or so and starting over again (I have no idea why, I just do), so it’s reassuring to see you again.
45- I was briefly very excited but it didn’t work so meh. it didn’t have sails anyway.
I’m in the country. It’s lovely and warm, and the plums are finally ripe!
55- Paker? Awesome! *runs off*
59- Awesome! I wish I was out in the country… Well, it’s a nice day, but I’m due to escape civilization.
-29 I am not new *pies back*
-30 I’m glad you remember me.
-55 I’m playing!
41- We’re fraternal.
Well, I’m off.
Hi, I wrote this, like 2 hours after the initial messaging was over!!!!
Hello! I haven’t much to say. Off to check other threads!
Sweet picture, by the way, Lady Bunniful.
Paul Newman died today.
A prolific actor.
Hello!
I’m just overly fond of my early spritsail rigs…..
I am tired. I went to bed late because I was reading (My Bonny Light Horseman, by L.A. Mayer, sixth book in the “Bloody Jack” series, in case you were wondering), then I even woke up [relatively] early, read more (I like his writing), and then went in to the house to get dressed, have breakfast, etc.
Then we went to Washington DC to see the Schooner Amistad. Lovely, lovely ship, a mite modern to my taste, only a few square sails, and most gaff rigged, but ah well, it’s lovely anyway.
then we went to the Book fair on the Mall, wandered around for a bit and had a lovely time.
Thanks Robert!!!! *bestows choklit*
65~ Oh, that’s sad. He’ll be missed,I’m sure.
I must admit, i don’t think I’ve ever seen him act (well, maybe once, I don’t really remember), however, I LOVE the Newman’s Own spaghetti sauce……cabaret marinara, yyyyuuuuuuuummmmmmm.
Once, in reading one of those “most embarrassing stories”, I came across one about a lady who decided to treat herself to an ice cream cone at a local parlor….so, she walks in, orders the cone, turns around, and there is Paul Newman. Smiling sociably and trying to look professional and in control she went out the door. Upon arriving at her car, she realized that she no longer had the ice cream cone in her hand, so, feeling foolish and more than a little self-conscious she walked back in, to see if she could find her cone…he spotted her at once and, smiling kindly said, “You put it in your purse.”
66- The Bloody Jack series? That’s about the girl, isn’t it? There are six books? I was rather astonished to discover that there was a second one. Maybe I’ll give those another shot….
68~ There’ll probably be more, too….they all seem to end on an unresolved note.
I don’t recommend them for historical accuracy, but I do like the way he writes, and they’re highly entertaining. Besides, she plays fiddle, concertina (which wasn’t invented until 50 years after the years the books are set in, BTW) and penny whistle and sings a lot of my favorite tunes, she can’t be all bad!
69- Fiddler, I am highly enthusiastic but all my historical knowledge comes from books. I know virtually nothing about history, and less about ships. I can find no satisfactory sources of information on the latter, and the former is not being cured by watching Hornblower over and over and reading JS&MN every other month.
I practically forgot what I was going to say. Oh yes. Is there any possible way you could teach me about ships? Because like I said, I love them but even my stylized drawings look just…wrong.
63- Erm, hello. Are you new?
65 –
Who is that, anyway? (not to be disrespectful)
Homecoming was fun.
soooo if anyone is interested in the colleges/higher education thread,I’m trying to revive it.
oh internet, I had such a lackluster day…and now I have all my homework to do tomorrow. lovely.
The Bookworm, Sporadic Poster Extraordinare, has returned for a brief interval of time and is now leaving to do homework.
He would like to say, however, that he is both excited and worried that a new Alice in Wonderland movie is being made! He hopes Tim Burton stays true to the book!
*The following is a test of Cliff Eagle’s emergency spaz system*
ZOMG i saw eagle eye it is such a good movie! it was freaking awesome. Go and see it.
65-
It’s amazing how quickly Wikipedia updates its entries.
72- An actor, but you might know him better as the creator of the “Newman’s Own” company, depending on how many movies you’ve watched vs. how many food brands you know.
I watched a Doctor Who episode on YouTube last night. it was called Blink, and it was about statues of weeping angels which are really alien life forms. When something is looking at them, they are stone statues, but when nothing is looking at them, they move. If they touch you, you get sent into the past and you can never come back. They are very fast, so even if you blink, they can get. you. It was a pretty good episode.
October 4th is Sputnik Day, and I think we should celebrate it on MuseBlog by using the information found here:
http://spaceflight. nasa.gov/ realdata/ sightings/SSapplications /Post/JavaSSOP/ JavaSSOP.html
to watch satellites.
76 – Never heard of either.
Bat mitzvah time! I love my dress. It’s blue ruffly with black dots. And I have this pretty gold charm bracelet and a nice gold chain necklace.
Is anybody reading To Kill a Mockingbird in English?
81- Si. I still have to answer a bunch of questions on it, but I got distracted by a National Geographic article on elephants.
81-I will later this year.
Today I tried to skateboard, but I’m bad at it and when I tried to jump I fell, landed on my knee, and cracked the truck (the thing that attaches the axle to the board)
That made the wheels lean really far to one side, so I couldn’t skate anymore.I walked to the playground and went on the merry go round, and I hit my knee in the same spot off one of the bars, so I left and started walking around. I decided to go in the trail that goes off the main road on the way to the store, and I found a big BMX track hidden in the woods. There was a little treehouse thing and the remains of the wheelbarrow that I’m assuming was used to build the course. That’s going to be my new hermit place. There’s a lot of trails so I can go there even if people are biking. There wasn’t anyone there when I went, but I don’t think people who build secret BMX courses care if someone wants to walk around their trails.
Help…
I’m in imminent danger of trying to read JS&MN for the third time this year. I’ll start thinking about the book, and then it’ll sort of worm it’s way to the very front of my mind and expand until it’s eaten my entire brain. And I’ll have to read it, so I will, and I’ll wander around like a JS&MN zombie whenever I can’t be reading.
I dunno. I’m fairly anti-sequel when it comes to JS&MN, ’cause sequels are never as good, you know, but I need something.
Even if ya’ll don’t know who Paul Newman is, you should see The Sting. It’s a really, really good movie, very smart and funny. Also Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Although it’s not as happy (per se).
Has anyone seen those?
81-I did last year.
84–sorry, but what is JS&MN?
87- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke. BEST. BOOK. EVER.
Arguably.
70~ Gladly. I’d be pleased to tell you everything I know about ships, and just as pleased to ask my more knowledgeable friends questions for you…….we could ask the GAPAs for a thread to discuss ships and history on, although that’s probably not the most convenient.
We may also be able to ask the GAPAs, in this one case, to change emails. I don’t know if that would be allowed with the blog rules, or to set an example for others, but there is sufficient proof that we are both who we claim to be, so it may be a possibility. Just a thought.
In any case, I’d be delighted to share anything I know about ships and history. Which, by the way, you do know about, probably more than you’d think. I don’t really consider myself very good at history, although I dearly love it….I can’t remember dates very well at all.
89- We don’t need to ask the GAPAs to exchange emails. It would just make them uncomfortable (ha, as if this won’t). We could ask Pan. Or Meow.
90 – Done.
I just watched the Space X launch on a live video feed. It was so AWESOME!
I really don’t want to go to school. At least I don’t have to go on Tuesday… hooray for Jewish holidays! And Wednesday’s my birthday. Eurgh, my birthday’s on a Wednesday. My least favorite day of the week.
93- What’s so bad about Wednesday? It means the week’s half over.
Homecoming was last night and it was awesome! My friends and I hung out and danced until midnight. The DJ even played “First Date” by blink-182, which is one of my favorite songs.
Too bad there’s only one homecoming a year.
G’night all. I’m tired. Very tired.
*has been staring at a computer screen way too long*
Hey GAPAs!
This is the writing thread last update- https://musefanpage.com/blog/?p=1118#comments
As you can see it’s version 2007.2. Could you do me a huge favor and make a version 2008.1????
Thanks!!!!
Hmmm. I should probably pay attention in class. *looks at nutcase teacher* NAAHHH. I’ll explore MB instead.
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooood morning MB!
Uhoh. I have a really bad headache and I have an hour and a half of french. not good at all.
and by the way, It’s the same nutcase teacher as earlier.
Shana Tova!
Dad’s home from surgery, good. *is relieved*
So, how’s everything going for the rest of you?
101 – Fabulous! I got an A in my Government exam, 100% in my Molasses lab for Biology… YAYAYAYAY!
102~ Congrats! *claps*
103 – Thanks! I’m so happy! And listening to the Beatles! YAY! What a lovely day I’ve had, one of the first lovely days since I started high school.
hey, me again. i’ve been buisy, and still am so I do not believe that I have time to read the posts so I’ll say what I have to say. I got the part of MacPherson in Princess bride. If you’ve read the book you probably know who i’m talking about, but if you don’t macPherson is Inigo’s trainer or something, he’s crippled. I got the part of ‘neighbor woman’ in blood wedding. I really don’t know anything about blood wedding except that only one character actualy has a name. anyways bye, see ya sometime. probably next week unless i miraculously have time.
100- Todah robah!
i like tic-tacs. I think I’ve mentioned this before.
105- Awesome! I love the Princess Bride.
106-ZOMG TIC-TACS. *eat*
Despite the spaz right there, I’m actually not in a hyper mood.
Listening to: Dark Blue by Jack’s Mannequin.
Uh, nothing else to say. Bye!
107 – Yeah, it’s flamablamablous!
My friends from the SFF club here and I use Anubis as a hand signal. You make Anubis by touching your thumb to your middle and ring fingers and sticking that out like a nose and sticking up your pointer and pinky fingers. I’ve begun to use Anubis to mean ‘What you just said/did was incredibly geeky but awesome.’ Such as the following breaking out when someone asks for a purple freezy pop.
Half the room: Purple!
Half the room: Green!
Half the room: Purple!
Someone trying to make a compromise: Peen!
Someone else being difficult: Gurple!
Half the room: Peen!
Half the room: Gurple!
Me: *makes Anubis*
Bonus points if you get the reference.
110–I’m afraid i don’t get the reference, and subsequently don’t get the bonus points….
Does anyone watch the Colbet Report? It’s hilarious.
111- It is from Babylon 5, a SF tv show. There is a race called the Drazi who fight over what color sash to wear. One group wears green and one group wears purple. Who wears which is chosen at complete random so all argument is utterly pointless.
I hath homework. I must go!
Well peoples. I should technically work on Environmental science homework, but it’s technically not due until Wednesday. so I’m procrastinating. Something I don’t do to well.
mmm…. I am here, Missswann sommat or other.
Sorry for this obnoxious comment other people! I am looking for a said MissSwann…. any idea where to look?
Homework: Math, that’s it.
My dad can’t tell time. He just thought it was 9:00 so I have to go to bed.
(I live in Blog Time.)
Woe is me!
In BBC’s TV show, Robin Hood, they killed off marion at the end of season two! I just found out! waaaaaah!
and Jonas Armstrong (the guy who plays robin) is going to leave at the end of season three! Waaaaaaaaah!
sorry, does anyone here watch that show?
It has Jonas Armstrong and Lucy Griffths in it?
anyone?
115- I’m procrastinating with my homework, too!
104- yay Beatles!
105, 107- yay princess bride!
100- Shana Tova vemetuka!
(to those of you who have no idea what’s going on, Shana tova means good year, as in happy new year, todah rabah means thank you, Shana Tova Vemetuka means have a good and sweet year. It’s Hebrew.
It’s the Jewish new year Tuesday and Wednesday!
I have off from school!
118- I’m highly annoyed that they even attempt to make Robin Hood into a TV series. Doesn’t he die?
119- hey! it was (and technically is but it’ll probably end after season three) a good TV show!
what do you mean, “does he die?”
119) You’re right. That is annoying. Yes He dies. There are apparently different versions, but the version I read was sad. OK, so Robin Hood had been working for the King for a long time, but when the King died, Robin decided to take a break and visit Sherwood Forest again. But when he got there, he decided he wanted to stay there with his remaining merry men and ditch the old king’s son. But the son got mad and sent his armies after Robin Hood….. and to make a long story short, Robin got injured in a battle, so he and Little John snuck off to see Robin’s aunt, who was a nun. But the aunt thought she could get some quick cash/get on the kings good side, so she promised to heal Robin as long as Little John stood outside the convent. Unfortunately, instead of helping Robin, she slit his wrists. As Robin lay there bleeding to death, he tried one last desperate trumpet on his little horn thing. Little John came running, but was too late. Robin died in Little John’s arms.
Morale of story: don’t trust nuns, especially if they’re your aunt.
120- In the Howard Pyle version of Robin Hood, doesn’t Robin Hood die?
115- I could’ve posted that exactly.
116- Whatwhat? I’d like to help, but your apparent existential problems trouble me more. Could I suggest a good existential detective?
116 – Who are you? (no offense)
92- Yes, Space X has done it! Hurray for Elon Musk! This Falcon 1 is the precursor of the Falcon 9 that appeared in the MuseBlog: Destination Moon story.
125- Hmm…Oh my! Elon Musk co-founded Paypal, and SpaceX, and he now works on the boards of Tesla and Solarcity! I have heard of this! I just didn’t remember it before.
Hah; “In 1995, Musk went on to a graduate program in high energy physics at Stanford, in which he stayed exactly two days before dropping out to start Zip2”
He is a name to remember.
118- Oh, I think I saw that. I was wondering what it was until I heard the word “Robin Hood”.
Well, off to bed! I got my standardized testing scores back, I am really happy. I’ll prolly not be on tomorrow.
L’shanah tovah everyone. I’m off to services!
I have school off today!!! I am only 1/4 Jewish so I don’t go to services. The Jewish year is: -runs to check- 5769. My English teacher looked it up online yesterday, because neither Max (the only Jewish boy in my English class) nor anyone else (not me either) knew what it was.
129 – cool.
*bzzzt* OH NOES! *bzzzzt* NOT AGAIN!! *bzzzzzt* RUN FOR IT BEFORE IT GETS TO YOU!!! *bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt* change complete.
Hey! What’s up with the US economics? What did you guys DO?
*is completely lost* *wishes explainations please!*
Oh, by the way, Benjamin, the nineteen year old who was suffocated in the back seat of a police car eleven years ago while being arrested during a emonstration, has been in a coma for the last eleven years. His family decided a month ago that he was to be taken off the respirator, and he was buried three weeks ago. We were in Copenhagen at the time, and we lit candles for him on the mainstreet. Meanwhile, we continue fighting for the right to keep Christiania, and get the nazis and fascists out.
I dunno. It’s all so sad and confusing.
23- laughs head off.
119- I love the fact that king richard and prince john were real people. it makes it more than just a legend to me.
improv was cut short today because my teachers weren’t feeling well. *sighs* ah well. we get to watch the team on thursday. that will be great.
131 – they voted against the bailout. genius. really genius.
128-The place next to me was completely quiet today, which is kind of creepy, considering it’s the New Year. Shouldn’t there be services?
131-Ooh, we’re bad. I think it’s punshiment for electing Bush for president.
I’ve been telling my girlfriend the predictions from LaRouche about the Stock Market, and she called me yesterday like “OMG we’re all going to die it’s down a fricking 770 somethinb points” and I was like “told you so, save up your recycling bin, it’s better than living in a cardboard box”.
Double post. Sorry. I hit Submit accidently. *shifty eyes*
Anyways, I was going to say that it’s slightly depressing that I know more about what’s happening in our economy than Clarissa’s parents do.
131 – ‘Cause all our politicians are stupid.
133 – I know! Idiots. *shakes head sadly*
131 – We did everything that you’re not supposed to do, besides blowing up the moon.
Of course, that’s next on the agenda…
Now who would want to blow up the moon?
Hi!
I’m happy! I actually have avoided procrastination and I have finished my homework! Can you believe it! I’m so proud of myself. 
139 – Aww, darn. You just reminded me that I have homework too.
But, congratulations on finishing yours.
138- “Osama Bin Laden is on the moon. We have to bomb him!” -Quoth the Current President of the United States of America.
139- I almost did.
(that’s my favorite smiley)
138- ME!
131- I’ll give it a try. Lax regulations on loans let bad lenders give loans, usually on houses, to people who weren’t always able to pay them. (subprime) Then these confused people got their houses repossessed. People got angry. Banks who had invested in these risky loans began to lose money. People got scared. Now, I’m not really sure what’s happening. Banks are losing a lot of money and the government is indecisive, so the stock market is falling.
133- But you should see my post on the H&H. Might actually have been a good idea.
I wish I had something t say here.
NANOWRIMO’s LAUNCHED!
Remember that old “Bunny Invasion” game I was working on? Well, I’ve decided to get back to work, and I have a good idea on what I’ll be doing. But I’d like to let you guys decide on one issue- should I base it off of IBCF’s old stick figure animations or off of BA?
And yes, this means I am working on it again. I’ll set the release date for 1/1/09 so I’ll have plenty of time to beta-test the cake out of it. *off to work*
House + Fringe = best night of TV ever!
Who else is obsessed with both those shows besides me?
146- IBCF’s, definitely. I don’t keep up with BA, so it wouldn’t make much sense to me, and others who don’t, I imagine. And those animations pretty much launched the whole thing anyway, amirite?
Are you using flash?
I’ve been watching House. But that’s mainly because my family likes it too, and the library has it on dvd.
I ♥ my library.
I think the game should be entirely your own. And I encourage you to send betas, screenshots, whatever you have. We’re interested, and I know Flash.
147) LOVES IT. Fringe isn’t on for half an hour here…dang time zones. I generally don’t have much time for TV but I watch that, Lost, Project Runway, and The Office pretty regularly…also Heroes and FLAPJACK which is obv best cartoon ever okay.
lol that’s kind of a lot actually…hmmmm
TODAY IS MY ONE-MONTH BLOGIVERSARY!!! I AM NO LONGER A NEOPHYTE!!! *does happy dance*
Life sucks.
And then you die.
That is the wisdom and advice that nearly 17 years on this planet has seen fit to give me.
[It might be some comfort to know that “Life sucks” is the First Noble Truth that the Buddha taught, and the foundation of his philosophy. (The rest of Buddhism consists of ways of making it suck less.) You don’t have to buy all that, but sometimes it helps to realize that people have been aware of the problem for a while and that it’s not necessarily the last word in wisdom.
None of which is likely to help much with whatever is making you feel so bad right now, for which I am truly sorry. –Robert]