Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Life, the universe, pies, hot-pink bunnies, world domination, and everything
Part One.
Continuing MuseBlog’s whirlwind tour of human history, the March Random Threads celebrate the Maya: artists, astronomers, mathematicians, warriors, independent inventors of zero, builders of palaces and temples amid the forest, players of a cosmic ball game, aficionados of human sacrifice.
(Users’ Manual: Obey The Rules. Consult The Guide. Have fun!)
Date: March 1, 2010
Categories: At the Top of the Blog, Random craziness
Amazing new picture, Lady B.!
I’ve always found the Mayan culture quite fascinating/creepy.
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Awesome picture! Wait, hang on a sec–HPB pendant! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Here’s what happened when I put that through Translation Party: Great view! , S Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal – HPB wait to hang pendant! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!!!
IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT THIS PHRASE WILL EVER REACH EQUILIBRUM.
All that “normal” stuff is kind of creepy, though… 
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Ducky, here’s what happened when I put your post through Translation Party:
Here, three is a translation of the second time: I happened to pass the King! , S Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal – HPB waiting The pendant can hang! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! In addition, IT !!!!!!!!!! matter of time before, is to reach the equilibrium state of the phrase. : Laugh: “All” as always strange … …
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I have the flu-I guess I have to stay home.
In other news, ‘Peace of Mind’ was just playing on Pandora.
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Great song!
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The reason I mentioned it was because of that video I made.
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I know. I just also like the song, and I really like that you put it in your video.
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Oh, gods, great song. If you’re talking about Boston. (You are, right?)
-A
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Picture = Awesome. What else can I say? I love it!
Happy March, everyone! February is over, there’s light at the end of the tunnel, SPRING MIGHT JUST COME AGAIN! There’s hope!!
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Nice pic. Good to know HPBs have existed for so long!
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Oh, reply to #28 on previous thread (LBK):
Cat will ask Stone about this later today, if Stone is on.
And can you please take over some of my characters? Or at least Felina?
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I’ve been gone a few days and have missed so much. The skiing was nice but very slushy. Yes, I need to work on my technique.
New Moon- No way I’m seeing it. Bad acting + german dub (OV=more expensive) + fangirls… Nightmare^10
Justin Bieber- *shudder* His last bame is Beaver. Enough said.
Why we can’t stop talking about the people- Because you can “laester” about them so well (talk about them behind their backs is prolly the best translation).
Missing people who’ve left- It’s part of it, I guess. The crowd of MBers has changed a ton since I was a ‘phyte (which is probably a good thing, considering) and I remember/miss many who’s visits have grown scarce. But we also get new ‘phytes, and it evens out. What’s with the ‘death’ part? Whatever they’re doing now, I’m sure they have better english grades XD
Somehow it doesn’t bother me as much. I guess it’s part of growing up as a crusing kid- every time I made friends, I knew that someday we would part ways and that I’d never see them again or that we’d have changed so much that there was nothing left. I’ve never had a friend for more than 3 years.
I bet the HBPs enjoyed human sacrifices…
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Erm. I Translation Party’d the third and fourth paragraphs of your post, and here they are: Jasutinbiba – he shuddered at the end of Beaver * bame. Enough. In that case, why people “and (prolly)” laester people who are good people please do not stop after the man has been translated into many, many more people.
It is doubtful that this phrase will ever reach equilibrium.
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In future, I shall post solely in that format…
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Ooh, nice thread name. And nice picture.
Going to try to convert one of my friends to Muse today. I brought an old issue for him to look at. (I love how in my group of friends it’s weird to not read Muse.)
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Do you think that I should try to do that?
I feel guilty now; I keep on forgetting to re-subscribe to Muse. I
Good luck!
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You know, it’s funny. When I read Muse but didn’t go on MuseBlog, I thought the HPBs were good-kind of like the Parasites-They look bad, but they’re actually good.
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Same here. I used to ADORE the *shudders* HPBs. Now, I ABHOR them.
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Why does everyone hate them? I’m sure they’re perfectly nice.
-A
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The nicegoodious ones are, I suppose.
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Why not all of them? I mean, they’re pink. And they’re bunnies. I’m sure they’re quite alright.
-A
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I’ve always thought the same; they seem… oh, gods. They seem cute! *ERK!*
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Hmm… Yeah, the cuteness might be a bit off-putting.
-A
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Wheee! Hello, MB!
I love the picture, LadyB. But… o_0 to the HPB pendant.
I’ve got a question for you guys, but I didn’t know where to put it, so I’m putting it here.
What is everyone’s opinion on plastic surgery?
I’m very opinionated about this- in my opinion, beauty is within, not on the outside. Beauty is the fact that everyone is different.
And plastic surgery makes everyone look the same- which is not beauty. Besides, from what I’ve heard about it, it’s extremely painful. Why would anyone want to suffer such pain, only to look like everyone else?
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Like bookgirl says: I wouldn’t do it myself, but if other people want to…..It doesn’t hurt me. That’s their choice.
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Uglies. Total flashback, there.
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Ooh, if you’re talking about what I think you are…that was a good book. A really good book.
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Yup.
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I didn’t like that book too much. Whoa, I just realised that Keiffer said Uglies, not Ugh. I thought we weren’t giving away the title because it was some sort of a spoiler or something. Wow, Silver Lining. Time for you to be getting more sleep. *headdesk*
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AWESOME BOOK! Argh, I can’t get the sequel anywhere. I mean, not Pretties– the other one, what’s it called. The last one, anyway.
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Specials.
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8- Me too.
9- I would never do it myself, but if people really want to… their problem.
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Oooh, awesome picture, GAPAs!!!
9-My view exactly.
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March! Lovely picture Lady B…or should I say…..dangerous……
9 – Same thing that everyone else said. I definitely wouldn’t do it myself, but if other people want to, I’m not gonna plan on stopping them anytime soon. I still agree with you though that it’s a stupid idea, but unfortunately a lot of people are willing to pay that price…and I still think each person should make their own choice.
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Hm, a painful procedure designed to bring one’s appearance in line with popular conceptions of beauty… How many of you have, or have had, braces?
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I’ve had braces, but even I think I needed them. My two front teeth jutted out at diagonal angles, so I looked like a horse. With plastic surgery, it’s actually partly peer pressure, in my opinion.
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I haven’t. But good point… I never thought about it that way. I might be offered the idea in the future (I have pretty crooked teeth) but I don’t know if I will or not.
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Good point…
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I wanted braces when I was little (My upper front teeth, well, really only one, now I think about it, are a tad bit crooked). But then I changed my mind…. 
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I mean, what would people in the 1600’s think of liposuction? (Where they take fat out of your body) Back then, being fat was considered beautiful, because you didn’t have to work, and you had the money to eat.
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I just Translation Party’d your post, and the first translation was: “I have 1600 people of what you mean and we think the aspiration? Because he did not have a job (in this case, the fat in your body) to return to, fat, beautiful, are considered, you have to eat your money.”
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I just Translation Party’d your post:
“I have translated your post Party’d was first translated into: ‘What I mean 1600 people, the desire of us? Because he is (in this example, the fat in your body) to I think he did not have a job to return, fat, beautiful, and believe that, you need to eat your money.’ “
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I got braces in third grade, got them off just before sixth grade. I personally would have been very happy if my parents hadn’t made that decision for me- now my bite’s all wacky and messed up and drives me nuts.
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No, but if my teeth were crooked enough for it to be obvious I would get them. I don’t see much point in plastic surgery.
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I got braces, because apparently if I hadn’t gotten them, I would have developed serious mouth problems, i.e. some of my baby teeth wouldn’t have come out, one of the teeth that couldn’t come in was grinding away at one of my bones, and apparently because I didn’t get braces sooner, I will have gum problems later in life. So, I got braces, but not to look beautiful.
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That’s not just beauty, that’s health….ever since I got braces my headaches have stopped.
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I tend to agree with that perception of braces. *currently has braces* But also, straighter teeth do tend to help prevent your teeth from rotting and stuff, so I suppose braces do have some practical purpose.
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I kind of like having braces… I think they look cool, and they don’t really bother me. (Except the bracket that is now glued to the inside of my tooth.) But I don’t really care if my teeth are actually straight or not. It’s not as if I was going to be particularly “beautiful” anyway….
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I haven’t, but I almost did. But in some cases, I think jutting-out (or otherwise awry) teeth can be a safety hazard, like if you fall on your face and bite your lip really hard or something, or if it makes it really hard to floss between them.
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Pure torture.
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I love the picture! I wrote a report about Mayan numerology over Christmas break, actually.
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OOh. Fierce picture. Wonder what hes drawing…
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Looks like he may be painting half of a cow, (Bo possibly) but I could be wrong.
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Maybe a portrait of Rebecca.
Has anyone taken a close look at those glyphs on the left?
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The top one looks like a curled up Feather to me. The bottom looks a bit Bo-ish. I love the HPB on the dude’s necklace.
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The top looks like a bit of Feather and a bit of Mimi (the spikes on the left hand side, like her hair). The bottom definitely has a bit of Urania (you can see her bun)
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You’re on the right track. The glyphs actually contain allusions to all 9 Muses. And the glyphs as a whole approximate a Mayan rendering of “MuseBlog.” (Well, okay, partly pseudoMayan, but each section started as real glyphs before they mutated.)
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I was able to find references to all except Urania, Chad, and Kokopelli.
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What about the bun Luna mentioned?
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Yes, Urania’s hairstyle is evident. And I’m pretty sure I see Chad’s hat.
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Think “hair” for Kokopelli.
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I found that, too.
I’m not entirely sure, (since I don’t get the magazine, I’m not great at recognizing the muses) but I think I found elements of all nine. I’m not really sure about Bo or Crraw…
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Do you have any good books/sites where I could learn Mayan?
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Robert, you’re an editor. In the following two sentences, is it acceptable to have the first letter after the colon capitalized? I did so on my mythology paper, and my [non-native english speaking] TA circled them and de-capitalized them. I don’t know how much she actually took off for that, but….According to my English manual, “When an independent clause follows a colon, it may begin with a lowercase or a capital letter.” So….types of clauses and all that stuff are not my strong point. I can’t write a grammatically correct paper, but I can’t tell you what sort of clause something is (oops).
Basically, I just want to know if my capitalization after the colons are correct, because if so I shall go hunt down my TA and see if she’ll give me back some points….
The sentences in question:
Not all of the immortals Zeus freed, however, responded with loyalty: The Titans instead chose to wage war upon the children of Kronos.
The importance of the seasons is the most obvious: They are necessary for the survival of humans, leading to the seasonal planting and harvesting of crops.
Thanks ever so much!!!!!
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Here, an “independent clause” just means a string of words that could stand alone as a complete sentence. In your examples, both of the clauses after the colons are independent.
The policy on capitalizing independent clauses after colons varies from style book to style book and from publication to publication. Some magazines forbid it; others require it. Some require it only if the colon “launches” a thought that continues past the end of the sentence. I used to have strong opinions about it, but nowadays I’m more practical and just do whatever the magazine I’m working for likes to do.
In your case, if there’s a specific style guide your papers are supposed to follow, then use it. Otherwise, I’d say you’re free to do whatever you want. I’d be surprised if your T.A. counted off for those sentences. En certainly shouldn’t.
Now, dependent clauses (sentence fragments) following a colon are simpler. Everybody agrees that you never capitalize them.
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Okay, that was what I was kind of thinking an independent clause was…..
The directions for our paper(s) don’t actually specify any particular style guide that we’re supposed to use….And I guess I don’t actually know for sure that my TA took off any points, just that she circled both capital “T”s and wrote next to them, “the” and “they”, respectively. Which I guess could either mean she believes it wrong and took off points, or just that she believes it wrong, but did not take off points….
*sigh* I really don’t like her….
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Oh, sorry…..I forgot to say “Thank you!!!!!!!” I am so scatterbrained, recently…
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Vanillabean (28 on last thread): That’s fine, thanks so much! Miyuki is….. a bit unemotional at times, as she’s half made of ice. However, she does feel love, and she’s fiercely protective of that love. After several bad experiences, she’s taken to secretly stalking her crushes instead of actually talking to them, because every time she’s confessed they haven’t felt anything for her, and it upsets her. To the point of her going crazy and freezing over the entire town and pelting everybody with giant icicles. I was planning to, well, basically have her stalk Kenji, meaning she unwittingly finds out stuff about the CotD but doesn’t realize what it means for a long time.
Would anyone like to take over Morgana or Ikora? They were my other “main” characters, and they may actually both commit suicide at some point, as they’re both depressive. Morgana is basically a really, really goth/emo Rue (look her up, she’s from Princess Tutu and I might be cosplaying her! woot!), and Ikora is…. a depressed trickster. Think Luke-ish, except not.
Rhia will kind of quietly fade into the background. You can occasionally mention her if you like. Cleo, same, but mention her a bit more, as she’s kinda hyper and makes friends veeeeeerry easily. Kenji…. you don’t really need to RP him, he’s just there as Miyuki’s love interest.
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In one of my many folders in iTunes, which has some of the AC/DC songs I have, the songs (Hells Bells, Shoot To Thrill, What Do You Do For Money Honey, Givin’ The Dog A Bone, Let Me Put My Love Into You, Back In Black, You Shook Me All Night Long, Have A Drink On Me, Shake A Leg, and Rock And Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution) in it add up to a total of 42 minutes, 58 MB. (MB= MuseBlog, not Mega Bites)
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13- I’ve had braces, but that was to (hopefully) prevent further, less easily fixed dental problems.
The title of this month’s thread is quite a coincidence–I’m currently rereading Brave New World. And it’s made me quite angry at and separated from everyone around me. I see too many parallels or identicalities between the reality and the dystopia.
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I say, I must agree. When I read it, I’m like:
Oh crap, he’s right.
Fortunately, we don’t worship Henry Ford. And the real world has us.
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If it’s any consolation, Huxley’s novel has been having that effect on readers for nearly 80 years.
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Consolation? I don’t dislike the feeling.
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I love the picture! But I can’t seem to figure out what he’s drawing…
Just came back from dance. We did this horrifying acro thing where we had to hold out our arms and catch a girl who was literally diving for the ground. I have to give her props for actually trusting us.
I’ve also found a new hobby: typing the beginnings of sentences into Google and seeing what it autocompletes it as. Sometimes what it says is wicked funny.
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Oh, my older sister Liz who’s soon to be 20 and in college does that for fun. Some good ones are “What is” “I like” and “I want”.
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Oh yes. Google autocomplete is hilarious.
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There’s a website for it, too. Autocompleteme dot com. Absolutely hysterical.
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Oh! I love that site!
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Yes… *is in hysterics*
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Hmm. Tomorrow evening, spring play runthrough; Wednesday evening, cast party for winter play; Thursday, tennis tryouts. It seems that my evenings are all planned out. How nice.
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Lovely Picture Lady B (as usual)! 
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Oooh, a delightful picture as always, Lady B!
Wait a second…is that a….HPB pendant?!?!? Aaaaah!
13: Oh, yes, I’ve had orthodontia since second grade (I’m currently in 6th) and right now I’ve got my braces. My teeth were baaaad back then. A huge underbite and cross-bite and everything was crooked, and I’ve also had 8 teeth pulled… *shudders* Oh well. At least I’m not afraid to smile for school pictures anymore. 
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Okay, so Monday seemed relatively painless, and because we had a snow day on my birthday, the guidance councilor gave me a strawberry pie today instead. Yummy!
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YAY! *pies*
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Well, I’ve got my wish list for next semester figured out. Now I just have to hope that everything I want to take is still open come Friday morning when I’m allowed to register for class (registration started today, but my date isn’t until Friday morning).
I’m taking:
Spanish (3rd semester of it in college)
Physics (which has lecture, discussion section, and lab)
Animal physiology (lecture and 4 hour lab)
Animal Handling and Restraint
Accountancy (because mom thinks this would be a good course to take if I intend to eventually open my own vet clinic. Which I do. Eventually. When I’m no longer hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt as I will be when I finish college)
So, yeah. I’m going to be pretty busy, but Wednesday’s and Friday’s will be so very nice, because even though I have an 8 o’clock MWF, on WF, my last class gets out at 11. I will get up horribly early, have 3 hours of class, have a quick lunch, then return to my room for a nap. And hopefully get some stuff accomplished in the afternoons…..
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Urgh, pretty busy is an understatement. This semester, I have:
Monday: 5 hours in class (5 classes)
Tuesday: 2 (2 classes)
Wednesday: 4 (4 classes)
Thursday: 4 (2 classes–orgo lab being 3 hours)
Friday: 4 (4 classes)
Next semester I will have:
Monday: 5 hours 20 minutes (4 classes–physics lab is 2 hours 20 minutes)
Tuesday: 7.5 oh, dear. (3 classes–4 hours of animal phys lab, 2.5 accounting in the evening, 1 of animal handling/restraint)
Wednesday: 3 hours (3 classes)
Thursday: 4 hours (2 classes–animal handling/restraint lab: 3 hours)
Friday: 3 hours
That means I’m jumping from a semester of 19 hours in class (which seemed a huge jump from last semester, were I think I only had 15 hours) to a semester of 22 hours 50 minutes….Urgh, I don’t like labs. Last semester (for my 15 hours in class), I was taking 15 credit hours. This semester, for 19 hours in class, still only 15 credit hours (a four hour spike in actual hours, none in credit hours….stupid), and then jumping to 17 credit hours next semester for nearly another 4 hour spike in actual class time….. I am going to be so busy….
On the bright side, accounting I don’t think will be too difficult–I mean, mostly probably a lot of relatively basic math, some new concepts introduced, but probably not something that I find horribly hard. Animal handling/restraint, I’m not foreseeing a huge amount of actual out of class work, and the class itself should probably be fairly interesting.
Animal phys I think will be hard, but hopefully fun, too, especially lab. I mean, it’s gotta be dissections and stuff, what else would a 4 hour lab for an animal phys class be???? *likes dissections* And on the bright side, taking an animal phys class now is supposed to make animal phys in vet school easier, as it will be a lot of review. So maybe my first year/semester of actual vet med will be less stressful….*hopes*
Physics: I’ve heard the teacher sucks. Probably mainly because nobody can understand her, I think. She’s asian, and from the Asian teachers I’ve ahd previously in college…..yeah.
Spanish….Well, it’s more foreign language. Foreign language just sucks, in general….
Okay, yeah, slight moment of freaking out over. I’m going to go study for that mythology test tomorrow that I’m going to fail….
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If you ever need help with Spanish…
-A
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….I’ll be sure to let you know.
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Whoo! Thoughts have been trans-communimacated!
-A
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The timing of this thread is hilarious because I’m about to start a Christopher Columbus unit in Social Studies….
13: I got my wisdom teeth removed (god, that sucked) and I had night retainers for 4 years. top and bottom, making it really hard to breathe.
I feel lonely today. Wait…I usually feel lonely at school….oh, well.
so….very…..tired…..
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25- *pies* 
The bad new is I have *shudder* double RE tomorrow. With an insane teacher who also teaches hisstory. The good news is the HPB pendant.
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13- I didn’t have braces but I had to wear a retainer dor several years. Actually, it was for medical reasons as one of my teeth was coming in pointing inwards and it needed to be straigtened out.
20- I found BNW slightly melodramatic.
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SFTDP: I meant that I agree about the freaky paralells (pursuit pf happiness, soma!) but the end seemed… *shuts up to avoid spoiling*
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19-Mega Bites-When you’re ‘mega hungry’?
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Can anybody direct me to a website where could I find information on early space programs, in the US and USSR? Early, as in Sputnik, and all the other really early primitive satellites.
I’m doing a project on it, due Friday.
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KaiYves will know.
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I’m guessing she will. Not, you know, like I have anything to back that up with. 
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That was my first reaction to your post.
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1) LUCKY!
2) Okay, getting down to business…
This podcast transcript’s a good overview:
http:// http://www.nasa. gov/multimedia /podcasting/ jpl-sputnik-2007 1002.html
Sputnik and Explorer 1:
http:// http://www.nasa. gov/mission_pages /explorer/ sputnik-20071002. html
NASA’s 50th Anniversary of Sputnik master page:
http:// history. nasa.gov/ sputnik/index. html
Have fun!
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Thanks!
And yes, I’m having lots of fun. I’d never even thought to look at early NASA programs before, or the NASA website. It’s really interesting.
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Hi. Lots of posts.
Autofill is hilarious.
I’ve eaten too much sugar today.
I’m tired.
I’m kind of bored, too.
I’m downloading Google Chrome to see what the hype is about.
That’s all.
Bye for now.
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Hm, Google Chrome – pretty good, I suppose, although I’ve used both on the family computer and personally I don’t see a major difference between Firefox and Chrome that would cause me to put one over the other. Chrome has a newer layout look I suppose, but I still mostly use Firefox out of habit and it seems to cooperate well with MB.
Apparently Chrome works better if you use Google services (Surprise, surprise) but there doesn’t seem to be a noticeable change for me. *shrug* I’m not really putting my computer through much strain anyway though – mostly I’m just on e-mail, word docs, MB, and a couple of other sites but nothing extreme.
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Chrome is a lot faster and more secure than Firefox.
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It does run a bunch of ghost processes, though… If I leave it running for even a day or two, Activity Monitor reports more than a full page of zombies.
Not to mention the fact that it doesn’t seem to be able to deal with raw mp3s.
-A
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Those show up because each tab is a separate process–that does a lot of good by way of usage. If one tab crashes, the rest are fine. It also adds a lot to page security; one tab can’t see what another tab is doing (which is a tactic often used to steal personal information from people).
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You sure? Because a day later, they’re still there, and I just closed almost all of my tabs.
-A
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I’m glad that you use Chrome, Piggy.
What version of Linux do you use?
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Well, I had been running Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), but I had a kernel panic, so at the moment I’m running Xubuntu 9.10 off a flash drive.
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Yeah, I checked with my dad… The zombie processes aren’t the ones you’re talking about; they’re just zombies. They’re not supposed to be there.
-A
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Oh, ok. I didn’t notice that… 
I might use it more often than though if it’s more secure.
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The picture at the top is fantastic, Lady B!
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SudoRandom is siiiiiiiiiiiick. 
He was throwing up lots yesterday, meaning he missed Judo class, and missed school today, and generally feels like crap. He is hoping he will be better tomorrow, but is doubtful… His sister had the same thing a few days ago, and still isn’t fully recovered.
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LBK is thankful that germs can’t travel through computers. LBK gives Sudo a warm bowl of soup, if he can keep it down. LBK also wishes Sudo a fast recovery. LBK should stop starting her sentences with LBK, for it is getting annoying.
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Aw, feel better before the Kokon or else you shall suffer, Sudo! I mean, have some get-well choklit…?
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When I had that (because of you little sister’s kindred spirit) I puked for about twenty-four hours, couldn’t walk for another day, had a fever of 100.3, had a headache for the next few days. Felt better.
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35) Sudo! Get better. Is it the flu?
The snow has reached my waist, which either means that the snow is really high or that I have really short legs. Probably both.
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Aw. That sounds very not fun. I’m sorry, SiR.
*choklit*
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Today, we dissected cow eyes in science class. It was awesome! When we snipped off the front part of the eye, all the vitreous humor oozed out and made everything a bit slimy and slippery, but it was still fun! I peeled off the retina in the back of the eye to see the tapetum, (I think that’s how you spell it…) and it was really neat! It looked like mother of pearl, all iridescent and blueish green. The lens was cool, too, it was like a little misshapen marble. I peeled off the iris to get a look at it, and made an incision in the cornea and all the aqueous humor leaked out (actually, first we made the incision, then snipped off the front part, then pulled out the lens, then peeled off the iris, then the retina) Then I had to help clean up all 30 of the dissection trays, but that was okay, because my friend was helping me. ‘Twas fun.
I’m sorry if you read this and were reduced to a fit of squeamishness. *tosses chocklit*
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Oooooooooh, fun. it’s been so long since I’ve dissected a cow eye…..
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That sounds fun. As far as eyeballs, I’ve only done a squid one ( as part of the rest of the squid) and a dogfish one (also as part of the rest of the dogfish).
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I have no problem with putting my finger inside a sheep’s heart or dissecting kidneys, but the thought of dissecting eyeballs… Ugh. Even though it sounds really interesting.
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Lucky!!!!! I never got to disect a cow eye!! i have only ever disected a sheep brain in 4th grade!
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Erp. I dissected a cow eye. As well as watching other people dissect various other animal body parts. Let me tell you, that week was not a week that my stomach was very happy about.
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Wah. Enc is not happy right now. For a long list of reasons:
1. Conflict of interest with his theory and composition teacher! She wants the piece he’s writing to be syncopated, and not moving together! Enc happens to like it moving together! Not just like, but prefer it! And, it’s my piece.
2. He can’t count out loud and play the piano at the same time! He can grunt monosyllabicly, but not say “One Two Three and For and a” while playing the piano! It takes most of my concentration just to find the blasted note, let alone think!
3. For some reason, Enc is more and more timid than he usually is! He barely whispers, and is invisible, and freezes in the headlights of anybody looking at him!
4. Enc has been blessed with a headache! Self explanatory.
5. Enc has been blessed with a cold too! Self explanatory.
6. And, just a few days ago, he thought that his real life was looking up. MB, of course and has always been a perfect haven. Real life, not so much. He’d rather live in my Reclusive Gardens rather than anywhere else. Muse Academy would be the school of his choice.
7. To top it all off, he’s starting to really feel the brunt of hormones rushing through him! He can’t pay attention in math class at all (I used to be able to concentrate for at least a few minutes). Not that it matters much anyway.
Enc needs a hug.
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*hug hug hug* And, have some choklit. *gives choklit*
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-hugs-
Oh boy. I’ve had a few good hugs in the past couple of days… One, I half-stood up (kneeling) on Jude’s bed and pulled zir up and we hugged for a while and it was warm. And then the other one, this afternoon… Juliet wanted a hug, so I hugged her and she was warm too.
Anyway. One hug for you.
-A
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*hugs* We’re here for you, Enc.
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*hugs and gives ton of choklit*
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Aww, I’m sorry, Enc.
*Hugs*
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*hug*
I feel for you. Life hasn’t been the best to me, either.
I mean, my mom thinks I have an appendix problem (I think so too).
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*gives Enceladus hug* I can’t pay attention in math class either, even though (if I do say so myself) I’m really good at it. I hates my school.
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I, too, cannot pay attention in math, ever. I hate it, and I’m bad at it. English is the only subject I like anymore.
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*hugs*
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*hugs* I feel for you, although in my case it’s last year’s friendship problems and economics class. And insane mood swings. *choklit*
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Urgh. I’m really, really tired suddenly…..but I’ve got so much I need to do before bed (study mythology).
But first, my afternoon: As a pre-vet scholar, we’ve got to do various sorts of rounds, and I’m on lab animal this semester. So today we had a rodent handling lab, where we learned how to restrain guinea pigs, hamsters, rats, and mice.
The mice we also practiced SQ (subcutaneous, aka right under the skin) injections and IP (interperotoneal (sp?) which is in the abdominal cavity) injections with them awake. We then anesthetized them via an SQ injection, and once they were awake, we practiced IM (intramuscular, aka in the muscle) injections. Additionally, we pricked the vein on the backs of their hind legs with a needle then wicked it up in capillary tubes, and gave an IV injection in the little itty bitty vein in their tails. That was fun.
Of course, the not so fun part: The mice were all going to be euthanized, so we first practiced a cardiac blood draw (which is fatal, as with mice you can only remove about 0.2 mLs of blood). Then, to ensure they were dead we did what was called “cervical dislocation”, where you take your fingers (or blunt scissors) and squeeze their neck right at the base of their skull, until the spinal cord is severed when the head snaps off the spine….*shudder* That felt really weird, and I was squeezing so hard and nothing was happening…..But then it suddenly separated, and….Yeah. I’d much rather nice, fatal injections to euthanize something than the equivalent of snapping its neck….Anyway.
Still, it was really fun/cool, and even the cervical dislocation really didn’t bother me much when I actually did it….
Next week we’re doing a rodent necropsy lab.
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Poor mousies…
*has a pet mouse*
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Hey, fireh! It’s your turn to move on your Turbo Chess game with RQ! She’s been waiting since September 11, 2009, when she said it was your turn.
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And our chess game, too…
Link
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I am having possibly the worst day of my life.
1. Ridiculously convuluted problems with R+R. (Which will be expounded on on the proper thread)
2. I failed a fairly major test in a pointless, required class that I hate.
3. I got an 85 on an English paper that I was quite proud of.
4. I’m sick and my parents don’t believe me. I fell over in the middle of school today because my head was so fuggy, so I finally have a doctor’s appt., in two weeks.
On the good side of life, I have amazing friends and several awesome teachers, and I am taking the Jeopardy Teen Tournament test tonight, and I am going to rock it!
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ooh. Poor Pax. *gives choklit* I hope you get over all of your issues and do well on your Jeopardy test!
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That sounds horrible, but you got comment number 42!
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Whee. I have had such a not-great day.
Namely, all day I’ve had stomach cramps, and had ballet class, and thought aloud without realizing it in the dressing room and only noticing it when I noticed everyone staring at me. Joy.
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13- I am getting them soon, and will probably have them for a few years. They are for health reasons though -I have a tooth that (after necessary surgery) erupted out of the top, middle of my mouth- (not where teeth are normally supposed to be). If you can imagine, it is slightly strange to have a tooth there.
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Desperate times call for desperate measures, but hopefully never *this* desperate…
Excerpt from “Earthlight”:
Naomi sat riveted in her seat, because even though she was a super-brilliant and amazingly talented ace reporter who was also jaw-droppingly beautiful and utterly fantastic and perfect in every other way, she had never heard any of what she was hearing right now before. (That’s why she was hearing it right now.)
“So you see, instead of conventional rocket motors, our ship will use a VASIMR thruster. That stands for VAriable Specific Impulse Magnetospheric Rocket.”
“Ohhhh Arthur, you’re so good at acronyms. Please tell me more!”
“Well, I didn’t make the name up, Franklin Chang-Diaz did.” Arthur said, flashing a smile that briefly revealed his fangs.
“Oh. Well, whoever he is, he could never be as absolutely gorgeous as you. But go on, tell me why this rocket’s so special, because I’m stupid and weak and I don’t know anything!” Naomi sighed, lovingly.
“The VASIMR engine is many times more efficient than chemical rockets. It turns gas like neon or xenon into superheated plasma, which is then expelled through the magnetic nozzle. And our spacecraft is nuclear powered, giving this drive plenty of energy to work its very best.”
“Nuclear, Arthur? Is it DANGEROUS?”
“Well, besides the fact that you’re forgetting the whole immortal vampire part because you’re a silly bimbo, this nuclear generator has been highly tested and is completely safe.”
“I love you! Talk helicon physics to me!” Naomi shouted, ecstatic.
“The best part about VASIMR is that the trip to Mars-” Arthur gestured to the diagrams he had drawn on the whiteboard “-will take only three months, instead of the six available with current chemical rocket technology. Which means I get to come home to you a whole lot faster.” He turned to flash Naomi another fanged grin.
“Oh! My hero! You’re going to be the first man on Mars!” Naomi could take it no more, she ran up and embraced him. “I knew you were special different from all the other astronaut candidates the moment you stepped out of that T-38 with your skin sparkling like M45 and your eyes as dark as Barnard 33!”
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Wait… did you write that?
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Yes.
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Wow. That had me in hysterics.
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Thank you. The self-deprecation, the whole set-up, or both?
If you’re wondering about names, I just like the names Arthur and Naomi.
(Naomi is also sort of a translation joke by me. It’s Hebrew for “beautiful”, which is what Bella means in Latin.)
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The set up, and Naomi’s stupidity. And especially the line:
I knew you were special different from all the other astronaut candidates the moment you stepped out of that T-38 with your skin sparkling like M45 and your eyes as dark as Barnard 33!
That nearly had me rolling on the floor.
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M45 is the Pleiades, which are indeed very sparkly, and Barnard 33 is the Horsehead Nebula, which is indeed very dark.
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I’ve been thinking about this far more than I should. Ditching the parody and making this an international monster mash, there could be all kinds of crazy characters… a werebear cosmonaut, a kitsune working for JAXA, some kind of monster from Greco-Roman mythology who’s Italian from ESA, uh, Brazil… got to think about that…
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The nostalgia will kill me
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ag! Welcome back!
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I don’t believe I know you, at least by that name. And please, it’s just a quick visit. Museblog is like Narnia, the magic can only be accessed by children and my time is fast running out. I looked at some pictures from a muse convention, everyone looked like a kid! I’ve changed so much, but this is happy nostalgia.
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Museblog is most certainly not like Narnia (at least not in that respect). I know I’ll likely be on here for years to come. Look at Luna!
Umm, well, if you haven’t been on here, you wouldn’t know that Luna is… Let’s see. I believe she’s turning tw- yes, three years ahead. She’s turning twenty this March.
LunaLuna. I will only ever truly know you by that name… >.<
-A
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What? Only by children? Noooooooooo. MuseBlog’s magic is for all ages. Even us, well, I guess I’m technically an adult….I’ll just go with “college student”. That sounds better.
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And what is that picture next to my name?
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Gravatar. New thing; people seem to like avatars (and maybe I’m just afraid of change, but I don’t really see why it’s necessary).
You can change it at… Uhh, gravatar.com or something. Just Google it if that doesn’t work.
… Okay, I won’t be that lazy. -tests it- Yes, that URL does work.
-A
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That would be a gravatar. After the ‘blog got hacked and virus infected last….March, it would’ve been March…..the GAPAs switched/upgraded to a different version of WordPress. Thus the differences in the visual appearances of the ‘blog, such as the reply function. Additionally, gravatars were enabled, with the default gravatars being geometrical faces. If you plan to stick around (or even if you don’t), you can go to gravatar dot com and customize your avatar.
And welcome back–I remember you from my early days on the ‘blog. Or at least, earlier days.
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Hello you. You don’t know me, although I have seen your posts on old threads. The image next to your name is a Gravatar, which you can change by going to gravatar dot com. Anyway. Welcome back!
–Silver Lining/Silver Keiffer
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Hi, and welcome back for your visit. The avatars are something new that were, I believe, added after the GAPAs updated the MuseBlog software or something of that sort, which happened when the blog got hacked in early to mid 2009. If you don’t use gravatar to select your own avatar, the blog will automatically generate one for you. Usually, they’re geometric shapes with strange faces.
The reply button is also something I assume is new since you’ve last left, but it’s not too hard to figure out.
I’m Tesseract, by the way. Blogger of almost a year and a half, age 15.75. Hello!
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Hi!
You probably don’t know me. I’m fairly new. I recognize you anyway, and you get proper pies.
And that picture is your avatar/gravatar, changeable by going to gravatar.com
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We have avatars now! Always nice to see another member of the (Relatively) Old Guard.
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Welcome back to the ‘blog! (For however long you stay.) You don;t know me, but I’ve seen your post, so… hi.
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Wait a second. I’m just realising this… The GAPA can predict our exploration through Museblog?
… That’s creepy.
-A
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Agagabagabag! Welcome back, temporarily! MB has been upgraded–it’s a long story involving Balrogs. The picture is a gravatar.
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Hey ag! I remember you!
I don’t know about MB being like Narnia….I still like it alright. But then, perhaps I’m doomed (blessed?) with perpetual childhood.
In any case, nice to see you around.
And yes, we now have avatars and the nested comments which are positively wretched. You can get a sensible avatar at Gravatar.com if you make an account (it’s free and mostly harmless).
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SFTDP And yeah, the Kokonvention pictures do look like little kids. I think the average age of MB is slipping into the tweens and pretweens, but there’s a handful staunch oldbies who continue to post frequently. Otherwise, no offense to the younguns, I’d probably not be as frequent myself. Well, maybe not. I don’t know entirely.
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Heya Ag! I kinda get what you mean about MB being like Narnia…but I’ve always been a big fan of magic and never saw why adulthood really got in the way…adolescence maybe but when you’re grownup you can come back to it all. Anyway, how are you?
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Does anyone else have band contest coming up soon? My district has theirs Friday and Saturday, and the band director is going crazy! We stayed after yesterday and we’re staying late again today.
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Good morning! Silver Lining has to go to school soon but her mom let her sleep in so she’s going to be late anyway. Silver Lining aslo wanted to let you people know that today is Talk In Third Person Day (no, she did not make that up). She also thinks that this may be a potentially fun but irritating holiday. Silver Lining has to leave now. Bye!!!
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Keiffer also has to go to school, but is hijacking Keiffer’s computer for the time being. Keiffer hates Keiffer’s computer for thinking Keiffer spelled en’s name wrong. Die Keiffer’s computer! Keiffer has to go to school now. Keiffer says bye!
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My computer is back! (sort of, in a goes-to-sleep-but-seldom-wakes-up-when-you-want-it-to way)
Agagabagabag- Welcome back! I was an ickly phytie when you left, but I’ve managed to murder most of the witnesses live it down. It so nice to have so many people coming back!
About MB being like Narnia- Awww… But you can always go back, at least to the inner layer(s).
*hugs Enceladus*
Capoeira starts again today! So even though the elective/class I wanted to take next year is canceled (which is probably a good thing, since I’ll have a 39 hour (or 40, I’m not sure) week anyway *shudder*) I’m so high, I think I could fly!
———-Calling all MBers who once participated in the Superheros & Mary Sue’s RPG————————-
We’re reviving it, so come on over!
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I made a character, but I need a summary for the S&MS RPG.
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I gave you one, but it’s not very helpful
REVIVE!!!!!!!!!!
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If MuseBlog is like Narnia, then the Administrators are like… hm… friendly woodland animals. I hope.
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Let’s just say that, eh?
That kind of reminded me of the time I went to Canada illegally. I need to go back there sometime.
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Fractions of Aslan, perhaps? Unless someone wants to volunteer for Rabadash (I forget how to spell that one).
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With the whole Musiverse to explore, is there really any need to poach on Mr. Lewis’s fictional world? Though I suppose I wouldn’t mind making a guest appearance as a friendly woodland creature….
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I think this is a fraction of the amazing musiverse… Talking bunnies- uh oh.
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The reason that you can’t go back to Narnia is because grownups are usually set in their ways and refuse to change even when their opinions are ridiculous. Some people, however, stay ready to change. Unfortunately, Susan and her older brother, I can’t remember his name, did change, so they had to go. I haven’t read the rest of the books, so I don’t know if Lucy and the other brother passed the test, but I still think MuseBlog is the same way. If we listen to people, if we consider the reasons behind what we believe, the maybe, just maybe, we can stay here. Forever.
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/deep thoughts
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If I meant it like that, I would actually have found out what the brother’s names are.
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Anyone up for chess?
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bookgirl_me is between games. Any interest in playing cromwell, bookgirl?
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I’ll play cromwell if bookgirl doesn’t want to.
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NO. DON’T. EN WILL DESTROY YOU.
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Cromwell will destroy me? Or bookgirl? *confused* Anyone would destroy at chess.
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Sure! I’ll try to show up punctually.
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58~ Peter is the elder brother, Edmund is the younger. And those can be deep thoughts without having trivial things like names right.
Oh wow, so someone sent me a few pictures, and I swear if you looked at one of them, and then a picture of my cousin, you’d think we were twins or something. It’s amusing and slightly creepy.
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I dreeeeeaaaaaaaam of a daaaaaaaay when the “Remember Me” buttons actually woooooooooork…
Umm, okay, that was really random…
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Hopefully Ag will see this seeing as I’m a little late, but just in case en does: I don’t know you, but I have seen your posts on older threads. It seems like everyone else already covered the avatar-gravatar situation, so I’ll just throw some pies your way and wish you the best: It’s always nice to see someone pop their head in for a visit.
I’m afraid that I don’t believe that MB is really like Narnia. Pretty much anybody, even if they have “grown up” is welcome on here. There are a few college aged people who still post regularly now, *coughlunacough* and certainly there are still many older-ish high schoolers on the ‘blog. I even know of one parent of a MBer who’s made an appearance! The point is that even if you consider yourself a “grown up” you’re still going to be welcome. Just because you have entered the scary realm of adulthood or even young adulthood does not restrict you from the site. I mean, look at the GAPAs!
Just my take on it.
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I haven’t been on MB since February!! Ha, that sounds so long. Anyway, because Pseudo is using the computer to make her History Day documentary…she’s eating dinner now. OMG, History Day regional comps are on March 6th…OMG OMG.
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Speaking of braces from before, I just went to the orthodontist…and it sounds like I’m supposed to get them soon. I still need to lose several baby teeth though, which is why they’re holding off but I still might need to get some pulled if they don’t hurry up. *wiggles teeth* Bummer. (I’ve always been a late bloomer – I lost my first tooth when I was almost 7 and I had to have a surgery about two years ago because one of them wasn’t coming up – long story, but it wasn’t fun. I also wore a retainer for about a year. And now braces too?!)
In a way, I just want to get them over with, because I really don’t want braces in high school, and a lot of my friends are already in and out of their braces, which isn’t like life threatening or anything, but my orthodontist said (For some reason I didn’t really catch) the sooner I get them on, the shorter of a time I might need them. If I wait too long, the time period of around 18 months that she estimated could lengthen, and I don’t want that.
So now I’m scheduled to go in for a “consultation”, whatever that might mean, to “talk” about them in about a month. My friends all say that they suck. I can imagine they’re pretty painful, but I’m sure I’ll deal. (Or be forced to, either one.) Thoughts?
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I’m sorry that you have to go through all this. *hugs and gives choklit*
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That stinks. Maybe you could plea for a retainer? Perhaps it would suffice if you wear it 3/4 of the day or something like that.
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Ack…oh, my poor starr. I can’t tell you how painful it will be That’s not supportive. Anyway, good luck!
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*hugs* *gives gicture* A gicture’s purpose in life is to be hugged and petted, and I’ve already got a wung who will serve that pupose for me, so I thought that you’d like the gicture. (I made sure that I got all of Enceladus’ digestive fluids off it first. )
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My older sister had braces. When she was somewhere in her mid to late teens, she still had to baby teeth that were showing absolutely no signs of coming loose, as the adult teeth were showing no signs of coming in on their own (she’s always been slow with her teeth). The dentist/orthodontist recommended she get them pulled. She did, and didn’t really have any significant problems from that. I mean, I’m sure she had some minor pain, but I don’t remember her being in a lot of pain. At some point after that I think she had a retainer for a bit (but maybe I’m confused), and she definitely got braces to mess with her other teeth to ensure that the submerged adult teeth came in properly and that the gaps did not get filled in by her other teeth….
Anyway, I guess what I”m saying, is based on my memories of my sis’s teeth pulling/subsequent braces, it won’t be too bad. I mean, I doubt it’s *pleasant* by any means, but….
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Yeah, thanks to all who replied. *eats choklit* Yum. That always helps.
One trusted friend of mine who has braces on now said that although the procedure is long and tiring, it surprisingly wasn’t actually too painful. Then again, he might have been an odd-one-out sort of thing, but he said it wasn’t too bad. Afterwards he said that it just feels like you’ve got rocks on your teeth for awhile, and they’re sore for a few days (And every time they’re tightened) but other than that, it won’t be the worst thing that’s ever happened to me.
I really hope he’s right.
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I wrote a brief Doctor Who fanfiction today. In French. From the textbook: There was a guy who dissapeared in a castle. People look for him. From me: He sees the TARDIS, sees a Dalek, and is exterminated. People call the Doctor, who saves the guy and defeats the Daleks.
I have no idea what my French teacher will think of it.
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32.2.1- Glad to hear that. It *is* incredibly interesting, isn’t it?
45.1- Yes, yes I did.
65- Whenever we have to write sentences to demonstrate one thing or another in Spanish/Latin/English, if it fits, I like to make them about characters in my stories. Most of them go through okay, but my Spanish teacher did raise an eyebrow about “My grandfather is going to Antarctica.”
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So, just finished parent conferences with all my teachers. Comments were pretty good. My Language Arts teacher thinks I’m “brilliant”. (?) And apparently in Orchestra I need to exert my power as concertmaster more. Such as turning around while playing and glaring (OK, not really glaring) at whoever’s playing something wrong. I don’t mind doing that but I’m scared the rest of the orchestra will hate me. Any other concertmasters out there who have ideas on how to please both my teacher (who apparently feels strongly about this) and the rest of the ensemble?
Anyway, on another note, I am seriously considering changing my blog name. I’m starting to like it less: I don’t feel it represents me (does that make sense?) well and it reminds me waaay too much of Twilight. Which I hate. (No offence to any Twilight-lovers out there). When I first started I just picked a name so I could start posting, having delayed long enough in the lurker zone. The question is, should I change it or not? I know it’s generally not recommended as it can get confusing and such, but I am genuinely starting to dislike it. I have a few other ideas in mind, but I’ll wait for others’ opinions on the matter before I put them forth. Should I or should I not, anyone? If no one says anything I will threaten to change it. Nicely.
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It doesn’t remind me of Twilight, but I don’t mind if you change it. I did the same thing with my first blogname, only I just changed it, not posted about it like a lot of people do.
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I don’t really mind. What do you want to change it to?
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It doesn’t remind me of Twilight either. I’ve often considered changing my blogname to something a little more intelligent-seeming. Then I stumble upon, for instance, a conversation about which shift key people use on computers. My genius comment: A computer has two shift keys
That’s when I start to think this isn’t a misnomer.
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I really don’t think of twilight, either when I read your name. I think if anything I actually thing of Bellatrix….. *shrug* I dunno.
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Yes. It reminds me more of Bellatrix than twilight, prolly due to the Bella(the ava)trix factor. If you feel the need to change it that’s fine by me, but most people seem opposed
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I don’t think of Twilight, personally. But it’s your decision.
And I can usually adapt to new names fairly quickly.
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What did Maths Lover used to be? I just suddenly, randomly, tried to remember and… I can’t.
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Insane MLDM.
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It’s just a name. Bella means beautiful, and aviation is awesome. It’s a perfectly nice name.
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This calls for a storytime. *clears throat*
Well, when I first came on I was one or two names as ‘phyte very briefly, mostly names that were rather corny chatroom-ish, such as “booklover17” and “crazyreader101” or something of that sort. I only posted once or twice under those names, seeing as I was still just beginning to post on the ‘blog and still knew very little about it. I quickly adapted the name “soccer starr” which sort of morphed and became my own signature name, and I liked it very much. I threatened to change it several times, but somebody always stopped me and these threats had no meaning in the end.
Eventually though I really began to dislike it seriously (Around the time I started having serious problems in soccer, and I barely wanted to think about it anymore) and I figured I should change it to something I would still like in three, four years or so and hopefully beyond. I shortened it to the less specific, but still wonderful, name of “starr.” I didn’t even make an announcement – I sort of just shortened it wordlessly and later explained the choice. It didn’t really cause much confusion because I still had the same avatar and starr obviously is similar to soccer starr. Now I’ve just stuck with the name and all’s been fine.
The point of this long rant is that in all honesty, it’s up to you. Personally I like bella the aviatrix, (It doesn’t remind me of twilight, actually I hadn’t even made the connection…) and it is just a name, but if you don’t like it and it’s bothering you than I would suggest changing it. Even though, yes, it can become confusing sometimes, just go ahead with it. Besides, we’ll still like you no matter what you choose.
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Sigh…this has put me in such a dilemma. I 70% want to change it, and 30% don’t. I’ll observe what happens. After all, I can always change it back, can’t I?
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I just finished reading the Young Reader’s edition of Three Cups of Tea.
I want to do something to help. Desperately.
I also feel somewhat guilty- I’ve got so many things that people in other countries don’t get.
And Amira’s song, Three Cups of Tea, is amazing. Amira has a beautiful voice, and the lyrics are deep.
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Oh, I read that book. Probably not the Young Reader’s edition, but we had to read it prior to the summer of my first year of college. And then the guy who wrote came and spoke at campus a couple months later….it was a pretty moving book.
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Re: MuseBlog being Narnia.
I don’t really think of MB being Narnia. Have any of you (Most Dr. Who fans will have) heard the quote “Sometimes one must tolerate demons for the sake of an angel”?
Because MuseBlog is my angel. It’s one of the reasons I live.
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Thanks, Enceladus. We’re touched and bemused.
*sings*
Somewhere we’re dancing on a pinhead,
Calling you an angel,
Calling you the nicest things…
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What song is that?
And it’s true, what Enc said. Except I’d more say it as MB being a lighthouse guiding me through dark times.
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It’s a slight paraphrase of “Following an Angel” by They Might Be Giants — one of my favorites.
Hm… Do I know any songs about lighthouses?
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“Candle on the Water”?
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TMBG!
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This is kind of late, but I know a song about light-houses… We sang it for chorus. *shudder* It’s a spiritual called “Shine On Me”, aptly named because of the fact that there aren’t any other words besides “I wonder if the lighthouse will shine on me.”
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this whole conversation reminds me of Lani in the book What Happened To Lani Garver? Come to think of it, museblog kind of is my Lani, in certain ways….
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69(Mr. Moon)-
I don’t think MB is like Narnia, either.
Okay, all Dr. Who fans- should I watch Dr. Who?
Is Dr. Who on YouTube? *is almost done with the Candy Candy series and is looking for something new to watch*
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Of course you should watch Doctor Who. I’m not sure how many of the eps are on YouTube, but I’m sure at least some are.
My suggestions: Go to IMDb or wikipedia to get a list of eps, then go to watch-series dot com (sorry, GAPAs, if you won’t let me post that…..) and just search for Doctor Who. Pretty sure it has all of them through various locations. Enjoy!
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All of the new ones are on YouTube. Start with “Rose”, you can find the list of episodes on Wikipedia.
And what Luna said, of course you should watch Doctor Who. In fact, every person in the world should watch Doctor Who.
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Everyone should watch doctor who.
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Everyone and then some.
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I am going to the Grand Canyon today! Flight’s at eightish and I can’t wait!
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Ooh, have fun, starr! I went last summer, and it was amazing. Will you still have access to MB while there? If not, bye; we’ll miss you!
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Actually, that would be SWAT, not starr. We have the same avatar.
Yay! Confusion! 
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Cake. Oh well! Have fun in Arizona, SWAT!
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Thanks Silver Lining! I do have access to MB, but only now and then. I agree with Starr, Yay! Confusion!
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Enceladus- *sigh* Me too. If I hadn’t found MB, I think I’d be pretty pissed with my life this year.
On the bright side, I one first place in the school science fair!
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I LIKE FROGS
Bringing randomness to a whole new plateau.
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See post 61.
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I’m not sure if I would exactly be pissed, seeing as I wouldn’t know what was missing, but I would have definitely felt more lost and hopeless than I do now, seeing as I’ve got some really great advice as I’ve wandered through difficult times.
I also would drive my friends even crazier with my rants. Instead I know I can always come here and be welcomed with hugs, choklit, and a flying pie or two in times of trouble no matter how rant-y I become.
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*MONDO GIANT HUMONGOUS HUGS* *choklit*
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Well, I don’t exactly think that it’s really that sad…but thanks anyway. *licks pie off of face*
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No, as in I would hate my life so much more.
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I see.
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Band today was fun. One of the clarinetists, (I don’t know her very well) was wearing a shirt that says “I am the Walrus” and on the back says “Coo Coo C’Choo!”. I tapped her on the shoulder and said “Paul was the walrus” and sat down.
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Well, I need to find that shirt now, and cross out “I” and write in “Paul.” Wait, did that back actually say “Coo Coo C’Choo”? Because it’s actually “Goo Goo G’Joob”.
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Yeah, it said “Coo Coo C’Choo”. For a little while, I thought that it was you, but then I realized that they aren’t blond.
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…And I don’t play clarinet. I fail so very epically at instruments. But it would have been cool if it was me! Speaking of people who look like what I imagine you people to look like, there’s a boy at my school who looks exactly like how you described yourself. Except he’s in seventh grade, I think. And his name is Ziggy, of all things. And yes, that is his birth-certificate name. He’s kind of famous in our school.
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Hm. But John was the singer, and Ringo was the one in the Walrus costume. Or so I’ve heard.
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In “Glass Onion”, the lyrics say “The Walrus was Paul”
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Museblog is to Nerdiness as Narnia is to childishness. Different people outgrow it at different times. I think I stopped being a nerd when I got into metal culture and emo culture. Ive matured, but I still think this is a great site for nerds. This is just a quick visit though.
And yes Robert, I’ve always thought of you as a Mr. Beaver sort of guy.
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Hi Ag. Didn’t think you’d post again.
Note: You never got into emo culture, you just wear tight pants and have hair that covers your forehead.
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-rolls eyes-
Someone who isn’t a nerd has no right to call other people nerds; it sounds mean. Particularly if they’re saying they’ve outgrown nerdiness. Also, “emo culture” is hardly more mature than respectable nerdiness.
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He’s still a nerd, trust me.
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*sigh* this is from a guy who has never taken me seriously in my life. I don’t expect it to change. I don’t disrespect nerdiness, although calling me a nerd while he’s the one who has spent a 40 minute car ride talking about video games is very annoying. But i’ve learned to take what gimanator says with a grain of salt, because he never passes up the opportunity to mock me. I was actually hoping he wouldn’t see this, because I knew he’d just say “he’s a moron everybody, don’t listen to him.”
As for me not being emo: I doubt you’ve ever met an emo kid if I don’t count. If you think you know more about it than me, please tell me so.
Alice: Would you deny being a nerd? I don’t have a problem with it. Also, the maturity of an emo person depends on their subtelty and intelligence. If someone goes about telling everyone with ears how terrible their life is, as is the stereotype, then that’s not mature at all. Most of us just keep to ourselves, although some people pick on us anyway coughgimcough. I’m more inwardly emotional, especially around gim who is a constant joker.
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Ah, gim. The perpetual joker. When will he learn?
Anyway. 40 Minutes? I didn’t talk the whole car ride. Unless you’re talking about when I talked C++D. But I dun really remember it. AND I don’t deny being a nerd, nor do I call you one as an insult. This is the difference between is. That… is why you fail.
Re:Emoness. I think we’re getting off on the wrong foot here. Being emo does not fit the stereotype. It’s more about an inward problem. Well, actually that’s not quite phrased properly, but I don’t have a whole lot of time, so don’t quote me on that.
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I don’t think nerdiness is necessarily a “phase” that one outgrows. Nor are nerdiness and maturity mutually exclusive. Look at Carl Sagan (inb4Kai). Or Neil Gaiman. Or our own GAPAs, for that matter.
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OHEMGEORGE I JUST REMEMBERED! IT’S MY VERY FIRST BLOGIVERSARY! Wow. Yay!
Anyway, today I had a half-day, so I went snow tubing at Nashoba Valley with my mom and three friends and my friend’s mom. It was relatively fun, but not like OMGeorge-let’s-go-back-TOMORROW!! fun. Um… Nothing else to say.
Enceladus/Sudo/starr– MuseBlog has become a huge part of my life. It makes me so happy. You guys are some of my very best friends, and I feel like without MuseBlog, I wouldn’t be quite the same. It’s opened my mind to so many new prospects.
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And it’s nine days to the kokon! O.o
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*squee* I know!!!!!! Oh, wait, you said nine, correct? Yes. Good. That indicates that I still have some skill in subtraction. Okay.
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Awwwww….. *hugs* I feel the same way.
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I haven’t been on in ages. At least a few weeks now. *is suffering form withdrawal* Why, WHY must life get in the way of Museblog?
I haven’t even had a lot of homework. I’ve just been occupied with my new hobby–watching Disney movies in Arabic. Fun stuff. I know now that Egyptian Arabic is weird. I will now probably start pronouncing my letters the way they do if I’m not careful…But I think my Arabic is improving, which is the entire reason I started watching them, so that’s an accomplishment.
And it gave me something to talk about when I had to give a presentation in my Arabic class. Major Mulan spoilers abounded.
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Well, welcome back then!
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FantasyFan: I studied Arabic for a while and then went to work in Egypt for a year. You’re right: Egyptian Arabic is weird. Fortunately, there are plenty of movies and TV shows around to help you get used to it.
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I think if I hadn’t found MuseBlog, I’d be much less mature than I am now. You guys have influenced me in so many ways. Silver Keiffer has even managed to get me interested in the Beatles.
And I’d probably be a lot more miserable about my life without all of you.
On another note- I’m pretty sure my classmates at ballet think I’m insane. I was talking about myself in third person. Calling myself Fireh. “Fireh fails. Epicly. She’s a midget, has a default face that makes her look worried all the time, is an idiot, and doesn’t deserve to be a MBer.” “….What?”
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Fireh is not an idiot. And I’m sure you have a nice face. I am proud, by the way, that I have gotten you interested in The Beatles. (It’s all part of my plan for world-domina–I mean, what? )
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Don’t we all have plans for world domination here?
But no, really….
I’m not very pretty. I’ve got dark circles under my eyes, and I’m always looking downwards (My piano teacher and one of my dance teachers are always telling me not to look down), and my head is usually tilted sideways. And all my classmates ask me what’s wrong all the time, ’cause of my default worry-face.
*facepalm*
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We’re doing a project on caricatures in Art class, and I have learned that after studying your face for forty minutes straight, you really start to notice imperfections in your face. My smile is really messed-up; it causes my cheeks to look strange and my already rather wide nose to widen further. It’s unfortunate, because my mom is a professional photographer and I’m one of the most un-photogenic people I know. But anyway! My point is that we are all imperfect, both with our personalities and appearances. So that’s why I try not to become too down about what I look like.
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You deserve to be a MBer! And all MBers are weird(in some way, at least). You are perfectly fine.
And you are not an idiot. Mr. Joe is an idiot.
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Ooh! Ooh! My default face looks worried too! People are always asking me what’s wrong and it gets really annoying because half the time when I say “nothing” they don’t believe me.
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meh, I know. I’ve taken to my default response to “Bad class?”/”Bad day?”/etc as, “Huh? Oh, no, just tired….” Because that’s usually true, and even if it’s not is an accepted answer.
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Me too.
What’s wrong? Nothing. Are you sure? Yeah…I’m just tired. It’s been easy these last couple of weeks with the play; I may have to come up with something new when it is obvious that I have plenty of time to sleep.
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I do the same thing…
People are always asking me if I am depressed/emo/sad… I get asked that so often that some people automatically answer “she’s tired” for me.
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It’s annoying.
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I’m sure I would be much less mature, (Take my Neophyte thread, for instance… Oh wait don’t. Too embarrassing.) and fairly sure that MB has influenced my writing to a great extent. Thanks, everyone!
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Swing dancing was fun today. I got to be the guy! And then I could drag my dance partner around.
T’was more fun than the ‘normal’ way of doing things.
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When I took dance class (a LONG, long time ago) I would memorize the boys parts as well, since there weren’t enough boys in the class… ‘Twas fun.
It’s funny- I can’t dance at all these days despite going to jazz and ballet classes… Ah well. That doesn’t stop me from trying!
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Ooh, dancing!
We were waltzing at theatre on Friday( there is a ballroom scene in the play). It was quite fun, except for I was paired with C, and C is just an awkward person to be around usually, and ballroom dancing is awkward for most of today’s society, and these awkwardnesses just fed off of each other, making the situation extremely awkward. This isn’t meant to insult C or anything, he’s a great guy, but dancing with him was awkward.
Sorry about that, everyone. It was a little random.
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I got my Carl Sagan essay back, and I got a 99 and lots of great comments! Nothing like getting a good grade for something you wrote on one of your heroes.
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Yay! Good job
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Thanks!
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A lot of teachers (and a counselor) got laid off today. It’s sad… I guess the Californian government is really broke…
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69-without Museblog, let’s see, i’d have been OUT OF MY MIND lonely, confused and generally sick of lying in 7th grade. Which might lead me to have, oh, zero confidence and only a slight will to live.
This year, I’d just be really lonely.
Waitaminute, I still am really lonely! ahh, well, i can only imagine how much my life would suck without MB
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Hello, MuseBlog!
I have been preparing a large campaign for a friend of mine that is running for the school’s student body! So far, we have produced hundreds of fliers and we have been posting them everywhere around the school and passing them out like people give beggars money on Christmas.
I may not post here often; I apologize heartily. I have been too busy with my many activities I’ve been getting into shape, running extremely long distances every day after school, and doing homework… and I’ve been on some IRC networks. I hope that you kids don’t mind.
I’ve also been talking a lot with Piggy. He is a very cool person.
Bobby update, away!
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Update: I’ve also been converting children en masse to a new game, Robot Unicorn Attack. The song’s by an awesome band called Erasure; and the game, well, is about robotic unicorns.
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That game? The kids at my school seem to be obsessed with that game…
Speaking of games, I lost the game. *ducks pies*
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Cake.
*provides pies for Speller to duck*
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I’m a ninja. Ninjas don’t lose the game*. Ninjas win the game.
*Unless listening to the sound of a duck quacking while riding a young child. (5 bonus points for whomever gets the reference)
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The True Meaning of Smekday!!!!!!
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Good job. You now have 5 bonus points. Spend them however you wish. *vanishes after giving LBK 5 bonus points*
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Sorry, but you just lost.
-A
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Cake again.
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Cake you.
The game has been somewhat ruined for me. For a while, everyone in theatre knew about the game, and would ocassionally lose it, resulting in the usual lighthearted ridicule by surrounding people, but eventually acouple kids started going up to everyone all the time saying “the game” or “don’t lose the game” or some related phrase, and it has gotten very annoying, causing most people to have less lightheartedness in their ridicule, and a few people who were previously really bothered by hose who said “I won the game” or “I don’t play the game” to start using those phrases around the people who bring up the game too much. That was a really long sentence.
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bobbyjkl: “Working on world domination” is a valid excuse for absence from MuseBlog. It’s always good to see you when you can stop by.
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So, CTN. What’s your favorite Pokemon? Mine keeps changing, but I like Arcanine.
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Lucario! And then Dragonair/Mightyena/Pidgeotto.
Arcanine is an awesome, awesome Pokemon. I love it too. maybe it’s because I love canine Pokemon as a general.
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I like it ‘cus it looks cool!!! And it’s “obedient,” according to the pokedex, I think. Lucario is cool, but Riolu is pretty sweet too, non?
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Yep. Riolu is very sweet.
Well, judging that it is a dog, it is supposed to be obedient.
Do you have some sort of ‘favorite type’? I love Flying and Dark. And Dragon too!
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74- But how to you define nerdiness? I was running for Miss Popular when I started MB (epic fail). I’m an inner nerd- okay, I guess there’s no hiding it nowadays.
76- Wow, arabic. Teh pwn.
77- I’d be much less mature as well, and my spelling and writing would bee much worse. And I wouldn’t have been persuaded to write a 50k novel or run 50 miles in a month or or…
A rant, sorry.
I don’t smile that much either lately, which is really weird. I mean, my parents are only divorcing and I’m forever missing something (such as socks or my homework that I actually did do) because it’s in the wrong apartment, my closest friends each have some sitcom-worthy drama brewing up (boyfriends, grades, teachers, I wish I knew so that I could fix it, the seating arrangement and an acquaintance who wants to switch schools for no apparent reason and is my only tie to the populars, which are a headache on their own right since I sit next to N. sometimes but… *headdesk*), my french has been getting worse instead of better and sometimes I feel so stressed out because homework and such never seems to end, and I’m still trying to cope with oh, everything and I feel like I’m just being shoved from one nightmare to the next. And I’ve already ate all my chocolate and I financial difficulties from spending to much money celebrating my new increase, so how the bip! can I pay for capoeira without going to my parents, who are trying to figure out the divorce and everything and my sister and I are sort of drifting apart as well. And my acne is worse, and my nails are sort of chipping which even shows through nail polish, and the clothes I want to wear always seem to be somewhere else, and I don’t want to go shopping to buy more because I don’t want to have to see my face in the mirror again and I’m not proportioned like most of the skirts and blouses which I need. I guess my problems are probably summed up by the fact that everyone else already has other/worse ones and I should just shut up and deal with it, which is hard when you’re a hormonal teenager. After that, gee, why on earth don’t I go around smiling and looking like a total carebear.
79- Cool.
So… I got my german test back: an A, the only one and the only points docked were for spelling. Which is awesome, I’m just feeling a little sad right now.
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*hugs and chocolate*
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No no no, don’t beat yourself up, bookgirl_me. It’s just a bad time right now, and things will get better. If I was in your situation I’d probably be stomping a round like a crankmonster, yelling at everybody who tried to talk to me. Don’t worry
*HUGS*
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Ohh. *cuddles* I understand the not wanting to smile, it just makes me
mad when I’m upset and some perky little explicitive comes up to me and says “SMILE!!!!!!”. I hope all your issues solve themselves sometime in the near future.
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68~ I just finished Three Cups of Tea as well. It’s fabulous, and I’m looking forward to reading the next book.
Nerdiness: IT’S FUN. Embrace your inner nerd. Manifest your inner nerd on your outer self. Just try it.
Default face: I honestly don’t know what mine is. Contemplative? I don’t know. People ask me if I’m okay all the time, I just reply that I’m tired, fine or concentrating on something and the generally leave me alone.
Why ever did I ditch overalls when I was 9 or so? They’re loveleh.
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Are you kidding? Nerdiness is the best thing that ever happened.
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Speaking of nerdiness, last night after tutoring I was out* with a couple of scientist friends of mine, and one of them mentioned that she used to have a cat named Pico. “Because it said ‘mu, mu,'” she explained.
*At Cafe Mozart — ever been there, Fiddler?
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Hold up, i just saw this in the sidebar…Cafe Mozart where? I used to work at a place called Cafe Mozart, but it’s not a chain…so probably not the same one unless you were in Ohio.
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Without MB… I would get more sleep and more homework done. Hehe…
But actually, I think that MB has been a pretty good thing for me in general. Would I die without it? Probably not. Would I have much more teenage angst (or at least more difficulty dealing with said angst)? Oh, yes. I feel like it’s easier to open up to you guys than it is to my real life friends, because here I know that I’ll get an unbiased opinion and the people involved need not find out I’m worried and rumors won’t circulate and stuff.
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And you wouldn’t have me and I wouldn’t have you. I’d be blogsisterless. And I never would have watched Buffy, and….Wow. Yeah, I would get much more done and much more sleep. No, scratch that. I’m sure I would ahve just found other ways to procrastinate…
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And I’d never have listened to JB. Yeah, it’s a good thing I’m here.
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Not even after you got to the point where he’s in DW/TW? I have to imagine you would have watched those, without me, given your friends enjoyment of them. You wouldn’t have YouTubed him and learned he sang and was awesome? *shakes head* And you call yourself my sister…..
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“Pretty good”? “In general”? How sharper than a serpent’s tooth…
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Re: Default face
My default face seems to be… I’m not sure. Vaguely Victorian, very restrained seeming. Almost like Emily Brent in And Then There Were None, without religious fanaticism, and my lips aren’t pursed.
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SFTDP:
I forgot to state that I think of the Victorian Era as a rather cheap knockoff of the Elizabethan Era, without the amazing playwright.
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That’s interesting.
Not also am I constantly worried looking, but I tend to get wrapped up in my thoughts and don’t notice what’s going around me, which is seen as rudeness. Whee.
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That’s exactly how I would describe myself! My default face looks rather worried as well, and serious. My mouth is always set in a straight line.
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Re: Default Face
My default face is pretty neutral, with a slightly open mouth exposing my top front teeth.
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Okay world, we need to talk.
Why is it that when I get an idea to do something, I somehow get alerted that it’s the “UP AND COMING” trend? I mean seriously, what the [insert euphemism of choice]?!
Take today. I put on a pair of overalls. I haven’t worn overalls for probably upwards of five years. For multiple reasons, but mostly that the one pair I liked didn’t fit. So today. Trying to figure out what to wear. See striped shirt. See a corner of greenish fabric. Dismiss greenish fabric, as I know it’s the overalls. See it again. Wonder. Haul them out, thrown ’em on with a striped shirt. Chop the bottoms off to adjust fit. Happiness. Makes plans to wear them more often.
Checks facebook. *gasp, shock, horror, annoyance*
Friend posted a picture she took from a recent fashion catalog. Of what? Yes. OVERALLS. (Granted, she was bemoaning the fact that they were there, but still.)
Anyway. Quick google search. “overalls 20–” autofill picks up “overalls 2010”. Becoming more and more suspicious.
Hit enter.
*more gasping, shock horror and annoyance*
SPRING 2010 TREND: OVERALLS!
Again, may I repeat, what the [enter euphemism of choice]?!?!
Anyway, world, like I said, we need talk.
Why is it when I had the idea to get my hair cut short (think: the Beatles haircut on a girl) that when researching I came to the realization that the fashion/hairstyle industry was, at that time, unbeknownst to me (seriously, I’m wayyy out of touch with pop culture), selling short hair as the NEXT BIG THING that ALL THE STARS were doing. Seriously? Really? Please.
And in the bra shop, noticing the “boy-shorts” type undies and thinking “hey, those look like they’d be comfy. Maybe next time we’re in here I’ll try out a pair”. Yeah, you guessed it. Not too long afterwards yahoo news is proclaiming that the thong’s heyday is past, and what’s replacing it? Oh, yeah, you probably guessed it. Boy-shorts.
head@wall.
I ask you, am I ahead of the curve? Subliminally more tuned into pop-culture and the fashion industry that I thought? Or just catching on to the LAST time these things were the trend (and thus, several curves behind)?
Sheesh.
Okay world, I’ve had my say. I’ll shut up now and watch you laugh at me.
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85.2~ Cafe Mozart….I think we may have gone there after the music soiree after the first mass kokonvention. But if that’s not the place I’m thinking, then I’m pretty sure I’ve at east heard of/passed by there before during ramblings about DC. But I don’t think (other than the kokonvetion possibility) I’ve ever been there.
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Fiddler: That’s right! You all went there for ice cream after I went back to work. There’s an Austrian-Hungarian-German restaurant in the back.
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I don’t know really how to say this, or where, but I really just need to let this out.
One of my friends tried to commit suicide last night.
It was so frightening to find out. I know she’d been depressed, people had been teasing her, calling her ugly. Getting rejected. But it’s so frightening to know that as I slept, she might’ve died. DIED.
I’m still in shock. Why would she do that? I don’t know what I can do to help her. I don’t know if I can do anything. She says she’s ok, but she looks like shes always holding back tears.
Wow, this is depressing.
On a lighter note, all my magazines came today.
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Oh my gosh. I know this sounds inconsiderate, but is she getting help? Something like that is serious, and needs to be gotten to immediately before she succeeds. Do her parents know? Depression victims always say they’re, “okay,” but thy aren’t. I’m so sorry if I sound inconsiderate, but this needs to be attended immediately before it gets worse. I’m shaking all over right now.
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I’m extremely sorry to hear this. The best thing to do is talk to your friend, but not be accusational in any way but instead try to make her understand how important she is to you.
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Oh, peary moppins…I’m so shocked to hear that. Do people know? It just goes to show that teasing can really have an effect. People say that victims who commit suicide are weak and can’t take the joking around, but it’s not like that. It’s really serious. One can only take so much.
Please support her and stand up for her and let her know you care about her.
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Geez, peary moppins, I’m really sorry. You may be uncertain about how you can help, but it’s certain that you can. There are all sorts of reasons one would try to commit suicide, but I think it’s important to not try to pester her into to telling you. She’ll let you know when she’s ready to. The same thing happened to one of my friends a while back. I only learned about it afterwards but it was a shock nonetheless. She’s recovered now, and I think the thing that’s brought her back up is knowing that she has people that stood by her, and made sure she was alright. I think the best thing you can do for her now is making sure she knows she’s loved. Stick by her. Make sure she feels alright. It’s important for her to know that among the webs of insults and fragile relationships, she still has someone she can look to.
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Oh my, that is terrible. I don’t know what I can say without repeating what everyone has said, but *sends hugs, choklit and love*.
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*hugs* We’re here for you (and for your friend, through you….). Just be there for her, and know that we’re here for you with virtual hugs and love. *more hugs*
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*Knows that I have nothing meaningful to say that hasn’t already been said* so *a plethora of hugs* instead.
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Indeed. *More hugs* *Cherry pie* *Chocolate milk*
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Oh peary, I’m so sorry. I hate to say it, but I really understand what your friend is going through. I am severely depressed and have been nearly suicidal, although I’ve never attempted. The best thing you can do is just be there for her, and stand up for her. My friends are the reason I live, and bother trying to do anything.
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I am sorry to hear you are depressed, Pax. But it’s great that you have some things you feel happy about. Revel in them if you can!
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We’ve all had sad moments before… and possibly thought about dying. It’s wonderful that you have friends who truly care, though. *hugs*
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That must be really hard for you, Pax….
My suggestion…whenever I’m feeling drop-dead awful (and I probably have been minor to moderately depressed before, there’s got to be SOME reason I saw a phycologist once a week for a year…god, I hated that….) I somewhere that I’m all alone, preferably with a nice view of the water, and I watch the sun go down. It always reminds me that, though life may be hard, it’s beautiful too.
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*hugs for Pax* Friends are great, aren’t they?
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Oh dear, I don’t know what to say… I’m sorry.
*hugs and gives choklit, sympathy, and love*
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Oh! *shell-shocked*
I’m not really sure what to say, I’m not very good at these things. However, I think that the best thing you can do is be there for her, stand up for her, and tell her you love her (as a friend, obviously). If she says she’s ok, but she doesn’t look like it, hug her. I think it would help her to feel that her friends want her around.
*hugs, choklit, support, and love*
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Sending virtual choklit to you, peary.
Maybe learning more about depression will help you help your friend. You could try reading about it, if you haven’t already.
Does anyone know of any good books about depression?
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Oh god, peary, that’s terrifying. As always in situations like this, I find myself not knowing what to say… Just let her know that you care about her and that you’ll always be there if she wants to talk. My thoughts are with you and with her. *hugs and choklit*
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Oh, peary. I’ve no idea what to say. I’m just so sorry. Please know that we are here for you. *hugs and choklit and love and support to you and your friends and your friend’s family*
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*hug*
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Thanks for all the pies adn advice, everyone. I really appreciate it. I love how on MuseBlog everyone is so supportive and loving…
*sniffles a bit*
She’s getting better, I think. She says she might take a break from school a bit to sort out things with her family, which is good.
BUT IF ANY OF YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT KILLING YOURSELVES DON’T DO IT AND COME STRAIGHT HERE AND TELL US WHATS WRONG OR SOMETHING. LIFE IS TOO CAKING SPECIAL TO END IT.
*monstorous bear hug for everyone*
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STOP THAT!! You’re getting my iPod Touch’s screen wet from my tears! And this was just after watching Up last night… but I feel for you. Your story has really inspired me, even if it makes me cry; *happy tears*
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My mom says it’s a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Which is not good.
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That’s terrible!
I’m not sure if your friend is being overwhelmed by people trying to comfort/help en, but if they are, do something like leave a ate of freshly-baked cookies on their doorstep. Make sure en knows you are here I’c they need someone, but don’t be too forceful about it. I hope you and your friend are able to deal with it all *gives teddy bears*
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91~ Peary, I’m so sorry you and your friend are going through this. First of all, many, many, many hugs and boxes of choklit and much love to you both (and all your other friends and families as well).
As much as I wish virtually conveyed hugs and choklit and very real concern and love for you all could completely fix the situation, I know that it cannot.
I understand your shock, confusion and fright, they are entirely normal reactions to what has happened. It’s extremely serious, and I hope that your friend doesn’t try again.
You can help her, by offering support, by listening when she needs it (but not forcing her to talk). If she doesn’t want to talk about it now, give her time. She’s probably in shock right now as well, and possibly unable to cope with the fact that right now, had things gone slightly differently, she wouldn’t be alive. In time though, I’m willing to bet she’ll be more in need of sympathetic ears. Just be gentle but not overprotective. I’m sure you know all this, and I’m sure that you’re already doing these things. Just know that your friendship, love, care, and/or prayers (if you’re into that sort of thing, I don’t know) do make an impact on the lives of others.
And if you need to talk to anyone, MB is always here. I think I can safely say for the rest of the community, that as long as we’re breathing and have an internet connection, we’ll do any- and everything in our power to help each other out.
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Luna is going to go see Alice in Wonderland in 3D tonight. It should be fun. I hope.
Isn’t Alan Rickman in it, as something or other? I forget…..*IMDb’s it* Ah, yes the “Blue Caterpillar”
Anyway…..
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Tell me how it is! I kind of want to see it!
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Tell us about it later. I know Loreena’s dying to see it (and has been waiting for it for…what, a month?)
And then maybe I could convince my mom to take us to the theaters.
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It’s pretty good. I mean, if you’re going expecting something pretty similar to the book? This isn’t it. I mean, it’s been quite awhile since I read Alice in Wonderland, but I’m fairly certain the “plot” was quite different than that of the movie.
That said, I still really enjoyed it. I went in expecting it to be different than the book, so I wasn’t particularly bothered. ((Which, considering how I feel about the relatively minor modifications to the HP books….))
If nothing else, it never ceased to make me laugh everytime Alan Rickman said “stupid girl”, or some other sort of insult, because I would flash back to that first Potions scene in the movies/books. “I can teach you how to brew glory, bottle fame, even stopper death–if you aren’t as big a bunch of dunderheads as I usually have to teach.” I love Rickman. He makes a totally awesome Snape. And it’s just so much fun to listen to him spewing insults, no matter the character. It’s his voice. I could just listen to him talking about anything…..*shakes self* Erm, yes, anyway.
And of course the caterpillar (Rickman) smoking hookah was somehow highly amusing. I dunno why, but somehow that made it so much more funny than if it had been a pipe as I see to recall from the book/what little I once saw of the animated movie.
But, I guess what I would say is: If you really love Alice in Wonderland and want a movie that follows the book, this really probably isn’t the movie for you. Because like I said, it’s been awhile, but I’m pretty dang sure it’s not much like the book, except for having the same characters with similar sorts of personalities. But, then, maybe I’ve just forgotten the book.
If you don’t want something just like the book, then go. It’s fun. In a wacky, high on drugs sort of way. ((Although how I would know that, never ahving been high on drugs…..*shrug*))
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Check out my review on the Movies thread. I totally agree with you, by the way.
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I already did. I read it last night, just didn’t have much to contribute…..
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Oh. I went to see it with my best friend. I cannot BELIEVE that it has a 53% Rotten Tomatoes rating. I would give it about 87 out of 100, at least 90 if there wasn’t so much 3D gimmickry. Speaking of which, did you see it in 3D?
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Yup, I saw it in 3D. No way we were going to the 2D, when 3D was an option. Although, really, I’m actually having a smidge of doubt about seeing HP in 3D. I dunno. I guess I’ll just ahve to see HP as both, although not necessarily both at the theatre (as in, not necessarily 2D at the theatre).
Actually, the 3D didn’t seem all that spectacular. Maybe I’m just spoiled, but I didn’t see that it added all that much. The only 3D that I found cool was during the previews, when they were showing previews for “Guardians of *something or other*” which is apparently based off of some book, and this feather floated out of the screen into the audience, and I said (embarassingly loudly) “ooooooh, look at the feather!” As in, probably the whole theatre heard me.
I guess I just kept expecting something like at Universal Studios Terminator in 3D thing, where the stuff on screen feels like it literally comes out of the screen to milimetres in front of your face, not just some added depth to the screen. And t here really wasn’t any of that….
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My dad though so too. He said that the gimmickry was fine, but the rest of the movie wasn’t as spectacular. You have to admit that the Cheshire Cat was cool, though.
Also, about HP in 3D, I’m sure David Yates will make it as gimmicky as possible. Come on, he makes hundreds of millions of dollars within 3 years, and he gets the chance to do 3D? I know I can feel safe telling you this, since you hated HBP too. I mean, he makes OOTP, a bad movie. Somehow, he gets signed on for another project, which is also terrible. Then, he gets to do 2 MORE MOVIES??? Why did they even keep him on for HBP after OOTP? *goes to Rants and Plaints and/or Movies thread*
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Yes, the Cheshire Cat was cool. So adorable and snuggable, and I wanted to reach into the screen and cuddle him, especially when he was fondling the hat towards the end…
As for HP….Yeah. When OotP came out, it brought a new level of bad to the HP movies, a level I didn’t think could be outdone. And then Yates returned with HBP and we hit an even lower level of bad–which, like I said, I hadn’t thought possible. But, now, I realize Yates is a class of his own in destroying my lovely books, and when after HBP I learned he was staying on for DH (and doing it in two parts)….I realized there was absolutely no chance for the movies to be redeemed. *sigh* Columbus never should have left. PS and CoS were the only two movies that were very good (as far as the books go).
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Hey, PoA wasn’t bad. Due to the increased emphasis on the characters, I think it’s actually my favorite HP movie.
I was just astounded how well Johnny Depp played the Mad Hatter. He is a VERY versatile actor, as evidenced by the fact that he can play both Willy Wonka and Jack Sparrow, but the Hatter was like 8 or so different characters in one. He goes from “you’re absolutely Alice” to “DOWN WITH THE BLOODY RED QUEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” I just love that last quote, and as you can see, it merits as many exclamation points as possible.
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I didn’t like PoA much. Too many things that were changed, etc.
meh. Personally, I find all of Depp’s characters (or at least those I can think of that I’ve seen–Sparrow, Willy Wonka, Hatter) to be pretty much the same. And, sure, he does ’em fine, but I don’t find any of his roles all that different from his others. (I did like him as Sparrow, but maybe that’s because that’s the first thing I consciously remember seeing him in)
I’m getting that same sort of feeling from Helena Bonham Carter, too. Don’t get me wrong–I think she makes a great Bellatrix, but….all her characters that I’ve seen are pretty much identical. Bellatrix and that crazy lady on Sweeney Todd–heck, the outfits were even the same, more or less, for those. Her role as the Red Queen mixed it up a tad,what with the makeover, but the personality was still quite a bit the same.
i dunno. I don’t get the fascination with Johnny Depp that people have.
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I haven’t seen Alice in Wonderland yet, but i can definitely see how Hatter and Sparrow would seem similar. But Depp actually is a fantastic actor, and can play a lot of different roles. Check out some of his other movies – he’s done Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Public Enemies, Chocolat, Finding Neverland, Sweeney Todd, all sorts of different stuff. (and yes some of his roles in the list above are similar to others, but i think for the most part they’re pretty varied. that’s just what i can think of off the top of my head, i’m sure he’s done plenty of other movies as well)
PoA, despite its inconsistencies, is the only HP movie i actually appreciate in its own right. The others just seem like kind of pointless visual aids, especially the first two.
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Ebeth, I TOTALLY agree with you about PoA. It has many differences from the book, but it’s a good movie in its own right.
And Luna, it’s not Depp or Carter who I’m so interested in, it’s TIM BURTON!
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I’m getting the distinct impression that all of Burton’s stuff is a lot the same, too. Although, to be fair, I can only think of one other thing of his that I’ve seen, right off. That would be Nightmare Before Christmas. I had flashbacks to that numerous times throughout Alice in Wonderland, especially when she first came through the door after she successfully shrunk herself down after falling down the rabbit hole.
I dunno, lots of the landscape looked similar in construction. Like I said, though, I can only think of the one other movie of his that I’ve seen, so it’s not exactly a large sample size fromw hich to draw any conclusions.
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I agree, it seems like lots of his stuff is the same. My brother was commenting about that last night, I think. I absolutely loved Nightmare Before Christmas, though.
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The thought of Snape as a caterpillar amuses me.
Little green worm: turn to page three hundred and nintey four…well, if it isn’t Harry Potter, our new (Rickman pause) celebrity…(insert more Snape quotes here)
I really want to see Alice in Wonderland as well, I never really liked the cartoon version of the movie, and I’m looking foreward to seeing how this one turns out.
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Hey Museblog! Long time no see! Cheese reigns!
91) *hugs* Well, I’m glad you’re friend didn’t succeed at it. Just make sure to give her tons of love and hugs. I had a friend tell me she tried to kill herself one time. It was really scary to think that I may have never met her.
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91- hope things work out for her
So dearest darlingest GAPAs. What’s up with the login button? Is that a GAPA-only thing? Because i’m logged in to wordpress right now, but the museblog doesn’t actually recognize that. Also, um, hello? Again? I’m fairly bored, so i’m gonna lurk around for a bit.
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It’s for a paleo account. You have to have been on here for at least 6 months, but nothing much changes. You get access to some paleo-exclusive threads, but that’s about it.
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Well, she’s been on MB since the very beginning, she just hasn’t applied for an account yet.
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aww, GAPAs, i want in on the shiny whatever-it-is! does being on-and-off for five and a half years count?
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Ebeth: You certainly qualify, but you have to sign up. You’ll get a form if you try to log in.
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ok i signed up, but i guess you have to approve it? which you probably know. so yeah.
*procrastinateprocrastinate*
how awesome is this though, i get to check out those fantastic super-old books and have them sent to the library of my choice. it is both incredibly helpful and incredibly awesome (if you’re a dork, which i am :D)
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Hi Ebeth! Good to see you around again.
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Argh! Someone hacked my email! CURSE THEM!
Hm, we dissected squid in Science and the ink sprayed all over. So much for the school mandate of “Clean, pressed, and tidy shirts.”
Okay, so I turn up at school on FREE DRESS DAY sporting a new bright red sweater (this is Singapore, but our teachers seem to all come from cold climates and they go hyper on AC). And the first thing I see when I walk in the school gates is our vice-headmaster screeching that I’m “violating the school dress code!” (which requires navy blue sweaters in extraordinarily stupid-looking designs). And when I point out that it’s free dress day, I get a detention for “talking back” and a number of slaps with a ruler for having “socks of too bright a hue.” AGH!
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Wow.. Your vice-headmaster is seriously unfair. Seriously. You were just trying to explain how it was free-dress day! I get that sometimes, but not usually at school. And the “socks of too bright a hue” thing is pathetic. Ruler slaps just for that? Your school sounds like my cousin’s school in China. Apparently they get hit (with a ruler as well, incidentally) for not knowing the answer and asking the teacher for help. I mean, isn’t the teacher supposed to be there to help you understand the concept? That’s kind of the point of the teacher. And sorry to hear about your email problem…that’s never happened to me so I’m afraid I can’t really sympathize.
On a different note, we have the exact same AC problem here in Hong Kong. If it’s even the slightest bit humid outside, all the ACs are turned down to about two degrees. My French teacher at the Alliance Francaise was complaining about it the other day. Complains about Sarkozy a lot, too. He’s amazing.
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I didn’t know you went to Hogwarts under Dolores Umbridge’s command….Because, really, your description of your vice-headmaster makes me think of Umbridge and all her “Educational Decrees”. Except that your vice-headmaster is real. And that just sounds miserable…..
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“Socks of too bright a hue”… That made me laugh. This Nazi principal of yours seems to be telepathically liked to the one who has recently come to reign over my former middle school. The stories I hear…
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82- Why yes, I am an extremely cool person. And I offer my commendations for your work in spreading Robot Unicorn Attack.
ALWAYS I WANT TO BE WITH YOU
AND MAKE BELIEVE WITH YOU
AND LIVE IN HARMONY HARMONY OH LOVE
96- I’ve had my email hacked before as well. It was actually one of my email addresses which I don’t use often. It’s a good thing that the email address I do use was on the contact list of the hacked email–I was sent one of the emails containing spyware and was thus made aware of the hacking. Not terribly fun.
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As part of our IlluMimiNati “spread wonder” mission, I went to the school library during my study hall today and printed out three copies of the official poster for the next space shuttle mission, STS-131. (We’re only allowed to print three pages in color each term, color is expensive)
(This is the poster in question, it may take a while to load: http:// sfa. nasa. gov/MISSIONPOSTERS/ sts131/STS-131 %20poster% 20lores. pdf )
So I went up to the desk to get my printouts, and the printer tray’s kind of hard to see unless you lean over a bit, so I asked the teacher behind the desk if the printer was working.
He looked over at the same time I did, and got a quick look at the poster before I picked them up.
“You like Stargate?” He asked.
“Oh, no, this is the poster for the next space shuttle mission.” I showed him the posters again.
“Well, I only saw a little bit and it looked like Stargate.” He said.
So, yeah…
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Wow. Fail on the teacher’s part.
But hilarious story. At our school, we can’t print in color at all, we don’t have color ink.
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Definite fail. Stargate has, like, nothing to do with space shuttles. Literally, at all. It’s a gate, that you go through. Seriously.
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Yes, I did think it was quite hilarious.
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I too have played Rainbow Unicorn Attack these last few weeks, and will attest to it’s addictivness.
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*Robot not Rainbow
Wow I thought I posted this… an hour ago, yeah. Guess not.
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Perfectly understandable. It’s natural to say “Unicorn” and “Rainbow” in the same sentence. (And “Sparkly” and “Sunshine”.)
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ohhhhhhhhhh. That’s who it was. I knew I recognized the actress, and I knew she had been on harry Potter (or I was fairly sure, anyway), I just couldn’t place who in particular she’d played. Sibyll Trelawney kept popping to mind, but I knew that wasn’t right. Olympe Maxime. I IMDb’d it, because it was bugging me during the movie everytime she was on….
Oh, yes, sorry: The actress who played Alice’s Aunt Imajean. I knew she looked familiar, was pretty sure it was HP, but wasn’t sure who in particular.
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VERY MILD ALICE IN WONDERLAND SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER “That’s no prince, Aunt Imogen. You really need to see somebody about these delusions.”
Hahaha…
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91 – Oh my gosh. That is so scary, and I can only begin to imagine how much sadness and shock you must be feeling. *choklit for you and for your friend*
I’m no expert, but I think that what everyone else said was pretty good – continue to be there for her and support her. It’s not going to be easy, but if you keep being an amazing friend, hopefully she will recover slowly. As for getting help, that might be an option. Even though your friend may not like it, you should probably tell somebody, preferably a parent or any other trusted adult. It sounds like she needs more than just friends being around her – before she succeeds, she needs to get some help. I wish you all the best.
91. 7 – Pax, I sort of know where you’re coming from. I think I might have been mildly depressed, on an on and off basis this year. Lately I’ve begun to get better though, so it’s sort of just been a phase. I’ve wished I was dead, (And I think everyone has those moments at some point in their life) but I’ve never come close to suicide thankfully. Still, here’s lots of choklit and hugs for you.
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SEVEN DAYS TILL THE KOKON
THAT IS ALL
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*shrieks with joy* That was my first thought when i woke up this morning…
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Darn. I wish I lived in Mass.
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Wish you’d told me when it was! I might have been able to come.
-A
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We did!
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When?! I kept asking, and maybe I just don’t check posts as religiously as I should, but apparently I missed it…. Damn.
-A
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Hey, I’m back! I love the picture. I like the new thingy at the bottom.
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P.S. We’ve moved to a new city, right next door. So if you ever had my address (doubtful, unless you are a crazy stalker) your information is outdated.
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Hey, Kokonilly! Haven’t seen you in a while! This seems to be a good month for paleophytes, because Ebeth just paid us a visit also.
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Kokonilly! Hi!
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*hugs* *pies*
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Welcome back!
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Hi Kokonilly! Nice to see you around!
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Oh, and the name of this thread sounds like “Brave New World”, a book I extremely dislike.
SFTDP, I’ve been increasingly scatterbrained since my last visit.
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Why do you dislike Brave New World? It’s (one of) my favorite books.
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Kokonilly: The title of the book came from one of Miranda’s lines in The Tempest, which we paraphrased in naming this thread.
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Well, everyone, know how I’ve been complaining about History Day for the past three weeks?
I WON FIRST PLACE IN THE COMPETITIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FISHY! FISHY, WHERE ARE YOU? Did you make it? Did you? I’m excited!
Although…I have one month of hard work left until states…meh.
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Sorry, but what’s History Day?
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Good job, Princess.
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I’ve been wondering that this whole time as well…
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Me too, and Pseudonym told her that I was competing. 
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I said Fishy was competing. She forgot.
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I wish you were competing, Ducky.
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From what I can tell, there’s a theme each year, and they have to pick something in history that has to do with that theme, do a ton of research, and make some sort of movie/ slideshow thing with narrations. That’s probably not exactly right, but I think it’s close enough. I know it’s a lot of work.
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There are several types of projects you can do: website, individual documentary, group documentary, historical paper, group exhibit, individual exhibit, group performance, individual performance. Otherwise, you’re pretty much right.
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heh. I feel old again. Back when I did history day, there was no website category.
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Big huge stressful misnomer project that lasts many months. Then you get to compete if you wish and it takes more months. It’s about history. You have to do research, write an annotated bibliography, and a process paper.
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Yay!
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God job! (Even though I’ve no clue what it is?)
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-*CTN*- History Day: An annoying, almost all-year project, that requires tons of research. You can make a documentary, do a performance, make a board, a website. Yeah. Then you can choose to go on and compete. Regionals, to states, to nationals. If you win Nationals, you go to DC, blah, blah, blah. Really, it’s quite a boring six months, and more if you win.
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Thanks!
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Awesome job!
That sort of sounds like Odyssey of the Mind, which I didn’t do this year because it’s a huge commitment but I was in it a couple of years ago and had a really fun experience. (GAPA’s, that’s a national competition so I’m pretty sure it’s ok. If not, here’s some choklit for your zapping efforts. *choklit*) One of my friend’s teams went to nationals last year and they came in 3rd this year in the state for whichever division/problem she was in.
Is there any chance that anyone else does OoftM on here? It just seems like a very Muserly program.
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OoftM? What’s that?
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Odyssey of the Mind.
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More recently known as Destination Imagination, unless you are talking about a different Oddesy of the Mind. I went to nationals for DI twice. It’s really quite fun. I didn’t do DI this year, because my mom thought I was too busy. She also thought another one of our lifeblood members (3 or 4 of us who have to be on “the team” if we plan on going to globals) was too busy, so we never ended up doing it this year, which made me sad.
On what it is: a creative problem solving challenge, in which a group of 5-7 elementary through high school age students receive a challenge, which must be solved in the process of a skit. This skit is then preformed to judges in a regional competition in march, then if he team qualifies for state that is in April , and Globals are In late may. It is quite fun and you all should go do it.
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I hadn’t heard of it, but I looked it up and it looks really cool. Don’t know if I’ll actually do it ever, but I am having fun looking through the past problems, and am currently trying one. I may go with the idea for my Screnzy… Not sure yet. It’s a really cool idea, but I don’t know if I can make it last a hundred pages, or whatever, and keep it all original. I think it’ll just stay a short skit.
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Peary: See Hot Topics, few months back. Like, October-November.
Danielle’s dad died. She’s holding up pretty well…
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Kitty’s dad just died as well. I don’t know what to think.
-A
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So, does anyone plan on seeing “How to Train Your Dragon?” I really want to. Do you guys think it looks good?
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This is completely unrelated, but I love your username. Did it come from something?
-A
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Well, a “Basement Kitten,” is a black cat and the devil on icanhascheezburger . com, and I thought that was kind of controversial, a “little devil.”. I could’ve been “Ceiling Cat,” which is a white cat and God on icanhascheezburger . com. I honestly don’t know, it just came to me.
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Yes and yes, but I don’t know when it’s coming out.
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Yeah. Considering the upward direction DreamWorks movies have been going in terms of quality, I have pretty high hopes for it.
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Die, geometry. I ended up a few seconds shy of tears trying to figure out a problem until I realized that I was not getting anywhere and switching to Spanish via MB was the right thing to do.
Blahh. I wish my next writing assignment was a creative writing thing instead of expository writing. *hate vibes to textbook author*
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Geometry is fun! What’s the problem?
-A
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I was woken up at 5:30 a.m. today, got out of bed quickly, put on clothes, and WASN’T ANNOYED. Does anyone want to guess why?
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Uhh… Was it to do something with your ducks?
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There was something pretty in the sky? I don’t know…
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You and Enc are both wrong. Enc’s guess was a lot closer than yours.
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I’d wake up that early to see something pretty in the sky. Or go hot-air ballooning. Or maybe even to watch something on the telly about The Beatles (but probably not). Probably not something to do with ducks, though…
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It wasn’t duck-related, actually, but it was farm animal-related.
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I guessing….sheep?
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Yes! But what about sheep?
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A sheep was having a baby!
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Um… A lamb was being born?
It’s about the right time of year for that, isn’t it?
Maybe a bit early… Hm. I think it talks about this in James Herriot, but I don’t remember when it was…
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Yes!
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O_o I guessed correctly! That must have been fun, I suppose. Do you live on a farm, Ducky? Can’t remember.
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Oh, that must have been so cool.
Sometimes I wish I could be woken up at five thirty to the news that we had a new sheep… Or any sheep…
We’ve been (jokingly) considering getting a flock of sheep for our dog to herd.
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No, the sheep belongs to a guy that my dad knows that was out of town at the time, so my dad had to check the sheep several times, because the person who was feeding the various animals knows almost nothing about lambing.
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You’ve read James Herriot? I love his books!
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Yep!
I’m actually only partway through the second… I need to read more of those. But they are really good.
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Me too!!!!!!!!!!! I ♥ his series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Okay, I can no longer guess. Please, won’t you tell us, Ducky????
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Hehe…. My brain is really weird.
For example, my mental image of my brain is a filing cabinet.
And I can think about a lot of things at the same time, on different “brainlevels”-a word I made up to describe it because no one else knows what I mean-, which is like, the first level I’m most conscious of, and all the brainlevels are constantly shifting. That’s how I can go randomly from one topic to another- my uppermost brainlevel shifts.
Does anyone other than me get what I’m saying?!
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I get what you’re saying. For me personally, my head is a computer with folders, a calculator, etc. As far as brain levels, I do something similar, where I’m, say, writing this post, singing a song, watching and processing a TV show, and mentally recapping my day. All of those are in different categories for me( something analytical, something mindless, something visual, and memory), so if one section of my brain handles each, I can do them all. It’s almost like all of my senses have to be in use at one.
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It’s like that for me too…
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Ohmigosh. For years I’ve been trying to think of a way to describe how I think of my mind, and you just accomplished that task. So, yes, I do get what you’re saying.
I don’t quite think of my mind as a filing cabinet, though. I picture it as a generic profile image of a person’s head, and inside is a brain-shaped object. In the brain shape, there are lines dividining it up into sections of different colours. Closest to my face, in the front, is consciousness, then sub-consciousness and so on. But i really like how you described it– brainlevels.
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Yes, I understand it quite clearly. My mind is much less organized than yours. I guess my brain must be like an atom–each topic is like an electron on an energy level. On the innermost, most conscious level I can only really focus on one or two topics, but on outer levels I think about more and more. Thoughts randomly switch levels unexpectedly. And occasionally, under the right circumstances, I share a thought with another atom–putting our minds together.
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My brain is so very not like a filing cabinet. I have extended conversations with myself in my head. Monty knew what i was talking about So i can go from one topic to another pretty quickly, but there’s always some weird connection. There are sort of brainless things i do without really thinking about them though, usually the games i play off to the side while i’m watching things and talking to people (my roommates are amazed at my multitasking skills. i didn’t think it was particularly impressive? But sure). It’s usually solitaire or tetris.
Basically this is just further proof that i am hopelessly unorganized
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(This will be ironic, an oldbie teaching an older-bie about MuseBlog.) To respond to a comment, you click “Reply” on that comment, not the last reply to the comment. What you did here would indicate a reply to my comment, not fireandhemlock1996’s.
“Now we know!”
“And knowing is half the battle!”
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I knew that, on some vague not-paying-attention-to-it level…i dunno, on other sites i always thought of it more as continuing a conversation. But i guess on here you would run out of reply buttons pretty quickly if everyone did that
see? unorganized!
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Yeah, we wouldn’t have any conversations longer than ten statements.
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“What’s the other half?”
“Guns!”
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Yes, I understand!
I like to see my brain as a library with a search engine attached. Although usually that search engine fails…
You have done a great job explaining something very hard to explain. Good job. *pie*
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*eats pie*
And so that I don’t post on this in multiple places-
Pax: Yeah, except I can think-consciously, at least- on about a hundred brainlevels down, then it starts being more subconscious or that tickling-the-back-of-your-mind feeling. Like, I’ll be writing a song inside my head on BL1, composing a post on MB on BL2, reviewing a book I read recently on BL3, talking to myself on BL4, and so on.
AlpacaLips thinks that I am very strange.
SilverLining: See, I think of my brain as a filing cabinet because I have an extremely photographic memory, and I’ve got “snapshots” of things in my head, that I mentally sort into “files” depending on what “category” they’re in. Or I can pretty much memorize anything I read- that’s a pretty big file in my cabinet.
Ebeth: Yeah! Yeah! Things always have random connections. But I see it as if I get to a certain spot in a file, some sort of wormhole thing connects to another file and switches me to another train of thought. If that makes any sense….? And I have an entire file devoted to conversations with myself and my imaginary friends, quite a large one too.
BL#= my way of categorizing my brainlevels. Sometimes I’m mumbling to myself things like “Poetry on BL3… Music on BL1….” and so on. XD
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My brain is more like a few (hundred) multimedia slideshows going at once. For example, I’m typing , reading your post, and listening to The Beatles, and having a conversations with my mom at the same time. The part of my brain thinking about music is almost psychedelic, with different instruments making different colors, and shapes. The typing part of my brain is almost keyboardy, which is conflicting with the reading part of my brain. And the conversation part of my brain is more like a very advanced version of cleverbot.
“What did she just say?”
“Have I heard that before?”
“What should I say?”.
Perhaps it’s just my strangeness. Perhaps each of my slideshows is like your brainlevels. But I don’t really have a top one, it’s all happening at once. That’s almost how I see the world, a series of moments where everything happens.
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Cleverbot? Really?
I get what you mean by the slideshows. That’s what I mean, kind of, except sometimes I’m focusing on some things more than others.
This is so frustratingly hard to describe. Nearly everyone I know in real life gets what i mean- apparently they only think about one thing at a time?
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SFTDP, but upon reflection, I have something to say.
What you’re talking about is actions and thoughts together, while I’m only talking about things going on inside my head, not things like multitasking.
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Can any of you guys think of a good name for an outer space spy organization that abbreviates to NAUTS?
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National Agents: Unit T-something Space? or Spying? or something
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The National Agency for Undercover Testing and Searches?
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I thought of National Astronautical Undercover Technological Service just before I went to bed last night.
(The joke is that the organization is NAUTS and two of the branches are COSMO and ASTRO.)
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I just got back from selling girl scout cookies…NOT FUN…
Does anyone else remember things one way in general, and then suddenly remember them another way when you remember a certian event. Like Revisonist history but with your memories? I seem to be doing that a lot lately, I think its my way of subconsincely making me feel less pain.
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I don’t quite understand what you’re saying, but I also went Girl Scout cookie selling today. (I thought I was the only Scout here.) It wasn’t that bad, because all my friends were there and we were going crazy with boredom…
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So, for instance, when I was in third grade, I don’t remember much about my emotional state in general, but I remember being really upset much of the time (my best friend had just died and some other stuff was going on) And I remember going to therapy for a little over a year, but I don’t remember how I felt about life in general.
Do you know how certain phrases can ‘trigger’ memories that you don’t usually remember? That happens to me a lot…Anyway, a few days ago I had some memories trigger…Memories of exactly how I felt in third grade. Memories of feeling that life wasn’t worth it and feeling suicidal.
I never took medicine for depression, but I think I was probably depressed, and my doctor told my mother but didn’t tell me because my doctor didn’t want to freak me out. It would explain a lot.
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First of all, I’m so sorry. Second of all, I know what you mean about how phrases (or, in my case, images/objects) trigger memories. Like, for some reason whenever I see this certain old, dark-green hairbrush that we keep in a basket in the bathroom, I’m immediately reminded of my late grandfather’s house. I can’t figure out why this is. But ever since I was little, that hairbrush would remind me of his house.
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Ha. Beat my woobieness:
So my mom runs cookies for my entire town. And for me and my sister’s troops. So that equals lots of cookies in the living room. Since last Friday, I have done around seven booth sales, around six of thm with no one to talk to but my beloved mom.
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Sucks to be you in the month of March!
My mother adamantly declined the postion of cookie godess with both my and my sister’s troops.
I’ve done 2, it doesn’t look like I’ll be doing any more, and I had to put up with an obnoxious sixth grader whom I’ve known for (counts in head) about seven years now and with whom I have absolutely nothing in common.
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Oooh, you’re a Girl Scout?
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I always wondered why we had to go out and sell Girl Scout cookies on the coldest day of the year…
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Does anyone here meditate?
-A
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Sometimes…
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I try… (and fail…because of brother! )
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I’ve tried multiple times, and failed miserably at every attempt. My brain, as my mom says, just won’t turn off.
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Do you have a sibling? If you do, that’ll be a valid excuse.
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Nope, no siblings. But I still can’t seem to shut my brain off…
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We should do a group session sometime! You know, in that infinite and unattainable time that all Musers share/shared/will share at some point in history.
And your mind doesn’t necessarily have to shut off… The point, I think, is less to shut off your mind, and more to relax as much as you can. Like I said in some post somewhere, I think it’s probably impossible to actually think of literally nothing. Try just filling your mind with thoughts about exactly one thing. Think of a face you love, or a favourite word, or an experience you’ve had, or the motion of your chest as you breathe… Anything, really.
As a side note, where are you?
-A
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Me? I’m on a couch, in a living room, in a house, in a town, in Massachusetts, in New England, in the United States of America, on the Earth, in the solar system, in the Milky Way, in the universe.
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In a rolling office chair, in front of my laptop, in my dark dorm room (because I still haven’t gone and taken a shower and gotten dressed, yet), in my res hall, at a college, in a state, in the midwest US of A, supposedly on Earth.
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In a rolling office chair, in front of my computer, in the office, opposite my living room, in my house, on a street, next to a tree, in front of a car, across from a stadium, near a baseball field, in a city, of a region, in Massachusetts, in New England, on the USA, on a floating space rock, in a solar system, in the Milky Way, hopefully not in a universe, next to somewhere.
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Cool. Massachusetts is faintly an option, if we were to actually decide to do something like that.
Ooh. Spring break. College visits down there, I think.
-A
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To make things simple, California.
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Physically: On a chair, by a desk with a computer on it, in a room, in a town, in a county, in Oregon, in the United States of America, in North America, on an orb known as Earth, in the Milky Way, in the universe.
Mentally: Somewhere completely different.
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Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream…
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I’ve made a reasonlution to try.
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Sometimes, usually in the yoga “corpse” pose. I really should more, but I’m always so busy.
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Brains…how does my brain work……it doesn’t a lot of the time.
I don’t know, I can switch between seemingly unrelated things as well, but it’s because I see links between everything. And one thing reminds me of another, which reminds me of another, which reminds me of another, and then ends up seeming totally random.
Take, for example, a code name I used to use for Orlando Bloom (when I was going through an obsessive celebrity crush phase), “Florida Chocolate”. Now, granted, it’s pretty easy to see the connections there, Florida for Orlando (since Orlando is a city in Florida), and Chocolate for Bloom (because bloom is what you call the white-ish stuff that shows up on chocolate if you leave it out and don’t eat it right away–as though that’s ever a problem!). But take that reasoning a few steps further, and you end up going on a strange journey through all manner of subjects.
Like another code name, this one for Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Carribean obsession here, see the pattern?), “Potato Blank” Potato, because his name is Johnny. I used to know a kid named Johnny (who doesn’t?), and his last name (can I say it on here?) sounded like “Tuber” to me, and that, of course, was potatoes. So for the code name I used potato instead of Johnny.
Make sense? Because that’s the way I make connections, all the time. So when I start going off on some random subject, I probably have some sort of tie-in. Though often it goes by so fast that I disregard all the linking, and remember only where I started, and where I ended up.
It’s odd.
Does that make any sense at all?
I don’t know about multitasking. If I’m reading, or doing simple-ish things, such as easy math problems, doodling, sewing, tying knots/making friendship bracelets, etc. I find it sometimes easier if I’m making noise. Tapping a foot or fingers, humming, clicking my teeth in rhythms, singing nonsense noises, whatever.
Also, when I’m working on homework that’s hard, I say it out loud. Probably makes me look like a madwoman, but it helps. I pity anyone who ever has to be in the same room as me when I’m studying, with my singing and talking to myself as I do it.
And there’s the incessant chatter that’s always going on. Thinking about this, that or the other thing, what’s going on, what I’m doing….I guess that’s why saying things out loud helps, since I very much think in language, to be slowed down by having to say what I’m thinking focuses me more on the problem at hand. Never looked at it that way before, but now it rather makes sense.
Sheesh, I just realized how ling this post is, and it probably is rather hard to read. I wrote it as I was thinking, so if you want a (diluted) version of what’s going on in Fern’s head, here you have it.
Congrats if you read the whole thing.
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That was very interesting, Fiddler. I also sing when doing math specifically. I sing the equations out loud and go through all the steps. It’s easier for me that way. Except you can’t exactly do that in school…
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I never knew the white stuff that appears on chocolate had name….Certainly never stopped me from eating the chocolate.
When I’m studying, like cramming for a test sort of studying, I find it helps me if I mutter the stuff out loud to myself. Maybe it just keeps me focused (prevents my mind from wandering to something else), or maybe it just is an additional way to cement it, but I think it sorta helps…..*shrug* I dunno.
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That makes perfect sense. I do that all the time.
How, however, if I may ask, does Depp turn to Blank?
… Uhh, and for that matter, why were you making code names for these people?
-A
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When I’m focusing, trying to organize something, or doing a touch math problem, I talk to myself too, complete with hand gestures.
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Just changed my Gravatar. I thought the little Titan with the happy smile was too happy for the sadder things in life…
Wonder when that Gravatar would come around?
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*clears cache*
Wow, that’s really pretty.
And it’s going to take me a while to get used to.
Oh well, I really need to re-learn to rely on names rather than avatars. I’ve started relying on avatars without even realizing it.
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Ohh… I rely on names…
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I try to rely on names, but I apparently rely on avatars much more than I’d like.
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You shouldn’t on me. I change it all the time.
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But they’re all black cats, so it’s not too hard.
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Yeah…but if you rely on a certain one, don’t, because I change when I feel lie it. Like right now.
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I can see it!
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I can see it. It’s cool. I like it.
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But I can’t… hmmm…:?
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I like it. Kind of a tropical landscape.
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Ooooooh. Aeiou and Crraw. Me likes.
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Aww. Thanks, everybody!
Crraw is my most favoritest muse.
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I just saw Alegria
by Cirque du Soleil
oh man
♥ ♥ & hearts;
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!!!
That sounds amazing, I watched part of a Cirque du Soleil performance on TV once (lame, I know), but it was freaking unbelievable.
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Cirque du Soleil is incredible!
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I love Cirque du Soleil! Beetles and I have seen Quidam and Corteo. My favorite was Quidam, but Beetles liked Corteo.
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114- I do that too. I make connections and everyone else thinks that I’m saying something out of the blue.
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You two would be brilliant at cockney rhyming slang then
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To those who said they meditate- how? What do you do?
I have this great routine that I adopted from a full body-scan session we did in Personal Fitness once. Breathe three times for every ‘side’ of the body – left, right, top, bottom, front, back, then outside, inside – then continue breathing steadily, focussing on every individual part but also all of them as a whole. As I’m doing this, the sections of the body I’m ‘scanning’ are highlighted with a sort of glow, and at the end I get this golden outline of myself in whatever position I happen to be in. It can help your (my) breathing to picture the glow pulsing every time you breathe- I like to think of it as everything leaving my body with each breath out, then some of everything returning with the breath in, then more leaving with the next breath out, et cetera…
I did this once in the half lotus position while I was getting a haircut. One of my best friends was doing it – Bridget (or Bee), if you have any idea who that is – while a very large group of other friends watched (including M and Jamie). The thing most people don’t realise is that I’m not really perfectly tuned out. Generally I strive to think about one thing, not no-thing, because honestly I’d consider thinking about nothing to be impossible (more than any of us can do on an average day, that is). When I was getting my haircut, after I was done with the breathing routine, I just let myself breathe however it happened and instead focussed on what everyone else was saying. It’s funny… Having someone like that in the room doing something as interesting as getting a haircut can make for pretty memorable conversation, and because I couldn’t move or do anything other than observe, all I did was memorise bits of conversation I was interested in slash about which I had a question. At the end, when I finally came back, I spit them all out, to the delight of everyone else, who had assumed that nothing had reached me.
Bee said it was relaxing to be talking to someone who isn’t talking back, and I agree. Though I’ve never done exactly what she did, I have left rambling messages on answering machines late at night… It’s all the comfort of having someone close be there, but all the freedom of having nobody be there. Apparently when everyone else but she and M had retired to the next room, she told us a secret… I didn’t spot it because I didn’t know it was a secret, but I’m glad that helped her.
Oh- and M kissed me at some point; just a peck on the lips. Regardless, that may have been the time at which it was toughest to stay concentrated. Or… No, unconcentrated, would be more how I would describe it. Anyway, that was an experience.
So… Yeah. Long comment. Thoughts?
-A
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When I meditate (It’s not very often, usually just to calm myself) I focus on breathing. Just the air going in and out of my lungs. I picture a circle, flowing through my nose, into my lungs, and out.
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I do this thing to fall asleep, where I imagine a big pink eraser at my feet and slowly erasing my body. And yes, I did get that from Stargirl. But it does work!
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Not hot pink, I hope?
I’ve never tried meditating.
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I do that too! Except I can never be thinking about nothing, really. Spacing out, yes. Thinking about nothing, no.
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This was a school project. I decided when I was cleaning out my closet that I wanted to get rid of it, and Mum told me I should crush it so it took up less space. I figured I could just step on it a bit… After all, it’s only cardboard, covered in duct tape.
This is a testimony to the awesomeness of duct tape. After trying several times to put only the weight of one foot on it, I finally got frustrated and jumped onto it, landing with both feet directly on the top.
It buckled a little at the middle (see right side in picture) and there’s a rather indented section on the side that was facing up (the one to the left). But otherwise, it remains unscathed. Not what you’d expect from a box covered in tape.
Overall… Win, I think.
Edit: After jumping on it again, the only added development was that when I remained standing on it, there was a muffled hissing noise and it slowly deflated. I don’t think we can truly call this crushed, per se. Perhaps reduced in size, yes, but that was most certainly not what I would call a crushing.
-A
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That’s the deflation. It won’t go any further. I think the next step might be a vice or a hammer or something…
Duct tape is awesome.
-A
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Alright, who remembers my old typewriter? I’m finally getting around to re-inking the ribbon, but I can’t figure out how to remove the spools, because they are under the casing. Is there a trick to this, or another way to do it? Also, to re-ink, I have stamp pad ink, is that okay for a typewriter? I’m assuming I just have to rub it on the ribbon, but is there something more? Sorry for all my questions… *hopes for fast moderation because my book club is coming in an hour and I set this up all over my dining room table*
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Sudo,
Maybe you should send us a photograph of your typewriter, so we’ll know what kind you’re talking about. In most models, the metal case has a sort of hinged lid that flips up (or pries off) so you can get the spools holding the ribbon.
I’ve never heard of anyone re-inking a typewriter ribbon, though. It sounds messy. In the old days, you’d just go out and buy a new one. There were many different types of spools, so you’d have to be careful to get the right one for your model of typewriter. Nowadays that’s probably difficult or impossible to do, depending on the typewriter.
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Mhm. I’d tell you what kind it is, but the only form of identification on it is the words “Classic Typewriter”, and that doesn’t yield a very accurate google search. I’ll probably go out and buy a new ribbon eventually, especially since re-inking this one means I’ll probably lose the red half, but I tried re-inking a small section of this one with a q-tip, and it worked fine.
Thanks for the advice, I noticed the case seemed like it could pry off, but didn’t want to try in case I broke it.
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There might be a latch inside the cover — better check first.
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Workings of the brain:
To the people who mentioned having several “levels” of thoughts, I think I remember talking in psychology how (according to one theory) most people can be thinking of around seven things at once, and for each new thought that pops up an old one is displaced (and… slides back into the subconscious or something, I don’t quite recall). Some people have one or two more or less levels though, and stuff.
I think in weird ways sometimes. When I’m trying to remember stuff, I’ll sometimes switch the “layout” of my brain to that of, say, a library, and imagine I’m looking for the book with the right information in it. Or like it’s a computer, and I’m searching the harddrive. I’m not so much visualizing it as… I’m not sure. ‘>.<
Usually one part of my brain is counting. Such as, when I’m walking in the hallways at school I like to have an even number of steps on each foot between certain sets of tiles. Walking between colored tile I like to have an even number for each foot in each color as well. It gets worse when I’m stressed. My friends have trouble walking next to me. I also have to have all our small rugs in the house aligned parallel with the door/wall they’re next to and with each edge about halfway across the floorboards (so the edge of the rug isn’t touching the crack between the boards)
(It’s not OCD though. I CAN have uneven numbers and stuff, I don’t have to go back and do things over till I get it right, I just like the evenness)
And etc.
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Counting: My brain is almost always spelling, although it isn’t right now, surprisingly. I bet it will pretty soon. I get a word stuck in my head, and spell it out over and over, trying to get it to line up with different beats and rhythms. Sometimes the rhythm is a song I have stuck in my head, although there are certain songs that I use more often. (The most common one is called Popcorn, I think. Another is the Tetris theme.) Other times it’s things I hear, like the window wipers in my car. A lot of the time, if I have a word that refuses to fit the rhythm, I get irritable.
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Hm, it seems that the psychology thread would be a perfect place to further this discussion.
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Piggy ~ I just wrote a post on the psychology thread about the discussion, so check there.
Re: Meditation. I never really gave it a thought before I started this class at my school where we start off every day by turning off the lights and meditating to the sound of calming music for a few minutes. Not that many kids participate, (Most of them just try to stifle their giggles 
) but I normally just close my eyes. I’m not exactly thinking, I mean, I do have thoughts, but they’re not really specific thoughts, just…thinking. Does that make any sense? Maybe not. But anyhow, whenever I do this I sort of feel like I’m floating up on a cloud and listening to my breathing. It’s sort of hard to describe, but it’s very calming.
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Not good not good not good not good. I just realized that I forgot to turn in the forms for AP test registration, which were due Friday at 3:30. I don’t know if the office will accept them late, and if they do I’m sure there’ll be a fee. I have to take these tests. Not good not good not good not good…
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I was a little late on mine too last year, but if it’s not too late then they may still accept them.
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114.3~ Depp turned into blank because (if I remember correctly) I couldn’t think of anything that sounded like “Depp” other than “deep”, whihc made me think of a swimming pool with clear water. Which led to “blank”. Also because I couldn’t think if anything other than that, so I was “drawing a blank”.
And these were code names from a loooooong time back, for my best friend and I to jabber on about things without anyone else knowing what we meant. Not quite a secret language, but along the same lines. I made up a written code, too, that I still occasionally use, though it’s been cracked a few times.
116~ Cirque du Soleil is AMAZING. I saw their show Ovo in Montreal. ♥ is entirely right.
117.1~ I got a taste of Cockney rhyming slang this summer from Will, a British shipmate. Hmm….I should send him a note and have him explain it again, it sounded fun. Though, it falls rather flat without the proper accent, I doubt my hybrid Maryland/Wisconsin/whatever I heard last accent would cut it. *siigh*
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Piggy– your ap registration is due already? i would hope they’d still let you register considering ours hasn’t even opened up yet.
ugh that reminds me though…I still have to decide which I’m taking. blegh.
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(113, 118, 123) About meditation: there are several different types. In some, you pick some object (such as a sound called a mantra, or a candle flame) and try to focus on it so hard that you lose awareness of everything else. In others, you close your eyes and try to become super-aware of everything you hear and feel. In a popular type called vipassana or “mindfulness” meditation, you calm your mind but don’t try to stop thinking; whenever a thought comes along, you note that it’s there (“oh, a thought”) and then let it disappear without reacting to it. Sometimes people will count breaths until a thought comes along, then go back to zero and start counting again. The idea seems to be that your mind will become calmer if you stop individual thoughts from turning into chains of thoughts. I’ve tried it; it’s an interesting experiment in impulse control. It’s hard at first but gets easier with practice.
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I’ll have to try that lat one, but my parents say I move and talk really fast, so it’ll probably be hard.
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I actually find the “mindfulness” style of meditation easier than the focusing sort. (Maybe that’s ADHD at work.) Although occasionally the reverse is true. In fact, sometimes I end up using one form to prepare my mind for the other.
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I just finished involuntarily cleaning/organizing my room. I think i’ve thrown out more today than I have all year. It looks really nice, though. I can actually see my desk! And the window’s open, because it’s so bloody warm out… Spring is here! Hmm, I think I’ll walk down to the local cafe or something to reward myself. I love days where you have nothing to do. *skips off*
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A snippet of conversation from today:
“So where do you put a five-foot-long [live] crocodile for safekeeping?”
“In a duffel bag.”
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I wish that didn’t make so much sense to me.
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You would have enjoyed this conversation. We were in part of the geology lab of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, which for some reason is also North Carolina’s official holding station for poisonous snakes and such and for awhile the temporary residence of a crocodile. He said the line about the duffel bag in a totally offhand way. (Side thought: I’ve heard of alligator purses, but …)
I can’t remember exactly (so much to remember!) but part of its head (eyes and our snout) could be seen, and one of the lab assistants couldn’t stay away from it; he just had to keep looking. There was room enough inside for the croc to move its feet around, which must have made for some interesting sound effects.
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Hey, I’ve been there before! I particularly remember one field trip in eighth grade. (Actually, my friend and I spent the majority of that trip trying to spring for the gift shop to buy gummy worms.)
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Ooh cool. Are there archaeology exhibits there? Do they take interns?
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Re: Cirque du Soleil: In lieu of State Thespian Conference, which we can’t go to this year (not enough interest), we’re going to go see one of of their shows.
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I love Cirque du Soleil! They come to near where I live every few years…I’ve seen two of thier shows but I saw one twice (I was with a friend for her birthday) and the first one i saw was when I was 4 or 5….And, contrary to poplular belief, they are from Canada, not France.
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Of course they’re Canadian! I’ve never heard anybody imply they were from France.
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Oh, I love Cirque du Soleil! I’ve seen three of their shows.
Which show are you going to see?
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Selenium is feeling happy because it is just starting to get light outside. Selenium is the only one awake in the house, but she is not tired. Unfortunately there is school today for this contented element. Which starts in approximately one and a half hours.
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Ha, right now it is just getting dark outside. Where, may I ask, are you in the world?
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That’s bella, under a new name. *feels proud* So, in China, I guess?
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Yes, it is me! (My avatar is still the same old wacky triangle.) And yes, I’m in China. Hong Kong, really, which technically is only a Special Administrative Region of China. But whatever.
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Wow! I love your new name. Even though it threw me off for a while.
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*sigh* I started out my cell bio studying today worrying I wouldn’t be able to fit everything I wanted on the cheat sheet we’re allowed: a single-sided sheet of standard sized paper. Handwritten.
Now? I still have info from six or so lectures left to put on it (not including tomorrow and this coming Wednesday’s lectures), plus the info from a handful of old quizzes, but…..At this point my concern is that I’m going to “have to” (or, rather, want) rewrite the cheat sheet because it won’t take up even half a page. The information I ahve on it so far only takes up the header space on a sheet of regular notebook paper. The writing is about 1 mm tall. *sigh* Yup, almost definitely going to be left only having filled maybe half the page, at which point it would make the most since to “enlarge” it, seeing as that would make it easier to find things, and if it doesn’t absolute *have* to be as small as I started out, there’s not reason for it to be. I mean, really, I’ve probably got 20 lines of text in the header. I can write really tiny.
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Even though I do like it when teachers let you use cheat sheets, it’s always sort of frustrating when they give you a limit like that. One time we had a similar thing, only it was on a 5×8 index card (both sides) hand written. I remember one of my friends writing so small that she brought a magnifying glass. The teacher didn’t let her use it, though.
Still, good luck!
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FreeRice now has different subjects. I find this to be a very good thing.
I tried out the highest level of the paintings, and so far I haven’t missed one. I spend too much time skulking around museums. Is it sad that a good deal of the paintings they had I’ve seen? In person? Yeah, wayy too much time in museums.
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Nonsense! What’s sad is that many people have an absolutely minimal knowledge of art. I’m okay at the paintings, we have a great deal of art books lying around the house, but I spend more time reading Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, and my gajillion (that number is absolutely not exaggerated) science books. For some bizarre reason, I’m quite good at the German on FreeRice, even though I’ve never so much as said hello to someone in that particular language. It must be all of the Latin root words and whatnot I know. *likes FreeRice* If you like the vocabulary bit of FreeRice, Etymologic is also fun (but a lot harder).
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I re-read a book on my shelf I hadn’t taken down in a while called Adventures in Legoland about a boy who visits the Legoland park in Denmark and magically gets shrunk down into the LEGO world and sent on a mission. In another example of my really liking supporting/secondary/obscure characters, my favorite character remains, as it was when I read the book years ago, Kim the helicopter pilot. (The people who help the hero, often without compensation or even knowledge of the whole story of what’s going on always tend to be my favorites)
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I think I vaguely remember reading that book….
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Pseudonym and I were arguing over whether she had to wear a pale blue dress or an electric blue tuxedo to my wedding. She wanted to wear the tuxedo. I wanted her to wear the dress. She wanted to be the best man, so I said she could if she wore the dress. Then she said SudoRandom and Enceladus could wear the dresses. How about it, SudoLadus?
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Hm… I’d love to, but pale blue isn’t my color. For Pseudo’s Tux, maybe Cyan? The dresses, depending on the color you want, could be something like pantone 381 c (I don’t know if you can find that, it’s sort of a honey color) or… Ooh, how about this: http: //www. ho meplate heroes. com/ Dark%2 0Red% 20Suede .jpg
I don’t know, you may hate all of these. (Oh, and GAPAs, sorry about the link. I didn’t know what to call that color. If they snip it, P_M, Google Image Dark Red Suede, and click the third result.)
MuseBlog: Where the planning of transvestite weddings is a common spectacle.
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What about me? You haven’t forgotten me, have you, Magnolia?
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May I be in it, too? If so, I think I shall chop off the train of my current bridesmaid dress with a hacksaw or something, and spraypaint it hot-pink. Or whatever colour the bride prefers, of course.
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Well, what colour dress/tux/chicken suit are you wearing, Magnolia? I like the red suede idea, personally.
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The red suede would go well for Magnolia, I think. Personally, I’d go for a nice Pea Green to wear to a wedding.
But you haven’t told us, Magnolia. Who do you plan on marrying?
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Can I wear my viking hat?
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I don’t do dresses.
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Then wear the chicken suit! Actually, that would look quite fabulous… *pictures wedding* *laughs hysterically* Only on MuseBlog…
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Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of Elizabethan Ruffs. Perhaps paired with a Beatles T-Shirt.
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Yes. That sounds lovely. So when is the wedding to be held? It has to be after the 20th (my cousin’s wedding), unless I want to find another dress to deface (which I don’t.). Does anyone know where one could find a good top hat?
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And, of course, my pants would have to be bright blue. We could cut up that dress you were going to shove me into!
Top hat? You should wear a Beatles wig.
And which of us are getting married?
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I do have a Beatles wig! I should wear that; good idea. And, I originally thought you were marrying Magnolia, but now it’s so convoluted that I no longer have any clue. (As if you ever did, Sillver Lining. )
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It could be a multi-wedding! I could marry PM, and Sudo could marry… uh… you?
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Right. And Pseudonym can marry the wall over there!
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And you can marry the… uh… computer?
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No, you could marry Sudo, and then I can marry Jack Sparrow! Yayness!
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Okay, just as long as he doesn’t wear those awful-sounding sunglasses.
Oh, dear me. My mom just walked by and saw this thread. “Are those the kids you’re meeting at the Kokon?” “Er, yes?” “Interesting…”
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You’re marrying PM? Congrats!
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I still remember the MissSwann and Red Tailed HAWK episode.
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I remember that, too! And it occurred when I was just a wee neophyte too. I remember sitting at the computer, wondering what the heck was happening. Oh how I pity my neophyte-self.
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*agrees with Silver Lining*
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*agrees with both fireh and Silver Lining*
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Magnolia, and you. (Check out the R&R thread if you don’t know how that started.)
It could be held in my teeny backyard, on the 25th?
I could borrow my dad’s bright blue tux, and jam it together with the orange tie and the fuzzy Eskimo hat, do you think that would work for me? Or green pants and a poofy/fuzzy, back jacket, and my Converse?
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Heehee. That sounds like a good date and location. And you should wear the second outfit.
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Of course.
On second thought, can I dress like Ringo, in the costume he wore when he was being the Mock Turtle in a version of Alice and Wonderland? (Google Image it. He looks hilarious. )
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Yeahhhh… Hilarious is one word for it…
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Yeah, it is a little disturbing. I don’t know why, but that picture makes me crack up. He just looks so depressed.
Not-really-by-the-way-at-all, have you seen the picture of the Beatles having a pillow fight, after I Want to Hold Your Hand hit #1? I love that picture.
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Magnolia: My friend has taken it upon herself to design your dress. (She’s very into designing clothes. And she’s good at it, too.) Would you like sleeves or no sleeves?
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Is your friend the Beaticious (sp?) Kate? Is she coming to the Kokon?
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Yes, she is the Beautacious (which is an infamous word in our school that our infamous chorus teacher made up) Kate. And, no, she is sadly not coming to the Kokon.
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Wah. So sad. I wish she was. She sounds flammy.
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Don’t be too sad. She’s writing/drawing you all a lovely letter/picture for me to bring to the Kokon in her place. It has Magnolia’s dress design on it, among other things.
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Ooh boy. Will she draw me in my dress and haat?
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She’s on it.
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YAYZ!
Thank you, Kate!
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Hello! I drew you, your dress and haat. But Sudo it all comes down to one question (Silver Lining says I need to put a colon there, but here’s an even better question! What’s a colon?) [:] (Yay I found it!):If I marry you, will you cut your hair in a swoopy fashion? That would make me very happy.
Silver Lining: (She likes swoopy hair.)
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I have swoopy hair.
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Kate just departed from my house, but just in time to read your comment. I think you just made her day. (And mine, too, because I made your hair relatively swoopy in my pretty picture. So I won’t have to erase it.)
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Can I be a bridesmaid in you’re drawing, SL> I have a profile on Muser Profiles, so you can look there, but just in case…
I have blond hair
I have brown eyes
I am about 5 ft tall
I like dark blue
I want to be in the picture badly.
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Surprise! It is The Beautacious Kate at your service, and I have to say, Sudo looks very nice in the picture of him, his dress, and haat.
Ps. I do love swoopy hair! I comment on peoples’ hair all of the time.
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Kate, I will try to cut my hair as swoopily as possible.
P.S. Did you get the letters we wrote you?
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Straps please.
Yes, the dark red suede is nice. But then the red Converse would clash. How about filmy green? You know, a mix between olive and forest.
Then forget about the dress, Enceladus. You can cosplay as Misoka from Crescent Moon. ( By the way, are you short? )
Wear all the Beatles wigs and Viking hats you want! This is going to be a fun wedding!
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No, I’m around 5’5″. Where should it be? I vote Strawberry Fields Forever (The John Lennon Memorial). I may Gimp a picture of my costume.
Oh look at that, I just verbed Gimp. The programmers should be so proud!
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Hm.
PEI!
No, no, wait. I know! It should be in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean! I love that movie!
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I vote George’s garden. It had lots of secret passages.
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Heh, that sounds faaaaaabulous. I second the motive. I should have liked to go there.
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I’m not going to wear converses. I’m going to dress up very pretty! And green is nice, too, I guess…
Wait- I’m marrying Silver Lining????
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I wouldn’t mind marrying Silver Lining, but I’m already committed to PM. I think?
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Aw, thanks. But I wouldn’t exactly say that these “weddings” have anything to do with commitment…
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Waiiit- Now maybe you’re marrying me and PM is marrying Jack Sparrow…
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This is really starting to confuse me… Anyway, today I drew a pretty picture of all of us at the wedding. I need to find a hot-pink coloured pencil somewhere. I’ll bring it to the Kokon. (4 days! Ohemgeorge!) (Um, I’ll bring the pretty picture to the Kokon. Not the hot-pink coloured pencil.)
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Princess_Magnolia
in March 8th, 2010 @ 19:29
No, you could marry Sudo, and then I can marry Jack Sparrow! Yayness!
BUT
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Enceladus
in March 8th, 2010 @ 19:13
It could be a multi-wedding! I could marry PM, and Sudo could marry… uh… you? [Silver Lining]
So I’m marrying either your or Enceladus.
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So if Sudo is marrying Enc or Silver Lining, and Magnolia is marrying Enc or Jack Sparrow, who are Pseudo and I marrying? Each other, apparently, which would be very odd, but since this is MuseBlog, it is to be expected, I guess.
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No, I want to marry Logan Lerman. Or I guess I’d marry Enceladus… (No offense, Sudo ). So that leaves Sudo available, unless he is going to marry Enceladus. So then I’d be forced to marry Logan Lerman! Yay! Wait, so then who would Pseudo marry? The wall, or perhaps a distant relative of George Harrison? Theres a boy at my school who’s related to him (no joke. He was my friend in preschool. And he’s also quite cute. But that is not the point!) And, yes, Robert, spring is most definitely in the air…
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Or, we could be polygamous and all marry each other.
What can you say? Only in MA.
Ooh, we could make a song about this, and that would be the chorus!
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Well, that works. I ♥ MA!
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Hm… Polygamy, eh? I don’t know…
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P.S. I was referring to the song idea. Probably should’ve pointed that out.
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So, I guess this is the plan?
I marry Silver Lining and PM, and Sudo marries Keiffer and Pseudonym. What a strange family we’d make.
“Dad!”
“Yeah?”
“Can I go on MuseBlog with Uncle Sudo?”
“Sure!”
Or:
“Hey Dad!”
“What?”
“Can I have another George Harrison CD?”
SL: “What’s this?”
“Oh, ____ wants another George CD.”
SL: “You can give en one, as long as you make one for me too.”
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Our main problem here is a general lack of people towards the male end of the biological spectrum…
If SL marries Enc, then PM is left without anyone…
So if PM marries Enc, then SL could marry… This is the problem. Nobody likes me, so it’s hard to say who I’ll marry. Actually, it’s because the only person who doesn’t know me is SL, and she’d rather not marry me, and the only other option is Enc, which we’ve considered, but that takes away the only boy left.
Let’s start with this:
Pseudonym marries Wall.
PM or SL marries Enc. (This is our main problem. When one of you marries Enceladus, who does the other one marry? There is also the problem of who Keiffer marries.)
And the only person I can think of that I both don’t know and hasn’t objected to marrying me is Beauticious Kate, but judging by how things have been going, she’ll want Enceladus.
Help, other Kokoners?
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I do not want to marry Keiffer. We would kill each other by the end of a week.
Can I marry The Wall?
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Or we could all throw our hands up in the air and say “Let’s not get married, and just have a random wedding for no reason!” That sounds more fun, don’t you think?
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Nevermind. I like Enc’s idea best!!!!!!
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Clearly, spring is in the air.
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Spring, really? It eats people!!
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Kate says (this is copied from an email so please forgive her rather atrocious spelling/grammar): “I am wondering if that was a perposial or an option and that I don’t know how I got into this whole marage thing. But that would mess up the spectrum more with more girls unless everyone else wants to marry Enc but that has to be okay with him. And yet I feel honored that sudo remembered that I am still listening in on all of you, but doesn’t he have a girlfriend? [I think that she was referring to a comment on the Blog-Siblings thread by RoseQuartz about Sudo and AvalonGirl (or Rose Neko, Witchneko, whatever her name is now) and incest.]
To the GAPAs (and everybody else): I will thank you on behalf of all us for putting up with this. *pies and choklit*
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I’m not really sure how that whole AG being my girlfriend but also my sister thing is working… (insert White Stripes joke here) So I’m going to say No. She is not my girlfriend.
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Look, I found a reply button!
Anyway, what Pseudonym said about us killing each other by the end of the week is totally true, Why, just today, we had a kick-each other-until on of us-falls down-to get Keiffer’s Muse-fight in the school yard at recess. Us getting married would be a problem.
Also, I’m not going to marry Sudo. Kate can do that, if she wants. Besides, Sudo and I would kill each other too.
Gack. This is getting confusing. How’s about I just marry… Silico, the sometimes-working-not-always-does saxophone. (I’ll still be the best man.)
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I guess, to solve the lack-of-males problem, either
a. We could see if AM and Beetles want to marry anyone
or b. Keiffer and I could become guys.
Although neither of those are really great options, because it’s possible that AM and Beetles won’t see this until the Kokon, and it would probably be a little awkward to change genders just for hypothetical weddings.
*also pies everyone else*
Although, I do rather like Enceladus’s idea about not marrying anyone…..
And Keiffer, I don’t think you can be the best man at your own wedding….
Unless you were both the best men….
* is confused and very hyper * Meh. 
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I am. You’re playing the French horn at my wedding
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Can I blast out random low notes on Silico? *hopes* That would give it more of a lasting affect!
Pseudonym: I meant that I would still be the best man at Magnolia’s wedding, not my own. Well, actually, I still would be my own best man, and I’d probably kill of any bridesmaid that dares to show up at my wedding, that way, there’s a lot less people to worry about.
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No! Silico is broken anyway. You are the anti-King Midas with saxophones.
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No, actually, Silico is not broken in the least. I’m the one that’s broken.
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Enceladus plays French Horn, not me.
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I know. I was talking to Enceladus.
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You replied to me, which is why I was confused.
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This is so amusing to watch.
Even though no one understands me when I run around shouting ‘PM is getting married to Enc!’ today.
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116.1 and 116.2- It was amazing. I have always loved seeing them on television, but this was so awesome live. We were really close, 5 rows up from the floor seats (there were maybe a hundred or two of those), and the actors walked around in the floor seats and interacted with people. It was so cool.
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Cyan is super pretty
Dearest GAPAs, i appear to still not have access to the login, and i’m not sure if that’s because you haven’t magicked me in yet or because there is something wrong with my password. It’s got a weird parenthetical bit that i’m not sure if it’s supposed to be there or not. Am i doomed to…doom? Or have i just not been included in the love yet? Hearts and bunnies.
In other news, still writing that paper. (It is ten pages and i had to go to my friend’s choir concert, don’t judge). Also wracking my brain for friends/casual acquaintances/people i could meet in the next month who own cars who would want to go to Chicago on April 17th to see Neil Gaiman (so everyone tell grant what an AWESOME THING it would be to do for his birthday) ((i mean, no pressure *coughcough*))
PS if you did not know Neil Gaiman will be talking in Chicago on April 17th
In other other news, i just discovered hyperland. 1990 documentary about hypertext written by douglas adams starring tom baker? yes, please. geektastic.
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Try again, Ebeth. Your account hadn’t been confirmed, but it is now. Sorry! This has been a hectic weekend for GAPAs.
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Aww, yay! I just wasn’t sure if there was an Issue or something, that’s why i asked. hope things get less hectic!
Also, you people might already know about this as i’ve been kind of out of the loop but have you seen PB&J’s steampunk computer? it’s kind of fantastic
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PB&J has a steampunk computer? Awesome!
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Wait so now i am logged in, but i don’t see anything new. confusion! *feels n00bish*
Paper update: a page and a bit to go. i am doing so much padding, it is really not ok. But there’s really not much else to say, unless i want to go through and actually read all the books (i do not want to do so, as this is due in seven hours. although i might read a couple of them afterwards, because i think they’re checked out through spring break).
(Also yes i am writing a paper without reading any of the books. i know, shame, shame. but it’s a thing)
sorry i’m like triple-quadruple-whateveruple posting, it would just be oh so wonderful to find the shiny secret thread and find out what roo’s been saying about me. Also, paper. Which i am (still) procrastinating my way through.
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Look under “Paleostuff” in Categories.
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Neil Gaiman? *likes Neil Gaiman* *lives in Chicago area* *is extremely giddy*
I can’t say what my favorite book/short story by him is, though. Perhaps “The Graveyard Book.” I like “Coraline,” too, and he has some really good short stories… *indecision*
Oh, cake. We might have a music performance thingy that day. AND it’s my brother’s birthday, and he’ll be turning seven, so he’s not all that into creepy authors/books and I can’t imagine my parents would make him go to that on his birthday because it involves sitting still and listening to a “boring” adult talk. Darn it. *hopes for a miracle*
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Dear Museblogers,
You should try Moody’s Mega Math Challenge. If you’re good at math, then great! If not, get your mathematically gifted friends together, and handle the background research, references, editing, writing style, etc. (I did this part.) M^3, as it is called, is an event in which a team of up to 5 people solves a large policy problem using MATHS (especially stats.) I do not like maths, but I let C and R do the spreadsheet graphing heavy statistical lifting, and worked on cartography and demographics (yay!) It was 12 hours of awesome. Exhausting awesome, but we all have a 20 page paper of which to be truly proud.
Yours truly,
Vendaval
P.S. Stock up on food before hand. Also, (music) breaks are a must-do.
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That sounds a lot like HiMCM, which is a math modeling competition. Teams of four get a math modeling problem and then spend the next 36 hours solving it. I couldn’t find a team this year, but some of my friends did it.
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Yeah!
Except Moody’s is only East Coast. But you can win up to $20,000! It’s probably smaller too.
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Ok, so my mom’s asking me if I want to go to public school next year. I’m not really sure, so my first thought was “Post on MB and ask for everyone’s opinion!”. So here I am. Anyhow, if I go to school I’d be in eighth grade, the last year of middle school. Would you recommend waiting for another year and just starting in high school, or going to middle school for one year to get the hang of how public schools work?
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Are you home schooled or in a private school? That gives us an idea of how much you know.
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She’s home schooled, I believe.
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Yes. I’m home schooled, but up to third grade I was in a Montessori school, which is almost like being home schooled, because you could do whatever, whenever you wanted to.
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I didn’t make the transition until college (which really is probably a class all of its own), and prior to that my only public school experiences was K-2, again not particularly applicable.
So….yeah, I really don’t know if you’d be better off going for 8th grade on, or just highschool….. [/unhelpfulness]
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Maybe wait till next year? I think it’s easier to start like that…
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Since you said you wanted to be in eighth grade, I would do that. But it would be a disruption two years in a row. That’s the way it is with our school system if you go to a K-6 school, then a K-8 school, then high school. But it did prepare me for the transition into high school ( I hope ). So yeah, I would go to the public school.
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Well, I’ve never been home schooled, and I go to a private school, so it’s hard to say from my personal experience.
However having moved around a lot and being in the new kid position before, I guess I do have some opinion. Let’s put it this way: if you start in high school, at least you won’t be the only new one, whereas everyone will already know each other if you start in 8th grade. I mean, everyone will be basically in the same position as you in high school, so if you’re worried about being the “new kid” you’ll sort of eliminate that problem if you start in high school. That being said, 8th grade is sort of like a transition step, so if you want a chance to get used to public schools, then there’s the place to do it. I guess it sort of depends on how well you trust yourself to adapt and how big a deal being the new kid is – those are things you’re going to obviously have to think through for yourself, and they’re definitely things to consider.
Anyways, I hope my ramblings didn’t confuse you too much. Honestly it’s your choice, and I can’t say, but overall I think I would start in 8th grade just because that’s the sort of person that I am, but it might not be the same for you. Whatever you decide, keep us posted and good luck!
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I would just like to also add that I came to a new school in 5th grade, and it was really good prep for middle school because I got a chance to establish friends and get to know my way around the place. That being said, obviously this is high school we’re dealing with, not middle school, (Two completely different places, I imagine.) and my 5th grade was also the same school as my middle school, so the friends I would be hanging out with would be the same in 6th as in 5th.
What CPM said is very well said, by the way.
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I would say wait until high school, so you don’t stick out as the new kid for the whole year.Everyone is new in 9th grade, so you’ll have an easier time.
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Yes. *agrees*
I was stuck in 5th grade…ick.
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Well, mostly people know each other already, actually. But in my district you’ve got 3/4 of the student body of two middles schools feeding into one high school, so there are also a lot of people you don’t know. Then you’ve lost some of your old friends to the other high schools, and you’re in classes with new people. So all in all, there’s a lot more room to make friends. I’d also say wait until high school.
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Well, this depends on your area/how you would adjust to school/how much you like homeschooling/how many people starting high school actually do know each other, etc. I also know nothing about the whole middle school-to-high school experience, because I’m not American. But this is my experience: In Australia, primary school is K-6 and high school is 7-12. I was homeschooled since first grade, and… I wouldn’t call it a ‘sheltered life’, but there were a lot of things I missed out on. The closest friends I had were MuseBloggers, but I was really freaked out at the thought of going to school, so the decision to start at eighth grade was very last-minute. I started two weeks into the school year, at a huge private(Catholic) school. My accent sucked. I’d never done any French before, The work sucked. I was in the worst house. But I made friends right from the start, even if there was a lot of unnessecary drama with the populars. I kept half of them. I was the newest addition to my house for the whole year, but when G came to my school I wasn’t the newest addition to my group. I would give a lot to have been there for Year 7, but as I said, it’s different in America. Also, most public schools here are crap, and the majority of private ones are Catholic, so there’s not much choice. So I think you should go for eighth grade, just so you can get used to public school.
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I think you should go to public school. Admittedly you can get stuck with rotten teachers and bad curriculums, but it’s a great experience to be part of a community like that, and to be making friends and complaining about schoolwork and such. I highly recommend starting in the eighth grade, because a lot of the people you meet will (presumably) go to your high school, unless you move or something.
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Personally i would want to make the transition in high school (oh wait that’s what i did :P). It’s a new experience for everyone, so you won’t be alone in your confusion, and there are a lot more extracurriculars to get involved in and everybody makes new friends and there are unicorns and butterflies (the unicorns and butterflies are a lie). Plus middle school kind of sucks. It did for me, anyway. I mean i thought it was fine at the time, but life has definitely been progressively way better since then.
But then i’ve always gone to public schools, so i don’t know. If you think you would do better at a public school or enjoy it more or something then you might not want to wait. It totally depends on your situation.
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138) I did something like that with a couple of me geek friends, but for science instead of math.
139) I would probably wait till high school, like ebeth said. It might just be awkward to be just coming in to a middle school where everyone pretty much knows everyone.
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Saw Alice in Wonderland! (Finally) Twas completely random but genius. B and M want to go see clash of the titans now, while A and are going to wait to marvel in the hilarious cuteness of “Babies”. Tells a lot about each of our characters.
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Apropos of nothing: Wikipedia informs me that on March 8, 1978, BBC Radio 4 broadcast the first episode of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
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HEY GUYS
WE GOT A PET RAT
AS YOU CAN SEE I AM VERY EXCITED!
It is the rat form the psych two classes (they have one do maze trials, another a skinner box) and two students get to take them home, and we got one We are still arguing over names. In the class it was “Goober” which I do NOT like. I want Al Capone but the sister doesn’t. I’m thinking Romulus maybe, but I still need to see what she thinks about it.
Any suggestions?
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I rather imagine you know what my suggestion will be, since I am so very creative and original. Scabbers.
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Yay rats!
Hmm… how about Caesar? I’m not a very creative person.
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How about Remus? As the forgotten twin of Romulus?
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I thiik that since Harry Potter, more people have forgotten Romulus that Remus…at least I have. Personally, I think any and all rodents should be named Pax….
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Nerva! Name him Nerva! Nerva’s my favorite Roman emperor.
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nero
only because i keep checking hark a vagrant for new comics and it’s still the one about nero
nero seems like a good name for a rat….idk
slightly more friendly names that come to mind: wickens, whickam (lol), oh god i’m thinking of that movie willard about 900000 rats afkjdgbfs
!!!! okay holy crap i wrote that before i read piggy’s comment,that’s crazy
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No one has commented on my wonderful story on the BiP thread yet. *pouts*
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I really should read And Another Thing. Anyone want to tell me how it was?
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Meh. I wasn’t very impressed.
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139- My neighbor goes to Catholic private school and she’s going to go to public school next year, when she starts high school. If that’s any help.
Actually, I do have some experience with that sort of thing… I moved around a lot in elementary school and I always made friends within a half-year of attending the new school. I would say it doesn’t really matter if you go now or wait until high school. In either case there will be both established cliques and outsiders. I suppose high school adds a level of confusion and stress that breaks up middle school cliques, which would help you in your quest for friends.
Whatever you decide to do, remember that it won’t really matter in the long run. Even if you go to middle school for a year, you’ll still end up in the same high school and with (probably) the same friends.
I’m looking at this from a social standpoint–I regard to education level, I would say go to middle school. Then the high school won’t be confused about your prerequesites and put you in the wrong math or something. Oh, and if your public school system has student IDs, you will have to deal with the hassle of obtaining one when you go to middle school instead of high school, where it probably takes much longer and you miss out on a lot more book-checking-out.
Now, a little insight in to MY life!
Everything’s piling up. Mr. C, the IB director person at my school, says that 2nd semester junior year is the hardest for diploma candidates and he’s right! I’ve got an English essay due after spring break (normally wouldn’t be bad but it’s a POETRY COMMENTARY! UGH!), lab work on the third Internal Chemistry Assesment (this is fun, but hard work), and, the biggie, the silly History Internal Assesment (or was it external…?). Stupid history… I have a tentative bibliography due on Wednesday, which means I have to find as many books and websites about the Boer War as I can and cite them all. Fun.
And, as always, the Extended Essay looms in the future… DUN DUN DUN *gasp* dunun. (inside joke.)
A good thing… THE GERMANS ARE COMING!!! More details on this later so the obligatory rush of “Have fun” and “OMG that’s so awesome” comments can come at a time more close to the actual date. Meh, this is the one time I get those sort of comments, so I might as well manage them.
Chokolit if you read it all.
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Germans…are…coming…?…what?!
*reads all, but is confuzzled*
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Today was actually pretty good for a Monday. March Madness is starting, and it was pijama day. I wore these pijamas with frogs on them and everybody thought the frogs were cute and I got all of these compliments.
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I’m not going to have a birthday party this year, but I don’t really mind because…
I’M GOING TO LONDON!!!
I’m so happy… It’s always been on my list of places to go and I’m so excited to see the sights… hopefully it’ll be very inspirational and I can draw lots of lovely places. *is very eager*
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I recommend: The London Eye (it has a very nice view, I’ve done that twice), the Tower of London (unfortunately did not get to see near as much as I would have liked–dratted choir tours and their tight schedules. We had maybe 2 hours there, nowhere near enough), ummmmmmmm. Suddenly I’m drawing a blank on places actually in London that you should visit.
Anyway, have fun!
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Globe theater, meridian if you have time, windsor, maybe the IWM?
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Yay!
I never have birthday parties. I’m going to Yosemite this year.
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the royal mews, the British Museum, Hampton Court if you have time for a day trip, Westminster Abbey, (charles Darwin’s buried there!) Piccadilly Circus (which is a square) the Museum of Natural history is amazing *absolutely loves london* and so much other stuff…
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Oooh, have fun!
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Well that was a nice visit. Thanks again to Gimanator for being as asanine about everything I say as ever.
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…weren’t you guys friends at one point?
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139 (hemlock) — i’ve been in public school my whole life so my perspective probably isn’t the best one, but I hated middle school so I kind of want to tell you to just wait it out until high school. but at the same time i don’t know if that would be a huge shock going from homeschooling to high school, since middle school is supposed to kind of ease one into the concept of moving classes and navigating around a campus etc.
i hope it works out,whatever you choose to do!
i need march to be over right now.in fact if it was just june that would be fantastic.
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My day utterly sucked. Actually, my last week sucked. Actually, the last year really sucked. Except for when we were in California.
I think I might be depressed. I’m always worrying about whether we’ll move back to California this summer, and I’m really scared we won’t. I keep wanting to cry at random moments.
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Don’t feel bad! We’re here for you!
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150: I agree- June sounds good. This week has already been crazy, and it;s only going to get worse.
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Hey, should I bring one, or the other, or the other, or the other of the four Muses I own to the kokon? Or all four?
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I say bring your favourite one, or all four. I was thinking of either taking the one about linguistics. Or the one about poop, but the cover of that one fell off.
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I have one about language…do you think they’re the same one? Because I was wondering which one I should bring…Mine are from May/June 2006 and April 2006. I only have two. Someone *coughPMcough* recycled the rest, and I stopped getting a subscription years ago. * loves public libraries *
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Recycling Muse? Sacrilege!
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Sacrilege indeed! No, the linguistics one about which I am talking is fairly recent.
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Recycling muse? I’m not marrying PM anymore.
I have lots of old muses which I shall bring.
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That was three years ago!
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*time travels* *prevents you from recycling muses* *comes back and sees everything is completely different* *realizes I stepped on a butterfly*
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Honestly, Enc, did you learn nothing from watching Dr. Who?
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Yes! I ignored the Doctor’s advice not to step on any butterflies!
Just kidding. I know that wouldn’t happen. I think.
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Well, the stepping on a butterfly probably wouldn’t change anything, but the preventing the recycling of the magazines might.
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Any amount you want.
LESS THAN FIVE DAYS!
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Okay, cool. I’ll bring four, so that way, we can leave something behind after we all implode. You know, to show the world the true nature of… wait, I have no idea where I’m going with this. *shuts up*
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Okay, so I was in Geometry today, and my teacher (who also teaches statistics) took out a book about statistics-The Cartoon Guide to Statistics. He was pretty surprised when I named the author. Really weird. I had never heard about him before outside Muse.
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135.4.2.2.1.2.1.1.1.1 – No. I’m marrying Logan Lerman, obviously.
Wait? What’s this whole feud thing between Gin and Ag? (Or maybe I shouldn’t ask…)
Soccer season started today! Yay! I’m sore, though.
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Neat, Piggy has a new phone. And 250 texts/month. And astonishment that it’s only Tuesday.
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Ooooh, sweet.
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Randomosity and Fireh, I am going to explode if you don’t write more of your fanfic. PLEASE write more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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@starr–No, I am!
@Piggy– How wonderful! I have yet to find the need to own a cellular phone, but I’m sure the peer pressure will get to me one day…
Today I wore my MuseBlog signatures T-shirt. I got a lot of weird looks, and some people complimented me on it, which I find sort of odd, considering none of them are MBers. Oh well. Tomorrow is a half-day, which means I only get a twenty-minute gym class! *uber happy*
Okay, now I’m being obnoxious. Toodles!
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After much diliberation and arguing, the rat’s name is Sir Colmilo. Milo, for every day use. My sister wanted something “cute,” and my mom wanted a realish name, and I wanted something that I liked. Colmilo comes from “colmillo” which means “fang” in spanish.
150- Yes.
I still don’t here back from colleges until April. I don’t know if I’ve even gotten into anywhere and it’s so stressful right now…
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What a great name, Jadestone! I can never think of creative names.
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I’ve named most of our pets (or suggested the names that ended up being picked). My ferret was Bandit, my sister’s parakeet Luna (she was blue), and various fish as well. I like coming up with names. I named all our appliances a while back.
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that’s a great name! i really like the name milo for a rat, for some reason. it fits!
i’m actually trying to enjoy the time before i find out if only because once i do i will have the soul crushingly impossible decision to make (potentially).
but of course i just feel impatient…i can’t stand high school it’s drivin me BONKERS
i actually think my hatred of senior year is blinding the the point where i can’t even feel stressed about college stuff right now but like i said, that’s not gonna last :/
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Yay! It’s a lovely name.
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Last night, my parents were both out until late at an event for my mom’s gallery, so when she went to her school board meeting tonight, she said she wasn’t worried about us because we did so well last night.
I felt like being silly, so I said “Yup, we did just fine. The building is all in one piece, and there most certainly ISN’T a mutant plant in the closet.”
“Why would there be a mutant plant in the closet.”
“Oh, uh, I didn’t say anything… and we most certainly WEREN’T experimenting with fertilizer…”
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I’m back! The only thing is…I wasn’t able to see the Grand Canyon.
We were staying in Vegas and were supposed to go there by helicopter or plane. The day we were supposed to go, it snows and the weather doesn’t allow us to go! I was so disappointed, but Vegas has some beautifully themed hotels! Also, I was able to see two Cirque du Soleil’s so,it was a fun trip anyways.
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DID YOU SEE BELIEVE
Sorry but I am sort of obsessed with that show. I really really really want to go see it D:
But I saw CdS’s Alagria on saturday
It’s too bad you couldn’t see the Grand Canyon, but I’m sure you’ll get the chance again
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I finished drawing the duck! *runs around happily*
16 hours. Not bad.
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Congrats! Take a picture. I wanna seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee……..
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I did scan it. And you did see it.
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Sorry I’ve been gone for the past two days, I’ve been on the computer for twelve minutes in the past two days. I’ll probably be off for several more days. See you soon as I can!
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I saw Alice in Wonderland in 3D tonight! It was quite lovely, and the first 3D movie I’ve ever seen.
Quite fun.
Then in the parking lot after the movie as we were going back to the car I stole dad’s hat and was weearing it with my 3D glasses and prancing about, alternating between the floatiness of the white queen and the craziness of the hatter.
Some guy leaned out of the window of his car and called out something, I think it was directed at me, but I didn’t hear what. Too bad, it’s always amusing to hear what someone says.
So. There’s a lot of posts, and I’m not all caught up. >.<
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Grumbleymumbleygr.
Our music teacher loves, and I mean loves, the sound of his own voice. Today we listened for thirty minutes while he lectured us on behavior and posture, then for twenty minutes as he yammered about listening while he’s talking, and then another thirty minutes because someone apparently was, and I quote, “disrespecting school property by playing the marimba too quietly. Now sit down! DOWN! IN YOUR CHAIR! C-H-A-R!” (yes, he actually did spell ‘chair’ that way. This is the second time he’s done it)
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OhmygodOhmygodOhmygod!!!!!! My brother is at the hospital right now, and he needs his appendix removed!!! I’m so worried!!!! :(!!!!!!!
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:O oh no! hope he’s ok. what’s wrong with it, do they know?
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It’s just appendicitis, I think. (Wow, I actually spelled that right!)
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I think usually appendix operations go pretty well. It’s not too dangerous most of the time I think. But I still hope your brother is OK. *choklit* *hugs for your brother*
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Oh my goodness, LBK! I hope that his operation goes well and everything turns out okay! *hugs*
P.S. I’ve just figured out how to access internet on my Wii, of all things. This was written on a Wii!
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Wow, cool!! I have yet to figure that out on my Wii. It doesn’t cost anything extra, right? I assume it’s just hooking your console up to an Internet server.
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Yes. You hook the Wii up to Wifi, then go into the Wii Shop Channel and download the Internet Channel. And it’s free.
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Uhuh. Quite easy…if you need help setting up your Wii for (teehee) Wii-fi, I can provide text assistance or a link to a helpful website.
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Thanks everyone. My dad says we’re going to go to the hospital at around 5, after the surgery and recovery.
SL-That’s awesome!
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*choklit* Hope your brother gets through the surgery ok. I’m afraid I can’t really share any real-life stories about appendicitis surguries because the only one I’ve ever heard of is that book character Madeleine (Sp?) from when I was little. And I’m pretty sure she doesn’t count, even though she seemed to get out ok.
Anyhoo, lots of hugs and choklit for you and your brother, and keep us posted!
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Best wishes to you and your brother. I hope the surgery goes well! (well, I suppose by now it is that I hope it went well as it is past five in many time zones.)
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It would be past 5 in pretty much everywhere, actually. Hawaii being the only possible exception I can think of…..((because once you’re past Hawaii, you cross over the International Date line, right? ))
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Ouch. You’ll have to let us know how he’s doing after surgery.
On a side note (out of curiosity), is an appendectomy (haha, I spelled it right first try) a day surgery, or is he going to be stuck in the hospital overnight/a few days? I know that many surgeries that used to be more involved are now only day surgeries because they’d adopted less invasive techniques. anyway, yeah, just curious.
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He’s in overnight, unfortunately. Hah, you can spell “appendectomy” right, but I can’t spell “unfortunately”?
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Surgery went well, I assume?
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Hope he’s okay! :O
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SFTDP Hey, all! Just got back, he’s fine. He actually had a heart-shaped band-aid on his belly button, where they went in. He as really tired/bored, though, so we didn’t stay long. See ya!
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Yay! That’s good. <3
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That’s good! Through his bell button? Wow, that really must not be a particularly invasive procedure at all…..Which is good, of course.
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*belly button. Apparently I can’t type…..
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Oh, good.
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Yay! *retrospective chocolate since I didn’t read this post until it had already happened*
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I hope he’s okay. My second cousin has his appendix
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Bleg. I took the National Latin Exam today. That was difficult. But there’s a lot riding on it. See, at our school we make wagers each year with the teacher. If a certain percentage of students medal, we get this prize, and if a higher percentage medals, we get this prize. This year, if I remember, the top wager is several movie days, several Latin Scrabble days, and a few days of harpaestum. Not to mention, everyone that gets a silver or a gold medal won’t have to take the final. So I hope everyone else did well.
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I took the Nation Latin Exam today also, and I thought I did alright. (What level/course are you? I’m sure you’re eons beyond me…I took Latin I. Ha.) Ours doesn’t count towards anything like that, although sometimes my teacher has the results loosely affect our grades, but otherwise, they don’t.
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I took the Latin III exam.
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ahaha good ol’ NLE. never studied for it. just like everything else in that class. i seem to recall doing decently though, because they handed out the shinies on awards night and i was supposed to go down to the stage to get something and i was in the balcony like “yeah i am not moving sorry” (balconies are far away!)
also, if our wager was extra movie days, the class would be solid movies. we had movie fridays and random other movie days, and occasionally a bit of latin. we even watched labyrinth because it was called “labyrinth”
ah, good times…
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135.4.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.4 (LittleBasementKitten)–
Actually, I’ve already finished it. Sorry! But I have been thinking of making another larger picture of all of the MuseBloggers (to show that I have no life), like someone did a long time ago (I’m not saying she didn’t/doesn’t have a life)… What was her name? Gwen, Gwin… Gwyn! It was Gwyn! Anyway, like the picture that Gwyn drew, although it probably won’t be nearly as good. I found it using the “Into The Unknown!” link a very long time ago, was utterly inspired, and have been meaning to actually tell someone about my idea since. What does everybody have to say on this subject?
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I love it! Totally do it!
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Yay! We’ll all be waiting.
I sort-of wanted to do that a while ago, but I’m a lazy person who has too many other things to do.
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I wrote a poem and sent it to my Language Arts teacher. She liked it, and she sent it to a bunch of other teachers. And then one of the teachers read my poem at the district board meeting, and now it’s on the district board website! And i got cake (and a giftcard)!
*dances around*
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Yay!!!!! I’m finally ungrounded! Life has been so horrible these past few days (not just because I couldn’t go online). Glad to be back!
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Yay! Welcome back!
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167- You did? Me, too! Latin IV Prose. It didn’t seem terribly hard, there were only a few questions where I had no idea whatsoever.
So I just sent an e-mail to a podcast explaining why I think Disney should collaborate with Virgin Galactic, and I hope they read my message on-air. I REALLY hope they like the idea and don’t think it’s just too nerdy.
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ATTENTION TO PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE IN MY LOVELY PICTURE THAT I PLAN ON DRAWING: Hello! If you would like to be in my pretty drawing of a MuseBlog family portrait, please leave a brief description of what you look like. Unless you want me to make up my own version of you. Okay. Bye. Thanks!
–Silver Keiffer
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I’m 5’4″, have armpit-length layered light brown hair, and have blue/green eyes that apparently have yellow in the middle. I’m on the chubbier side of average weight and I mostly wear jeans and shirts, although I’m wearing a dress today. I always wear a watch, generally wear Converse or Vans (or Rainbows in the summer), and never put my hair up.
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I’m 5’2, dreadfully pale, with goldish-blondish-brownish hair also about armpit length, I have blue eyes, and if I wear a dress of my own free will its a sign of the appocalypse. Oh, and I don’t wear bright colors or any version of pink.
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Oops. I guess my drawing of you is totally inaccurate. Except the pale part since it’s not colored. I’m sending it in anyway.
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Roughly five foot six, dark blond short hair, spectacularly handsome face (think Cary Grant, only more-so), wearing jeans and a black zippered hooded sweatshirt and black Chuck Taylors. If I must be drawn smiling, I have dimples.
Footnote: Any references that have been made to Cary Grant may or may not be accurate.
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You? Cary Grant? *laughs*
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I’m 5’7″, waist length (as in, I can almost sit on the very tips) dirty-blonde hair, which if not brushed within the past 5 minutes is rather straggly as it tangles horribly fast (but we can forget the straggly bit for the sake of the lovely picture), I’m almost 20…And you know what? Here, this is so much simpler:
https://musefanpage.com/blog/?p=5998
I have blue eyes, typically wear jeans and currently tank tops as the weather is warming up quite quickly here at college. A cute purpley semi-frilly peasant type sort of tanktop. But jeans and some sort of shirt are my typical attire. And I usually wear my hair up in a pollyanna anymore….
and my smile looks bad.
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I’m around 5’5″, and I have dirty-blond hair just past shoulder-length with partly-grown-out side bangs. Blue/grey/green eyes. Stupidly pale. Braces. Blue jeans and a black/grey t-shirt. Black knockoff converse.
Yup!
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Oh yeah, (I forgot to mention) I’ve taken to wearing a black ribbon around my neck, with the bow in the back.
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Very short (4′ 11″). Curly brown hair (approximately shoulder length). Glasses. Braces.
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5 foot 3-and-a-half inches! I have wavy dirty blonde hair that goes to my shoulders and greeny-blue eyes. I’m also on the chubbier side of average weight, am wearing either a cross-country T-shirt or one with some witty saying on it, wear jeans with ridiculous amounts of doodling on them, Converse so beat-up I’m not sure if they’re really shoes any more that are equally doodled on, and a watch. I am also wearing a vaguely Victorian-esque black hat, a denim jacket, and butterfly-shaped earrings. If I am wearing a skirt it is probably an undercover operation in order to infiltrate the Barbie Squad and take them down from within.
Good luck! Love the idea!
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I’m 5’2″ or thereabouts, with an oval face and a bob haircut that got really long…it’s a little shorter than shoulder-length, with bangs, dark brown. It’s long enough to be put in a ponytail if you prefer to draw it like that. I have blue eyes and a turned-up nose and I will wear whatever outlandish outfit you choose to draw for me, but bonus points if it’s a) period dress (any period) or b) involves kneesocks. I rather fancy the notion of myself in Alice-in-Wonderland garb, Tenniel (sp?) or otherwise.
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5’6¼”, medium to dark blond hair w/ natural highlights that’s a bit longer than shoulder-length, blue eyes, blue-ish wire-framed spectacles with fairly round lenses, ears not peirced, wearing a short-sleeve black “pure evil” HPB shirt, dark blue jeans, a sky blue cape with a purple lining that reaches down to my knees, purple or mango Crocs with tie-dye socks.
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Oh, and a duct tape bracelet on my right wrist, a necklace, and perhaps black fingernails?
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You look like I imagined. Only taller.
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I’m 5’7.5″, have shoulder-length straightish brown hair, and greenish/brown/hazel eyes. Chubbier side of average weight, glasses, jeans and shirts(often blue, but feel free to put me in another colour). I almost always put my hair up. No braces.
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I’m about 5 ft
I have brown eyes
I have blond hair
I’m pretty thin
I like dark blue swishy dresses
I like my slip-on Uggs
I have a cleft chin
I don’t have dimples
I WANNA BE IN THE PICTURE!!!!
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5’5″, shoulder length swoopy, wavy hair. Dark clothes, but not goth. Tannish skin, between Chinese and Caucasian.
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5’0″
Collarbone length, poofy dark brown hair
Tan (darker than Caucasian, but a tad lighter than Japanese skin colouring, under some lighting my skin looks green. Don’t ask.)
Dark brown eyes, with very large brown part that has a ring of black around it.
I’m a bit skinny (gah)…
I have recently found that I like wearing my short sleeve, dark/navy blue tshirt, and my almost-the-same-colour jeans. It looks really cool. And of course, my flamabulous white and purple sneakers that are so battered up.
(By the way… Enc, you describe yourself the way I would describe myself, except five inches taller. O_o)
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But, the brightest color I wear is navy blue.
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Hm, true.
*looks at self* *is wearing dark jeans, midnight blue tshirt, and black hoodie* *laughs*
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You’ve seen pictures of me, no?
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I’m about 5 foot 5, awfully pale skin of late, armpit length medium wavy brown hair which I wear down (it’s too bushy to do anything but that or a ponytail, unless copious amounts of hairsray are used), green eyes. Skinny. Always wears a watch on her right wrist and usually paints her fingernails blue. I don’t really care what clothes you draw me in.
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Er, 5’2″, short-ish shagy brown hair in kind of a beatles haircut that’s grown out some. Thin-ish with a somewhat roundy build. Round/oval face, straight but soft nose (if that makes sense. It’s not really angular, in other words). Uh, kind of large blue/grey/greenish eyes. Thick lips. Actually, all my facial features are kind of large. Hmm.
Anyway, wearing pretty much whatever. Usually jeans and a t-shirt of some sort, or a long flowing skirt. Or 18th century stuff. Or a combination of 18th century and modern.
Pretty much always wearing some sort of jewelry, like a necklace. Oh, and I have a turk’s head bracelet on my left wrist.
Threads that have pictures of me (though they’re all kind of old now):
https://musefanpage.com/blog/?p=1392
https://musefanpage.com/blog/?p=999
I thought there was another one, but I can’t find it, so oh well. Anyway. That should give you a general idea, since when people generally exclaim (after not seeing me for several years) “Oh! You look just the same, you never change!!” I’m sure in a few years I’ll be delighted to hear it, but for the time being it’s somewhat disheartening to be told I look the same as when I was 12.
But if you want to totally disregard all that and draw what you imagine, that’s fine too. It’s always interesting to hear (or in this case, see) what people guess you look like.
*realizes how long this turned out* *quickly submits*
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I’ve just finished the first page. (I’m drawing everybody in the order that they replied to my announcement, so there’s no real arrangement.) I have a question for Alice, though: What exactly do you mean by Alice in Wonderland garb?
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SFTDP- There’s really no point in describing your face (unless you actually want to do so), because I’m somewhat bad at drawing faces. They all end up looking the same.
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Can you wait until after the Kokon for me?
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Yep! I was planning to, anyway. (2 more days…)
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You know…dressed like Alice. I don’t care though; it’s merely that I just remembered my old blue dress and had a sudden desire to wear it again…I shall have to recreate it sometime… On second thought, put me in whatever costume you think I’d wear.
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Short-ish, glasses, caucasian, long brown hair, blue eyes. I tend to wear skirts and jewel tones. I always wear handmade earrings.
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oh. Other people were more specific as far as height and hair length. My hair is about mid-back, nearing my waist. “short-ish” means 5’5″ or 5’4″
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Another addendum. Sorry, I keep reading other people’s and realizing that being specific might lead to more accuracy. I’m on the thin side of average. I tend to wear sweaters.
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5’11”, “Moppy” (think Efron but more of a mess[ not completely straight, shorter) dark (almost black) brown hair. Brown boots (hiking), Cargo shorts, Grey t-shirt with pi symbol on it. brown eyes, somewhat pale (not albino, however) skin, no tan.
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ZEFRON!!
</AVPM>
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I’m 5’7″, shoulder length curly brown hair, greeny/hazle eyes. I own and wear lots of the same thing, which is brown capris, grey t-shirts and lime green birkenstocks. I am, unfortunately, fairly chubby.
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Shoulder lenghth Black hair, 5’4, glasses. Usually wearing jeans, a tanktop, my converses, and a sweater. Tan skin. ANd umm……brown eyes.
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I have dark brown/black hair, hazel/green/brown (mix) colored eyes, around 5’4″, and fairly pale skin. I don’t really know what I mostly wear…mostly just clothes, I suppose. Jeans and a sweatshirt mostly.
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OK. I’ll bite. 5’11” I’ve got short hair-slightly longer then buzz cut. Could be called somewhat blond, but it’s honestly a lot closer to brown. Pale skin, hazel eyes. Round, small nose, slightly up turned, and I think the best way to describe my face is… German. I’m almost always wearing jeans (if it matters they almost always have mud on the ankles) and a baggy blue sweatshirt with the president’s seal on it (pretty much the only one I own). I’m towards the thinner side of average body mass. Sorry if I wrote too much.
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I have brown wavy medium hair, brown-green eyes, soon to have braces, skinny, tallish. I wear sweaters, jeans, sneakers, a watch on my right wrist.
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Oh! Oh! Can I join?
I’m a girl. I have slightly-longer-than-shoulder length brown-gold hair. It’s wavy and poofs out a bit I wear jeans and brown shoes. On top, a longsleeve shirt layerd under a short sleeve one. I wear a large watch with a green strap. I have a mole/beauty spot/ whatever on my upper left lip.
Oh, and I’m 5’10” tall. If I’m too late, that’s ok.
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I don’t mind what you think I might look like. Actually, I want to know what you think. Just stick me in an orange shirt that says ‘Titan’ on it. (I don’t actually have a shirt like that but ah well!)
Thank you!
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Sort of curly reddish-goldish-brownish hair down to my lower spine, brown (again) eyes, tannish-brown skin, about 5′, skinny, generally wearing t-shirts with sparkly things on them and jeans, denim Everlast (basically Converse). I usually wear my hair down with a pink headband that keeps my bangs up. Weirdest feature: My ears are kind of pointy.
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I’m 5’6″, have shoulder length (very poofy) black-brown, hazel eyes, and am tan-pale-not pink. I’m a bit thinner than average, (always) wear a navy sweater with a thin white stripe every inch or so, jeans or dark corduroys, and dirty white sneakers. I also have squarish small glasses.
On another note, I noticed I look similar to starr. (Except that I’m two inches taller and that her hair can’t possible be as poofy as mine.)
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The both of you look similar to me. Except you’re both much taller.
And there is no way that /your/ hair could be as poofy as mine. It’s extremely poofy.
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5’2ish, black medium hair (thick), brown skin, brown eyes, not thin, or fat, in the middle. I enjoy wearing sweatpants (blue preferably) and a tee-shirt (blue usually as well). I always wear sneakers, white, pink, and orange, all on one sneaker. Also, I tend to have hair-ties (the things that put your hair up) around my right wrist (usually 3) and a blue flower bracelet.
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I seriously can’t believe how long I’ve been reading Muse. It’s been at least five years (EDIT: I just looked back at the archives and I was right–I began to receive Muse in January 2005). That makes reading Muse the third-longest commitment I’ve ever made, second to dance (Eight years, but I quit in middle school) and cello (Six years). I keep thinking what a different person I was back then. My favorite issues of Muse were the one with the food balls and the one with New Coke. Anyone remember those?
And, for kicks and giggles:
User: The Germans are coming!
Cleverbot: I don’t know how to speak german.
User: That’s OK, they speak English.
Cleverbot: Irish people speak English? I did not know that!
((Many, many questions and answers later… You can see the whole thing on the cleverbot thread if you want…))
Cleverbot: It’s good that they named you Alice.
User: Thank you. I like that name, too.
Cleverbot: Jajaj ok.
User: Was that German?
Cleverbot: Do you know that you are bot?
((Note that I am not actually named Alice))
Hmmm… I got SECOND CHAIR IN YOUTH SYMPHONY! That’s basically the best there is because there’s this guy that’s really superduper awesome at the cello that always gets first. Next in the lineup there’s me and two other girls that are at about the same skill level so we always compete. In fact, none of us has gotten second chair for two consecutive semesters. And then there’s a guy that’s pretty bad who always is in the back. I feel kind of sorry for him, but I think he’s a sophomore so he’ll get to be first chair when we’re all gone.
Oh, I totally forgot, the entire reason that I brought up old issues of Muse was because we read an article from Muse in TOK class this morning! It was very exciting because I loudly mentioned it was from Muse and someone two seats over exclaimed “Oh, yeah!” Unfortunately, it sounded like she had stopped receiving it long ago, but it’s good to know that someone that I am acquainted with at least knows what Muse is. By the way, the article in question was the one about baby memory from one of the 2006 Muses.
This post might even be longer than my last one! Of course, the entire cleverbot conversation may be skipped if desired.
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I remember those issues quite well. And the article. It seems I’ve only been subscribing several months longer than you–my first issue was September 2004, if I remember correctly.
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November/December 2004! I own a whole bunch of back issues, though–back to 2001 or 2002, I believe.
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We never read Muse in /my/ TOK class. Obviously yours is better. I did like mine, though. My teacher was good.
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Has anyone here read Cicada? It’s by the people who do muse and it’s like Muse for Literature and Language Arts, instead of Science, Math, Life the Universe and Pie throwing….
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Yes, I have a subscription.
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I tried to read a couple issues that I got from the library, but I didn’t like it nearly as much as Muse.
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149.1 (POSOC) Yes, although we were better friends before he joined museblog. He developed a habit of contradicting everything i say. Oh well.
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Please. You don’t consider us still friends? I do.
Don’t be so serious.
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*tries really hard not to laugh, even though that really isn’t funny AT ALL* sorry guys.
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It isn’t?
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Yes! Yes! The food styling issue was my favorite Muse of forever. The M&M ball was especially funny I started subscribing in early 2005.
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Not sure if this counts a a double post. I think most of the people who have provided descriptions are female, but assuming some aren’t, here you go.
5′ 2″
Hazel eyes, brown hair.
My skin looks pretty pale in the winter and lightly tanned in the summer (Caucasian).
I usually wear a t-shirt (wearing a FOX right now) and, if I can lay hands on them, stonewashed jeans. I have a regular face, no dimples when I laugh, but I laugh a lot. I don’t have, like, heavy eyelids, and I’m not goth.
So, yeah.
Oh, and I also listen to my iPod touch a lot, so if you want, you can draw me in with earbuds, and my hands tend to be in my pockets a lot.
I do have really big feet.
I, uh, do get to see the drawing when you’re done, right?
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Dang it! Triple post. Oh, the eternal shame! *groks* Medium length dirty blond hair! Not any longer than two inches, and usually pretty mussed up.
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174~ I’ve been reading Cicade for awhile now, It’s a good magazine.
SQUEEAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My car has tags now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! More squeeage and an excess of exclamation points!! Yay!!!!!!
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Hello. I sort of should have said this already so here goes. I actually know fishy and daisy in real life. The reason I didn’t tell them (and you guys of course) was that I had already posted about, you know, me and there are things that they didn’t know about me (like the R&R thread) and I wanted it to stay like that, if you know what I mean. I realized the stupidity of it and so I told them, and now you. I’m really sorry about that. Forgive me?
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Of course we forgive you! In my humble opinion, it wasn’t really something to be sorry about, anyway. It’s perfectly understandable that you didn’t tell them at first, though.
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Of course we forgive you! I understand completely, actually. I mean, in a way that’s sort of cool, but in another sense, I can understand how it would be sort of awkward if you posted things you wouldn’t normally tell the people in real life.
Anyway, of course I still love my flamablamablous (Sp?) twin.
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There’s nothing to forgive…..Being hesitant to let on that you are known by some of the other ‘bloggers when you’ve posted private stuff (like R&R) make total sense.
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Phew. I just wasn’t sure whether or not to say sorry. Thanks for understanding.
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So, What’s happened in the *looks at calender* *!!!* about a month and 10 days since I was free from illness and homework last?
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Nice. After that semi-boring stint with cavemen, we get some action with Daleks. The classics aren’t boring after all.
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Oh, some of them are. The first serial (the one with the cavemen, which you just watched) was rather dull. And then there was one that sticks out in my mind as being absolutely mind-numblingly dull. “The Web Planet”, the 13th serial, the 5th one of Season 2.
But, of course, there are some wonderful serials, as well. That reminds me. I’ve been in the middle of a serial for well over a week now….The 21st serial, it’s very long, 12 episodes, 9 of which are reconstructions…..I’ve watched 3 episodes of it, meaning I’ve watched a grand total of 93 episodes of Classic Who (22 have been recons, meaning 87 more recons to go), which means I still have…..*looks at guide, does subtraction* 604 episodes left to go. Yeah….This is going to take a long, long, long, long, long, long, long time. I’ve only watched 93 episodes since mid-December.
((Apologies for the ramblings. I ramble a lot when I don’t get enough sleep))
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We got to watch Up in Spanish class today. Wonderful movie.
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Female
5′0″
Short, curly brown hair
Caucasian, not tan, but not really pale either
Hazel eyes, with boxy brown glasses.
On the athletic side of “average”
Black leggings, denim jacket over purple turtleneck sweater, and red-and-black striped fingerless gloves.
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(172.16) Silver Lining:
Alice is talking about the original illustrations by John Tenniel. Here’s one that shows (the Victorian) Alice’s clothes well:
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A DUCK! A DUCK! *hyperventilates* Sorry. Got a bit out of control there.
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Ducky, post 183.1——
Oh, dear. Call the paramedics, here she goes again.
*heheh* I like ducks. They’re so…I dunno, your name sums it up pretty well. Ducky. Me had a few in my pond once…a mallard and whatever you call the girl duckies.
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Um…
Mallards and….. Uhm…. I know this.
We get mallards and the occaisional Canadian Geese in our backyard seasonal pond. It’s cool.
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Those are the illustrations in the version I own. They are quite excellent, aren’t they?
I was just flipping through the book, and I realized that the principal of my school look exactly like the Duchess.
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And that would be the scene where the tea party experiences unusual gravity, yes? (Cosmos reference)
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@Robert– Thanks!
Tonight I’m going to see my school’s production of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I’m so excited! In honour of opening night, the usual savagely loud and obnoxious bells that indicate the end of the period were replaced by snippets of songs from the show.
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174) I READ IT! It’s really quite amazing. Have you submitted a piece for the Slam?
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The spelling bee is tomorrow!! Everyone keeps telling me I’ll win.. it’s making me nervous.. I don’t think I am going to win.
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I am in love with my car. It was a gorgeous warm day out, so I put the top down to drive to my violin lesson, SO MUCH FUN! It feels totally different than Mom’s car though, it’s easier to stall out, it has power steering and it’s way quieter. Oh, and yeah it looks totally different looking out over an obnoxiously red hood than an off-white one.
I’m kind of extremely excited. xD
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I’M IN LOVE WITH MY CAR!/GOT A FEEL FOR MY AUTOMOBILE…TOLD MY GIRL I HAD TO FORGET HER/SPEND MY MONEY ON A NEW CARBURETOR ….
“I’m In Love With my Car” by Queen
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Esperanto seems easy. I think it’s the first language I can realistically teach myself.
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*grits teeth* I. Hate. My. Life. I. Hate. Reading. Class. I. Hate. The. World. *un-grits teeth* I had to do a stupid assignment for Reading where you have to draw a scene from the book we were reading and say what it is and why it’s important. So, I did that, and guess what? IT WAS’T GOOD ENOUGH, according to my mom!!!!! When is she going to learn that I’ not her!!!!!!! I don’t believe in first drafts!!!!! I believe in erasers!!!!!!! ARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!
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Oh, LBK, I hate it when people tell me stuff isn’t good enough. At least I tried!
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*pies*
I’m sure your drawing looked really good.
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So I was talking to my friend Chloé on IM, and I was typing down the lyrics to the Mulan song: “Let’s get down to business/to defeat the Huns…” But for some reason I apparently wasn’t thinking, because this is what I typed instead:
“let’s get down to business, to delete the huns”.
FAIL.
Sorry for all the double posts, GAPAs, I’m a demon today.
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Chinese cybermen!
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They’re no match for Genghis Caan.
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Don’t you mean Genghis Khan?
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No.
That was a Clever Portmanteau of Genghis Khan and Dalek Caan.
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*shudder*
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Gotta love Dr. Who.
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That’s a great song. I think that’s one of my top 5 running songs.
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March 16…March 16…I must make it to March 16. Actually, March just needs to be over. After March 16th there are only two things I need to be concerned for (instead of the three things until then), although there’s a possibility of four things…drat.
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it is so hot in here. my roomies are all strange and like heat. next year when i have a SINGLE ROOM it will be nice and cool!
oh, you heard right. i got a single room. without even trying the dorm i requested was full (everyone and their grandmother wants to live there) so they put me in the other one just like it, which was closed this year for renovations and used to be grad students only (which is why nobody requested it) but they’re putting in undergrads now.
i’m still slightly terrified that they’ll realize i’ll just be a lowly soph and take it back. but it is good. i love my roommates and everything but living with people isn’t my favorite part of college (living -next- to people is terrific though. so best of both worlds for me next year :P)
also, my friends from high school (who are all on spring break unlike poor little me) are picking me up tomorrow to go do s’mores. i’m way excited for that.
and i’m about to go play outside because it is nice out with people, so hopefully that will mean i won’t get raped (there have been like two rapes and a shooting here recently, it’s kind of frightening. they all happened at like 3AM or so though, and i know the shooting at least was way out in one of the parking garages in the urban-y-er part of campus and didn’t involve students) but yes. that should be fun. the playing outside, i mean.
and i only have two more exams! plus an oral exam in italian tomorrow. and then the legit italian exam, and then math. but band is over, we just had our last concert, and there were cookies afterward as well.
life is, in short, excellent.
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187.1~ I was unaware that there was a song by that title. It figures though…
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Somethings weird with my time. It’s saying I posted around 16:whatever, but it more like 20-something:whatever.
Anyone know why?
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194~ Different time zone? The ‘blog is set to central (US) time. Either that, or is there a possibility that your computer’s time and date are off?
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I’m in central time. Computer clock was right. Another mistery for the ages
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I need to find something better to do than posting on Museblog at 2:52, Eastern time…except that I know what I have to do and am avoiding it. Yay for procrastination, except when it lands you sleeping through very important classes that you have to pay utmost attention to lest you find yourself behind for the rest of the quarter year. Ugh. Tomorrow’s gonna be fun.
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Sorry, not funny. I am totally feeling your pain, however, having put off writing a paper (due this afternoon) until around 9:30 last night. Several long hours later (somehow still, at times, procrastination filled), I finished. And finally got to bed at 3 am last night. Which is bad. As I have a hard time staying awake in organic chemistry as it is, plus I have a cell bio midterm this morning, as well……*sigh*
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I know the feeling… *is kind of glad that Internet shuts off 1 AM* Although according to my friends, Robot Unicorn Attack still works. It’s a miracle that anyone ever does any work.
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I went to bed last night at 11:30 pm.
I fell asleep at 4am.
HOW IS THIS FAIR? HOW? HOW???
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It’s not. It’s a unique torture.
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So the next day I slept through the entire first period. I don’t think my teacher was happy, as it’s not the first time…
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Ouch. I’ve been up late countless nights either procrastinating on working on things or actually working on them, but…..I have yet to sleep through any of my classes. I mean, there have been times where I’m fighting falling asleep in organic chem more times than I care to think about, but…
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(sigh) Bad day. I, along with my friends, discovered that our headmaster combs his ear hair. We were in the office and we heard this “agh-Ooooww!” noise from the headmaster’s office. When we peered around the door, he was bent over, scrunched up in pain with a small comb stuck in his ear hair. SOMEONE (coughcoughIwilllkillher) snorted and he spun around, tripped over his power cord, and fell over. So, ten whacks with a ruler and I had to stay behind with my friends and mop pretty much the entire third floor.
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… + + *choklit*
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Sorry, not funny, but……
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191- Beware of the ides of march! (sorry, I couldn’t resist).
197- If I summed up all the homework assignements I didn’t do because of MB (or procrastinated for longer than 3 days), the list would be even than the english essay I’m supposed to be writing…
198- Headmasters…
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Actually, the two big things I’m worrying about happen on March 15th.
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Yayz! I found a cake recipe of chocolaty Dalek awesomeness! If only I could eat it…
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*is quite literally making pitiful sounds of longing*
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*” “*
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Today my math class celebrated Pi Day. I was so proud. My friend who moved away in January also came back for a surprise visit at lunchtime. It was so nice to see her, but disheartening to hear that she hasn’t made any friends.
And the Kokon is tomorrow! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
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Finals are over! Now I can worry about mastering my flute solo by tomorrow night…
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I got back from Spain on Monday. Jet lag is brutal.
Spain is amazing.
OH MY GOD I wish I could stay there… It was just beyond amazing. We did amazingly at both concerts; people in the audience were actually crying. I met AWESOME people from both conservatories.
The first guy, Jorge, was hysterical. We told Jorge that it was a tradition in America to tug on a birthday person’s ear, so he went up to a boy whose birthday it was (not really, everyday is his birthday, but that’s another story) and tried to tug his ear, for which he received a strange look and a slow back away. But Jorge was messing with us too.
Jorge: “So, do you want hot Spanish girl? I can get you a girlfriend for the night.”
Tom (birthday boy): “Uhm, no, no thanks…”
Jorge: “Are you sure? Clara! Venga! See? She is hot!”
Clara: *gives Jorge and Tom weird looks* *walks away*
We didn’t really meet many more people form the first conservatory except Jorge. At the second conservatory though, there were a lot of cool girls we were talking to, and there was a really good looking flute player, which was strange to us because our male flute player is sorta creepy.
Of course all of the girls were flirting with him. Okay, fine. I was too. A little bit. But the other girls were over the top.
“Geraldo, can I have your email?” “Sure, do you have paper?” “Oh, no, but I have a pen. You can write it on my arm! *flirty giggle*”
The people in Spain were really nice and polite. When we were in a shop, they asked us why we were here from America, and when we told them why, they thanked us for the music, and they said they really appreciated it. The other thing I really liked about Spain was the culture. Everything is so mixed there! It’s sooooo beautiful there…..
I’d keep on writing about Spain, but I just can’t possibly write it all down. It’d be like, ten pages. Bye for now!
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Sounds like you had fun!
By the way, I have a flute problem – see the Making Music thread for details, please.
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Welcome back! I’m glad you had such a great trip! It sounds like a lot of fun!
Now you make me want to go visit – I was so fortunate to get the chance to live there for two years awhile ago, and it was so much fun! The culture, language, and food is all wonderful. Unfortunately that was during my pre-hormone time, because the guys are cute. Always a bonus. Anyway, nice to hear about the trip!
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So today was the end of Spirit Week, and Juniors came in second!
We won tug-of-war last night (While I was at SAT Prep), and we were judged as having the best-decorated showcase window. In the lip-synch competition, our team won for their great performance of Bohemian Rhapsody. The girl who “sung” the “Mama” part was at the back of the theater, and nobody in the audience had any idea she was there until the spotlight turned to her and she started her part.
So we won that, too.
Then, we had Quiz Bowl, and everybody cheered when I got up to go onstage, which was really weird, but not unwelcome. We knew most of the answers, but the Seniors kept buzzing in first, so we didn’t win.
But after that, I walked to the library and saw that all of my space shuttle posters from last week were still on the telephone poles where I’d taped them! I stopped to fix one where I hadn’t taped down a corner, and an old guy walked by, so I said, kind of loudly:
“Do you think it looks alright?”
He backed up, came to look at the poster, and said “It looks very good, what’s it for?”
“This is the official NASA picture for the next space shuttle mission.” I explained.
“The next shuttle? Oh. That guy in the middle looks kind of old, I’m surprised to see him there.”
“That’s Alan Poindexter, the commander. The shuttle’s actually pretty light on the passengers. It’s only 3-gs. If you’ve been on a really good roller coaster, you’ve felt worse.”
“I didn’t know that. But yeah, it looks very good.”
So the old guy left and I thanked him, and then kept on walking to the library.
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Oh, good lord. Look at this…..GAPAs, if this comes through funny, can you repair it? I think it’s supposed to look like a bunny/Pokemon.
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Awwwww…. cute!
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Awwww…so adorable!!!!!!!!!!
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Is it a bad sign that I know all the words to “We Didn’t Start The Fire” and I didn’t live through any of those events?
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No.
Harry Truman, Dorris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray, South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio …
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…Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, Television, North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe…
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I just went and listened to this song and realized that, while I had never heard the song before, I had heard its Jibjab parody. Cue lyric confusion inside my head where what I was listening to wasn’t the same as what I expected it to be.
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Well, my school’s swimming carvinal was yesterday. My house won. We also got the spirit cup. I suppose I should be celebrating, but it’s too much to process. The crazy hair, loud screaming, painting faces blue, etc. definitely shows our house pride, but our participation? Three of the populars were asking me to do some relay thing with them even though I’m a bad swimmer, because there was no-one else to ask. *shakes head* Still, one of the teachers gave us lollies for our pains. And there was the fun we had waiting for the bus to the pool (some girl tried to put a purple scarf on my French teacher’s head).
We couldn’t stand in the other houses’ areas, so I went outside and let ilh do my hair. I didn’t get to talk to L much because her friends annoy me. I only saw G and some other people when we were in the same events. J was away. I had fun with D, ilh, and some other random people (V was there, but of course nothing to do with her was fun). Then V, some girls from my homeroom, and D disappeared (the pool is within walking distance of the mal), so I spent the rest of the day sucking at swimming and wanting to get back to school. Our “war cries” were fun though. So it was all right.
And now I am sitting in front of the computer, trying to find new ways to procrastinate. What else?
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And…. the kokon is today! OHMYGOSH!
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Ohmygosh! Have fun, you guys! *heaps piles and piles of choklit onto all Kokon-ers to get them excited for the day* [Not that they need it, if they’re all as hyper as Enc appears to be.]
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Have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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All through yesterday, at random times in the day, I would go, “OH MY GOD THE KOKON IS TOMORROW!” and my friends would say, “We know. You’ve told us.”
And today I woke up at 5:30 and couldn’t get back to sleep, and my heart was going at like a million beats per minute. And I’ve already had like five or six bad dreams about the kokons, (well, I wouldn’t call them bad, but they weren’t good and left me with a nasty ominous feeling.) And I still haven’t been able to grasp the fact that I’m going to meet Enceladus and Silver Lining and Deathbringer (I can’t remember her new name…) and AM and Beetles. I can’t believe it. Literally.
And the hours are passing so slow, like it’s Christmas and you woke up to early and now you have to wait two hours for your parents to agree to let you go downstairs.
Would you say I need to kokon to happen as soon as possible?
Also, would you say I have serious problems?
Also, would you say I’m a stalker?
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Atansyal. With an apostrophe added somewhere.
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I just looked it up. Atan’tsyal. I think.
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Atan’syal.
Right in the middle.
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Have fun!
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Oops, I already sent you guys a little note on the Kokon thread…but have tons of fun!
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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! That’s the sound of me shrieking. It’s today it’s today it’s today! Thanks, starr, LBK, Selenium, and Fireh! Starr–If the museum has Wifi, we could give you updates by the second. But I think someone else already said that. *is too lazy/hyper to check* EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
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*joins in with Enc, SL, and SR, and whomever else appears to be freaking out. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! *jumps up and down* *bounces Ringo*
The Kokon is in an hour and thirty-five minutes when I hit the comment button!
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EEEEEEEEE!
That’s the sound of me shrieking, because I live in San Diego and therefore can’t go to the Kokon!
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Welp, I have a piano competition in a few hours. I’m not ready, but I didn’t expect to be so. Such is life.
Have fun, all y’all goin’ to the Kokonvention.
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my friend Ariana had a piano competition today after she took the SAT and played in one of our ultimate games….
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I think my computer is trying to tell me to do my homework by it’s stubborn refusal to properly connect to the internet.
Kokonventioneers, have fun, and don’t scare too many innocent civilians….. *pies*
Piggy~ Good luck, I’m sure you’ll do fine.
Fiddler is feeling rather horrid. She had a sore throat yesterday, and it’s remained and invited it’s friends the drippy nose and stuffed up ears along with general feelings of crappiness. Copious amounts of tea and tissues are on the job, as well as a warm sweater, blanket and heater.
Blah.
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Blah sounds about right. *gives get well candy because I’m running out of virtual choklit*
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I keep wanting to change my avatar both here and on Facebook. Just for a change, you know. I just can’t summon up enough willpower to actually go out and take the pictures I want, upload them, and then change it.
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That’s why I upload a ton ahead of time, so I can just pick the one I want.
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Okay, so I woke up today to the happy news that I didn’t have SAT prep after all! I did my Math and Spanish homework, then went to the library for 4 hours of research for my Star Wars story. Time well spent.
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Star Wars marathon on Spike. Oh, Anakin, I love you so.
Also: Nearly 900 comments?
Philis may be making a comeback O.o
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Deja vu, I was just watching that.
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The Germans have come! Now you get to know what I’ve been talking about for the past week!
“The Germans” are the foreign exchange students that came from Munich last last night! I was really nervous because I was afraid that mine wouldn’t like me and we wouldn’t have anything to talk about, but we actally have had some delightful conversations! They were mostly about topics that we’ve learned about in history. It’s interesting because she’s very exasperated about learing about WWI for the fourth time and I’m realy excited about learning about the Russian Revolution.
My exchange student is going to stay for two weeks and then the entire group is going to go down to San Francisco and then back to Germany. It’s a really short period of time, but I get to stay at her house when I go to Germany in the summer, so I’ll get to know her a little bit better.
Ack! Someone from GERMANY is in our spare bedroom right now! Exciting! I think, after I post this, I will go and try to get her to play a board game with me.
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That sounds so awesome! You’re going to have an awesome time I hosted a Belgian student for about a week in eighth grade, and it was so much fun.
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It’s PI DAY! w00t! Happy Pi Day, everybody. (Haha, I got there first.)
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Is it really the 14th where you come from? I was hoping to be the first one to post that, but i was gonna wait til midnight in 2+ hours.
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Yes, it’s already the 14th here. In fact, it’s already been the 14th for almost 11 hours. So sorry to spoil it for you, but this is one of the few perks I get from living out here (in Hong Kong).
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PtH, you can still try for first in your time zone.
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Yes, that’s a good idea. Sorry I got overall first though. *choklit*
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Aw, oh well. I’m slightly disapointed (again) because none of my friends understand why pie day is doubly amazing, and my dad doesn’t understand why his craving for pie, tonight, made me sad. I was saving that pie in the freezer all year, and he gets a craving tonight, really???
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Aw, that’s too bad. Maybe you should make another pie, that could be your project for today! And in honour of Pi Day, instead of giving you choklit, I shall give you choklit pie. *gives choklit pie*
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Seriously? where I am it’s not pie day for another 2 and a half hours, and I posted this WAY after you did.
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Yes, it’s really Pi Day here already. I’m not joking!
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3.14159…
Just getting ready for tomorrow, which occurs in approximately….an hour and half.
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10 more days till I become a paleo! (March 24th.) *dances* *everyone stares* *hides in shame*
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All right, the ultimate question: Gold or Silver?
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Pertaining to what? For me, silver for jewelry and gold for competions.
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Depends what the necklace looks like and if it comes with matching earrings… Although I assume you don’t mean that kind of gold or silver 
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210.1~ Thanks. *munches*
214~ That sounds like fun!
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Hmph. I’m in a bit of a dilemma. There’s a sweet sixteen party for a girl that I’m not very close to, but I’m still friends with. It’s really not my kind of party: TONs of people, formal dress, she’s rented a historical house in our town. My moma thinks I should go, but she just….doesn’t understand me. A few of my friends are invited, but they are much more party people than I am. My best friend, who is the ONLY one I trust not to leave me if I have a social breakdown (I have some major problems) is not invited. Then, there’s the fact that I would have to cut off a visit to my big sister early to get back in time. So, it sort of seems like, with all that ^ I shouldn’t be going, but part of me wants to go, just because, and I always have the option of walking home…
I hate teenagerly dilemmas.
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Go! Formal parties seem intimidating, but you can wear such nice dresses *drools* *is obsessed*
As for social things- I go to a ballroom dance class, and met a girl from my school who goes there on a different day (I only go with at least 3 friends). I was surprised to find out that she went there completely alone, having just moved here from Greece and all. But going alone, she now knows everyone who goes to her class by name and is friends with at least half. I wouldn’t recognize most of the people in my class, since I’m constantly surrounded by my own friends. Somehow, I like her attitude better. The best people to know (in my opinion) are those who also stand alone sometimes. Perhaps your BF could gatecrash, or… I don’t know about social breakdowns, but I don’t think the world will end if you spend half the evening sitting behind a giant fern or go home early.
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*sings*
Stayin’ up all night,
workin’ on NHD,
or perhaps I’m not,
BUT
I
DON’T
CARE!
La dida dida dida dida~
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You moved on? Good for you if you did! I didn’t. Now there’s not really a chance of me meeting you. Darn.
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Haha! I did it! I stayed up and watched the computer clock! It went from 1:59:59 to 3:00:00! Haha!
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Dang. I was just saying something about an hour ago (12ish, in my time zone) to a friend of mine about pi day….You know, that the “real” pi day was 3/14/15, but that March 14 in general was pi day, not even freakin’ realizing as I was saying it that March 14 was then and now, not several weeks into the future…..
At this time, I’d just finished watching to Dr. Who episodes with said friend–I may have convinced him to start watching DW–“Empty Child” and “Doctor Dances”. It was a trade-off: He wanted me to watch anime/manga, I was like, “Okay, well, you should watch Doctor Who.” Him: “Okay, if we watch a *insert name of guy who did the movie* film first.” Me: “Okay.”
So…..We watched Howl’s Moving Castle (and when the credits rolled, I realized there was a reason other than anime people on the blog that I recognized the name. Dianna Wynne jones.) It was good, bit weird thinking that an anime dude was hot, but it was good. And then we watched the two DW episodes, the 3rd time I’d seen them, and I was giggling almost constantly. Alan’s brain works too fast for me, he’d riddled out pretty much what was going on by midway through the 2nd episode, if not sooner. I don’t recall having a clue…But then, i wasn’t trying, really.
Anyway, I really ought to turn forward all my clocks and head to bed. It’s 2:20 now, what with DST.
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