August Random Thread: Happy New Year!

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Welcome, Neophytes! (August 2011 edition)

If you’re new on the blog, please stop by this thread and say pie — er, hi.

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August 2011 “Happy Birthday!” Thread

Known Muser birthdays this month*:

1 August – MuseBlog (2005), Armada (1996)
3 August – peary moppins’s 5K Day
3 August – Cat’s Meow’s 6K Day
7 August – Koppar
8 August – small but fierce (1998)
10 August – gingerkid (1996)
13 August – Pie Girl
21 August – Alice (1993), Adeia (1996)
22 August – Mikazuki (1998)
27 August – Errata (1996), Rainbow*Storm (1997)
30 August – Thief of Light (1998)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between November 23 and December 23, 1997.
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between February 27 and March 29, 1995.
You turn 7,000 days old this month if you were born between June 2 and July 2, 1992.

You will have been on MuseBlog for six months if you started posting in February.

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

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Musecast 9

The flamablamablous cathassus of the recent Westernmost Maryland Kokonvention has now been immortalized in its own Musecast.

Posted in Life, Nonrandom Craziness, The Universe, Things We like | 38 Comments

Muse Academy Class Discussion

We’re still not 100% sure what Shadowkat has in mind for this thread, but let’s give it a whirl.

Posted in Life, Muse Academy, The Musiverse | 36 Comments

Happy Moon Day!

It has been 42 years since the Apollo 11 lander touched down on the moon. Most MBers seem to agree that that was a Good Thing, and the moon hasn’t objected, so — as in past years — here’s a thread to mark the occasion.

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July Random Thread, Part 2: Happy New Year!

Pie chart of Australian budget

The Random Thread continues its celebration of the Australian fiscal year by presenting a pie chart of Australia’s national budget. Pie for everyone!

Continued from Part One.

Users’ Manual: Obey The Rules. Consult The Guide. Have fun!

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“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two”: The Movie

A place to discuss not only the movie, but also the end of an era, how the whole Harry Potter phenomenon has affected you, and anything else that’s on your mind.

Mind your spoiler warnings, please. If in doubt, you can paste in this one:

HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER HARRY POTTER SPOILER

That should be long enough, we think.

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Interactive Fiction (IF)

One of those things that happens in summer.

Continued from the first July random thread.

Piggy is running the show.

Choklit Orange has just Opened the PIANO.

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Muse Discussion – July/August 2011

It’s probably too late for a roll call for this issue*, so we’ll just post a discussion thread this month. Muse subscribers, what did you think?

*In which, among other things, Robert reveals the ultimate fate of the universe and what would happen if everybody on Earth jumped up and landed at the same time.

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July Random Thread: Happy New Year!

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Welcome, Neophytes! (July 2011 edition)

If you’re new on the blog, please stop by this thread and say pie — er, hi.

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July 2011 “Happy Birthday!” Thread

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

July 01 Penty’s 7K Day
July 03 Kokonilly’s birthday (1996 – light blue/lime green)
July 05 shadowfire’s birthday (1996)
July 09 Lizzie’s birthday (1991)
July 09 Axa’s 7K Day
July 10 Koko’s Apprentice’s birthday (1996)
July 13 Rosebud2’s birthday (1998)
July 16 Bibliophile’s birthday (1998 – green and violet)
July 18 Midnight Fiddler’s 7K Day
July 20 Silver Lining’s birthday (1997 – lime green and silver)
July 22 IBCF’s birthday (1993)
July 26 Agrrrfishi’s birthday (1994 – sky blue, navy, and bubblegum pink)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between October 23 and November 22, 1997.
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between January 27 and February 26, 1995.
You turn 7,000 days old this month if you were born between May 2 and June 1, 1992.

You will have been on MuseBlog for six months if you started posting in January.

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

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Happy Tau Day (June 28)!

Rhymes with cow? Rhymes with law? Never mind. The important thing is that tau equals two pi, and two pies are better than one.

You’ll find a more extensive explanation here.

Posted in Non-Muse news, Nonrandom Craziness, The Universe | 6 Comments

Enceladus’s Webcomic

Six letters, delivered on the same day, at the same time.
All for the same purpose- or perhaps purposes?
Whatever.
All that matters is that the letters have been delivered.

So it begins…

Posted in Fiction, poetry, and fanfiction, Sound and images | 110 Comments

Many Happy Returns of the Season!

The summer solstice (or winter if you live in the southern hemisphere, as MBers sometimes do) occurs today, June 21, at 12:16 p.m. MuseBlog time.

So, how’s it going?

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June Random Thread, Part 3 — Happy New Year!

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Chess: Purple Panda vs. bookgirl_me — 0-1

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Quotations, v. 2011

You’re right: we’re long overdue for a new Quotations thread.

Continued from Quotations, 2010.3.

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June Random Thread, Part 2 — Happy New Year!

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Chess: Tesseract vs. Radiant_Darkness — 0-1

Ratings beforehand: Tess 110, RD 140.
Ratings afterward: Tess 90, RD 160.

Posted in Chess, Games completed, The Universe | 6 Comments

Chess: Koko’s Apprentice vs. Purple Panda — 1-0

MuseBlog ratings before the game: KA, 200; Pan, 150.

Posted in Chess, Games completed, The Universe | 27 Comments

Just for the Record

In the United States, at least, today (and the first Friday of every June) is National Doughnut Day.

We knew you’d be thrilled.

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June Random Thread, Part 1 — Happy New Year!

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Welcome, Neophytes! (June 2011 edition)

If you’re new on the blog, please stop by this thread and say pie — er, hi.

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