August ’07 Incredible Morphing Chameleon Thread

Also known as a “not-so-random discussion thread,” this forum tries to stay on topic longer than the random threads do. Newcomers should read The Rules and The Guide before plunging in.

Current topic: Nervous habits
Irrational fears
Superstitions

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Welcome, Newcomers! (August 2007 edition)

New and confused? Stop here first for help and a warm welcome, MuseBlog style. Be prepared for airborne pastry.

Please read The Rules. You might also glance at The HG2MB (Hitchhiker’s Guide to MuseBlog), which contains helpful hints regarding local customs, lingo, and other peculiarities of the blog; smiley information included.

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Don’t Forget These Threads (August 2007 edition)

Want to keep traffic coming to your favorite parts of the blog? Post ’em here. For starters, of course, there’s Don’t Forget These Threads (July 2007 edition)

(Note: It helps a lot if you include the URL (Web address) with your requests.)

ADVENTURES IN THE MUSIVERSE
Pie Isle (Alice, ‘Dotty-kay)
The Chronicles of Museica (the man for aeiou)
Expedition for the Scribblemaya (Beavo the Online Stalker, Koko du Pelle)
Life on the Pieceful Pie Planet (Koko du Pelle)
Muse RPG (Koko du Pelle)

LIFE BEYOND THE VIRTUAL DIVIDE
Just Friends (Red-Tailed HAWK)
Global Warming (Red-Tailed HAWK, Beavo the Online Stalker)
Evolution (Red-Tailed HAWK, Beavo the Online Stalker)
Romance and Relationships (Shadowkat)
Hot Topics (Shadowkat)

SILLY FUN
Titles, Labels, and Nicknames (kagcomix)
Stupid Senseless Smiley Stories (Beavo the Online Stalker)
Name Changes (Red-Tailed HAWK, Beavo the Online Stalker)

WRITING – RRRs
Etheterre (Alice)
Terenika (Alice)
The Sea Roc (Alice, Cat’s Meow)
Time Travel (Alice, Koko du Pelle)
Spirits and Blood (Shadowkat)

WRITING – ASSORTED OTHER
Books in Progress (Alice)
Writing (Alice)
Poems and Songs (widdershins)
MuseBlog Fan Fiction (the man for aeiou)
Muse Fanfiction (Koko du Pelle)
Writing Challenge: Theme with Variations (Jadestone)

OTHER THINGS WE LIKE
Pastoral Pleasures (Alice, Red-Tailed HAWK)
Song Lyrics (Red-Tailed HAWK)
Music (FrigidSymphony)
Manga, Anime, and Graphic Novels (kagcomix)
Summer Vacations, 2007 (tHE Pink stALkinG pENguiN of PEnZancE)
Computer and Video Games (Nemi — as he is known for the moment)

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MUSEBLOG!!!

On Wednesday, August 1, our beloved blog turns two years old.

The date is also GAPA Appreciation Day and marks the beginning of GAPA Appreciation Week (hear, hear!).

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August 2007 “Happy Birthday” Thread

Known Muser Birthdays this Month:

08-01 MuseBlog’s birthday (2005) = GAPA Appreciation Day
08-04 Capricious’s birthday (green and blue; rainbow)
08-11 Julieb’s birthday (1992)
08-11 Lawrence of Antarctica’s birthday (1994 – black)
08-13 Sora’s birthday (1992 – all shades of blue)
08-14 bulletproofmarshmallow’s birthday (1993)
08-15 Morbid’s birthday (1991)
08-16 The Bev’s birthday (1992 – green or blue)
08-16 rabbity24’s birthday (1994 – green)
08-21 Alice’s birthday (1993 – blue)
08-21 biblioRose’s birthday (1995 – blue and yellow)
08-27 Elentari’s birthday
08-26 Gwendolyn of the Eastern Seas’ birthday (1994 – purple pizzazz)
08-28 Sunrunner Bramblewood’s (=Dragonsrock828’s) birthday (1993)
08-31 Quintessentia’s birthday (1992 – golden)
08-31 shriya siolashrwa jeffica’s birthday (1992 – apple-green and raspberry)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between November 23 and December 23, 1993.
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between February 27 and March 29, 1991.

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Coy Woodnesse*, v. 2007.2

*Middle English for “quiet madness,” a name that doesn’t mean very much but that is undeniably coole.

This ever-popular thread is for foreign languages and other unusual means of communication. Version 2007.1 and its predecessors will give you an idea of how it works.

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Happy Birthday, J. K. Rowling and Harry Potter!

By happy coincidence, both were born on July 31. (H. P. = 1980; J. K. R. = 1965.) Celebrations may be held on the Harry Potter, Summer 2007 thread.

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RRR 2007.6 Dreamland – Part Two

“This is Dreamland,” said Daniel. “Anything can happen.”

The RRR* of your dreams continues from Part One.

*Round Robin ‘Riting

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RRR, v. 2007.4 (Fractured Fairy Tale) – Part Two

The story of the prince who wanted to be a frog. Continued from Part One.

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Books and Reading, Part 5

At this rate, it won’t be long before we’re on part 3,105.

Continued from Books and Reading, Part 4.

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Cinnamoon’s Bunnies

Cinnamon Moon writes: “Inspired by Lady Bunniful’s bunny pics, I made some of my own.”

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — SPOILERS ALLOWED

Once you’ve read it, all bets are off. For the sake of anyone scanning the “Recent Comments” sidebar, however, please paste the following notice at the beginning of your messages:

SPOILER WARNING: “DEATHLY HALLOWS” SPOILER WARNING.

Make sure to include the period at the end.

That should do it.

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July Jam, Part 3

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

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Role-Playing Writing, Part 3

The Empowered continue to wield their words against the Evil One. Continued from Part 2.

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HPB Culture, Episode 2

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D.C. Kokonvention — Latest Lineup

Here’s the list of people who have said they are coming. NOTE: Quintessentia and Lady Visala, we still haven’t heard from your parents.

Friday, August 10
Julieb
curious and questioning
Shadowkat
Lady Visala of Reverie
Midnight Fiddler
Quintessentia
Capricious and her brother
Green Qween
Red-tailed HAWK
Purple Panda & Taiwan Hippo Fan
Glassboro

Wednesday, August 15
kt the gr8
Quintessentia
Green Qween
Red-tailed HAWK
NEW! Ebeth and her brother

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Harry Potter, Summer 2007

Movie 5 is out, Book 7 is coming up — what’s not to talk about? NO SPOILERS from the book, please.

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Happy Friday the Thirteenth!

Ooo, scary.

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Hot Topics, v. 2007.6

For discussions that need to be handled with extra care. NO FLAMING. We’re not going to say “please” this time.

Continued from Hot Topics, v. 2007.5.

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GAPAs’ Announcements

This is an administrative thread created so that MuseBlog Administrators can make announcements that appear in the “Recent Comments” sidebar without cluttering up real threads-in-progress. It’s being backdated so it doesn’t appear on the main page.

To make a new announcement, edit the old one.

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July Jam, Part 2

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

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Kokonvention Alert

We still haven’t heard from parents of the following declared Kokonventioneers:

curious and questioning
Lady Visala of Reverie
Quintessentia
Glassboro

Please have them e-mail us as soon as possible (gapa-at-musefanpage-dot-com). Make sure they mention your blog names, so we’ll know who belongs to whom.

Thanks!

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Publishing and Getting Published

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a writer, having written, wants to be read. A lot of MBers are thinking about this topic a lot. Here’s a place to talk about it.

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Applying to Colleges and Such

Self-explanatory, and requested by Sweet Melpomene.

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HTML Practice and Typographic Tricks, v. 2007.4

Time for a new round. Continued from 2007.3.

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