Milliversary

[mogget_cat]

July 16th is an interesting day in history.

In 1951 on this day, Catcher in the Rye was first published.

In 1969 on this day, the Apollo 11 moon mission launched, later resulting in the first manned moon landing.

Two years ago on this day, the sixth book in the famed Harry Potter series released, selling 287,564 books per hour in its first day of release, making it the fastest-selling book in history.

Three years ago on that day, however, a nervous girl bit her lip and clicked "Post to milliways_bar" for the first time ever, posting a curious little cat into a strange place.

She hasn't stopped and the cat hasn't left, since.

It's been a great three years. Milliways has a way of getting under your skin, seeping in so that you can't really imagine what life might be like without it. I can't imagine getting on AIM anymore and not being immediately *pounced* or *tackled* or *glomped* or just waved at by a friend. Milliways has been a wonderful experience, letting me meet new people who I probably never would have met, otherwise. It's been a delight to share with my friends and introduce to others who have become friends.

It's been a blast. I fully expect that it will continue to be.

Here's to a lengthy end to the universe.

-Saph

HAI GUYZ

[alwaysroomforhope]

I am the flakiest flake that ever flaked and have been ignoring tags for, like, five days now. BACK NOW. Sorry! Sometimes I just suck like that. I'm totally okay with threads dropping/fading/slowtimes/whatever else you'd like to do with lame old threads. <33

edit: Also I'm here today, but probably going to be sleeping as much as I'm playing. I have a sucky flu and I'm all gross and exhausted. So if I disappear for stretches of time, that's why.

Finished Slowtimes

[night-hibiscus.livejournal.com]

Before heading home, Yuna speaks with Makita and Mary Lennox. One is more comforting than the other.

Yuna and Simon compare notes on Reavers and fiends, leading to a slim chance.

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[rt-5478.livejournal.com]

Hey, guys! Remember that genderswap plot I tentatively proposed about a month ago? Well, it has just received official modly approval. I'm shooting for a start date of August 4, and the plot will run for approximately one week.

Here's the short version: On Saturday, Artie will breeze through Milliways on his way to a mad science convention. However, he will accidentally drop a container of gender-swap tablets, which will be distributed throughout the Bar by an well-meaning patron (who shall for the moment remain nameless). After several days' absence, Artie will return to the bar, witness the havoc wrought by his creation, and explain how to counteract it. Thus everything returns to whatever passes for normal around here.

( Everything You Wanted To Know About Genderswapping But Were Afraid To Ask )

If you have any further questions, comments, or suggestions, please reply to this post or ping me at leeshajoi on AIM.

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[cute_bruiser]

Belatedly, and now in the right community, sorry- there's a note with Bar for everyone who met the adult Molly Hayes- Gert and Guppy in particular.

She'll be back, folks.

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[corsec-jedi.livejournal.com]

So... uh... yeah.

My pups owe approximately 1,247 tags to people from when I popped back in last week. Unfortunately, I have been unable to return them until today due to the fact that I moved into an apartment that currently possesses no Internet.

THEREFORE. I will be on sparingly until I gets some. When I can get over here to the library, I shall do so. When I cannot, I will not. Simple, dontcha think?

PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. I TOTALLY LOVE YOU ALL AND AM NOT ABANDONING YOU. EXCEPT YOU, ERIC.

--Brett

This notice effects Corran Horn, Ton Phanan, Myn Donos, Teal'c, Kell Tainer, Vash the Stampede, Bender, and MY SUPER SEKRIT CHARACTER.

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[night-hibiscus.livejournal.com]

Okay, so:

I'm going to Millicon. And because I'm poor, I'm going to Millicon by bus. Which means I am leaving in about 24 hours. And because I'm married, that means this next 24 hours pretty much entirely belongs to my wife, as the last day before I am gone for 5 days and the last day of my vacation I will be spending at home. And I don't have a laptop.

And since I took both my days off at the start of the week, to pad out my vacation long enough to get back from Millicon, and since I work overnights--I will essentially not be able to thread until a week from Saturday, and I will not really be near a computer at all for the next 6 days.

So. I will see you all when I see you? I think I am down to one slowtime anyway.

This goes for: night_hibiscus, forced_pilgrim, howl_alone, il_cattivo, and middle_name_s.

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[wizard_dresden]

Happy Hour has begun... and in an effort to actually get the appropriate amount of sleep, mun begs slowtime...




[If you still have slowtimes w/ Harry from previous tending threads - could you please let me know if you'd like to continue or fade them? I don't mind playing them out if folks don't mind extreme-slow. Work's been hella-busy and slows down my RP time during the week and family eats the weekends. Thanx!]

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[gramarye1971]

So a little more than three years ago, I was reading vivien529's posts about this new and apparently quite awesome RPG she was playing in. I read a few threads, considered my options, decided that I had enough room in my brain to allow for another RPG, made this journal -- and three years ago today, I posted in for the first time.

I've lost sleep over this game, spent hours doing research to prepare for plots (and loved every second of it), kept writing even through writer's blocks and frustrations, traumatised other players and been traumatised myself. I can safely say that there are a whole slew of wonderful and incredibly talented people that I would never have known without the common interest of milliways_bar, and even if I haven't been playing as much as I would like to in the last few months, I'm still amazingly glad to be a part of this game.

Thanks, everyone. Really and truly. ^_^

(This is the second time that I've almost missed my Milliversary. For some reason, I keep thinking that it's 27 July and not 17 July. WTF, brain.)