Phantom Orchid

Happy birthday for the yay!

Happy belated birthday maestro!

It seems like you have been to the place before, the one you're trying to avoid now. When you were there previously, what brought you back? Ask yourself what is preventing you from mustering the courage and remembering how to use these tools that you already have. For the long haul, acceptance is key. Acceptance and self-validation. I think that might be the only lasting solution, not just a band-aid, to reach resolution. If you can get it, "When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times" by Pema Chodron is a wonderful, insightful, and deeply moving book. At least read some reviews to see if it's something that you think might be helpful for you. A therapist would be best, but sometimes a good book can come in close second (especially if you can't afford therapy, or it's too hard to find a good therapist).

Fang, nothing is private in MD (with the possible exception of TSB, but even that is not totally private). You know that... It's a double edged sword? What you said was inappropriate, as was taking words intended for one person and hanging them on a very public laundry line, along a major metropolitan highway?

This is unacceptable language on Fang's part, but I'm wondering how it serves MD to post it in forums and not just report it to council to handle...

This is such a huge issue in the u.s., elsewhere too I'm sure. And it is silence that enables it - it's always a choice of those who witness it whether to speak up or not.

I'm game. Are the TK's active? It would be nice to know if there is a possibility for sponsorship for these quests. It would be helpful, though not necessary.

Rhaeger, that video was adorable! I love stray cats, especially when they're a mess and have gnarly teeth and matted hair. Those are the ones I adopt and nurse back to health when I can. If it weren't for my apartment rules I would have a dozen more... Here's one, watch out MD:

Transposition... complex, subconscious currents (multiplied)... night.

We may not see the tree rise, from the seeds that we have sown But in Time, just a line, they'll be fully grown And the great song of wind around the realm will be blown Oh, the courage you've shown Oh, the courage you've shown In every seed lies a tree with a thousand seeds inside. Happy sprouting!

Jester and Phantom Orchid :) If it's not too late.

Due to outside interference, this quest was postponed. Those elves are splayed bloody and cold amongst rusted hamster wheels. Sorry. I had plans to get this going once I got out of jail, but now I am dead for the second time since then - which kinda makes it hard to continue considering that I can't even move..

Part 2 of this quest is postponed until further notice.

Phantom Orchid ID:141255; Days:1349

So I'm an ass-kisser because I am encouraging people to share what they appreciate about Mur with him? I don't appreciate your use of that language to label me and be offensive. Nor do I care what you think of my behavior.

I know this thread is uncalled for, but, the "worst thing about mur" is completely unbalanced. :) I'm calling out to each and every one of you, especially the ones who posted in the other thread, to throw your best snowball of appreciation for what you consider the best thing about Mur to be. I'll start. I appreciate how you challenge us, how you so artfully put just enough order into chaos to hint at the shadowy outlines of each layer of MD patterns/symbols. You are never one to give answers, or really anything, away. And even if it does not appear to be so, there are always reasons (and methods) behind your "madness."

A cat sat on Zleiphners face and then died... Zleiphner woke up he said, "WHY!?" He shoved the knife into its sheath, slapping DD who's a GoB onto a bee. Zleiphner, thought that this was bizarre So he kicked the puppy Fang and Fang cried... hell broke loose! and licked BoB, poor BoB always whipped by demons. Then came Eon who finally said, "Enough you people!" and killed DD. DD's blood flowed down and down until it reached a river of chicken fat. Change with Lord Tipu is a good pair of idiots. After Eon's retirement, they decided to kill each other but were unsuccessful, so they slept embracing one another's anime collections. Meanwhile, Peace declared war to avenge DD and all bees, headed by *MasterB*'s biggest CrAzY BeE Eff Eff. The war was won! DD's revival was forever postponed but finally happened in his dreams and reality too! But! DD mutated into a glow, eventually becoming human 9000.1 years later. He killed Change's cousin named Chaos with bread knives and a toothpick killed DD again. This time Permanently. With no way (pickle radish turnip) to not revive without dying again. Peace killed Pothos with his scarf and disappeared. DD trains hardcore despite nadrolski copying him. Except DD's dead dog is revived and it kills DD, starting an apocalypse of pretty rainbows indeed. THE END is not here b̷̿u̘̦͈̺ͯͣ̏͑ͯ̃̊͞t̪̀ ͙̘̲̚͠s̸̲͎̳̬̣͉͂̄̇͋ͬͭ̃ͅo̷̳̣̬̺̹ͤ̌̓̅͊̎o͈͎̖ͣ̃͑̽͆̑ͣn̵ͭ ͮ̐́̉͗i͈̘͉̲͇̜̯͂͐̇͟t̞̲̱̰̪̏̓̚ will begin. "Hurdurdur" by syrians balloon that Jester popped, "NO" screamed Syrian, "STOP! HAMMER TIME!" Hammer time commenced, the realm dreamed of red buttons and lollipops galore comes to green buttons that were unpressable. Rophs found a new bannable exploit (and got banned). Lord Tipu appeared without a leg of a yak to munch on,