*Lady Amalthea sneaks into the Square as Cor and Vern leave*

Just a quick swim. It has been so hot lately that I really need to cool off a bit.

*Shockingly, the Lady tosses aside her royal robe and swan dives into the pool*

Oh, get over it narrator! It's a modest swim suit.

*Yes. An 1890's reproduction?*

Original. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to swim a few laps.

*An hour later, a rather soggy and exhausted Lady Amalthea leaves the pool.*

Whew! Now for a stop by the chocolate tree and then back to the castle.

*The Lady puts on her Royal Robe and selects a chocolate/caramel/pecan covered apple. Or two. Or three. coughdietdisastercough*

I'm going to share when I get home!!

*A grumpy lady heads home*

*enters the square riding on the back of a five story elephant*

Hey all! How do you like my new ride? ^^

Put in a good day of work today! And it was actually pretty fun

catchup...

*groans* I am SO sore. I danced way too much on Saturday. It didn't help that since I was one of the better dancers, I had to help teach other people. It was fun but I had to dance 5x as much which is not good for my knees and back . Plus I played a pretty rough game of ultimate frisbee on Sunday, in which I almost broke my toe, twisted my ankle, hurt my shoulder, got tackled, and got my arm hit so hard it was shaking for 10 minutes afterwards, but I'll be ok .

Sounds like fun! Though very tiring!
Oh nice! I have not played ultimate Frisbee in a long time!
Glad you will be okay

b/c my friends were hosting it! It wasn’t at our house
Why was it not at your house?...

Thank you . I got a lot of compliments, which was nice since when we usually have these parties I don’t get dressed up .

Yeah I bet you were walking on cloud 9 haha!

Ooh that’s fun. Great places, lots of swimming .

Oh it is going to be so much fun!

Well you implied it. So I’m not a lady, and yet you’re a gentleman?

Oh yeah forgot about that I guess I will let you be a lady Why of course!

If I imagine it, why do the mods get involved sometimes ?

Why wow? He’s adorable!

Who knows? Maybe they have nothing else to do?

Bah! You need to see him now!

Used it!

As I could see

don’t boss me around!

*sigh* you’re lucky

Have you seen it? The kid has to paint a huge fence and then a house by hand and it’s to learn the correct hand movements and stuff .

TTFN

Well I'm older than you!
Yes I guess I am

No I have not. Should I? The old one or the new one?

Do you find it funny that we have 's after almost every sentence?

*sends a greeting back to Cor* And how is the royal family doing today?

A unicycle? Goodness! Is it hard to ride?

Well it is hard at first but when you get the hang of it, it is pretty easy.

Until we meet again all!

--Benjamin

*comes in singing Petra's song "Beyond Belief" at the top of her lungs*

hi! I'm so tired..... *yawn* I need more sleep
it's 102 degrees here in New England! yikes! I'm so hot! *pant pant pant* wow. and I don't have air conditioning in my house......

I must dash!

*waves to PC004* So you liked the "Eclipse" soundtrack?

Well, I don't know how much time I will have tomorrow... This may be goodbye to you all, we're leaving on vacation EARLY Saturday, and won't be back until the 17th! Maybe I can catch up on the 19th. Talk to you all later!!

Mortereve all!

I don't use Firefox anymore- when my dad switched computers, he didn't put on Firefox, only Internet Explorer. But if I download it again, I'll get Lazarus, thanks .

Oh, I see. Well, I hope you do get around to downloading it.

ditto, except we had a busy weekend and we have an exchange student and are getting another one at the end of July .

Oh, that's neat! Where are they from?

Not up there with a MegaPost, but good sized.

I have to say, it's been a while since the Square has seen a MegaPost.

it's 102 degrees here in New England!

You a fellow New Englander? We're not used to such heat, eh?

Mortereve all!

Narnianut95: your from New England? awesome! what part? I'm from Nashua, New Hampshire
hehe yeah, the weather has been insanly hot!

I must dash!

*enters in the square with his mouth wide open* So is my computer playing tricks on me or is the Square really this slow?

Anyway Hello all! (those who are here) And how are your days going for you? Hope everything is well!

*Sends a friendly wave to Micah* Hey! How is life treating you? Have not talked in a while, yes I know my fault!

*waves to Libby* Wow! That is really hot! And no AC! Right now if I went outside I would need a jacket! It gets pretty cold up here in the mountains!

*waves to Queen Susan* And how is her Majesty today? Anything exciting happening lately? Oh I see that you are going on a vacation! Fun! See you when you get back!

Well goodnight all!

--Benjamin

*comes in singing Skillet's song "Dead Inside"*

Ben: yeah, it's been crazy hot here so how cold is it there?

I must dash!

*hurries into the Square.....*

Good Mortereve everyone!

Finals are coming up for Summer I so I've been studying. And today begins the annual 75% off sale at a used bookstore in town and I'm about to leave so that I can be sure and find some good stuff. *quickly skims through the last page and a half*

*Greetings miss Daughter of the King or Dot! (is it alright to call you that?)

You certainly may call me Dot, and the Prince may too. It is a pleasure to meet you as well, Vern.

No air conditioning, Liberty? Sounds dreadful. Is it humid as well as hot where you are?

Have fun on your vacation Queen Susan!

Well, it's almost time to go. I'm so excited! Last year I found a copy of Jo's Boys that was printed in 1949 for only $8. I wonder what treasures I'll find this time......

*.....waves and hurries out again*

daughter of the king: yeah, no AC.....and it's REALLY hot here where I live! I have learned to live with it though since I have never had AC in my home since I was little!

I must dash!

*enters into the quiet square*

Still hardly any movement in here!

So did I ever tell you all that I jumped off a 44 ft bridge into a river? I was thinking about that today for some reason and I thought I would just say it

Ben: yeah, it's been crazy hot here so how cold is it there?

Right now it is 55 degrees Fahrenheit!

Alright see you all around!

--Benjamin

*slowly makes her way into the Square*

Does anyone remember me? I don't even remember what page I posted on last time I was here! *goes to look* Please hold..... Page #166!! My goodness! That was May 27th. Well, I have never backed down from a ketchup post and I don't intend to start now.

Anyway, little update on me, myself and I: Last Tuesday, I received a copy of the book that I wrote during NaNoWriMo (it's called "Times")!! I am soooo excited about that!!
I had a little bout with hives two weeks ago and that was NOT fun, but I'm okay now.
My family has been doing a TON of work on our backyard, and it is looking so much better! It's basically just dirt now, but it's finally flat!
I went to my first rodeo recently, and that was really fun! /random

Marvelous Mel, I loved all of the "titles" in your post here. Brilliant!

*waves to Ella and Ben* How are you two doing?

Now, now! It's not very becoming on nice young lady as yourself to be sulking like that. (likewise kidding)

Is it? Fine then! *pause*... Better?

"Be with you in just a minute, Mr. Peebody!" (Bringing Up Baby)

*sniff, sniff* It's... alright. I'm O.K now. *sniff*

"I want it now!" Nicholas Nickleby

*waits (unsympathetically) for a minute* You okay now?

Well... er, kind of, sort of, not really. On Occasions. [about being predictable]

Excuse me?

*waves to malkah and sends a hug* That's wonderful that you got a job at Chick-fil-a!!

Just thinking how this would look if the homonyms were mixed up such as "Kleenex nose knowses like know one nose knowses; Kleenex nose knowses ... best".

Lol! That is...interesting.

*enjoys the banter and creative names between Djaq and PC*

*bows* I'm glad to hear that.

*skims*

Which VBS are you doing? (as in, theme/program/curriculum/etc)

It wasn't an official curriculum. It was one that we pretty much made up. It was called "A Hive Of Busy Bees".

Lady L!! You were back for a while and I wasn't here! *pouts*

Oh cool. You make very awesome graphics! Both you sisters do!

Aww, thank you very much! Yes, flam is awesome!
How are you doing? You're in Colorado, right? How is that going?

Djaq, do you have a favorite Robin Hood character?

Hmm, it's probably Will Scarlett! He's really quiet and sweet (sweeetlilgurlie and I say that he is "awkwardly awesome")... But, I also love Marian. Do you have a favorite?
I love your current avatar, btw!

Ok, I'm going to watch it this time to make sure I get it right. "Well, we actually found some latent letter fragments. Take a look."

I'll see if I can do this without watching it... "Does Gates know about this?" It's something like that, right?

Thanks. "Hiding! Come on!" Riley, NT1.

lol! "You are so smart!" Toy Story 3.

Not long before you noticed it. I have a love of long and interesting words.

That's really intriguing! ("intriguing" is one of my favorite words)

*enormous wave to Djaq who she has not seen in a million ages!*

Okay, not quite a million, but it has been a long time. What have you been up to these days? Enjoying summer? You and Flam are still playing mandolin, right?

*sends an enormous wave back!* You're right! It has been a while! I am enjoying my summer quite a lot! Yep, we're still playing our mandolins. We
played with a group on the town square (the real one ) recently. It was fun. *is listening to "When You Come Back Down" by Nickel Creek*
What about you? What has been going on for you lately?

StudyMate! You don't really know me, but I used to lurk in the Square a looong time ago and I remember your posts. It's nice to finally "meet" you!

*waves to Djaq* I have picked a topic for us since that problem always confronts us. *wears a sign of victory* How do you feel about gardening? ;] [/randomness] How're you doing?

*gives a nod of approval* I appreciate your initiative! I think that gardening is very interesting and productive. We don't have a garden of our own, but one of my sisters has a very large one and it's always neat to help out with it. And your own opinion?
I'm doing very well, thank you! I'm having fun hanging out with family and friends, playing the piano and mandolin, holding my little (or not-so-little-anymore) nephew and nieces (they are too cute!), and reading, among other things. What has been keeping you busy these days? Have you made any delicious desserts lately?

OH!! And... I have fantastic news. *trumpet blast* I'm really, actually, and FINALLY going to a Joshua Bell concert!!! July 13th is the day, and it will be held in Chicago. Major, major outbursts of excitement and insanity are in store.

How fun!! Congratulations! I have heard some of his music and I think it's really pretty!

Who here likes/loves/has heard of Michael Buble? Pop-singer, Frank-Sinatra-esque, hit song is "Haven't met you yet" and "Crazy Love"? Anyway, I had to ask, or this next piece of news would not make any difference to anyone: I just bought his "Crazy Love" album from iTunes and I crazy-love it!!

*raises her hand* All of the above (likes/loves/has heard of)! I don't own the CD, but I kind of want it...do you recommend it?

Hehe, actually, I was reading a book today/yesterday that had it spelled--something like "gung-ho" or "gung-hoe"... I always pronounced it without the "g" at the end.

Really? I have always pronounced it with the "g" at the end. It's just one of those phrases that I have never really typed out though.

I forget why, but I was thinking about you the other day--Oh yeah, something to do with Robin Hood. And your Username. And spellings and other names. And nicknames. And--nothing really important.

Lol. Um, thank you? Just kidding. There are several things that will randomly make me think of NarniaWebbers. (they are almost always, if not always, pleasant )

Ah yes, now that NaNo is over, all the fun chats in the chat room are over too... Until November. I suppose they don't have to be over--but you can't go on expecting other people there most times.

Yeah. I think I would have gotten more writing done in November if I hadn't been chatting so much... Then again, I wouldn't have done as many word wars, so...oh well.
Wow!! Congratulations on the 5 year anniversary! (I'm waaay late, but does it still count? )

I missed Ali's birthday, didn't I? I hope you had a wonderful one!!

*waves to Becca*

Dear, when did you all get me to start using this terrible pun [saying "ketchup" instead of "catch up"]? I was against it for so long ... and now I've crossed over to the dark side!

*grins deviously* I probably didn't have much to do with it, actually, but I just wanted to do that...

*skims*

Wow, Fanny, your signature is beautiful!

Djaq and flam, I miss you!

I have missed you too! *sends a hug* I need to reply to your PM, don't I?
I'm so very happy about how your book turned out! I was grinning a little too much after I saw the pictures. I'm so happy for you! Have you read it yet?

I'm frightfully sorry if I missed anyone. Just make a scene, or something, and I'll probably notice you....

It's almost too bad that you didn't miss me...I would have enjoyed making a scene. Perhaps next time?

*quite likes the nickname "Dot" for daughter of the King* Hello, Dot! Have we met? I can't seem to remember. I have been gone for too long though, so it doesn't surprise me. How are you doing?

*waves to Winty* Congratulations on getting your braces off!! I'm sure you have been asked "are you glad to have them off?" a million times already, so I won't.

greenleaf!! How are you? It's lovely to see you back here! I haven't been around much myself, but...

Have you heard any of David Klinkenberg's work? He's a Christian violinist, and although I'm not sure he's as good as Joshua Bell, he is very, very talented. Djaq and flambeau are major fans of his.

*coughs* You called? Yes, I am a major fan of David's! I highly recommend his music.

Rosa, did I hear that you got a kitten? Sofie? I'd love to see pictures!

*sends a huge wave to pogginfan*

Wow, Betsie! The pictures that you posted of the cloche hat are unbelievably cute! I especially love the first one! Great job!

*skims over the most recent pages* I'm afraid that I didn't respond to half of what I read through...

I'm done! *collapses*

Mortereve all! Maybe now I won't be such a stranger here.

~Djaq

*Sneaks in quite sneakily wearing Sneakers and, unfortunately, snickering a little bit too* Hehe! I've just skimmed nine pages in...*checks watchless wrist* oh, about twenty minutes. Let's see, let me calculate accurately. I've listened to eight songs since I started skimming...that makes it about 30 minutes since I started skimming. K, so I was off ten minutes....but I'm here to do a real quickie-type catch-up 'cause I feel like I kind of disappeared without reason and may or may not need to 'splain.

Here we go, I'll respond as I skim!
Bestie, how perfectly delighted I am to see your free-proof of your book!!! If I had only known that Createspace did that, I would have crammed to get in on it! I'm going to see about working with CreateSpace to publish my other (not NaNo-related) full-length novel sometime this year. How perfectly thrilling, and your book looks amazing!!!
Of COURSE I mind if you have another berry. You can't just help yourself like that! What ungratefulness; when I picked them, broke my back bending over the plants, sunburned my neck during that process, sacrificed myself to the mosquitoes, and then lumbered my tired self back to the house and into the Square just so you could gobble 'em up! I'm hurt, Bets, really........... But of course, now we have raspberries and mullberries comin' out of our ears. Want some??
How brave you are to show your brothers Emma '09. My brother has seen clips of it; he said nothing, but I am of the impression that he liked it all right. He's really not Austen-anything, but I can change that, methinks. I personally loved the movie. =D

Dear Mel,
This is my little note to you:
1: Your avatar is the prettiest thing I've ever seen. I want to be Victoria. And I want to see that movie in its full very soon. (I missed it on Masterpiece, very sadly!)
2: Your signature makes me giggle every time I read it!!
3: How are you doing these days?
4: Remember how we talked last winter about your friend's wedding coming up? Has that already been and gone? If so, how'd it go?
5: I hope you're well!
Love,
Jojo

Hehe, Jo, I must say that I don't like all million-and-some Americans either.

Malkah, I am glad you find enjoyment in Michael Buble's music! I love anything and everything Frank Sinatra, so I'm kind of biased, but Michael's music is new and fresh enough to make it his own and not just Frank. How are you doing?

*sends hugs 'n greetings to Miss Rosario* How are you this summer? What's been keeping you busy?

*had really meant to write more on her novel tonight...but y'all are just too irresistible!*

Glenny! (Oh Great One! ) Ooh, which five autographed cds do you have? If I were to collect anything, it would be autographed stuff; I have quite a few ticket stubs autographed by the stars of the show; a DVD; a CD; and three pictures now!

M'dear Djaq! OH yes, I do very highly recommend Michael Buble's CD! It's all very cute; very dramatic; very heartfelt; very pretty. I think you'd like it a lot! =]

Well, I guess that does it; nobody really said much to me. *sniffs in a corner*

I've been very busy these past two weeks; actually, I don't know when it all started, but the last weeks have been a blur...I worked at the fireworks' stand last week, and that really messed up my days and nights, dates and times. It was very fun, though, as usual. This week I've been outside, inside, writing, picking produce, baking bread, experimenting with "other stuff" in the kitchen, making jams and jellies, cleaning, and THOROUGHLY enjoying my MacbookPro laptop and Ivory software which allows me to play on the most beautifully toned Italian Grand piano!! 😀 It really is the bestest.

Better scram before it gets too late and I miss my reading opportunity for the night. Or wait, I was going to write tonight. Or wait, is that my friend online I see? Maybe I'll chat...or write an email...or maybe I should just read...or go to bed early? Maybe I should practice the piano. Perhaps I should put together an outfit for tomorrow and make sure it's ironed...I DON"T KNOW, but I'm sure of one thing: I'm going right now before I drive you lovely people crazy ANY more!!!

Bye!

Does anyone remember me?

Some sort of vague memory there. Like I have been visiting the Square a lot in the last year? Some improvement since I have given modding a break.

*tips his hat to the ladies about, and waves to the gentlemen*

For those of you that don't have Facebook, I posted this picture in the pets blog. Rachel Marie (ramagut) was quick and got her dog to pose. Disgustingly cute little dog.

... I've been outside, inside, writing, picking produce, baking bread, experimenting with "other stuff" in the kitchen, making jams and jellies, cleaning, and THOROUGHLY enjoying my MacbookPro laptop ...