Brown Bulletin April 2008
Brown Ajah Bulletin – April edition
(Editor: Taika Vinh)
Talking Head – Words from Serenla
Time for congratulations!
We’re really happy to welcome home our newest Brown Aes Sedai, Lilli O'Neeus! Congratulations, Lilli, we love you!
- Brown Birthdays
Happy Belated Birthday to our April babies!
April 1st – Taika Vinh
April 20th – Lealenya Terim
- Latin Quote of the Month by Cicero Dustbunny
Unfortunately, this month the most Honourable Cicero D was unable to present his wise words to Tarvaloners. L Better luck next time.
- Tiki Drink of the Month
Banana Boat
Equal parts of: Tia Maria, Kahlua, Peppermint Schnapps and Myers Rum Cream.
Layer in exact order into a Shot or Pony glass.
source: http://www.marylanddctiki.com/cocktails.htm
- Brown Poll - Favourite time of day
The Bulletin editor’s brain is still tired (yay for babies!) and that’s why the poll’s again rather uninventive ( :look ) The next one will be more interesting, though, thanks to Darim! :D
- Morning 5% [1]
- Midday 0% [0]
- Afternoon 17% [3]
- Evening 41% [7]
- Midnight 29% [5]
- The small hours 5% [1]
So the Browns seem to be evening and night owls :lol
- Brown-outs of the month
Adolla:
”Robert has made me drag out and dust off the bread machine. I made a loaf over the weekend and it disappeared. After one of those nights where I didn't sleep at all I went to work on Monday. I decided when I got home I'd surprise Robert and have another loaf ready. I cleaned out the pan washed up the mixing blade and got all the ingredients ready and turned on the machine. I went and laid down for a nap. I woke up and came into the kitchen. Robert informed me that the machine was beeping. I replied that he could have gotten the loaf out if he had wanted a slice. He gave me a funny look. I walk over to the machine and inside is a big lump o goo (tm). Apparently I forgot to replace the mixing blade after I washed it. The flour sorta sat on top of the water and some of it baked into a hard gooey lump. Not exactly what I had in mind for dinner.”
Madelaine:
“Three major Brown Outs this month:
1 - Assuming "Lia" in IRC was Laithean when she was really Liathiana. I carried on a 10 minute or so conversation before I finally realized she wasn't Laithean.
2 - Forgetting the real life name of my near-sister on another site as we were filling out our applications to become first-sisters.
3 - Reading a book in our local library and forgetting what time it was to the point that I had to run like mad to catch the bus home.”
Sindra:
“Not being able to remember what I did yesterday - every day.”
Lilli:
“So, I was sending some mail in-game in WoW, and I carefully look at the name to make sure I was sending it to the right person, and still sent it to someone who had a totally different name. Didn't even start with the same letter of the alphabet!”
Allin:
“I've been sitting at the computer in the university library for 20 minutes with the earbuds to my iPod in my ears....and I never turned the iPod on. I just realized it wasn't even on about a minute ago.”
Cassie:
“My best this month was driving home from work the other morning and thinking how beautiful the sun was when it was full...before I remembered that the sun doesn't go through phases like the moon does.”
Cinnamin:
“This happened yesterday. Our apartment complex has our mailboxes in groups and you have to have a key to open them. So I went downstairs, walked across the parking lot, then climbed the hill to get to the mailbox. Then I realized I left the mailbox key in the apartment.”
Rijomu:
“Background: I temp in restaurants, been in dozen places in the space of two months. Today: I was taking apart the dishwasher as we were finishing the day. I screwed off the small valve and asked the person I was working with whether they preferred to leave the valve out for the night or should I put it back in. She told me to leave it out. I nodded, rinsed the valve and promptly put it back in.”
Serenla:
“I never remember my Brown Outs.”
Laithean:
“Me either Ren. I guess that is my biggest Brown out... Browning out on my Brown outs”
Maddie once more (she’s our Brown out queen! *snuggles*)
“Do sewing Brown Outs count? If so... yesterday I was putting together the shoulder seam on an outfit and had to rip out threads and resew THREE TIMES because I kept putting the wrong side of the fabrics together... ie, instead of front side against front side I kept putting them front side against reverse side.”
Cariyad:
“Okay, so I work for a small business as a cleaner. I was taking the rubbish across to the rubbish room yesterday so went to get the key from reception. Walked across the building to the rubbish room and realised... I had the key to the safe. Which is completely different to the rubbish room key. Walked back, replaced key and picked up rubbish room key. Or at least I thought I did. Got back to the rubbish room and the key wouldn't fit in the lock. Turned out it was actually the key to the project room. Hmm.. Back across the building I go. Third time lucky!
You get some strange looks when you're apparently aimlessly wandering around an office building, rubbish bag in hand.”
And Maddie again (lol!):
“I just had another Brown Out.
I was sitting at my PC, chatting in IRC. Earlier, I'd filled a tall cup with iced tea and placed it next to my monitor. Well, when I finished my IRC stuff I couldn't remember where I put it. I wander around the room and even out to the kitchen before asking my husband if he'd seen it.
He gives me a :scratch look and tells me its still sitting right next to my monitor... in plain sight.”
Stasia:
“I had a Brown out last night... I have to write 8 essays that constitute our final exam in my International Travel class. Since we only meet once every few weeks, our teacher has us email them to her.
So... I sent the email both to my teacher of the history portion and as a CC to the teacher of the cultural portion, who I had in class today.
She said, "Amanda... there was a problem with your email..." and of course I was freaking out because I am perfectionistic about my grades, so I asked her what the problem was. "Well, I had a problem opening your attachment, because there wasn't one."”
