The Revived 667er - Edition Twenty-eight, perhaps?
Jul 31, 2017 14:11:51 GMT -5
Cafe SalMONAlla, Esmé's meme is meh, and 2 more like this
Post by Hermes on Jul 31, 2017 14:11:51 GMT -5
Original idea by Akbar Le Grey
Guest Editor - Hermes
Consulting Editor - Mister M
Co-Editor - Linda Rhaldeen
Designer - Lemona Snicket
Gawky Editor - Zortegus
Guest Editor - Hermes
Consulting Editor - Mister M
Co-Editor - Linda Rhaldeen
Designer - Lemona Snicket
Gawky Editor - Zortegus
Thanks this issue to: Isadora Is a Door , Akbar Le Grey , Linda Rhaldeen ,
Cafe SalMONAlla , Esmé's meme is meh , trip , Violent BUN Fortuna .
Cafe SalMONAlla , Esmé's meme is meh , trip , Violent BUN Fortuna .
Welcome to the (very belated but just in time) July issue of the 667er!
In this issue we have:
An interview by Linda with 667's Best Artist, Violet Bun Fortunate.
A new episode of the world's slowest fanfic.
A report on 667 Big Brother, by Mister M.
An article by the guest editor on his experiences in the world of science fiction.
Regular features including The Moth, Hermes Hunts for Fanfiction, and Magee Stole my Plot (other regular features may be yet to come).
And finally, an Important Announcement from Mister M. about the future of the 667er.
Many people have contributed to this issue, and they have all been a pleasure to work with, but I'd like to thank two in particular. First, Lemona for all her wonderful banners, which have helped to beautify the 667er for a long time: I am told she is now planning to retire from being such an active banner designer, so this is a fitting moment to pay tribute to her.
Second, this is the last edition that will appear under Mister M's management. He has done an amazing job in his time as editor, reviving the 667er and keeping it going, bringing together a very talented team, and putting in an incredible amount of work - editing this edition made me realise just how much. The 667er has been one of the most worthwhile things at 667 during the last couple of years, and he deserves our heartfelt thanks.
(This month Linda interviews noted artist violetbunfortunate.)
The 667er: I usually ask people where their usernames came from but in your case it seems to be pretty obvious. Did you intend when you joined for Bun to be your nickname, or was that an unintended consequence of the letter sequence?
violetbunfortunate: Haha, yeah my name’s not that obscure. Violet’s my favourite character so I wanted my username to be something to do with her and violetbunfortunate was the first thing which popped into my head. I never intended Bun to be my nickname for the simple reason that I never really noticed that you could read my name as Violet Bun Fortunate. The first time I realised was when Bear made my lovely banner. I think it’s hilarious and 100% approve of the nickname Bun.
The 667er: It looks like you joined back in September 2014, but it's really only been a little over a year that you've been active and most of your posts (other than artwork) seem to be centered around the netflix series. Was netflix the reason you joined 667? How long have you been a Snicket fan and did you join any other fangroups in the past?
violetbunfortunate: Ooh, several questions in one, I like it. When I joined in 2014, I actually thought I already had an account from years ago but I think perhaps I just made a couple of posts as a guest or something. I finally joined in 2014 because I had just been selected as one of the 13 winners of the ATWQFanArt contest and I sort of just wanted to join in more with the online Snicket community – obviously I wasn’t very good at that until fairly recently! In the past year or so, I both wanted to join in more with 667 and keep up with news about the Netflix show, so as you say most of my posts have been related to the show. That wasn’t really intentional – I’m just quite bad at joining in with other threads because I always feel like I’m intruding, but I’ve realised everyone on here is really nice so I’d like to muddle in more with other threads.
I’ve never joined any other Snicket fangroups (other than liking Snicket pages ), but I’ve been a Snicket fan since late 2003/early 2004 (ish). So I would have been just 7 years old, or very almost 7. I first became aware of the books when I saw TBB in a bookshop and was initially put off partly because I genuinely didn’t want to read a story with a sad ending (lol jokes on me I’ve been obsessed for 14 ½ years now) but mostly because a girl saw me looking at it and told me it was really good, but I resented her interfering so I didn’t buy it (sorry random girl, you were only trying to be nice).
Thank goodness my aunt then gave me TBB for Christmas (so that must have been Christmas 2003). For a while I still didn’t read it (I covered it in a piece of paper which I had written ‘spell book’ on and I pretended it was a magic book for a while), and I think it was hearing that the film was being made which made me read the books – so I suppose I should be grateful for the film, even though I found it very disappointing compared to the books. So yeah, I’ve loved the series for just over 2/3s of my life, but for many years I sort of just obsessed over them in my own little bubble and didn’t venture online much, hence why I didn’t join on here until so recently.
The 667er: Speaking of your artwork - I have to admit, I hadn't actually realized that you were an artist until like, a week ago, and have since discovered your Magnum Opus and now I'm in love. Are you an artist in any sort of professional sense (i.e. do you do artwork for money or as part of your job)?
violetbunfortunate: Thank you! I’ll expect your marriage proposal in the morning. I take commissions of pen and ink animal drawings and I’m Illustrator in Residence (I'm so grand. Bow down to me, peasants.) at a bookshop, but I don’t get paid for that, it’s more of a voluntary thing (but it gives me exposure and people have bought quite a few drawings via the bookshop). But it’s all quite patchy at the moment because I’m still a student so I’m not dedicating myself to working yet.
The 667er: You've joined the Big Brother house this summer, and are shaping up to be one of the most formidable housemates so far. Can you tell us a little bit about your experience there?
violetbunfortunate: My blushes. I think I’m currently hovering quite low down on the leader board, so I don’t know how formidable I’ve been, but thank you nonetheless. It’s been great fun so far. I really enjoyed the drag queen challenge but I also felt like I was besmirching Richard Harris’s memory so I felt rather guilty as I attached fake breasts to the sides of his head (I blame Zort for giving them to me). The roasting challenge was simultaneously great fun and really awful because I just wanted to apologise after everything I said. Oh and watching Charlie impersonate me was hilarious/cringeworthy because it was just really weird to see his perception of me.
The 667er: I know almost nothing about your personal life other than that you are in your early 20s and I think you live in the UK based on timezones. Can you tell us a little more about yourself? Are you at school? Working?
violetbunfortunate: I feel so mysterious, this is great. Well, I’m 21 and I do indeed live in the UK. I’ve just finished my second year of studying fine art at university – I would have just graduated, but I took a year-long art foundation course after sixth form. I’m not really working yet, just doing bits and pieces and steadily building up a portfolio. Erm, what else can I tell you? I have green eyes and I can touch my head with my feet. Those two facts are in no way related.
The 667er: Outside of ASOUE and art, do you have any other hobbies or passions?
violetbunfortunate: Yes! Well, my absolute favourite books are A Series of Unfortunate Events (and ATWQ, but I always forget to say so because I just count it as part of ASOUE), Harry Potter, and Warrior Cats (I love them all equally). So most of my free time is dedicated to them – reading them, illustrating them, and memorizing insanely obscure trivia (my party trick is reciting all 36 Ministers for Magic in 20 seconds). I also adore Taylor Swift/her songs so I’m always listening to her music. And I love old films. Anyone who’s been following Big Brother knows that I really love Columbo; I also adore Laurel and Hardy – their films make me laugh until I cry – and Danny Kaye, who was a genius. I also love nature documentaries (David Attenborough’s are the best) and Disney animations. I have a long list of other books which I love – many of them are children’s books, because I am a strong believer in the worth of children’s literature and, like DH, I think it is a genre, not an age restriction. The list’s too long to go into now, but I will mention The Hounds of the Morrigan because it’s my favourite non-series novel, and more people should read it. I love animals and I’m very passionate about animal rights and spend a lot of time signing petitions and probably annoying all my friends by constantly sharing them. I also enjoy baking, surfing, and walking. Oh, and I adore Christmas.
The 667er: What is your family like? Do you have any pets or family members you can tell us about?
violetbunfortunate: My family’s wonderful. I live with my mum, dad, and our two black Labradors, who are sisters and just so lovely. I also have a brother who’s doing a history PhD so he’s only home for short holidays and stuff now. My mum is an editor and project manager for academic books and my dad is an astronomer. My dogs have never worked a day in their lives, which is the way they like it (but they’re very healthy and love running around and stuff). We used to have two rabbits, and another black Labrador.
The 667er: Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10? 20?
violetbunfortunate: 5 years – hopefully I’ll have started to get going with a career in book illustration. I’m pretty certain I’ll still be living at home. 10 years – er, I don’t know. I desperately want a cat, so hopefully in 10 years I’ll have been able to get one. 20 years – I don’t plan this far ahead. Maybe living in a forest somewhere. I mean, in a house in a forest. Not just in a forest.
The 667er: After all these deep personal questions, here's a simpler one. What is your favorite color? Why?
violetbunfortunate: Oh good grief, what an invasive question. It’s really forward of you to ask, but I suppose I’ll tell you. It’s green, because green is a very fresh colour and makes me think of leaves and grass.
The 667er: Another easy one. What is your favorite television show? Why?
violetbunfortunate: Friends, because it just feels comforting, it’s funny and I love the characters, especially Phoebe and Chandler (but not Ross and Monica because they’re controlling and annoying). I’m not counting Netflix ASOUE because I feel it’s so tied to the books it doesn’t really feel like just a normal tv show; it feels more like you’re watching a book, which I love, but it just feels like it’s in a separate category.
The 667er: What has been your favorite thing that has happened on 667 in the last year? Why?
violetbunfortunate: Um. I mean Big Brother’s been really fun, so perhaps that? But just in general I really like the atmosphere of excitement over the Netflix show. I think as a specific thing, though, I’m going to have to say Big Brother.
The 667er: Is there anything you have learned, either about yourself or about the wider world around you, that you might not have learned if you had not joined 667?
violetbunfortunate: This question is so deep I could fall into it. I’ve definitely learned how much fun it can be to be part of an online fan community.
The 667er: And finally, is there anything we haven't covered yet that you're dying to tell the people of 667?
violetbunfortunate: I made this pancake cake with my friend and it’s really pretty (aka I have nothing else to say but months after the fact I’m still really proud of how pretty this is). The little man is my art model, he is very impressed with my cake.
Chapter 8, The Bewildered Balloonist - part 2.
(For previous episodes see here.)
A few days later, Isadora was sitting in the corner of the Mobile Home’s library studying a large book, while Duncan, on the other side of the room, pored over stacks of newspapers. Suddenly he started, as if he had noticed something significant, and began excitedly making notes; a moment later he hurried across the room to show his sister.
‘I think I’ve found something important,’ he said.
‘So have I,’ Isadora replied, ‘but let me see yours first.’
Duncan pointed to an article in the Daily Punctilio from a few weeks before. Isadora began to read.
FAMOUS FILM DIRECTOR FEARED LOST
Fears have been expressed about the safety of noted film director Dr Gustav Sebald, creator of such famous works as Vampires in the Snow, Ants in the Mountains and The Smallest Elf, who has not been seen at home or in his studio for several days. Sources close to Dr Sebald say that he had been planning to meet notorious vigilante Lemony Snicket, former drama correspondent with this paper, who is suspected of starting a number of deadly conflagrations.
Detective Smithjones, of the Official Police Department, said ‘Mr Snicket is a very dangerous person. We advise members of the public not to approach him’.
An associate of Dr Sebald told the Punctilio that he possessed evidence relating to – ‘oh!’ said Isadora.
‘Yes,’ said Duncan, ‘that’s what caught my attention’.
- a survivor of a fire. It is not known which particular fire this evidence relates to. Notable recent fires include those which destroyed the homes of Yves and Laura Quagmire, of Bertrand and Beatrice Baudelaire, and of Professor Eliza Stephenson. It is feared that Mr Snicket, as a notorious arsonist, may have wished to suppress evidence concerning a survivor.
Anyone who sees either Dr Sebald or Mr Snicket, or knows anything about their whereabouts, is advised to contact the Official Police Department or Official Fire Department.
‘So,’ said Isadora, ‘do you think one of our parents may be alive? Or Quigley?’
‘It’s possible,’ said Duncan cautiously, ‘though it might be one of the Baudelaires’ parents, or Professor Stephenson, or her grandson. We just don’t know.’
‘Well in any case,’ Isadora went on anxiously ‘this makes it even more important to get back to the ground. If one of our family is alive, we need to look for them. If it’s one of our friends’ family, we ought to tell them about it – I don’t think the Baudelaires had any idea about this when we saw them.’
Duncan looked uncertain. ‘That’s right,’ he said, ‘but we still don’t know where to go to look for them. If we could find more volunteers – if we could find our guardian, perhaps – they might be able to help us get in touch. But –‘
‘Actually,’ said Isadora ‘I have an idea about that. Look at this book I’ve been reading – Notable Families of the West Coast. We’re in it – or at least our mother’s family is. There’s a bit about our parents getting married, here. And it mentions a lot of relatives of ours I didn’t know about. I wonder if our guardian might be one of them.’
She pointed to a picture of a man and woman with three small children. ‘Read what it says about this couple. She must have been our mother’s first cousin once removed.’ Duncan began to read.
Members of the Preludio family founded a number of hotels in various parts of the country. Especially interesting is Allegra Preludio, who married Melville Denouement, Head of Classification at the Royal Library, and, like several other Preludio women, had triplet children, in this case identical boys, Dewey, Ernest and Frank.
Allegra and Melville planned to combine their specialisations by founding a grand hotel which would be organised on the principles of a library. Sadly, they never saw their plan brought to fruition, as they suffered a very fearsome death, along with their eldest son Dewey, when their house was destroyed by fire on the eve of their children’s fifth birthday; this was the first of the terrible wave of fires that afflicted the community in those years.
Fortunately their other sons. Ernest and Frank, survived the blaze, and, twenty years later, revived the plan for a library hotel; the Hotel Denouement now stands near the sea on the north side of the City, and is owned and managed by the Denouement family to this day.
‘Do you think one of them might be our guardian?’ asked Isadora. ‘They are relations of ours, who we don’t know about, and they run a business in the city. And I’m sure a lot of the people in this book are volunteers; the idea of a hotel on the principles of a library looks very like the sort of thing V.F.D. would go in for. You remember the librarian said our guardian’s parents were the people who first detected the vigilante faction in V.F.D., and they were killed in a fire?’
‘That all sounds good,’ said Duncan, ‘but remember our guardian’s name begins with D. So it can’t be Ernest or Frank.’
‘Do you think it might be Dewey?’ said Isadora.
‘Are you suggesting our guardian is a ghost?’ asked Duncan, startled.
‘Not necessarily,’ said his sister. ‘People can survive fires, apparently, even without anyone knowing. Mr Pym told us our guardian was doing secret work – perhaps he lives in secret.’
‘Well,’ said Duncan, ‘you can never tell with V.F.D., I guess: they do all sorts of odd things. But it seems a bit unlikely to me.’ He turned to Hector, who had entered the room a few minutes earlier, and was following the triplets’ conversation with interest. ‘Hector, do you know anything about these people?’
‘I was at school with Lemony Snicket,’ said the balloonist. ‘Don’t believe anything you hear about him: he’s a noble person and a loyal volunteer. And I knew the Denouement twins at that time too. I never heard there was a third brother, though. I can’t say anything about the hotel; it must have been finished after I dropped out of V.F.D.’
‘We must definitely do something,’ said Isadora firmly, ‘but I’m not sure what.
When mystery is so profound
How is our guardian to be found?’
You, the greater public of 667, are boring this moth. I was tasked with reporting on the events of the past small flying insect but very little has been happening, so I am happy to inform you all that there is nothing to feel bad for not reading here. The only arguably interesting events have been taking place in Big Brother, which gets its own article, so I guess I'm out of a job. Hermes, our temporary overlord, tells me that this publication's budget wouldn't stretch to paying members of the public to create drama to write about.
Note by Hermes: This article was accurate when Lemona wrote it; however, owing to various delays that have afflicted this publication, mostly caused by me, now some events have actually happened, two of which at least deserve notice.
First, a crisis was caused by a change of policy at PhotoBucket, which led to the disappearance for a few days of the 667er logo; fortunately our leader, beatricetriptych, managed to find a solution.
Secondly, the tenth Summer Book Club, led as ever by Songbird, has been launched; looking back to 667's youth, we will be reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.
Big Brother - A Report
Big Brother has been happening, and instead of reporting on things that have been happening over the last month, I will be reporting on things that have been happening over the last month EXCEPT only about stuff in Big Brother!!!
There are lots of members who I could list except that I don't want to / can't remember who everyone is. I'm a housemate though, that's the only important information you need to know. The BB begin with the first weekend task where you had to introduce yourself, and for which I unfairly received fewer points than other housemates for no explainable reason.
Then the first weekly task involved editing pictures like some TV show Zortegus likes that nobody's ever heard of. This was mildly amusing, although I was terrible because I am terrible at tasks that involved skill. Despite this, i unfairly received a larger amount of points than other housemates who had actually put some effort in, again for no explicable reason.
For the second weekend task we had to collate things for the bathroom. Items found included Tryina's scarily powerful shower. I once more aced this task, but was once more denies posts for no clear reason.
For the second task we were put into two teams, one headed by VioletBUnfortunate and the other by Renuoquidvis. Each team had to adapt a moment from ASOUE and depict it in a manner similar to how it might appear in the Netflix Series. Renuo's team adapted Dewey's death scene and won, Violet's team adapted Esme pushing the Baud's down the elevator shaft and lost. Despite writing half of the script I received less points than other people in my team for dubious reasons.
For the third weekend task we learnt that someone was actually two people at once! Everybody guessed him was bandit and pepper, but in a shock (!) twist, VioletBUnfortuante was actually VioletBUnofrtuante. Oh, and charlie. I don't remember what happened with points there, but i'm sure It was unfair in some way.
For the third weekly task we all had our accounts deleted, and then we all had to pretend to be other people. I was charlie, Willy was me, and trip was trip, which was odd. I made more posts than anyone else yet i somehow got the same amount of points for participation as people who made no posts. I assume there is, once more, good reasons for this.
For the next weekend task we all had to write limericks, and trip had suddenly become a big brother with little reaction from the community at large. We are yet to be given points for this task, but i'm sure I will get little for my troubles.
In the fourth week, we all have to roast each other, which is a terrible idea for two (three?) crap big brothers. Does that get me any points?
Last weekend there was a task but I don't remember it.
Last week we had a really fun superhero task and I became M-Man, saviour of the universe and buyer of nachos. Together, me and some other superheros (we really need a collective name) stopped an asteroid from squashing some people. Points are yet to be awarded but I'm sure you can guess the outcome for me.
This weekend there is probably a new task but i'm yet to look at it because I'm writing this instead.
Hopefully this has been a helpful summary of the scandals of big brother from a totally balanced and unbiased correspondent.
Snicketfic of the month – Thirteen Fatal Errors, by Sherry Ann.
This story, by a leading Snicketologist, reads rather like one of Mr Snicket’s supplementary works; it introduces us to a number of notable moments in Lemony’s life, from his kidnapping by VFD as an infant to his setting out to chronicle the lives of the Baudelaires. Along the way, many questions are answered, including why there are no airships in Lemony’s works, what really happened on the occasion when he did not bring a flashlight, and how he was involved in the Kennedy assassination. Each story is cleverly crafted in a Lemony style, and filled with cunning allusions; it was particularly interesting to see volunteers using Sebald code in action.
667fic of the month – Les Avenuables, by Sixteen.
Another in the ‘667ers enact the plot of a famous work’ genre: in this case the work is Les Miserables, and the story pits Pen Valpen, on the run from prison for using the word ‘piss’, against Dante (Javert), the moderator pursuing him for this crime. (This is based on a real incident, though not involving Pen.) Particularly memorable is the scene where Valpen tales refuge in the home of a philosopher, and steals a book from him. The story is told with Sixteen’s usual ingenuity, but gains added value from an accompanying series of audio tracks in which BSam sings the successive musical numbers – though the last few songs were not recorded, owing to illness. (There is still a possibility of adding more….)
(by Hermes, in case you don't recognise the picture).
In 2014 the World Science Fiction Convention was held in London and, having been interested in the field for a long time, I decided to attend. It’s the world’s oldest convention, established in 1938, and held every year since except for a gap at the height of the war. It’s most often held in America (because that’s where the world is, obviously), but lately has been branching out more (this year’s is in Helsinki, and 2019 will probably be in Dublin).
The convention was started by some of the people who helped to create science fiction as a well-defined genre, and it still involves a lot of people close to the heart of the field, authors, editors, artists and so on, as well as ordinary fans – it prides itself on being a fan-run convention, and except for a few guests of honour it makes no distinction between professionals and others, treating them all as equally members. Its main focus is on written science fiction (and fantasy, which, despite the name, has always been included as part of the genre), but it does take an interest in film and TV and comics as well.
The main constituent of the convention is panel discussions, on all sorts of topics, but there are also readings and signings, and a quiz, and parties, and various opportunities to meet famous people (Patrick Rothfuss and Jo Walton, in my case), and also, for reasons no one understands, a Regency dance. There are quite a lot of people in costume, though not so many as at some media-oriented conventions, and one of the major events is a big costuming contest, the Masquerade.
However, the most significant thing the convention does is to organise the Hugo Awards, which are the most prestigious awards in science fiction (or at least that’s what we always say – though this may just be because no one has managed to think up a more prestigious award yet). All members of the convention can vote on them – you don’t actually have to attend, as there are Supporting Memberships; these cost quite a bit the first couple of times, but after that it’s possible to renew your membership fairly cheaply (and if you are a member, you get free copies of a lot of the finalists). Like the convention itself, the awards focus largely on written science fiction and fantasy, with separate classes for stories of various lengths, and an award for the best new writer: plans are currently afoot to create an award for Best Series, and one for young adult fiction (for which Snicket’s future works might well be eligible, as SF people tend to understand ‘young adult’ quite generously). But there are also awards for film, TV and comics, and for various kinds of fanwork.
So, there I was in 2014, and after that the convention went back to the US, and that might have been the end of my involvement, except: that was the year of the Sad Puppies. If you have avoided hearing of this so far, you are fortunate. But I fear I must tell you; Sad Puppies is the name of a campaign started by a group of conservative writers, who felt, probably, more or less, though it was a bit hard to pin them down, that the Hugos were too ideological and leaned too much in a liberal direction. (Strictly speaking it’s wrong to call the campaigners ‘the Sad Puppies’ - that’s the name of the campaign – but everyone does.) So, they decided to start a movement to take the Hugos over; and they were fairly successful. At the nomination stage, each voter lists whatever they think are the best works of the year; this means regular voters will be proposing a very wide range of things, so if a group of campaigners can agree to vote for a specific list, they can easily get a lead, even if they are a relatively small minority of the voters. This is what they did; in 2014 they got a number of works on the final ballot; in 2015 they mounted a campaign on a larger scale, and took a large part of the ballot over.
Also in 2015, the movement acquired a splinter group, known as Rabid Puppies, run by a very strange person who goes by the name of Vox Day. While the SP campaigners are fairly regular conservatives, at least by American standards, Vox Day is an alt-right extremist, and his involvement and some of the works he proposed were quite disturbing.
So, people who cared about the Hugos were urged to sign up and vote. Up to that point, I had been happy to read things later in their life-cycle, when they were available more cheaply, and when award shortlists were available to help me pick out good stuff. But needs must, so I have gone on renewing my membership, and nominating and voting. The ethos of the thing is very much that one should actually consider and compare things, not just vote for the things one is already a fan of; so a lot of reading is needed; first at the nomination stage, to find the outstanding works of the year; then at the final voting stage, to decide which works are best. And so that takes up quite a lot of time, becoming my main leisure activity for part of the year (and explaining why this edition of the 667er is so late). But it can be very rewarding, and I get to see lots of good stuff that I wouldn’t see otherwise.
Our efforts were successful; participation for the last two years has been the highest in history; we managed to defeat the slaters in the final vote two years running, and now they are in retreat. The Sad Puppies group have stopped trying to take over the Hugos, and moved on to other fields; Vox Day is still around, but his support had declined. There’s also been a change to the rules to make it harder for a minority to dominate (which I’m not convinced will work perfectly, but it seems to be an improvement on what we had). But it’s important that we managed to turn the tide before the rule change was made. Now the awards seem to be, if anything, leaning more in a liberal direction than they were before.
Here are this years’ finalists – do check them out! (Because Mr Day’s campaign is still active, there are a couple of rather odd entries on the list – one in particular – but on the whole it’s worth reading.) And bear in mind that ASOUE will be eligible next year – I’d suggest putting up the whole series for Dramatic Long, as has happened this year with Stranger Things, rather than picking an episode for Dramatic Short. Happy reading!
(Banner by Zortegus. Idea crowdsourced.)
An (Allegedly) Important Announcement by Mister M
Sadly, as much as I wish there was, there is no ceremonial hat that editors of the 667er wear whilst assembling, reading, editing, and publishing each issue. If there was, I'm sure it would be appropriately comical, amusing, and would surely by now be rather tatty.
At the start of this year, I took of the hat, placing it down in the inner web of the forum. Since then, a couple of people have picked it up, looked at it, tired it on for a bit, and put it back down. (Which is my way of saying thanks to Zortegus, Linda, and Hermes for the last three issues). Now, however, it's time for someone else to don it in a more permanent nature.
Yes, in case you couldn't tell, this is my ridiculous way of announcing who the new editor of the 667er is. I could drag it out for ages, teasing who the new editor is, but given the long gap between me announcing my departure and this sentence I am typing now happening, I don't think that would be fair.
It is, of course, Lemona.
And that, really is all I can say at this juncture. I don't know what is coming next, I don't know what Lemona is planning, and i'm very excited to see what is going to happen next. But I do know one thing Two things. One thing I know is that Lemona's first Issue will be published on August 12th. The Other thing I know is this.
I asked Lemona to take over because she is one of 667's best members. Hey, the recent 'best member' competition I run is proof of that. She is clever, intelligent, and gives a lot of her time to the forum. Most of all, I think she will bring something different and new to the 667er, which I'm excited to see.
Enjoy the hat lemona.