February MCU Prep?

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February MCU Prep?

February MCU Prep? I think BookGirl has already volunteered to host this MCU, but if she doesn't want to I can always fill the post :) *drumroll* If you want an honored position as Helper of an MCU, here are the things we'll be needing:

~Quotes (book/CB/inspirational)

~Important Dates

~Book of the Month

~Monthly Playlist

~Suggestions for LMWAY and Advice Column

submitted by Amethyst, age uncertain, sun-tipped pines
(January 11, 2024 - 5:05 pm)

I can do important dates, and/or inspirationaly quotes! Also, can I host the next MCU? the March one? 

submitted by Hawkstar, age Dynamite, My thoughts in Korea
(January 11, 2024 - 6:41 pm)
submitted by UnsTOPpable TOPper
(January 11, 2024 - 8:55 pm)

i can help! i've been really busy with school lately, so i don't think i can do a ton of stuff - i could probably do the monthly playlist, though, unless someone else wants to do that? 

for the LMWAY, maybe we could do something like "give us your funniest (cb appropriate of course) pick up lines" in honor of valentine's day? or something valentine's-day-related, maybe. or cb-related, because of the reunion? idk

lmk if there's anything you need me to do~ 

submitted by pangolin, age she/they, Outskirts of the Galaxy
(January 11, 2024 - 10:04 pm)

I'm happy to do CB quotes (or book quotes)!

submitted by Moon Wolf, age lunars, A Celestial Sky
(January 12, 2024 - 12:47 am)

Actually, I'll just do inspirational quotes :) but ofc I'll do anything else that needs to be done before Feb

submitted by Hawkstar, age Forever, Tae and Kookie
(January 14, 2024 - 3:31 pm)

@all, yes, it would be great if you could do those things! @Hawkstar, ofc you can host the March one :) I'd like to host another one fairly soon, though, so if I don't do this one maybe I could reserve April? (To think we actually have a waiting list XD)

submitted by Amethyst, MCU prepping
(January 15, 2024 - 8:53 pm)

Haha, yes, we have a waiting list now XD BookGirl (if she does do this month) then me, then you!! But I think that's a good thing?? 

submitted by Hawkstar, age Forever, Tae and Kookie
(January 16, 2024 - 12:44 pm)

Oh and I forgot, we also need someone to do Threads to Check - I can do that if no one else does, though.

submitted by Amethyst
(January 17, 2024 - 8:33 pm)

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”

― Groucho Marx

“Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?”

― Henry Ward Beecherr

“Happiness is a warm puppy.”

― Charles M. Schulz

“I suppose I'll have to add the force of gravity to my list of enemies.”

― Lemony Snicket

*coughs* those weren't particularly inspirational, so just ignore those. HERE are the inspirational sturff

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does." ~William James

"If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." ~Oscar Wilde

"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." ~Marilyn Monroe

"No exact recipe for today. Gather all available ingredients and whip yourself up something delicious." ~Lin-Manuel Miranda

"We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: We have the power to imagine better." ~J.K. Rowling

“If you see someone without a smile, give 'em yours!” ~Dolly Parton

“For there is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.” ~Amanda Gorman

submitted by Hawkstar, age Stay gold, even in your dreams
(January 21, 2024 - 9:05 pm)

Those are wonderful - ty :)

@all, what should we have for LMWAY and Advice Column? It would be good to post them fairly soon, since it's already getting towards February. Maybe the Advice Column could be something like "What's your favorite thing to do in February, when not much is going on"? Suggestions are welcome, though :)

submitted by Amethyst, sun-tipped pines
(January 22, 2024 - 8:53 pm)

We could also do something to do with leap day this year, like how will you celebrate leap day (if people even celebrate it) or your opinions on it?

submitted by Moon Wolf, age lunars, A Celestial Sky
(January 22, 2024 - 9:22 pm)

Maybe for Advice Column or LMWAY, things to do in the last leg of the very cold season? Hehe, simular to your suggestion

submitted by Hawkstar, age Dynamite, My thoughts in Korea
(January 23, 2024 - 3:30 pm)

CB quotes:

Cough, rough, thought, through, and tough don't rhyme, but for some strange reason pony and bologna do o_O” - Hawkstar

 

“But also yeah Idk how I became a sleeping elephant... but apparently that's who I am now. MWAHAHAHAA!!” - Sleeping Elephant (CelineBurningBright)

 

“You know you've read/played too many medieval fantasy books/games when you can easily tell the difference between a cavalry broadsword and a double-helix longsword.” - Darkvine

 

“Spent two minutes wondering why listening to pop music physically left a taste in your mouth before realizing that pop is another word for soda T^T” - Silver Crystal

 

“Your hands of finger tips, and your feet have toes, but how come you tip-toe, but not tip-finger?” - Cattywampus

And I'll post the book quotes if you want later.

submitted by Moon Wolf, age lunars, A Celestial Sky
(January 22, 2024 - 9:39 pm)

why did i struggle so much to find february songs that weren't exclusively sappy love songs?? anyway it's a ~mixtape~ rather than a playlist this month in honor of valentine's day (because people supposedly make each other mixtapes then?) :P

February Mixtape~

2/14 - The Band CAMINO

Little Of Your Love - HAIM

Power of Two - The Indigo Girls

I Choose You - Sara Bareilles

crushcrushcrush - Paramore

 

maybe the advice column could be something like "what are some nice things you can do for yourself this month?" or something about self-care? idk

submitted by pangolin, age she/they, Outskirts of the Galaxy
(January 23, 2024 - 9:21 am)

Book Quotes:

“There’s no telling where my thoughts will end up by the end of the day when I’m sleeping and dreams emerge…” - Singing with Elephants, by Margarita Engle

 

“‘Good strong hair,’ he was fond of saying, ‘means a good strong brain underneath.’ ‘Like Shakespeare,’ Matilda once said to him. ‘Like who?’ ‘Shakespeare, Daddy.’ ‘Was he brainy?’ ‘Very, Daddy.’ ‘He had masses of hair, didn’t he?’ ‘He was bald, Daddy.’” - Matilda, by Roald Dahl

 

“‘Maybe I don’t like being different, but I don’t want to be like everyone else, either.” - A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L’engle

 

“When you’ve been through the worst with someone, you appreciate the best.” - The One and Only Bob, by Katherine Applegate

 

“‘We can’t live in the past. We have to let the hard things go.’” - Keeper of the Lost Cities: Exile, Shannon Messenger

submitted by Moon Wolf, age lunars, A Celestial Sky
(January 23, 2024 - 7:11 pm)