ahahaha hi! Murphy!mun here. Martha!mun was kind enough to point me to this the other day, so I thought it would be really really rude if I didn't come and say thanks!

Murphy: Really really rude like the time you just... stopped writing me? And let me die here without saying a word about it?

uhhhh.

Yeah, actually, it was pretty much exactly like that! :S

Truth be told, I've always kind of toyed with the idea of picking Murphy up again once my life finally settles back down, whenever the hell that is. I always felt pretty terrible for not taking the time to at least wave bye-bye, since I really really enjoyed this madness and was always incredibly grateful to everyone who read Murphy and interacted with her. Plus she really missed Alan and Stephen.

Murphy: No, I didn't.

Sure you did.

Murphy: No. I didn't. And don't.

Trust me, she does.

Murphy: Stop putting words in my mouth.

But that's... my job.

Anyway, I'm glad to see that almost all of you are still here and doing well! And a million thanks to sonofgranite!mun for the rec. I was extremely surprised and extremely touched to see that. Perhaps we'll be seeing you again sometime in the near future?

-fuyu_ginga

Boy, I'm just asking for trouble by posting this.

1. Your Name:
2. Are we friends?
3. Do you have a crush/attracted to me?
4. Would you kiss me?
5. ...with tongue?
6. Would you enjoy it?
7. Would you ever ask me out or go out with me if I ask you out?
8. Would you make a move on me in a movie theatre?
9. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
10. Would you take care of me when I'm sick?
11. Do you want to tell me something that you couldn't before?
12. If you heard a rumour about me, would you defend me?
13. Do you think I'm a good person?
14. Would you let me sleep with you (in the same bed)?
15. Do you think I'm hot?
16. Would you call me just because?
17. Would you ever listen to my problems even if they don't involve you?
18. If you could change anything about me, would you?
19. Would you have sex with me?
20. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out?
21. What do you like most about me (looks and/or personality)?
22. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you?
23. If I took you on a vacation anywhere in the world, where would you choose?


I eagerly await your reply, Alan. And by eagerly I mean I'm already getting a migraine thinking about it.

Such horrors should only come
From within the darkened deep,
But this one comes like thunder
From the realm of restless sleep.
With a stretch, a yawn and a roar,
The lion wakes and rises,
With a mane so large it surely trumps
The most clever of disguises.
It's so big and it's so matted
That it threatens to consume,
And eat and devour and lead one
To their dark, uncertain doom.
How would one begin to tame
Such a frightening display?
I do not know, for that, my dear,
Is a game I will not play.
Each morning it emerges,
Creeping steadily out of its lair,
You cannot avoid that woman
And her head of morning hair.

That's a poem my painter wrote about me. My painter. What's he doing writing poems about me instead of painting, anyway? The world may never know.

(edited by Eldin, painter extraordinaire and victim of hair scares: Hey, to my credit, I don't usually write poetry. But after the tenth consecutive morning of seeing the Swamp Thing come out of her room, I felt a need to document my terror in words. Documenting it in images would've been too traumatic.)

(edited by Murphy, who will never care about the state of her hair in the morning, and who can stop paying Eldin at any time: Get outta here, would you? Whose journal entry is this, anyway?)

(edited by Eldin, who fears nothing: I do believe that I am the one who wrote the poem. Without it, I don't really think you'd even have an entry to post here.)

(edited by Murphy, who's about to go mix up some paint: Hey, what do you think will happen if I mix this can of yellow and this can of blue with this can of green?)

(edited by Eldin, who's wondering why he ever took this job: Well, first of all, if you mixed them in that order, you'd probably get a pretty intense green. Second of all, those are very specific shades and you're really only hurting the work I'm trying to do on your walls if you tamper with them.)

(edited by Murphy, who's opening the paint cans: Okay, then. Say goodbye to "Goldenrod" and his little friends.)

(ERROR: Too many edits. Try again later.)

Boy oh boy, if I didn't know any better, I'd say I was fictional after reading all of this.

Go to Googlism.com
Search your name/nickname. (Make sure WHO is selected).
Italicize the ones you think are true.

murphy brown is one of the most original (...uh-huh, keep going.)
murphy brown is a carbon (atom?)
murphy brown is the star reporter of fyi (You bet I am!)
murphy brown is making a mistake by spending its
murphy brown is supposed to be the epitome of today's modern woman (Supposed to be? What do you mean supposed to be?)
murphy brown is (Wow, look at that. I left it speechless.)
murphy brown is just a fictional tv character (Excuse me?)
murphy brown is as real as diane sawyer or barbara walters
murphy brown is important
murphy brown is leaving the air after 10 years (Well, that's false.)
murphy brown is still smoking and drinking" (In the tabloids, yes.)
murphy brown is a television sitcom about life in a major network newsroom (The day I'm a sitcom is the day pigs fly.)
murphy brown is a true defender of family values and has a productive and loving home life (Hey, I do great work, but I'm no June Cleaver.)
murphy brown is a top rated situation comedy show with far reaching impacts on its viewers (If I am a sitcom, I may as well be top rated.)
murphy brown is a 9 year old 17h (?)
murphy brown is ridiculous (ly talented.)
murphy brown is just a television
murphy brown is an extreme (ly talented reporter.)
murphy brown is gone and i'm still here fighting for the american family (Seriously, what's all this talk about family? Who missed the memo where I said I don't like kids?)
murphy brown is going to have quite a year
murphy brown is about to end
murphy brown is the result
murphy brown is not a relevant topic (Are you kidding? I'm always relevant.)
murphy brown is a constructed identity
murphy brown is frozen
murphy brown is a television sitcom that aired for many years
murphy brown is an issue
murphy brown is leaving "fyi (Oh sure, feed the rumor mill, why don't you.)
murphy brown is gone
murphy brown is a very selfish
murphy brown is off the air
murphy brown is a brown tabby and white from kansas
murphy brown is candice bergen (Who the hell is that?)
murphy brown is long gone now
murphy brown is a fictional character
murphy brown is doing better than i am (Yes, whoever you are, I can guarantee that this is true.)
murphy brown is doing better
murphy brown is as legitimate as barbara bush
murphy brown is not the same
murphy brown is gone from network tv
murphy brown is a young crone
murphy brown is a liberal and a feminist
murphy brown is a shukovsky
murphy brown is coming back for another season and the show within the show


So, what have we learned here? Googlism is full of nonsense and lies? Yes, I think so.

Rules of the Game:

A) People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs & replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.

B) Tag 8 people to do this quiz & those who are tagged cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by & cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by. Continue this game by sending it to other people.

( Q & A )

Tagging:

abbytude
aces_are_rare
alan_shore
claire_simms
fever_crusade
mr_colbert
mutantwatch
nerdherdchuck

[ooc: I'm a little behind on Tammy things at the moment, but I've seen it all so far and I. am. floored. And Murphy's definitely got a few things to say about winning "Kinkiest Freak". How did that even happen? We both smell a conspiracy! :P Congrats to all of you, since plenty of you are walking away with these these things, and thank you forever! I'll be sure to do a real thank you post once it's all over. \m/]

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Everyone in the bullpen can hear what sounds like the familiar melody from "Happy Birthday to You", but no one's able to pinpoint its location. It's growing louder every second, but when they all look around at each other, they see nothing but sealed lips. Their puzzlement increases with the song's volume, but once the elevator dings and opens its doors, everything's made pretty clear.

( ... )

All right, let's get this one out of the way first: "Kinkiest Freak"? I have a feeling I know who was responsible for that one. And wouldn't he like to know.

Abby, you're great, but if you win "Snarkmaster" or "Most Argumentative" over me, I'm breaking into your house and stealing your trophies.

All I can say in terms of seeing Stephen and I nominated for "Couple You Never Want To See Get Together" is, "Thank you". Really. From the bottom of my heart and everything.

Finally, let's talk about why there weren't any honorable mentions in the females for President category. What's that supposed to mean? It seems like there are plenty of women around here who could run a country. Well, anyway, putting my... bafflement at the lack of female nominees aside, I'm pleased to see myself among the ones that are there. I bet I could do pretty well in the White House. Me as President, Frank as Vice President, Jim as our Chief of Staff, Miles as our Press Secretary, and Corky as... Corky as... our interior decorator. Yep. Sounds pretty good to me.

Oh, and as for Alan and I in the "Couple You Most Want To See Get Together" category... imagine this for a minute: there's been a nuclear holocaust. The plants are dead, the animals are gone, and every human being on Earth has been mercilessly incinerated by our own mushroom clouds. Every human being except Alan and me, that is. Our procreation is now the only hope for the survival of the human race. It's either sex with him or the death of our species. And in that fateful moment of truth, I'd turn to him, shrug, and say, "Well, it all had to come to an end sometime".


[ooc - GOSH I LOVE TAMMY TIME. I'm so so happy to see so many of you guys on the ballots. I just missed the nominating process, so I was happy to find that pretty much everybody I would've nominated, and then some, all got nods for something. I haven't really been around much for the past month-or-so, so I was floored to find that Murphy and Corky had been nominated for so many things. The recognition really means a lot, so thank you. ♥ ♥ ♥]

I'm not sure I agree with some of this. I can go for romance. And I can compromise. No, really. I can!

Miles tried to type in "The Murphinator" for my codename. I hope his fingers heal quickly.

You make it sound like alcohol is something to be injected into one's veins with a syringe. You wish it were that easy. You do know that it's actually impossible to get someone else drunk, don't you? You can badger them as much as you want, but in the end, you really don't have any control over anything that happens. How many beers will they drink? How many shots will they down? How long will it take before they pass out under the table? You don't know.

Still, it's painfully easy to get someone to make that choice to "go the distance", as it were. A taunt here, a carefully waved $20 there, and they're in the palm of your hand.

Predictably, my days of being entertained by slurred speeches and people tripping over everything and nothing have all but ended. Red cheeks and a pair of half-open eyes aren't so much a cue to laugh as they are a trigger for a flash forward to the part where they're heaving their guts out in the bathroom at three in the morning.

All that aside, I think it would be nice to persuade good 'ol Stephen Colbert to knock back a few. Then I could pat him on the head, gently remove his wallet, and peruse it for cash.

And that would be after I’d drawn all over his face with a Sharpie.

48th? 48th? I should've known that's what I'd get for not fessing up.

Since Alan was generous enough to fork over an entire dollar for the sake of my birthday, I guess the least I can do is reveal my true age.

Which would be 28.

Yep.

28.

The big two-eight.

Yeeeep.

She clears her throat, looks around, and hopes she appears innocent.

[ooc: Well, it's not so much Murphy's birthday today as it is Candice Bergen's, and it's just for fun and won't advance Murphy's age. Thanks for the gift, Alan-mun! :3]

[locked to alan_shore] Here comes your proof! [/locked]


Hey, Corky?

Remember Joey, Michael, and Lilly?

Feels awfully anticlimactic, doesn't it?

Corky made me do this meme:

you are darkredviolet #600B40

Your dominant hues are red and magenta. You love doing your own thing and going on your own adventures, but there are close friends you know you just can't leave behind. You can influence others on days when you're patient, but most times you just want to go out, have fun, and do your own thing. Your saturation level is high - you get into life and have a strong personality. Everyone you meet will either love you or hate you - either way, your goal is to get them to change the world with you. You are very hard working and don't have much patience for people without your initiative. Your outlook on life is slightly darker than most people's. You try to see things for what they are and face situations honestly. You'd rather get to the point than look for what's good.

the spacefem.com html color quiz

I don't have a dark outlook on life. I have a correct outlook on life.

(ooc: No more computer troubles for me! *knocks on wood forever*

your_host_cj and ifwebefriends! I had threads going with the two of you before all my troubles began, did I not? Should I continue or would you rather they be left alone?

Also, if you haven't already heard, Murphy Brown is coming to TV Land starting in June! As far as I know, it's scheduled to be on at 3 in the morning every night, which I'm less than happy about, but I'm just grateful that it's going to be on regularly again. I'll bring over the official information whenever it gets announced, and I hope you guys will watch it!)

ooc: Not back yet, but I've been lurking and reading the whole time. It's taken me a while to get access to an external hard drive so I can try to back up all my files before I completely reset my laptop, but hopefully that should be happening tonight. Still, now that tests and declarations of majors and minors are things in my life, it might be a little longer before I can get back into the swing of commenting and stuff. bleeerrghdsfghg. Is it summer yet?


Just three? All right, if I had to pick just three things I'm looking forward to, I think I'd have to say...

1.) This year's Emmys and Humboldts. What? I know they're a few months away, but it still counts.

Okay, so maybe September and November are more than a few months away, but they're still in the future. Maybe not necessarily in the near future, but the time's just gonna blow right by us anyway. And they're awards; when can you honestly say that you're not excited about awards? That's right, you can't ever say it.

2.) My Monday morning donut raid. I actually look forward to this every morning, but there's just something inherently refreshing about starting the week off by snatching the last jelly donut right out of the box. Or snatching it right out of Frank's hands when he foolishly claims what's mine.

3.) My birthday. I know, I know, I should've been talking about this earlier. Four weeks is not enough of a warning, and I know that you're all very busy people, so I'll understand if you can't get my presents to me on time. And to think people say I'm not flexible.

ooc: Yikes, I think it's been a full week since I've been able to reply to anything. My laptop's become stuck in an endless chain of updating (there was a time when I said I liked Vista. That time is over). Since I have to call support to get things sorted out, it'll probably be a little bit longer before I can catch up with any comments I owe. My apologies to anybody who's waiting on anything; hopefully Murphy and Corky will be 100% back very soon. In the meantime, have a prompt response!

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( 'I swear I didn’t put those Peeps on your chair.' )

Stole this from abbytude. I don't think I quite agree with the part about admitting mistakes. In fact, I don't agree with it at all.

Link: The Deep and Meaningful Winnie-The-Pooh Character Test written by wolfcaroling on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test View My Profile(wolfcaroling)

Now that that's done, I have to go continue breaking in my new music collection from Robin.

The plan was perfect. Not only that, but it was a plan which simply could not fail. Murphy had considered all of the possibilities, all of the loopholes, and all of the roadblocks. She was certain that by the end of this lunch, she would have C.J. Cregg convinced of the fact that she really just deserved to be let back into the White House. So she'd roughed up C.J.'s boyfriend a few times, so she'd shot some spitwads at Steve and Chris... and some other people... and maybe they'd ended up a little close to the podium once...

But that wasn't going to matter in about an hour and a half. She was positive that in that time, she'd be able to show C.J. the light of her newfound maturity and self-control. She might've actually taken the time to laugh victoriously if she wasn't already occupied with sipping her club soda through a straw.

So caught up was she in the workings of her grand master plan that she didn't notice that she was drumming her fingers on the table and tapping her foot impatiently. Glancing at her watch, she noticed that it was 12:05. That was a whole five minutes past the time they'd agreed upon.

"Geez," she muttered, her teeth still clamped onto the straw, "I even let her pick the damn place and she still doesn't show up on time?"

The Iron Gate Inn Restaurant definitely wasn't her territory, but that was, in fact, the place C.J. had picked for this lunch. Murphy figured that if she was going to go to the trouble of calling C.J. just to suck up to her, it was probably better to let her select their meeting location. And at least she picked a place with nice food.

Murphy glanced at her watch again. 12:06. She sighed and drummed her fingers faster.