Yesterday was my birthday. I strolled around town enjoying my day off and at the end of the day I got $100, fish n chips and a jaffa cake flavored cake. As overlord I like to enjoy the simple pleasures in life. Some have asked me over at Uru Obsession to share my real face with the rest of the world. And to that I say wait for my first film to be post on YouTube! I’m currently reinstalling my main system (that damn spring cleaning… Plus I can’t get any good minions to do it for me). So when I’m up and situated on my main computer I’ll finish editing my video to all and post it.
Anyway, back to that Jaffa cake cake. San_San makes the best cakes, cookies, muffins and baked goods anyone could ever want. In fact every year at Christmas time she always sends out gift baskets to our closest friends and family all over the world. Too bad she isn’t around more often, otherwise I would have her join up with the United Pastry Jihad.
I could talk about how good her macadamia nut cookies and banana nut bread are. But I think I’ll save that for another blog session.
In the meantime, Spring Cleaning… And now for no reason here is a random picture:
>I know the truth.
Hey check out this book I found on Amazon!
So, G-Man used to go by the name deep throat? Didn’t ever imagine him being that kind of guy…
>Early Morning Open Thread
Yeah… I’m still here. I haven’t been blogging or been up on much lately between RL and… RL. I should warn everyone that I have purchased a digital camcorder. Internet beware! I have plans to share my surroundings from an Overlord’s perspective.
I’m mostly making this blog entry because people think I’ve dropped off the face of the earth/am avoiding them. Don’t worry. I’ll get around to everyone eventually. Just because I’m not saying anything doesn’t mean I’m watching every single one of you. I’ve just either been too busy, too tired, or there are certain things that would be a simple waste of time to address. Like I said to my friends, I should come back around more often or people are going to start thinking I have a life!
Your overlord is tired. I’m going to bed. I might write more later.
>Tales from the DarKSide
We all know why this blog was banned from the Mystblogger community.
The DarK Wars. The battle between Tomala and the dude known as DarK — a.k.a. DorK.
Words were fired like missiles. Insults were batted back and forth like badminton birds in some titanic game of shuttlecock.
And somehow, it was Tomala’s fault.
It’s true, she did whipsaw some choice invective. Some would say the war went over the bend, around the curve, up the flagpole. But only a few people know the reason.
You see, Tomala knew DarK in the days before he was DarK. They were more than friends. They were like big sister and little brother, counselor and counseled, teacher and student, pilot and passenger. He was one of Tomala’s students in her online Sunday School outreach minstry, The Online Path (www.onlinepath.org). Known then as Raoul, a teenager from New Mexico, he showed promise as a bringer of grace, a soother of souls — the sort of enlightened peacemaker that the Uru community so desperately needed. Under Tomala’s tutelage, he was about to become an emissary of light during MOUL’s dark days.
And then a friend emailed Tomala the terrible truth: “Raoul” was not a 17-year-old student from Albuquerque, he was a forty-something adult from Britain. He was not hungry for enlightenment, he had a history of acts with farm animals too lurid to be detailed here.
After such a shocking betrayal, can Tomala be blamed for going a bit ballistic?
In the traumatic aftermath, her life fell apart. She shut down her online outreach program, threw away her entire collection of Little Ponies, gave up her vegan vows and binged on Big Macs for three weeks straight. Wandering despondently through a mall bookstore, she came upon a copy of “500 Dirty Words for Online Warriors.” It was a life-changing experience for a person who previously washed out her own mouth with soap for saying “fudge” and “pack” in the same paragraph.
What the community saw on this blog was just the tip of the iceberg. To this day, the very sight of goats or sheep gives Tomala flashbacks. Hearing “Bah-Ram-Ewe” sends her into tears. Even wearing wool makes her break out in hives.
Currently working with experts in post-traumatic recovery, Tomala is gradually emerging into the world “After DarK.” As a result, in the months to come the Mystblogger community will see a kinder, gentler I Am Uru and So Can You.
Now that the Mystbloggers know the truth, will they reach out the hand of tolerance and beckon this blog to return to the bosom of their community?
We shall see.
>In the Eye of the Beholder
Let’s be honest.
The owner of this blog has a fearsome reputation. There is no doubt about it.
She is rumored to carry knives. To wear Freddy Krueger gloves when typing a post. To collect Little Ponies and hold them against their will.
But in fact, the blogger known as Tomala is an upstanding, churchgoing American who has spent thousands of hours as a volunteer counselor at a local shelter for abused immigrants.
How can a sensitive soul who cries herself to sleep over the pain of Guatemalans have the reputation of an eater of boogers whose real father is Rand? The truth is they are lies, spread by people who wouldn’t know the difference between boogers and pizza-sausage; people who are no more related to Rand Miller than they are to Kevin Bacon.
These rumormongers have mangled the minds of our fellow Cyanophiles. As a result, and through no fault of their own, the barons and baronesses of the Mystblogger community have a take on Tomala that is tragically wrong. Thus her blog was banished.
They shall hear the truth, and the truth shall set this blog free.
Next: “The Whole Enchilada on the True Tomala“
>Rumors, Lies and Lake Water
Banishment from the Mystblogger community. It’s a hard bucket of piss to swallow.
Well, any bucket of piss is hard to swallow, but when it’s from our fellow Cyanophiles it’s especially painful. Kidney-stones-the-size-of-Rand’s-head painful.
But it may be just the kick in the bladder this blog needs to clean up its act.
The Mystblogger community isn’t stupid. They know when there’s a blackhead on the communal butt, and they want to see it squeezed. A cleansing of the community pores, as it were.
And who can blame them? Face it, this blog has become a festering pimple threatening to pop. Time for a giant tube of Clearasil. A deep scrub with Stridex pads.
In the coming days I’ll be posting a plan to cleanse this blog of its old evils. To peel away the scabs of cynicism and lay bare the new, pink skin beneath. To wash the wounds of bitterness in the warm lake water of D’ni.
It is time to rejoin the collective bosom of the Mystblogger community.
We’ve been away from that bosom too long.
Shorah.
>New Co Author!
I now banish DreamingGirl from the co author of the week spot and replace her with her own personal choice. You will no longer see disturbing photos from her until the next time I choose her. Grab yer popcorn folks it’s gonna be a fun ride!
>Time for Cuteness
Due to the recent traumatizing of Mystbloggers because of this blog, I have decided to post some cute things to help ease the recovery.
Cute enough for you Mystbloggers?
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>I am Uru and so can you. Too hot for MystBlogs?
It appears MystBlogs has taken me off of their list of bloggers due to various complaints. Here is the email:
Hi Tomala,
I have received several complains about your blog’s content, which is appearing on Myst Blogs. Several of your recent blog posts are not appropriate for Myst Blogs.
I have temporarily removed your blog from from Myst Blogs. Would it be possible for you to filter the content from your end so that only specific blog posts show up on Myst Blogs?
Regards,
Denis
–Denis Defreyne
I have replied:
Hey DD,
I talked this over with my co author of the week and we both would like a bit more information as to what people have found inappropriate. Since I run the blog, I can’t do much on my end content wise unless given specifics. I would appreciate it if you would let me know what the complaints are aimed at.
Thanks.
Tomala.
So I get various complaints and don’t even know what they’re complaining about. Where did we go wrong? The ponies? The disturbing cosplay pictures? GMan? Before I comment any further I’m waiting for a response.
>MISSION COMPLETED!!
It is with great satisfaction I observe that this blog has been removed from Mystblogs.com .
Apparently Tomalas dirty evilness was too much for the readers of said blog, and the admins were forced to remove it!I say my mission has been a success, I wanted to show you all the truth about Tomala, and now you have seen it!!
And to all the scarred Mysters out there: That’s life!