And...Cue the SCREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!

  Hyperventilating...hyperventilating...deep breaths...deep breaths...
  I...it...I can't...can't say it...out...loud...can't even type it...
  Here! This picture will tell you!

  YES! IT'S TRUE! The Season 4 premiere has RELEASED!!!!
  I am SOOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  And Miss Templado...you will not believe what you find out about Phil in this episode! And Uncle Bernie (though I should really call him Bernard...listen to see why!)
  The official name of the episode is Episode 43: It All Begins...Again.
  So without further ado...the season premiere of The Ceiling Fan, Season 4!

  If you have not yet listened to anything from The Ceiling Fan...this is an amazing podcast! But I would suggest heading over to http://www.ceilingfanpodcast.com/podcasts/season_3.htm and listening from Episode 33 onward. (You can also subscribe through iTunes.)
  THANK YOU SO MUCH, Kevin McCreary! From the bottom of my heart. Did I mention that my life's goal is now to give Kevin a hug? It really is. I mean it, I'm serious. Yeah, I'd have to head out to Colorado Springs, but I'll manage it, somehow, one of these days...
  Anyway...I won't hold you back anymore! Get listening!
  And, for the first time ever, if you meet Phil on a dark road...
  Give him a hug for me, will you?
-President Fantasy
P.S. For anyone interested in the Bloggy Award, I will be making a decision about that in the next couple days. But if you want to make another post to try and win right now...well, I would certainly take that into consideration.

Hey Everybody Season four of the ceiling fan is up right now!!!

Yes it is true It is really up Season four!!!www.ceilingfan.blogspot.com
It is up and you can listen to it!!! Templado I know that you like it the most so LISTEN!!!
-Dreamer

Miss Templado! Read This Right Now!

  Yes, Miss T! This one's all for you!
  Now, you all know Shur'tugal, the website about The Inheritance Cycle, right? Well, Shur'tugal is linked to Lytherus, another website that reviews fantasy, horror, and sci-fi. Now, I don't go on Lytherus ever, but on the top of Shur'tugal's home page they have a list of links to recent Lytherus articles, and one of them caught my eye as something Miss Templado would love. Get this: There's a new fantasy book called Centauriad#1: Daughter of the Centaurs.
  Well, Miss Templado? Doesn't that sound right up your alley?
  Anyway, may I remind you that I know nothing about this book, but I do have the link for it: http://lytherus.com/2012/01/27/centaurs-rule-all-in-awesome-new-book-centauriad1-daughter-of-the-centaurs/
  That's all. Peace!
-President Fantasy

More Changes...

  Just a heads up: I changed our profile so much that it no longer even resembles the old one anymore...so I just took it off the blog. Just in case you looked for it and thought, "Where on Earth did our profile go?"
  And our profile is now named "Nathan T. Dalton." Again, that's in preparation for the new Back Door Conspiracy blog, and if you want to change it...you can make your own account, and I'll add you on as a blog author.
  Anyway, that's it. See you around!
-President Fantasy

"If I Can Make It ALIVE!!!"

  That was, as should be obvious to all who heard Bloopernapped, a quote from Mr. Garrett Vandenburg in a blooper. If that was not obvious to you, well...go back and listen to Bloopernapped. That's all I can say.
  Anyway, to the real purpose of this post.
  You may notice that the name for the account is now "Pseudonym." This is, obviously, in preparation for the new blog. This username may change, but know that it will no longer be Club Member. If you would like to have a different username, you can create your own Google account (which does not oblige you to do anything. You can just use it for the blog).
  And that's it! Short, I know, right?
  Well, that's...really all.
  Wow.
  I'm used to saying something else right about here.
  So...have fun with whatever you're about to go do!
-President Fantasy
 

Oops!

Heh, heh...While checking out the templates of blogs on the "Create New Blog" section, I...sort of accidentally created the blog early. And I don't want to delete it, for fear that the domain name will still be unavailable. So, if you happen to see the name "The Back Door Conspiracy" on the Dashboard page...just don't touch it, please. Thank you!
-President Fantasy

Several Matters of General Interest

  Indeed. These are, in fact, matters of general interest.
  Let's get down to the first matter of general interest first (sounds good, right?) And that is that The Ceiling Fan released a blooper reel from the Intern Aaron Specials on their feed. And since I know you are all such devoted fans of the Fan, I knew you would want to hear this blooper reel. (Either that, or you're Tiger, and Garrett is on this blooper reel...he's the guy who doesn't have kind of a low, dude kind of voice. You'll know him when you hear him.)
  So, here you are!

 
Hey! I was actually able to entertain myself until it was rendered this time! :) Just kidding. I'm actually writing this before it's all rendered, so you know, it could not work. But that's confusing, and we'll not go there.
  Anyway...on to the next Matter of General Interest, which is VERY important, so I'll put a public service announcement here in big, bold capital letters:
  MATTER OF GENERAL INTEREST #2! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY IF YOU ARE A CLUB MEMBER OF THE LORDS OF THE PENCIL WRITING CLUB!
  Thank you. I hope I have now grabbed your attention. 
  Some of you may or may not know that I have had an idea for a blog where the writer of the blog is a fictional character. This narrator will essentially tell a story throughout the blog. It'll be like a podcast, except in text format.
  Now...the big thing is that, in order to create this blog, I have to use my Google account -- that is, the account that everyone is currently using to post. The problem is that I don't want to give away the real writer of that blog, so I'll need to change the name from Club Member, I'll have to change the picture...I'll have to make the profile different and everything.
  So, that's the deal, and this is what I need you, my faithful Sembers, to vote on. Here are your choices:
  Choice #1: I can change the profile name, info, picture -- pretty much everything. Everybody still uses this account, but they swear on their family's honor that they will NOT post on the other blog -- although they will technically have access.
  Choice #2: Everyone can go through the hassle of creating personal Google accounts. I add them as authors of this blog, and you can have your own profile, edit this blog, and you won't have to use mine anymore! The catch? You need an email address to do it.
  Choice #3: Actually, there is no Choice #3. Surprise!
  Anyway, please leave a comment and vote on which choice you think would be better.
  Now, the grand question: When will this fantastic new blog be up?
  Well...
  That is an excellent question, and I will tell you the answer!
  I...don't know. I have to write out the story outline first. But since I know that if I put it off indefinitely, I'll never start it, let's give me a deadline. How about...by midnight next Tuesday? Does that work for everyone? I mean, me?
  Sure.
  I just have to finish writing my storyline for it by then.
  Well, I hope you enjoyed the blooper reel (BLOOPERNAPPED! Ha ha!) and I hope you enjoyed hearing about the new blog, and please vote on which choice you prefer in the comments.
  Anything else?
  I suppose I could give you the name of this up-and-coming blog. If all goes according to plan (which it will, because I have a Ph.D. in horribleness), the blog will be called "The Back Door Conspiracy". And...that's all I'll say for now.
  Until next time...be wary on dark roads.
  You know why by now.
-President Fantasy

Going Back to Normal...*Sigh*

  I guess I've had my fun with locking Tiger out of the blog, although it was fun...And since we're going back to normal on the blog after the whole Hack Job scare, I think I ought to change the password back to what it was before. So, listen close everyone! The new password is exactly the same as it was before I changed it...except with the number 1 at the end, just like that. No spaces. So it will look something like this:
******************1
  Except with the stars replaced by the old password.
  And for Tiger: The answer to the riddle -- and the password that I used -- was "Callahan Kearne", except with no caps or spaces. Remember, when I left I said that you needed to "follow in his footsteps -- or you wanted to, anyway." We were talking about following in his footsteps and sleeping in a really nice four poster bed in the car on Saturday. And we said his name over and over, along with the name "Bosch". Get it? Ha ha ha.
  Anyway...that's all for now, except to say that the choice for the first Bloggy Award is going to be difficult...for obvious reasons. All those who have not yet tried to make a fantastic, super amazing post to win me over, you still have a chance, since I'm undecided right now. And remember: Whoever wins this month's Bloggy Award gets the power and glory of choosing February's Bloggy Award winner! So get going on your best ever post right now!
  That's all I have to say.
  Except that I'm editing Sunset, Oregon.
  And I am dying in suspense of Season 4 of The Ceiling Fan.
  Speaking of which, I should go check that...Duty calls! 'Bye, guys! (And gals.)
-President Fantasy

I heart President Fantasy!!!

And I will tell you why:

I think that President Fantasy rules because: she is so diligent at going on the blog, she is so nice for letting me play the same adventures in Odyssey over and over again, she loves the ceiling fan, she will help you if you ask for help (I am talking about for EVERYTHING), she also loves Adventures in Odyssey, she is super nice to her fellow Sembers, she is always so diligent about putting on plays and stuff like that, She loves people, she's great at coming up with ideas, and she is an awesome author! Those are Ten reasons why President Fantasy Rocks, Rules, is awesome, cool, and totally rad! Here is the T-shirt I should totally make someday and that I should where someday to the left.

I HEART YOU PRESIDENT FANTASY!!! I hope you think that this was a good post and I hope that you like it! Thumbs up! ('') That was a man!
                                                                \ \        Love you!!!
                                                                 -- --
-Dreamer

This is stupid but it is cool!

The title says it here you go:
;alskdfja;sdlkfj;alskdfj;asdlkfj;asldkfj;alskdfjalsdkfjk;lakdjf;ak
';sldfk'klgf'sl;k  'sdfl;kg'sgkls'dfgklsd'f  'sdfl;gks     'glsd'fglsdgl
's;f's;lfkg'sdl;fk  s'gkls'gkld'sfgkls'flgk'  s'dfl;gk'sdgkl'sdfgkl'';sd
sdfghjklsdfggg  sdfghjfklsjdfghlskdfju  skjdfghsll    fjghlskdjfghl
lsjdhflgjlskjdhf                                    lskdjfsgh     fjsghdkfjghl
lskdfjghlsdkfjg  lskdfjghslkdfjghsllsjf   lskdjfghls     fjghlsdfkjghi
sdkjfghlskfjdh   lsdjkfghlksdfjghlkdfs  lskjfghlsk      kadjf;laksdj
slkdfjghlfsjkjg   lskjdfghlskdfjghlfjhgl   lskjdfghl      iughlsdfkjghl
ka;lksdjf;alsdkfj;alskdfj;alsdkfjalsdkfjasdlkfj;daslkfjd;aslkfj;ad
Okay, maybe it is not that awesome, but oh well!
-TMM

Post Post Scriptum

  I almost forgot to mention this! Mrs. Nelson, I wondered if you got the name "The Hack Job" from any show or book or something, and if you didn't, I was wondering if you would mind if I used it in a story. The whole personality and name and "THJ" is pretty cool.
  Thanks!
-President Fantasy

It's Time for Revenge

  Ha ha ha! Tiger, I'm sorry, but I have to get back at you for giving the password to your mother! So...Guess what? The password has changed...once again! Now you can't post! Mwa ha ha!
  Well...I guess I don't want to keep you from posting forever...okay. So, here's a riddle that you have to solve in order to figure out what the new password is. You ready? Here we go.

  The Riddle

Tiger, yes, it's true, I forgave you --

But I guess not the best that I could.

Because to feel right I have to get back

At you -- with intentions all good. 

(I assure you.)

This password is like the others

In the case and punctuation,

But it's rather difficult to spell it

(Though I told you in the car, perhaps to your frustration.)

We said a strange word over and over

It sounded quite weird on the tongue.

Along with another name, if you remember,

While tired and very high-strung.

The spelling will be the hard part, I'm afraid,

(Actually I'm not -- though I probably should)

 Tiger, yes, it's true, I forgave you --

But I guess not the best that I could.

  There you have it. Let the wheels turn in your brain, Tiger! You can figure this out...I know you can.

-President Fantasy

P.S. Tiger, I love you, and I don't want to lock you out of the blog -- and I'm not really so mad. Do your best to figure this out, but if you can't, just leave a comment and tell me, and I'll change the password back to the previous one. This is just for fun...and for revenge, of course. As you say...herdy her her.

Well, Well, Well...

  The mysterious "Hack Job" is...Mrs. Nelson.
  Who saw that one coming, huh?
  But I do have one question. After I changed the password, Tiger, I told you not to give it out to anyone else except for Miss Templado. Did you give the password to your mother?
  Wow. We had a traitor all along, and I didn't even know it. It will be a while before I trust Tiger again!
  Just kidding.
  Maybe.
  Anyway, I did enjoy it, and it's a relief that it wasn't a crazy hacker. I almost accused Michael Thomas...Man, that would have been not so great.
  Anyway, I'll be back in a minute with some other stuff to talk about.
-President Fantasy

And now its time...for all good things to end!

Roses are red...
Violette's are blue...
I think it is time...
to stop messing with you!


Nope.........you have NOT been hacked.  Just Mrs Nelson having a little fun!  : )

You can change your password....but you can't hide.

Ooooooohhhhhh, now is that anyway to treat a friend?  I must say, you did a pretty good job, it took me a while to figure it out.
Now I don't know about you, but I could just read these blogs all day long.  It's sort of like looking into ones soul, only, with limits.  You get glimpses of peoples thoughts, little insights into their personalities.  The joy of life, the pleasure we find in one another, is a celebration of our differences. 
   These memories, writing and creating with your friends, these are the memories that you will cherish for years to come.  Let me encourage you, younglings,  to write, and read, and grow as authors.  Your dreams are only limited by your imagination.  So.........WHO, do you imagine..........I AM????
For now......
THJ

Um...

  Well, for starters, allow me to say that I am rather freaked out by this whole "Hack Job" thing. So far, I've ruled out Tiger, Raistlin, Dreamer, and myself. I assume that Miss Templado did not write that post, since the writing simply isn't her style, and also, I think that Tiger would know if she had written it. So, if we're talking about people who know the username and password...that leaves Tonks. The writing doesn't seem like her style, and she hasn't been on the blog in a VERY long time, but I'll ask her just to make sure.
  Nobody else knows the username and password! Only Dreamer, Raistlin, Tiger, Miss Templado, Tonks, and I!
  I'm rather concerned. Anyone who has information...please leave a comment. Thank you.
-President Fantasy

Kidnapper Kevin Takes the Show by Storm!

  No! I mean it! Listen to the newest Intern Aaron Special! Kevin McCreary is a kidnapper! And...Just listen, okay? I'll even give it to you right away this time!
  Unless Vegas Studio takes forever to render a flippin' five minute long episode with like, one picture...or unless I have some other stupid little problem.
  And...there's the stupid little problem. Sorry, guys. You can still listen...just with no snazzy low quality video. Here's the link: http://www.ceilingfanpodcast.com/podcasts/2012/2012-01-19.htm

  Okay, so...Also, I just want to clear this up. After reading "The Hack Job", I was fairly sure that it was Tiger writing. But then she wrote a comment giving Raistlin credit for writing it. So, just to make sure...Who DID write it? Tiger, I think it was you. If you were making a joke by casting doubt on who wrote it, then it worked a bit too while, 'cause it's a little bit freaky.
  The style and everything seems like Tiger. I simply find the whole concept of it -- including the hacking idea, the use of "THJ" (The Hack Job, presumably) and Tiger's comment -- a little bit...unsettling. Tiger, please respond ASAP and clear this up for us, all right?
  Thank you all!
-President Fantasy

"The Hack Job"

    Nothing like a bitter snowy day, a warm fire crackling, and a good mystery. Whilst lurking at your blog, one could not help but notice, a contest underway.  Try as I may, I could NOT resist.  Consider yourself and your contest....officially......HACKED!
   Hmmmmm, something interesting to interject?  For starters, I come in peace. No worries about the personal safety of your self, or your fellow bloggers.  I applaud you for your creativity and whit. 
  I haven't much to say at this point, as my "JOB," beckons.  I shall have to close for now.  But know this...............I'll be back.  :)

The adventure continues????????

THJ

I gonna' try to win!

Hey, hey, hey! This is yours truly, Tiger, and I'm here to try to win the Bloggy Award. I've just got one problem: what do I write about!!!??? I mean, I still have a chance, because if this is funny maybe I could win, or if it was weird maybe I could win, but hey, I still have to write about SOMETHING, don't I? Maybe I could find a good joke...
Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Lily!
Lily who?
Lily house on the praire!
 You know what? That was not funny. Let me try again...
What did the confused bee say?
To bee, or not to bee!
 Now, that was kind of funny, but not quite there yet...
Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Blanket store!

 Now that was a funny joke! I'm chuckling right now... actually, I was chuckling while I was writing it, but it was close enough. Well... now I'm stuck again. Maybe I will post a picture or something... yeah, I just finished this. Isn't it beautiful? Well, I have to go and do school, but maybe I could win the Award with this post! Yeah!

-Tiger

Guess What?

  No, no Intern Aaron Special...I wish. Check back, like, tomorrow, I guess. Maybe it'll be up. Then again, maybe not. You can't go speculating when it comes to the extremely fickle current state of the Intern Aaron Specials.
  Anyway, you got me off track. Thanks a lot.
  What was I going to say?
  Oh, yeah! I was procrastinating -- I mean, giving a much-needed update on LOTP events.
  Update #1: I'm beginning to edit Sunset, Oregon. I know! That wasn't ever going to happen! But I figure I have to start if I'm going to order my five free copies and write anything else with a clear conscience, so... Yeah. That'll be coming along...and any input you may have is much welcomed!
  Update #2: Um...well...I don't want to name any names...But, er, Tiger, we sort of need your Text to Save the World chapter. So if you could either write that, or write me an apology post stating why you cannot write this chapter, and asking that the burden might pass from you, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
  And, Tiger, here's a tip: If you want to write the chapter, but are having trouble, use the old NaNoWriMo standby -- make something random up. Have Shorty the Gangster pop in. Throw Xaq J-DN into the equation. Do something crazy, then level it out later. Or drop a plot twist bomb. You can have fun with it!
  Update #3: Nope, you're right. I don't have an Update #3. I'm just procrasti-- I mean...not procrastinating.
  Whatever.
  See you on the other side of the glass, and don't trust Phil if you meet him on a dark road!
-The Velvet Fog of the LOTP Blog -- I mean...President Fantasy :)

Update From the Road (Which is Not a Road...)

  No, this is not an Intern Aaron Special. (I wish...check back tomorrow, and I might have something for ya.)
  This is just a little update from...me. Not the road. I don't know why the road would give an update at all, but the wisdom of our ancestors lies in the simile, and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it.
  Anyway, I just wanted to remind you guys that at the end of the month, someone will be receiving the coveted Bloggy Award! So if you feel a burst of creative inspiration, write it down in a post! Right now you have an excellent chance of winning, since there have been very few posts from anyone besides me. I would essentially have to choose between the "Ace: King of Cards" post and between the "Kevin McCreary Read This Post" post. And remember: Whoever wins the Bloggy Award chooses the next winner, which is pretty fun (Believe me...)
  I believe that's all for now. Stay...I don't know. Up on top? Happy? Healthy? There's a phrase, but I don't know it...
  So just don't trust Phil if you meet him on a dark road, and see you on the other side of the glass!
-President Fantasy

Good News and Bad News

  Which do you want to hear first?
  Hello? I...I'm sorry, I can't quite...What did you say? Huh? No, I don't... I don't have any mad news, sorry about -- oh. Gotcha. The bad news first, okay.
  Well, the bad news is that there was no new Intern Aaron Special yesterday. Yes, that is correct. I was heartbroken.
  But the GOOD news is that it was posted today, and the last one will be up tomorrow! So I can play you the new one now! It's called "INDONESIAN FOODNAPPED" (this will make sense to those of you who have actually listened to all the Intern Aaron Specials), and it reveals something a little bit interesting, I suppose...something which may or may not be the identity of the mysterious supposed "undercover cop" from GAS STATIONNAPPED! Anyway, it's definitely worth listening to, so go ahead! What are you waiting for?
  What? You're waiting for me?
  Oh...right.
  Well, with a little time lapse, and me shutting up for a minute...
  This is difficult...
  Oops, I said something.
  Ignore that.

  It's uploaded! And it's actually working! Huzzah!
  Anyway, I would like to point out that there are a couple of new quotes on the Amazing Quotes page. I would also like to point out that if anyone has any suggestions for the Amazing Quotes page -- club member or not -- they should leave me a comment pretty much anywhere (trust me, I'll get it) and I'll add it to the page.
  Do I have anything else to say? Hmm...let me think. Well, Miss Templado has a dressage show sometime this month, she never told me exactly when. We're performing Macbeth at the end of the month. The season premiere of The Ceiling Fan: Season 4 should be up soon. Oh, yes, I am procrastinating editing Sunset, Oregon, but I really need to get on that. (It would really help if those who have not yet filled out the survey could do that. If you haven't read the book yet, it's not too late! It's entertaining enough [I hope]. I can promise you that there's a lot of mystery involved, and that it does keep you guessing. I just want to make it better, and for that, I need some input! Thank you one and all!)
  Oh, yes, and last comment: I apologize ahead of time for the video quality. If it's fine, it's fine. If it's not, I'm sorry. I think it's my little snipping tool I'm using. It decreases the quality. Well, it's not like anybody cares. It's audio, right? Stands by itself.
  See ya. Don't trust Phil if you meet him on a dark road.
  Let's add Farron to that mix.
  And Uncle Bernie.
  And now that you mention it...Kurt did --
  No.
  Let's not go there.
-President Fantasy

*Sniff, Sniff*

  I am crushed...I'm heartbroken!
  It's Friday...and it's 9:30...and there has been no new Intern Aaron Special today! I thought it would be one per day all week! I thought we would get one today!
  Well...I guess technically there's still time. If Kevin releases an Intern Aaron Special before midnight...I suppose I can't complain.
  So, here comes the wait. Let's see if Kevin pulls it off.
-President Fantasy

Quick Quotes Update

  Hey! You may notice that the Amazing Quotes page is no longer on the home page. No worries! It has been moved to an independent page along with all the stories and stuff. It was getting too long, so I had to move it. All the quotes are saved!
  And there's a new Quote of the Month. Check it out!
  Don't trust Phil if you...Aw, you know the drill.
-President Fantasy

Or NOT Undercover Cop...Hmm...

  Well, the fourth Intern Aaron Special was just released. And, well...let's just say that maybe the undercover cop thing was a false alarm...and he may not be an undercover cop...in fact, he probably isn't...BUT KURT'S DONE SOMETHING CRIMINAL!
  See if you catch it! Here, listen to the newest Intern Aaron Special: KURT'S AUNT'S CARNAPPED!
  Again, I apologize for the video quality. *Shrug* I don't get it. The quality's fine, then BOOM! All of a sudden, it isn't fine!
  Whatever. Just listen! To warn you: Pretty much nothing happens in this episode. That is to say...they never get out of the car. But we get a new one tomorrow, so...just hold your horses (and your breath) and hang on tight! I have a feeling that the big blow is going to come tomorrow or on Saturday. Stay tuned!

  And...it actually worked! Woot, woot!
  See you guys soon!
  Oh, wait...I should probably explain the reason that I haven't written anything LOTP-related recently. Well, actually, you probably already know. It's the Intern Aaron Specials! All my blog time is taken up by these episodes! But don't worry...on Sunday (I'm assuming) the specials will stop (horror of horrors!) and we'll have some different stuff on here. I don't know what, mind you, but we'll have something.
  I'll stop talking now.
-President Fantasy

Undercover Cops? Aaron? Kurt? WHAT IS GOING ON HERE???!!!!

  Yup, you guessed it! It's another Intern Aaron Special -- and this time, crazy things are starting to happen. There's an undercover cop, and a gas station, and a really dirty bathroom, and...and...
  You may be able to guess that I am stalling yet again, because my snazzy video is rendering...again. Hopefully it will work this time. You have to be able to hear GAS STATIONNAPPED! It's a good one...and I'm beginning to love Kurt. A lot. I hope he's not a bad guy...Well, again, we'll see -- tomorrow!
  Or maybe not...this episode, at least. But soon enough. All in good time.
  Good time that might kill me...
  Anyway, my video's done rendering now. Let's try this!

    Yay! It worked! Take a listen, marvel at Aaron's predicament, and I'll see you tomorrow for another one!
-President Fantasy
P.S. If you're someone who actually cares about the video quality, and doesn't just listen to the audio...I apologize. My computer decided to be weird today.

"See That Cactus? He Was My Best Friend Until I Was Eight. Taught Me How To Surf!"

  -Kurt, Intern Aaron Special: ARIZONANAPPED
  Oh, yes! I was right! There was a new one! They're doing the intern specials all over again, except differently! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Woot, woot for Kevin McCreary! I'm sorry for all the times I've ever doubted you! (Even though I'll probably rant against him again...Ah, well. Let's enjoy now, when I'm not screaming at him!)
  And I should probably give some credit to Garrett, too... Oh, which reminds me: Here's a picture of Garrett for a certain club member who wanted to see one:

A Not So Great Picture of Garrett Vandenburg

    Here's a better picture:

A Better Picture of Garrett Vandenburg

 
  How's that, unnamed club member?
  Anyway...I can hear Miss Templado yelling at me across time and space. She's saying something like...What? I can't... Something about snow? Nah, we haven't had any snow this year...And Farron? No, the new Intern Aaron Special didn't have anything to do with Farron -- OH!!! You're talking about the show! About Aaron! Oh, okay. Here, you can listen:
  Um...Hang on. I'm experiencing technical difficulties, so I have to wait while my snazzy little video renders.
  So...
  Hi.
  How ya been?
  I've been pretty good, considering the fact that we're getting daily doses of The Ceiling Fan. Little doses, not overwhelming...but fantastic little doses, and ones that I am bouncing off the wall about.
  Is it done?
  No.
  Sorry...Just a little bit longer. 'Course, for you, you could just scroll down right now and watch it. But, of course, for me, it's taking a while, and I need to go to bed.
  So if I must wait, so must you.
  Unless you're skipping all this writing. *Gasp!* No, you would never do that, faithful Sembers. You're too nice.
  Then again, it is Miss Templado reading this...
  At 62%. Man, I hope this works. Otherwise, this entire post has been for nothing.
  I should probably take this time to explain the post before Miss Templado's post. The one with the Latin quiz thing on it? Well, uh...I posted that to test a URL...kinda complex...but I didn't mean to post, and it did. Sorry about that.
  Is it done yet?
  Yes! Here you go!
  NO!!!!!!!!!!!
  Curses! This isn't working!
  Oh, just go to the link:
  http://www.ceilingfanpodcast.com/podcasts/2012/2012-01-10B.htm
  There. I'll maybe come back and try again...but for now, there's the link. Enjoy!
-President Fantasy

Hello look at this peeps

      This is " Ace King of Cards" he will come in later in ** Show Stopper**.... I think..... anyways I just wanted to show you guys my most recent piece of work that I have created. Yes I will be adding more of ** Show Stopper**  later once the horse world is alittle slower in pace for me
- Templado 

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Kevin McCreary Makes History

  Oh. My. Gosh.
  Just listen. Just...just...I can't even say anything about it.
  Yes I can. Kevin just put up an episode two days in a row. The last time that happened was...was...was back at the Intern James Specials! And that happened for a week!
  Maybe it's happening again!
  Please, Kevin! We would be eternally grateful to get a new episode every day for a week!
  Anyway, let's not get our hopes up too high...Here! Take a listen!

    It's been a while since I've been this excited about something related to The Ceiling Fan! Why? Well, duh! Because they haven't released anything since, what, last August? I am so excited! I think we're in for an overhaul of Intern Aaron Specials!
  Then again, if I'm wrong...
  Aw, whatever. I won't be.
  Hopefully...
  Well, enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! I know I am.
-President Fantasy

"Like, I Throw You in the Back of My Car and I Drive You Somewhere?"

  MISS TEMPLADO!!!!!!!!!!!
  There's something new from The Ceiling Fan!
  Listen, listen, listen, listen! It's about Aaron Wiley...AND PHIL HAS ETHAN'S PHONE!
  Here, just listen to it...

  It's called "Intern Aaron Special: KIDNAPPED".
  And why does Phil have Ethan's phone?
  I guess we'll find out...in Season 4!
-President Fantasy

Who is Phil Jinkus?

  Exactly what I would like to know, and I felt the question -- being the most important question of life, at least right now -- deserved the privilege of being a post title.
  Anyway, the real purpose of this post is to give you an excerpt. It's an excerpt from Amarilda, the third book in Cricket's Fire, and sadly, I can't tell you much about it. I'll let it speak for itself.
  Keep in mind that by the time you read this, you will have read Evermore, so it might make more sense.
 

            A pitch black sky enveloped everything like a suffocating blanket. There were no clouds, and stars should have dotted the perfectly dark heavens, but no pinpricks of light appeared.

            Jade Messenger picked his way along the dark cliffs. Something kept nagging at the back of his mind -- the feeling that he was looking for something. Jade shrugged it off.

            Why was he here? What was he doing?

            What was he looking for?

            Jade stopped and turned. Nothing but dark, craggy peaks as far as the eye could see.

            An unexpected fear gripped him. There was something wrong here. He could not tell what, but something was terribly wrong.

            Jade didn’t know what made him do it, but he did it anyway. He ran straight toward the edge of the cliff and leapt out into thin air.

            The cliffs melted away into wispy tendrils of smoke that Jade tried to grasp. Instead, they formed into new surroundings -- a cityscape, with buildings on every side of him. He stood on the roof of one of these tall skyscrapers.

            An urgency took hold of Jade. He walked toward the edge of the building and looked down. He considered leaping off of here as well, but before he could, the roof beneath him gave way. Jade went crashing down through the building. Every floor gave way, but at the end, instead of everything melting away, he found himself on the bottom floor of the building. The place looked familiar…in fact, he thought he might have…

            No, never mind.

            Jade took a step toward the door, then changed his mind, taking several steps backward.

            “Cricket?” he called.

            Who is Cricket? thought Jade, surprised at the betrayal of his own voice.

            “Cricket!” he shouted again. “Cricket, where are you?”

            Jade spun around. He was looking for a Cricket?

            “Robert! Tal!” Jade yelled, still not certain who he was talking about.

            How could he know these people were if he didn’t even know who he was? 

  That's all I have. If you have any theories, please feel free to post them in the comment line! (About the excerpt, or about Phil, if you feel up to it.) All for now, peeps! Don't trust Phil should you happen to meet him on a dark road one stormy night, and should he happen to smile and hand you a Twinkie. 

  I shudder to think what might happen if you ate that Twinkie.

-President Fantasy

Happy New Year's! Part 3

  For the conclusion of this three-part post, I would like to reminisce a bit about some of our finest 2011 Lords of the Pencil moments -- and fantastic moments in general.
  Lords of the Pencil, 2011...
  January: Season 3 of The Ceiling Fan premiered, causing wild excitement and rejoicing among Lords of the Pencil club members (and Miss Templado and Tiger rejoiced in their hearts, although they had not heard TCF).
  February: We procrastinated doing anything for Lords of the Pencil. A pretty boring LOTP month, overall.
  March: Actually, March was pretty similar.
  April: On April 7th, we celebrated another Lords of the Pencil club birthday. We were officially three years old! (I think. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this year I think we'll be four.)
  May: Thank the Lord, the blog was created and we stopped procrastinating our meetings!
  June: The Lords of the Pencil First Annual Fantastic Writing Contest of Awesomeness was held, with prizes for winners and some excellent entries. Also, A Text to Save the World was begun. Also, come to think of it, Raistlin joined the ranks!
  July: I (President Fantasy) traveled to Italy, leaving Vice President Raistlin in charge for two weeks. This caused scandal among club members.
  August: Raistlin wrote his first official bit of writing on the Lords of the Pencil, being Chapter 4 of ATTSTW. Actually, that's his only official bit of writing thus far, besides the beginning to his story.
  September: The first post on the blog to actually make me crack up laughing appeared. It is -- I believe -- possibly the strangest and most off topic post ever to appear on the blog...and strangely enough, I find that it might be my favorite. The prize goes to Miss Templado, with her post titled: S.O.S. Also, the club member interviews appeared on the blog for the first time.
  October: In October, everyone in the LOTP club learned about NaNoWriMo for the first time, and some decided to attempt it. Plots were decided, interviews with characters were written, and such. November was planned out, with a visit to Christopher Paolini and Inheritance involved!
  November: The busiest month of the year! NaNoWriMo took place, with all our participating club members winning. Inheritance was released, and we all made an LOTP outing to go see Christopher Paolini at the Redmond Library!
  December: We wound down for a month, and entered the Ceiling Fan Hijack! And...rang in 2012, and another fantastic new year!
  I hope you have enjoyed this look back at 2011, and I hope 2012 is just as fun and exciting!
  On another note, I am inspired by looking back at all these great posts to create a new award!
  That's right: It's taken from the Office of Letters and Light blog, and it's called The Bloggy Award. For each month, one person will receive The Bloggy Award. What is it? Well...You'll have to see! But it's a trophy that you keep for one month, then at the end of the month, you give the award away to whoever you feel has created the funniest, most original, or overall best post that month. And no, that cannot be yourself.
  For the month of January, I will be picking the winner. Then that winner will pick at the end of February, and that winner at the end of March...and so on.
  So if you feel particularly witty one day, write a post! You may find yourself in possession of the beautiful and coveted Bloggy Award!
  Happy New Year's, everybody. As Tiny Tim says... "God bless us, every one!"
-President Fantasy

Happy New Year's! Part 2

  Well, technically it's still tomorrow, so I guess I'm on time, right? Right? No? Oh. Well.
  Anyway, let's go back into our 2012 LOTP news!
  (Please excuse me while I go and reread my other post.)
  (Oh, right. That's what I was talking about.)
  A Text to Save the World. Since this is one book that we're all writing together, I think we should treat it like a NaNoWriMo novel. Write it, get the word count in, and be done with it. Don't try to edit it, don't try to produce brilliance. Also, don't worry so much about the plan we have. Don't directly contradict it, but if the story leads you off the path, roll with it. Others will reel it back in for you.
  5. Project-wise, let's review what everybody is currently writing!
  President Fantasy: I am currently supposed to be writing Way Back When, rather, editing it, but I have to edit Sunset, Oregon first so that I can order my free copies. So, I guess you could say I'm working on Sunset, Oregon, doing some stuff for Evermore when I get bored, and after that, I'm going back to Way Back When to finish that up. I might write Evermore as my NaNoWriMo novel this year, and do Rising Waters after I'm done with Way Back When.
  Tiger: She is still finishing up Over the River and Through the Woods. We should have a meeting about that sometime, and discuss possibilities for the story. So far, she still has to finish...So we can cheer her on! Go, Tiger!
  Miss Templado: Still workin' on Show Stopper. Slowly but surely, this lovely horse story is being completed. Way to go, Miss Templado!
  Dreamer: She is editing Pink Clouds and Golden Skies...or at least, is going to sometime soon. Nice job finishing, Dreamer.
  Raistlin: Has written two paragraphs of his untitled story, and has not found it in him to continue as of yet. Come on, Raistlin! We want to read the rest! Miss Templado, would you mind coming over sometime soon and, ah...giving Raistlin a talking-to? It's technically my job, as the president...but somehow I feel you might enjoy the job better than I would.
  Tonks: I really don't know. She's a mystery, that one. But whatever it is...Keep writing it!
  6. In May/June, we will hold the Lords of the Pencil Second Annual Fantastic Writing Contest of Awesomeness! The rules might be different this year. For example, we may allow non-members to enter...and we may have fewer categories. We'll see as we get closer.
  7. This is looking way far ahead, but in November, we have NaNoWriMo again! I know that I'm planning on doing it again. What does everyone else think? I'll probably end up writing Evermore for it. Or maybe a completely different book...I'm not sure yet. I have a while to think about it.
  8. And, of course, in December 2012...we have the Ceiling Fan Christmas Special.
  What can I say?
  See Part 3 for the conclusion of this New Year's post!
-President Fantasy

Happy New Year's! Part 1

  ATTENTION! COMMENT PLEASE!
  Hiya, everybody! Well, I'm a little bit late, but it's 2012. At first I was like, "Hey! It's been a year since the blog was created!" But the blog was actually created in May 2011, so it's not quite a year...but we're coming in on it! Wow...it seems like way longer since this blog has been started. Did you realize we've made over 220 posts on here? That's crazy. Well, woot, woot for us!
  Anyway, just a few pointers on what's going on in LOTP 2012 -- and specifically January.
  1. Well, first off (yeah, you know what I'm going to say...) Season 4 of The Ceiling Fan premieres sometime in January, and you know that will be up here the minute that it's up. So...be on the look-out for that!
  2. Miss Templado has a dressage show sometime this January. Let's all cheer her on!
  3. To Lords of the Pencil news, we have to get back to Or Something Clever Like That. It's been a while, since we took November off...and December...Yeah. So, let's have a meeting sometime soon, to discuss that, all right? Good.
  4. Also, A Text to Save the World. Tiger, I believe it's your turn? We need to get back to that.
  Part 2 of this post will go up tomorrow...hopefully.
-President Fantasy

A Moment of Silence and Shock

  Faithful Sembers...the unthinkable has happened. Something no one ever expected.
  Treasurer Dreamer just informed me that we have been robbed. That is correct -- she checked the money case, and we are missing three dollars.
  I know. I'm shocked, too.
  I'm not quite sure what happened. She checks it every night, and tonight, she checked it...but the three dollars were missing. They weren't missing last night.
  Obviously, Ransom or Charity must have been up in Dreamer's bed at some point today...we'll do some investigating and try to find the money.
  This isn't such a big deal. It's only three dollars. Still, it's very strange.
  Well...That's all. Goodbye, all! Don't trust Phil if you meet him on a dark road.
-President Fantasy

Party Rock is in the House Tonight...

  Hey, everybody! Hope you enjoy this excerpt from Evermore, and hope it piques your curiosity for the next book in Cricket's Fire.

Excerpt from Evermore:

            Tal Morgan enjoyed it.

            He hated himself for it, but he did enjoy it, and he could not deny it. After days of pain and darkness, suddenly he found himself in a great deal of light. Beetle had followed through with her word. No longer did he suffer at all. In fact, as soon as Tal had complied with her wishes, everything had become easier.

            Apparently Tal had not been the only one to learn a thing or two from Falden Jones.

            The first and most dramatic change was how many people listened to him, and wanted him to listen to them. His opinion was not only valued and respected, it was required -- and people cared greatly about how he reacted to their individual opinions. For the first time in his life, everyone around him listened to him.

            Tal suspected that this had something to do with his newfound talent -- a talent that frightened him as much as it secretly pleased him.

            Tal Morgan could talk. He could convince people of whatever he thought, he could make them want to do what he wanted them to do. It was hardly even a chore. Somehow he just knew exactly what to say, and how to say it. When Tal looked into someone’s eyes, he could tell what they were thinking, and what they would ask for, and what their personal agendas were. Then it was only a matter of twisting a few words, turning back toward them a sentence or two, and wrapping it up with a winning smile and a reassuring phrase or two.

            Even Beetle had said it, even though Tal was sure she hadn’t meant to.

            “Well, I must say,” Beetle said breezily, checking things off in a notebook. “You’re less like Falden than I thought.”

            Tal realized this as well. Because whereas Falden Jones had ruled by demanding the respect of all those around him, by taking loyalty through his sheer intellect, Tal Morgan ruled differently. He was respected, he won loyalty -- but not by fear, and not, Tal knew, by his own perfect skills. He won it by words -- by convincing people that they loved him and needed him.

            And yes, Tal secretly enjoyed it.

-President Fantasy

Hey! Whatsup? and.. KEVIN MCCREARY-READ THIS POST!

Hello members of the LOTP club! Now, you may be wondering why I wrote this post in the first place, (probally because the title has nothing important in it, so why should you read it?) and I will tell you that there are two reasons...
1. I have not shown my face for a small while on here, so I thought that I might make a showing and say that my book is not progressing.
2. Templado wants to say to the Mysterious Lurker (aka, Kevin McCreary from the Ceiling Fan) that.. ah, but I will explain later in the post.
 So... my book has not been progressing at all. Yeah. I will write more of it later. Now... Kevin McCreary, I believe Templado has had an unfortunate experince with Phil, and she wishes to tell Ethan Daniels and you to... NEVER, EVER TRUST PHIL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! HE IS A LYING, BACKSTABBING, CRUEL, REALLY BAD WITH DUCT TAPE AND CREEPY KIND OF DUDE!!
There. I have said want I have wanted to say. Goodbye.
-Tiger
P.S. Stop with your cravings of Twinkies given to you by Phil, Ethan and Kevin. There is a mysterious chemical made by Faron in them, and Phil just wants to see you eat them because he is EVIL. -Templado

Hijack. Entry. Awesome. Hope It Wins.

  That fabulous title came from Dreamer, who is sitting right here next to me. I was wondering out loud exactly what title to give this post, and she helpfully supplied the current title of the post.
  Come to think of it, the title pretty much says everything. Saturday night, I entered "The Email" into the Ceiling Fan Fan Hijack 2011. Thanks to Tiger for a grand performance in the video, and everyone else...Um, you know, you can just look back and see the last post I made where I gave special thanks to absolutely everybody.
  Well, here's the link to the final video!
  http://youtu.be/2uz8vFz3kTk
  That'll take you to YouTube and the final version of the video.
  Now, please allow me a quick rant about Season 4 of The Ceiling Fan, since everybody knows this blog is for two purposes:
  1. The purpose of letting everybody in the LOTP Writing Club share their writing and converse, since it's too much work to get up and walk down the driveway and actually talk to each other.
  2. The purpose of letting me go on and on about TCF and AIO for a public audience.
  Anyway, here's my rant. You don't have to read it if you're sick and tired of me ranting about the same subject again and again.
  The season premiere of Season 4 of The Ceiling Fan is rapidly approaching. It is now January 1st, and we have been promised Season 4 by the end of January. Then again, Season 3 was promised last year by the end of January, and didn't we get it like, a couple of days before the end of January? But I digress.
  Anyway, the season premiere will be out soon, and the big question is... How on earth are they going to start Season 4? The way I see it, there are a few options:
  Option #1: They'll start off with Ethan and James in the hot air balloon, with no delay between the end of S3 and the beginning of S4.
  Option #2: They'll start off with Aaron Wiley in the hospital (which is where he was headed in the scene at the end of the M'park Album).
  Option #3: They'll start off with someone we have never even heard of before, but who will become very important. 
  Option #4 (my personal favorite): They'll start off "back at the evil fortress". We start off with Uncle Bernie and Phil, or Phil and Farron, or Farron and Uncle Bernie, or any one of these people with Jessica, whom I believe to be evil. (Hey! It would be dramatic, right?)
  I feel that based on the opening scene of Season 4, we should be able to predict the general feeling of the season. For example, if it opened with Ethan and James, we could predict that it would continue to be an action/adventure with Ethan and James as the heroes and stars of the show. If it opened with Aaron, we could predict that Aaron is going to become a much larger character than he currently is, and will join with Ethan and James -- Phil still being left rather shady in the background until later. But if it opened back at the evil fortress (again, my personal favorite) then it would be a way of assuring the listener that yes, questions will be answered, and yes, there are explanations, and -- most importantly -- yes, Phil Jinkus is very, very, very important to this coming season. In fact, if my feelings are correct, he will be just as if not more important than any other character on the whole show.
  There. I'm done. See you on the other side of the glass, and don't trust Phil if you meet him on a dark road!
-President Fantasy