Hi! I'm a goat.
23Ten days ago, I imagined myself actively engaging the forum during my term as goat. I thought, "NaNoWriMo, goathood, and four fantasy football leagues? No problem."
I was wrong.
As it turns out, it's actually pretty difficult to keep up with things here while trying to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days. So, my apologies for being somewhat absent. I have no one to blame but myself. (My goat month revelation: Being blamed for other people's crap is not so bad; not having a scapegoat to blame for my errors and afflictions... pure misery.)
Looking back, being named as a scapegoat was probably inevitable. I've always been a goat. My father, @joelmw, was your scapegoat last winter, and goats beget goats. I'm also a Capricorn, so I guess I'm... a sea goat. And, to top it all off, I've always had a gift for blaming myself for the suffering of the people around me. My life screams scapegoat. So... good call, guys.
Despite the fact that I've spread myself so thin, I wanted to let you all know that a contest is coming soon. As soon as I figure out how to make worthwhile prizes magically appear out of nowhere, I will launch the thing. It's going to be a lot of fun. Really, participation could be considered a reward in and of itself. Get excited!
One more note: I'm a night goat. If you see me during morning hours, I'm still living in yesterday. If you blame me for something around 7am, don't be alarmed if you walk by a few hours later and the blame is still sitting there.
I hope autumn is treating you well! Because... I'll get blamed, if it isn't. Well, that, and I like you people.
TL;DR... Hi.
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If any of you happen to have a prize you'd love to get into the hands of another mehtizen, but would prefer not to mess with a contest or drawing of your own... maybe we could help each other out. If that's you, feel free to speak up here or to email me at: christinewasmeh at the gmail. Thanks! (You never know unless you ask, right?)
@christinewas We shall talk privately regarding a possible contribution!
@jaremelz is it dum-dums? i'd totally be up for that contest.
@christinewas I am a Capricorn goat, too. Always willing to help out a fellow goat. I'll be emailing you.
Can't wait for the contest. And you have been a very good goat - no apologies required.
Now for Blame: @christinewas I blame you that 2 days ago my Samsung S6 dropped out of my coat pocket and decided to take a swim in the pool :(
Now for the Thanks: Thank you for making me a stealthy cat ninja who was able to grab it in mere seconds, while it pendulum'd itself to a watery grave. After shutting it down, removing the sim card, applying heat and rice, It was powered back up two days later as if it never happened. :)
@mfladd i've heard of the rice thing, but applying heat?
@mfladd I accept blame for the fact that you ended up with an S6 when you arguably needed an S6 active. And, I am more than happy to take credit for the cat-ninja reflexes that saved the day.
I would remark on the redundancy of cat ninja, but I suppose a cat ninja could be considered an elite ninja.
@carl669 heater on low for a few hours to help evaporate any internal water quickly. (google search was my friend here).
First Aid Tips
@mfladd You were someplace warm and nice with a pool . No sympathy for your near phone demise from the crowd in the cold and rain. ( Hope you had fun)
@ceagee no! The pool is just still open and very cold. I just haven't closed it yet. I am just maintaining it right now. Hasn't been used in months. Brrrrr....... I was pulling out all the leaves when it happened.
@mfladd well as long as you were miserable. :p sorry you almost ruined your phone.
@mfladd I'm just gonna leave this here.
@joelmw it's ok. your daughter saved the phone from drowning. I am more like this now.
@mfladd Notwithstanding the fact that I've seen your supposed photograph, this is more-or-less how I've imagined you.
haven't you learned anything from @JonT? you can have contests and not actually give out prizes. (j/k @JonT)
at worst, if @studerc wins, he'll just bother you constantly.
@carl669 A clear precedent has been set, but I'm looking at it as a bit of a bribe. "Come have fun with us and you could end up with one of these!" I'm really eager to get people participating in this one.
@carl669 and @studerc wins quite often. Bastard gets even more annoying as his prizes pile up. :)
wtf is this apology/explanation nonsense pffffffft
@Lotsofgoats It is the work of a magnificent goat in progress.
@jaremelz idk I was kinda fond of you just telling me to fuck off every time I spoke, it was charming
@Lotsofgoats What can I say, I'm fucking precious.
@Lotsofgoats I got more "thank you" than "fuck you" responses from the last goat. :)
@narfcake Because you're awesome.
@narfcake I think that means you did it wrong
@Lotsofgoats I think that the most important rule of being goat is that you shouldn't do it exactly like anyone else. But even that rule can be broken at the discretion of the goat. Yes, the goat gets to do whatever the fuck she wants.
@Lotsofgoats It's the guilt. The guilt of an entire community. It starts to get to you after a while.
Some of us say "Fuck You!" Some of us wither in shame. No two goats are truly the same.
@joelmw sry dad :(
@christinewas whaaaat?? no one ever says "fuck you" in this forum. except just now. and your post above this.
@carl669 Well, it's usually said in GIF form.
@carl669 @narfcake
p.s. have a nice day!
i knew @jaremelz would pick up the slack.
@carl669 Always.
@Pavlov I'm sure watching that gave me a brain tumor.
@PocketBrain Happy to help.
@thismyusername Makes me laugh, thanks.
@thismyusername She's the cutest and sweetest of kids, isn't she?
@Christinewas didja get my email?
@sligett Yes! But I guess you know this now.