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  2. Eyru

    Expresso

    By Eyru,

    So I work at a local mom-and-pop coffee shop, and we often get funny orders just cause we're different than Starbucks. But today we got a customer who was confused for a totally different reason.

    She seemed pretty chill at first, this lady, who walked in with her mum. But as her eyes played over our menu, she opened her mouth and BAM RED FLAGS ERRYWHERE.

    "I'll just have an expresso."

    Before my supervisor and I can even give each other the ol' sidelong glance like "oh no" she tags on "Oh, and let's make it a medium."

    'NOTHER RED FLAG

    To keep y'all in the crystal-clear, our menu only offers espresso in one size: small, because what are ya gonna do with 16oz of espresso? So my super sets about trying to clear things up.

    "Are you sure you want an espresso?" he says (subtly emphasizing the 's' like a champ). "Were you thinking of an Americano? It's espresso and hot wate-"

    He can't even finish before the ol' gal cuts him off with "No, an expresso! I always get it here."

    There's a little more banter back and forth and finally my super just accepts that she wants an "expresso." So he rings her up and I grab one of our little china espresso cups. They're totes adorbs and perfectly fit two shots of espresso. The lady doesn't agree.

    "No! Too small," she says. "Give me a bigger one."

    We try to tell her that a bigger cup won't increase the size of her drink, and she'll just have 1oz of espresso puddled at the bottom of her selected 8oz cup. She stubbornly says "I know that; that's how I like it," so we just do as she says.

    So I pull the shot and pour it in and pass it over, and she looks at it like I suppose the devil looks at kids who look both ways before crossing the street.

    "What's this?" she says

    It's an espresso, we explain. One shot of espresso. One ounce of pure, magical, bean-juice goodness.

    "Can I have more hot water?" she says. "Or I can't?"

    Of course she can, but she seems to be ignoring everything we say, cause we just explained how there's no hot water in her drink at least five times over. So I can't put "more" in, seeing as there's none to begin with, but I fill it two-thirds full and pass it back to her.

    "That's more like it," she says "An expresso."

    My super explains that it's now an Americano, and the two are totally different drinks. The lady plays it straight and says "Oh, you changed the name?" He tries to explain again that they've always been different drinks but she's just got this bored look on her face and goes "uh-huh uh-huh" like she's listening but you can tell she's convinced we know absolutely nothing whatsoever about coffee, bless her precious, sweet, mama-loving heart, and eventually she just turns around and goes to sit down with her "expresso."

    Her mum orders a hot chocolate.
  5. Eyru
    It is now Day 2 of the name change polls! Here are the names that were eliminated last round:
     
    Guy Who Licks Gravy
    Eel Your Rump Understands
    A Malicious Individual*
    Sneaky Peeky Eyru
     
    *This name actually received one vote, but apparently IT is not an acceptable name, and would be reverted were I to use it. Thus, it is eliminated!
     
    Ladies and gents, here are your remaining choices!
     
    Eyru - 0
    Eyru Salad - 0
    Eyrumpelstiltskin - 1
    Great and Powerful Eyru - 0
    Delicious Chocolate Milk - 3
    Mushroom Exterminator - 3
    Fabulous Salmon - 0
    A Wonderful Pistachio - 0
    Deodorant - 0
    PUFFERFISH - 1
    Pumpernickel - 0
    Simon - 3
    And Then Depression Set In - 2
    EYRU BEAM LASERS - 7
    Tuna Flakes 20 - 1
    Meh - 2
    Fullmetal Eyrchamist - 5
     
     
     
    You may vote once in this blog post. Tomorrow, this blog post will be closed, and you may vote once in the new blog post that will be opened. You may not vote twice in one blog post, or both votes will be disqualified.
     
    Please do not edit your post, or your vote may be disqualified.
     
    With that out of the way, LET THE MADNESS CONTINUE
  6. Eyru
    I remembered that I would be able to change my name yesterday, but I totally forgot to make a blog entry about it! Anyway, let's make up for lost time and get started!
     
    You may now suggest names for me to adopt for the next 45 days. I will accept any name, except for ones that break the rules, obviously.
     
    There are no special stipulations this time, but keep in mind that I won't use names similar to ones I've used in the past! This means that strings of gibberish and [member's name] is awesome, among others, will not be accepted. Check out my display name history if you don't remember the names I've had before!
     
    Of course, the name 'Eyru' is an exception to the rule. The winning name may have 'Eyru' in it, or even be simply 'Eyru', because that's my name!
     
    Well, what are you waiting for? Get out there and suggest some names!
     
     
    A brief note: seconding names will not help the chosen name in any way. Just so y'all know.
  7. Eyru

    Name Olympics: Day 1

    By Eyru,

    Aaaaand we're back, ladies and gentlemen, for the biggest event of the year!
     
    (not really)
     
    Below are the 24 dazzling (some more than others) contenders for my next screen name! Every day, the bottom six names will be eliminated, and those remaining will be re-posted so you can all vote again. By the end of the week, only one name will be left standing!
     
    Without further ado:
     
    Tyler Is Love
    Tyler is Life
    Everything is Awesome
    Comfy Cushion Seat
    Upper-Left Kidney
    Philbert The Great
    "Ey, Ru!"
    Biebendum
    Rotten Banana
    I'm an Ostrich
    OMG bonkle's back!!1!
    Uryie-buryie the Kazuryie
    This is a llama
    Not actually a llama
    Yet to Reach 20k
    20k is Far Away
    Hamazing Ham Sandwich
    The Rather Dull Alpaca
    Stop Poutine
    And Then Depression Set In
    Changer of Names
    Hot Leaf Juice
    "MY CABBAGES!"
    V1P2 is the Best
    The Best Name Ever
     
    * * *
     
    You may only vote once, so make it count. May the best name win!
  8. Eyru
    Day four! Over halfway through a week of eating no meat!
     
    Breakfast was cereal, which I usually don't care for, but I was in a hurry and anyway I'll probably be eating more of it because it's quick and also vegetarian. Lunch was a salad () and a scone.
     
    Supper was an interesting affair. I attended a young adult potluck at my church, and brought chick pea curry and rice as my dish (it's vegetarian, so it was my failsafe in case nobody else brought something I could eat). Fortunately, there was plenty I could eat. I had sushi, pasta, curry, fruit and vegetables, and a made-from-scratch cupcake (even the icing was homemade!).
     
    I'm finding that this is definitely not as difficult as I was expecting, partly because I've realized that I didn't eat a whole lot of meat before I went vegetarian. However, I'm sort of anxiously awaiting summer, because as soon as it gets warm enough for the propane not to freeze, we Canadians whip out the barbecue, and it stays out until the snow's too high to use it. I'm hoping that, by the time the thaw rolls around, I'll have gotten into the habit of not eating meat, and it will be easier.
     
    Funny side note: nobody believes that I'm vegetarian. They all think I'm joking, or say I can't really call myself a vegetarian if I've only been at it four days. That makes no sense: if I'm choosing not to eat meat, I'm pretty sure that makes me a vegetarian, regardless of how long I've been at it. Anyway, I plan to keep this up for a while, so eventually everyone will see that I'm actually serious, and not just playing a prank.
     
    So far, so good! (the bacon-wrapped sushi was hardly even a temptation ^^)
  9. Eyru

    A Monster Calls

    By Eyru,

    It's a book by Patrick Ness, inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd.
     
    I picked up this book because many Ambagers were raving about it. I'll be succinct: it's a beautiful book. The characters are immediately engrossing, and the atmosphere of the book immediately sucks you in, aided in no small part by Jim Kay's illustrations, which are nothing short of hauntingly brilliant.
     
    It's about a boy named Conor, who is visited shortly after midnight by a monster. Not the monster from his nightmare, the one he's had nearly every night since his mother started her treatments. This monster is different; it's something ancient and wild, and it wants the most dangerous thing of all from Conor: it wants the truth.
     
    The book is haunting, lonely, sad, painful, and hopeful. I was immediately drawn into its world, and the ending came far too soon, but it felt right. It's very unique -I've never read another book like it- and it's undoubtedly a masterpiece.
     
    This short review is also short on details, but that's partly because my emotions took too much of a beating for me to able to type anything particularly profound. I would encourage anyone and everyone to read this book.
     
     
  10. Eyru

    New Project Incoming

    By Eyru,

    Hey guys. Long time no blogging. Hopefully I'll start reversing that trend. (if only I knew what to blog about!)
     
    Anyway, I've got a new project in the works. Those of you who know me or have seen me around know that I'm mostly into writing, either in the BZPRPG or in the Library (albeit infrequently). This time, however, I've decided to try something completely new, something completely outside my comfort zone. I've been working on it for some time, but I didn't want to share anything until I was sure I'd be able to give it the energy and time it deserves. Now, several months later, it's almost ready.
     
    I don't want to share too much, because this is supposed to be a teaser post, just something to get the word out and spread some hype. So I'll leave you with a brief teaser clip that will give you an idea of what's coming up soon (hopefully as soon as this Sunday night!). I don't know how to embed YouTube clips, so I'll just put the link below.
     
     

    A world in chaos.


     

    A nation on the brink of of extinction.


     

    A malevolent entity bent on destruction.


     

    And one man who will doom -or save- them all.

  11. Eyru

    let me pick your brain

    By Eyru,

    So, I just noticed that my blog is quickly (or not-so-quickly) approaching both 200 entries and 1,000 comments. I was thinking it might be nice to celebrate one of these occasions with something special.
     
    I was contemplating holding a contest or something in my blog, with the winner receiving a Real Prize. Or maybe holding a draw for an Authentic BIONICLE Piece. You know, something special and fun.
     
    Give me your feedback and/or ideas? I want to make it special, and I want it to be fun, just because I'm excited that my blog has made it this far.
     

     
    (also go away bfa no one wants to hear about your 1400 entries or 15,000 comments)
  13. Eyru

    bionicle

    By Eyru,

    Bionicle (stylized as BIONICLE) was a line of contraction toys created by the Lego Group marketed primarily for 5-to-16-year-olds. Originally a sub-theme of Lego's Technic series, the line was initially launched in early 2001 in Europe andAustralia and the following summer in North America and over the following decade became one of the Lego Groups's biggest-selling properties. The theme's concept is based on two earlier Lego themes that featured characters based onclassical elements and incorporated a similar building system. In 2009, The Lego Group closed down the production of future Bionicle sets due to a lack of new sales in the product, and in the wake of theme's cancellation "replaced" Bionicle with Hero Factory; a new contraction series that carries Bionicle's legacy and features a similar building system.
  16. Eyru
    This is it, ladies and gentlemen! The final two names have been decided on, and let me tell you: it was an extremely close margin! Here are the four names that have been eliminated, along with their scores:
     
    Delicious Chocolate Milk - 13
    Mushroom Exterminator - 3
    Simon - 9
    Tuna Flakes 20 - 3
     
    The final two names had scores of 14 and 15, so it's obvious that it was a close race, with Delicious Chocolate Milk being nudged out by just one vote! I personally love the name, but the you, the voters, have spoken, and here are the final two contestants!
     
     
    Fullmetal Eyrchamist - 22
    EYRU BEAM LASERS - 21
     
     
    The two names are already almost neck-and-neck, with EYRU BEAM LASERS ahead by only one vote. This race could go to anyone! So vote for your favourite, tell your friends to vote for your favourite, and make your mom an account so she can vote for your favourite! It's going to be a close one!
     
    The polls will close on Sunday morning, so you have all Saturday to vote!
     
    You may vote once, for one name. Please do not edit your post, or your vote may be disqualified.
     
    Now, LET THE MADNESS FINALLY COME TO AN END
  17. Eyru
    Do you ever have one of those days where something really just gets up in your face and grinds your gears? Uhh, bad wording: I bet you're all picturing that Peter Griffin meme that pops up every few weeks on Facebook like a pimple on my news feed. I'll try again: you ever have one of those days where something rubs you the wrong way and you just about burst like a broken fire hydrant?
     
    Yeah, me too.
     
    (I usually do better with the metaphors, jsyk)
     
    Those who know me are aware that I don't get angry easily. Contrary to popular belief, it's not because I'm on a perpetual high of maple syrup, or because I've been conditioned to be polite since the age of five, just like every other Canadian child (we've also been conditioned to guard the 49th parallel with our lives, but that's a story for another day). It's been a long, difficult process learning to control my temper, but it's part of becoming an adult. You learn to control your emotions: you rein in your outrage when The Hobbit Part 2 ends with Smaug flying out over Long Lake, and you hide your tears when you watch the finale of How I Met Your Mother (at least until you're alone in bed and nobody can hear your desperate sobs).
     
    But when I do get angry? Oh boy - you better go call that fire-breathing dragon back, because he's got nothing on the heat I'll be giving.
     
    Again, it's rare that I really let loose. I played in a road-hockey tournament over the weekend, and you ain't heard nothing till you've heard the chirping that goes on between young people pumped on adrenaline and Gatorade with two minutes left in the last period and the score's tied at 5 and elbows are flying and sticks are everywhere and woo hockey yes yes yes GO TEAM. But I didn't get angry then. I was sweating and bleeding and bruised from head to toe, but not angry. It's a game, even when someone cross-checks you into the boards so hard it feels like your spine is coming out through your chest.
     
    Injustice, on the other hand, isn't a game. There isn't anything that gets me going quite like injustice. I can get so intense that I scare myself sometimes. But I'm okay with that.
     
    It took me awhile to be okay with that, to be honest. Like I said, all Canadians are conditioned to be polite, so breaking the mould meant rewiring my own brain in ways that would make any psychologist proud. I thought getting angry was bad, and calling out people was the ultimate in flagrant disrespect, worthy of the highest punishment (which I've always considered to be watching M. Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender. Haven't seen it? Don't).
     
    Thing is, there are some things worth getting steamed about. Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating irrational anger that blows up unpredictably, hurting random people and making a mess, but I am making a case for rational indignation that lights up when someone needs to know that what they're doing is wrong. Anger doesn't have to lead to hate if you don't let it (but I'll still argue that hate leads to suffering, and no amount of cookies is worth that, you crazy Sith).
     
    I'll cut my wandering monologue short by summing up my thoughts as best I can (but it's past midnight, so it might not be as succinct as I'm hoping): if you see someone doing something you know is wrong, something that negatively affects another person or group of people, get angry. If you see someone perpetuating injustice, get angry. If you hear someone perpetuating injustice, get angry. These are things worth getting up in arms about, so don't let anyone tell you to simmer down or stop freaking out. The only thing that needs to stop is injustice, and the only way it's going to stop is if we call it out.
     
    It can be scary, letting people know what you think. It can feel awkward. Believe me, I know. But justice is worth standing up for. It's bigger than manners; it's bigger than you or me.
     
    So make a scene. Get angry. Because what we choose to stand up for shows what we value the most.
     

  18. Eyru

    Vote On My Next Name!

    By Eyru,

    Welcome, one and all, to the second poll to vote for my next name! Entries have been sent in from all over the forum, and now it's up to you to choose which name will come out on top.
     
    Here are your choices!
     
    1) Farm Animals Dream of Me - 0
    2) Ke$ha - 1
    3) Josh Gates - 1
    4) Jonas Brothers - 2
    5) Rango - 0
    6) Captain Jack Sparrow - 0
    7) Michael Bublé - 6
    8) Katy Perry - 1
    9) The National - 1
    10) just eyru - 1
    11) Erin Ryder - 0
    12) NUKAYAISAWESOME - 5
     
    And last, but certainly not least, comes our classic contender:
     
    42) Eyru - 6
     
    You have three days to make your voices heard! Vote for your favourite, and it just might win!
     
    ~G
  19. Eyru
    As promised, voting on my new name starts today. The eligible names are listed below:
     
    EXTREME EYRU - 1
    Eyru the Unicorn - 1
    Nukaya is Awesome - 5
    Daiker is Awesome - 1
    Fozzie Bear/Fozzie Eyru - 1
    Choose My Name - 3
    Edgy!Eyru - 1
    Fullmetal Eyrchamist - 2
    Gabby Hayes - 1
     
    I'm also throwing in one of my own, just cause I can:
     
    Steven Magnet - 1
     
    The rules are thus: You get one vote. That vote may not be changed after being posted, because otherwise I'll get really confuzzled. So please don't edit your posts, or your vote will most likely be disqualified.
     
    Voting starts now, and ends March 5th!
  20. Eyru

    how to ace a test

    By Eyru,

    1. is it a philosophy test?
     
    y ---> write "does this question even exist" for every answer
     
    n ---> draw pictures
     
    2. ???
     
    3. profit
     
     
    an excerpt from "eyru's guide to college" coming this spring to a bookstore near you.
  21. Eyru

    Name Change Voting

    By Eyru,

    1) I Dream About Farm Animals - 9
    2) Rebeib Nitsuj - 0
    3) Zombieber - 0
    4) Eyru - 5
    5) Lady GaGa - 7
    6) Miley Cyrus - 1
    7) Bustin Jieber - 1
    8) Jonas Brothers - 0
    9) Selena Gomez - 0
    10) Justin Bieber - 0
     
    Voting lasts 48 hours. The name in second place will be the name I use.
     
    Only a few hours left! Vote while you can!
     
    -Justin
  22. Eyru

    New Job

    By Eyru,

    Started a paid internship yesterday.
     
    Summer's gonna be fun~
     
    MONEY MONEY MONEY
     
    also started xenoblade chronicles and stopped sleeping wbu
  24. Eyru
    Welcome back, ladies and gents, to the polls! It is now day three, and the following names have been eliminated:
     
    Eyru
    Eyru Salad
    Great and Powerful Eyru
    Fabulous Salmon
    A Wonderful Pistachio
    Deodorant
    Pumpernickel
     
    Now, I know what you're thinking. "Eyru, you eliminated seven names!" That's because seven names had zero votes, and they were just taking up space. This means that, with 10 names left in the polls, tomorrow there will be 6 left, and the following day voting will take place between the two most popular names. It'll be more exciting this way, trust me!
     
    Without further ado, the remaining contestants:
     
    Eyrumpelstiltskin - 1
    Delicious Chocolate Milk - 7
    Mushroom Exterminator - 3
    PUFFERFISH - 1
    Simon - 6
    And Then Depression Set In - 1
    EYRU BEAM LASERS - 11
    Tuna Flakes 20 - 2
    Meh - 1
    Fullmetal Eyrchamist - 9
     
    You may vote once in this blog post. Tomorrow, this blog post will be closed, and you may vote once in the new blog post that will be opened. You may not vote twice in one blog post, or both votes will be disqualified.
     
    Please do not edit your post, or your vote may be disqualified.
     
    With that out of the way, LET THE MADNESS CONTINUE
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