Live Blog: Downtime
The site will be going down any minute now. Please standby.
I will be live blogging during the downtime, so come read or comment on this post if you get bored.
I’ll start by sharing one of my favorite videos with you
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Some of you mentioned that you can’t watch videos… and because I hadn’t thought this thing through very well, all I had prepared was two videos… I’ll figure something out
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I just had a game of drawing with one of you on Flockdraw. Whomever that was, thanks for scribbling all over my stick figure.
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For those of you without video, I found this pretty amusing
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Note to self: animated gifs loop forever
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The picture over at Flockdraw is really coming together nicely. I think we should make a shirt out of it.
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Here’s the other video I had planned on posting. My apologies to those that can’t view it.
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Flockdraw update:
Here’s a snapshot of our drawing
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I can relate – DearGirlsAboveMe
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How about another gif? Kittens are ridiculously adorable
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Here is another picture. Can you spot the error?
via ProbablyBadNews.com
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BelaLugosi suggested some music, so I thought I’d post my recommendation
Circafan has also posted a song (by Circa Survive, surprise, surprise 
) which you can check out below. Any other song suggestions?
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Here is a fun fact:
Even though almost equal numbers of men and women spend time in the ocean, no one knows why sharks seem to prefer to attack men. In fact, nearly 90% of shark attacks have happened to men.
Man-eating shark indeed.
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Hopefully the site will be back online in the next 15 minutes. Thanks for your patience; it has been fun hanging out with all of you.
*cries* This is horrible.
Kalyn
May 25, 2010 at 7:31 am
the video or the downtime?
*crosses fingers* please say the downtime
Mek
May 25, 2010 at 7:33 am
The down time. I am not able to view the video at work. *cries harder*
Kalyn
May 25, 2010 at 7:37 am
The video doesn’t even show up for me.
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 7:37 am
Video doesn’t work for me either. FML.
TextOnTheScreen
May 25, 2010 at 7:38 am
Same here. Just a white area. No video.
Teh_Grammar_Nazi
May 25, 2010 at 7:39 am
… or me…. Hahaha, we could just comment on Mek’s postings like we do the actual postings.
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 7:40 am
Who needs a video, when you have me?
Kalyn
May 25, 2010 at 7:41 am
I’ve added a link to the youtube video
Mek
May 25, 2010 at 7:50 am
The video = Awesome.
llamafish
May 25, 2010 at 7:34 am
Sucks that the site is going down. But I still have a way to be distracted at work.
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 7:34 am
Ooh, please, do tell?
Teh_Grammar_Nazi
May 25, 2010 at 7:38 am
If we can’t lurk one comment section, we’ll just lurk this one!
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 7:40 am
jen
May 25, 2010 at 7:37 am
Okay then…
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 7:37 am
I can’t believe you said that!
llamafish
May 25, 2010 at 7:39 am
lol I thought MLIA was telling US to post pics/videos of stuff so I tried…. and failed.
mlia
jen
May 25, 2010 at 7:46 am
Jen, what the fuck?
Teh_Grammar_Nazi
May 25, 2010 at 7:47 am
What the fuck?
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 7:48 am
Honest effort.
It was a man with a creepy smile by the way.
jen
May 25, 2010 at 7:48 am
Damn, Now we’ll have to go on another website! *is sad*
Teh_Grammar_Nazi
May 25, 2010 at 7:38 am
MLIA is down.
llamafish
May 25, 2010 at 7:40 am
I think the site JUST went down. I can’t get on anymore, so I’m guessing it’s down.
Teh_Grammar_Nazi
May 25, 2010 at 7:41 am
Yeah it’s down.
llamafish
May 25, 2010 at 7:41 am
It is.
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 7:42 am
At least I still have an instant “No” button!
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 7:43 am
*whistles* Anybody think of a website we can troll?
Teh_Grammar_Nazi
May 25, 2010 at 7:43 am
Let’s see, FML is down, MLIT sucks, so does TWSSMoments… I’m out of ideas.
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 7:44 am
Wait, FML is /blocked/, not down.
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 7:44 am
That thing where multiple people draw and stuff? …Flockdraw, or something like that?
Teh_Grammar_Nazi
May 25, 2010 at 7:45 am
Flockdraw is dead.
llamafish
May 25, 2010 at 7:48 am
We could go to peopleofwalmart.com its hilarious (if it isn’t blocked)
Emily
May 25, 2010 at 9:00 am
There is TWSS but that’s dead, FML except it takes too long to comment.
llamafish
May 25, 2010 at 7:44 am
http://www.formspring.me/CaptainAndy
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 7:46 am
Damn, formspring’s blocked for me, and the proxy doesn’t have javascript properly enabled.
Teh_Grammar_Nazi
May 25, 2010 at 7:52 am
D: When’s MLIA coming back?!
NotPumpkin
May 25, 2010 at 7:48 am
In approximately two hours. I will let you know if that changes.
Mek
May 25, 2010 at 7:52 am
Ooh, I like getting direct replies from all-powerful Mek. Thanks
NotPumpkin
May 25, 2010 at 7:57 am
Let’s all go to flockdraw.com/mliacommenters
TheMLIAWhore
May 25, 2010 at 7:50 am
Meh, might as well.
Teh_Grammar_Nazi
May 25, 2010 at 7:54 am
Trying to preserve the good Pokemon drawings on Flockdraw, playing epicmafia.com …. that game is addictive like no other once you figure it out.
Circafan
May 25, 2010 at 8:25 am
i just checked on the drawing… no pokemon… did you stop protecting them?
Mek
May 25, 2010 at 8:41 am
REEEEPLY FAIL ;____;
Circafan
May 25, 2010 at 8:25 am
It failed, but look again!
Circafan
May 25, 2010 at 8:46 am
i see charizard, mickey mouse, a radish and a pikachu that’s been run over by a steamroller. nice work
Mek
May 25, 2010 at 8:54 am
Thank you. Mickey Mouse is a Pokemon classic.
Circafan
May 25, 2010 at 8:56 am
did YOU ruin my stick figure?
Mek
May 25, 2010 at 7:57 am
Who?
Teh_Grammar_Nazi
May 25, 2010 at 8:03 am
TMW
Mek
May 25, 2010 at 8:07 am
Mek, whatcha up to now?
Circafan
May 25, 2010 at 8:16 am
i’m commenting, updating this blog post, contributing to our flockdawing and searching the web for new things to post. you?
Mek
May 25, 2010 at 8:20 am
See above. I reply failed. This is probably also going to be a reply fail.
Circafan
May 25, 2010 at 8:26 am
bahaha i made the charmander.
jen
May 25, 2010 at 8:38 am
impressive
Mek
May 25, 2010 at 8:42 am
So how does this Flockdraw thingy work?
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 8:44 am
Well, this was amusing. XD
shoeshineronenickel
May 25, 2010 at 7:50 am
Today, MLIA went down. Myself, and several others, came to the blog to wait for it to come back up. MLIA
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 7:52 am
Today, Shoey said hello. You should join me in chat. =D
MLIChatty
shoeshineronenickel
May 25, 2010 at 7:54 am
Today, and sadly as always, tinychat doesn’t function on my work computer. MLISad
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 7:55 am
Today, Tinychat is blocked. And hi. MLIBored
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 7:56 am
MLISad for you as well Andy.
Thank God it’s not blocked at home. ^__^
shoeshineronenickel
May 25, 2010 at 7:57 am
If I get home early enough tonight I’ll be on to talk to my favorite night time girls.
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 8:00 am
=O They sound like hoes!
Are they nice hoes?!
shoeshineronenickel
May 25, 2010 at 8:01 am
Nah they aren’t hoes. They’re just my ladies of the evening.
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 8:02 am
*throws nickel*
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 8:02 am
I’M ALIVE!
LtBacon
May 25, 2010 at 8:00 am
Today, you came. MLIA
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 8:00 am
Ok… hi everyone… I’m confused.
Terrasochi
May 25, 2010 at 8:01 am
I am on Flockdraw.
Circafan
May 25, 2010 at 8:02 am
http://flockdraw.com/flockdraw-tinychat.swf?room=mliacommenters&tinychat=yes
Terrasochi
May 25, 2010 at 8:03 am
So how does this Flockdraw thing work?
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 8:04 am
I like pancakes.
LovesParamore
May 25, 2010 at 8:03 am
HAI!!!! *leaves
KGHero
May 25, 2010 at 8:04 am
I’m a failure.
KGHero
May 25, 2010 at 8:06 am
Has anyone posted an FML about the site being down yet?
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 8:05 am
i was about to
Emily
May 25, 2010 at 9:06 am
AAAAAAAGGHGHHHHHH I’M GOING INSANE I’M GOIIINNNGGG TO DIEEEEE!!!!!!
Terrasochi
May 25, 2010 at 8:09 am
Goodnight!!!!!!!!! <33333333
llamafish
May 25, 2010 at 8:14 am
I don’t really even go on MLIA, but I saw the link on facebook and felt like I should click it… Hiiiiiii
Barbara
May 25, 2010 at 8:19 am
Stranger Danger! *hides*
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 8:20 am
hi. welcome.
Mek
May 25, 2010 at 8:20 am
Ha. I love how you guys are basically like ‘fuck off’.
NotPumpkin
May 25, 2010 at 8:24 am
Yeah.
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 8:27 am
*hides behind notty* Don’t let them eat me.
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 8:28 am
Don’t worry, I won’t. *eats Andy* See? I eated you instead! Much better
NotPumpkin
May 25, 2010 at 8:35 am
OH NOES!
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 8:36 am
*is floating inside of Notty…finds that statement funny*
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 8:37 am
Oh nose! *touches nose* *giggles*
Andy, you’ll never be inside me. Keep dreaming
NotPumpkin
May 25, 2010 at 8:40 am
Well, you did eat me. That’s probably more satisfying than the other ways I could be inside you.
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 8:42 am
So exactly how does this Flockdraw thing work?
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 8:28 am
Mek, don’t know if this is appropriate to post, but it’s funny as shit. Here ya go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPzts820MpY
BelaLugosi
May 25, 2010 at 8:48 am
i lol’d
Mek
May 25, 2010 at 8:52 am
Some music while you’re working: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4aqM_wu6Ns
BelaLugosi
May 25, 2010 at 8:54 am
Some more good music.
Not my favorite but the most popular one evidently. This is what I am all about. Enjoy.
Circafan
May 25, 2010 at 9:00 am
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 9:08 am
i don’t get it, what’s with the pillows?
Mek
May 25, 2010 at 9:11 am
BelaLugosi
May 25, 2010 at 9:12 am
Because Andy felt the need to hide his face in shame every few seconds?
Circafan is actually Circa Survive fan. That’s the full name.
If you liked it I have more recommendations…
Hey, I may or may not have you on Facebook. My URL is Circafan.
Circafan
May 25, 2010 at 9:14 am
We were just really bored. It made seance at the time.
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 9:17 am
Mek, I have listened to those guys before. They’re so flippin awesome.
More beautiful music:
BelaLugosi
May 25, 2010 at 9:28 am
amazingly cacophonic!
Mek
May 25, 2010 at 9:34 am
Ok, one more spam, and then I’m off. I really don’t have a description to this video. It’s just too beautiful for words to describe it.
BelaLugosi
May 25, 2010 at 9:43 am
Seance? Man, I am not into that freaky ghost shit.
Circafan
May 25, 2010 at 9:18 am
That is South America, not South Africa.
Circafan
May 25, 2010 at 8:53 am
Yo.
pokmonemeraldmaster
May 25, 2010 at 9:09 am
MEK! I’m dying here! D: How much longer?
NotPumpkin
May 25, 2010 at 9:52 am
Get out of my brain!
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 9:55 am
But it’s comfy
NotPumpkin
May 25, 2010 at 9:59 am
I think we just created a paradox. You ate me earlier, and are now inside my brain.
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 10:02 am
My brain hurts from trying to think about that.
You’re brain probably hurts because I’m prodding it. *prods*
NotPumpkin
May 25, 2010 at 10:03 am
Shouldn’t be much longer. 15 mins?
Mek
May 25, 2010 at 9:58 am
Yay!
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 9:59 am
Cool. Are there going to be any noticeable changes to the site?
NotPumpkin
May 25, 2010 at 10:00 am
Whoo!
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 10:00 am
If you don’t mind me asking, bout how much longer do you till your done?
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 9:53 am
“Shouldn’t be much longer. 15 mins?”
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 10:00 am
The World Cup is in being held in South Africa NOT South America.
Nicole
May 25, 2010 at 9:54 am
Today, I got a 500 error. Does this mean that shit is starting to happen, Mek?
BelaLugosi
May 25, 2010 at 10:11 am
OurServerIsAverage.
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 10:15 am
Agh. False alarm.
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 10:39 am
Site’s back up now.
Grenadeglv
May 25, 2010 at 10:50 am
I feel like a kid at Christmas. Just waiting to get to open a gift.
CaptainAndy
May 25, 2010 at 10:35 am
I have spent my time seeing how many times I can multi-comment on TWSS moments. My record right now is 71.
BelaLugosi
May 25, 2010 at 10:41 am
Mek, all I can say is thanks! Love you, man!
BelaLugosi
May 25, 2010 at 11:05 am
So, MEK, did you join a certain GROUP on Facebook yet? *wink wink, nudge nudge*
howxprofound
May 25, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Dude! MLIA is down! I’m scared!
llamafish
May 27, 2010 at 3:05 am
What the flippin hell is happening? Noooooooooooo!
BelaLugosi
May 27, 2010 at 3:23 am
I wish I knew. I got the site up and running again. Hopefully it stays that way now.
Mek
May 27, 2010 at 3:36 am
<3
BelaLugosi
May 27, 2010 at 4:35 am
The OMG cat meets the dramatic lemur is the BEST. VIDEO. EVER. (besides the one where justin bieber runs into the glass door.)
Mr. E
May 27, 2010 at 10:37 am
I… didn’t spot the error.
LemonPancake
May 30, 2010 at 1:17 pm
I think the website’s starting to get backed up again… we’ve been in the 1800000′s for days, and it seems like a bigger percentage of the posts are making it on the site. Check the algorithms plz.
A. Commenter
May 30, 2010 at 10:40 pm
I noticed the same thing. I have been checking how fast the site let the posts through for a little while now, and the last two months or so the posts have been going in at a steady pace of 9000 posts a day. Now we are at 9000 posts a week. If the post are going at this pace, it will take around nine to ten months for a post to go through. That ain’t right. I also noticed that you will now only let members of this site submit stories. Good job on that. Just trying to get things working smoothly Mek, no offence intended whatsoever. You’re doing a great job.
Bela out.
BelaLugosi
May 31, 2010 at 8:43 am
Thanks for the heads up. I will have to look into it.
Mek out.
Mek
June 1, 2010 at 2:33 am
Good catch. Will look into it
Mek
June 1, 2010 at 2:34 am
Well, I’m super-disappointed I missed the live chat/flockdraw with Mek.
I love drawing.
TheBaddingFairy
May 31, 2010 at 9:06 am
Where is Averagewizard???!!!
Cedric Diggory
June 6, 2010 at 8:23 am
“P. Sherman Wallaby Way Sydney, amirite?”
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 7:38 am
Pee Wee Herman.
TheMLIAWhore
May 25, 2010 at 7:44 am
No, you are not right.
Teh_Grammar_Nazi
May 25, 2010 at 7:44 am
It’s you!
MurderousPidgeot
May 25, 2010 at 7:45 am
It’s who?
Teh_Grammar_Nazi
May 25, 2010 at 7:46 am
Nazi man, I’m scared.
Terrasochi
May 25, 2010 at 8:02 am
*raises eyebrow in evil fashion*
Teh_Grammar_Nazi
May 25, 2010 at 8:04 am