Some very kind and thoughtful anonymous donor gave machshefa a Rename Token, so that we can rename portus_envy to something more appropriate for general use! We're both absolutely thrilled, and hope the community members will be, too. On the off chance that Mystery Donor is reading this: thank you very much! You've done a wonderfully thoughtful thing. :D ~glomps ( Read more... )

Briefly, because I am exhausted and hot and sticky, and I have a filthy headache as well.

We've started the Terminus Envy activities off over at the portus_envy community (don't mind the name--it made no sense to move a community with 140+ watchers), and already people are responding with interesting offers and prompts! ~is impressed ( Read more... )

It's hideously hot and humid here. Not great breathing weather, so I'm not spending much time outside if I can help it. It's just the sort of air that sticks to everything and makes you feel filthy the instant it touches your skin. It seems as though everybody is moving in slow motion, probably because the heat has sapped all available energy ( Read more... )

I got my Portus postcard in the mail today! To my absolute delight, it's been signed by many of my friends, favorite authors and all-around awesome lj people! What a fabulous treat! I adore it, and I assure you that it's the dearest souvenir I could ever hope to have, because it makes me think of all of you. I keep staring at it, marveling at ( Read more... )

You know, I really can't believe I was worried that this week was going to be dead. I've been blown away by the response we've had on portus_envy, and for those of you flisters who are coming back home now, I do urge you to check out the comm when you return. There's been an explosion of creativity, and I'm so proud of the way people have stretched their ( Read more... )

Inconsiderate bastard. I haven't found the culprit, but after examining the clues, I have figured out that the thief is cunningly wearing a shade of lipstick uncannily similar to my own, in hopes of covering her/his tracks ( Read more... )

What a strange day it's been, these last 24 hours!

Went from feeling mopey about Portus to being inspired by people's creativity, and now--thanks to machshefa--we've got portus_envy up and running! I'm excited that people are already joining and starting to post. I also spent the morning putting together a mirror asylum of the comm for those who exclusively use ( Read more... )

Suffering from Portus Envy? Well, we've got the cure ( Read more... )

A new comm will be created to coordinate all the creative activities/challenges/fic/art and so on issued by those with Portus Envy. The question: what to call it?

Poll Name the New Comm!

ETA: The poll is now closed! Thank you so much for the input. portus_envy appears to be the winner, so stand by for an announcement about the comm creation.

So it turns out that, based on the responses to my previous post, Portus Envy is evidently a fairly widespread phenomenon these days! So, here's the thing: there are plenty of us who aren't going, and while we're genuinely thrilled for our friends who are, there's no reason for us to sit on our hands and mope and grieve--not when I look at all the ( Read more... )