Terabith Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 It has a light on top of it now! I guess it's possible that the monolith is actually a base for a lighthouse. I have yet to see it illuminated, but progress has been made! 19 2 19 Quote
Innisfree Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 I am really grateful for monolith updates atm. Life is crazy enough that the monolith seems like a bit of sanity and a breath of fresh air. 17 Quote
Arctic Bunny Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 Best news I’ve heard all week!! Thanks for the update! 3 Quote
Shoeless Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 10 minutes ago, Terabith said: It has a light on top of it now! I guess it's possible that the monolith is actually a base for a lighthouse. I have yet to see it illuminated, but progress has been made! Maybe it's a beacon to signal the Mothership. 8 17 Quote
barnwife Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 Ooohhh...another update. These always make me smile. I will send you virtual cookies if you get a picture of it lit up! 5 1 Quote
ScoutTN Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 36 minutes ago, MissLemon said: Maybe it's a beacon to signal the Mothership. exactly! phone home! 1 Quote
mom2scouts Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, MissLemon said: Maybe it's a beacon to signal the Mothership. If it is, please let me know when the Mothership arrives. Things are so crazy that I might want to try another planet. Edited June 17, 2020 by mom2scouts 5 2 Quote
Shoeless Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 10 hours ago, mom2scouts said: If it is, please let me know when the Mothership arrivies. Things are so crazy that I might want to try another planet. I'm with ya. I'll bring snacks. 2 3 Quote
Moonhawk Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 The mothership, originally: "Only light the beacon in the direst of emergencies. We want this study of human civilization to be thorough and expect it to last years. Don't even finish assembly unless you think it's the end of the world." Neighbor: "I am the greatest Ubarlistkajaban scientist to have ever lived. I will not fail in my mission." Narrator: "Then, 2020 happened." 4 9 Quote
Guest Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, Moonhawk said: The mothership, originally: "Only light the beacon in the direst of emergencies. We want this study of human civilization to be thorough and expect it to last years. Don't even finish assembly unless you think it's the end of the world." Neighbor: "I am the greatest Ubarlistkajaban scientist to have ever lived. I will not fail in my mission." Narrator: "Then, 2020 happened." “Abort! Abort!” 😄 6 Quote
Terabith Posted June 17, 2020 Author Posted June 17, 2020 10 hours ago, Hilltopmom said: Come on... pictures!!! We are currently experiencing a monsoon. It makes it awkward to go for a casual stroll and take pictures. 2 2 Quote
purpleowl Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, Terabith said: We are currently experiencing a monsoon. It makes it awkward to go for a casual stroll and take pictures. You think you can count on someone, and then they just refuse to go strolling through a monsoon to take monolith pics for you. 😒 2 15 Quote
Terabith Posted June 17, 2020 Author Posted June 17, 2020 1 minute ago, purpleowl said: You think you can count on someone, and then they just refuse to go strolling through a monsoon to take monolith pics for you. 😒 It's supposed to rain for the next FIVE days. When there's a break, I'll venture out. I haven't seen it lit at night, or I'd definitely stop, rain or no. 2 Quote
mom2scouts Posted June 17, 2020 Posted June 17, 2020 14 minutes ago, Terabith said: It's supposed to rain for the next FIVE days. When there's a break, I'll venture out. I haven't seen it lit at night, or I'd definitely stop, rain or no. If I miss the return of the Mothership, it's all your fault! 5 Quote
KungFuPanda Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 1 hour ago, purpleowl said: You think you can count on someone, and then they just refuse to go strolling through a monsoon to take monolith pics for you. 😒 Some people only think about keeping themselves dry and not those of us trying to explain the hilarity to our nonplused husbands without a visual aid! 1 4 Quote
Shoeless Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 1 hour ago, mom2scouts said: If I miss the return of the Mothership, it's all your fault! Seriously, I cannot eat all these snacks by myself. I am packed and ready to go. 2 3 Quote
Pen Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 On 6/16/2020 at 5:29 PM, MissLemon said: Maybe it's a beacon to signal the Mothership. My first thought too! but now hearing about monsoon, I think it may have to do with ark guidance 4 Quote
Moonhawk Posted June 18, 2020 Posted June 18, 2020 14 minutes ago, Pen said: My first thought too! but now hearing about monsoon, I think it may have to do with ark guidance ..... [ 50 posts later] : ".....and so that's PROOF that the mothership is the ark, the lighthouse is a beacon built by the Illuminati (Lighthouse = ILLUM-inati!, who else would be so brazen?!), NOT the aliens themselves, as a trap for the Romulans, and the "monsoons" is code for the beginning of the uprising of the lizard people! QED" 1 8 Quote
Momto6inIN Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 Truth be told, I'm a little let down that it seems to be ... just a really big lighthouse. Not nearly cult-like enough. *sigh* But thanks for taking the picture! 😊 3 5 Quote
Terabith Posted June 19, 2020 Author Posted June 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, Momto6inIN said: Truth be told, I'm a little let down that it seems to be ... just a really big lighthouse. Not nearly cult-like enough. *sigh* But thanks for taking the picture! 😊 Yeah, I'm like....I've been following this for a year for...a LIGHTHOUSE??? That seems super anti-climatic. 1 11 Quote
saraha Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 I wonder why it took so long to get the light part? Maybe the light part is a late edition because it really isn't a light house, but they have some how been alerted that people are onto them and now they have to "act normal" 1 10 Quote
barnwife Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 I don't know what kind of light I was hoping for, but...a "just a lighthouse" light wasn't it. Hmph. But, OP, you did manage to get a picture. So, if you need some virtual cookies, LMK. I'd even take a picture of the rhubarb cookies I want to try with the kids sometime soon, so they wouldn't be just any old cookies. (Disclaimer: Making cookies with 4 kids under 10 means they don't always turn out pretty, but they consistently get eaten.) 1 Quote
Terabith Posted June 19, 2020 Author Posted June 19, 2020 13 minutes ago, barnwife said: I don't know what kind of light I was hoping for, but...a "just a lighthouse" light wasn't it. Hmph. But, OP, you did manage to get a picture. So, if you need some virtual cookies, LMK. I'd even take a picture of the rhubarb cookies I want to try with the kids sometime soon, so they wouldn't be just any old cookies. (Disclaimer: Making cookies with 4 kids under 10 means they don't always turn out pretty, but they consistently get eaten.) I long ago decided that there is an inverse correlation between how pretty a dessert is and how delicious it is. This is probably self defense on my part, since my cakes are always horrifically ugly. Virtual rhubarb cookies sound interesting! Quote
barnwife Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, Terabith said: I long ago decided that there is an inverse correlation between how pretty a dessert is and how delicious it is. This is probably self defense on my part, since my cakes are always horrifically ugly. Virtual rhubarb cookies sound interesting! Mostly I want to make them because we have a ton of rhubarb. And pinterest suggested the recipe. And since basically every single day in our weather forecast calls for at least some rain, it seems like a good time to try a new recipe. Add in the fact that this baby seems underappreciative of sweet things, and rhubarb cookies just seem like the thing to do. 1 Quote
Terabith Posted June 19, 2020 Author Posted June 19, 2020 Just now, barnwife said: Mostly I want to make them because we have a ton of rhubarb. And pinterest suggested the recipe. And since basically every single day in our weather forecast calls for at least some rain, it seems like a good time to try a new recipe. Add in the fact that this baby seems underappreciative of sweet things, and rhubarb cookies just seem like the thing to do. Random question: Did the baby have thrush? My oldest had thrush after antibiotics in the NICU and hated sweet stuff till they were about four. But then my MIL got thrush as an adult, and it changed her taste and she's permanently given up sugar. Quote
barnwife Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, Terabith said: Random question: Did the baby have thrush? My oldest had thrush after antibiotics in the NICU and hated sweet stuff till they were about four. But then my MIL got thrush as an adult, and it changed her taste and she's permanently given up sugar. Well, no, because this one is still an in-utero baby (3 more months, 3 more months, I can do this, it's only 3 more months). But...our oldest wasn't a particular fan of sweets as a toddler. He also had multiple bouts of thrush. Now you've got me wondering if there was a connection! 1 Quote
vonbon Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Terabith said: Success! Well, see, now that just changes EVerything!!! Thanks for the update! Quote
Liz CA Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) On 6/17/2020 at 4:07 PM, Terabith said: It's supposed to rain for the next FIVE days. When there's a break, I'll venture out. I haven't seen it lit at night, or I'd definitely stop, rain or no. I think you should suit up and sneak out at midnight. This will make for a nice picture with the monolith lit up against a dark sky. Okay, I just saw the pic. Thank you. I know what it is now. It is a lighthouse and the boy holding the ball is the patron saint of all souls lost at sea. He is a young Maturinus...holding his favorite ball. Edited June 19, 2020 by Liz CA Quote
sassenach Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 I can’t believe you guys are disappointed with that light! It totally delivers for me. 2 3 Quote
Moonhawk Posted June 19, 2020 Posted June 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Terabith said: Success! Illuminati confirmed! 7 Quote
Terabith Posted June 22, 2020 Author Posted June 22, 2020 So my kids are now calling it an "illuminated monolith," not a lighthouse. 1 6 Quote
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